Where's Waldo?

So I am relishing every second on my iPad right now because I haven't had wifi in over a month. Man if that isn't a sign of the times; I feel totally out of sorts without wifi, crazy :)

So we've been in California for a month and 2 days now, I feel like I've been counting the days because my cosmetology license hadn't come yet, but then today . . . duhndaduhda!! I have it!!!! After 5 phone calls, 30 minutes on the phone, a drive to Anaheim, and one bad picture later, I have my license in my possession! It feels like now life can start. I feel like I've been on a month long vacation, (albeit a broke vacation ;) ) Tomorrow is salon hunting day. Wish me luck with finding a good salon to start my California hair career. It's exciting to make a new start like this. Can't wait!

Our bug has grown so much this past month! He is officially a crawler, a slow one, but nonetheless, a crawler. He has 2 teeth now and man are they sharp! It feels like he is already a whole different baby then the one we moved here with. He's survived his first rolling off the bed, (scared the crap out of me and made me feel like a horrible mom, but everyone has assured me that it happened to all of their kids too,it actually brought about a ton if terrifying tales of kids heads hitting ceiling fans, kids breaking their arm rolling off the bed, babies choking on bottles and turning blue, and a myriad of other horrifying stories, I guess I'm safe from CPS showing up at my house).

I'm super excited to be going to Vegas next weekend to do a killer 3 day hair weekend. Can't wait to see my clients and salon friends and to just be back in the adult world :) but it is bringing a terrifying experience about . . . I have to leave Riley for 3 days!!!!! I hate to have to do it, and I've been trying to finagle a million different babysitting options, but alas none of them made sense. So I'm leaving my bug with Brooke and Todd. I'm so glad it's coming next weekend so I don't obsess about it for too long. Wish me luck that I don't freak out. More later not just silly updates, pics too, yikes bikes!

On the Move!

So sorry my friends that I haven't blogged in so long :(

We have had just a little bit going on, hahaha! We have officially moved to California!

We are 95% unpacked, just a couple of random boxes that I'm trying to figure out a spot for. Our little bug is adjusting as well as can be expected. He of course started cutting his first tooth just days before we moved, so he's been a combo of tooth cranky/unfamiliar bed cranky/overstimulation cranky/ and just I'm a 7 1/2 month old baby cranky; poor little guy! And he got his first official boy bruise today. He likes to flip over on his changing table the second you put him down, which makes changing diapers and outfits a hoot ;)! But he was flipping over while I was trying to hold him down with one hand and put his dirty diaper in the Diaper Genie with the other hand and WHACK! he hit his little dome on the corner of our plastic changing table organizer; it made an awesome, perfect right angle shaped bruise on his forehead, so sad :( But Joey made light of it, thank goodness because I felt so bad, saying "He's a boy and this is the first of many bruises to come" (good husband :) )

I just have been feeling so discombobulated and so has Joey and I know Riley has too. We have uprooted our whole life as we knew it. Yes for the good of our family, but it has been a tough couple of days. Seeing all of the family on the regular has been an awesome reminder though of why we did this in the first place.

More good news . . . I called the California State Board of Cosmetology for the 100th time today to check on the status of my license and . . . HOORAH!! It has been approved and is being sent to me as we speak. Thank goodness! I know it's been less than 2 weeks that I haven't been working, but I feel crazy! I need to feel productive. I love the time with my bug, especially since I know he's feeling a bit uneasy right now, but I want to make some $ and get our California life going. It's been funny saying I'm a "stay at home mom" (which Amy thought sounded better than unemployed ;) ) I admire the at home mommies, but we are not in the position financially for me to do that. I think if we were, I wouldn't feel so restless about not working, but we're not, so I am :(

More updates to come, including pics. I'm currently without my own internet, so I'm bumming it off of Joey's and Joe's lap tops for now. Love and miss all of my Vegas peeps and am loving seeing and making plans with my California peeps. Pray for me to chill out and continue adjusting, yikes bikes!

7 Month Letter

Dear Riley,

I cannot believe that another month of your life has come and gone! You have grown up so much in this past month. You're trying so hard to crawl and move little bug. It cracks me and your daddy up when you slam your head down and push off with your feet to move; someday we'll figure out how to incorporate those arms of yours :) You're also such a rolly polly! It kinda freaks your mama out when you do "barrell rolls" on your changing table, but I know you're so proud of yourself when you do it.

This past month has been the month of lots of new foods for you baby boy. You're doing so great eating 3 solid meals a day, but still taking bottles and your mama's milk so well :) We are so lucky that you're such an amazing eater! While it grossed mama out to make pureed chicken and turkey, you loved it and ate it up with a vengence! I love seeing my long, skinny peanut getting bigger!

You're home with daddy today while mama is finishing up my last week of work at Body Spa. Can you believe you're going to be a California baby is just a week and a half?? Crazy huh bug?

Riley you have also surprised us how well you've been sleeping in your own crib, in your own room, for the last few weeks. We thought you'd be in our bed until you were in high school, but you transitioned like a pro! (Honestly, your mama and daddy have had a harder time with you not in our bed, but in the long run, it's best for all of us to get some good sleep. Just so you know, daddy really misses you staring him down first thing in the morning :) )

I love every square inch of you little bug! I love watching you roll over and over across the floor. I love listening to your trying out your voice, (you kinda sound like a teradactyl, but it's so adorable)! I love hearing you coo through the baby monitor in the morning. I love changing your soaked bibs, because that means a tooth is on the way. I love pulling up in our driveway and seeing you and daddy on one of your nightly walks. I love hearing your sweet laugh when I do silly ballerina spins in the kitchen. I love hearing you "almost sneeze", (this makes me and your daddy crack up)! I love the sweet, lavendar smell of your skin right after a bath. I love hearing you laugh and "talk" to Mickey Mouse. I love how much I can see that you feel so comfortable with your mama when you're nursing in my lap and you're almost asleep and making the sweetest moans and holding onto me, pure bliss!

You are the light of your mama and daddy's life. We are so blessed by you being in our lives. This month we've been happily married for 6 years and our little bug is 7 months old, wow!!, God has really blessed us with his gifts. When days are stressful and feel overwhelming, your sweet angel face makes everything alright.

I love you forever bug!

Love,
your mama

Pantry cooking and panic attacks

My foray into "pantry cooking" is getting kinda fun. I unearthed a box of pumpkin pancake mix yesterday . . .



with the leftover caramelized apples and egg whites, pretty good breakfast!

I also made green beans for the little peanut yesterday.



He's been needing more green veggies lately.



!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GROSS MOMMY TALKING ABOUT POO ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Considering we had a record breaking 8 poopy diapers yesterday, (man! prunes really do their job when trying to counteract the "locking up" effect of bananas), one of them being a disturbing florescent orange color, all of the diapers being pretty "full" (yuck!), green veggies were in order.



How gross am I that I just mega over-shared about my son's poo issues and then posted a picture of green beans pureed in trays right after it? I promise it was green beans ;) It's my blog. I guess I can do whatever I want ;)

Enough about Riley's poo, on to other topics. I have 1 week left working at the Body Spa, crazy! This past week has been very hard for me. I feel like my head is full to the brim! With packing lists, worry about my license, sadness about leaving my friends, baby poop, money worries, crying about saying goodbye to and handing over my clients, love of Glee, trying to get all of our bills transferred to CA, making baby food, sadness over leaving BC, anxiety over Joey's studio, excitement to be near family and friends, "Hotdog hotdog hot diggedy dog!", and our 6 year anniversary tomorrow. (Sorry if that insight into my crazy mind scared you! It kinda scares me too sometimes ;0 )

I just need to breathe, make lists, check things off as I do them, and take one day at a time. There's this amazing Bible verse that I've had taped to our fridge for years, but kinda went unnoticed with the dozens of pictures I usually keep on the fridge. Now that I've taken all of the pictures off and put them away, this verse, along with Riley's "good foods" list, is all that is left. It just seems to ring so true right now.



Wish us luck as we enter the "home stretch" for our big move to California :) Pray for me to not get too freaked out and to let myself be okay with today, yikes bikes, I sound nuts!

At least Riley is too little to know how batty his mama really is :)



How precious is this kid??? How bad can life be if I have this perfect angel?

Yummy yummy yummy, I got love in my tummy!

Big News!!! The most amazing, all be it unintentional, thing happened this weekend . . .

Riley slept in his crib all night!!!!

It all was unplanned, but I'm really excited, and if I'm completely honest with myself, a little bit sad. So . . . saturday night Joey had a migrane :( so he decided to lay down for a little bit before he had to leave for work. I nursed Riley to sleep and while I usually lay him down for the night in the middle of our bed surrounded by pillows, (I know I know I know!!! Don't say anything!), I couldn't because Joey was in there. So I put him in his crib and figured I'd move him when he woke up. But guess what??? He didn't wake up until 3:30am!!! :) I put him down at 5:30pm (early, I know) and he slept until 3:30, crazy! I hadn't gotten a chance to set up the baby monitors, so I slept like crap, (checking on him every hour or so), and honestly, I missed him. He's been sleeping with us since he was born. Don't even get me started on how Joey feels. He misses him too; granted he doesn't have to sleep with the boy snuggled up to his side, nursing him every time he stirs. But I think this is great progress! We needed our bed back to ourselves, I've been needing some undisturbed sleep, and the boy has proven the last 3 nights, he sleeps better alone. Now when he stirs, there's no boob there in his face, so he goes back to sleep; it's almost as if it was intended to be that way :)

What a rant! Sorry! This just felt kinda major. Good thing we got him sleeping on his own right before we move and are in the same room again, waka waka waka!

I did a bit more "pantry clearing cooking" today, with very yummy results! I've been obsessed with IHOP's Cream of Wheat pancakes for years, but everyone I know hates IHOP, so I never get to have them :( But I found the IHOP recipe online today, and I have a whole box of Cream of Wheat to plow through, so we had pancakes . . .



They were so yummy, with great, gritty texture :) I also made delicious caramelized apples to put on top of said gritty pancakes . . .



Tyler Florence was making them the other day on his show, so I had to give them a try. So sticky, sweet, yummy, amazing! We also had egg whites scrambled with turkey bacon and scallions. Healthy, but yummy-nummy!



Great way to start the day!

Riley and I also had a sleepover at Aunt Jackie's house on Friday night :) It was so fun! Jackie made her famous Bubble Up Pizza, so yummy! Even with a gimpy hand, she was still an amazing hostess :) And we watched "Get Him To The Greek" (super lame-o, don't waste your $), read magazines, and just talked. I will miss her more than words can say, but that girlie comes to California all the time, so we'll still be seeing her.



Tried Riley's Halloween costume on today . . .



a giraffe in honor of his true love Sophie :) Hand-me-down costumes are awesome! He was annoyed that I was trying it on him, but I wanted to make sure it still fit. Halloween falls the day after we move back, so it's the least of my worries.

It's getting close ya'll! Had to say goodbye to one of my favorite clients in the world today, Michelle Sidor :( I cried after she left, but only for a minute. It feels scary to say goodbye to such great clients, and hello to job uncertainty. I am hopeful, but nervous. Wish me luck! Less than 2 weeks left at Body Spa, yikes bikes!

Hey good lookin', whatcha got cookin'?

So my foray into the baby food making "business" has taken a kind of yucky turn.

PUREED MEAT!!!!!

The doc said that Riley is ready for protein, so I baked a few chicken breasts, let them cool, and then . . . pureed them with baby apple juice, (as directed by the baby food cookbooks that I've been consulting and of course Beth Masciave).



It deceivingly looked like pudding when I put it in the ice cube trays to freeze.



It actually tasted really good and Joey said Riley dug it. I always want to be here when Riley tries something for the first time, but alas, work had to happen today; Daddy giving him a first food is just as good anyway. Joey said he looked like he was thinking about it for about 3 bites, then he was liking it. Mixed with pears and butternut squash it probably wasn't too strong a flavor anyhow. Our little bubba is growing up so fast!!

I also came across a great recipe at annies-eats.com for peanut butter banana oatmeal muffins this morning; a mouthful I know! (Pun intended :)) We're trying to use up all of our pantry food before we move, I also had overripe bananas that I didn't want to throw away, and rogue mismatched cupcake liners to use up, so thus the muffins. Here's the recipe if you want to try them:

Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Muffins

Yield: about 18 muffins *(I got 20 muffins out of the batter)
Ingredients:
1½ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup old-fashioned oats
1 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
2 tbsp. applesauce *(I used baby food pear puree :))
¾ cup light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup mashed banana (about 3 bananas)
6 tbsp. creamy peanut butter *(I used 1/3 cup of chunky peanut butter)
1 cup low-fat buttermilk *(I used 1 cup 1% milk)
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Line 18 muffin cups with paper liners. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir together with a fork to blend. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the applesauce, brown sugar, eggs, banana, peanut butter and buttermilk until smooth. Pour the dry ingredients into the bowl with the wet ingredients and mix just until incorporated and fully blended. Divide the batter between the prepared muffin cups. Bake 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool in the pan5-10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.



They came out really yummy, especially fresh from the oven when they were still nice and warm. Annie suggested that you smear about a teaspoon of peanut butter on top of each muffin, which I did and definitely suggest. It made them just a touch more peanut buttery and luscious :)


Having Riley has made me so much more efficient! We got up at about 7am, changed and fed the boy, made "yummy" chicken puree, made muffins, did 3 loads of laundry, nursed Riley and ate my own breakfast, got ready in about 10 minutes, (literally), and was out the door for work at 10:20am. I didn't get this much done in a whole day B.R. (Before Riley).

Well, gotta fold some more laundry, unload the dishwasher, and watch 'The Office' :), more later, stay tuned for more pre-moving shenanigans, 23 days and counting, yikes bikes!

Going . . . going . . . not gone . . . yet!

Well . . . friends it has been an interesting few weeks. I've decided to tell you about it through pictures.

First, we had an awesome visit from Jacob, Beth, and Hannah Masciave. Riley and Hannah played so cute together. They were involved in a "power-struggle" over the chew toys attached to the exer-saucer. A brief window in all of the fun play dates to come.















It's so nice to have a mommy friend whose baby is a little bit older, so they can pass down learned tips, tricks, and advice. Beth is great at letting me think out loud and she has been so helpful during my baby food making adventure, since she also makes Hannah's food. I found a great looking pumpkin at the store, so I roasted it for Riley.















Yummy pumpkin puree! Happy fall!















On the food note, Riley had his 6 month checkup, (can you believe it has been 6 months already!?!?) While his height has shot up to the 83rd percentile at 27.75 inches and his head is in the 62nd percentile at 17.5 inches, his weight has gone down to the 21st percentile at 16.65 pounds. Riley's doctor, (who I am so sad to leave by the way :( ), said it isn't anything to worry about, considering his height shot way up and he's so active. She just wants us to start feeding him solid food 3 times per day and wants us to add protein. Pureed meat, yum! All in all though he's doing great!

Tasted his first apple juice. Wasn't a big fan ;)















Still teething like crazy, but no tooth yet.













Freddy also moved out. This is the first time he's lived on his own, big step for him! His place is really nice. So happy for him; he's a big boy now!












I was hired to make football cupcakes for my friend Amanda's son's 1st birthday. Happy birthday Cayden!



My cousin Natalie, her husband Daniel (and his gorgeous mustache :)), and my little 2nd cousin Tyler were also in town for a hockey game, so we met up for breakfast. They've been joking that Riley must be a CGI baby because he's never crying in the pics I post on facebook, but let's get real, who posts crying pictures; no one ;)






My friend Jackie broke her hand, so I've been helping her with her clients. She only has a week left with her cast, but a broken hand for a hair stylist is pretty much the worst thing that can happen. I'm so glad i've been able to help her. She's always been so great to me!











And Riley's wearing big boy 2-piece jammies! I know it isn't that big a deal, but he just looks like such a big boy in them.



My baby is getting so big. I want to freeze him in time. But then again, every day brings a new fun thing and more love in my heart. I totally cried on Joey during yesterday's episode of 'Parenthood' (which is awesome in case you're looking for a new show!) There was a scene where a mom and dad were being hugged by their little boy, one big group hug, and the little boy said he loved his family. It just made me happy, but in a sad way scared. Being a child of divorce, I always worry about maintaining a stable, loving marriage. Joey and I are doing so great. We have really become a team since having Riley, so I hate that those fears even creep into my mind. But I guess that is natural for people to worry about 'the other shoe dropping.'

Trying to get things organized for the big move that is only 24 days away, crazy wazy! So excited to move, just wish it was already done with. It has been getting kinda sad these last few weeks :( This is where our baby was born. This is where we've lived our entire married life. We've had really good times here and made really good friends. I know for those people who are most special to us this isn't goodbye. It's just been more difficult then we thought. We haven't been working out or necessarily been eating very good; just so much stress and worrying. I keep "Mondaying" myself to death. 'This monday' I'll do better. Ok, next monday. Ok, when we get to California, I'm on it. :) So on and so forth. Gotta push on and 'get 'er done.' So moving day is the day before Halloween, I'm thinking Riley is going to be a giraffe in honor of his "true love" Sophie, (his teething giraffe.) I'm not planning on trick'or'treating with him, but I will subject him to dressing up and lots of pics.

More to come. Hopefully not so much time in between posts. :) Stay tuned for the shenanigans to follow, yikes bikes!

P.S.
I also made a hilarious Halloween JibJab video featuring Joey, Riley, Hannah, McKenzie, and me; so funny! I love JibJab!

Personalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab!

Sorry sorry sorry!

Just wanted to stop by and say I'm so sorry for not blogging in so long! I have a ton of stuff to share and pics to show you all, but we have been so crazed with this move. September was the month of being excited and October is the month of stress, planning, packing, and goodbyes. I promise I'll post a blog tonight with tons of updates and pics, off to work, yikes bikes!

Crunch Crunch Crunch

While I know that we are not the only people being affected by this piece of crap economy, it sure does suck to worry. It feels extra worry-some that this next month will also bring on a slew of extras with our big move on the forefront. But you know. I hate to say this all the time, but . . . "It is what it is."

So I have decided for today's blog to be a crazy, unrealistic dreamer and think about Christmas. Yes, I said Christmas. For some reason my favorite holiday/season has been on my mind. What am I going to bake? What am I going to get Riley and Joey? It will be a little weird not having my Christmas decorations up, but Joey's mom is a fellow Christmas lover, so I know we'll be set :) Can I also say how amazing it is going to be to have our little peanut during Christmas???!!! Last Christmas I was nice and beefy-pregnant, dreaming of how awesome this Christmas will be. I can't wait to make Riley a Christmas dork like me :) (Can't wait for the Belmont Shore Christmas parade and the amazing lights in Naples! Woo-hoo!)

I've found a few items that are on my wish list; wish being the key word ;)

How awesome is this mini cupcake/scone/quiche maker?!



I also have been craving a stand mixer. Can you believe with all the baking I do that I don't have one yet?!



I also just remembered that back in June, before my birthday, I went to Zappos.com to give Joey ideas for a present for me. He ended up getting everyone to go in on an iPad instead, which was so incredibly amazing. So my wish list is still just chillin' there. There were some gorgeous purses and shoes; still pretty drool worthy.

SANUKS!!!



LUCKY BAG!!!











BETSEY JOHNSON BAG!!!









Ok, I think that's enough silliness for the day. Gotta go figure out dinner and get back to reality. It is fun to be silly and dream every once in awhile. I suggest all of you do a little dreaming today. So excited 'Parenthood' starts back up tonight. And by Amy's suggestion, I am going to give 'Glee' a much overdue watch tonight. Here's a little Riley cuteness as I sign off. I'll try not to lose my noodle again anytime soon, yikes bikes!

6 Month Letter

Dear Riley,

My handsome little baby, you are 6 months old today! I can hardly believe that it has been 6 whole months since you made your 10 day early arrival into this world. You have changed so much in these past few months. When I first saw you I thought your precious little face looked exactly like your Daddy's, which just made my heart smile. I love your Daddy so much and I am so thankful for him in our lives. He loves you more than anything else and to watch his face light up and your face light up when you see each other, almost makes your Mama cry.

Lately I've seen more of me in your face, not to mention your funny little banana toes that are just like mine :). I love that you have truly become a combination of me and your Daddy. I hope you continue to take the best qualities from each of us, along with your own sweet personality, to become the little man we are already so in love with.

You had a big day today! Wearing overalls for the first time and going to the Central Christian Church nursery for the first time; big stuff for a big guy!

When you wake up each morning and greet me with big smiles and laughs as I change your diaper, I know you are truly a gift from God. I feel so lucky to be your Mama. I know you love me when you hold on so tight while you're nursing. I know you love me when you shimmy over to be closer to me while we're laying in bed. I know you love me when you smile at the sound of my voice. I know you love me when you reach your arms up in the air for me to pick you up when I get home from work. And I know you love me when you nuzzle deep into my neck when you're sleepy.

And I want you to know that I will always love you baby boy. I love you when you laugh at my silly noises. I love you when you spit sweet potatoes on my white t-shirt. I love you when you try to crawl toward me. I love you when you're fussy right before you fall asleep. I love you when you suck on my finger, my cheek, and my shoulder trying to get even a drop of milk out. I love you while I'm changing your drooly onesies and poopy diapers to make you feel all clean. And I love you while I'm just staring at your gorgeous face and touching your soft, perfect skin while you sleep.

You are the love of your Mama and Daddy's life. We can't wait to see what tomorrow will bring for our family. Happy 6 month birthday little bug!

Love,
Your Mama


3 Day Old Riley




6 Month Old Riley

Hahahahahaha!

Ok, so I'm kind of addicted to putting Riley on youtube now ;) It is just so much fun to watch him on a video. Here's another one of him laughing that I made yesterday. (Don't mind the dorky noises I'm making to get him to laugh)



I have officially become one of those parents that is always shoving my kid down people's throats. Granted you all already are used to that, being followers of my blog and all :) I just love him so much! And I think he gets cuter everyday! And I am so impressed with how well he moves and wiggles and laughs! He'll be 6 months old on Sunday, crazy right?! Look how big he's getting. He doesn't even fit in his bathtub anymore.



I have a big work day tomorrow, so pretty glad to have today off. Joey's cousin Nathan is in town today, so I think we're going to have lunch or dinner with him later. We just realized that its been 5 years since we've seen him. How lame is that? It will be great to see him, so that's cool.

Went to the library yesterday :) Yes, even with my ipad I still crave "real" books. I also needed to print something out. How lame is this? After installing our $55.00 ink cartridge replacement pack, our laptops are both telling us that the ink is still empty, so it won't let us print anything. The printer is saying the ink is full, but our laptops won't adjust. Lame-sauce! Joey can create web sites and I can learn how to put videos on youtube, but we can't figure out how to reset our printer's ink levels; ironic! So I had to foray into the library computer lab to print a cosmetology license transfer form. (This whole license transfer business is so annoying!) I also picked up a Jodi Picoult book while I was there. Libraries are still free ya'll!



I'm also officially an old lady now, I got the LARGE PRINT version of the book. It was the only copy they had and it is actually way easier to read, so there!

More to come soon. Freddy is moving out in 2 weeks, crazy! He has lived with us for over a year now, but I'm so happy for him that he's off of probation and moving into his first place that he's had by himself. He watched Riley for a couple of hours for us yesterday, and this is what I came home to.



Uncle Freddy has been dying to put Riley in his packers jersey since he bought it for him (before Riley was born :)) No matter that it hasn't been washed yet and is size 12 months, (Riley wears 6 months ;)). It was pretty cute!



Stay tuned for my new blog design. Joey is designing me a custom banner and background, so exciting, yikes bikes!

FYI

I'm editing and updating past blog posts with pics and fixing some content. Just wanted to let you all know in case it keeps sending my updated past posts to your e-mails.

Getting myself and my blog ready to go public!!!!!!

Want to keep in better touch with people here in Nevada after we move. Wish me luck!

B-O-O-H-O-O!!!

So it's official . . . Kelly May has left the building.



We went over to the May's house last night to get one more night of hanging out in before Kelly left for Austin today. It felt like old times. We had burgers and talked and laughed; it was definitely bittersweet. Luckily they needed help packing their U-haul, so it distracted all of us from getting too emotional. Here are Joey and Kelly "prom-posing."



And Christa and I "hiding" in the bushes in their front yard. I wasn't even drinking, I promise. We were just being a little silly ;)



While I know that we're all taking the next steps in our lives for the good, it is getting sad to think about leaving here. It didn't help that one of my clients, who is also a great friend of mine from when I first moved here and was working at Lucille's, literally sobbed when I told here I was moving. She and I always have major "therapy sessions" when she comes in to get here hair done. It made me feel awful, but of course on the other hand, made my heart feel so warm. To know that people love me and are so upset to have me move; makes me feel special.

It's gettin' real ya'll!

I was so glad to spend the day with Mr. Riley today to take my mind off of Kelly leaving, us leaving, low fundage, and the realization, (after helping the Mays pack and load boxes), that we have to pack up our entire house. He is freaking me out how much he is on the move! He literally rolled from one end of our king size bed to the other end. He is also a scooting fool! He rolls onto his belly then uses his feet to move forward. That kid wants to crawl so bad. My baby is growing up and getting so big; freaky! But so thrilling to watch him be so active and healthy :)



So be honest . . . how proud are you all of me that I not only have pictures, but I created a youtube account and added a video of Riley shimmying???? I am pretty proud if I do say so myself. Joey is so great at all things technology based, so I'm trying to get better too. Riley did actually roll from belly to back over and over, but I didn't get that on video, maybe tomorrow??

Well, gonna hang with my husband. I love you all, (in case you didn't know or I don't say it enough)! More pics and hopefully videos to come, yikes bikes!

Pictures Fool! I got mad pictures fool!

So I Finally Did It!

I have pictures attached to my blog! Yeah! Happy now Amy Lynn?!

Here was me feeding Riley a bottle at Lake Mead yesterday. They Mays were nice enough to take us out for probably our last lake trip. (Had to do a bottle because I couldn't get him close enough to nurse with his life jacket on, heehee!)



Aside from him getting sunblock in his eyes, which really pissed him off, as did wearing a life jacket in general, we had a blast! It was very sad at the same time though. We have spent the last 6 years, our entire married life, here in Boulder City, and it feels almost like the end of an era. We had so many amazingly fun lake trips with all of our friends out here! I'm so glad the weather was so perfect yesterday so we could take the little peanut out. We then followed the lake trip up with a going away party of sorts for our friend Kelly, who's moving to Austin, TX tomorrow to get started on his job hunt. It was awesome to get all of our incredible friends together to say good bye for now, not forever like we all kept joking, not funny :( It felt like a party for us too. Got to see lots of friends, but I didn't cry, how proud are you all of me?!

Riley did great at the party, sleeping in a pack in play in Haley and Avery's bedroom. A few peeps still hadn't seen him yet, so that was cool letting them meet the boy, even though he was in mega fussy-bedtime-mode. He had a big day yesterday. He thinks he's so big! He wants to move so bad! Riley is rolling like a maniac! The second you get him on his back, he flips to his belly and starts the frustrating task of trying to scoot. He even flips on his changing table which totally freaks me out!



We also had a nice visit with Aunt Brooke (Joey's sister), Uncle Todd, and cousin Joey this weekend. They just came up to chill, see the Mays before they move, and soak up the little man. Our little nephew is obsessed with firefighters right now, so Freddy was sweet enough to talk "fire business" with Joey. Here are the boys with their helmets on. (Joey is a pants-less firefighter, no big deal :) )




They were so sweet to bring Riley an exersaucer, which he so desperately needed.



Just to quickly address McFatty Monday, which I don't really want to, but after reading Heir to Blair's blog yesterday, I feel like I have to: I am 1 pound away from the 20 pounds lost mark! Yet we totally have pretended like we have never heard of P90X this week. I ate really good still, with the occasional sweet treat slip up, so I still lost. We're back on it this week, but I feel really good about the fact that eventhough we didn't do the workout, we're still in it enough that our eating didn't cause us to gain any weight back. Real life success!

I'll keep you posted on any new California-bound updates. Wish us luck as we say goodbye to Kelly May tonight. Joey is going to be a wreck, but we're all moving forward, it's just hard to say goodbye to the past 6 years, yikes bikes!

Totally Obsessed Thursday!

So as many of you know I am so in love with cooking, baking, reading cookbooks, trying new recipes, cooking reality shows, and obviously eating, (or I wouldn't need P90X :)). My love has taken on a new obsession as of late after my sister Melissa came to visit and shared some awesome baking tricks of the trade. I have submerged myself in online "research." I've been watching you tube tutorials on how to frost, I have about 10 new cooking blogs that I check on regularly, and I've been trying new recipes and planning new recipes to try.

While we have mega slacked on P90X this week, I've still been trying to eat as good as possible, (I'm ignoring my couple ice cream slip-ups while I write that ;)). I stumbled upon an awesome egg white casserole that I tweaked just a bit to appeal more to Joey; if something doesn't have meat, I usually have to find a way to incorporate it. It tasted so awesome with some spicy salsa on top, and bonus, the left overs heated up amazingly well in the microwave! Here it is if you want to give it a go:



Jenni's Egg White Casserole

Cooking spray
1cup egg whites
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp oregano
Dash salt
1/2 cup diced onion
1 cup diced mushrooms
6 slices turkey bacon, chopped
1 cup fat free Greek yogurt
1/2 cup low fat shredded cheese (I did half mozzarella and half cheddar)

Preheat oven to 350F
Spray an 8x8 glass baking dish with cooking spray
Over med heat sauté bacon, mush, onions in cooking spray, add salt, pep, oregano
Cook just until bacon is cooked through, remove from heat
Meanwhile, in a bowl stir egg whites, yogurt and cheese together
Add bacon mixture, stir to incorporate
Pour into greased baking dish
Bake for 45 minutes, until top is golden
Serve with fresh salsa and a side of fruit :) yummy!

Here are just some of the blogs and websites I've been following if you want to check them out (most of them involve baking :)):

Theheirtoblair.com (the first blog I followed and still love! Thanks again Amy Lynn!)
Cupcake-decorating-ideas.com
Cakejournal.com
Obsessedwithcupcakes.blogspot.com
Crumbsanddoilies.co.uk
Craveindulgesatisfy.blogspot.com
Bakerella.com
Howtoeatacupcake.net (my fav!!!!!!)
Cakespy.com
Hungry-girl.com
Cakewrecks.blogspot.com (so funny!)
Wholesomebabyfood.com (thanks for telling me about this one Beth :))
Goodreads.com
Cupcakerecipes.com
Justjennrecipes.com

Ok, I think that's about it. Don't worry! I still am paying attention to Riley . . . I promise! The Internet is my S.A.R.G.T.B.B. or Secret-After-Riley-Goes-To-Bed-Behavior. (Well, I guess it's not so secret now :)). I'm also trying to finish up reading book 3 of The Hunger Games trilogy, Mockingjay. It is so awesome! Can't wait to find out how it all ends. Stay tuned, more shenanigans sure to follow, and I promise I will figure out attaching pics to my blog asap, yikes bikes!

McLazy Monday!

So glad that my first cold, post-baby, is almost gone! Riley and I had a case of the snotty noses this weekend, but we made it out alive. We spent almost our entire Labor Day nursing, napping, and watching a marathon of 'Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel,' (don't judge :)). But we did have a blast the last few days visiting with my parents and little sisters. They got a room at Green Valley Ranch, which I loved because 1) they have an awesome pool, 2) nice rooms for the fam, 3) close to my house and my salon, and 4) they have a U-Swirl yogurt shop, (which I'll confess my visits there in a bit :)). We also finally got a tour of Freddy's fire station, now that we can't "jeopardize" his career, (he's finally off of probation :) )



After giving the girls their back-to-school haircuts Friday, Joey brought the baby and we all went swimming. Riley took his first pool experience like a champ. He actually seemed very indifferent to the whole experience. Just lots of looking around. He did squeal in delight when we passed him back and forth for a bit, but mostly, he just chilled. He didn't care too much for the wet swim diaper once we got out, but as soon as I got him into a dry diaper and put him under the hooter hider for a snack, he dozed right off to sleep. It was nice and warm out, but not too hot. It felt so nice just chatting with Cindy with my little man asleep on my chest pool side. (A small glimpse of many great pool days to come in California :))

My cold didn't really attack until the next morning, but it was still nice just playing with the fam. Cindy did brave a new Sharon Stone-esque haircut, which we all love.



Fell asleep before I could publish my blog last night, so sorry! Anywho, where were we???

So had a blast with the fam. Everyone got their hair cut. Riley swam and loved it. Ate a lot of froyo, which in and of itself Is not bad, but when a certain someone, maybe me ;), put cubed cheesecake chunks on top of it, it's not so guilt-free. So no, I haven't lost any more weight and we slacked on our workout for the first time this past week, but the mega accomplishment is that I didn't gain any weight. Hooray! Now that I'm feeling better, we're back on it!

It's been fun making food for the little man. He's had: carrots, butternut squash, sweet potatoes, bananas, avocado, apples with cinnamon, peas, rice cereal, and baby oatmeal. It's difficult to know what to give him next because there is so much conflicting information. I have started peeking in the baby food aisle at the grocery store to see what other foods are in the stage 1 jars and going from there. It's surprising how good everything tastes. Joey and Freddy don't seem to agree. They're not too happy being my taste testers. Oh well ;)

So just working on getting my cosmetology license transferred to California and hunting for a great salon to rebuild my clientele. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated :) Joey is also on the job hunt. We may be making a preliminary trek down to get the job sitch under better control. If you've ever seen the movie 'Grandma's Boy' you'll think it's so funny that Joey's mom called this weekend saying she just wanted to check on her new roommates (us). Hahahahaha! We're so thankful that they're helping us so much by letting us stay with them until we get settled, but it's going to be a big adjustment. Kinda weird to not have our own house and space, but it's all for the greater good. And my in-laws are easy going, sweet people that have always been so great to us, as has the rest of our fam.

More Nevada to California moving shenanigans, Riley updates, and other Adkins updates. (P.S. Hope you all caught 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey' reunion special part 1 & 2; those bitches are crazy!!! Yikes Bikes!)

Lovin' my reality!

I just finished reading my fav blog to follow, Heir to Blair, and I love her last two posts. While I am so excited for our pending move, I think I haven't taken time to "love my reality." Yes times have been tough with Joey working like a maniac, funds being tight, and an unbearably hot summer that kept me locked indoors with a now uber-pale baby, but in reality, we are so so so so very blessed. It always seems like I'm dreaming of more time with my husband, more money (aren't we all right now??), more vacations (or should I say any vacation), better weather, a smaller ass and belly, and just a happier life.

Really?

Really?

I am disappointed in myself that these thoughts even pop into my head, but alas, I guess I am human. It's human to want more. It's human to feel blue. And dang if it isn't down right American to want more out of life. I guess "the grass is always greener on the other side" isn't just a clever phrase. So I have decided to make a list of all the things I am so very thankful for to help me realize how much I actually do . . .

LOVE MY REALITY!

I am thankful for . . .

1. my perfectly healthy son Riley.
2. a hardworking, loving husband.
3. a supportive family that is so excited for us to move to California.
4. friends that make my life happy.
5. the Missy Elliott Pandora station on my iPhone that I rock out to every day.
6. Tony Horton and P90X for helping me lose 17 pounds.
7. Ciao Bella Blood Orange sorbet, yum.
8. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and it's ability to enrapture my son when he's fussy.
9. our amazingly comfortable bed and how happy I am to be snuggled up to my two boys every night. (Family bed, don't judge me :))
10. how close Riley snuggles me and nestles into me when I hold him.
11. my baby's adorable laugh, that sometimes sounds like a courtesy laugh.
12. Tosh.O.
13. a job that I love, that I can do anywhere, and most days feels like I'm getting paid to chat and play with people's hair.
14. how good my husband smells and when I smell him it makes me feel like I'm safe and I'm home.
15. Redbox; I would never see any movies that are relatively new without its miraculous $1.00 invention.
16. all of the babies that were born so close to Riley and their mommies that I can learn, laugh, cry, and just chill with.
17. my life, just the way it is.

Family in town this weekend, yeah! Riley's first pool time is imminent :) I'll let you know how all of our big move stuff goes, yikes bikes!

Mega News Monday!

So, no, I haven't landed on what I want to call our McFatty Mondays yet, but considering I have crazy huge news this week, I'm calling today Mega News Monday. So . . . I haven't blogged all week because Joey and I have been deliberating over a majorly huge decision. After much consideration, pro and con weighing, sleepless nights, and coffee drinking (it's my only vice allowed on P90X :)), we have decided that as a family . . . we . . . are . . .

. . .

MOVING TO CALIFORNIA!!!!

I know this will come as sad news to our Vegas friends, but I'm sure this news has insighted some fist pumping in California ;) It all started when Joey's studio partner and very close friend decided that he and his family were moving to Austin, TX, thus forcing Joey to close his recording studio. This then led Joey to suggest we move back to California. I'm sure it's no surprise to anyone that I have been wanting this move for quite some time; I just wanted Joey to want it too. It feels like everything is lining up the way it's supposed to. We've been here for 6 years, and yes, it made sense for us to be out here to build our marriage alone, but now, with Riley, it just doesn't make sense anymore. I'm always struggling to find a babysitter and much of the time I feel lonely. I will miss my Vegas friends so very much, but I want Riley to have cousins, aunts, grandparents, a family.

So in two short months, we will once again be Californians, crazy wazy! We will have finished our first cycle of P90X by then, which will be awesome! We're just starting week 6 this week. And yes it's still hard. I still would rather not be doing it. But I feel so good in my own skin. I've lost 17lbs. and Joey's lost 22, so yes the weigt loss has slowed down a bit, but that was to be expected. I'm just really proud of us that we've kept it up. Especially considering I baked all last weekend with my sister Melissa. She showed me awesome decorating techniques so I can take my cupcake making to the next level. That sounded so serious! Let me tell you, it's very difficult to resist fresh buttercream!!!! I had a couple of cupcakes and they tasted like heaven and I didn't gain weight, go figure!! I guess you have to indulge every once in a while or you'll be looney tunes!

I'd love to hear how your weight loss/exercise journeys are going and any cool tips you have for me. The only one I have is don't make a gang of cupcakes and expect to not be tempted to eat them, DUH!!!!!! More soon as our packing, job hunt, California or Bust journey continues, yikes bikes!

Slacker!

So I totally stink because I missed our McFatty Monday, so sorry blogger buddies! Let's call it Trim Down Tuesday, :) We are in week 5 of our P90X odyssey. I have lost 15 pounds, wahoo!!, and Joey has lost 20 pounds, yeehaw! Our 30 day pictures made me feel a bit depressed, to be honest; mainly because I had never actually looked at our day 1 pics, and what I saw was frightening! I do feel better that our new pics are a vast improvement, but there is that unrealistic gene inside every woman that plans on not only looking different immediately, but the scale also showing huge losses in a week ;) I guess I didn't gain this "extra love" overnight, so it's going to take a bit of time and I guess I did just have a baby or something ;) (Joey's sweet to keep reminding me of that ;))

I'm also super excited that my Dad, Cin, and McKenzie also started P90X yesterday. It's nice to have other people along for the ride!

Eating this ridiculously healthy for a month now has caused me to have somewhat of an epiphany. The old saying of "You should eat to live, not live to eat" rings so true. It's sad that it's taken me 29 years to realize that food is just food. Yes I love to eat good food, but why have I spent my time planning my day, my work, my vacations, and pretty much my life around meals???? It's never good when you're sitting down to have lunch and already discussing what you're going to do for dinner. Food should just happen as your day goes, not planning your day around IT! Eat as boring as we have been, and you realize that not only will you forget to eat sometimes, (never thought that would happen), but food is just supposed to energize you and sustain you. Nothing more. I'm not saying I'll never enjoy pizza or a cupcake (purely for research purposes ;)) again, I'm just trying to put food in it's correct box. I've let food be a shoulder to cry on, a friend to celebrate with, and a loved one to lean on. No more man! No more!!! IT IS JUST FOOD!!!

A bit deep for Trim Down Tuesday, sorry friends, this whole thing has just triggered a lot of soul searching for me. I want to feel good from the inside out. And that means not letting food and weight and fixation on the perfect body get me down.

That's all for now. Wish us luck on our new routine this week, more tales to follow; here's wishing all of you much success in your weight loss, weight maintenance, or weight indecision (all categories are fine by me, I've been in them all ;)), yikes bikes!

M M M . . . Words that start with M!

Hilarious! There is an awesome website, well awesome if you're a word nerd like me, called Phrontistery.info, (which in Greek means 'a thinking place.') This site lists weird sounding, made up looking words and their crazy definitions. I love it! If you're a fellow 'Words With Friends' addict like I am, this site is magical! I came across this cool place while trying to find a clever name for our own McFatty Mondays. There are some neat-o ideas I have; weigh in (pun intended) with your thoughts and feelings :)

*Mabsoot (happy) Mondays

*Macerator (a person who fasts and becomes emaciated ;)) Mondays

*Maffick (to celebrate exuberantly or boisterously) Mondays

*Mammiferous (having breasts ;)) Mondays

*Marasmus (wasting away of the body) Mondays

*Microsomatous (having a small body) Mondays

There were many more funny ones like medusiform (resembling a jelly fish) that I loved. Let me know which you like best or if you have your own ideas for us, need a title for Mondays, hopefully before next week, yikes bikes!

Hallelujah!

I lost 1/2 a pound when I weighed in this morning!!!! I know it's not a lot, but after a week of nada, it feels huge! Go figure, I ate more yesterday than I have been eating and it was our day off of P90X, weird! Maybe I do need to make an effort to eat more to get my metabolism working better. Wish me luck, I'm going to need it big time, I Vow To Not Weigh Myself Again Until Next Monday! I need to break the obsession.

If you're ever interested in reading another mommy-blog, heirtoblair.com is awesome! My love Amy turned me onto it while I was pregnant. I followed it for a while, then forgot about it, now I'm back to reading it regularly. She is hilarious and so insightful! She does this cool thing called McFatty Mondays, where she talks about her weight loss and exercise trials and tribulations, I love it! I want to do something similar. She also encourages her readers to respond with their struggles, successes, tips, and/or thoughts on the subject. Let's try it friends. I'd love to hear how my fellow mommies and friends are doing trying to lose post baby weight or ignoring the weight :) (no judgement, I just started acknowledging mine), or any cool tips or foods that have worked for you.

On that note, one of my clients told me about an awesome sweet treat that won't break the belly bank. I have a nasty sweet tooth inherited from my Dad, thanks a lot Dad!!, so I'm always looking for something sweet that won't set my healthy eating back.

**Bella Blood Orange Sorbet (snack size)**
(In the ice cream section at the grocery store, if you feel strong enough to brave it ;), if I can you can, under the regular pints of ice cream, there are tons of mini pints. Move the mini Ben and Jerry's pints out of the way, and you'll see Bella's minis. There are about 5 flavors, but Blood Orange was the lowest calorie/fat free option. It was only 70 calories and tasted great. Kind of like a sangria slushy. It comes with a teeny spoon under the lid, which I did use because it made the mini pint last longer. Give it a try, so yummy!)

Let's all brainstorm to figure out our own name for our McFatty Mondays. Everyone use your noodles, I'll be thinking of something too. Good luck on your upcoming week. Be positive, choose joy in your life, and try not to let stress beat you down, yikes bikes!

P.S.
Riley will be 5 months old on Thursday! Shout out to Myles Ferris who will be 5 months old on Wednesday!

Busy busy bees!

So I totally stink!! I have just been gogogo this past week. We are officially through 3 weeks of P90X, wahooooo! We start our new routine tomorrow. Kinda crappy because it entails a lot more yoga, but no ab ripper x this week, so that rocks! I still dread the workout every day, but at least I can get through them now. And while I do feel much better and my pants aren't as tight, I haven't lost a single pound all week! :( Joey keeps saying the scale doesn't matter and muscle weighs more than fat, blah blah blah! I know all those things, but I'm a girl dammit! I want the scale to say better things to me man! I probably need to stop weighing myself more than once a week, but you know how it is. When you're this obsessed with a new workout/eating plan, you want to see results! It's funny when you think about it. Being on a diet makes you more obsessed with food then when you're not on a diet. You're always thinking about what you can eat, when you get to eat next, and mostly what you wish you could eat. Ah, such is life!

I have been having lots of fun making Riley's first foods. We have now worked our way through all of the orange foods. We started with just rice cereal mixed with breast milk, (I tried mixing it with formula once and he acted like I was shoveling poop in his mouth, lesson learned :)). And then we moved on to carrots, then sweet potatoes, my fav, then butternut squash, and baby oatmeal instead of rice cereal. It is so fun watching how fast he learned how to move the food to the back of his mouth. He's a genius I tell you!!! :) I have rationalized the time spent making my own baby food by factoring in: 1) the cost, $1.50 for a bag of carrots that makes about 28 servings or 2 jars of carrots for $1.50, 2) freshness and lack of preservatives, 3) pure flavor and ingredients, no sneaky add-ins, 4) fun!, 5) makes me feel like a good mommy. Now please don't misunderstand me. I am not saying that those who feed their babies jarred food are bad by any means. I just have one muffin and I have the time, so I made it a goal for myself. I hope I'll always be able to do it, but who knows. I also love to cook, so this is merely an extension of my love of trying new recipes.

Thankfully the supplement I'd been trying, More Milk Plus, worked like a charm! My left kenicke is back in the game! I was really getting worried there for a minute. I just wasn't mentally prepared to stop nursing. As hard as it is at times, I feel like I'm going to have a tough time letting go of nursing Riley. It is my fav time, especially when he's really sleepy to just stare at him and rub his little head and he holds my hand or just rubs my skin, it's just so special to me. Man I sound like a sappy hallmark movie. I'm just loving watching our little man grow up, but I'm in no hurry for him to stop being a baby.

Speaking of growing up, he's doing so much fun stuff! Besides all of his food changes, which I'm sure you know means "real" poop now, yuck!, he's rolling over and wants to be sitting up or standing while you hold him. He is all boy! I've seen little baby girls just sit and coo, not Riley :) He wants to move, and kick, and talk. He's so active. But his teeth that haven't quite popped out yet are bothering him so much! Thank goodness for Sophie! I feel like he's going to chew her head off sometimes :) Teething tablets seem to help a lot, but I feel so bad for his little drooly butt sometimes!

No date night yet for Joey and me, b-o-o-h-o-o! Hopefully soon, but probably not. Too much work and shenanigans. My sister Melissa is coming to visit for the weekend on Friday, which is awesome! This will be her first time meeting Riley. It will also be her first time away from her daughter/my niece Madison. She's a little nervous about that, but I kow she'll be ok. Madison is almost 4 1/2 years old, so she'll be cool with her daddy :) Can't wait to have some sister time. I'm also trying out an adult women's ballet class tomorrow night, so i'll keep you posted. Lots going on this week, yikes bikes!

Slacker!

So sorry my friends that I haven't blogged in a week! Busy, busy! We are currently in week 2 of our P90X journey and let me just say that it is much easier this week; thank goodness :) However I did twist my knee 20 minutes into the yoga disc last night and had to sit out the rest of it, or rather lay out, in our bed with Riley (child's pose, heehee :)). For some reason this yoga disc is the crappiest for both of us; it's our everest! My knee does feel better this morning, so I'm going to attempt to double up on discs today, wish me luck!

For those who are wanting a total body change, I highly recommend this plan. The workout is hard, and honestly everyday before starting it I feel like running away from home, but after doing it, you feel great!! Combined with the super healthy "clean eating" that we're doing, you can't help but see results. I am down 11lbs. already and week 2 isn't even over yet!!!! How fun is that!? I'm obviously not where I want to be yet, but clothes are already not as tight and my c-section shelf of fat isn't so shelfy! :)

I have also been challenged this week with worrying about my milk supply. No Vons isn't out of milk, my left breast seems to be. Granted I have always favored the right because when I pull Riley into bed to nurse that's the side that puts him safely in the middle of our bed. I bought an herbal supplement called Mother's Milk from Whole Foods that I read about online. It's supposed to double your milk supply if you've slowed down. I noticed more on the left side this morning, but when I tried to pump later, just a little bit came out. So who knows?? I'm giving it a shot. I hope this isn't the end of breastfeeding for me and the little man, my right side is still behaving as it should, so stay tuned. I don't think either of us are ready to be done yet. I did read that you can nurse from just one side, so we'll see. He is eating rice cereal and carrots, (homemade :), sorry to toot my own horn), now, so hopefully everything will shake out ok.

Joey's birthday weekend went really well. We're both 29 now, dang! One more year of our twenties, crazy! It was fun Sunday. Joey went to the lake with friends (I was unable to find a babysitter, so I stayed home with Riley and cleaned and cooked and nursed :)) Then we had a few friends over for chicken tacos and bread pudding and drinks, (just one small margarita for me :) I don't want to upset the breast milk fairy). All in all, a great weekend! I am craving a date night with my husband! I always see people post that they're out for date night and I'm so jealous because most nights it's just me and the baby, which I love, but I'm mega missing my husband lately! He is just working like a maniac and since we're watching Riley sans babysitters, we're just passing in the wind:( We'll have to make a point to go out, just us, soon!!!! We've only been out together for 3 hours, my mother's day date, since having Riley, crazy right?! It's on my list.

I'm kinda sad that we're not going to California anymore this month to visit :( It was just too complicated trying to figure out flights and taking off work, ugh! Missing my California peeps in a bad way! Hopefully we'll be able to reschedule sooner rather than later.

Well, gonna put the babe to bed and since it's taken me this morning and tonight to finish this blog, I better quit before I end up needing tomorrow to write more. Stay tuned for hopefully more P90X progress and a date night, ????, yikes bikes!