must read

Hey guys! I haven't blogged in a while it seems like!! We are kinda boring right now, just working a lot. When we are off, we are trying to finish projects around the house, so that we can start our kitchen remodel SOON! We are both very excited...I will take pics along the way!

We registered for our 4th 5k this week http://www.rocktheparkway.com/ if you wanna join...they are always fun, and rewarding!

Anyways, I wanted to tell you about a book you have to read! It is called Black Heels to Tractor Wheels. A dispatcher at work told me aobut it, and it is such a good love story! AND they are making a movie out of it! So, read it, then lets go see the movie! Don't be one of those that just goes and sees the movie...put a little work into it, to make it all worth it! And, for those of you who are Janet Evanovich FANATICS as I am, is it too soon to start the countdown to July when the FIRST MOVIE COMES OUT!?!? CAN.NOT.WAIT!! A little bummed, because I will be on a canoe trip that weekend, but don't you worry, it will be the first thing I do when we return!

Heading to work now...have a good day!!

"Little Big" SUPRISE!

Laura had asked me a week or so ago to try to get March 9th off work..she had a suprise for me. So, clearly, I did what I had to to make sure that I was off! She e-mailed me today telling me that we are going to The Uptown to see Little Big Town as a suprise b-day present for me! I'm so excited! We had been talking about wanting to go to a fun place for a concert together, and now we get to!

Hope you all are staying warm...I'm getting ready to put on my 10 layers and head to work..but that is ok, it is my Friday, AND I think I get to ride partners with my friend Caitlin at work today!

I will carry you

A while back I was told about a blog that I should start reading, Bring The Rain. I read quite a bit of the blog, and cried a lot too. I later was told that the girl who had the blog, had written a book. It wasn't until our recent loss, and talking about it with a friend, that I decided to buy this book and start reading it. I started the book Saturday evening, and I am over half-way done with it! It is amazing. If you have ever experienced the loss of a child, or even if you have not, you should read this book. Not only does it find joy in such a bad time, it truly makes you think about how Christianity plays a role in your own life. (at least it did to me anyway) I have read some of it to Cameron, and we talk about how we felt in December, and how we will strive to raise our children with faith and values.

Anyway, thats all..just wanted you to check into this book if you have time. It is only a couple hundred pages long, so it won't take long..and you'll be so happy you've read it...and don't forget your kleenex.

Weekly Weigh-In

I lost 7.4lbs this week!!

Cam lost 4.2lbs this week!!

Don't get me wrong, I am very proud of that #, but until I lose another 4lbs something, to get back to my lowest, I won't be jumping up and down. O-well, 18lbs away from my goal!!

Cam and I set a mini-goal this week. Whoever loses the least this week has to walk Frannie every morning for a week. Lazy...we know, but its freezin out there people.

Tuesday

Hi guys, hope you had a good Tuesday...I sure did, it was my day off!

I headed to KC this am for my laser hair treatment (only 6 more to go!) while I was there, I stopped by my beloved...Charming Charlie!! If I'm being honest, I went there for 1 item..slippers like I got Amber for Christmas. Well..little did I know I would be walking into a MEGA sale! They had a TON of stuff marked 50% off, then it was an ADDITIONAL 75% off the already half off stuff! I got that sweater on the left (kinda like a vest, but a tad longer), the fuzzy slippers on the right,6 bracelets, 8 earings, 2 rings and a watch with 7 fun bands (for momma-cita) all for $40! I practically skipped outta there! It was fun buying stuff out of my "norm" because I thought, hey, whats to lose for $1 and $2!

On my way home, I stopped by my friend Melisa's house to see her sweet new baby, and pick up GS cookies I definitley DON'T need! (but secretly excited about) Then it was home to get ready for our date.

Dinner was good, I had a wedge salad and crab cakes, Cam had a pizza he is still talking about (says its the best pizza he ever had) While I was at Melisa's, she had mentioned 3 spoons, a new yogurt place in Larryville.. which is just like Yogurt Inn we found in Vegas, or Yogurt-tini that Laura and I always go to. And I don't use "always" lightly...seriously, every time we are in KC. Anyways, 3 spoons is good! And wouldn't you know it, it was "2 punch Tuesday" so even more the reason to go back to get our punch card filled up ;) Then we stopped by the liquor store to get my new favorite wine, Pacific Rim Sweet Riesling. Thank you Laura for this introduction!

Doesn't Cam look foxy? And my nugget look abnormally large?

Stay tuned for our weekly weight loss update...

Suprise from Cam

Got my hair did Wednesday, and I really like it! It is definitley dark! I will have to take a pic and post it for you. Sometimes I miss my blond, but I know this was a healthy choice for my hair for a bit.

Yesterday Cam came home from work and asked me what I had planned Tuesday night (day off) and I told him my evening was free..whats up? He pulls out a groupon for Tellers! I thought it was so cute that he had signed up for Groupon for one (I talk about it enough) and that I have always wanted to try Tellers, but never have. So, Tuesday night we will be using our Groupon at Tellers! It helps that we have weigh in the next morning, so we won't go crazy with our eating.

Tuesday, before our date, I have my second session of laser hair removal in KC (a previous Groupon purchase that was put on hold when I became preggers) Not gonna lie..love that this place is within walking distance from Charming Charlie, I'll definitley be stopping in there!

Off to work..hope you have a good Saturday.

Tuesday

Hi friends! I have really enjoyed my last couple days off! Sunday I suprised Cam by coming home early and suggesting we go see Life As We Know It at the $2 movie. It was really cute, and made us want a baby even more! (Despite how much that little baby cried ;)

Monday I went with Ashley up to her Aunt Shelee's house and we scrapped all day! I love doing that with them! I got caught up on several pages in my Vegas book! Cam didn't do anything nearly as exciting..he went and helped dad with rental properties.

Tuesday Cam went and worked on the rentals again, and I stopped by Chelsey's house to pick up a couple of vases that she gave me that go perfectly in my living room! After that,I had my 1 hour massage (thank you Groupon!) which felt like HEAVEN!!

After that, I came home, got ready, and Cam and I went out to dinner with a gift card we were given for Christmas, and to see The Fighter. It was ok..if you are dying to see it, you'd be safe waiting until it comes to $2..pretty slow moving movie...but decent.

Tomorrow I am GOING DARK! I repeat GOING DARK with my hair! I am so excited! I am trying to step out of my comfort zone. Here is the darkness I am going for, maybe with some red-hilites. I understand I am super blond now, so it will take a couple sessions to get this dark, but thats the goal. *Disclaimer..no clue who these women are..they popped up on google image search for dark hair. Lol, if you are reading this, and you know one of them..I assure you Im not a creeper ;)*

So, incase you haven't seen us in a while...we have packed on a few lbs...which we are not happy about. I have gained 10lbs, and Cam has gained at least that. The holidays hit, then our horrible news, and it just kinda snowballed from there. I am not trying to make excuses tho. Tomorrow we start back on the bandwagon...HARDCORE. We are going to weigh in every Wednesday morning in front of each other, and if we gain we have to go..sometime during that same day, to our mutual savings account and deposit $5. I don't much care about the $5, but the inconvience of having to go to the bank and look like an IDIOT depositing $5 is reason enough for me to not gain! haha! So, please help keep me accountable. I will post every Wednesday how we did. I have 24 lbs to go until my goal, Cam has 30. We have yet to decide what we get WHEN (not if) we reach our goals. Do you have any ideas?? I'd love suggestions...and no food reward please...obviously we've had enough of that..;) Not to mention,we have 3 (that we know about) weddings to go to this year, and 2 of them, Cameron is in the wedding, so this weight loss is a MUST!

And a total change of subject..but here are a few songs I LOVE LOVE LOVE right now:

Colder Weather- Zac Brown Band (I have listened to it probably 25+ times today ;)

What Do You Want- Jerrod Neimann

Don't You Wanna Stay-Kelly Clarkson & Jason Aldean

Bad Company-Five Finger Death Punch (great workout song)

From Across The Room-Sunny Sweeney

Welp, its bedtime for me (which is about 3 hours earlier than usual) gonna go to the gym before I get my hair did! Hope you have a good Wednesday.