happy valentine's day

1. this was the night we went to Fogo de Chao for Ham's birthday. please ignore me but look at that adorable photo behind me.

2. that's ham when he was about 5 years old. that's when he use to like me.

3. man, my kids are getting old- fast!

4. we got kaylee a gold chain for her heart necklace, play-doh and sweat pants from abercrombie for valentine's day.  random, i know.

5. i feel kinda bad i didn't put more thought or effort into valentine's day. maybe i will for st. patricks day. i doubt it though.  [birthdays and christmas are the important ones in my book]

6. tomorrow i'll go and pick up some of ham's favorite snacks for his valentine's day treats.

7. i decided to go cheap on kaylee's gold chain and got her one that's 24kt over sterling silver so that way if it breaks it won't be a big deal.

8. she had a great valentine's day party at school and even gave her secret crush a valentine's day goodie bag we made.

9. we went to buffalo wild wings for dinner. i tried to eat healthy.

10. my time with andre is coming to an end. after tomorrow's session, i only have one more. it makes me sad.

feeling a little lightheaded tonight

1. our backyard in current state taken one day last week.

2. from the edge of the pool to where the arrows are, we hope to get that all cemented soon to expand the deck. [it will also go along the fence where you can't see on the left side.

3. since the grass area is already so small there's no worries on losing a few feet plus that side of the deck needs expanding unless you want to chance falling in.

4. i'm going to skip zumba tomorrow since i have school store, kaylee wants me to eat lunch with her so i'm going to surprise her and then i'm helping with her valentine's day party.

5. plus, andre kicked my butt today and i know i'm going to be feeling it tomorrow.

6. in between the times i'm not at school, i want to get a few valentine's day treats for my kiddos.

7. i also want to get kaylee a new chain for her necklace we got her when she turned 5. its been broke for about 6 months now, maybe longer.

8. ham's coming home for an eye and ortho appointment so i'll make valentine's day dinner on friday.

9. last year i made everyone's favorite caramel/chocolate cheesecake so i've decided to make it a tradition but want to make it heart shaped w/pink + red chocolate this year.

10. i think i might have gotten kaylee liking duck dynasty. she sat and watched it me tonight and said it was pretty funny.

a grumpy tuesday then it got better

1. this is peanut sleeping right at this moment. she's funny.

2. today was one of those days that i woke up kinda grumpy.

3. so glad i went to zumba class. kinda getting the steps now and it just made me feel better.

4. i also got my toesies done afterwards.

4. bonus- the manager at the salon gave me an extension on my "new" membership discount. so i set up appointments for another pedi @ $15.00 and massage @ $25.00.

5. mike had a few guys over to watch a basketball game. i made italian beef for sandwiches, if they wished, cheesy hash browns and stuffed jalapeno's. brownies for dessert.

6. of course the jalapeno peppers were a big hit.

7. i forget that some people like to eat healthy and wish i had made a veggie dish or cut up a bunch of fruit. [not that any one complained]

8. i want to get the kiddos something small for valentines day but have no clue. can't remember what i got kaylee last year but ham got a bracelet from fossil.

9. it makes me happy to see him wear it.

10. 16/15 more days till the new season of duck dynasty. that too makes me happy happy happy.

getting our fitness on and i'm kinda sad...like a loser

1. last wednesday kaylee's school had a fun run aka donate money to the school and we will tire out your kids.

2. that's her cute little crush. she doesn't know i'm posting this pic so shhh!!!

3. she ran her goal of 36 laps = 2 miles. [that was the max]

4. i'm thinking about doing a 5 or 10 k.

5. i went to the gym/spa and got a much needed massage. was told my back is a complete mess. i've heard it many times before so i wasn't surprised. [and i can feel how messed up my back is]

6. then i went back to gym tonight to try out a step class. i have no coordination but this was easier to follow along. [doing zumba tomorrow- i'm not a quitter. yet.]

7. after my workout with andre on friday, i was SO tired! like my body was just exhausted. i was in bed by 10. and i made it to the gym saturday.

8. my body's not use to exercising 5/6 days a week for an hour a day. 

9. kinda sad i didn't make it for this valentine's swap party. i'm craving happy mail.

10. also kinda sad that i have no girlfriends. mike said he would consider me going on another birthday cruise if i had friends to go with.

[friday] I LOVE...

1. mike showing the banana tree whose boss though it does look like he did a face plant.

2. an awesome workout that has me feeling extremely exhausted.

3. eating lunch with kaylee every friday. she's such a sweet girl.

4. the house is a mess and no one has complained about it.

5. there's no food in the house and kaylee complained a little bit about it.

6. its friday!

7. wearing my new tops from madewell and feeling quite fashionable this week.

8. kaylee sleeping on the couch in our bedroom for the past 2 weeks. [its a start]

9. getting one credit card fully paid off. [and half of another]

10. jane porter's new book- The Good Daughter.  Seriously awesome book!

it's thursday already?

1. the peanut always surprising me with her funny photo booth photos. [i think these were taken the other night]

2. having a busy week. went to work out everyday except today...oh yeah, i missed monday too.  got my hair cut and colored instead.

3. i think it was time since all kaylee wanted to do is pick out the white ones whenever we played salon.

4. the gym i'm at has their own spa and cafe. they lure you in by offering $25 facials and massages and 25% discount on hair services during the first month you join.

5. tuesday i got a facial after zumba class. it was awesome and my face looks more even and smoother.

6. i didn't get my hair done there though. i went back to the salon just to keep the color consistent.

7. whoa nelly! the house is a mess. where's the cleaning lady when you need her?

8. kaylee got her report a few weeks ago. she got a B in math. you know what B's stand for in our house?  BRUISES! [just kidding! no child services need to be called. she is well loved and taken care]

9. but ham did tease her by stereotyping her and saying "yeah, all asians get A's in math."

10. then my m.i.l. had to chime in [since we were face timing her]- what grade did your mom get in math? which i replied " don't be a dummy like your mummy!"

men just don't get it

1. kaylee's making that goofy face because she was dancing- 80's style!

2. weekend was good. ham came home for his ortho appointment. not good is that he needs a new retainer and of course its not covered by insurance.

3. we ALL went hot tubing over the weekend. saturday, i was so sore from my workout on friday that i braved our cool 60 plus degree weather and got in. [it was in the 70's during the day]

4. mike got more yard work done. and the garage cleaned out since he sold the swing set.

5. i went shopping today. looked for a one piece swim suit at marshalls to wear to aqua fitness but they were either too small or too large so i got a pair of sperry rain boots instead.

6. then i went to l'occitane and got ham some face lotion to try.

7. and to madewell and got 3 new tops and 2 new tank tops. i know i said i wasn't going to buy any more clothes but i felt the need.

8. i planned on going to step class tonight but mike didn't make it home in time. he said he was sorry that i didn't make it to my class, then i said no big deal, figured anyway.

9. then he yelled/cursed at me saying that its not his fault so that ended up ruining my day/evening.

10. and when i said i figured its because its usually me who doesn't get to go and do something because he's running late or out of town or traffic is bad. he NEVER has to worry about that sort of thing.