Saturday Morning Cofee Dates

Good Morning!!!!

17 days AND COUNTING until SUMMER break! Wahoo!

I cannot wait to spend all day with Jake taking trips to the park, play dates, lunch dates all sorts dates and fun times ahead!

Speaking of Jake...

His hair is getting SO blonde, just like Daddy's! I love it! I always wanted a toe-head...and now I'm getting my wish!

He loves being silly and "break" dancing around the living room. No seriously, I need to take a video of it, because its HIL-AR-IOUS!

He also got me the PLATNIUM Keurig for Mothers day! He knows me too well ;)

Here is a few pics of him and his ball (that he LOVES throwing in the street and think its funny when I run after it to try and save it from cars!)

How cute is he with his little hat on??

The Diet:
I weighed last week and I was up 2lbs from 3 weeks ago (stagecoach). However, I'm OK with that. I mean, I ate, drank, and partied it up.. and the past two weeks...I've been half-a$$ing my diet..so that is my bad! I weighed this week and I was down .5. Eh.

I'm trying not to rely so much on the scale because I still feel good with where I'm at.

I did, however, reach a new running goal....4.43 miles! ALMOST 4.5! Wahoo! I'm planning on buying some new running shoes too! (sidebar: I never thought I'd be excited about buying new RUNNING shoes!)

Music:
I've got 4 "new" tunes I'd love to share. They may be old to you, but for some reason I just can't get enough of them! (2 of them are not COUNTRY (gasp!))

First:David Guetta ft. Usher- Without you  (see it here)
First, I didn't know this was Usher. I love this song. Love how it starts out slow..then moves into an upbeat dance rhythm. Def. makes me want to dance all crazy in the living room.Thanks David!

Second: David Guetta Ft. Sia- Titanium (see it here)
Okay, I just goggled this song and found out it was Davide Guetta AGAIN! This guy has the jams, man!! Love this song, too. So catchy, especially the chorus! I totally am one of those girls who you see driving down the street dancing in the car. Yep. That's me!

Third: Dustin Lynch: Cowboys and Angels (see it here)
This song is legit. Its a nice slow, but catchy. His nice, smooth voice flows so perfectly. I also LOVE the lyrics. A very cute song!

Last: Andy Gibson- You make me wanna make you love me (see it here)
Not gonna lie, when I first hear it, I was like, "This song is so cheesy...who shines their shoes?"
However, the more I listen...I really like it. So plain and simple. Plus I love singing along with it!


Rants & Raves:

1. Rave: Nicholas Sparks- The Best of Me
I never gave Nicholas a chance when reading his book, but I LOVE his movies!  I downloaded the Nook App and logged into my Aunts account and have been reading her books (tee hee). I started this one and am hooked!

2. Rant: I'm so sad all my TV shows are coming to an end!! What shows are you looking forward to this summer? Mine? I'm glad you asked...






Happy Weekend!

Link Up!

I'm linking up with Kelly from Kelly's Korner! She posted for new moms!Although Jake almost exceeds the age limit, I thought I'd still post!

I'm hoping to meet some new blog friends!

So me start at the beginning:

Hubs and I met at church, got married and 3 years later and 9 months of trying...we had this precious, little boy in December 2010:

Jake has been the biggest blessing in our lives and has taught me so much about life, being thankful, and always counting my blessings!

 Now we have a full of life, bouncing, talkative, hilarious 17 month old! He definitely keeps me on my toes!

This is us at Easter :)

This blog is just a fun way for me to share a little glimpse into the life a normal, Christian, country at heart, wannabe singer, obsessed with music, dieting, working mom!

Running Mommy Moment

I had my first "oh my gosh, I'm a mom and I really just did that" moment today while running.

 I usually don't take Jake running with me because:
1. Its a pain in the butt to push him around when running in the jogger
2. I go faster without him
3. This is the time where I can girl talk with Kristin and listen to music.
On occasion I take him along. Today was one of those days. I loaded up the jogger, and off to Kristin's (aka person trainer teehee) house.


We start our run and about 1.2 miles in, I see Jake's nose and not a pretty picture. Two slimy, boogers are running down almost in his mouth YUCK! With no tissue in sight, I take my fingers, pinch the boogers...and put it on the side of my shirt. Yes, with no hesitation, I cleaned his nasty nose and put the nasty on MY shirt.

Before motherhood, I would have probably even talked crap on how disgusting that was. Look at me now.

Gotta do what ya gotta do, right? Its a workout tank anyway. SO we keep running and had to stop many times to wipe his nose.

sidebar: Jake is not sick, hes got MoRe teeth coming in!

As we are getting closer to 4 miles, Jake throws out this shovel (I called it a pitch fork but whatever) from out of his jogger. I put it back in and closed the little door, and continued. Out goes that pitch fork again. Okay Jake, one more time then we are done!

Pitch fork.

So now what?

Yep. I continued my run running down the street with that pitch fork in one hand, Iphone in the other.

So picture this...Me, a sweaty, hot mess...with a shirt full of snot..running down the street with a yellow shovel-pitch fork in my hand.

That, my friends, is the glamorous life of a mother trying to get her workout on with a kiddo. glam-or-ous!

Here is some pictures to prove.

Thankfully I would do ANYTHING for my Jaker. :)

Snot, poop, dirt...bring it. I dare ya!

Stagecoach & More Galore!

Stagecoach. was. amazing.

Country music 24-7 (literally).
Flip Cup.
Early morning bike rides.
Margarita and jello shots.
Friends.

loved it.

I compiled some HILARIOUS quotes that  that I heard just by passing by random people...but I decided they MAY have been more funny hearing them while a little tipsy. :-x
I don't think you will fully appreciate them, so I won't share.

I DID, however, snap a few iphone pics to go over with you of DO's and DON'Ts of stagecoach.

Do: Take cute pictures with your friends :)

Don't: Wear high high waisted short with a bathing suit top, makes for some saggy looking boobs. But, if you DO wear high waisted shorts, PUH-LEASE  make sure the shorts fit correctly. My goodness. (left- good lord. right- okay.)

Do: Take pretty pictures of the sunset and ferris wheel.

Don't: Wear short shorts like this when you are a male. No matter how good your body looks..its just NOT OK!

Do: Take funny pictures of the hundreds of stripper poles people brought. Don't go on them though (no matter how drunk you are!!!)

Don't: Dress like this guy. Its a country concert. Seriously.

I was REALLY impressed with Blake Shelton's show. He is hilarious and sounded great! Jason Aldean, of course, sounded great and so did Luke Bryan! Miranda and Sara Evans was just OK.

ANYWAY!!! Lets move on.

The Diet
What diet? That's pretty much how it felt during stagecoach, and the week after. I've been eating like I wouldn't gain a pound, which we know is not true! I only ran 1x this week. Fail fail fail. Needless to say, I didn't weigh this week!

Don't worry, I'm gonna whip myself back into shape for this week! I'd like to lose 2-4 more pounds before my sister's wedding, June 2nd. Tangible goal, yes?

Jake
Jake fell down the stairs yesterday. From all the way on the top. Yes. MAJOR fail. He LOVES going down the stairs on his belly, and I usually stand behind him walking down backwards when he does this. The little stinker went too fast before I was behind him and roll, roll, roll, hit. It was thee SCARIEST mommy moment ever! He cried. I cried. It was a cry-fest. THANK YOU JESUS he is okay! I checked his whole body for bruises or breaks. Luckily I found none!

I haven't let him go down the stairs by himself yet or ever.

Above is a picture of him in his infant car seat. lol I love his expression of "Why am I in this, mom?

AUNTIE MODE:
My friend, Val, had her baby boy!!! Luke Todd Hartman! He sure is a cutie!
My friend, Chelsey, is revealing the sex of her twins on Sunday! I CANNOT WAIT to find out!


Rants and Raves

Rave: Brantley Gilbert- You may know him from "Country must be country wide." I'm really likin' his music on Pandora. I'm not sure If I'm SOLD on him yet..but I'm getting there. I REALLY like his name, though. Brantley or just Brant. Cute. Too bad my kiddos will have J names! Hes also not too bad on the eyes (although he likes wearing hats, which is not so cute on him)

Rant: Wrinkles. Unfortunately I'm not talking about those cute little wrinkles above! I have them on my face and they are starting to get worse. No BUENO! I'm getting OLD! What eye creams do you guys use?? I need suggestions!! Leave me a comment and let me know what I should use!

Rave: Tumblr. I have one now. Its like a mix of pintrest and blogging. kinda fun. It allows me to indulge in my wannabe-country-girl side. Like I've said before, I swear I was born in the wrong state! If you have one- follow me! http://madeforthecountry.tumblr.com/

Have a great weekend!!!!!!

You know you're on a diet when...

You know you're on a diet when strawberries with Splenda and cool whip free on top sounds like a BOMB dessert. :-/

Seriously though.

I could go on and on with this topic, but I'm too busy getting ready for STAGECOACH! Yeeeeehaw.

Did you know that points don't count on on vacation?!?!? I'm so close!!

I'm glad bc look at those brownies my sister-in-law made for our trip! Yummmmmm!



Happy Friday....I mean Wednesday (but it's MY Friday..be jealous). :)

Saturday Morning Coffee Dates

Why hello there!!!

I've got lots to talk about! You ready? I've got my regular starbucks drink in hand! (Skinny peppermint mocha)

The Diet

I'm down .5lbs again. Kinda bittersweet. To my ears it doesn't sound like jack crap much, but I know every little bit counts!

The sad news is...I'm not going to reach my goal of 10lbs by 10 weeks. I'm going to miss my goal by 2.5lbs!! In my defense, Its really 9.5 weeks, not the full 10, since we are leaving early for stagecoach.

I guess 7.5 in 10 weeks is pretty darn good.. PLUS I'm only .5 away from my original goal of when I started weight watchers in July..PLUS I met my goal of running 3.5 miles!

I guess I don't have much to complain about! :)

***(Update!!!) I just re-read some of my posts...and my original goal was 10 lbs in 8 WEEKS!!! Now I don't feel so depressed that I didn't reach my goal! lol


Stagecoach:
Um..this time next week, I'm pretty sure I'll be sweating already (its going to be SUPER HOT in Indio), eating breakfast, and already rocking out to some good ole country music! YEEHAW!

Don't worry, I'll post pictures from my trip to keep you all updated! :D

Jake
Its been a rough week for my bubbalo. Even sick, he still had a smile on his face :)

He started getting a temp. last Sunday afternoon, then a rash quickly followed. He had a temp up until Thursday afternoon, then it was gone! I ended up taking him to the Dr. and he said he had the roseola virus. Nothing they could do for him. Thankfully hes not contagious and on Friday he acting normal again! Plus, his appetite is back! Thank GOODNESS! I was getting worried when he was only wanted drinks for lunch! hmph!

I'm glad hes better. I hate to see him not feeling good!

Here is a pic of him on Thursday, still not feeling good, but LOVED "playing" the piano at Grandma's house!

Here is a little video I took of him eating a popsicle. Watch his tongue after each lick! What a cutie pie!



 Rants and Raves

Rave: Hello Luke Bryan and WHY did I wait so long to get this cd?? It is amazing people. I described it to my brother that this CD is SLIGHTLY below Jason Aldean, which if you know my love for Jason, You'll know its a GOOD CD! I wanted to get it before Stagecoach, so I can learn all the songs and sing along. I was soooooo excited when I loved all the songs on it! I even RAN to it (even though there are a lot of slower songs). Definitely go buy it! Like now. Go! You won't be disappointed!

Rave: I love my starbucks mug. I tried to be cheap thrifty and buy a travel mug for TJ MAXX and my coffee was cold in about 20 minutes. FAIL! So, I forked over the 20 bucks and bought this mug, and another one (could be my new addicton, these mugs!) My coffee stays hot ALL MORNING! love, I tell you. Plus, if you bring your own mug in, you get .10 cents off a drink! Every penny counts. Moral of the story: You get what you pay for!

Rave: My matchmaking skills. Enough said ;) (read here if you need a recap)

Rave:  Auvio Iphone docking station. I have had this product for a while, but I love it so much! It fits my Iphone perfectly, plus it comes with a free app where you can play the radio from it! I wanted this for my kitchen, and I litterally listen to it whenever I'm in the kitchen. Plus, it charges the phone too!

Rant: My legs. (No I'm NOT going to post a picture of those bad boys). I bruise SO easily. Like, if I walked past a table and nicked my leg, a bruise would come instantly. Yesterday, I stupidly clumsily slipped down the ramp to my classroom, and BAM...2 new bruises. This is not good for my stagecoach legs, or summertime-wearing-shorts- legs. BLAH. 

That's all for today!!! Happy Saturday and thanks for reading!

Scripture & A Snapshot

Genesis 9:12-16
God continued, "This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and everything living around you and everyone living after you. I'm putting my rainbow in the clouds, a sign of the covenant between me and the Earth. From now on, when I form a cloud over the Earth and the rainbow appears in the cloud, I'll remember my covenant between me and you and everything living, that never again will floodwaters destroy all life. When the rainbow appears in the cloud, I'll see it and remember the eternal covenant between God and everything living, every last living creature on Earth."