Easter Dresses

I was really surprised when I checked my Facebook and had a message from a lady I know wanting me to make her some Easter Sundresses and bloomers for her adorable three girls. I was so surprised because, well, she is a pretty awesome sewer and I am just learning! She has done some sewing for Persnickety clothing and I pretty much worship her! So sewing these have made me excited and nervous! But this is how they look so far! I am pretty happy with them! :)I will be delivering them this week to her! I really hope she likes them!

Bein worthy to be blessed

I have sometimes found myself looking at what others have, a house, a good job, a big family, a husband with the priesthood, certainty that they have made the right choices and so many other blessings and I wonder why I can't have those things. I forget that I am abundantly blessed. I truly am. I have the most beautiful little girl in the entire world, she came into our life when we needed her the very most and I was able to name her after my sweet aunt who had died just months before she was born. I have the desire to learn and the ability to do so quickly. I am creative like my mom. My husband loves me, and even though we have been through a lot in our almost 11 years, I do believe he loves me and wants us to grow old together. I have friends that are so good to me. And in laws who have opened their home to me. My car, even though it has given me numerous headaches still runs. and I am blessed to be an at home mom to my little girl. I have met people that I know with out a doubt I knew and loved in the life before. I am a daughter of god, and I sometimes forget. He has a time line for me. Someday if it is right I will get my home, I will get my degree, I will grow my family, and I will discover why I had to know heart ache and trials why I get to keep some in my life and others I had to let go, I just have to have faith that I will find the answers I need. Please let that house, career, and family be in my list of blessings! I have to remember that no matter what he has in store for me I will find joy and happiness. My friend ( I consider her a friend ) wrote a blog that really made me think things over in a new light. I am so grateful I found that blog today. Thanks Nikki!

James Franco

I just had to get this off my chest! So blog world you guys get to hear it. I am a huge, I mean HUGE James Franco fan! Tristan + Isolde stole my heart and Annapolis, that was it I was hooked! I cried when I saw that he was the next in line in Wickerman. (I've done my best to forget Pineapple Express.)
But last night, I can't lie...I was really confused about what was going on. He seemed so confused and maybe *gasp* high?! I never ever wanted to see him in a pink dress. I kept saying "that can't be James, that can't be James", but my family assured me it was. BOO!
Anyway, I just really need to get that out! Did anyone else think that he seemed strange?! I guess I have never seen him interview before, so maybe that was his norm! Please someone tell me he had a severely high fever and wasn't feeling up to par!

GOOD!

BAD....oh so bad.

GOOD (in a nerdy way)

VERY BAD

Mr. Franco, can we please just stick with the good?

Oooo! Fun stuff for Trish!

My dad has a ritual with my 3 year old. He brings her a chocolate bar and treats when he picks my niece up from me! Well today he changed things up a little and brought Brylie some treats and 6 packages that came in the mail for me! I completely forgot I had ordered all this fun stuff! I am going to be so busy making pretty little things in the next few days! I just had to share the fun stuff I got!
This flower is SO BIG! I love it!

I still have some more feathers on their pretty little way to me!

At the Ivy Cottage

My extremely talented Mother in Law has opened a darling shop inside the North Ogden Cannery! Everyone should stop by her blog and see how cute her decorations are! She specializes in Vinyl, Wood, and Metal Decor! She puts so much of her heart and soul into her creations to give her customers some adorable stuff! At the Ivy Cottage is North Ogden's best kept secret! Be sure to give her a visit!

These are some of her darling Take N Make designs! So much fun to put together!

Adult Dance and Fitness

If anyone is ever interested in a fun friendly place to learn new skills, get a fab workout, and make new wonderful friends I suggest you check out this blog! Meagan, is the founder of Adult Dance and Fitness

and her Studio Blue is located in downtown Ogden. She is a mom, as are a huge majority of her students!
I have never been there and felt left out or insecure! I am always greeted by name with big smiles and even hugs! She has a darling boutique that you have to check out! and she is so extremely supportive of her students! She has helped us with BOTH Zombie Proms and I just love these wonderful ladies! Her instructors are amazing!

She has a variety of classes, something for everyone. She offers a ton of Dance classes including (but not limited to) Jazz, Hip Hop, Ball Room, Zumba and African Dance. She is a Circus Fitness Enthusiast and offers classes for the beginner to advanced in Aerial Hoop, Aerial Pole, Silks, and Trapeze! I did a hoop class once and loved it! I want to try Silks too! And for ladies that wanna get a little into the sexier side of Pole dancing she offers Chair Dancing and Black Light Pole classes that are so much fun and no clothing is ever removed! You learn how to get your man's attention and you will never feel uncomfortable doing it! Trust me your Hubby will thank you for trying these classes!
Her prices are totally reasonable and so much fun! Check her out! Tell her Trish misses them!
Try em out I PROMISE you will not be disappointed!

Fitness

I used to be fit! I loved to work out! Motherhood has sort of put a stop to that. I lost all my pregnancy weight within months of having my daughter. But my eating habits and exercise habits changed for the convenient option rather than the healthy one, and about 6 mos after she was born I gained 20 lbs! I am only 5'2 and never weighed more than 102 - 105 lbs my entire life. I was never too skinny and had curves even at that weight. I was always told I had a JLo booty and I weighed a buck! So that will tell you that I wasn't ever at an unhealthy weight for my height and build.
I started Pole fitness at Adult Dance and fitness in 2009. I did that on and off when time and my achey body permitted. I was able to lose almost 10 lbs doing that once a week for about 6 non consecutive months. It's a really amazing and fun work out! I recommend it to anyone and everyone! I have seen women of ALL ages and weight do this successfully and love it!
I have Fibromyalgia and somedays it gets the best of me and working out tends to make it worse than better most of the time, which is frustrating since I used to feel great working out. I let this get to me, and I gave up on working out.
I started playing The Michael Jackson Experience on the Wii and I lost a little weight doing that! It's really fun! Basically if MJ is playing I can't sit still, so this was really a good thing for me!
Just recently I quite drinking Caffeine and sugary drinks. I enjoy one Fresca a day if that. I want to start drinking more water! Last night I weighed myself and I have lost a little more weight, but I am still not back to my pre baby bod, which let's be honest that's the dream for me! My butt has *GULP* cellulite now! AHHHHH!!!! I never wanna look in a mirror again! I know there isn't much I can do but exercise and diet to minimize the look of it! So that's a big goal now! Hide the cellulite as best as possible. So here is the plan!
I am going to start doing the Couch to 5k program! I am really excited to try this out! I guess in my head I believe if I write it on here, it will happen! I should post pics of results, which I may do!
I think that it's important to be healthy and active! I think it's good for mom's and it gives them a release from the mommy world for a bit!
So here is the plan! Find some really healthy Recipes (this is going to probably be the hardest part for me, as I looooove Double bacon cheese burgers with LOTS of mayo and fries!)
I am going to start the Couch to 5K (treadmill and MJ on the Ipod til it's warm out there)! I am getting a gym membership at the local rec center! It's only 12.50 a month and in a convenient area! I am going to start Pole fitness again, I am going to pace myself with it!

I plan to Wii it nightly! Aaaand LOTS of water! I don't think a Tan will hurt much either so perhaps I will do that too! My goal is to get a 6 pack belly and tone up my bod! I am not going to fret too much about my weight as I will about toning and looking healthy!
So wish me luck! Hopefully this will become a wonderful life style for me!