My romantic husband....

I can not believe it has almost been two years of being married to my best friend!  CRAZY!  Last year we went to Florida to celebrate our 1st Anniversary.  It was a lot of fun getting so sun burned with a rash and getting sick.  Ahh...romance! 

Well get ready for this year!  John saved up his vacation and is able to take off from May 7- 17th.  WOW!  So we are going on vacation from May 7th-13th.....to Nevada........Vegas you ask?  Not exactly.  Have you ever heard of the romantic dessert destination location of Pahrump?

  OOOO, AHHHH! PAHRUMP!!???  

Are we going to a spa retreat in the oasis?  Are we hiking on the skirts of romantic Death Valley? Are we staying in Pahrump because hotels are cheaper there than on the strip?  NO, NO, and NO.

We are partaking in a luxurious 4 day defensive handgun course with Front Sight Institute. Ohh la la-- I know. 

 

That's right folks, I will be celebrating the bonds of HOLY Matrimony holding a 9mm side by side with my husband.  There is nothing that says L-O-V-E like pretending to be in a hostage situation in your own home.  I think I even get to carry a fake baby around!  

In all honesty, I think it will be very educational and fun.  We had some friends do it last year and they loved it.  

So instead of dressing up a cute little dress this year, I will be putting on my holster with magazines, flashlight (oh yes, for the night shoot), and of course...my gun.  

But don't worry, I still get to put on sunscreen and work on my .....arm tan.  

PS- never type in "Girls with Guns" to try and find a picture for your blog.  Not appropriate.

Time to organize the chaos

My goal today is to become organized and feel less chaotic.  I have been struggling to get the house "SRING" clean and when I have so many "hotspots" around the house it begins to make me feel like my life is spinning out of control.  I have my list made and I am grounding my self until it is accomplished.  No TV until I am done with my chores.....of course now that I am the adult I don't have to completely ground my self from everything....like this computer, but I will limit my time on the computer to the evenings.....um, starting after this blog.  :-)

Happy Cleaning!

Easter Weekend

This weekend was a very busy weekend.  We are exhausted!  On Friday night we had an awesome time with our youth from our church at "WINGS,WORSHIP, and WHAT-NOT!"  It was a chance for everyone to bring some friends that might not normally go to church and for us to get to know the youth a little more.  John had a chance to lead worship for the kids.  It was good but also that awkward "we have to sing cause it is a small group but we will not sing too loud," kind of singing. Our youth minister is trying to and DOING a great job of explaining who Jesus is.  

Saturday we went out to Keenland.  

About 20 of Johns fellow residents decide to Tail gate before the horse races.  The weather was a chilly with the wind but the sunshine was incredible.  We basically stayed at the the tail gate for 4 hours and never made it into the race.  Still fun.  After that, John and I went to run some errands and hurried home to play with our dog before we headed out to our first INDIAN New years celebration.

Why you might ask??????

Dr. Reddy, (one of John's Attendings), had asked me to choreograph a tap dance to Indian music for 11 girls...who have never tapped before.  We have been working on this dance for the last 4 weeks and they did an awesome job.  I don't have any pictures unfortunately but they were great and super cute.  These kids were some of the best kids I have ever worked with.  

But the night itself was extremely interesting. The program itself did not begin until 6:30..or at least it was supposed to start then.  A little after 6:45, the program began and out came the traditional Indian singers and dancers.  It was very neat and beautiful to watch the dancers perform all the hand motions and foot work.  There were some boring parts to the night also - an Indian comedian......(not funny if you do not know the language).  

John and I did learn a lot about Indian culture and enjoyed some traditional home cooked Indian food.... we were there until 9:45pm.

And of course today.... Easter Sunday.  I woke up this morning so thankful for what my saviour has done.  Today, John and I were in the nursery helping with the 3 yr olds.  OH JOY!

It was eventful..One of the little girls missed her mommy so much that she would not let go of me the entire time.  When I went to go page her mommy, John tried to pick her up and she screamed louder.  I came back, picked her up in my arms and felt a nice warm sensation on the side of my shirt.  I was peed on.  What a hard day for sweet little Ella.  :-(  

After church I came home and prepared four dishes (deviled eggs, green bean casserole, risotto, and cranberry salad) for our Easter lunch with  Blake and Brianna (youth pastor and wife).  We had a great meal at their house with their sweet daughter...who could not get enough of Diesel.....

FINALLY we are home...............I hope you enjoyed my boring long blog about our weekend.  :-)

Our Dog

I know I have not blogged in a LONG time but I had to put this up.   John was outside washing both of our cars (I have a great husband!) while our neighbor was out doing the same.  Our dogs are basically best friends and were playing in the back yard.  John said that he heard Diesel whining and then he heard the gate rattling.  His first thought was that he was jumping up on the gate.  Instead, when he came around the corner, He saw this.......

Here we go.

So I have had so much to blog about that now I have forgotten everything I wanted to blog about!  Well, not completely... but you know when you wake up in the middle of the night and you write out the greatest speech ever or write the greatest article or say the most witty things?   Well, I wish you were back there in my head when that happened like 4 times last month.

Here is small recap of DIANA'S THOUGHT LIFE!!!!!!!!!!

1.  I want to detox my life....  less entertainment, less computer, less tv, more reading, more

 yogurt, more veggies, all equal healthier thoughts, healthier energy, happier EVERYONE!

2.  We went to a great Youth Conference in over V-day weekend and I learned how self centered I am and how thankful I am to be saved from the Wrath of God and thankful that he has chosen to me know Him and to walk worthy of His calling.

3.  John and I have been sick sick sick.... well maybe just sick sick.  I think if there are three "sicks" that requires total bed rest.  We were both in the stage were we want to be in bed all day but you COULD get out and do the stuff that needs to be done.  We are feeling better now, but just so you know... there has been NO P90X for two weeks!   Boo HOO!  

And my running skills have gone down as well.  I am looking forward to this week to get back...."On the road again."

4.  DOG vs Shower.     John was gone at work and I HAD to get Diesel out of the house.  We went to the Dog Park... it was wet and muddy.  When we came back from the dog park.... so was my dog.  Not ONLY was he wet and muddy, he had caked on mud all over his belly area and back of his legs.  So I thought I would wash him because it was the right thing to do for my furniture.  I was doing so well in the shower.  Dog between legs, being submissive, taking the water, taking the shampoo.... and THEN he decides to escape.   Three legs out of the shower, dripping with dirty water and shampoo.......SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE..... goes the dog and the mud all over the bathroom (that I just cleaned the day before).  Anyway... he got clean, and then I had to clean the shower and bathroom and then it was my turn.... oh but wait.... all that was left was cold water..... YEA ME!

So.. if you would like more info on any oh the above stories, just ask!  I have not wanted to blog because I did not want to catch up... but now I am set free, FREE, from my past!  

I am glad to have that off my chest!

I am still here

So much to blog about that I have to write it down.... so I don't forget all share.    See you soon!

The problem with sleeping...

Is just that.. I have a problem sleeping.  Lately.. it has been that I wake up two to three timesa night. (Mom, please do not call because you are worried.. I am fine.)

Tonight I am up because John is at work and I usually like to stay up while he is working so that when he comes home, I sleep while he does.  It is no fun to be awake while he is home and we could be playing together.  It is no fun for him because I usually go in a lot to find out if he has "slept enough yet."  

However, he called me about an hour ago letting me know that he was going to bed.....and here I am typing about it.

  

Sometimes I stay awake because I am scared to be by myself... but tonight I am just restless.  I could put away ALL the laundry that I folded.... but that's just it.. I folded it.  So at least I did something.  Okay.. there is my "lame, it's so late blog."  I am going to attempt to go to bed now.

 

A Sleepy Dog

This is just really funny.  We were watching a TV show and some how forgot our dog was waiting patiently to be thrown a toy.  We looked over and he was doing this sleepy eye, hypnotic look.   Luckily we got it again.. apparently he was very tired...... It is kinda dark but so funny.

Dog Crazy......

  So for KY the weather has been a bit crazy. The kids missed an entire week of school last week and got let out early yesterday and stayed home today!  All that to say that it has been hard for me to get out with Diesel.  We could go for a walk and to the dog park... but it was very slick. The dog park was an ice skating rink... NOT EXAGGERATING!  

Thankfully, we have Daisy.   Daisy is our neighbors puppy dog.  She is a 4 year old boxer that taught Diesel everything he needed to know about playing.  She is a very cute and lovable dog.  They play for hours!  She has been my lifesaver in this weather.  Diesel knows her name and goes a little bonkers when we ask where she is.

They like each other.  One time, after playing for about two hours... I found them face to face laying down on the ground just licking and sniffing each other. 

Enjoy the videos.

Diesel and Chloe

So I finally had that chance to meet my first blog friend.  I am sad that we did not take a picture together... but did get some of our sweet dogs playing...kind of.  

We went to the Dog Park for Chloe's 2nd birthday

Go say HI to Erin for me......she is having a baby girl soon!

  Look, Chloe is shaking hands!

  And now she is kissing.. they move so fast you know?

I am sad that I did not get more pictures.

More ice storm fun

Here are a few pictures of our ice storm.... I also hope you enjoy the video of John and coconut.  He went to the grocery store with me and I never know what we will leave with.. this time, it was a coconut.  So what do you do when you are iced in.... I guess play with a coconut.

 As you can see, it went as planned.  

We did get some milk out the next time around...can't seem to load the video.   Did you know that Coconut  milk is gross warm... and a little less gross cold?

P90X preview

So here is absolutely ridiculous video of John and me.... (more ridiculous of me)  working out on day 14.  Everyday we move the furniture out of the way and make our dog sit on the couch while we dance around.  I enjoy days when we could do the workout together.  Most of the time, I do it while John is at work and he does it whenever he can.  Some days, we  have to do it separately because we have only one set of weights.  

The program is good and I will explain more about it in the 30 day update.  (They tell us to take pictures every 30 days).

Day 14 is called Kenpo X  which is like kickboxing and karate combined. This is my least favorite day because, well- I can't do it right. 

Here is Tony Horton who leads all the videos.... John likes him because he reminds him of a good friend of his.....Crazy.   

Okay... I can't believe I am posting this.....

  Oh goodness!  What makes the video even more silly, is that we turned the music off so it would not be so loud in this video... 

There is music on the P90X video, but John likes to use his own music.  There is option to turn P90x music off and just hear the work out cues... pretty cool...except when you are making a personal video like this one.   Enjoy laughing at us!

THE STORM OF THE CENTURY.......AGAIN!!!

  We woke up this morning to what I thought was a little bit of snow but was actually ICE piling up.  Crazy!  John of course had to go in to save the world.  Thankfully, even though my job is up there on the Glamour scale....it was cancelled...and maybe for two days!  STORM OF THE CENTURY!!!!

It's just to bad that I can't run outside.. man I REALLY wanted to do that!  :-)

I will just have to sit inside with my cup of hot chocolate.....and clean the house.....mmm, maybe I will run.

P90X

So we bought it..... I have been watching this infomercial for at least a year now.  I am a big sucker for infomercials.  I think in my life time I have fallen for the ploy maybe once....I can't remember what it was.... I think I was by myself at home and I took my moms CC and ordered something. (Mom did you know this?) 

Anyway....we bought THE P90X! For those of you who do not know about this program, let me splain.  It is 90 days of intense Muscle Confusion......do I sound like them?  Anyway, It comes with a nutrition plan for those who have their own personal chef and a gazillion dollars.  But, I figure if I am at least do something.... I am heading in the right direction.  

I will post from time to time how we are doing.  Don't think that I am about to post my before picture.  If the program works I might....MIGHT post a before picture.  

I do have goals:

1) I have lost muscle from not dancing everyday....rebuild my muscles.

2) Get in good running shape for the half marathon in April.

3) John and I are taking pictures in March with our wedding photographer......I don't want to look far off from the wedding weight pictures......unless it is better! 

4) Actually see if I can push myself and not be lazy.

5) Get back into some kind of Climbing shape.

We started the program on January 14Th so we will be RIPPED (yea right) by the middle of April?????  Oh goodness.

Anyone else have any goals for fitness? 

It was so cold......

That they closed the schools!  

Not cold AND rainy... not cold AND the roads were impossible to drive on... JUST PLAIN COLD! 

Tonight it will get down to -3 and tomorrow the high is 14....with some wind which I am sure FEELS like -100!

Watch this video... maybe it will be cold enough to do this.  I really like the kids reaction in the background.  It takes a while... but fast forward it.  :-)

This actually happened to me with a bottle of water in the car.  It had been in the car over night, I went to open it the next morning, and it froze on me!