playing catch-up

Summer is here.  Sick. 

Finally found some magnet boards to display my collection!

Chopped my hair and I love it!!

Had a fun Easter BBQ/Picnic with the family.

Making some changes and taking some chances.  More details forthwith...

nature walk

general conference - april 2014

Another fantastic General Conference has come and gone.  So many great talks!  So many insights and things I need to work on.  These are the two quotes that stuck out to me the most.  I had to make memes for them....

weekly happenings

The first haboob of the season!

Able to wear size 16 jeans!!  

Julia and I went to see "God's Not Dead."  Really good movie!

Getting ready for church.

  New calling at church.  Yikes!

Disney Monopoly on Sunday night.

Captain America 2!!!  LOVED it!

New Jamberry manicure (ignore my horrible cuticles...)

weekly quotes

juice cleanse

I decided this weekend to do a juice cleanse.  I've been looking into them for a while and researching different options and companies, trying to decide which one I wanted to do.  I have made a goal to loss 30 more pounds before my family goes to San Diego this summer.  To kick things off, and to try to loss the couple pounds I gained in Florida I decided to do the Suja juice cleanse.  

I went to Whole Foods on my way home on Thursday and bought one day's worth of juice: six different bottles!  I only wanted to buy one day instead it turned out to be completely unpalatable and I ended up vomiting.  

Surprisingly, they're all pretty good!  Kind of interesting and take some getting used to, but the only one I really don't like is the red one: Purify, and that's only because it's got beet juice in it and I HATE beets.  They're disgusting.  They taste like dirt.  

My absolute favorite one is the Fuel.  It is seriously so good!  I could drink it every day.  

My observations:

-Yes, I'm hungry, but I'm not starving and I'm able to deal with the hunger.  Also, by the time I start to feel hungry, it's almost time to have another juice.

-I have literally had to pee every hour.  Not joking.

-I had a headache Monday evening/Tuesday morning.  I ended up having to take a couple Excedrin to kick it.  Not sure why, since I'm drinking more than enough liquids to stay hydrated.  Must just be part of the cleansing/detoxification process?

-I feel great!  But I'm excited to eat breakfast in the morning!


So far, I've lost about 5 pounds.  I'm curious to see if they stay off once I start eating again tomorrow, or if I've flushed out the weight I was retaining and I'll now be able to kick start things again and move forward toward my 30 pound goal.  I'll keep you posted!  :)

weekly happenings

 Trying some new Jamberry vinyl nail covers that my friend Stephanie is now selling.  I like them!  Kind of labor intensive, but it was my first time applying them.  

 Went to the dentist for a regular cleaning/check-up.  Still no cavities!

 Pretty dessert flowers

 Went to a presentation at Usuary Pass Park about rattlesnakes.  Very informative and the ranger guy was funny and entertaining.

 Helped Julia set up her Easter village!

 Played Julia's new Disney Scene it game last night with Julia, Mom and Dad.  I won.  Also, I love my new Stitch cup that I bought at Disney World.  It makes me happy!