I am a sucky blogger. Lol.

I'm FINALLY posting. Lol. It's been a BUSY couple of days.

First off, let me say that I weighed myself yesterday, and due to hard work and portion control, I've lost 9 lbs in 6 days. :) It's exciting news right? :)

Secondly. I started going to the gym with Matthew, and I am CONSTANTLY sore. Oh my gosh. My muscles HATE me. Lol. But they'll get over it. :)

Thirdly. My dad was FINALLY moved to the rehab center, and for those of you that don't know what that means, it means that he's getting better. The doctors in the ICU at Summerlin Hospital told me that there was really nothing more they could do for him there. They said that he just needed time with certain medications, and he'd get better. (We're talking a year, here). So, they sent him Thursday night to the rehab hospital :) He dosen't really like it there. He'd obviously rather be at home, but he'll get there some day :) Keep up the prayers guys. They are TRUELY appreciated. :)

That's about all to post right now. Life has been super busy, but is super amazing.

Thank you Jesus.

And thank you friends :)

Continued...

I had a good day today. I posted this morning about my morning activities.

I went to lunch with one of my oldest friends today. We caught up on life, talked about the men in our lives, and just plain chatted.

Then I went to work. The kids were actually pretty good today! It was DEFINITELY a better day than usual.

THEN I came over to my favorite guy's house (aka Matthew), and we had dinner (grilled chicken and some rice) and watched Happy Gilmore. Now we're online checking out gym memberships and reading through the South Beach Diet Book, planning. I think The South Beach plan is something I could actually do, so I'm excited :)

Tomorrow, I am SOOOOO excited, because the season premiers of my 2 favorite shows is on. Grey's Anatomy and The Big Bang Theory. There's a FABULOUS group of girls meeting tomorrow night to kick off the season, and it's going to be a good night :)

Have I mentioned on here that I have a WONDERFUL boyfriend? His name is Matthew William Headley, and he's pretty much amazing.

:)

Post again tomorrow.

I love you.

Day 8.

Today has started off well. I scarfed down a banana like 2 minutes after I woke up. It was TOUGH eating it, let me tell you. My body just hates eating this early. Lol.

Matthew and I went for a walk this morning :) It was nice and cool outside. There were people with their dogs ALL over the place. It was fun :) We're going back to walk tonight after I get off of work. :)

That's about all I have to report. :) I'll post later on today.

I love you.

Day 7.

Nothing too new to report today. Matthew and I went for a walk and played a little frisbee. :) It was a LOT of exercise, but it was more than I probably would've normally gotten. :)

Then Matthew and I went to see the movie "Vampires Suck".... and let me just tell you... It was TERRIBLE. Lol. That was the biggest waste of 10 dollars I've ever seen. Lol.
My "check engine soon" light went on yesterday for some unknown reason... so today I'm going to Autozone to see why... hopefully it's nothing TOO expensive. Lol.

I'll post more later on... off to Autozone :)

I still need recipes... Can anyone help?

Day 6.

Hello all. Sorry I haven't posted in a couple days, life has been BUSY.

On Saturday afternoon/evening, I went to church. Matthew is working at the church now running round for the services, so we were there pretty early. He worked, and I did my quiet time. Service was good. Then at around 6:30, the college group got together behind the Rec Center, and we played Ultimate Frisbee :) I didn't play a WHOLE lot, but I did play some, and it was fun :) THEN at like 8:00, Erica and I left on our adventure. Erica had won tickets to see Don Henley, who is the lead singer of The Eagles, on the radio. The concert was great, though we both agreed that the number of middle aged "air guitarists" and the number of drunk women scantily clad could've been less. Lol. But it made for some interesting people watching :)

Then yesterday was one of the best days of my life. Matthew and I celebrated 6 months together yesterday :)
We went to church in the morning, and then to Panera Bread Company for College Lunch. The Mac and Cheese there is absolutely AMAZING. Lol. Then we went back to Matt's house, and watched Sherlock Holmes... well, I watched parts of it. Lol. I was cat-napping. :) Then we went to dinner at Red Robin, which was delicious of course. We don't go there often, so it was a nice treat :) Then at like... 1130, we went up to the top of Cheyenne and went star-gazing :) It was the perfect 6 month-aversary :) I love you Matthew William Headley.

Not a lot else is going on... With the exception of a little splurging the past 2 days, I have DEFINITELY been eating better and moving more. Lol. :) I appreciate the support everyone's been giving. :) A particular "shout out" goes to Tony Angelo... lol. He's been keeping me accountable like you wouldn't believe :) :)

Today's a busy day. My to-do list is a MILE LONG.
Here it is:

I have to buy coolant, because my "LOW COOLANT" light is on.
I have to update blog (check!!)
I have to go preview the rehab place for my papa.
I have to re-watch the last season of Grey's Anatomy (though this one definitely isn't vital, but the new season starts on Thursday) :)
I need to call the ICU and get an update, because I'm not going up to the hospital today.
I need to search through Google for more group games for my afterschoolers.
I need to buy wrapping paper, and then wrap my gift for Karin's baby shower on Saturday.
I need to go to Albertsons and get a few grocery items.

And I'm sure the list will keep growing. :) Lol. Life.

I'll update again later on.

I love you all.

Day 3 Continued.

Hello all.

Updates.

My papa is still in the ICU at Summerlin Hospital. They can't get his heart rate to be stable enough for transport to the rehab hospital. He was pretty depressed today when I left the hospital. It made me sad. I'm not much of a crier, but I couldn't help it.

I didn't exercise a whole lot today. My legs were SUPER sore from yesterday :( Shows how out of shape I really am. Lol. I'm working on it though. Matthew and I DID spend about an hour walking around Walmart grocery shopping, and another 20 minutes or so just standing in line (it was SO busy)... So maybe that counts for something? Lol.

All I've had to eat today was a oatmeal raisin granola bar. I just don't have a whole lot an appetite. Salad for dinner?

Did I mention that I love my boyfriend? His name is Matthew, for those of you that haven't met him, and he's amazing. He loves me unconditionally. He's more than I could have ever hoped for or imagined. :) He's standing right behind me :) Lol.

There's not a whole lot else to report for today. Thank you all again for the continued encouragement. I love you.

I need recipes!

Day 3.

My apologies for not posting last night. By the time I got home, I was EXHAUSTED lol.

I did my work out DVD again yesterday morning, and then I worked a 6 hour shift with my kids. THEN Matthew and I went for a wolk around the track at the park a couple of times. It was fun :) A little creepy, because it was getting dark by the time we got there, but he was there to protect me :) So, I definitely got some exercise in yesterday :) It was neat, but it definitely wore me out. Lol.

Kat, we are DEFINITELY on for Tuesday... I don't know why I didn't get your texts or whatever : /

In other news, I called the ICU desk to check in on my dad last night, because I hadn't been to the hospital. Susan, his nurse yesterday, told me they are weining him off of the ventilator. On Wednesday, he breathed on his own for 3 hours, and yesterday (Thursday), he breathed for 5 hours :) She also told me that today (Friday), someone is going to come and evaluate him and see if we can move him to a rehab facility!!! That means he's getting significantly better :) The fungal infection, they said would take a year or more to fully heal, but he can finish that at home... which is the next step after rehab :) It looks like there MAY BE some light at the end of this tunnel.

I love you all.

I'll post later on today/tonight.

Day 2.

Good morning loved ones! :)

Nothing too new or exciting to report. We are officially out of orange juice, so it's water for breakfast. I tried to eat a piece of toast, but my belly just was not ready for it... I'm going to have to work on this breakfast thing... Any ideas?

Matt had a leadership meeting last night, so I went and hung out at my friend Melissa's house. We watched a movie called "Letters to Juliet". It is a SUPER cute movie. If you haven't seen it, check it out. It's totally girly. :)

I have a work-out date with Ms. Kat Hall tonight after work. I'm excited and nervous. Lol. It's been like... a year or more since I've actually WORKED OUT worked out... So it should be interesting. I hope she doesn't mind complaining. :) Ha!

I am truely appreciating the encouragement and the love you all are showing me through this process (Even if it's only day 2.) Lol. Keep it coming, because it's definitely helping. Lol.

I love you all. :) I'll post again later on.

Day 1 Continued.

Today was a good day.

I'm updating tonight from Matthew's computer. He made a good point tonight in saying that if I update just in the morning, sometimes I'll leave out details about my day. So, it'll be a twice-a-day thing for the foreseeable future.

I didn't end up eating breakfast. I had my orange juice, but that's about as far as I got. Lol. I'll try eating toast tomorrow. I'm just not an early morning eater, even though I know that it's better for you...

So I didn't go to the hospital today. It's starting to take a toll on me I think... Sitting there 6 hours a day, every day... it's just too much mentally. So, I decided to take a day off. I updated my blog, watched 10 minutes of Saved By The Bell, cleaned out my purse, watched Meet Me In St. Louis, and went to work.

Work wasn't all that fabulous today. There's a girl I work with that absolutely gets on my last nerve every time I see her. She's talking about quitting soon, and I secretly think in my mind that I wouldn't miss her. It sounds mean, but there's a long story behind it. Lol.

I did a work out video today. No, no, no. I wasn't "Sweatin' to the Oldies" with Richard Simmons (though I do own those VHS tapes). Like I said in a past post, my mom did the nutrisystem program, and along with that program, they sent a DVD geared towards workouts for women. I didn't finish the DVD. It's quite long (like 2 hours altogether), but I did as much as I felt my legs could take. Tomorrow I'm planning on doing it again... for a slightly longer period of time. Work my way through it...

I don't have much else to report. Nothing too majorly exciting happened today. I'll update in the morning. :)

Breakfast: Orange Juice.
Lunch: Chicken Breast and a few taco chips with home made salsa.
Dinner: Chicken with some weird, but yummy sauce on it.

Seems like I'm going to be living on chicken.

Recipes?

Day 1.

So, today's the day... The sun is shining and the tank is clean :) (Nemo!!!)

I woke up this morning, completely motivated. I was worried last night that I would wake up today and be like, "Well, maybe I'll start next week" or some other excuse. I'm glad, though, that I didn't :)

Last night was my last supper-type dinner. The college/careers group went out after bible study to In N Out Burger. I had a burger, fries and a pink lemonade, and that will be the last fast food I'm going to ahve for quite a while. :) I'm excited that this new adventure is starting well. I have a work-out-date with Kat tomorrow night, and Matthew and I are going to walk around the park tonight. It doesn't sound like much, but since I don't normally work out, it's something. Lol.

Breakfast : Some orange juice.

I've already encountered my first issue. I hate breakfast. I never eat it. Never. My friend who is a nutrition major told me that people who DONT eat breakfast actually gain 5 lbs. a year, because their metabolism doesn't get jump started. I guess I'll have to get over my hatred of breakfast. :) Lol.

Last night after LOGOS, my darling man-friend and I were chatting on his couch, and apparently I made some strange face, and he told me it was cute :) It's not some world-changing fact, but I wanted to share anyway :) Lol. I love Matthew more than anything in the world (except for Jesus). He's so good to me, sometimes I doubt i even deserve him. :)

I'll post again soon! Thanks for the accountability my loved ones!

So I watched a movie today...

called Julie & Julia. It's about a woman (played by one of my favorite actresses, Amy Adams) who writes a blog about her life, and more specifically about cooking through the Julia Child cook book. Well, I've decided to do something similar.

I was having a chat with Matthew today, and somehow we got onto the topic of looks. He says that every time he gives me a compliment, I put myself down, and I didn't really realize until today that is, in fact, true. I've been thinking this over all morning, and discussing it further with him (since he is my man-friend)  and I've decided to start a journey.

Let's start at the beginning.

When I was a little kid, my family was that 1950's family you see on TV, where, more often than not, we ate dinner together at the table. I realize now that I took that for granted. In 2000, my parents sat my brother and I down at that very same table, and told us that they were getting a divorce. That was the beginning of it all, in my opinion. My parents got divorced, which is, of course, the short and sweet version. Lol. My mom and I moved out of my childhood home and into an apartment near my middle school, and began our "single girl life" together. We ate junkie things. Pasta ALL the time. Lol. It seems crazy now, looking back, but neither of us was in our right mind then. Then we moved into the house we're in now. My mom got married, and I went to live with my dad. I probably should've mentioned earlier that I am a daddy's girl in the worst sense of the world. He was my life, my support, and my enabler for years. We ate junk food, stayed up late, and unfortunately this was during my high school years when I REALLY needed good nutrition and good "life habits", as I call them.

Now, let me pause here. I am NOT NOT NOT NOT blaming my parents for my crappy eating habits. Definitely not. I'm just letting you, the reader, know my story. :)

So, I moved back in with my mom last October (2009). She'd been doing the Nutrisystem Program for about 4 months, and was losing weight faster than you'd believe. She looked amazing. Did that spark some interest to get healthier? Heck no! Lol. I hung out with the same people, ate the same fast food/restaurant food as I did before.

Then I met Matthew William Headley. He is, and always will be, the love of my life. He challenges me in ways that are great.... and sometimes frustrating. Lol. He makes me smile even when I'm crying my eyes out. He's been with me through the hard things, and there through the smiles and laughter.

So, we're back to this morning. Matthew and I were talking, and we've decided to change our ways. (Though I personally think he looks amazing. Lol.) It's simple right? Eat less, move more. It's good in theory. Matt says I have more willpower than I give myself credit for. We shall see :) I'm excited to start this journey.

Feel free to help keep me accountable. I appreciate and love everyone in my life. :) Thank you for reading. Check back tomorrow for a new post :)