Awesome!!!!

This morning I went to put on a pair of pants that I haven't worn in a while and they were just way too big, which has been what most of my clothes have been like lately. I've been looking pretty sloppy, I think. So, crap, I was counting on those pants since I haven't done any wash yet this week. In a desperate attempt I grabed another pair of pre pregnancy pants, half laughing to myself, half praying they fit. Guess what? They fit great!! I'm now in 2 pair of my pre pregnancy dress pants, I'm so excited to not look sloppy today and I love my dress clothes so I'm way excited that they are starting to fit again!

Alright, that's enough for tonight, I'm tired of adding pictures! Good Night everyone!

Home Photos!

Let this post serve as a do to list for me also! Living room when you come in the front door. Need to add curtains someday.

You go upstairs from the front room or walk through into the kitchen.

Weight Loss!!

So, I'm now down 12 lbs!! Whoot! I'm only 3 lbs from my pre pregnancy weight. After getting rid of those last 3 lbs I still want to go at least 10 more. I would like 15 or 20 more, but I'm not going to kill myself for the extra. I finally fit into one pair of my pre pregnancy dress pants, but only one. That's progress though! :) The bad thing about loose weight (is there really such a thing) is that the new jeans I just bought are already starting to fall off me, but I still can't fit comfortably into my pre preg. ones. Not a horrible thing I guess though!

I took some pictures of the inside of our new home today, so I'll probably make a post later and post them. I haven't shared pics of the new place with anyone yet and posting them in one place is easier then emailing them around.

Later!

What a week!

I am so freakin glad this last week is over. What a week from hell. The Friday before this last Friday, Natalie went to the doctor for her 9 month check up. She's a tiny turd, 15lbs 3 oz & 28 inches (5th percentile), but she a healthy girl! She had a cold that week prior and the doc said she had a very mild sinus infection. He gave us some amoxicilian for it. Well Friday at daycare she had been having very loose stools and was just a tired girl. It only got worse. All weekend and all last week we fought the rotavirus. Poor girl, we went through soooo many changes of clothes, sheets, changing pad covers & baths. JR and I had to split days up to stay home with her and try to get hours in at work (and school for me too). It just sucked, I felt so bad for my little girl...she was miserable. Thursday evening, she finally started feeling better and by Friday was pretty much her laughing, happy self again. This weekend has been much better!!

I should be doing homework right now, but instead I'm wasting time on the internet. lol. My exciting domestic purchase this weekend was, I finally, after wanting one for a while, bought a Kitchenaid Stand Mixer. It's so nice and so pretty! It's like part of the family. :)

My brother, sister in law and nephew (Steve, Shannon & Logan) are coming to visit this week. They fly into Boise from Michigan on Tuesday and will be here for a week. That will be nice to see them and see how much Logan has changed. He is a month and 14 days older then Natalie so they are nice and close in age.
Our vacation to Michigan is getting closer and closer. June just doesn't seem like very far away at all. We are still planning on coming the end of June. I don't want this to take up a lot of my journal so I'm not getting into it here, but my sister isn't getting married anymore. It was a sad situation at first, but now my sympathy is gone. Nough said. JR and I really need to sit down and figure out what the plan is while we are there also. Mackinac Island fo sho.

Self-Worth...

Self-Worth: the sense of one's own value or worth as a person; self-esteem; self-respect.

Why is it that some women in this world totally and completely lack self-worth. I really don't understand it at all. I don't always love myself, but damn I think I am worth a lot and will not settle for anything. I truely wish women who lack self-worth would learn some self-respect, it's so important for a happy, healthy life.

Long time no post!

Whew, guess I've gotten behind on posting. I feel like I'm drowning right now with school work and life. I've had this design project that I've been working on for a couple weeks now and it seriously has taken up all of my time. I just sent it to the printers this morning and what a relief. However I still have to pick it up from the printers, go to the art store to get illustration board and adhesive to mount it tonight. I can't wait to turn it in tomorrow, I would be fine with never seeing it again! lol. I also have a shit ton of math homework to do tonight and tomorrow night before my class Friday morning. Blah. I have a feeling the professor will give us a pop quiz too.

Natalie just came down with a nasty cold on top of it too. So she was having a hard time sleeping from about 3:30am and on this morning so I didn't get much sleep. Not like 3:30 is much different from when I normally get up at 4:45, but still.

I also have not had any time to workout for the last week and it's really making me feel like crap. I need that release of stress. However, I have stuck with my eating right and I am down 9lbs now! I did have pizza on Monday night and it was sooo good! We gave Natalie some also (well, scraped all the toppings off and gave her the bread with a little sauce on it. lol) and she just gobbled it up! We need to start getting a little more brave with feeding her table food. I'm just so afraid of her choking. I think I'll make some fish tonight and let her try that, if I can make it home and get it cooked before her bedtime!

I had to buy a size smaller jeans this weekend because all of my current "fat" pants/jeans are too big or getting too big. I didn't want to buy any new clothes until I hit my goal weight but I needed at least one pair of jeans that fit. I'm hoping that in another month I'll be in my pre preg bottoms again! My current dress clothes are really looking baggy and sloppy on me, but I'm holding out. I can't afford to buy new clothes with each size change!