In LOVE... or is it Lust?

I recently became a Pampered Chef consultant and have fallen madly in love with their products and recipes. I love their Garden Veggie Pizza and my kids all eat at least 3 slices of it-- and it's laced with zucchini, tomatoes, mushrooms, and onions! Yesterday my new love arrived... my deep covered baker and my rice cooker... I've made bread, amazing chicken, and amazing pork tenderloin in the baker (in the microwave under 30 min for all but the bread!) and made amazing veggie rice pilaf, garlic parm mashed potatoes, and chocolate lava cake in the rice cooker (in the microwave under 10 min!!)... so needless to say I'm in LOVE!!!

What Do You Say To THIS?!

An IM conversation between Bry and I today...


B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:07:12 AM): holy crap honey.... I see no way we could even change to another company.... last month
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:07:26 AM): we used over 7000 minutes the month before it was almost 8400 minutes
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:08:26 AM): last month you alone sent 14237 text messages honey
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:08:40 AM): jenny sent 1659 and I sent 1900
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:09:17 AM): the month before you sent 9903 I was 1482 and Jen was 1625
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:10:36 AM): talk minutes you had 4014 last month and 4400 the month before Hooker had 2400 and 3000
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:18:35 AM): you there?
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:18:45 AM): so she is getting it fixed?
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:20:08 AM): I sent 14000 texts?
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:20:10 AM): ROFL
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:20:12 AM): that's awesome!!
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:20:18 AM): honey that is not funny....
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:20:21 AM): sorry
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:20:28 AM): that averages out to 467 texts a day....
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:20:52 AM): you also spent 4014 minutes ON the phone that is the equivalent of 2.78 FULL 24 hour days honey in a month
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:21:16 AM): wow. it's like a full time job
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:22:03 AM): yeah... something like that... just think how much more you could actually feel like you got done honey....
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:22:04 AM): lol
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:23:05 AM): lol
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:23:08 AM): naah
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:23:12 AM): thats so boring
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:24:47 AM): if you paired back a little... ohh but you know your worse month for phone time was in february and then april.... february was 5689 minutes or 3.95 FULL 24 hour days in one month honey
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:26:46 AM): don't you have work to be doing? lol
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:26:50 AM): honey if you figure just the average text took you 30 seconds you spent another 4.94 full 24 hour days last month texting honey.....
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:27:25 AM): which means out of 30 days you spent 7.7 days on the phone texting or talking honey
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:32:32 AM): honey all joking aside... doesn't that bug you a little that you spent that much time just talking or texting on your phone last month?
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:32:50 AM): ummm yes?
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:33:24 AM): honey I am being serious... like you spent almost 8 full 24 hour days on your phone...
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:34:10 AM): that is a lot
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:34:17 AM): I'm a little shocked it was that much, actually
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:34:26 AM): but that also was me on hold trying to change utilities over too
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:34:27 AM): lol
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:34:31 AM): ok sorry... didn't mean to say anything I was just trying to see if we could switch anywhere and there is no way....
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:34:47 AM): I wasn't getting upset
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:34:56 AM): I just said I'm surprised it was that much
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:35:39 AM): are you there?
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:36:01 AM): I'm was a little shocked it was that much I knew yours was high.... but
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:36:06 AM): it makes sense though too...
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:36:29 AM): just in the last month how many more times have I said something about you texting or being on your phone all the time...
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:36:41 AM): ya, I really do need to cut back
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:36:43 AM): that's crazy
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:37:29 AM): Thank you..... don' take this the wrong way honey but that is really kind of scary.... like addict scary baby....
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:37:39 AM): ya that is huh?
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:38:20 AM): BUT think of it this way... I'm sticking it to the man with the "all you can eat plan"
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:38:21 AM): lol
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:38:35 AM): think about it this way it figures out to be 185 hours last month of total time on your phone texting or talking and that is only using an average of 30 seconds per text message....
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:39:32 AM): honey that is only 15 hours short of a ten hour work day 5 days a week for a full month...
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:39:44 AM): ya that is crazy
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:39:51 AM): but you didn't even laugh at my comment
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:42:01 AM): ok, well I'm going to go finish the house
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:42:02 AM): I love you
auggies1181 (6/17/2009 10:42:11 AM): sorry if I upset you I will be better about texting/chatting
B Garvin (6/17/2009 10:42:19 AM): ok... I love you....

I mean, I love texting, what more can I say? lol. What would YOU say?

ps we have Sprint's Unlimited plan so this is not hurting us financially...

Being Brave Paid Off!

Cute kiddos with their "summer time hair cuts" also!
The new do!

So I've almost lost 80lbs now and decided it was time for a new look! While money is tight I decided to go a different (and less expensive) route. I was swimming at my friends house yesterday and all of a sudden got the idea to have her cut my hair (side note, she is a PT NOT a cosmetologist). After a few rounds of "are you sure? are you sure?" she got her scissors and gave me one of my favorite hair cuts so far! It's an A-line cut, so it's shorter in the back. That with a box of hair color that was on sale and I feel like a new girl! :) Thanks Jess!! What do you think? Did my bravery pay off??

Girls Just Want To Have FUN!!

For Mother's Day I was given the gift of relaxation time with 3 of my besties! That actually ended up being 5 of my besties most of the weekend though! We went to the Legacy Golf Resort and had some much needed fun!
We mainly stayed around town, went to the Chihuley Exhibit at the Desert Botanical Gardens (below) and went to the pool (above) where we totally saw Kid Rock and Pat Sajak (and I didn't get any color!)
We enjoyed some yummy dinners at Streets of New York and Claim Jumper
(This is me and Alicia, one of my newest besties)
(This is Jess and Britty)
We went up to Prescott for my sis-woo's baby shower (Me, Sis-Woo Amy, and my Mom)
(My niece Caitlyn and I at the shower)
(Britt, Kelli-Wu, and I at the shower)
(Kelli-Wu and I)

I'm so glad I have such great friends who helped make this weekend so much fun! I'm so greatful to my awesome hubby who let me get away with the girls and took care of the kiddos for me! You're the best babe!

Holy Cow!!

That's how many pounds I have lost total!! I've lost an entire Natali in less time it takes for a baby to grow in a Mommies tummy! This is insanity folks!

Angels Among Us

Last month our enrichment was entitled "Angles Among Us" it was such a spiritually uplifting meeting and I left feeling great. I've had many angels in my life. This past week I was surrounded by angels. They came in the form of my sweet Relief Society President, sweet sisters from my ward, the Elders Quorum, my Bishop's sweet wife, amazing friends who are closer than family, my cousin, and my mil. These angels saw someone in need and did something about it. These angels helped me pack, helped us move, helped us clean, helped me paint, watched my kids (and my friends kid), gave me moral support, told me that I can do this and will get through it. These angels were selfless, they were upbeat, they were friendly, they were the true angels.
Never once did these angels complain, never once did they take no for an answer. Never once did they say they'd rather be doing something else.
I am so blessed to know that there are angels among me. Thank you, my angels who came out and showed me your love and support. You are blessings in my life, I wouldn't be able to have gotten through it without you!

What I DIDN'T do this weekend...

I didn't do the dishes or the laundry. I didn't vacuum or dust. I didn't pack a single box or clean the garage. I didn't go to church (I know, I'm a sinner), I didn't tend to my kids after 5:45 on Saturday. I didn't grocery shop, I didn't clean the bathroom.

What did I do then?

I took a stay-cation with my hubby. We stayed home without kids. We watched what we wanted to, we ate cereal at hours you wouldn't think were cereal eating hours. We nuggled and talked. We stayed in bed until 11 yesterday. Of all the vacations we've ever gone on, our stay-cation was right up there for me. I forgot how much I miss Bry. He works so much and we have so much going on it was so nice just to get back to us.

Bry I hope you know how amazing I think you are. This weekend was exactly what I needed and you knew that. Thank you for being my best friend, my lover, and the most amazing father to our beautiful children.