Hi, Hello, and Welcome

Blogging... I try and try and then it fails. The blog sits unused for months at a time. Not this time right?? HA! we shall see. Lets do a quick run down/update of my crazy life and begin the fun.

1. I am a wife and mother to 3 little boys (Logan, Michael & Dylan) and one big boy (David) he counts as a kid right?? The boys are 5,7, 9 & 34. They definitely keep me busy and there is never a dull moment. The boys are all in school this year and things have been a little different. I am not technically a stay at home mom anymore. I work at a coffee shop most days and help with a catering company most weekends. We are still very active in out local scout program and I am STILL in school. But I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel! 4 more classes to go. Then I will have a degree in elementary education with a minor in special education. What I plan to do with that has yet to be determined. 

2. David and I just celebrated our 10 year anniversary. Where has the time gone? It feels like just the other day we were just dating. We have had a great journey so far. I wont lie and say that everyday has been a piece of cake but I can say I wouldn't change any of it. Our ups and downs have made us who we are and I think have made our relationship stronger for it. This funny guy is my very best friend and I honestly do not know what I would do if I didnt have him by my side to help me through life. I hope that we have many many more years together to love and annoy each other and that we never run out of things to talk about. 

3. I am trying to change my lifestyle. Who doesnt want to be healthier and thinner? I spent 8 of the last 10 years either pregnant, breastfeeding or scared my heart would blow up. In 2011 I finally had surgery to correct my heart problems and have not had an episode since then. I am not having any more babies, my "baby" is almost 6 and my heart is fixed... pretty much ran out of excuses huh? I have changed my eating habits, started exercising and even bought and elliptical so that the excuse of bad weather cant stop me. Let me tell you, It SUCKS! Why cant I just be thin and eat what I want and never have to exercise?? Cant they make a pill for that? I have a goal and am slowly, like a turtle in peanut butter, working towards it. I completely cut out soda back in August and as of January cut out sweet tea. Water, water, water and a little coffee. 16lbs have come off since August and there are 12 more to go, 17 if I really push it. I need to do this for my family and for myself. So expect some grumpy posts talking smack about food, or the lack of, and that dreaded elliptical.

4. Friends and family. I have become a hermit and rarely talk or go out with anyone. I am not a member of any type of group in my area anymore and can not remember the last time I had a "mommy night". But I sure do miss them. I don 't get to spend as much time as I would like with my family and wish I got to spend more time with my friends. My new years resolution was to make sure that the people I love know it more often. I may not get to see you or spend time with you but I am determined to make sure you know I love you and am thankful you are in my life.

5.Crafts and creativity... They have pretty much become nonexistent. I just do not seem to have time to do anything like that anymore. I have plans and boards full of ideas on Pinterest and I am sure I will get to them one day. I am no longer making cakes. I do not have the time and I honestly just got a little burnt out on it. Maybe one day I will get back into it. I am going to keep all my stuff just in case. 

6. Plans for the blog. I hope to post a few times a week. I want to use this as a creative outlet, a place to vent and to share awesome things that happen in my awesome life. So expect to see pictures, random ramblings, recipes and anything else that happen to come to my mind. 

If you have made it this far, you must be really bored or are a trooper. Welcome to my crazy life, I never know what is going to happen next but I cant wait to see!