Its ok Thursday

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So I am linking up to do Its ok Thursdays:

                                                          Its ok......

     that every time I go to blog on lunch I always end up working through lunch

     that I only worked out twice this week. I really want to workout outside but it is to dang cold

     that I have no idea what to do with my hair and I need something new

     that one of my kids at school had one of those sock buns in her hair and it kept falling out and I had 

     no idea how to put it back in

     that my cousin is having her baby today and I am here at work :(   ( come on baby Jaxson)

 

     that while I clean I rock out to music in my house while dancing with the blinds up

     that i have had a sore throat for the last few days

     that I want a new purse 

    that I want a new pair of tennis shoes 

  

    that I haven't been to the movies in forever

    that I buy candy for the classroom but secretly I am just excited for it

    that I am so excited that tomorrow is Friday

Hope everyone has a great day?

Tell me whats ok?

Pinterest

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So one of my new years resolutions is to be more crafty. What better way to be crafty then making a Pinterest craft........ well need less to say I haven't made any so far this year. FAIL!!
I would like to do some of these in the next few weeks.

I would like to do Harper's first birthday, my wedding, engagement, and honeymoon

Get in my belly!!  Chicken chill

who wouldn't want burts bees in the mail

love this! Although this would be my husbands project

what have you made lately?

Workout update

So as I am sitting here writing my blog I am listening to my husband next to me watching youtube videos..... boy is obsessed. His newest one is a Russian man singing and its very annoying. Another is a Snickers commercial and its a group of men in the car and as they get crabby the change to characters and all they are doing is honking the horn constantly. Why does he find this amusing?



So anyway I wanted to write a little bit about my weight loss/ exercise journey:

Well I decided that if I wanted to try to have a baby in the near future I need and want to lose some weight for my health and to try to make it easier to conceive. I have wanted kids all my life and have finally found the best man to have children with.  I am so grateful for my niece who has brought so much joy into our lives. I know before she was born my husband hadn't been around many babies. She has turned him around. He loves seeing her, talking with her, changes diapers, and even watches her on his own.

Dec 2011

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March 2012

June 2012 ( Harper's 1st birthday)

All I hope is that one day we can have a baby as cute, funny, smart and as good as her!

Well its almost been a month and I am down five pounds!! It's a start! I have a long way to go. My goal is to lose about 20 pounds by my birthday in May. 

I do well eating breakfast and lunch but when it comes to dinner its a little harder. Although we don't eat horribly by any means but I need to cut out some carbs or cut the amount in half. 

I have been doing a lot of special K meals. I love their cereal and their protein shakes. The chocolate shake is my favorite.

Some of my other favorites are the pastry crisps and the sour cream and onion chips. 

My first two weeks of working out went really well and it was almost like routine to go to the gym. Then I got sick.......I only worked out about two times last week. This week has started off better and I am two for two this week.

For all those trying to get healthy how is it going? What have you found that you love to eat or an exercise you love to do?

Hope your having a great journey and getting healthy!

weekend update

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Saturday I had my cute cousins 11 birthday! I cant believe he is 11. This makes me feel old. He had a baseball themed party. We had chili mac and thats one of my fans..... he doesn't even like chili. WE made him leave the family.

the cute cake

the birthday boy with sweet baby Emma

the men went to the laundry room to watch a video hmmmmmm

Sunday I went to get my sweet niece to spend the day with me. She cracks me up. We had a cousins birthday lunch and boy was she a hit. 

even though she wears her sunglasses upside down she is still the coolest!

playing in Aunt Mimi's boots.

giving us directions to the restaurant

eating birthday cake

Love some family time! 

Hope everyone had a great weekend.

oh Hello Friday

HELLLLOOOOO FRIDAY




today was a fun day for me! Not only was it payday Friday but pajama day. Seeing all my 40 children in their cute little jammies killed me.

3 ,4 and 5 year olds are the cutest. They make me laugh, they love reading books and make me smile everyday. 

Now some confession

I confess that i lost half a pound  this week.... ill take it considering I was sick

I confess I  only worked out 3 times this week

I confess that i am extremely excited to go to my cousin Brian's birthday party tomorrow

I confess that I am obsessed with braids

I confess that i want a new purse even though I have a good 75 here at home

I confess I didn't blog yesterday.... getting harder to think of topics

I confess I love Special K products

I confess I am obsessed with IG.

I confess I need a new pair of tennis shoes

I confess I finally got my wedding pictures on my laptop

I die..... he is all mine

Our first time seeing each other

wedding shoes

dollar dance boxes

our lovely wedding party

Have a great weekend!

Things I love

So first of I feel miserable! I have been so sore the last two days. I do workout but only do cardio. Possibly getting the flu.

I slept some this afternoon and that seemed to help. I am going to take Advil every four hours. Pray for me!


Things I love...

My husband he is my best friend, he makes me smile, he takes good care of me and tells me how lucky he is to have me.


My wedding ring I helped pick it out but the fact that he mysteriously bought it while I was there is cute! Plus I love fake nails.


My sisters we weren't always so nice to each other when we were younger but we are best friends now.


My niece she is the best thing ever! She is beautiful smart and funny just like her Momma. Her new thing is giving " the look"



I love nail polish and when you include sparkle its the best!



I love my parents --- they sometimes drive me crazy but they really are the best.


I love dancing and singing.... It's always a good time



And last but not last I love food.... Fat girl here

I almost forgot I love my new scarf

All about Me

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ONE -- I have a job that I have been wanting since I was 8. I love to teach but I especially love to teach 3,4 &5 year olds.



TWO---  I have a large family. I have two sisters and a brother. I currently have one brother in law and two sister in laws. I have 7 uncles and 7 aunts. I have about 20 cousins some that i see often and others that I see very rarely. My family loves to have big family functions.


THREE------  I have extremely small feet. Most of the time I can buy shoes in the kids section. I love shoes but shoe shopping sucks when you have small feet. Shopping in the kids section= no grown up shoes.


FOUR--- I  am new to the blog world and I have 6 follwers and I love to blog. Its still a work in progress.


FIVE------ I just know when me and Nick have babies they are going to have red hair. My mom has red hair and didnt have any red headed children and Nicks dads side all have red hair.... Dont get me wrong I am ok with that I just dont want me kids to have orange hair!!!


SIX---- I love to clean. I actually am kinda obsessed. I love to organize, declutter and light candles or use clean smelling scents to clean.


SEVEN----- My favorite meals are beef stroganoff and tacos.



EIGHT---- I eat a lot of chicken at home



NINE----- I always wear socks.... I do wear sandals but not often. I hate my small feet.



TEN----  I love to get my nails done. I have short fat fingers and I feel that makes mine look longer.

Four day weekend

Hope everyone had a great weekend and enjoyed sometime outside.


Friday I treated myself to some Mexican food and I must say it was delicious!  It was so nice to spend time with my family and of course the cutest little niece.

                                                          told you she was cute!


Saturday we ran some errands and got our wedding rings cleaned and inspected. They look all shiny and new.
All day i was so excited to watch the first Blues game of the season and we kicked Detroit's butt!
My husband decided he was going to cook and even try making Chinese. I must say it was nice to relax and have a glass of wine while he cooked.

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the ingredients aka the mess

breaking a spoon in the process

sorry for the trash picture

He did a great job and it was delicious!!! 

Love it when a man cooks.

Hellooooo Friday

Oh Friday!


Well the last few days I have been so cranky and it hasn't been PMS related. I keep trying to figure out what the heck is wrong with me. I'm eating better, working out and getting enough sleep. Why don't I feel better?

Last night my husband asked what is your deal and I didn't know what to tell him. He says well I'm in a good mood and your making me sad. ( break my heart) so I sat and watched some tv and relaxing didn't help. I just keep wondering why in the world am I do crabby? Why isn't working out giving me energy? Then I woke up after about 10 hours of sleep ( I may or may not have went to bed at 830) I woke up with a sore throat and a headache. Boo!!!!

I didn't let that ruin my Friday! Having a great day and I plan to keep it that way.

Tonight were having dinner with my sister and brother in law and of course the cutest little girl in the world.

Can't wait to have Mexican!!!!


Have a great weekend everyone!!!

Its ok ....

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its ok that every time I am at the gym I think about what I could get at the Mexican restaurant next door.

its ok that dieting is the hardest thing for me to do right now

its ok that I have had NO patience the last two days and I am not sure why

its ok that I am so thrilled that the mega tickets for the country concerts this summer was announced

its ok that the gym is so crowded after a certain time and I do my best to leave work to avoid an over crowded gym

its ok that when I FaceTime my niece all she wants is for me to show her my fish

its ok that I just got a new purse for Christmas and I already want a new one..... I have a purse obsession. YIKES

its ok that I am looking forward to a day off on Monday.

its ok that I have cravings for certain foods all the time especially Qdoba, chinese and hamburgers (which I am not a huge fan of)

its ok that I am nervous to weigh myself in tomorrow morning.

its ok that I only have 3 followers

its ok that I love reading everyones blog

Hope everyone has a Terrific Thursday! Make sure to count your blessings today!

Oh How Pinteresting

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Well we all love us some Pinterest but how many of make what we pin?  This year I told myself I would be more crafty. Here are some things I would like to make.

so cute to do something with the special wine bottles you drink and want to save.

How cute is this and simple!!!

Ok I love the ruffles but the Mr& Mrs is so cute!

How about we talk about some food.... I love to eat and Pinterest has a few healthy recipes .

Healthier buffalo chicken dip

OMG get in my belly!!!!!

Hope everyone had a great Wednesday. 

I made it to the gym three times this week. How many times did you?