We are a couple weeks into kindergarten and it seems like Gabe is enjoying himself. Of course getting information out of him is like getting information from a CIA agent, so it's hard to tell.
Now the fun part so I don't forget when he's older:
The school directly across the street from us (90 feet away) was full, which led to a fiasco of sending him to the other side of town, a ONE HOUR bus ride on the way home, etc. After several emails with the principal and the superintendent of the schools we were told that we would be first on the list if there was an opening at our own school. So Gabe started school across town at Kennedy Elementary School. I received a phone call THAT DAY that there was an opening at Woodview. Poor kid had two first days in a row, one at the "wrong" school and then the second day at the "correct" school. He was a little confused to say the least, but at least he only had to do one day in the wrong place.
He seems to like school so far, I haven't had any notes home about him being in trouble so he must be alright LOL! Here's to hoping things continue to run smoothly! I quite enjoy being able to see him on the playground during the day, and having him home only 5 min after school lets out.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
On turning 30!
Yes it is that time again, my birthday. There was no big count down or surprise party or sky diving but it did come anyhow, sort of like in the Grinch, it comes no matter what we do ;)
I think a lot of people feel like 30 is a OMG MILESTONE! so I figured I should too. Except I don't, sort of, clear as mud right? At 25 I was pretty scared of what 30 might look like, but now I'm thrilled to be here (beats the alternative right?), and I'm ready to BRING. IT. ON.
I'd like to take this time to tell my younger self a few things.
At 18 and 19 I'd make sure that I enjoyed my brand new husband, and that we'd just get in the car more and drive places. I'd make sure to let myself know that things will never be how you planned, but they will be better than you ever dreamed.
At 25 I'd tell myself that you're doing a great job as a mom, and things won't get easier, but they won't really get harder either, they'll just change. (Gabe was 8 months old when I turned 25). Be confident in yourself and your choices. They'll work out okay.
Yes you should go to school, no it won't be for a vet tech it will be for nursing (blows your mind right?!) why didn't you think of that at 18 or 19? I think because you'll be a better nurse now than you would have then.
In the 30 years you might not have done anything that the world will remember or will write about but you do have a family that loves you and that does make you important. I know that you will continue to grow and change and push yourself, just keep swimming!
In my next 30 years (hey I know that song!) I'd like to have some fun. I'd like to conquer more fears and work on being braver. I want to try things that scare me, go places jut because they sound fun and try to just say YES to things that come my way more. I want to spend more time with my family and really really enjoy them, and not worry so much about the other eleventymillion things that I "think" are important, because what's important is right there in front of me.
No one could really have prepared me for what I'd be like at 30. The things about myself that have stayed the same and those that have changed. I feel more comfortable in myself now that I did in my 20s. I feel like this is me and take it or leave it. I feel that I'm going to always be a work in progress and that is a good thing. I mean after all if we get stagnant we'd die so we SHOULD be a work in progress and always growing and changing.
I'd like to tell my husband that he's amazing and that I love him and I know exactly how lucky I am to have found the love of my life so early on!
I'd like to tell my parents that I love them, and that I'm really grateful for all the hard work they put into me, even when we drive each other crazy.
I'd like to tell my brother that I'm glad we're friends now and we hang out. I wasn't sure that we'd ever get there but now I can't imagine not having him around.
And now I'm crying, silly me!
Your 30s look like they are going to be great, embrace them! Love them! Don't hide your age, embrace it and be the best you that you can be!! Thirty can just BRING. IT. ON!
Happy Birthday to me!
I think a lot of people feel like 30 is a OMG MILESTONE! so I figured I should too. Except I don't, sort of, clear as mud right? At 25 I was pretty scared of what 30 might look like, but now I'm thrilled to be here (beats the alternative right?), and I'm ready to BRING. IT. ON.
I'd like to take this time to tell my younger self a few things.
At 18 and 19 I'd make sure that I enjoyed my brand new husband, and that we'd just get in the car more and drive places. I'd make sure to let myself know that things will never be how you planned, but they will be better than you ever dreamed.
At 25 I'd tell myself that you're doing a great job as a mom, and things won't get easier, but they won't really get harder either, they'll just change. (Gabe was 8 months old when I turned 25). Be confident in yourself and your choices. They'll work out okay.
Yes you should go to school, no it won't be for a vet tech it will be for nursing (blows your mind right?!) why didn't you think of that at 18 or 19? I think because you'll be a better nurse now than you would have then.
In the 30 years you might not have done anything that the world will remember or will write about but you do have a family that loves you and that does make you important. I know that you will continue to grow and change and push yourself, just keep swimming!
In my next 30 years (hey I know that song!) I'd like to have some fun. I'd like to conquer more fears and work on being braver. I want to try things that scare me, go places jut because they sound fun and try to just say YES to things that come my way more. I want to spend more time with my family and really really enjoy them, and not worry so much about the other eleventymillion things that I "think" are important, because what's important is right there in front of me.
No one could really have prepared me for what I'd be like at 30. The things about myself that have stayed the same and those that have changed. I feel more comfortable in myself now that I did in my 20s. I feel like this is me and take it or leave it. I feel that I'm going to always be a work in progress and that is a good thing. I mean after all if we get stagnant we'd die so we SHOULD be a work in progress and always growing and changing.
I'd like to tell my husband that he's amazing and that I love him and I know exactly how lucky I am to have found the love of my life so early on!
I'd like to tell my parents that I love them, and that I'm really grateful for all the hard work they put into me, even when we drive each other crazy.
I'd like to tell my brother that I'm glad we're friends now and we hang out. I wasn't sure that we'd ever get there but now I can't imagine not having him around.
And now I'm crying, silly me!
Your 30s look like they are going to be great, embrace them! Love them! Don't hide your age, embrace it and be the best you that you can be!! Thirty can just BRING. IT. ON!
Happy Birthday to me!
Monday, June 25, 2012
Safety Town
Gabe finished Safety Town on Friday and it was great. I think we learned a lot, him and I both! He's definitely working on learning his phone number much better now. He's got his address down. He learned lots of other things while there too. I think the most important thing was really that we need to make sure we're working on some of the things I know Gabe needs to learn each and every day so we don't end up overwhelmed and frustrated (both of us).
I think that it was a great learning experience for him and me. He got great responses from the teachers about being a good kid and listening well, of course I hear that he's the ham too. He does need to work on some paying attention skills which I know is the age and the fact that he's had very little structured learning. I think as a whole he is ready for kindergarten in the fall. I'm going to bet that we do end up doing some speech therapy but I think at this point I'm going to wait it out and just see how things go when he starts school.
Gabe is really enjoying the summer so far and he loves being outside and especially playing with Matthew and Sarah. He will play in the pool in the yard all day if I let him, and he will be taking swimming classes next month. I'm hoping that will help him to get his face in the water and not panic if someone splashes him.
All in all things are good and we're having a fun summer. I do wish that we had a car during the day to just bop around places but we'll make it through and soon I'll be back in school and suddenly so will he!
I think that it was a great learning experience for him and me. He got great responses from the teachers about being a good kid and listening well, of course I hear that he's the ham too. He does need to work on some paying attention skills which I know is the age and the fact that he's had very little structured learning. I think as a whole he is ready for kindergarten in the fall. I'm going to bet that we do end up doing some speech therapy but I think at this point I'm going to wait it out and just see how things go when he starts school.
Gabe is really enjoying the summer so far and he loves being outside and especially playing with Matthew and Sarah. He will play in the pool in the yard all day if I let him, and he will be taking swimming classes next month. I'm hoping that will help him to get his face in the water and not panic if someone splashes him.
All in all things are good and we're having a fun summer. I do wish that we had a car during the day to just bop around places but we'll make it through and soon I'll be back in school and suddenly so will he!
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Should I or shouldn't I? You decide!
In just 4 days I'll have technically completed Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred. I pushed back my end date so that I will have gotten 30 workouts but I think I'm still short one or two. Still all things considered it's pretty cool. I actually like the work out.
I'm looking for the next thing I should do. If it's on Netflix or free somewhere on the internet even better! So give me your ideas. I like things that are in the 30 min range because I have time for that even with the kiddo home with me during the day in the summer, and during the school year that's all I'll likely be able to commit to on any one day.
I'm not sure if I'll post the before and after pictures or not, because I took the before pictures in my sports bra and workout pants and I'm not really happy about sharing the stretch marks on the internet. But I'll make sure I take two sets of after, one without the tank top on and one with, so you'll get a current picture of me. I haven't lost much weight this month (I think the scale lies) but I'm obviously stronger now than I was when I started so I'm hoping that shows. I might be persuaded but it would have to be by a lot of people LOL!
Mike and I started doing water aerobics twice a week. It is sort of fun actually. We are the only people under about 70 years old but that's okay, they're inviting us to play Bridge :) I did tell Mike I wanted to meet new couples but this wasn't quite what I had in mind. At least we're doing something together and it is exercise. Plus in the water is good for Mike because even if it has been 90 out Mike feels comfortable in the water. I'm really thinking about a pool for us, something decent sized.
Are you up for the challenge? Convince me to post the actual before pictures. And sell me your workout videos and where I can find them.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Funk
I really dislike the "new" blogger layout. It's been that way for a bit now but it annoys me.
Anyhow that's not what this is about. This is about the funk. You know what I'm talking about, we've all been there. You get into a funk, and sometimes for no discernible reason, and can't get out of it. I'm pretty sure I'm in a funk because it's post party week. I spent a lot of time planning and thinking about the party that I have post party depression.
I'm attempting to drag myself out of it!
To add to it I twisted my ankle and had to skip working out for two days, which is bad because then I don't want to go back to working out. I know I gotta just DO IT! and then I'll feel better, or not but at least it will be done. I'm frustrated with eating and working out, things just aren't moving for me right now. I'm pretty sure I'm not tracking food as well as I need to be but I'm tired of it and it makes me annoyed and cranky (which feeds into the post party depression funk).
Being off for the summer is a double edged sword. I love not having to stress about school but I have no purpose when I'm off like this. I make no money for the family, which stresses me out, and I have no goals like I do during school, which makes me feel productive.
Gabe is busy doing Safety Town this week. I think he likes it but it's hard to tell with him because he's a grumpy old man and doesn't like to talk about "school". The teachers say he's a ham and a good kid so I figure he must be enjoying himself.
Currently we are number 4 on the waiting list for our preferred school. It should have gone by address but this is a weird year and there are too many kids for this school (which is literally across from my house) and not as many in one of the other schools. We're all in the same district. I'm just crossing my fingers that things work out because I REALLY want/need him to be across the street from us. It is one of the big things that sold us on this house. So cross your fingers and toes, and even your eyes that before September 3 families with kindergarteners move OUT of our area of town.
Next week Mike and I start our evening water aerobic class twice a week, and I'm really hoping that is fun. It will be nice to have something to do together that is adult only too, even if it is a little corny. I'm glad we're doing it together.
Anyhow that's not what this is about. This is about the funk. You know what I'm talking about, we've all been there. You get into a funk, and sometimes for no discernible reason, and can't get out of it. I'm pretty sure I'm in a funk because it's post party week. I spent a lot of time planning and thinking about the party that I have post party depression.
I'm attempting to drag myself out of it!
To add to it I twisted my ankle and had to skip working out for two days, which is bad because then I don't want to go back to working out. I know I gotta just DO IT! and then I'll feel better, or not but at least it will be done. I'm frustrated with eating and working out, things just aren't moving for me right now. I'm pretty sure I'm not tracking food as well as I need to be but I'm tired of it and it makes me annoyed and cranky (which feeds into the post party depression funk).
Being off for the summer is a double edged sword. I love not having to stress about school but I have no purpose when I'm off like this. I make no money for the family, which stresses me out, and I have no goals like I do during school, which makes me feel productive.
Gabe is busy doing Safety Town this week. I think he likes it but it's hard to tell with him because he's a grumpy old man and doesn't like to talk about "school". The teachers say he's a ham and a good kid so I figure he must be enjoying himself.
Currently we are number 4 on the waiting list for our preferred school. It should have gone by address but this is a weird year and there are too many kids for this school (which is literally across from my house) and not as many in one of the other schools. We're all in the same district. I'm just crossing my fingers that things work out because I REALLY want/need him to be across the street from us. It is one of the big things that sold us on this house. So cross your fingers and toes, and even your eyes that before September 3 families with kindergarteners move OUT of our area of town.
Next week Mike and I start our evening water aerobic class twice a week, and I'm really hoping that is fun. It will be nice to have something to do together that is adult only too, even if it is a little corny. I'm glad we're doing it together.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Summertime!
I really do love summer. I love the warmth (Mike says I'm a reptile), I love the sunshine, the hours of light, the smells. I do NOT love the mosquitoes. They are annoying me already.
Sarah and I are running together. I'm really enjoying it. We're doing the C25K (again for me) but this time it's all on the road which I haven't done before, I did most of it on the treadmill last year. Road running is so different than treadmill. One isn't better or worse than the other but they just are different. I love having a partner to run with, it makes the time pass faster. I didn't even mind the rain storm the other day, until it was raining so hard we couldn't see. Luckily we made it home before the hail started. Of course the power was out.
I'm working on these last 20ish pounds to lose, but I'm really hoping most about toning the middle of me. I hate my middle. So if those last 20 come off, I'm hoping a lot of it is off that middle. But overall toning and working out should make that happen.
In addition to running I'm doing the 30 Day Shred by Jillian Michaels. It is quick and fits into the morning easily. I WILL do a full 30 days without missing. I do have pictures but we'll see if I'm brave enough to post the before pictures or just the after ones. Yes I'm a chicken, yes I've posted pictures before but this feels different, more out there, more personal.
In just 10 days we're having a party for our tenth anniversary and I'm wearing a great fun party dress that I could not have fit into when we got married so I know I should be proud of myself (and I am) but I still feel like this is always an up hill battle. I'm not sure when or if it will ever be "easy" but it is something I NEED to keep doing for myself. I like the way I feel when I work out, and I like the way I look thinner, oh yeah and I'm sure I'm healthier too (but lets be honest, most of us work out to look good, not be "healthy").
So for anyone out there thinking they can't do this, take a look back at the weight loss posts here and the pictures, the struggles and the successes. I know that even when there is a set back I'm still LEAPS and BOUNDS ahead of where I was before I got off that couch! So just do it!
Sarah and I are running together. I'm really enjoying it. We're doing the C25K (again for me) but this time it's all on the road which I haven't done before, I did most of it on the treadmill last year. Road running is so different than treadmill. One isn't better or worse than the other but they just are different. I love having a partner to run with, it makes the time pass faster. I didn't even mind the rain storm the other day, until it was raining so hard we couldn't see. Luckily we made it home before the hail started. Of course the power was out.
I'm working on these last 20ish pounds to lose, but I'm really hoping most about toning the middle of me. I hate my middle. So if those last 20 come off, I'm hoping a lot of it is off that middle. But overall toning and working out should make that happen.
In addition to running I'm doing the 30 Day Shred by Jillian Michaels. It is quick and fits into the morning easily. I WILL do a full 30 days without missing. I do have pictures but we'll see if I'm brave enough to post the before pictures or just the after ones. Yes I'm a chicken, yes I've posted pictures before but this feels different, more out there, more personal.
In just 10 days we're having a party for our tenth anniversary and I'm wearing a great fun party dress that I could not have fit into when we got married so I know I should be proud of myself (and I am) but I still feel like this is always an up hill battle. I'm not sure when or if it will ever be "easy" but it is something I NEED to keep doing for myself. I like the way I feel when I work out, and I like the way I look thinner, oh yeah and I'm sure I'm healthier too (but lets be honest, most of us work out to look good, not be "healthy").
So for anyone out there thinking they can't do this, take a look back at the weight loss posts here and the pictures, the struggles and the successes. I know that even when there is a set back I'm still LEAPS and BOUNDS ahead of where I was before I got off that couch! So just do it!
Monday, May 21, 2012
Made it!
I made it, I finished the first semester of nursing school. I did it with the help of my family and the friends I have made this semester! Thank you all! Thank you for the fun, for kicking my butt when I needed it, thank you for making flash cards, and letting me us your notes, thank you for the lunches, and the jokes, and picking on me when I really needed it, thank you for showing me how wonderful people really can be and I know some of us will be life long friends.
Thank you to my wonderful husband who never complained when I had to study late, or go to study group, when dinner wasn't made, when laundry wasn't done, when I went to bed at 8pm on a weekend because I was so beat. Thank you honey, you'll never really know how much I appreciate you.
Of course there are three more semesters to go but I'm feeling great having the first one out of the way!
This summer Gabe and I will hang out, play in the yard, go to the pool and just enjoy not having to be anywhere before 8 am. Mike and I are signed up for an aquatic workout 2 nights a week starting Mid-June and I'm looking forward to some "us" time.
I'm looking forward to grilling out and burning stuff with my brother and Sarah now that they are next door. I'm looking forward to just chilling out some!
I can't wait for the party in just a couple weeks! I'm worried its going to be 900 degrees, or 30, or raining LOL! But it will be a blast no matter what.
I'm looking forward to running and working out more! (I hope my hip agrees, its really sore after the first day of running on Saturday).
I just can't wait!!!
Thank you to my wonderful husband who never complained when I had to study late, or go to study group, when dinner wasn't made, when laundry wasn't done, when I went to bed at 8pm on a weekend because I was so beat. Thank you honey, you'll never really know how much I appreciate you.
Of course there are three more semesters to go but I'm feeling great having the first one out of the way!
This summer Gabe and I will hang out, play in the yard, go to the pool and just enjoy not having to be anywhere before 8 am. Mike and I are signed up for an aquatic workout 2 nights a week starting Mid-June and I'm looking forward to some "us" time.
I'm looking forward to grilling out and burning stuff with my brother and Sarah now that they are next door. I'm looking forward to just chilling out some!
I can't wait for the party in just a couple weeks! I'm worried its going to be 900 degrees, or 30, or raining LOL! But it will be a blast no matter what.
I'm looking forward to running and working out more! (I hope my hip agrees, its really sore after the first day of running on Saturday).
I just can't wait!!!
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