BLAH!!

FRICKEN LONELINESS SUCKS MONKEY BALLS....that is all.

Mommy and me date pt 3!

Tonight was Skylars turn for a date night. She has been anticipating it all week. She wanted to go to the movies (ambitious for a 2 year old) so I took her to the $3 theater to see Horton Hears a Who. It was cute and it held her attention for most of the time. Halfway thru it, I had to take her to get a Hot Dog for dinner. She loved the time spent with me...and with the Racer arcade game I couldnt pull her away from. haha. She passed out on the way home at 6pm.

I can get into my pants!!

Today, for kicks and giggles, I decided to try on a pair of pants I couldnt even come close to buttoning before. Im excited to report, that after losing 21 pounds since being here, that I can infact button them!! (dont get me wrong, i still muffin top..but at this point i dont care!) I need to lose another 20 pounds at this point. I look really small in that photo even tho im still a size 14..but who am I to complain? Im not that type that could ever pull off a size 8 without looking ghastly. Lord bless the curvy girls!

Thankful Thursday!

I love sunny days! We've been experiencing some cold here lately, along with overcast skies and wind. Today I see the sun peeking thru the clouds. Woot! I cant wait for the pool weather to be back so I can get my tan on. Ive also discovered the most amazing show for car enthusiasts..Its on BBC called Top Gear. I heart Richard Hammond!! Im totally sucked into this show..Thanks dad! Here are a few more things Im thankful for...

New Friends (ive made a few lately)
my new tv show TOP GEAR
Instant Messenger
Cards and pretty stationary
my new Papasan Chair
Getting registration and my testing done for school..
Mommy and Me dates
Skylar is doing well with potty training
Jamiroquai, without his grooves I wouldnt be able to be as happy..
My camera
Lemon Blossoms (bombtastic little cakes)
Eric made new friends in the complex
Taking walks (Back to Trader Joes today..)
Weight loss!!

New Student!

Im officially enrolled at the CNI college and will start classes August 26th. Im very excited, to say the least, and finally feel like there is a silver lining to my life. Soon I will not have to live with my parents, because I will be able to afford a place of my own without the help of anybody, under my new career as MASSAGE THERAPIST AND HOLISTIC HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONER. Pretty cool title, huh? I have to wear scrubs to school. How weird is that? Im going for the actual degree not just the diploma, so I can work in far more places with much more experience. The extra long title is a bonus too. LOL. I just need to get thru 14 months of schooling..Lord help me. Im very nervous, but everytime I look thru the courses of study I get excited all over again. Im also looking forward to meeting new people and making some friends. Wish me luck!

Mommy and me dates..

Today was Erins turn to have her mommy and me date. We decided to get out the ol camera, head to the pier for some photo fun, then go to BJ's for a "Pizookie" (which happens to be a freshly baked cookie hot out of the oven, with vanilla ice cream ontop.) It was really fun taking pictures with my daughter because she is so willing and such a ham. I got them home and decided to play around with the brightness and contrast feature on my editor. I love how they turned out. Her hair is so red that it makes for some great pics. Check out our adventures!


Pizookie is here!


We colored for about a half an hour afterward!


Mmmm, refreshing on a hot day!



Sight seeing...



Pretty red head! I love her hair....



Mommy and me dates are special!



Begging for Gumballs...



Resting before we head home...

*Ode to my Theme Parties...*

I'm feeling pretty sappy at the moment and missing the sweet comforts that come from throwing a theme party, or attending one. As I perused my photo albums tonight, I got misty looking at all the fun I once had. I miss my friends in Washington and all our shinanigans. Here are some of my favorite pics from last years festivities...enjoy.

Here is my 1930's Murder Mystery Dinner that took months of planning..(I actually built a bookstore front, and turned my house into a speak easy...)


This was my 30th birthday picture taken at my karaoke 80's party. Thats my ex husband in the picture..Isnt he cute? We're still friends. We had many great adventures together.



Founder and president of the infamous "GLITTERATI" girls. We tore up the town in our sequines and high heels.



Pimps N Hoes party...I was "sprinkles dejour" and I actually won the Ho cup that night. All the other girls just looked like strippers, but I took the time to actually look like a real ho. Complete with a ratty hairdo from all my time in the back seat of a car, sequined top, fishnets, pleather skirt, and handcuffs from my run-in with the Po Po. Everyone laughed that the Mormon girl won that..



The awesome vintage pinup calendar my girlfriends put together..I was august. Like my peaches?



My 1940's night with the Spruce Goose..That was the greatest night ever.



And just for nostalgic purposes, to prove ive been at this a long time..My highschool 1996 homecoming dance. My friends (who are the ones I still party with today) decided we all should go in Disco wear..It wasnt a themed dance, so we got some looks, but we had the best night EVER. Im the one in the middle with the bad perm.