McFatty Monday and 10 Monthday!

OK so this post won’t be long…I’m not happy and I’m not proud of myself but I can say that I had a great weekend. I GAINED 1 pound. I know, I know, I’m going in the wrong direction. I ate a lot of junk this weekend but it was all so delicious. I won’t say I’m sorry but I do feel bad about it. I had the best hamburger to date at the Silverado Theater on 249 in Tomball, it was so good and the steak fries were delish too…and the mudslide lol other than that meal I had Whataburger and Arby’s *Bad Krista* so yeah, there you have it! I promise to do better this week.
In other news, Happy 10 Monthday to Parker!!! Only 2 more months and he’ll be the big O-N-E ha-ha

He is officially crawling, but when he feels like he isn’t going fast enough he will drop back down and army crawl. He says Bye-Bye and waves (when he fees like it), he said GiGi last night and as you can imagine his GiGi was very excited. He said poo poo while I was changing his diaper ha-ha and he will put his hands in the air when I say “All Done!” after he eats a meal.

Thanks for stopping by, and thank you Tommy and Michael for calling me out on those croissants; keep up the good work ha-ha. Oh and Michael, I love you for getting me a Smart Ones meal for lunch today…even though I almost forgot it, thank you.

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Today

OK so my signature is acting crazy...This is a quickie post to remind everyone here in the Houston area not to forget the Discovery Toys Party today at 1:00! I hope to see everyone there! I will post again soon with my entire weekends activities when I get back home, for now I am just going to go play with Parker and spend time with my family.

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Letters

I have been sitting here for the last two hours reading my favorite blogs. BTW Please vote for me for Top Mommy Blogs Here and playing around with my blog header (isn’t it so cute!) You too can make a header of your own here at Picnik or you can visit Shabby Blogs and find some adorable backgrounds, headers and extras like dividers and such. I also made my own siggy at Picnik using one of the dividers from SB. So Cute! If you are feeling brave and want me to, I can try to make you a header and signature, just leave a comment and I’ll get back to you on the details. Keep in mind I am no pro but I will do my best and do it for free!

OK so I have decided to use all of this free time to FINALLY post my Letter to my former self. I originally read this on Cleared for Takeoff and thought it was a great idea! She got the idea from Raising Madison who started the blog hop.

Dear 9-11 year old Krista,

You’re only a kid but you have witnessed some things that a lot of people never will. Just understand that it is not your fault that these things are happening and know that it won’t last, you and Robert and mom will get out of that abusive and unhealthy home and mom will find the man she is meant to be with. You will all move in with Mark right before you go into fifth grade and you will finally get to stay in one school. It is here that you will make friends that you keep through high school. Oh and don’t listen to those mean boys who make fun of you and tell you that you’re ugly; I know it hurts your feelings but they will be out of your life before you know it!

Dear 12 year old Krista,

You are officially in Junior High…exciting I know! You are getting braces this year and new glasses which will make you feel better about your appearance. You are also going to meet some of your closest friends this year. Keep an eye out for a girl named Jennifer, she’ll have short blonde hair and sometimes wear a pink dress with white flowers. This girl will be your very best friend for life. Let her know that you’re not snobby because she thinks you are.

Dear 15-17 year old Krista,

High School…Wow. You made it! Over the next four years you will date, dance, get in to trouble, meet your first love, move two hours from home for college and meet the man you will marry.

Let me elaborate,

Sophomore year you are going to get those pesky braces off and feel more beautiful than you ever have! You and Jennifer are going to try out and make the dance team. You will have so much fun and learn a lot about yourself. You’re going to meet boy named John online…I would say don’t waste your time but he was a brief part of your life and an important lesson. You will also meet a guy who lives across the street from Jennifer (she has a huge crush on him) and become friends with him, he’s trouble...you’ll see why.

Junior year a.k.a. “the rebel year”, you and Jennifer will skip a lot of school and pierce your belly buttons…just wait on that last one ok? It is so not worth the pain, if you really want one (and I know you don’t want to hear this) LISTEN TO MOM, she’ll take you to get one when you are older if you wait. Oh and you remember the cute guy that lives across the street from Jennifer? He’s going to be your first love. He is going to make you feel wanted and beautiful, but he is also going to lie to you and break your heart. Please don’t skip out on him, he is a HUGE lesson in your life and part of the path that leads you to the man you’re going to marry.

Senior year, so close to college you can taste it! You and Jennifer will grow apart for a while due to a lack of communication but don’t worry, you talk with her before you both move away for school and it will be like you were never apart. During this time you’re going to start spending more of your time with another close friend, you’ll be her confidant and her shoulder to cry on, and she will do the same for you. DO NOT ROOM WITH HER IN COLLEGE!!!! This will change your relationship with her completely and you will regret it. You are going to hear from that first love a lot this spring and you despite your better judgment you will let him back into your heart only to have it broken again right before you leave.

This is very important so listen up!

You are going to join a blog called Xanga over the summer where you’ll get a comment from a guy named Michael a.k.a. White_Mike22. I know you think he is some weird guy because he is four years older than you but TALK TO HIM! He isn’t crazy, he is the sweetest guy you’ll ever meet and he is going to treat you better than any guy you’ve ever been with. This is the man you will marry so hang on to him and don’t let go.

Dear 18-20 year old Krista,

You are now in college. You won’t be here long if you don’t get your head out of the clouds and back to the books! I want you to at least TRY to go to class; Michael will be there when they are over! I can say this all I want to but you will still drop out and after you leave SFA you will move in with Michael. You will live with him for two years before he pops the question in March 2007. You’ll have a few ups and downs before the wedding but don’t give up, your wedding is going to be beautiful and Michael will be waiting for you at the end of the aisle so don’t stress!

Dear 21 Year old Krista,

When you and Michael go over to Chad and Amanda’s to hang out and you think you can drink with the best of them…YOU ARE WRONG. If you keep on drinking you are going to be so drunk that you can’t walk. You’re going to be sobbing all the way home and asking to go to the hospital. This will be your first and last experience being drunk so it will be a lesson learned.

Dear 22-23 year old Krista,

Don’t be so impatient! I know you have baby fever so take comfort in knowing that this year you’re going to get pregnant and begin the most exciting journey of your life. You’re going to be miserable during the summer no doubt and your feet will look like balloons at the end of your legs but this too shall pass. On September 10, 2009 you’re going to wake up from a restless sleep at 5:30 in the morning to go to the hospital. You will be induced at 6:00 a.m. and go through 11 hours of labor, the first half of that labor will be terrible. You’re going to feel pain like you’ve never felt before and when the anesthesiologist comes into the room you’re going to thank God and tell him you love him. Your sweet baby boy will be delivered at 4:58 by emergency c-section and will be the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen.

The next year is going to be tough, you’re going to be sleep deprived and moody but this is important, don’t neglect your marriage. Michael needs you to be his wife as well as Parker’s mother. I know it gets stressful and you don’t feel sexy but he still thinks you are. Let him know you still love him and want him the way you used to.

On December 23, a tornado is going to hit your neighborhood and a tree is going to fall on your house. You, Michael and Parker will be ok but you’ll live in a hotel room and then in an apartment until March, while your house is being fixed. During this time Parker is going to get sick. He’ll have RSV and 5 ear infections before he has tubes put in his ears in May. Don’t rush him to make those milestones, you’ll soon find out that he is going to do things in his own time, he won’t be your baby boy forever and you need to enjoy everyday with him.

Well that didn’t take as long as I had hoped it would…I guess I’d better go find something to do for three more hours. Don’t forget my Wordless Wednesday post!

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Wordless Wednesday

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New Look

So I have been looking for a new blog design for a while now. I never really found what I was looking for so I just did it myself! I absolutely LOVE it! I only wish that it was a 3 column layout so that I could have my side bar split into two and not a million things all on one side of the page. I'll have to see how I can make that work, but for now I have no idea how to do that with the old minima template. Also I am trying to figure out the Pages add on...I can get one page but then I don't know how to add another page and then add content to those pages. So my blog is a work in progress, don't be surprised if you come to it one day and its different.

This weekend was great! I didn't get any pictures but we didn't go watch the fireworks anyway. We basically cleaned house and relaxed until Sunday and then we went over to BeBe and T-Paw's house to eat dinner and visit with Brooke, Stephen and Gavin before the rain started...which is why we didn't go watch fireworks. Parker was so tired by then anyway and we ended up in bed before 10:00. Monday was pretty much the same and Parker and I were home until around 2 and then we went swimming with GiGi. That was pretty much our holiday weekend!

I hope everyone has a great week!

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McFatty Monday

Alright, today is my first ever McFatty Monday post! I don't have much to say as I am just starting out so I guess this post should be about how I am feeling about my current weight and or shape and what my goals are.

I have decided to do something about my weight, no more excuses. I know it will be hard and I may not so so well at first but I know that something needs to be done. Whenever I was thin and active everyday, I felt better and I had so much more energy. I want to be able to play with Parker and run after him with out getting winded. I would like to weigh 125-130 pounds and just get to a point where I am happy with my body. I am hoping to make running a daily part of my routine and try cooking healthier foods. I know my biggest issue is the amount that I eat, not always what I eat. Making dinner for two is not easy and I always get much more than I really need, which of course leaves me sitting in my chair telling Michael that I am stuffed and I ate way to much. I will also be keeping a daily food journal so I can see what I am eating and see where the problems are!

So there are my goals and some of my strategies so we'll see how I have done next Monday!

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Eye Candy

ECLIPSE WAS A.W.E.S.O.M.E!!!!!!! If you haven't seen it GO NOW! I didn't brave the midnight showing but I did go to see it last night. I thought it was by far the better one out of the three and I am ready to see it again ha-ha. There are differences from the book obviously but they made sure that all of the major points were in the movie. Of course I always go into the movie thinking that everyone has read the book and then hear the sounds of shock whenever Jacob kisses Bella.

Alright enough Eclipse talk, my little stinker is feeling better today, his fever is down but I am still going to give him some Tylenol this morning to keep it down. I am hoping that the fever stays down so that I can go back to work tomorrow and he can go back to daycare.

My house is a total pig stye...I don't feel like cleaning today but I'm sure I will take advantage of Parker's nap to at least straighten up. Whenever Michael and I win the lottery that we don't play I am so paying someone to clean my house.

I hope you all have a great Thursday!

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