my new years resolution.... sorry for the punctuation or grammer

so as most of you have known me... i have been heavy the whole time. part of my new years resolution was to lose weight. so in february i started using ALLI... i have been really trying to watch what i eat and with the little excersize that i actually do. however i do work 2 jobs lol well from what i have been able to count and track i have lost somewhere around 65lbs. im headed to vegas this next weekend for a girls weekend and i was thinking, i have some of my favorite old pants in the shed i should go pull them out. i have about 20 more lbs until i get to the weight i was at when i was pregnant with brendon. i went to the shed and pulled out my favorite pair of jeans and a pair of off white ones. they were pretty much what i wore throughout my whole pregnancy. i tried them on.....AND THEY FREAKING FIT!!! i know that i know that i still have a long way to go, which gets very discouraging at times....yet this just makes it so much more worth it.

The Tire Swing....

Well, remember that tire swing that my dad made on mother's day weekend when Chick was visiting? Here's what's left of it lol We have become quite the neighborhood hang out:) The swing used to be about 2 feet off the ground!

Trip to Cali

The beginning of August we were able to go to Cali for a few days. I wouldn't exactly have called it a vacation since one of Brendon's grandma's passed away. But, here are some pics for enjoyment. Yes, that first one is a cop car... let me tell you the story. So I had just dropped Brendon off at his dad's for a few hours. Brendon had puked in my car on the way down. HA So, I decided I should go get my car washed and vacuumed out. My mom had called while I was visiting. As I pulled away I called her back. Well, we aren't in Utah anymore! There's this new law about talking on your cellphone and driving. As I was turning into this driveway there he was doing radar! I quickly hung up on my mom and of course he saw me and waved me over to him. Luckily he was wayyyyy cute and so we chatted for a while and he let me go with a warning. How ironic is it, that you can text and drive but you can't talk and drive?

Dustin's uncle came into town for the funeral and what do you know... he drives a semi truck! Brendon was so excited when he got to go for a ride in it!

Brendon also got to see his sister while we were there. Here's them being silly in the back seat as we were driving to go get my mom for the funeral.....

Food For Thought....

Continuing on from the previous blog I thought I would share this with you. Hyrum Smith in sacrament meeting last sunday told us to remember 3 things. For each person it may hit differently but they mean something to me.

1. You can not think deeper than your vocabulary will allow you to.

2. character- is the ability to carry out a worthy decision after the emotion of making that decision has past.
"doing what you say you're gonna do"

3. Pain is innevitable, Misery is optional.

Then he followed with a scripture... John 6:66-69

Paying It Forward

So, my mom tells me that my sister says I need to post more:p Well here's one... So lately I have been thinking about how truely blessed I am. When I had no where to turn my parent's were right there and took my son and I in. A bunch of girlfriends and I are headed down to Vegas for a little weekend get-a-way this next week. I have been saving money here and there to be able to afford a little fun. Recently, I had an experience at work that has truely put somethings into perspective. I was just getting off and I needed to pick up some stuff for Brendon. As I am standing in line, one of my immediate supervisors was in line as well. I over heard him telling is wife, "I hope we have enough to pay for all of this". My heart sunk and I knew what I had to do. With out him knowing I purchased a gift card and put some money I had been saving on it. I bought a Thank you card and placed the gift card in it. I left the card blank because I know how it is. Being a young married couple barely surviving. Having 2 young kids, and wondering if your next paycheck is gonna be enough to buy all the groceries that you need. Needless to say, I placed the card in a spot that I knew he would get the next day. A week had gone by and I really had no idea if he had recieved it. A few days ago, when I was alone with him he pulled me aside and said, "I know it was you and Thank You". I started to ball as he was telling me this is total gratitude. He had proceeded to tell me that he didn't know how he was gonna get some food for the baby and diapers. Then this envelope and gift card appeared. I know Heavenly Father was guiding me. I was in that line and that time for a reason. Last week in sacrament meeting, we had this awesome speaker Hyrum Smith and his wife. Hyrum for some who may knows, travels with Steven R Covey all around the world as motivation speakers. His wife had talked about characters in the Book of Mormon. When she was talking about one of the prophets it kinda hit me like a ton of bricks. Here I am a single mom and beginning to wonder if I will ever meet anyone new. She said.... being married is wonderful, and they help you along but when it comes down to it the only things you are accountable to the Lord for are you own actions. I never thought of it that way. How wonderful would it be if we could all do something nice for someone and pay it foward. Don't you think the world would be a much better place?