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Swim Night with the Kiddies!

Good evening!

Tonight Jason and I had some very special visitors this evening. Nette, Megan, and Morgan came over to join Jason and I swimming this evening. We used to have swimming nights once a week, and we got out of that habit quite a few months ago, and it was nice to swim with them again!

We started out by having grilled hot-dogs together with baked beans, and Jason even got the kids puffed Cheetos – how fun!! We impatiently waited the recommended half hour before we went to the pool, and I was sure that Morgan was just going to bust a gut having to be patient to get there!! 😉

When we did finally get there, the pool was insanely-cold, so that part wasn’t too much fun, but it was fun playing with the kiddos, and hanging out in the not-too-hot-for-once hot-tub was pretty lovely. Jason and Morgan had fun making each other fall into the freezing cold water, that while I was enjoying the hot tub, all I could hear was Jason and Morgan both squealing with laughter!! 😉 Which is quite a happy noise to listen too!!

The kids were very excited that when we got done swimming they were going to get an ice cream sandwich. Morgan was impressed that his ice cream sandwich had THREE flavors in it – it was a Neapolitan!!! 😉 He just kept saying, “Look! It has more than one kind in it!” Too cute!!! 😉

As you can see, Morgan was almost completely done in by the time they were getting ready to go home, but then again, I think we all were!! All-in-all, we really did have a great visit! I am not sure when we will get the opportunity again, but I sure do hope it is soon!! I really love these kiddos (Nette included!)!!! 😉

Have a FABULOUS evening!! 😉

NOTE TO CHUNKY DUNKERS: Don’t forget, we are on for tomorrow evening around 7 – I will see you here!!! 😉

Outfit of the Day!

Good morning!!!

Ok, I woke up this morning TOTALLY believing it was Friday!! So I started be-bopping through my morning routine, getting ready for work, when all of the sudden it dawns on me – IT IS THURSDAY!!! BOOO! HISSSSS! HAHAHA! 😉 Oh, well! I still now TODAY is going to be a GREAT day!!!

My sis, Alex is coming over this evening – I forgot to ask if we are swimming, I will have to check in with her!!! Anyway, she is leaving for Arizona Saturday morning – I need to soak up her presence, so I can keep some of her joy with me her in Oregon!!! 😉

Speaking of Oregon, what the heck is going on with the weather???? Yesterday, it was sunny, then rainy, then sunny, then it was hailing SO HARD that it actually looked like there was an inch of snow on the ground!!! WHAT?!?!?!? I heard from someone in the main hospital building that you could see it hailing out of the north side of the building, but it was just grey out of the south side – IT WASN’T HAILING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING??? How creepy is that!?! LOL!!! I am not sure how to dress to be prepared today, so I have just done the best I could to be ready for ANYTHING!!!

Talking about getting dressed…I wanted to share my outfit of the day. To be honest with you, this outfit was actually one I wore a couple of days ago, I will share today’s outfit tomorrow!! If I try to do it all in one morning, I find that I am just running around like a crazy person and I don’t have as much posting! So here is the outfit of the day:

Top: GoodWill
Pants: Lane Bryant
Shoes: Payless Shoes
Bag: Ross Dress
Bracelet: Torrid

I got such great feedback yesterday, I would LOVE to hear your thoughts again today!! I know this outfit is rather simple, but I think it is cute, and I feel good in it!! but any ideas to spice it up, or mix it up, would be GREATLY appreciated!!!

Also, on a side note: I have heard that today is Random Act of Kindness Day!! So, I am going to have to keep that in mind and look for some extra Random acts that I might be able to surprise people with today!!! What might you do??? If you feel like sharing, please let me know in the comment section above!

Have a FABULOUS day!! 😉

I Just LOVE Swim Night!!

Let me repeat…I just LOVE swim night!!!

Nette, and the kids just left for the evening! I had so much fun swimming with them tonight! I almost didn’t make it since I had a raging bout of …er…well…uhm… let’s just say I had a stomach ache! HEE! HEE! HEE! *BLUSHING!* ANYWAY, I finally pulled myself together, got my bathing suit on, showered and headed into the pool!!! FUN! FUN! FUN!! Those kids are why I MUST get into shape!!! They are getting older, and they are so energetic! I want to be able to join them in some of their fun memories!!! I want to be able to keep up with them – I want to keep my status as a FUN AUNTIE!!!

I am tired and ready for a GREAT night of sleep!!! 😉

Have a FABULOUS night!!! 😉

Getting a Move On!!!

Good morning!

I have found my pep again this morning! WHOO! HOO!! I can see a good day coming on!! YEAH!!! I didn’t go to sleep any earlier than I had been ( I drank too much caffeine yesterday to actually go to sleep early), but I did get in bed for an extra long reading session by 9:30 last night – that always seems to recharge my batteries, so to speak!!!

Another thing that I think really contributed to my feeling of get-up-and-go syndrome is that Jason and I tried something new last night before heading upstairs! NO! Not that!!! 😉 We did a guided meditation together last night. I was rather impressed with it, really! It took less than 10 minutes, and after we were done I felt more relaxed, but also rejuvenated at the same time! Does anyone else out there meditate? What are your experiences with meditation? I would love to hear your stories in the comment section above! 🙂 Anyways, I am so motivated by that one experience, that I am wanting to try it again tonight, and see if I get the same effect as last night!!!

Also, I had been telling you that dreaming has been something that I have done my whole life, and I have found that within the last 2 years I really haven’t dreamed too much – at least not that I can remember, but I dreamed seemingly all night last night!!! They were GOOD dreams too!!!  HELLO, PATRICK SWAYZE!!!! YUM!!! 😉 That was SAH-WHEET!!! 😉 I am wondering if I can attribute that to the meditation too, or possibly the fact that I ate several smaller meals yesterday verses 3 big ones??? I will have to test that again too!!! 😉

On another note, it is swim night tonight, I HOPE!! I can’t wait to see Nette and her family, it has been over 2 weeks since we have spent any quality-time together! They just got back from Hawaii, and I can’t wait to hear how everything went, but I will be able to know if it was a good trip just by seeing Megan’s face!! She is sometimes like an open book!! MAN, I LOVE THAT LITTLE GIRL!!! I MISS YOU, MISS MEGGY!!! 😉 I found this picture of her when she was younger, and I JUST CAN’T BELIEVE HOW FAST SHE IS GROWING!! She is 7 going and 22 – she just wants so much to be a grown-up!!!

Well, I have got some business to attend to this morning! I am working on simplifying my life, and right now that means selling loads of stuff on eBay!!! It takes a lot of work, but I am LOVING the extra money that is coming in because of it! Money has been tight, and right now, every little bit helps!!!

I will write again this evening, and keep an eye out for today’s quote – I will be posting that sometimes later today too!!!

Until then,

Have a FABULOUS day! 😉

I Love Auntie Day!

My Family: From left to right: Morgan, Jason (aka Sweetie), Myself, Megan (down below) and Nette!

Wednesday night is the night when my sis-in-law brings her two kiddos over to have dinner and to go swimming. We usually always have a fun time, and tonight was no different!

My niece Megan has gotten to the point that she is swimming like a fish, and she is just dying to perfect her ability to do tricks underwater! I think at this point if she could be a water ballerina, she most definitely would!

Now for my nephew, Morgan, he is a typical 4 year old little boy who has NO FEAR!! He is also swimming like a fish, maybe he is more likened to a little Tasmanian devil who has the ability to swim!!! He is sooo cute to watch because he has almost NO BODY FAT on his little self, so he doesn’t float very well. He really just kicks and flails to keep himself above water, and even though he splashes like there is no tomorrow he manages to get himself around the pool like a little pro!!! Soooo much fun!!!

I just LOVE my Wednesday nights!!!! 😉

As for what I ate today:

Today is day 6 of my 30-Day-Self-Created-Visual-Nutrition-Plan!! I can eat whatever I want, but I have to take a picture of ANYTHING and EVERYTHING I eat and post it on this blog – and have to be willing to take any criticism I might incur!!! The knowledge that I have to take pics and post everything that I have eaten has really curbed a couple of poor choices!! Although, an occasional treat can sometimes be DIVINE!!!

I think I did pretty well today but seeing that I am sitting here typing, thinking, “Hmmmm…I am hungry!” I probably should’ve eaten a little more today, but that is alright – I will keep that in mind for tomorrow.  I did weigh myself today, and found that I have lost 2.2 pounds since I started 5 days ago (I don’t count today, because I weighed first thing this morning!) I can tell that my pants are a little looser, and I seem to have a lot more energy than I had even a week ago! That has probably been my BIGGEST SHOCK!!! I LOVE IT!!!! I think what is making the biggest difference for me is all of the cheerleading that I am receiving through this blog! I am sooooo thankful to all of you for that!!! THANK YOU, TRULY!!!

With that said, here is the pic of all I ate today:

Breakfast: Fat free, sugar free, iced mocha, with a bagel and light cream cheese (I was having a rough morning, I really NEEDED that caffeine!!!)

Snack: None

Lunch: Salad made with spinach and mixed lettuce, rotisserie chicken, diced green bell pepper, and light Dijon dressing

Snack: Yogurt

Snack 2: Grapes with string cheese

Dinner: Sandwich made with spinach, miracle whip, honey ham, and whole wheat bread, and a serving of Sun Chips. I also had 1/2 a glass of Hawaiian tea (only 1/2 of what is shown), it was good, but a little too lemony – me and lemons have never really gotten along so well! 🙂

Snack: A pear, which by the way was SUPER sweet and juicy!!!! YUM!!

Anyway, how are all of you doing? Have you been inspired to make any eating changes in your own life? I would love to hear about it in the comments above.

Have a FABULOUS evening!