Excitment!

I am so excited. You must go read my weight loss blog www.calvarese2.blogspot.com.

sewing...

Today I made a blanket! My friend Haley who is super creative gave me my first sewing lesson. It was so fun and easier than I thought it would be. I am not sure what my next project will be but you can be sure I will post about it! Go visit Haley's blog to see the fun stuff she has made. Here are some pictures (of course) of my first blanket...

Alaska to Oklahoma!

Today Ian and I got to visit my college roommate Sarah! It was so nice to see her as she lives in Alaska now (her hubby is in the military). Please pray for her family though as the reason she is here is due to her dad having a heart attack. Not a good reason for a visit. But he is doing better now, still though keep him in your prayers. Here are a few pics to commemorate the occasion!

Tagged

8 TV Shows I Watch
1. Psych
2. Friends
3. Monk
4. Kath & Kim
5. The Office
6. Biggest Loser
7. Eli Stone
8. Bones

8 Favorite Restaurants
1. Texas Roadhouse
2. Braums
3. Teds
4. Olive Garden
5. Applebee's
6. Johnnies
7. Whataburger
8. McAlister's Deli

8 Things that Happened Today (hmm, lets see it is 6 in the morning so not much has happened, but I will try)
1. Woke up
2. went to the bathroom
3. got bottle for Ian
4. got Ian out of his room
5. started feeding Ian
6. read blogs
7. read emails
8. blogged
(wow I did it!!!)

8 Things I Look Forward To
1. Watching Ian grow up
2. Always being with Justin
3. Being with my family in Heaven
4. getting to my goal weight
5. Christmas music (seriously, year round would be great)
6. Having a baby girl (don't worry not for a while)
7. Loosing about 6.4 pounds by the end of the year.
8. Saturdays (yes, even SAHM look forward to the weekends)

8 Things I Wish For (I'll be honest, I copied some of these from Mariah)
1. No more spit up
2. Justin and I growing in our marriage everyday
3. Ian to grow up and be a wonderful Christian man
4. That I could be a good Christian influence for those that need one
5. That I could make a difference in someones life
6. To be at my goal weight by next Christmas
7. For my family to be safe and healthy
8. To have a big, fun and happy family that loves spending time together

8 People I Tag
1. Liesl
2. my hubby
3. Kelli N.
4. Teresa B.
5. Haley (you've been double tagged!)
That's all I can think of for now!

Thankful Thursday...

What am I thankful for? Well today I am thankful for digital cameras! That's right. I don't know what I would do with out ours. I take so many photos of Ian in one week that if it were actual film I couldn't afford to get them developed or to buy new film! I think back to my PawPaw and wonder how he did it. I mean he took so many pictures and he used film. He would seriously be taking so many more pictures if he was alive today to have a digital camera. When Ian was first born I seriously took at least 30 pictures a day of just him sleeping or laying on the floor or hanging out in his swing!

What are you thankful for? Leave the link to your blog or leave a comment telling me what you are thankful for. And remember to thank God for the many blessings that you may take for granted. (not sure if I spelled this right)

Fun times...

I had such a great weekend (I know Thursday and Friday don't actually count as the weekend, but since it was a holiday I count it that way). Thursday, of course, was Thanksgiving. We went out to Bethany and spent the day with my mom and my sister's family. We had some yummy food and we played with the baby's! Lot's of fun.

Friday my two older nieces came over and we baked cupcakes and rice crispy treats. The girls decorated the cupcakes and then we took them to our local fire station to give to the fire department as a thank you for being a fireman. It was so neat because they took us on a tour of the fire house and the girls got to go on the fire truck! Then the fire men (while this isn't politically correct they were actually all men so I am sticking with calling them fire men) gave the girls some stickers and a temporary tatoo. We also went to a park that is near our house and it was fun because after they played on the toys we walked around the creek area. It was over all a great time. Then we finished the day by playing games like go fish, chinese checkers and pass the pigs. It was so much fun. This morning Kylie helped me make some pancakes and bacon for breakfast. Now they are gone and I am pooped (I think Ian is too, literally).

Thankful Thursdays...

I know, I know it is Wednesday. However with tomorrow being Thanksgiving I will be at my mom's house for most of the day so I probably wouldn't get to post.

So what am I thankful for today? Sleep! Yes sleep. Ian went to bed last night around 11:30-11:45ish and didn't wake up until 7:45! That's almost 8 hours of straight sleep! It was great, only Justin over slept. I woke up at 7:30 expecting it to be about 4 or 5 in the morning. I looked at the clock and started to hit (more like pat) Justin to get up. It threw us both off having Ian sleep so long. I mean don't get me wrong he does pretty good usually, like 6 hours of sleep. But he usually wakes up around 6 or 6:30 in the morning. I still can't get over how great a nights sleep I got. Thank you Ian for sleeping so good last night!

Everyone have a great Thanksgiving holiday. And remember to tell someone you are thankful for them and why. It is great to hear that someone is thankful for you, so pass it on. Tell me what you are thankful for this week in the comment section.