So you think you can dance dance dance dance

I really find pure joy in watching "So you think you can dance". I know it is silly but I find myself smiling the entire time just hoping each contestant does their greatest....I think I should have taken dance lessons while growing up because I didn't realize how excited I get when I see people dancing!

This week my favorite dancer Will got voted off, he is a beautiful dancer and I wish Rob had his beautiful upper body HA HA!

My Very Own Wall Art!

I've had this magazine cutout for years now and I've always loved the idea of a huge collage of pictures. I finally got all the pictures of Rob and I all copied and blown up accordingly and got this project finished this morning! Now the wall may look a little like we enjoy looking at ourselves, but I literally only have 2 other pictures of us in our entire house! So I thought it would be fun to put us all together (and I just think Rob was the MOST adorable kid ever!!!)

And yes I realize it may be a little silly that I couldn't come up with this on my own, but hey I freely admit I need all the inspiration I can get!!!

A Little Side Note:

Aaron Brothers is having its semi-annual "Buy any Frame, get one for a penny" SALE!!! This is the best deal ever because I got all my frame shopping done in a matter of minutes!

Sugar Free....is the way to be (NOT!)

I went for a follow up visit with my doctor and while he saw some improvement I still have to completely change my diet for good! That means no more tasty yummy comfort food that I love soooo much! I have to give up all wheat (which is literally in everything, I have checked) and sugar (which is basically what I live off of). So I tried to rid the pantry of all pasta and other foods that I can't eat to get rid of the temptation but unfortunately Rob is not on this new eating plan so I had to keep it all....hopefully he'll get with it and cook it when I'm not here!
I have to eat as much protein as possible in every meal...if anyone has any good recipes or snack ideas please fill me in cause this is going to be a difficult adjustment. I was forced to eat ice cream last night by my mother-in-law but I did choose sugar-free instead....I told Rob afterwards I might as well just go hungry cause there is no point in sugar-free anything!!!!

A Very Long Day.....

I finally was able to get my hair done today....I was there from 12:30-5:00, so thanks to my new hairstylist who got through it with me! I don't think she has ever seen a person with sooooo much hair! But the end result was totally worth it and I love it!!

Before...blah (no makeup extra blah!)

After...the picture doesn't do it justice, it really is very blonde!!!

Our Trip to Needles

We just got home from a much needed weekend away with friends out in Needles! Nathaniel's brother was graduating high school on Friday so it was just excuse to get together, so we met up with friends from AZ and got to spend some time together! Here are some pics of our trip down to the river, it was the first time Chanel and Max have ever been swimming and they loved it! It was adorable to watch them all play, they got to spend time with Bailey and a new friend Buck as well and played for hours in the water. It was a great weekend with good friends who are basically our family and we love them!

This may sound strange to some but we got a hotel room with 2 full beds, well Rob went out Friday night into Laughlin and left me in the room with my 2 doggies and of course I let them get on the bed with me....it's a vacation! So Rob and I slept in separate beds because the dogs snuggled with me the whole time---and no I do not let dogs in my bed normally!



They loved chasing Nathaniel in the kayak, Max rode around in it and Chanel swam behind because she thought he was stealing him! It was pretty cute...

Here is Max passed out on the floor of the backseat....we came home with a real need for an SUV...2 large dogs in a sedan does not work!

OH HAPPY DAY!

So I'm very excited to be writing this post because I finally have an explanation for why I've been feeling so terrible lately! For those who have no idea what I'm talking about I have been feeling very exausted from the time I wake up until bedtime, I have a hard time concentrating and just basically feel like I'm running on empty. Well I recently went to the doctor and had some blood work done (thought it might be my thyroid)....of course it came back totally normal and she basically said I was just stressed out (now I know my body and that answer just didn't work for me!).
I was visiting my sister in Ventura this week and she has a bookkeeping client who is a holistic doctor and set up an appt for me! It was the most amazing experience! He basically examines just a prick of blood from your finger in a microscope and can then see what your deficient in....well I was all messed up! But he actually gave me the answers I've been looking for and sent me home with a whole crapload of supplements to get my body back up to normal speed and I'm just so relieved! He also found that I'm deficient in hormones to allow me to get pregnant so hopefully soon we'll see some changes and I can't wait!
Anyway if you've all been wondering where I've been I just haven't been able to function normally, but within the next week I should start seeing a difference in the next few days!!!! Yippeee!!!

My Thoughts on "The Bachelor"

I really love watching "The Bachelor" this season....Matt really isn't very attractive and doesn't really look all that in shape but his wonderful sarcastic sense of humor makes this season especially good! I was disappointed he got rid of Amanda...well she like couldn't stop saying like every other like word, so that got a little annoying- but I thought she was cute....now I'm thinking he's going to propose to Shayne and they are going to break up soon after the show, so much for true love on reality tv.
Does anyone else share my obesssion with this show? (other than Heather, Laura, Sarah??)

Who do you want Matt to choose?