Happiness is feeling the sun on your face again

After weeks of snow, clouds and temps so cold our toes were froze, it was nice to see some sun. We had a great weekend, just soaking it all in!!!

My beating heart day

In honor of "puffy heart" day here are the things that make my heart go pitter patter....

1. The giggle that comes from the belly of my children

2. The front porch of my house...the entrance to my life.

3. Pink

4. cupcakes with sprinkles.

5. The grey on the top of my husbands head

6. My fathers smile

7. My click of my camera

8. Knowing that I have a best friend forever in my mother.

9. late nights around a campfire

10. Hearing my 14 year old tell me he loves me even if it's followed with "you crazy woman"

11. the smell of roses...the simplicity of sunflowers

12. Listening to the pink martini's

13. Disney World and the magic that lives there

14. rubbing my feet in the sand

15. Knowing my life is good and will only get better

16. good memories

17. the red on my youngest child's head.

18. Sticking my feet out of the covers at night

19. my daughters pink toe nails

20. cheesy movies

21. Mike Rowe (MMmmm...shhhh don't tell Bruce...)

22. Strong coffee

23. The feeling after I workout

24. The popping the comes from my record player

25. Singing really loud to my old country records

26. aprons

27. cool whip straight out of the tub

28. Sharing my cool whip with the little red headed dude that lives in my house.

29. my glue gun!

30. ultra dry red red wine

31. beer cheese and crackers Mmmmm

32. banana peppers

33. Knowing I'm one of the luckiest girls in the entire world

Happy Happy puffy heart day!!!!

Valentine Party

Emma and I found our inner Martha and opted not to go with the traditional boring valentine cards this year. Now if the snow will cooperate and melt away so we can get to school in the morning. *Fingers crossed!!!!*

Harmony...

With the snow today came a second of cooperation and shared laughter. Ahhh it was a nice sight!

If you look real close you will see one of the children thought the decoration M & M's would be more suited as tummy filling M & M's.

Frozen from the neck down

A blanket and a colorful caprese salad for lunch makes me happy!

Knowing more snow is on the way this evening makes me sad!

Hurry spring...you are needed!

Awwwww.....

Throwing it all out there....

So here's the deal...two years ago I was a floppy little puddin' cup of a woman. I was best friends with little debbie and felt the love that she put into each little snack. I sucked, I was sad and I was fat! After a reality check from my doctor and the fear of one day being found dead in my pantry covered in little debbie crumbs and empty boxes I made a pact to change. I gave up the snacks. I gave up the sugar and I hopped my butt on a treadmill. I felt good. I looked good and there was no turning back. I lost 52 pounds and it was awesome! I was in the honeymoon stage.

The holidays came this year and something in my mind snapped. I was cocky! I hopped off my treadmill and hit the couch. I have since gained 16 pounds. Sixteen pounds that keep taunting me every.single.day. At first I was ignoring the pounds that were creeping up on me and figured it would be a snap to shoo them away. I upped my water intake a bit but I also upped my mac and cheese intake. My cocky stage was starting to become my defeated stage.

I am now going to throw it out there for the entire internet world. (yeah I know that no one reads this...I don't care...it's the fact that in my head it's out there for everyone to see).

I have to loose this weight. I lost the 52 pounds there is no reason in the world that I can't loose a measly 16 pounds. Sixteen pounds of pure and utter holiday bloat that went to far.

Watch out 16 pounds you are going down!!!!!

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