The BIGGEST LOSER

I am actually at work right now "pretending to work" so I dont have a pic of before and after but I LOST 5 LBS!!!! not like you can really tell if i did take a pic (was lying about the before and after) but anyway, My work is doing this biggest loser contest from Jan 12th (mon) to Feb 13th (lastweigh in) and the winner is who ever loses the highest weight %percentage so its fair! and its a $100 pot since its $10 bucks a person and there are.... well you do the math.

I have lost 3.14% so far. Not a ton but its a start. I am sure many of you married peeps can relate to the extra poundate we like to call "Married Mass" haha i just made that up too, but SHOOT I have gained so much since we've gotten married and I count my lucky stars that I am tall so fortunately I hide it well.

I want to just readjust my eating habbits. They suck right now! It's a lifestyle change I know but if you set a goal and track your progression or lack there of your chances of acheiving that goal increase by 62%!!!! can you believe that?
62%
I am excited to keep moving forward. Levi is so sweet and tells me I am beautiful always, but girls let's be real our hubby's say things like that to be nice but you know that only you can really determine how genuinely happy you are with yourself no matter what.
That last line didnt make sense but I'm sure you know what I am trying to say and I am too lazy to go and think it up and re-type it.

I have been such a slacker with this blog thing sorry! I'll post a cool picture soon from our super bowl party at the Larsens! it was awesome!
Stay tuned......

The PERFECT Tree!! Merry Christmas :O)

FUNNY STORY.....This is our first prefect Christmas Tree!!! My family always has a real one so I miss that fresh pine smell. This is actually my first perfect artificial tree and i have to say i dont like separating the branches and stuff but I like that it's less messy. 

We had a blast putting this perfection together and an even better time laughing at it! So if you can't tell already.... try and guess what is wrong with the tree....

The tree has a figure and is lop-sided because my cute hubby put the wrong branches in the wrong section of the tree (stops typing to laugh some more) so we have an HOUR-GLASS Christmas tree, LOL... hahaha i am still laughing at it... i love him! 

You can totally see the big branches sticking out near the top of the tree. Oh man my stomache hurts. We love it and decided to leave it as is just to put a smile on our faces everytime we leave the house and look at our "PERFECT TREE", I mean, seriously, what's the definition of perfect anyways? You decide what your 'perfect' is right? Well this is ours..............................

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!!

I probably wont post a new blog until the new year, that's how lazy I am so that's why I wanted to say Merry Christmas with lots of LOVE.

I made some home made Oreo Cream Pie and Raspberry Cheesecake! oh it was so yummy,

My sis Leesha is the baker in the family but i think it turned out pretty good. It was fun baking

and getting into the holiday spirit making a mess of the kitchen while baking. When my sisters and I were younger we would stay up til the weeee hours of the morning cooking and baking goody trays and platters for my dad to take to his home teaching families and so on... I loved decorating the sugar cookies with frosting. GOOD TIMES. 

Thanksgiving in LA 08

I love baby Mia!!!!!

This is my favorite little person!!!! Baby Malia is so happy and such a little-big bundle of joy! i miss her already.
she Loves her auntie Lithie :O)
We hit up Knotts Berry Farm the Sat after Turkey day and had a blast! sheesh i got a massive headache after like 4 rides only... i am getting old :(
My dad always wins the big stuffed animal. check out the bears on the stroller.



Here is my sis Leesha and me sportin our countires in front of the 50 ft. christmas tree.
Argentina vs. Brasil- they're big time rivals! that's where we served on the mish at the same time.

Here are the boys (Tini, Thias, Levi) trying to race to see who wins the big prize! They had to take a magnetic circle and slide it to the bottom of a winding swirly pole without touching the sides or the buzzer would sound and the red light would go off... LOL THEY ALL LOST!!!
One went off and distracted the others and all their red lights were buzzing it was hilarious.



So, as always... the "little" girls had to show them how it's done! (Rae, Lisette, Lorah) Way to go Lisette! Easy does it! She won it and made it look too easy!

There's the big prize and the bragging rights!

My Favorite Season!!!!

Welcome to Fall 2008!
These are the things I love about fall....

WARDROBE



I love the COLORS of fall.



The HANDBAGS & SHOES





You can't forget about the best part... the yummy TREATS & FOODS!!!!


Actually the best part about any season is FAMILY!!!!

Happy Pumpkins...

This is my fave season! FALL!!! best food, best wardrobe attire, best weather-not too cold not too hot either, just right! And it's just around the corner from the holidays :)
This was actually taken last year in Idaho out in pokie when we went to visit our great friends Steve & his wife now Nikki. We miss them.
Dude i had to sport this pic since it's the season! We are on the halloween countdown so these massive pumpkins were totally appropriate. Any guesses in how much these pumpkins weigh?
answer will be in the next post. These pumpkins were entered in the contest last year for heaviest/largest pumpkin.

Halloween Tradition....

Uh well i went as a little black cat and Levi was supposed to be a nerd but he forgot his goofy glasses so he just looks like a gay guy holding my hand bag.
We went to Levi's family party. Every year they have a fun Halloween family party. All the kids, grand-kids, parents, aunts, uncles and the whole gang gather to to play enjoy great food, great company and my favorite part, the Halloween mystery gift pile. It's pretty much like white elephant on steroids. Each person brings 3 random presents all wrapped up in newspaper to toss in a massive pile where we all get a turn to pick a present and keep it or trade it all wrapped for another gift we want that we see someone else has already unwrapped.
You can go home with anything from grandma Peterson's framed stitched art (in the background on stage) to an iPod shuffle, or from hammer and nails to board games or a gum ball machine. I love it!
I love fall season!!!

I love RELAXING weekends!

We lounged at home doing nothing all day. Well we watched some ninja turtles, general conference, more cartoons, stuffed our faces and then listened some more inspiring words from the modern day prophets and servants of the lord. it was nice not having to worry about getting all dressed up for the day. we just rolled outta bed and sat in front of the TV. it was fabulous.
I should have taken pictures of the amazing meal my hubby cooked up for lunch. We had yummy herbed baked chicken, with steamed season veggies mashed potatoes & home squeezed lemonade. He is quite the cook! I Love him! overall it was such a simple relaxing weekend. It has been a while since we were able to just sit home and enjoy each other. There is usually always a family even, wedding, bday, bridal shower, party or something going on. This weekend though it was just Levi and Lithie time.

LOL this fake smile always makes me laugh. i love spending time with my all time best friend. He makes me a better person. :)