Just a Day in the Life of a Mom with Twins

Today I am thankful for such wonderful love stories in my life.      My father's parents just celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary. Their love story is one I truly look up to. Their beginning was humble, My grandfather met his wife in California on the steps of a Library (I think...). He was working, sweeping the steps when she walked by and he told her "Hunnita if you don't watch out I'm going to sweep you off your feet" and he did. At least that's what he told me what happened. I like to believe it's true because of how sweet and funny it is.     My Maternal Grandparents were married in 1951 and stayed married until the death of my Grammy in 2007. That Grandfather passed away this past November and I know they both are in Heaven celebrating their 65th year together this September.   My parents will be celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary this year and Eric's parents will be celebrating their 42nd!   When I stop to th...

“But Amnan had a friend…who was a very subtle man.” – 2 Samuel 13:3  Friendship is important. We need to be able to share our hopes, dreams and fears with one another but we also need to be careful who we let into our circle of friends.  I remember my grandfather preaching about this subject when I was a teenager and at the time had no desire to pay attention to what he was truly saying. Now that I’m older I appreciate the words that surprisingly still ring in my ear. Grandpa Ray use to tell my father “Tell me who your friends are and I’ll tell you who YOU are.” It’s something my father still tells his kids to this day. I would encourage you to make time to read 2 Samuel 13 today. The bible heeds the warning about friends in this passage.  The short version of the story is that Amnan was so “in love” with one of his half-sisters, Tamar, that it was making him sad. His friend Jonadab comes in and asks Amnan why he is so sad. Amnan tells him because he is in lov...

Sometimes it's hard for me to get started writing one of these posts. Always trying to think of what to say and how to say it. In the midst of that I started thinking about life and how truly blessed I have been. 2016 has already been a rollercoaster of emotion with constant up and down moments. I finished my wedding planner course back in December, 3 days before Christmas, was officially certified on January 11th 2016 after my grades were turned in and received my paper certificate on February 3rd. I usually don't brag about myself but this time I am just so proud. I completed a course that normally takes 3 years in 5 months. I worked my butt off trying to get everything accomplished before the year end because I was asked to help plan a couple weddings for May. It has truly been a great blessing to get that out of the way and have work already lined up. What's even better is that some other people have asked about my work, and prices for weddings in 2017. I couldn't...

This week has been especially hard for me to diet.  I hurt my back at the beginning of the week and haven't felt good enough to go to the gym. Add that to my cheat day last week and I feel so blah right now.  I didn't lose any weight this week either and that was really discouraging to me. I feel stuck and I probably shouldn't it's only been a month since eating healthy and I have seen a noticeable difference in my energy and strength. But I just feel sick. The highlight of my week was receiving my trim healthy mama cookbook. I'm excited to get crackin on these healthy recipes (with meat). I'm more excited to reintroduce my body to meat - the healthy way. Chicken here I come! I didn't realize so many of my friends in Albuquerque and Chicago are on this THM plan. One of my friends from ABQ invited me to the group thinking I would enjoy it. I'm so glad she did because I see all these wonderful women losing weight and finally looking like th...

So...I often get asked how do I stay so organized? I got it a lot when I was planning my own wedding and now I get it even more as I deal with stuff going on in my own life, plus my full time job and helping friends with their weddin gs. Well part of it is just because that's the type of person I am. I'm just organized, BUT I stay organized with my  ‪ Erin Condren Life Planner‬ . My friend  Ann  turned me on to these about a year ago at my Bridal Shower. She kept telling me how much she loved hers so I ended up checking them out and ordering my own. It's not for the faint of heart, they are a bit pricey. They start at $50 and go up from there depending on the design you pick. I've added some pictures of my new one, I just got it a few weeks ago so I'm still filling most of it out. But if you're the type of person who likes lists, and planners go check them out, click HERE . Hope you enjoy it as much as I do, even if you're not interested in my planner or own...

I have to admit it, I am a Cheater. I cheated on my diet yesterday. Eric and I went on a double date night with my parents to Red Robin for dinner last night and I had the Bruchetta Chicken Sandwich. And It Was DELICIOUS. I ate that thing so fast I beat my dad (not an easy feat).  I had had a terrible bad day and I was in such a cranky mood that in a moment of weakness I went back to my old ways. While I only made it 22 days totally meat free I did notice a new pattern. I am eating less. I didn't have any of my fries at dinner last night, just the sandwich and was completely stuffed. I actually shouldn't have eaten the whole sandwich - I would have been just fine.  So while I did fail in one area I did accomplish one thing, start eating less. The reason I've gained so much weight is because #1 I love food. I love the way it taste, it makes me feel good (spoken like a true fat kid). #2 I'm lazy. Having Asthma doesn't help. I get winded easily so I never feel l...

Why are frogs your favorite animal? I get this question a lot. I didn't realize it was such a weird answer to the question. But it never fails, I always get that famous bizarre look and today I feel like giving an explanation for my love of FROGS - aside from the fact that I think they're cute. Animal Symbolism - wasn't interesting to me until I was older but in the recent years I've taken an appreciation to learning to look at one thing and think about the purpose behind it.  We see animal symbolism of transition with the frog in its unique growth cycle. The frog undergoes incredible transformations to reach the destination of full adulthood, and so do we as humans.   Fertility - In many cultures the primary symbolic meaning of frogs deals with fertility. This is largely because these cultures observed Frogs laying enormous quantities of eggs, therefore making it a fertility symbol as well as a symbol of abundance. Summary of Symbolic Meaning of the Frog...