That's a Wrap...No Really, It Is

I did an It Works! ultimate body applicator wrap last week, the first since surgery and feeling like me again, and I'm very happy with the results.

Not being able to work out sucks and I gained a little "fluff" along with bloating - it was not very attractive to my cynical eye.  No one else noticed, I'm sure, other than the super skinny chicks and college students but I thought I looked terrible. 

Anyway, the wrap did wonders for that {along with the new diet I'll be following for the rest of my life} and I lost a considerable amount of inches from my waistline.

I feel better about myself and I'm getting excited for summer fun, parties, going out, beach bumming, lots of outdoor play with the kiddos, and general awesome-ness.

Before

After

I should have worn the same shorts but I wasn't thinking.  There's a little more definition in the After picture - you can see my ribs again and I'm starting to look more toned.  I can't wait to be able to pair this with killer ab workout and cardio.  It's gonna be awesome.



Day 1: 35" - three inches below my belly button
            32" - at my belly button
            26.5" - three inches above my belly button

Day 1, 12 hours later: 32" - three inches below my belly button
                                      27.5" - at my belly button
                                      25.5" = three inches above my belly button

Day 3: 32"  - three inches below my belly button
            26" - at my belly button
            25" - three inches above my belly button

Speachless

"...of all the things to love & lose it's you I'd miss the most..."

I'm losing my mind but, hey, that's okay

Last night I legitimately had a dream that I wrote an awesome post about awesome things {what else could I write about} and I believed that it had been done when I woke up.  I don't remember what I wrote about but you obviously would have loved it. 

It's ok, I'm going crazy from life but that happens to the best of us.  I feel like I'm being pulled in every direction and I'm not sure which way is the way for me to go.  There are, of course, better options...best ways...good ideas...right choices - but what is the real right way?  It's everything so not really anything I can put into words here.  Just my whole life, other than my wonderful family.  They're a constant.  A solid.  A concrete fixture in my life and I plan to keep it that way.  In fact, my family is probably the only part of me that is keeping me grounded right now.  Without them I would probably rise into the atmosphere and float away.  The constellations would keep me company so I'd never get bored but I would probably miss my boys.  A lot.

I think that my head exploded after my life was given back to me and now I'm not sure how to proceed.  I want to relive the years that were wasted {just a little bit} while I was hurting and not feeling right.  I actually didn't realize some things that weren't working right until they started disappearing after surgery.  It's a very weird feeling. 

I want to make up for it but it's too late now to do that so I should really just enjoy the rest of what I've been given.  I can't help missing that I missed out though.  Does that make

You never know what crazy thought will pop into your head so you better watch out, all you thinkers out there, don't get any crazy ideas!

Oh, and I'm also not sure where I stand on the sponsorships any longer.  That was all ruined for me last April when Shana from 99 Foxgloves left us suddenly and I noticed that my heart hasn't been in giveaways and reviews since I lost her.  We were friends and the connection between losing a friend and sponsored reviews and giveaways really resonated with me.  I still have some thinking to do on that and before they stop I would absolutely finish up everything that I have waiting but I just don't know any more.

To be continued...

Kids Really Do Eat the Weirdest Things

Last night I brought dinner home for Little Rocker and Monkey Man - mashed potatoes, broccolli, and roast beef. 

Monkey Man is happy with just about anything so he ate his dinner right up without so much as a word.  Little Rocker is a tad bit more picky and definitely more vocal about his disinterest in certain meals.  He demanded that he be served PEANUT BUTTER for dinner.  I told him that he needed to eat his broccolli because it's good for him and besides...he LOVES brocolli {really, he does}.  He then informed me that he wanted broccolli and peanut butter for dinner.

BLECK!

Yet..I finally caved because, afterall, that's all that he wanted.  And you know what?  He ate his whole plate of broccolli and peanut butter, mashed potatoes, and roast beef.

GROSS!!!

Did He Top It? YES He Did!

So I wrote last week about how my sweet hubby said he still had one more anniversary gift for me but it hadn't arrived yet.  I couldn't for the life of me figure out what else he could possibly have gotten me that would make my heart beat faster than the things he'd already done for me...but a man has got to try!

Well it arrived over the weekend and boy did RJ pull it off this time!

He went to this very adorable website called Love Books Online and actually wrote a book for me, entitled Why I Love KC.  It listed all the things he loves about me and the things we do together that make him love me even more.  There were silly sections, private sections, romantic sections.  He was even able to draw a stick figure to resemble me and gave her my hairstyle.  It was so cute!!!

I laughed AND cried while reading it, and that's a big deal right there!

I can't believe that this is the man I married.  He's always been absolutely 100% amazing but this romantic side of him is so new and so special.  I love that our love has grown so much over these years and I can't imagine how much it will continue to grow the longer we're together in this life.

Happy Mother's Day, Beautiful Mommies!!!

I'm proud to be the mom of two adorable boys and I can't imagine my life any other way.  Little Rocker and Monkey Man make my life so special - every day is an adventure with these two sillies.  I feel like so much has happened in just 3 years and the boys are such a huge part of my world now.  It's crazy how once you have children you can barely remember your life without them around.

It's still fun to dream about those distant days when it was just RJ and me.  Spending whole days doing nothing together, day trip on a whim, romantic evenings out.  All that is behind me and I don't even miss it one bit because I have these little balls of entertainment built right into my life now.

Like right now, Little Rocker is bouncing on the couch and singing Twinkle, Twinkle at the top of his lungs...mixed with a Michael Jackson song.  It's hilarious and I love it!  Now Monkey Man wants me to put socks on his little feet.  We live in Florida.  It's HOT out...he doesn't need socks!

Happy Mother's Day to all you amazing mommies out there!  You do so much for your families and I hope you have the relaxing, fun-filled day that you deserve so much.

4 Years and Counting, Baby!!!!!!!

RJ and I celebrated our 4 year anniversary earlier this week {May 9th} and the happiness we still share is so amazing. 

We've been married 4 years, together 7 years, and we still feel this giddy feeling when we're around each other. 

He makes me feel like I'm 19 years old and we just started dating.  He makes me feel like the only girl in the world who is loved and adored by a man.  He makes me feel like the most special woman in the universe.

I was shocked by the romantic things he did for me this year.  He's a great man and thoughtful and caring, but romance is not one of his things.  He doesn't usually pamper me with girlish gifts and treats that women like to receive but that's fine because I love him without those things.  It also makes this anniversary so much more special because I got some very sweet, romantic things that I'd never expect in a million years.

He sent me a large bouquet of my favorite flowers {star-gazer lilies and irises} and sent it to me at my office.  He picked a beautiful arrangement that came in a light pink, glass vase.  I was shocked and even blushed!

He took me to dinner at the fancy restaurant in the hotel where we were married and then we walked along the beach that our wedding ceremony took place on.  This was all his idea.  He actually wanted to have a picnic right on the spot where we were married but that didn't fit in with my work schedule.

He made me a mix tape {put it on both our iPods and burned me a CD too} that clearly took him a long time to put together.  It's full of songs that we felt connected to through each stage of our relationship and that are from bands we actually love.  I was crying while listening to it on the way to work yesterday because every word in the mix tape has such strong meaning for us.

He wrote me a beautiful card in which he expressed his undying love for me all over again and promised to show me every day of the rest of our lives just how much he loves me.  It fell behind my pillow so I didn't get to read it until right before bed and it made me so happy to read.  He wasn't in bed yet and I ran to the living room to give him the biggest kiss ever.  He deserved it!

He told me that I have one more special gift on the way but I won't get it for a few more days.  I can't imagine how he plans to add to the already perfect arrangement of gifts he's given me.\

He's the perfect man for me and I'm so happy.  Now and forever.

My Thoughts on Things Going as Planned and Other Ramblings

This is life and it's a crazy one.  In this life that we all live, things often don't go exactly as planned which is just what happened with my surgery.  Don't worry - I'm doing pretty darn well, considering!

There were some complications during my surgery that prompted my doctor to talk to my husband {while I was still under} and make some quick decisions.  As a result, my life was forever changed in a way that most women my age may have issue with.  Oddly enough, I dealt with it quite quickly and as if it were no matter at all.  My friends and family are shocked!

Now 3 weeks out I'm doing pretty well.  I'm having some small complications here and there but nothing to write home about really.  In general, I'm healthy. 

My Endometriosis pain - GONE.  Every time a doctor or nurse has asked for my pain level after surgery I never knew what to say.  "negative 7?"  I was in severe and basically constant pain for almost a year so I really don't know what the right answer is.  "For the average person who never dealt with chronic pain, I guess I'm at a 6..."  They tend to look at you funny when you give a response like that.

I'm now back to work and living life like a person who just had surgery.  lol.  I'm only taking Motrin for the pain and I feel better than I have in a long time.  I can't wait to see where I am in 3 months when all these little complications are taken care of and I'm really recovered.  I'll be able to run in the morning, swim in the evening, dance, drink, {have sex with my husband ::gasp::}, and once again enjoy every aspect of my life pain free.

So now I'm back and sitting here typing away feeling unburdoned and happy.  I have a pile of reviews and giveaways that built up while I was recovering.  I had an unrealistic notion that I'd be able to blog while I was recovering but that didn't work out so well!  Anything that was left untied while I was gone and anything that is due to post up will soon be taken care of.

Lets get this show back on the road and rolling again!!!

Oh my goodness! The FULL Fresh Prince of Bel Air theme song

This song brings me back and somehow I never realized there was much more to it than the theme song used on the show.  It's actually a full song that Will Smith wrote for the show and it's A.W.E.S.O.M.E.

I used to watch this show every day of my life.

Happy Birthday Meema! Monkay Man is a Walking Boy!!!

Monkey Man walking to Daddy