My Remedy

My life has been completely chaotic unrecognizable recently and frankly it's exhausting.

Ed's shit box of a car broke down a month ago and he didn't get a replacement because well... cars are ridiculously expensive! Who wants to put down $5,000 just to have a payment of over $300?! Come on people.

Anyways, during the span of no car phase Ed got a new job and I've been running around like a chicken with its head cut off - driving to work, leaving to bring him to work, going back to work myself, getting off, then picking him up at night - needless to say, I'm exhausted and could use a vacation. To top it off he works on the weekends so I've been feeling extremely lonely and like a SINGLE women (not a great feeling for a married chick). Ed works ALLLLLLLL day on Saturday and Sunday (my days off) so I feel like I hardly see him anymore and it blows.

Luckily, we got out last weekend and enjoyed time with our friends! We went to PT's to watch some basketball, then headed to Remedies. I must say, I definitely needed some time to just chill and laugh a lot and these people were definitely my remedy for the blues.

Thank goodness for friends that keep you sane!

Eight Years Later

03-15-03

March 15th, 2003 is the day that Eddie asked me to be his girlfriend... eight years later I am his wife and could not be any happier. We are truly blessed to have such an unbreakable bond. I am so excited for what our future holds.

Love you, Ed! <3

Happy Birthday, Court!

This past Saturday was Courtney's birthday, Eddie and I went to Toys R Us to buy Courtney the Hedbandz (for adults) game since she loves board games. While we were there Ed managed to goof off and be a kid again:

On Saturday, we went to her mom's house to celebrate her birthday:

It was a sunny day filled with laughter, gifts, a million hot dogs, ice cream cake and lots of candles... I'm pretty sure she had a great 25th birthday!

Courtney is such an awesome friend and I am  so grateful to have become friends with her almost 6 years ago. I think of her as my sister and I know we will be friends when we are 85 years old with rollers in our hair. I don't know what I would do without her in my life.

Happy Birthday, Court!

Things That Make Me Happy...

Going to see funny HIL-AR-IOUS movies with great friends:

A must see!! 

R. O. C. K. in the U. S. A.

While chomping on my favorite sweets - Sno Caps!!

(which tasted extra good since 

I haven't had anything sweet since Christmas)

Every now and then you have to splurge... right?!

Finding this Sno Cap Cookie Recipe!!

(Now, I'm feeling like a total fatty with this blog post... wahhh!!)

Getting picture texts from my family in Ohio:

That's Dee at my Grammy's Oscar party!! 

I soooo missed out on that party.

(Keep the pics coming Aunt Donna)

Catching up with friends you haven't seen in awhile.

Receiving cards from your best friends that assure you

that you are going to be great at whatever your future holds.

These are some of the small things that made me happy this week. 

I hope your week was filled with happy little things as well.

REMEMBER: It's the small things that count! :)

Bring on the weekend!

Total Accomplishment Status

You may already know that I'm addicted to spinning and that I have wanted to get my Spinning Certification for a very long time now. I procrastinated because I always felt that I needed to get in even better shape to be more prepared. Finally, I decided that if I didn't do it now I would never do it. I started researching certification programs and I decided to get certified with Spinning because they are the ones who originally created Spinning. The only down side to the company is that they don't offer orientation in Las Vegas. So Eddie and I ventured to Venica, CA so that I could go to my Spinning Orientation on February 19th. The greatest thing about being in Venice was waking up to this view:

The orientation class was from 9am to 5pm and it was pure amazeballs for the following reasons:

1. I got to be surrounded by people who were encouraging and supportive of my future plans - it's soo nice to talk to people who share the same passions as you.
2. I got to see the new Spinner NXT bike that hasn't even been released yet; which made me feel privelaged and part of a secret society! The new NXT is pretty awesome and the coolest feature is the the fore and aft is now adjustable - very good for roadies because it will give them the feeling of riding on their mountain bike.
3. I was the ONLY one in the class to properly do my bike set up! It felt great that I was the only one that the instructor didn't have to correct (total accomplishment status).
4. Last but not least, I am super proud of myself for completing the orientation. I thought it was going to be super intense and wanted to show off, but it wasn't even like that at all. You would sit on the bike and the instructor would say, "This is a correctly executed seated flat... now do a seated flat for a minute." Then you would sit there while he explained the purpose of a seated flat - it was more about proper safety and teaching things appropriately, but don't get me wrong I completely enjoyed every minute of it. My hard work paid off! (GO ME!!)

I'm so glad I stuck it out and got certified by the Spinning Program. Now I feel like I can take on anything! :)

I hope everyone has a blessed week!

Be My Valentine

Although this was our first Valentine's Day as a married couple, Eddie and I decided that we were going to stay home and relax together since we are going to Venice Beach this coming weekend. No more $200 Valentine's Day dinner for this couple! When I got home from work on Valentine's Day, I was surprised with beautiful peach roses and a lovely dinner cooked by my hubby... Eddie also got me a gushy beautiful card that I totally LOVED! And I got Ed a card noting "Our First Valentine's" and how it "Won't Be Our Last" (cheese ball status) and his favorite Little Debbie's:

I must say that I enjoyed staying home with my hubby and keeping this Valentine's Day simple. Valentine's Day is NOT about the amount of money you spend on each other or a fancy dinner, it's about the love you share and I'd say I had the best Valentines:

Even Pearl wore a bow with hearts on it:

Hope everyone had a great Valentine's Day with their loved ones!!

<3