The One You've Been Waiting For!

Okay here it is! The post about our Redneck Party! So for a family birthday party we decided we wanted to do some sort of theme, we were throwing things around and all of a sudden it hit us: REDNECK! Now I hope nobody gets offended, it was all in fun and whats sad is that it kept coming back to us that a lot of things weren't really a reach for us... :)

First up, just a few of the decorations:

Getting dressed up, I loved the costumes! Most all of us got a tattoo of some sort, only classy ones you know. Me and Dave were gettin' hitched that day, so he wore his fancy tuxedo tshirt, and don't worry about me, I'm not due for another month, just showing big... There were a lot of pregnant people there, my mom, my cousin's wife--because as she says "It ain't redneck unless you're pregnant!" hahaha

We played games too, games like toilet seat toss, watermelon seed spittin', bobbin' for pickled pigs feet and spam carving! And there were AWESOME prizes--all straight from the Goodwill!

Ahhhhhh how I love being silly! Next time you're getting together for a big family BBQ or party or something, I would highly recommend the "Redneck" theme. :)

Three Way What?

The other night I was cutting a mullet on my brother in law for the redneck party we were getting ready for (I will post on that later. Promise. I know you're dying to know.) and the following conversation happened.

Brother in law talking to my grandpa:

Grandpa: blah, blah blah...we used a three way radio.

Brother in law gets excited: Really?! I've never done a three way. I've only done a two way, and even then my brother had to tell me how to do it.

Me: sniggering under my breath...Well, thats what brothers are for eh?

HAHAHA! It still makes me laugh....ahhhhh *wipes away tear*

Hodge Podge of Complaintiness

Getting back to normal life. Thats what I've been up to.

Trying to survive the heat here also. You see, it doesn't usually get too very hot here in Western Washington, and when it does, its very humid. Which is very uncomfortable. And very sweaty. And VERY stinky.

Hardly anyone here has air conditioning because thats just silly to have for four days in the whole summer. But man, for those four days are you miserable! And I hate to complain because I LOVE hot weather. Really my biggest complaint is that I live in the middle section of our townhome and so I get heat from both sides, and it is HOT. And uncomfortable.

Other things to complain about:

*I hate cheap diapers. HATE THEM. For a baby shower I received lots and lots of diapers and wipes. Somewhere in there I got a pack of cheapy diapers, which leak on me constantly. CONSTANTLY. Its so flippin annoying. (They leak after an hour of me putting them on--THE BABY--it really sounds like I'M wearing the diapers in that paragraph...hmmmm.)

*Never send your husband to the grocery store unless you want to have him come home with this:

And ONLY this. Macaroni & Cheese and tuna.

*I have a massive canker sore. Its ridiculous and it hurts like crazy. I keep thinking it can't get any bigger or more uncomfortable but then I wake up the next day with a freaking volcano on my inner lip.

*My two year old son ate a little too much fruit and had an explosion in his diaper. This happened upstairs. I was downstairs. He decided to slide down the stairs to tell me to change his diaper. You can only imagine the clean up on those stairs. Kill me.

*We watched '2012' with John Cusack last night. It was... horrible. Depressing. Scary. Sad. A little ridiculous. Made me hate the government. I might have even peed a little, I mean cried a little.

*I'm reading "The Alchemist" right now. Its boring me. Its a little too...I don't know...dumb. I don't like when the author has to throw in so many little dumb things, it seems like the story should be interesting enough without telling me pop culture facts or something? I don't know. I really want to get some new books (MOSTLY JUST THE LAST HUNGER GAMES BOOK!!! COME OUT ALREADY!! Sorry for that little outburst. Ahem.), but our library sucks so bad, they never have anything in stock. Poo.

*Is it sad I could come up with like five more complaints? Don't answer that. I already know the answer.

Okay, I'm done. Thanks for letting me unload. Please feel free to leave your own complaints in the comment section. (Unless their about me and my whining, or anything mean--about me, you know.)

Travel Log

Utah Trip

Day 1- Saturday Aug. 7th:
Had an early flight, the lines were insane. Made it to boarding with two minutes to spare. Sat by a very nice couple, maybe in their fifties. The woman offered to give me a ride, babysit for me, and I could borrow her swimsuit if I mailed it back. Sad I didn't tell her I needed a kidney or money, pretty positive she would have given me her social security number if I'd asked.
Saturday night stayed up late visiting with friends.

Day 2- Sunday Aug. 8th:

Went to our old Utah ward. It was awesome and weird at the same time. Didn't want everyone to think I was staring at them, even if I was. Was so happy to know that I still knew the majority of people, that not everything had changed. Had a great night playing games with old friends, even if I lost. Badly.

Day 3- Monday Aug. 9th:

Was supposed to meet some friends at Chick-fil-A but one of them wasn't feeling so hot, so went to Parker's Drive In instead, and then to a park. Met Sheryl in real life for the first time. Her kids are absolutely adorable. And monkeys. Got Smart Cookies, they're still as sinful as ever. Mmmmmm. Also visited with my awesome friends Shanna and Laina. I miss them. :( Had family night with my aunt and uncle and cousins. We roasted marshmallows and starbursts and rode on scooters. Sweet!

Day 4- Tues. Aug. 10th:

Pretty positive I did something this day. But it completely escapes me. Tuesday night we head out to the Bee's game (AAA baseball team in Utah), it was awesome. Had a ton of fun watching them kick New Orleans butt and visiting with the family.

Day 5-Wed. Aug. 11th:

Met up with Michelle and Sheryl together this time, at Sheryl's house. Sheryl's house is gorgeous. And right in the middle of horrible road work. Wait to meet them for 40 MINUTES! Super annoyed. Want to punch someone in the face. Sheryl and Michelle are amazing. Michelle brings Chick-fil-A! Awesome. Michelle's brother Rick is hysterical and I want to carry him around in my pocket for forever. He throws a nugget at my car window when I drive by, I physically flinch away like a dork. We laugh like crazy. Go to Zupa's for dinner--yum. Head over to Shanna's for a sleepover with her and Laina.

Day 6- Thurs. Aug. 12th:

Have the most amazing conversations all night long, laughing and crying and laughing some more. Don't go to sleep until 4am. Shanna makes you breakfast, pancakes and bacon. Its her anniversary and still she's treating you. Hang out until the afternoon, have some time to kill so go to DownEast, and get disappointed that their prices suck. Go see your Katie friend and are shocked at how big her kids have gotten! Have to go to bed at 8:45 because you have a migraine from staying up so late the night before.

Day 7- Fri. Aug. 13th:

Head to classic skate in Sandy with all the cousins and their kids, watch them play for hours, laugh and talk and realize how lucky you are and how much you miss your kids too. Eat dinner out with the girl cousins, and head back to Angie's for games and glitter toes. Stay up late laughing your head off. Eat a Smart Cookie. :) Friday the 13th my butt. It was awesome.

Day 8- Sat. Aug. 14th:

Get up and start packing, clean things up and play wii with uncle Jim. Say goodbye to everyone and cry. Feel sad you didn't see more people, but miss your family and are ready to be a better mom and wife and happier person.

All in all, I would say this trip was absolutely perfect. I really needed to step back, take a breather and realize how lucky I am. Now I'm home and I'm ready to do what I need to do. It really was amazing and I feel so blessed to have such wonderful people in my life!

Agh! Time to Pack!

I'm leaving this Saturday for a week in Utah. Yes, its true! I might blog, I might not, we'll just see how this trip goes.

I like to keep you guys on your toes.

So now that this trip is right here and I'm needing to actually pack and get ready...I'm REALLY nervous!!

I'm nervous for a couple of reasons:

First up, I'm nervous that my other three children will die before I get home. Not that I don't trust my husband, I just don't trust my husband. My two year old son is NAUGHTY and I'm seriously afraid that if my husband isn't constantly vigilant the kid is going to be halfway down the street before my husband knows it and been hit by a car. Or he's going to break his arm or something. I don't know, I'm just worried.

Second up, I'm nervous that no one in Utah will want to see me. Like I'm going to show up at my old Ward and be like "HELLO!!!" and everyone's going to be all "what are you doing here?" I really am scared about it, especially because I've had a couple people when I told them I was going to Utah say "Oh, whatcha going for?" and I'm like "uhhh, to visit." It seems dumb now.

Third up, what if the world ends while I'm gone? Hey, it could happen.

I also feel stupid calling people and asking them if they want to spend time with me. It feels so self-centered, or conceited or something. "Hey friend, I'm going to be in town next week, what days work for you to hang out with ME ME MEEEE!!!"

You don't have to tell me I'm crazy, I already know it.

Muffin Tops and Cupcakes

I don't know whats going on with my body lately. But it hasn't been pretty. No really, its not pretty. AT ALL.

I mean I know I had a baby a couple months ago, but I am hanging on to twenty extra pounds.

I know some people would like to punch me in the face right now. But I'm 5'2" and 20 lbs. makes a big difference with how my clothes fit and how I look.

The big problem is that I've been working out like crazy and NOTHING. In fact I swear I gain another freaking pound every day! I think the scale is laughing its head off every time I step on and I start cursing when the stupid numbers pop up.

I don't even care about the numbers really, I just want to put my clothes on and not see something like this:

Yes thats all I'm asking for. Is that too much?!

I'm so upset and worked up just writing this, I think I'm going to have to have a cupcake now...