Thank you

THANK YOU all SO MUCH for your nice comments. They mean a lot to me. :) But I must confess, that shirt is still too tight to wear outside of the house. I am sucking my gut in, LOL. :)

Laurie--I *feel* younger too, LOL. I never thought I would say that, LOL. But I truly do!

Amy--Thank you!!!

Ma--Yes, it is hard to lose and easy to gain, but it is *so* worth it. I can actually walk up three flights of stairs at work and be hardly winded. Before I would be huffing and puffing when I got up the stairs.

Kandi--I got that outfit from www.torrid.com The shirt was only $7.99 on clearance! The skirt I think was 10 something. Not bad at all! And I love Black Eyed Peas "My Humps" as well!

I will get up and move to any upbeat music. I *love* listening to music in the mornings while I have the house to myself and and dance around sing without anyone seeing me. I crank the radio and let it go. LOVE it. I honestly don't think I could live without music.

Updates

Since I like lists, I'm going to post this in list form :)

• Got a call today that the part for the stove is in. YAY! They originially said that the part wouldn't be in until July 18. Now just to arrange for installation. I called after my dentist appointment to do that and they were closed.
• My dentist appointment today went great! No cavaties and very little tarter and plaque buildup. They were very impressed for being about 2 years since I last went in. Jason is frustrated because he had cavaties and I didn't, LOL.
• I'm now down 33.5 pounds. YAY!!! Another half a pound and I'm halfway to my goal of 200. :)
• Love my music. Just downloaded a bunch of songs from Itunes. Finally used the gift card that I got for my birthday back in January.
• I love my Wishblade.
• Posting from the couch is lovely.
• I'm so happy that Scrapy Chic is being renewed for another year. A great group of ladies there. :)
• Jason just started another message board. And xbox360 board. He seems so happy now that he has a "home" of his own again to play around with. :)
• I've been straightening my hair and putting eyeshadow and lipstick on for work. It makes me feel good about myself. I feel sexy and more confident with my straight hair rather than my curly hair. Isn't that odd?
• Jason's brother Justin got engaged to his girlfriend Tiffany!! So excited for the two of them. They seem to be a really good fit for eachother. And they are Jason and I for wedding advice. I had so much fun planning the wedding, I want to do it again. Jason, will you marry me again so we can have a huge party with all of our families and friends?
• Jason and I went swimsuit shopping for me over the weekend. I *hate* swimsuit shopping. I headed to the dressing room with a size 22 and 20 suits, two different styles. Both were too pic. So then I went and tried on an 18. Still too big, but I liked the style. So I grabbed it in a 16 and it fit perfect. Can you believe that? Me? In a Size 16 swimsuit?? Surprised me, very much. Was glowing the rest of hte day, LOL. Too bad my normal clothes aren't that size yet, LOL.
• I got my order of clothes from torrid. Got some really cut stuff. This outfit is one of them.

I also got a pair of shoes that I *love* I haven't gotten a decent pic of them yet, but I will.

Ok, it's confession time. The song "Honk Tonk Badonk a donk" gets me up to dance everytime it comes on. :)

Now I want to know what song either gets you up to dance around the house or you are embarassed to admit that you like.

20 Questions Challenge

1. What is your middle name? Sarah

2. Did you have an imaginary friend growing up? What was his/her name? Not that I can remember.

3. What is one thing you did that you never told your parents about? LOL, I'm still to young to share them. :P

4. What is your favorite bible verse and why? I would have to say Proverbs 31 because I want to be the best wife for Jason.

5. If you could trade places with one of your friends for a day, who would it be? Why? Honestly, I don't think I would want to. I'm content with my life, and don't want to change anything.

6. Where would you shop if there was not a Walmart? I don't shop at WM. We shop mainly shop at Target and Hy-Vee (local grocery store.)

7. How many times do you go to the grocery store in a week? Typically once a week. Very rarely do we go there more thance once a week.

8. If money was no object, what type of home would you live in, and where? I would want a house with 4+ bedrooms, at least 2 bathroms, out in the middle of nowhere, and it would have a wrap around porch and a swing in the front yard.

9. What is your favorite quick breakfast? Oatmeal. Typical breakfast is one egg scrambled with green peppers, mushrooms, tomoatos, and cheese. Served with whole wheat toast and fruit. :)

10. How many books have you read this year? You mean I'm supposed to count, LOL. I read all the time. Too many to count. I *love* to read.

11. Do you share every aspect of your life with your nearest and dearest friend, or do you keep some in reserve? I keep most of my life in reserve. Share bits and pieces with certain friends.

12. How do you like your coffee? Chocolate Frappuccino count? I don't really like coffee, but *love* the smell of it. Yes, I know I'm wierd. Been told that many times before ;)

13. Do you drink your cold drinks with ice/ or no ice? More often than not with ice.

14. Tanning oil, Sunscreen, or long sleeve shirt and hat? Sunscreen and shade for me!

15. Your favorite : Drizzle,Light rain, strong thunderstorms, or hurricanes? Light rain. Nothing like curling up with a book, reading and listening to the rain fall outside. Very comforting.

16. What do you do to "wind" down in the evenings? Either read or watch TV. Depending on my mood.

17. What is your "life song" that would describe your life right now? I have no idea. ETA: I know, I know. "You Drive me Crazy" by Britney Spears, since I tend to drive Jason crazy lots, LOL. I can't think of a better one at hte moment.

18. If your life was a novel what would be the title? She said what?? (Referring to all the sayings and words I screw up, LOL.)

19. Would you rather be a public speaker, or an usher? Neither, LOL. I would rather sit in the back of the room and not be noticed.

20. Do you go to a hair stylist and if so how much do you spend? I don't have a hair stylist. I just go to the beauty school and get my hair cut. So far so good, and if I remember right about $10 after tip. Can't go wrong there!

Loverly.

Yup, this is just want I want to deal with on a Saturday.


Yup, that is the stove that was installed on April 25. I thought it was less than a month ago, but I guess not.

Already placed a call to Home Depot. They said that they will have someone give me a call back. Great. Just want I wanted to do today.

Oh, and don't mind the hideous carpet in the background. I so can't wait until that is gone!!

Thought I would update again. Man, I'm on a roll this week, lol.

Last night I managed to play a bit of oblivion again on the 360. Lots of fun. Since Jason is working early tonight, I think I just might have to play it again tonight, lol. I think the game is like a never ending one, lol. There is the main quest and then tons of side missions. I'm barely into it. Jason has played much more than me, and has completed the main quest and is working on the side missions. I need to catch up with him, lol

Or instead of playing oblivion tonight, if I can get my pictures printed before Jason goes to work, I just might scrapbook! I need to run to burn the pics to a CD and then run to Hy-Vee to get copies made. Might be pushing it...but I do want to try. I think I just might have to save up for a good photo printer. I have a good color one, but the pictures just don't turn out that good. Disappointing.

Guess what I realized this moring. I'm down *another* pants size! YAY! I'm embarrassed to admit, that I was wearing a 26 pant. Then I went down to a 24, and earlier this week they were falling down, so I decided to try on a size 22. THEY FIT!!! I was so happy! Now I need to go back to Catherine's and get a pair of size 20's so when I drop another size, I can wear them. That way I at least have some clothes to wear to work, lol. I still need to go through my closet and pull out the other clothes that are too big. What a great feeling! I'm not sure what I should do with the too big clothes. I don't know if I should box them up and store them, or get rid of them? I certainly hope that I don't need them again, but then if Jason and I are going to have a baby, I might be able to wear some of them as maternity clothes? I think that I should box them up and keep them for the time being because of that. I don't know though.

My goal is to be able to get back into a pair of jeans that I wore in highschool. I believe they are a size 16 and are my Polo Ralph Lauren jeans. I remember feeling so great when I wore them, so when they didn't fit anymore, I kept them. Still have them. Lol. I so can't wait to wear them again!!

Father's Day is this weekend. Since we celebrated un-mother's day, we are going to celebrate un-father's day, lol. I think we will be going out to lunch on Saturday and see a movie. We seen the new x-men movie a couple weeks ago and that was really good. I wonder what we will see this time. Jason is really big into movies. For the most part, I could take them or leave them, but I do want to see Cars. I think that looks so cute! We will most likely wait and get it from Netflix rather than going to see it in the theatre. I know that Jason wanted to see Nacho Libre and Click, but I don't think that those are out yet. This summer, Pirates of the Caribbean 3 comes out and I can't to see that. We are definitely seeing that in the theatre!! Nothing like Capt'n Jack Sparrow, lol. Even though Johnny Depp is old, he is still good looking, lol.

I'm on day two or three of an awful headache. I have no clue why I have one, and it's starting to drive me up the wall. I've taken both tylenol and ibprofen, and even alternated them (usually that fixes everything, LOL) but nothing is working. The Tylenol and ibprofen, barely touch it, it just takes the edge away. I am very thankful it does that though. Does anyone have any sure fire cures for headaches? I sure could use them!!

Blog Challenge: Summer memories

Thank you Sheila for the challenge, this was lots of fun!

What is your most treasured Summer memory from growing up?
My most treasured memories would probably be going down to the campground about 2 miles down the road and hanging out at the pool and with all of the cute boy campers. Oh my. We had so much fun. Kelsey, lived at the campground (her parents owned it) and we had so much fun. We would be swimming, playing mini golf, playing on the play ground, playing pool, feeding the jukebox in the game room quarters, and just having fun. Most of the time was spent in the pool. Our favorite time was when the Johnson's, who were seasonal campers came up. It was an extended family and the boys were Doug (we re-named him Bubba. Have no clue where we got that name!) and David. We had numerous noodle fights in the pool with them, and Kelsey had such a crush on Doug's little brother (I can't remember his name!) and I had a crush on David, but flirted with Bubba all the time too. All around good time. That lasted what, I think 2 or 3 summers until they sold the campground? Great teenage fun!!

What do you do or have you done to try to rekindle that?
Nothing, I'm married now, can't exactly go around chasing cute guys, LOL. But it was fun while it lasted, LOL.

What is your favorite Summer activity now that you are grown up?
I love going up north and going camping at Lake 12. Nothing beats having a bunch of families around, tents & campers pitched, fishing and swimming off the end of the dock, camp fires at night, and good food. Of course, you can't forget the fireworks that we shoot off the as well. There's nothing like sleeping in a tent, and using an outhouse, LOL. I'm disappointed that Jason and I won't be able to do that this summer over the 4th of July weekend. But we are going camping with Jason's family down at Money Creek and that will be fun. It's different though because it's at a campground and not as private, but still fun! I enjoy camping and cooking over an open fire. Jason remember the first time we went camping, and you couldn't start the fire, I had to, LOL. It's a good thing, one of us was a true camper, LOL. Watching Toby & Randy build fires that had flames going 10+ feet in the air really helped. And no, I'm not kidding, we had to cut some of the tree branches down so they wouldn't catch fire, LOL. The coals were perfect in the morning for cooking over though. :) Lots and lots of fun camping at Lake 12 was.

Early Mornings, Clothes, & Scrapbooking

Lately, I have been getting up early in the morning, before my alarm even goes off. It used to really irk me when i would wake up before my alarm went off, now I enjoy it. Nothing like getting up, having a cup of tea, while you check your mail and the sites that you frequent. So calm and enjoyable. Seems like those few extra minutes really relax me.

Of course, Jason has been benefiting from that as well, since I usually have breakfast all cooked and ready when he walks in the door. I love being able to do that him. I feel like such a good wife, and I love it. :)

Also, thank you all for encouraging me about my look, and reassuring me I'm not too old to be doing this, lol, and playing around. :) I've been debating about dying my hair for some time. I don't know how long it would last if I got it professionally done, but I'm seriously thinking about it. Ma do you remember when my hair was bright red? I should see if I can't find pictures from then and post them. I'm going to look tonight, that is, if I can remember, lol.

Over the weekend Jason and I stopped at Mall of America and I ran into Torrid quick. Bought a couple of things, prices were a bit high, but picked up a couple of things. I just went to their website, and noticed that they are having a sale of 50% off of clearance prices. WOW! Found a shirt that made me chuckle. It says, "I'm a sucker for guys in eyeliner" The one I'm getting says, "my body is a temple, and yes, you may worship here" Cracked me up. Who knows if I will wear it out, but it's fun, and for $7.99, I think it's worth it! While I was at the site, I managed to pick out more things, $132 more, to be exact. Order is placed, can't wait until I get my stuff! It's going to be fun!

After looking through the Goth pics of me and the girls, I think I'm going to do a SB page on them. Do you think they will publish that, LOL. Maybe under, "Your not so typical scrapbookers." LOL.

While I was lurking on 2peas today, I found a link for music videos. Thought I would share with you guys. http://music.peekvid.com/p1/

I also seen an awesome pair of "altered" jeans. I so need to do that with one of mine. They used the HS foam stamps and turned out adorable! I still really want to try this, but need to buy fabric paint first. Wonder if any is on sale at HL this week. I know I have a coupon for them....hmmm...might have to run out there after work! I'm still waiting for their single sheet paper to go on sale for 6/$1 or 8/$1 again. I need to get some more of the sheets that I used up. Never mind that I have thousands of other papers, I want those, LOL. I'm awful. I gotta stop buying stuff. But you know I won't, LOL. I will admit it, I'm a paper whore, LOL. On that note, I will be leaving you, LOL.

I figure it's probably time to update my blog again. As you can see from the pictures on Ma's blog, the girls and I had fun over the weekend. :) I enjoy going up north and seeing everyone. The weekend always flies by though. We always have lots of giggles and laughs, usually about something that I have said, lol.

On the way home from up north, we stopped at IKEA and the Mall of America. We initially went to IKEA just to get another light for the living room. Which was about $8. We ended up spending almost $60 in there! I picked up more little spice jars for my scrapping area, some really cute little tin containers (on clue what I'm going to use them for, but they were adorable!), a bathroom mat, a light, a couple cushions for the kitchen chairs, a mirror, and finally a {PINK} rolling chair for me!! For my scrapping area of course. LOL. Also while we were up there, I found the {perfect} rug for my new scrapping room. It has all sorts of bright fun stripes on it. It is absolutely adorable! We didn't buy that though, maybe next time ;).

At the Mall we only went to three stores, and believe it or not Archiver's wasn't one of them, LOL. I decided to stay away from there since I haven't unpacked what I bought there last time. Now I know a few of you out there scrapbook....how in the world do I get back in the groove and find my mojo for scrapping??? It's been forever since I've scrapbooked.....but that doesn't keep me from buying supplies. I need to get back to using my supplies. Any tips? Any at all? Would love them! :)

Thanks...

Thanks for the comments on my last post. Greatly appreciate the comments. Sue, you mean I can't be a happy goth? lol. I am going to play around some more and see what I think. I'm looking for a red lipstick that I can wear with the look. I think that will look better than the black, although I do like the black. Am I too old to be doing this?

Here is another picture from when we took those.

So it's been forever since I blogged. Not much new, the same old, same old. I still haven't scrapped. Don't know why I'm not the in the mood for it. But I have been playing video games, lol. Jason had me try Oblivion for the xbox360. It was fun, but hard. Jason offered to help me pass a couple things and he had problems too! Since we can customize the characters, we figured that I should just start over and try a new character. I started over at least 4 times. Yesterday Jason discovered that the difficulty level on mine was in the middle and his was on easy! He's just trying to make me look bad. ;)

I got a laptop last week. Love it! Especially since as of Saturday, we have wireless internet hooked up, whoo hooo! Now I just need to figure out how to secure it so other's don't use it. But in the mean time, it's up and awesome, lol. I have just been using my scrappin' table for the a desk though, and moving it and sitting on the couch and stuff. I also got a really cute {pink} laptop bag. Of course I had that before I even had my laptop, lol.


Jason and I went to the mall yesterday to look around. We went into Hot Topic and was seeing what all they had. I found a {pink} glitter Master Chief from Halo2. Now, most of you probably have no clue what in the world i'm talking about, but Halo2 is a video game that I was into last year (still enjoy playing it, but don't play it often anymore, i'm awaiting Halo3 coming out in 2007) and in Halo2 you customize your character (mine was Master Chief, the main character in the same) and I made him pink. So what I bought yesterday was like an action figure, but glittery pink, and also included was an alien action figure so Master Chief could shoot him.

I was also looking at some make up and such, and found a black eye/lip crayon. I thought it might be fun to do my makeup "gothic" type. So when we got home, I took off my normal makeup and started to play around with it. For my first time doing this, i thought it turned out pretty good. I set up a white backdrop and had Jason take some pictures of me. It was a lot of fun. The weird part is I felt prettier when I was dressed up like that than I normally do. *shrug* doesn't make sense to me....but anyway, don't be freaked out by the picture, lol. I think I would like to try to do my makeup like that again, it was a lot of fun!