Birthday's

Today is my husband's birthday.

I am so blessed to have him in my life. I thank God daily for him and today is the day he was born, 20 years ago and that is something worth celebrating!

Birthday's scare me. They make me wonder "How many more does this person have?". They really make me appreciate that person and count all my blessings.

In just a few days there will be another Birthday to celebrate... Our babies birthday. So exciting and nerve wracking at the same time! This pregnancy has gone by so fast, now I need to get it through my head that in just a few short days our lives will be changed by such a wonderful life...A little precious baby that we love so much already. I get happy tears just thinking about it!

Okay, I need to get things done! I am making Kendell his favorite meal, Sesame Chicken. And I am putting up some birthday things and cleaning and cooking chili for my parent's because they are coming for dinner.

Happy Birthday Kendell! I love you. So much..

A new neighbor and sharing food!

We have another new neighbor. And he is 100000 times better than all the old neighbors! He is quiet, doesn't have friend's over other than one and he is Kendell's friend.

But the most exciting thing for me is, I get to share food with him! Everyone knows how picky Kendell is. He rarely eats any of the dishes that I LOVE so I always end up not making what I like or making too much. Which is fine but I'd much rather share my food with someone who enjoys it.

The first night he moved in I had made chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy with corn and him and the guys helping him move were begging Kendell to bring some out because they smelled it ahaha.
So last night we brought some of my Chicken Enchilada's over to him and he loved them.

I know it may not seem like a big deal, but to share my cooking with someone who likes it is a big deal. To be able to help someone out whether it's with food or whatever is really exciting to me.

So thankful to have a quiet neighbor, who is a friend to my husband.

That is all for now :)

Lets be Honest.

So I am on a weight loss, get healthy journey. Yes I am 35 weeks pregnant so losing weight right now isn't the goal. Starting new habits and losing old ones is goal.

I am having a hard time. I have always been the type that is 100% motivated, or not motivated at all. So far, I'm not motivated. I tell myself "I will do better tomorrow", "I will eat less tomorrow". Everything is tomorrow. But it needs to be today. My goal this week is to make tomorrow today.

I have cut out all fast food. Really really glad. But that isn't good enough. I need to cut out more of the processed food. I'd like to cut out more starchy foods because that is where my weight comes from. And sugar too.

I also need to be more motivated about exercise. I thought getting a treadmill would be the "magical" push and weight loss for me, but walking and walking and walking just gets old fast. So, we got a wii from my cousin and it has some awesome exercise stuff on the game I got. And that is cool. But I don't feel like it's a workout at all.
My arms have blown up since I got pregnant so I've been doing weights. Works great! I feel the muscles being worked, I feel sore the next day. That is what I need to motivate me! I need to feel it working.
Hopefully with the treadmill, the weights, and the wii I will be able to feel something.

I really would like to buy a hoop. I don't think I could do tricks and stuff but the idea of listening to music and hooping to it just makes me happy! Whenever I hear music I picture people hooping. I need to get one...

I need to constantly remind myself that bad food is more weight and that less exercise is more weight. I NEED to get 100% motivated. I need to feel good about myself.

God, help me do this like I have before!

My Little Brother.

My little brother Adam is 17 today! Time has flown by SO quickly... It makes me sad that he is almost a man already! Just yesterday he was a sweet little blonde haired cutie pie! And now he is a 6'1 working young man! So bitter sweet.

Adam and I were never close when we were little. He was my brother and sister's buddy and I was the "spoiled fat brat" that never fit in.

Once they moved away Adam and I started to bond. He went with me on all my "dates" and he tagged along when I went to the movies with my best friend and he was just a good kid to hang out with.

Once he turned 15 and became interested in girls I really tried to help guide him in the right direction, that kind of made him angry :).

After he had made some mistakes he repented and decided it was time to live for Christ. What a grown up decision!

He moved to Montana almost a year ago, and even though I miss him dearly it has done wonders for him! He has grown in so many areas of his life. He is learning responsibility and he is doing school and gets to work and be around Godly influences and has good friends and family surrounding him.

I am so happy for him and I thank God for giving him this new way of life. I pray he has many many more years to do great things ahead of him!

I am very proud of my little brother :).

Happy Birthday Adam. You are the best little brother I could ask for! I love you!