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.

Rocks

Do you ever have one of those days where you think if you don't go out sans the kids you may go crazy? Your head might explode and fire might start coming out of your neck? Now you know what I was like last night. It had been one of those days and I just needed some mommy time. I knew my 3 bff's needed the same so it was for sure a perfect night for GNO. Britt and I had been talking about doing such a night because she'd been super mom since moving here so I called Bry and the plans started coming together.

Until recently I didn't realize how much I rely on my amazing bff's. Last night was total proof of how much I love these girls. We went and had dinner and hung out at Neilson's. (Btw, I'm amazed at how I can't eat most starchy foods (thank you lovely lap band of mine!) but last night my body knew I was in need and I was able to eat french fries dipped in fry sauce... thank you lapband God's!!) I felt like a school girl as we talked and laughed until they closed. I love that I can talk about anything with these girls.. and let me tell you nothing was off limits last night! It was so fun!

Thanks girls for being my besties! You make my life so much easier just being in it. I'm so glad we live so close so these girls nights can happen more often!

Get Real Mom's....

So I'm totally doing a shout out for this super awesome website that I know of. I actually helped them with the making of the website (giving my opinions and such-- my husband would call it QA'ing) and I think that it will be a pretty cool website once more people join. Currently there are 2 contests going on one to win $1000 CASH and the other to win $500 CASH! I, sadly, can not enter the contest because of my hubby's employer so if you win, we'll just split the proceeds! :) They have contests each month and I've seen the prizes, they are pretty cool!
It's called Real Moms Guide and it's free to join. Join, request me as a friend. Make my husband happy. Make me happy by having my husband stop harassing me.

I know I sound like I don't like the site, but I actually do. There are some pretty cool links and cool groups to join ( Mom's of Mesa --that's mine). There is also one for dinner ideas and one for LDS Mom's.

So, ya. Go, check out the fun. Find out about earning Karma, watch funny kid home videos , there also is a little TV show they have on there. Like I said, it's a pretty neat site! Check it out! Tell me what you think or if you have any suggestions, let me know, my opinion to them is what's important! ;)