Just A Tuesday Update

Yesterday I finally started feeling more like a human rather than a mucus factory.  I still have a man voice and a cough that will probably be around for a while.  Why does it take so long to get rid of a cough!!

Saturday I over did it and ended up napping on the couch most of the evening.  Sunday was better though and we ran our normal errands and saw a movie.  If you haven’t seen Haywire … don’t waste your money.   It wasn’t the big movie of the weekend (which was Underworld, which I totally wanted to see but Adam wasn’t for the mutants and vampires … whatever haha) but we thought it looked promising.  Some of our favorite movies have been the ones that weren’t on any popular lists this past year. 

I’m working on a list of movies that we saw last year.  I think it would be cool to look back and see how many we saw! I’m thinking it’s around 30ish (in theaters)! I also just finished my list of books that I read last year and that was 38! Two more than 2010! What can I say, I love lists!! :)

Burger King … Delivery?

This morning while I was getting ready I was listening to the news.  There was a story about Burger King’s new delivery option.  For just $2 extra you can have a whopper delivered right to your desk or home. Currently it’s available only in Washington DC at 10 locations as a test pilot.  The three guys in the video were raving about how awesome this was that they got delicious burgers in only 42 minutes.

Ok first of all … How lazy have we become that we can’t get our butts up and drive to get fast food.  Does it REALLY need to be delivered?? Sure, I can see in instances where it would be convenient, like if you have a huge order for an office or for a bunch of guys at a job site.  I can also see that if you lived in a big city and didn’t have a car, delivery would be better than taking a taxi or riding the subway. But to just call them up to deliver a burger and fries? Not so much.

Secondly … 42 minutes?? Do you know how many times I could drive myself to Burger King and back in that amount of time?

But seriously … who actually eats Burger King in the first place? I guess they are trying to boost sales and be ahead of the game by trying out this new strategy. Will it work? Who knows. 

I say … if you really want fast food then get in the car, drive yourself, and get it yourself.

Do you agree? Disagree? Pretend this isn’t Burger King … what fast food restaurant would you be excited about having a delivery option? Me … I don’t even get pizza delivered because I don’t like paying a trip charge haha.

Baby Shower!

What a great weekend we had!! It went by so fast!! Of course this past Saturday was finally baby shower time!! I spent the night Friday at my sister-in-law’s since we were having the party at her house.  We had a lot of things on the to do list and we accomplished most of them Friday.  Saturday we were able to not rush and take things easy getting set up for the party at 2:00.  As hostess I was crazy busy the entire time and didn’t have time for pictures so I’m praying that other people took some!! I did take a few of the decorations before the party got started but none of the new mommy to be (Yes, I suck!).

Our invite! (I took parts of the names, addresses, and phone numbers off if you are thinking it looks funny).

Our invite that I designed!! Pretty proud of this!
 

Dessert Table (minus the punch bowl that hadn’t been placed in that big blank spot yet).

Better view of the dessert table with balloons.

Awesome banner and pom poms!
 

Diaper cake that was made by a friend.

Food table

Everyone brought a onesie to hang up! Loved this idea!!

I have only been to a couple of baby showers and each time after the gifts were opened I was pretty much ready to leave.  We had games and lots of things going on so people stayed pretty interested.  The party started at 2:00 and at 4:00 everyone was still like OK WHAT’S NEXT? That’s how I know it was a great party!

Yesterday Adam and I enjoyed a quiet day.  We had a late breakfast, went to a movie, did some grocery shopping, and caught up on some DVR stuff.  It was great to just have a day where I didn’t have to plan something.  But now I’m kind of floundering.  I need something to plan and keep me excited!! I’m going to devote my time to getting my weight watchers back on track!!

No Brain Left

It has been a busy week of meetings, a class, a stressful work environment, and a ton of baby shower planning!  I had several posts rolling around in my brain but my brain is now fried and refuses to process useful information. Maybe next week they will come back to me. I know Adam will be glad!

Tonight after work I’m heading over to my sister-in-law’s where I’ll be staying the night.  We have a lot planned and a lot to do to get ready for tomorrow!! Mainly it’s gonna be fun fun fun (if I can stay awake!). I’m really thankful that I have been organized from the beginning with lists.  This morning at 5am when I was packing my car up I didn’t have that feeling that I had forgotten something because I’ve had every single detail written down and planned.  I’m sure there is SOMETHING that I did forget but my mother-in-law can bring it tomorrow.

So before I ramble about a bunch of other nothing I’m gonna leave with you a great song that I have recently discovered.  A friend told me about a Christian group called Casting Crowns and I’ve purchased two of their CDs.  This is my song for the year!! Love it!

Baby Shower Week!

I completely missed my post for Friday! I had it half way typed out and then things got crazy and before I knew it the day was gone.  But at least I tried right?

I attended two surprise parties last week.  Thursday my sister turned 16! We surprised her at her favorite restaurant and then had some yummy cake!! Friday was my sister-in-law’s hunny’s birthday so we surprised him at his favorite restaurant.  Needless to say I’ve had enough take out but we had a ton of fun!

This weekend I spent most of my time coordinating things for my sister-in-law’s baby shower that is this Saturday. I did some shopping at Hobby Lobby and filled up the dang buggy with things! I just have a few more things to get, a few errands to run, and then there is lots of things to make. It’s going to be pretty awesome! We may have gone a TAD overboard but that’s ok.  I mean who knows if she will have more kids and who knows when I will so this could be a one time thing!  Besides I haven’t gone over budget yet so that’s a great thing!

Here are a couple of pics:

This is just a quick pic of my table where I had everything spread out. Lots of pink and black going on here!

I’m staying the night with her Friday night and that’s when most of the stuff will be made but I wanted to try making the pom poms to see how they turned out.  Pretty good I think!  (This was tied to my lamp for picture purposes so ignore that part)

I’m pretty excited to see the final product on Saturday and I’ll be posting lots of pictures next Monday!

Hardest Part About Beginnings

I recently signed up for the NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month) for January. The challenge is to post something every day and there are helpful prompts to use if needed.  Well I have a few ideas rolling around in my head but decided to go with today's prompt.

What is the hardest part about a beginning?

I love new beginnings.  I get excited about change and mixing things up in my life.  But I also start to worry about the end before the beginning is even over with.  I worry about how long it’s going to take me to fail.  How long will I stick with it (whatever IT may be) this time?  What will so-and-so think if I do this?

I also tend to over analyze things.  I get wrapped up in the planning and prep of starting something new that by the time I actually start whatever it is I’ve already convinced myself it’s impossible or too much trouble.

I function best by just jumping in to something and not worrying about all the details.  It’s hard for me to do that but it is something I’ve been striving for the past year or so with success.  I have become less afraid to try new things because I don’t worry about all the downfalls or what someone will think.  I try to just go for it.

January Goals & Plans

I made my grand come back yesterday and lost a follower.  Go figure! HAHA.

Today I wanted to get down on paper (Err… screen) some of the things going on for January and my goals for the year.

Yearly Goals:

• I have promised myself that this will be the last year that I will have the resolution of losing weight.  I’m not going in to my 30s at the same weight. Not going to happen.
• I want to be pregnant by the end of the year.  My husband doesn’t know this yet and at some point we have to have this discussion. 
• I’m making a list of Household Goals, Work Goals, and Personal Goals that I want to keep up with every month.
• Have a daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning and organizing schedule.

January Activities:

Tomorrow is my little sister’s 16th birthday!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! :)

On the 14th I’m hosting a baby shower for my sister-in-law.  It’s going to be the best shower EVER! She’s due Feb 11th but I really have a feeling that before the end of this month I will have a new niece!

January Goals:

Start taking a multi-vitamin every night.

Keep my laundry caught up!

Start some type of organization project at home and complete it.

Holiday Recap

Hello bloggy peoples!!

Well I’m pretty sure by now that my followers have dropped by my absence.  But that’s ok.  I’m going to try to get back in to the blogging habit and post every week day with the help of the NaBloPoMo January 2012 Writing Prompts.  I’m not sure if I’ll follow along exactly every day but I figured it’s somewhere to start and Lord knows I can use all the help I can get.  I’m trying to find a purpose and focus for my blog rather than just floundering around.  I need structure.

So today I’m gonna talk a little bit about our holidays.  This year Christmas and New Years was seriously the best.  I feel really bad saying this because it’s the first year after my step-dad passed away.  I really missed him and I know my mom did too.  Christmas was kind of magical for me though and I guess that’s where the guilt is coming from.  I had always wanted my mom to come over to my house so that we could cook all day and spend time together.  This year I got that.  It was great.  We spent hours making desserts and food.  Any other year we would be at her house cooking all day.  But I’m not going to let the bad override the good.  Things are just different and it doesn’t have to be bad.

We had the best Christmas tree ever this year.  It was more like a spruce type tree rather than a pine.  (This picture was before the mountain of presents)

I did get some pretty amazing gifts this year.  Adam got me a 5 in 1 griddler than can grill, griddle, or do a panini press. My mom got me a Nook Color that I’m LOVING! Who knew reading a book while waiting in line at the grocery store could be so awesome?!? I’m also loving the free books on Fridays.

I was pretty crafty this year:

I love this centerpiece.
 

This wreath took forever to make but it was worth it! This is also staying up year round rather than just being a Christmas item.

I learned how to make a bow via You Tube and made this nifty door hanger for my back door. (bad lighting here)

We made a lot of yummy food:

Chocolate Dipped Pretzels and Fudge
 

Chocolate Dipped Oreos
 

Cookie Dough Balls & Cream Puffs
 

Homemade Cinnamon Rolls for breakfast!
 

Our New Years was pretty low key.  The guys blew things up, we spent too much on fireworks, and we played a ton of cards.  Our niece and nephew were down staying with Adam’s parents so we played a lot of Phase 10, Skip Bo, and some game called Apples to Apples. 

Adam and I spent a lot of quality time together these past two weeks since he has been on vacation. I’m really going to miss that now that he’s back to work and his mood will get grumpier as the weeks go by.  But I’m going to try to stay positive and help his good mood last as long as possible.

I hope everyone had a very happy Christmas and New Years!!