Happy Birthday MOM!!

Today is my Mom's 55th Birthday!! Love her and want to wish her a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

I hope you are having a WONDERFUL day!!

Macy says Happy Birthday Grandma :)

Love,
us :)

Tail Waggin Tuesday!

I'm linking up with Cassie today again over at Live What You Love, for Tail Waggin Tuesday! Just love this! :) If you have a favorite pet head on over to link up!

Today's topic:




Your Pet's favorite Toy.

Macy has 2 favorite toys, she has a lion that she loves to chase and if you tell her to go get the lion she knows what it is!
 
And her other favorite toy is her snuggle frog! She loves to drag it around and have it be in her bed to nap with :)

Happy Tuesday!! and Macy says HI :)

Did you know today is National Pet Day? :)
Until next time,
<3

GTKY

I am linking up with Mannland5 today for Getting to know you! I know most people did this on Sunday, but I forgot to post it!!

1. do you watch/read the news? I do watch the news, almost every night at 6 and 10! I use to never watch the news, but now it is just part of my routine! I like to see what the weather is going to be like for the week and I also like to see what is going on in our area!


2. how would you describe your "look"? I would have to say casual and if I could I would wear jeans/capris or shorts and a t-shirt every day! I don't mind dressing up, but sometimes it is hard to find the perfect outfit! I wish I had better style then what I do! :)

3. did you play sports in high school or college? I played Volleyball, Basketball and ran track in high school! I miss those days, I always say if I could back to High School for one week, it would have to be a week where we had 3 or 4 games, just so I could play again! Plus you get in great shape :)

4. would you rather give up lipstick/gloss or high heels? High Heels! I am 5'9" so I don't need high heels and sometimes they hurt my feet, but i don't think I could live without my lip gloss!!

5. what's your favorite show to watch on tv? I really like to watch Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice and I am a reality TV junkie and sad to say but I LOVE Teen Mom :0 haha!

6. would you rather bake or cook? I would have to say Bake, i would not call myself a cook or a baker, but I seem to do better at baking then cooking.

7. shorts or skirts? Shorts!

8. what's your favorite scary movie? I am not a scary movie watcher, I don't think I could tell you the last time I watched a scary movie! It might have been the Blair Witch Project, (how long ago was that???)

101 things in 1001 days!

So I have been really trying to do some of the things on my 101 in 1001 days list, so this weekend the hubby and I decided we were finally going to purchase some new bikes! He has been wanting one since the day we got married (which is almost 4 years already!) So we had quite a few errands to run and after we were done with errands, we stopped at Scheels All Sport and were looking around, I told Joe to pick one he liked and I would find one I liked! So the funny thing was we both ended up picking the SAME bike :) I really wanted to get a pink bike...... but unfortunately, this bike only comes in black. So I added a pink water bottle holder, water bottle and helmet :) We also got these small computers to show us how far we are riding and other cool information! We went for our first ride today around 5 miles, so I am happy because I can add riding a bike to my Weight Loss Challenge! I am now on the look for a nice used pull behind trailer so we can take Macy with us, she loves to go on walks and also rides in the car, so I think this will be great for her!

Along with getting great exercise with the bike, we are also going to be doing the Tour De Cure for the American Diabetes Association this summer here in Iowa, so I need to get moving on the bike so I can make the 25 mile ride! :)

Since I am blogging today! I also get to knock another thing off my list and that is #48 blog for entire week! Today meets my 7 days of blogging! I also tried Sushi this week, for the first time so thanks to my boss Jill, who let me try her Shiitake Mushroom roll, just one more flavor to try! WOW, i did quite a few things this week!!

If anyone else is doing 101 things in 1001 days, how are your goals coming along?

We also got to grill for the first time this weekend and it was GREAT!! Today the weather is HOT and HUMID in Iowa, we are use to the humidity, but not until July, we are expected to get some severe storms tonight, so I am hoping they will not be as bad as they have been talking about. The high so far today is 84 degrees! Tomorrow it is suppose to be in the low 50's what a drop huh?

I also could not blog without showing you the cutest picture of Macy, she was tired this weekend and I came up on her laying on the couch on the blanket just like this! How sweet is this? I don't think it gets any better than seeing your cute little 4 legged baby just laying there!!!



Hope you had a wonderful weekend!!

I almost forgot to post this! I small sight of SPRING! My perennials are just starting to peek out from the ground!! :)

Until next time,

<3

Weight Loss Challenge

I am joining For the Love of Stilettos & linking up with Rachel & Lindsey for the "I jiggle but not as much as I used to" weight loss challenge. This should be fun, since I am trying to lose a little weight :)


The rules of the game are simple. Write a post about your weight loss goals (how many pounds you'd like to lose) and what you plan to do to get there (exercise, diet, etc.). Then for the next 8 weeks, come back and link up and tell us about your progress: the percentage of weight you've lost, the exercise you've done, and how you've eaten. Any details you'd like to share.

I am very excited about this challenge, just this week I started my weight loss challenge to myself! I will be attending a Bootcamp class on Tuesday and Thursdays for 1 hour each day, along with Jillian Micheals 30 day shred 2 days a week, I also walk our dog about for about a mile 3 days a week (weather permitting) and I will share more about another Challenge that we have going on at work in the next week or so! I hope everyone is able to meet their goals! I am hoping to shed of few of my winter pounds and get ready for short season!

I am going to post my weight loss in the number of pounds I lose per week!! Instead of posting my BMI.

I hope others want to join! What a great idea!!
Until next time,
<3

ABC's of me

I've been wanting to do this post for awhile now, but I am just not getting around to getting it done! I hope you enjoy learning a little more about yours truly ME :)
The ABCs of Me!

A. Age: 28..... YIKES!

B. Bed size: Queen, we would love to have a King, hopefully some day!

C. Chore you dislike: I do not like to vacuum, but I am pretty lucky because they hubby enjoys it :).

D. Dogs: Our Chihuahua Macy, she is 2 years old, her birthday is December 26th and her forever home day is March 14th. We want to someday add another 4 legged fur baby to our family.

E. Essential start to your day: I enjoy eating my breakfast while watching GMA and snuggling with Macy :) I am not a coffee drinker, but I love the smell, so i sometimes wish Joe would drink coffee just so i could enjoy that wonderful smell in the mornings :)

F. Favorite color: anyone who knows me knows I LOVE PINK!

G. Gold or silver: Silver or white gold.

H. Height: 5'9"

I. Instruments you play(ed): I did not play an instruments in school, but i wish i would have learned how to play the piano.

J. Job title: Program and Health Promotions Coordinator

K. Kids: We would like to have kids someday!

L. Live: Iowa

M. Mom’s name: Ann, love you MOM!

N. Nicknames: Mel, Smell and AB ( it stems from my maiden name)

O. Overnight hospital stays: I have only stayed one time for one night, it was October 30, 1995 the day i was diagnosed with Diabetes, i stayed for one night and got to home on Halloween and went trick or treating with my little sister, how hard was that??? I could have used the candy though to gain some weight, i was 5'7" and weighed in at 64 pounds!!!

P. Pet peeves: Bad drivers, (people who do not go the speed limit, slam on their brakes for no reason). I have a few others, but i will keep you guessing as to what those are :)

Q. Quote from a movie: From the Notebook!

“So it’s not gonna be easy. It’s gonna be really hard. We’re gonna have to work at this every day, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, for ever, you and me, every day. Will you do something for me, please? Just picture your life for me? 30 years from now, 40 years from now? What’s it look like? If it’s with him, go. Go! I lost you once, I think I can do it again. If I thought that’s what you really wanted. But don’t you take the easy way out.”

 S. Siblings: My older brother (3 years older) my younger sister (7 years younger) I also have 2 sister in laws (one is 2 years older and the other is 3 years younger) and one brother in law (2 years younger)


I thought this was a cute one to share :) HAHA 1992!! Love you both!



The 3 of us! <3


T. Time you wake up: about 6 or 6:15


U. Underwear: Yes! :)



V. Vegetables you don’t like: I don't like onions, but if they are really small and I can't seem them i guess i will eat them! I also have never really tried Brussels sprouts, but they do not look very good!

W. What makes you run late: To be honest, I'm an on-time person. I get big time anxiety if I'm in danger of being late.


X. X-rays you’ve had: I think just dentist check-ups.


Y. Yummy food you make: I have to say i am not a very positive cook or baker, so I don't really have anything to share that I make that is really good! If you check out my recipe link my Cherry Coffee Cake is pretty good!


Z. Zoo animal favorites: Believe it or not, I have never been to a zoo, so if i had to guess i would say the Monkeys would be cute and i would like to see a Giraffe :)


So there is some information about ME!! I've noticed that I've gotten a few new followers lately-- care to say hi and tell me something about YOURSELF? :-)

Book Review

I finished reading "Heaven is for Real" by Todd Burpo on Tuesday this week. It was a pretty easy read and very interesting, if you have read it what did you think? I enjoyed it, but I almost wish they would have waited to write the book until Colton was older so he could have written about his experience in his own words, along with the words from his dad. It is a short book and it left me quite a few questions at the end of the book, it almost makes you think more about your feelings about God.......



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The next book I am reading off my recommendation list is "Water for Elephants", I have started it and have already gotten through about 50 pages of the 287 pages, i have seen on a couple people's blogs that they have read the book and REALLY enjoyed it, so i am looking forward to it!

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I am still in need of about 10 more book recommendations, so friends leave me some comments on your favorite reads!

Today it is a nice day in Iowa, we are expecting some Severe Thunderstorms today and possibly this weekend  (of course right?) I am hopeful it will be nice so the hubby and I can do a few things outside and enjoy the weekend!!
Look at the forecast though!! almost 80 DEGREES!!! I am hopeful I get a little sun on my skin too! ( i wear SPF :))

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Things are getting busy at work and a good busy! I am looking forward to everything!

Hope everyone is having a great Thursday!

Until next time,
<3