The difference 2 weeks can make...

Two weeks ago I met a new friend. Her name is the most beautiful name in the world, it's Jessica. :) I met her at a book study that meets on Saturday mornings. We were the only two people to show up, which was nice because we got to know each other a little better. Since that day things have really gotten better for me here in our new town!  Below is my list of things that have happened over the last two weeks!

• met Jessica at book study
• Jessica invited me to join her at a pampered chef party.
• At said party I met several other moms, several of which are stay at home moms (SAHM).
• Jessica invited me to join the church softball team. Had the most fun I have had since moving here!
• One of my new stay at home mom friends invited us over for play date!
• met several of the other moms at the park to let the kids play and then walk.
• lost 4 pounds (this has nothing to do with the other stuff, but worth mentioning) :)
• poured out the last Diet Dr. Pepper in our fridge so that there wouldn't be any more temptation in the house. 
• Purchased a new mattress and bedding. (again, has nothing to do with meeting new people, but it was worth mentioning because I LOVE our new bedding, still adjusting to the new mattress though)
• Ian was invited to a birthday party for a kid that is in his Sunday School class! The whole family got to go and we got to swim, have cake and just enjoy our Saturday afternoon with a bunch of other little kiddos. 
• I already have another walk scheduled with one of the other SAHM friends for Wednesday!

I'm really excited to see what God is going to do next! He continually proves to me that this is the place where he wants us and that he will provide for us! 

I should also mention that I am SO proud of my husband. He is such a hard worker! I know that our marriage isn't perfect and that we have our rough moments, but I couldn't imagine going through all of that (all of this change) with anyone else! 

Diet Dr. Pepper, no thanks...

I haven't had a Diet Dr. Pepper in 11 days! Can you believe it? I know I can't. To top it off, I haven't even had a desire for one! There has been a Diet Dr. Pepper sitting in my fridge for the past two weeks! 

You may be asking yourself "how has she done it?". Here is the answer...Zeal Weight Management System! I really think the answer lies in the Zeal Wellness Drink. It tastes good and gives me some energy. I can't wait to see the long term effects that this has on me. I will keep you updated on how things are going with it! 

If you are interested in trying Zeal out then you can contact my friend Haley at her Zeal website!

Doc McStuffins song...

This was just too cute! I had to share Owen singing the I feel better song from Doc McStuffins. He is such a doll! At the end he says Tada!

Owl's and bags...

I decided to bake a practice cake for a baby shower I will be hosting soon. I saw this Owl cake in a magazine at walmart and decided to go ahead and buy it and do it like the instructions say, rather than making up my own rules. I have a tenancy to make up my own rules for things because the ones set are too hard or too long. ;)

Anyways, the cake turned out pretty good for the first try. There are some changes I will make for the next one, but over all I was happy with it. I sent it to work with Justin so I wouldn't be tempted to eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Because that if how I roll with cake in the house!

I also made a bag for the boys. I'm not sure why, mainly because I wanted to keep my newly learned skills at the front of my mind. I'm glad I did too, because at first I had issues, but with the help of my friends and husband I was able to get it figured out! Now the bag isn't that good. The pocket needs improvement as well as placed better. But for my first one I was proud of it. And it helps that Ian liked it and didn't seem to care about the fact that it needed improvement. In fact he already knows that he wants to put his crayon rolls in the bag for when we travel!

I just noticed that I put the pocket upside down. HA! Well someday I will get the hang of it.

Now if I could just learn how to grow my own garden and keep a clean house I could possibly win homemaker of the year! Odds aren't good though ;)

Apron...

Look what I made today! An OSU apron! My friend from college hosted a sewing class. It was a a fun time.

As far as the sewing went, it started off rough. I had my Mamaw's sewing machine table. It didn't work very well, so thankfully Courtney had an old one that worked and she let me use it. Once I got started on that machine things went a little smoother for me. Well a little smoother. I had to do a lot of seam ripping, but I got the hang of it by the end of the class. Let's hope I will be able to remember it when I try to sew something else!

I'm no professional, but I think I did pretty darn good for my first time sewing something other than a blanket!

Future rock stars...

A boy and his Pooh...

The other day I had a headache. It was on the border of tension headache and migraine headache. The bad thing was I was at weight watchers when it got really bad. I honestly wasn't sure if I would be able to drive home when the meeting was over. Thankfully I was able to make it home, but as soon as I walked through the door I told Justin I needed to lay down with an ice pack on my head. 

My husband being the wonderful man that he is took the boys on a walk while I took a nap in the bedroom. Before they headed out though my sweet boy Owen brought me one of his Winnie the Pooh dolls so I could sleep with it. 

Now if you have kids, nieces or nephews or were a kid once too then you know that this was a huge deal. You see his Pooh bear is his "lovie". His item that he sleeps with, gets comfort from when he is hurt, sad or scared. Letting me sleep with one of his Pooh's was so special. I love that boy and apparently he loves me!

Owen loving on me at the azalea festival parade

Owen loving on his Pooh bears