The Diet is Over!!

Yes that's right folks Riley and I have made a collective decision to end our diet. So after last night we both noticed that after we eat our carb loaded dinner we both crash, we're in bed before 9:00 and we used to stay up till 11:00. Now we used to need those hours to get stuff done around the house and to spend time together while Maria is sleeping. I also was having a bad feeling about the amount of protein I was taking in. I actually had chest pains this morning, bacon and eggs every morning is not good for me. Also when you have that much protein you need to find a way to get fiber and if you don't have fiber then you have potty problems, you know what I mean...i hope! So We're done with the diet, Morgan I'll send you the books, you can look it over and see what you think, but Riley and I are not fans.

So there's today's diet update. On to try something else, I'm a serial dieter.

Hope you all have a wonderful day!!

Diet Follow Up and Other News

I'm doing fantastic on this diet. It's so much easier to do this diet than any other diet I've ever tried, my bff might even start doing it. My magic 8 ball even told me I would definitely lose weight on this diet.

To finish up the day two menu for dinner I had a garlic and lemon jenny o turkey loin and some red potatoes and carrots with a side salad. It was delicioso. Thank you my wonderful husband for preparing our dinners. You're so awesome!

In other news:

Riley's daughter, Katrina, ran away from home. She lives in Phoenix with her mother and she left her mom a note in the mailbox saying "I'm not coming home and I need to live life to the fullest." She's 15 days shy of 18 and her mother did the oh so smart thing of shutting off Katrina's phone, uh hello lady maybe one of us could have called her and talked some sense into her, but no, now no one has any way of reaching her even to just see if she's okay.

Katrina is going to have quite the wake-up call I just hope it happens before she makes any permanent mistakes.

So there's a day in the life of Becca. Take care everyone and make today a good one.

The Carbohydrate Addicts Diet: Day 1

Yesterday was Day 1 of the new diet.

First let me start by explaining the diet:

It's called The Carbohydrate Addicts Diet by husband/wife doctors. So here's the premise. You eat little to no carbs for breakfast and lunch, and what's considered a little bit of carbs is less than 4 grams per serving. So you have your breakfast and lunch and then you have dinner, which is called your "reward meal."

Now the deal with the reward meal is you have to eat it within 60 minutes. The great thing about that is that it can be anything you want. You can have carbs, you can have dessert, and you can have beer (this is why Riley likes the diet).

So here's what I ate yesterday:

Breakfast - Carl's Jr. put together an omelet of eggs, bacon, sausage, and cheese. Yummy

Lunch - beef/cheese stick combo, and another cheese stick (this was a terrible lunch because it wasn't enough to eat and it wasn't balanced. It's my fault I didn't plan ahead)

Snack - 7 to 14 pepperonis

Dinner - fried fish, tater tots, salad (spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes, croutons, and balsamic dressing)

Dessert - McDonald's Cherry Pie (Riley surprised me) and a few bites of Dulce De Leche ice Cream (my favorite)

Beverages - 1 cup of whole milk, and a big glass of generic crystal lite.

So all in all I didn't too bad. I really went all out on the Reward meal because I was STARVING!!

Ugh, just as I was typing I was offered a doughnut, but I will stand strong and not pass through the threshold of tasty deep fried dough with sweet sticky icing. Oh how I love doughnuts.

Anyway back to my blog. I'm on day two and I'm much more prepared.

Day Two Menu:

Breakfast - Riley made me two eggs (scrambled) and 4 slices of bacon and a big glass of orange crystal lite (generic)

Lunch - salad (left over from last night) with canned white chicken breast and a cheese stick and ten sprays of my balsamic salad dressing

snack - beef/cheese stick combo

Dinner - We'll See!!

Now another thing you have to do is weigh yourself everyday for the first two weeks of the diet, but I've chosen not to do that, I just want to see if my clothes start fitting big, that's my goal!!

In other news our Christmas tree is up and so pretty. It's a 9 footer with white lights and the prettiest ornaments. I love Christmas and especially this Christmas because it's the first one with my baby. I hope everyone has a wonderful December 1st and I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Best Friend Time is Very Much Needed

I get to see my best friend Morgan once a year and that annual event is coming up. She will be here Dec. 17th and I am super excited. Not only do I get to have girlfriend time, which is very much needed, but she gets to meet my daughter for the first time and it's such a big deal because Morgan is like my sister. She will get to hold my hita, she'll get to change a dirty diaper, she'll get to have fun with her and most of all she'll get to love her. I think what I look forward to most is seeing Morgan's face when she sees my Maria. I can't wait to see how she responds, the excitement, the light inside her that will turn on. I foresee Morgan and Maria having a connection such as Morgan and I do.

Now, Morgan meeting Maria isn't the only exciting thing happening when Morgan comes to town, I also get to meet her fiance for the first time. Morgan and Michael have had a torrid love affair that has spanned years, 3 to be exact and, and spanned a multitude of U.S. states. I still remember every giddy phone call about this mysterious man, every tear, and the day Morgan decided to get rid of everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, and head to the Northwest straight into her lovers arms.

So Morgan and I have been together since college and so many things have happened since then. She was there for me when I met and fell in love with Riley, all the happy/gory details of the pregnancy, and I was there for her through her divorce, the affair, and now as she has fallen in love with her Michael. Now the men can come and go but Morgan and I, we're here for the long haul.

I love you Morgan and I can't wait to give you a big ol' hug. Can you tell I miss you?

Disciplining a 9 1/2 month old...it just doesn't work

So yesterday I tried telling Maria "no" and I raised my voice a little bit and my poor little baby girl pouted her lip and completely broke my heart. Ugh talk about some guilt, guilt that could kill. So I picked her up and said I'm sorry baby and I looked at Riley and he's laughing because my little minion was totally playing me, she was smiling like she knew how to manipulate the situation. How is it that she knows how to do this? Are girls just born knowing how to do this?

So I know you're asking "why are you disciplining a 9 1/2 month old," well it was more like trying to get her to stop trying to grab a hot dish or stopping her from going for the shelves that could topple on her, so all this, NO, NO, NO ,is for her own good and safety, but is it really pointless at this age? When I say no she stops in her tracks sits on her cute little diaper padded butt and looks at me like WHAT MOTHER! The other day I said no, no, no and she stopped, turned toward me, and said "Na, Na, Na, in the exact same tone I did and she didn't just do it once, she did it twice. She's too smart for me already!!

So to all you moms out there; is it too early to scold and say no to a 9 1/2 month old?

Just Feeling a Little Sad Today

I miss Maria and I wish I didn't have to work. I wish I could stay home and watch her. Every time Riley calls me, she's talking in the background and I hear new words (well at least what she thinks are words). Last night when I put her to bed I couldn't get over how big she is getting and it's all of a sudden too. I guess I'm just feeling envious of Riley's situation. He recently got laid off and gets to stay home, full time, with our daughter. He's loving it too and I love that's he's loving it and I love that she gets to stay home with her daddy, but a big part of me wishes we could switch places. I know in these hard times I should be grateful to have a job but today is just one of those days where the job could easily be taken away and I would be completely okay with it in exchange for more time with my one and only, Maria.

So what would you all exchange for something else? What would you be willing to give up to have or do what you really want? I told you mine, now tell me yours.

It's a Good Day

My baby is 9 months old today, she's happy, healthy, and oh so beautiful! Before I left for work today I gave her a little kiss, so as to not wake her, and said "Happy 9th month birthday my love" and told Riley to take pictures of her. Can you believe it's been 9 months? Where has the time gone, how did she get so big, why am I still holding on to my pregnancy weight, ugh well that's another post.

Not only do I have the best baby, I have the best baby daddy. He recently got laid off and has really made Maria and keeping the house clean his job. Everyday I come home I am thoroughly impressed. He manages to keep Maria happy and clean the house at the same time. I have to admit, our house has never, and I mean never, looked better. He's made a happy baby, a happy mama and a happy home and he should be really proud of himself.

I know how hard it is to lose a job and Riley has really taken it in stride. I'm really proud of him and I'm oh so grateful for my family and my great life.

Now it's your turn. Take a little time today and write down or just think about what you're grateful for and it's then and only then you will truly realize how great your life is.

Oprah

Since the new season of Oprah started I have been recording it to watch later and sometimes roping Riley into watching it, which he hates, but I must say this has turned out to be a really good season. Now I mention this because it is yet another show I'm recording to watch later but later is so filled up with all the other shows I'm saving for later. So I've decided, no new shows, none. I really need to start watching less t.v. I need to be more active and enjoy more t.v.less time. So is anyone else feeling this way, feeling like life revolves around what's on primetime? I guess I'm trying to change this because Maria will learn by example and I want to show her that there is more to life than eating and t.v which is the bulk of what Riley and I do.

We've decided to move in the treadmill, which is brand new and never been used. We're going to take more walks and we're going to be better teachers because as parents that's essentially what we are. So here's to new adventures, new eating habits, new exercise habits, and new parenting habits!!

By the way being a mom is so fun especially around the holiday's. Keep an eye out in your mail for Halloween greetings!

Netflix and Early Child Development

Netflix is wonderful. We signed up for it yesterday and I have almost 140 movies in my Queue. The thing is they're not all for me and Riley, we found some for Maria too. They have a lot of early child development DVDs that are perfect for the mom ho wants to get their kids love of learning started early. So don't think of Netflix as yet another way of making our society lazy and mindless viewers but as a learning tool . Check out all the special interest lists, you're bound to find something other than some action packed movie. Don't get me wrong I love movies and the bulk of the 140 are for me and Riley but it's good to watch something educational or at least gets the wheels turning.

So speaking of movies, what have you watched lately and what would you recommend?

I just saw Confessions of a Shopaholic and it was super cute, one of those you can watch while keeping the baby entertained, no attention span needed for this one but cute nonetheless.

Q: Can it be done?

Freelance writing is my dream and I fear it cannot be done. I'm trying to break into different markets and so far it has been fruitless. I do have an article pending with Albuquerque The Magazine but I haven't heard a thing, not even a blip on my sensitive radar. I've got some feelers out for blogging jobs but those are very hard to break into unless you're an expert in a particular area.

So I'm trying to figure out what I can hone in on. What information do I have to offer in a fun and exciting way? So Ask yourself this question. What are you an expert at and share with me what you discover. Are you an expert at organizing, personal finance, eating, drinking, anything? Have fun on your journey of discovery!

Time Flies

I was just thinking, while looking at Maria's picture, that I can't believe I'm a mom. Then I thought it's amazing how many roles a person takes on in their lives. Our titles are ever changing. It's like we're always starting a new job and mine, right now, happens to be mama. It seems that just yesterday, which will actually be three years on Sunday, I just turned into a wife. And before that I was a fiance, a girlfriend, single woman, and so on! So right now I have a few titles. Mama, step mama, wife, daughter, sister, and woman. How many titles do you have and which one is your favorite. I know mine is being a mama. I love being a wife but I'll love it even more on Sunday, our three year anniversary. Happy Anniversary Baby!

I know plenty of people have been together longer but I feel that this 3 year mark is huge for us because our lives changed so much last year and we got through it. So here's to 47 more...I know you're thinking you only plan on being together 50 years well I plan on forever and so does Riley but 50 is our marker. Actually I'm going to count to 25, that's big enough when you're barely at 3.

When we get to our 25th anniversary, probably wrinkled up and a few greys, Maria will be 25, Riley will be 60 and I will be 52...WEIRD!

Anyway, back to the original topic...our titles, what's your favorite and why?

Emails

Thank you all for the encouraging words, I really appreciate it and I'll keep you all up to date on the outcome. Keep your fingers crossed.

I've added all of you to by blog list and I'm not sure how it sends out the notification that I've written a blog. Does it send you an email or do you have to click on the link? If it sends you an email with just the text please, if you can, click on the link. It will show that my blog has traffic and this helps in my freelance writing endeavors.

Speaking of freelance writing endeavors I asked Albuquerque The Magazine if they needed contributing writers and it just so happened that they needed a Community Spotlight on the South Valley and they asked me to do it. So I've written the article and I've submitted it. Here's hoping it gets published. If it does I'll let you all know what issue it will be in.

Have a wonderful day and again thank you for reading my blogs and commenting!

The Funnies

I'm back after a three day hiatus, I was working from home and watching Maria, there just wasn't time to blog let alone shower.

So I get home on Monday and Riley looks haggard. He hasn't showered, he's shushing me because he just got Maria to sleep and he's looking at me with this "save me" kind of expression. Safe to say he's had a bad day. It was one of those days where Maria was fighting sleep, which she does on a regular basis, and he just couldn't do anything to make her happy. The one thing he did try fired back at him. He gave her the remote to play with, which she loves, and she hit her self in the head and blamed him...what a little lady. Then he proceeds to tell me he was trying to open her baby food and the seal was so tight he had to use his teeth to pry it open and when he did...wait for it...it exploded in his face. I can't stop laughing and he's looking to me for sympathy and I do sympathize but I just can't control myself. Maria in the mean time has woken up and I'm holding her and she's looking at him like "that's right, my mama's home and I'm telling on you." It was hilarious. She would turn and smile at me and when she looked at him, she would just glare. How is it that she's already a moody little girl? How is it that she's developed her mother's personality in 6 short months? She's happy go lucky, but don't piss her off...she's my clone!!

Learning As I Go

As you all know I've been trying to start a freelance writing career and so far, no go. I've been looking at http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/ everyday and I ran across a series that a contributing writer is starting and let me tell you it's the kick in the butt I needed. The Series is called "How to get blogging jobs and web writing jobs – getting started" and if you're at all interested please take a look and if you have questions or just want to comment Jennifer is great about responding.

So Jennifer's first tip is start a blog, which I've done. The next tips are write about a specific topic and blog daily both of which I was not following. So here I am making a fresh start of writing daily on my personal blog. I've also decided to focus on being a new mother and parenting in general. I'm no expert at parenting but I'll share what tips I've run across and what I've learned from other moms. So I hope you all enjoy my new blog and if you have any tips or comments please feel free to email me and I'll try and respond or even write a blog about it.

What do you believe in?

My dad's friend Louise has a little boy named Elijah and he's 3 years old. Well they were at the Laundromat and they were making small talk with a woman also doing her laundry. Elijah just stood their and listened and then all of a sudden he put his finger on her belly and said "You have a baby in there!" The woman just about died because there was no way someone could tell. She was so early on she hadn't started showing. She put her hands over her eyes and began to cry. She said "I am pregnant, how did he know?" Louise, was just as shocked and asked Elijah "How did you know?" and he said "I just know mama."

I believe that children are closer to God and just know things and pick up on things more so than adults. Their senses are more acute and they have advanced observation skills. So what do you think? What made Elijah come to this conclusion with no obvious signs? Can it be explained?

Year One...is dumb!

Don't waste your money. Wait till it comes out on HBO when it's free and you can catch it half way through because you won't be missing much. And that's all I'm devoting to it.

Father's day was nice, got Riley a Bikini Top for his Jeep and I gave my dad some cash for his trip to Dallas. My mom made everyone's favorite...tostadas and other than that we had a very nice, quiet Sunday.

So Riley and I are seriously thinking about sending Maria to a Montessori school. She is only 5 months old but we're gonna need someone to watch her and we figure the sooner she starts learning, the better. I'm just so nervous about it. We are going to take a tour of the school and meet with the director today. It's expensive but we can cut some things out and I'm sure we can manage.

I entered Maria into Baby Palooza on 100.3 the peak so I need everyone to vote for her. I'll let you know when her voting day is.

Maria slept through the night and it was wonderful but I got so much sleep I'm tired now. Weird

And that's it for today folks, have a good one!

Mom and Dad's New Stage

Retraction to my retraction:

Riley very much cared where Maria went. He was just thinking about, for the moment, getting me to agree on day care and then we would work out the specifics.

So my parents are starting a new stage in their lives, it's called simplifying. They are moving into an RV. The RV is a 28 footer, brand new, and they found a beautiful RV park off of Rio Grande right on the bosque. They are picking up their RV next week and will be moving out of our house. They have been living with us for about three months and they have been really helpful with paying utilities and contributing in so many other ways, not to mention watching Maria when we have to work or want to have a date night. They will be missed but I think it's good for all of us to have our own space. I think the hardest thing for them is not seeing Maria everyday like they do now. And the hardest thing for us is the help with the baby. If I need to shower or just need a minute I won't be able to say "hey mama, can you hold Maria for a little bit." But I think we will all manage, it'll just take some getting used to.

So here's to my mom and dad and their new venture. Good luck and thank you for everything you've done!

Spousal Drama

So This morning in my blog I had more in there than what is currently there. This is what I deleted:

Let me tell you all something before you have children, discuss everything with your significant other. Ensure you're both on the same playing field because if you don't you're going to run into problems.

Riley and I have been going back and forth now, since Maria was born, about jobs and child care options. My stance is, I will not allow Maria to be watched by a stranger, I just won't. She is too little and she needs to be cared for by people I know and trust. I want someone to treat her as their own and not a chore. Riley is of the opinion if I get a job where they don't allow me to have the days off I need or they won't be flexible with my schedule then Maria has to go to a sitter, no if ands or buts. I know Riley is just thinking of options but we've talked about this so much and he continues to bring it up and it really upsets me. I tell him I don't want to talk about this because he already knows how I feel and I know we'll fight about it. If you know me I don't budge when I've decided on something and this is one decision I made long before I had kids.

People have certain philosophies. Some are obvious and some develop over time. This one was obvious, it was like I never knew any other option. I know I may sound stubborn and obnoxious but it's worth it to keep my baby safe. I'm not saying Riley isn't concerned about her safety, he just has other ideas and I respect them I just wish mine were respected.

I apologize for getting so personal in this blog but I'm hoping my husband will read it. If you see that this blog is gone tomorrow or even by this afternoon it's because he asked me to take it down or I had second thoughts about publishing it.

This is my retraction:

I would like to apologize to Riley for being a crazy lady and jumping down his throat (I know he was just thinking about the future and he really likes being prepared for anything), but I would also like him to acknowledge that he only wanted a place, didn't care where, that would watch Maria when we had to work...admit it Riley. But I turned it around and did the "smart Becca thing" (I'm quoting my bff, Morgan), I did research and found two fantastic places to take her to learn and be cared for at the same time. In my head, day care was these little kids crying in the corner and no one there to pick them up and sooth them. So sad right, it made me cry to think about my baby girl in a corner crying for her mama and I'm not there to pick her up and make her feel better, ugh just heart breaking. So anyway my research turned up Springstone Montessori (Carmel Ave. location) and Los Ninos Montessori. If you have a chance look them up online, you'll be impressed.

So this is for Riley...I'm sorry baby, I ya you!!

Maria

So I didn't post yesterday because my little sweety turned into my little grumpy face. She was cranky yesterday. she was screaming at her toys and getting frustrated when I would walk out of a room. Most days she's calm and easy going but she was a typical female yesterday. She just decided it wasn't her day and she wasn't about to act like it was. I think the weather had something to do with it. It was gloomy and just kind of blah. I, on the other hand, was in a great mood. I got to stay home with my baby and we got to sleep a lot. She knows her mama loves to sleep so she cooperates...most days. So Maria has been doing this thing where she is grabbing her toes and sticking them in her mouth...it is so so cute and so fun to watch. She talks to her toes too which is hilarious. I gave birth to a comedian and a smarty pants too because she shouldn't be doing that until she's at least 6 moths old and she'll be 5 months on Sunday.

Baby Food: She loves carrots and apples, she hates bananas and peas...so weird!

Freelance Writing Venture

So my closest friends and family know that my dream job is to be a freelance writer and let me tell you it is a very hard market to crack into but then again I haven't been trying as hard as I should be. I know this because 1. I'm addicted to farm town, 2. I love TV and 3. I'm easily distracted. So I've decided to do a few things; quit farm town, continue watching TV, and focus. Did you notice, I'm not doing anything about my TV addiction? This is because my husband would leave me if I gave up TV or watched less of it. If you know my husband you understand this statement.

So I'm sure you're wondering what exactly have I done to pursue this dream. Truthfully, very little. It's actually only one thing I've done. I posted my resume and service ad on Craig's List. I got one potential hit off of it from a local web design company but I had less experience than the others. The guy told me I would likely get it based on my personality than my work. Is that good or bad? I'm going to say it's good, don't tell me otherwise...I need to stay positive. Oh you know what I just realized...this blog is a step in the right direction. This hones my writing skills and if needed, I have content to send to potential employers.

So now that I've brought my lack of trying to light what steps should I take? Do you have any idea? Do you know of anyone that needs editing/proofreading/Tech writing work? This is basically a cry for help. I'm open to suggestions and criticism...keep the criticism to a minimum...I'm a sensitive soul.

Little Miss Homemaker...not!

Everyone knows I hate to cook and I hate to clean, but I've been really trying to change these things about myself and it's really hard. But I'm proud of myself...last night I made a spark people recipe and it turned out okay. It's the Hungry Girl Banana Bread and it's only 133 calories for 1/8 of the loaf. I also ventured a little further and made a fantastic pasta salad. I got rave reviews from the Green/Baca Household. It's amazing what you can do with salad dressing. So that's the cooking front, now on the cleaning front...well I'm working on it and all the clothes will be picked up, washed, and hopefully put away tonight. Wish me homemaker luck!

I'm still kicking but on the diet and people are starting to notice. Woohoo!

weight loss and rice cereal!

11 pounds down!! I'm so excited. It's been 2 weeks and I've lost 11 pounds...it's amazing how quickly that first 11 came off. I know water weight has a lot to do with it but I hope the next 11 comes off that quickly!

So everyone told us if you want your baby to sleep through the night start giving her rice cereal in her bottle of milk...so not true. We've been doing that and she still gets up. Now she's just eating more! Oh well she's happy and healthy and quite the little giggle face.

Yes, she is laughing, her tata, my dad, made her laugh last night and it was so adorable. I'm gonna get it on video to share with the world.

So to everyone on a weight loss journey good luck and to all those with a 3 month old that still gets up at 2:30 in the morning, I'm up with you!

Chinese Anyone?

I love Chinese food and I have discovered a fantastic place in Albuquerque, NM. It is called East Ocean and it's on Carlise just south of Comanche.

They have the best pot stickers I've ever had and the best egg fried rice.

I know I'm dieting but today is my brother's birthday and that's where we're going. I'm eating very little today and I'm still still counting the calories I will eat tonight. So I can have pot stickers and rice and not totally kill my diet.

Try it out people, you will love it!

Incentive for Husband to Diet

I told Riley last night that if he diets with me and we reach our goals then we will get a trike to travel along the pacific coast highway, or travel anywhere for that matter.

Well I found out this morning I married a Liar and Cheater...I love you baby!

Liar: He told me he ate the lunch I made him
Cheater: He had steak, pizza, and two McDonald's ice cream cones instead.

So I thought the trike was a pretty good incentive but apparently not. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can get Riley to diet with me?

New Mac, New Diet, New Me

My Macbook is AWESOME! I love it so much. Granted I haven't had much time to play with it because well I have a kid and second a house that needs cleaning so it sat on the kitchen table for hours before I could play with Photobooth, which by the way is so fun! Garageband is also a fun app, I can record myself singing!

SparkPeople is so great! I've started using this website to help me with my lofty diet goals. They let you track your food and record your daily fitness. They also let you create your own personal page. So if you're looking to lose some weight and you want a motivational community to help, this is the site to visit.

New Me:
New Laptop - helps me get organized and start my freelance writing
New Diet website - I've already lost 5.6 pounds!

I'm Back!

Well I've been sick and I'm still sick but I need to get back to work and blogging.

More to come this evening!

Haiku Tuesday

For Riley:

My baby daddy
Souls intertwined forever
Love you my Riley

For Maria:

My happy baby
You're the reason God made me
I dream of your face

For Morgan:

My female soul mate
Green bean's Oregon Auntie
You're too far away

Mario Kart & Sleep

I'm addicted to Mario Kart and I'm not getting enough sleep because of it. Can you believe I'm trading sleep for video game victories. My victories these days should be getting Maria to sleep at a decent hour and getting myself into bed at a decent hour but no I must be a sadist. I wake up at 4am and I'm at work by 6am but most mornings I don't even know how I got there. I have a problem and I need an intervention and so does my husband, but he won't admit it. Help someone, please break down the door and take away our mini steering wheels. Not only do I have highway hypnosis in the real world but I have it in the video game world.

Continuation

It's not as bad as it sounds. We were taking the baby for a walk and as we got to the park Riley saw a stop sign on the ground (blown off by the wind) and said "ooh I would love to have that in my man cave" so being the wonderful wife I am I said "hurry home with the baby." Riley looked at me like "back off men, she's mine," and so I began to run home with the stop sign in hand. As I was running home with this huge red sign, bigger than I, I heard someone say "HEY!" I looked back and didn't see anyone so I just kept running, then I heard "HEY!" again and I still ran. The neighbor kids saw this all take place and I told them don't tell anyone you saw me do this and they shook their heads in agreement, happy that an adult had entrusted them with such a secret. Wow I'm terrible, I just made 10 year olds accomplices to my crime, with my 2 month old in tow...it's really not that bad...please believe me. Anyway back to the voice, was it my conscience telling me you're doing a bad thing (if it is my conscience it comes in the form of a very stern male voice) or did someone actually see me? I guess we'll find out when the popo comes a knockin! The theme song to COPS is running through my head.

Well it's a short blog but filled with suspense.

The baby is asleep which means I need to hit the sack too.

Buenos Noches!

Blogging at work

I can't blog from work anymore...mass email sent out stating they're monitoring us. So you'll get a more in depth blog tonight but just to give you a teaser...I stole a stop sign!!

Ten Year Class Reunion = Diet Time

I'm driving into work today and I started thinking about my friend Christen who is going to have her ten year reunion this year and I wondered how she felt about it and how she's preparing for it and then I realized HOLY CRAP, my ten year reunion is next year and I so need to start preparing.

Preparation comes in the form of a diet. I need to drop like 75 pounds pronto (really I would like to drop more than that but lets be realistic). Seriously people I'm not stepping foot into the Rio Grande gymnasium with the twinkly Christmas lights and the standard red punch looking the way I do (watch gross point blank and you'll see what I'm talking about, this is how I picture every class reunion). I need an overhaul and the first place to start is by dropping the poundage.

What I really need to work on is my belly. Now I never had a flat belly by any means but I didn't have this front butt before I had Maria. And you're saying "what's a front butt, I've never seen or heard of a front butt." And I'm saying "shut up twiggy, the hell you don't know what a front butt is, it's the thing you snicker at because you're so itsy bitsy, my front butt will knock you over, it alone weighs more than you do." Okay wow I may need to work on my anger towards the thinians (group of thin people). Or I could just say skinny bitches but that's too cliche, in fact it's funny how when you think of someone skinny you automatically think bitch. Seriously say skinny and you can't help but say bitch. Go ahead try it out, I'll wait....I told you!

Okay so what's my plan, how am I going to lose weight? I could do Weight Watchers, I lost 35 pounds on that before my wedding, or I could do the biggest loser, I lost like 13 pounds in one week on that one, but the funny thing is I never stuck with either of them, hence the reason I'm 150 pounds too heavy. So what is a heavy girl with front butt itis and skinny bitch envy to do?

Really I'm taking suggestions, I need solutions people and if there is a dietitian or a trainer out there that needs a charity case I'm your girl!

Have a wonderful Fat Friday!

3am Feeding and Laundry...it's sick

Buenos Tardes Readers!

I'm practicing my spanish because me mi mama and I are going to start taking a spanish class together. My mom by no means needs the class because she's really good at conversational spanish and she can read it really well. She's doing it more for me because I want to be able to teach Maria spanish and it's my way of getting in touch with my heritage.

Anyway I slept really well last night and that's a feat. I owe a lot of it to Riley. I told him I was exhausted and he said go to bed I'll take care of the baby. I was in bed at 9:30 and slept, uninterrupted until 3:00am. That's when Maria woke up needing a diaper change and a bottle. I changed her and started feeding her and then Riley took over while I moved the whites to the dryer and made a pot of coffee. That's right people of I was up at 3am and I was doing laundry and making coffee, how crazy am I! But I feel great. I feel like I got a lot done, I feel like one those super moms who can do everything. Now I just need to clean my house and if any of my readers know me personally you know I don't keep the house as well kept as I should. But the point is I did laundry, I hate laundry, and I even got up to do it at 3am...that's just nuts.

After all that was done I went back to bed and slept till 4:30, that's when I get up to get ready for work. Now here's something...I blow dried my hair and it looks fabulous. I haven't used the blow dryer in a long time. It's in my bathroom, still plugged in, collecting dust and whatever else collects in the bathroom...eeewww, don't think about it, it'll gross you out. Since having the baby, it's just been go, go, go, and I never did my hair because, well I had better things to do, but today I did my hair and it did my self-esteem some good. It's amazing how something so small can change how you feel. So as you can tell I'm feeling pretty jazzed today. I'm feeling refreshed and geared up to take on the day.

I'm like that woman on the suave commercial with the 3 kids, doing laundry, running around and all the while with fab hair!

So if a few small things can make me feel energized and ready to face the world what are the small things that do it for you?

Peanut Butter Jelly Time?

Have you ever seen the Family Guy episode where Peter Griffin is dressed as a banana singing "It's peanut butter jelly time, it's peanut butter jelly time, peanut butter and a baseball bat." Well if not it's hilarious and you have to see it. By the way I'm a big fan of Seth MacFarlane. (Look him up on IMDB, you'll be surprised by what he looks like, the voice doesn't fit the face.)

Well I bring this up because my husband, Riley, loves this. He'll get the tune in his head and with hands up he dances (more like wiggles) to this song. It's pointless and there's no catch, it's just funny and it makes Riley laugh. So I asked Riley, what should I name my blog and the first thing out of his mouth was Peanut Butter Jelly Time and I had to run with it.

So like my description says I'm a twenty-something, will be married for 3 years come July 26, and just gave birth to our first child. Her name is Maria Anne, she was born at 1:21am on 1/21, was 8lbs 12 oz. and was 21 inches long. I imagine there is something cosmic about the number 21 surrounding her birth but we can't figure it out so Riley and I just play 1 and 21 at the roulette table.

So as far as first posts go, this is not one for the history books. This blog is my personal vent machine, my wind tunnle of words. You'll see topics from parenting to why I love/hate Albuquerque, NM. I'm quickly leaving my twenty-somethings, as my best friend was so quick to point out, so I need to get it all out before the thirty-somethings change my perspective.