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Mom is always right

When I was younger and used to go to my girlfriends houses for sleepovers, my mom would always make me take a nap the next day and tell me I was going to get sick. And, I always did. Needless to say, got home from Florida and woke up sick...gross swollen throat, bad cough, real crabby kind of sick. Don't you hate when your mom is right about these things?

Florida

Carol has all the pictures and videos...all I can say is "What stays in Orlando...happens in Orlando!" or something like that?!?!?

Getting to know me from A-Z

A- Available or married? Married for 13 years on March 5. (Sidebar...Jen & Tim got engaged after us and married before us...that took some time to swallow!)

B- Best Friend? I'm happy to say the older I get the longer this list becomes because there was a time when my list was short...and my friends were far away! My BFF's are Jen, Carol, Laura, Tina & Carrie & my mom(she can drive me crazy, but I love her)

C- Cake or Pie? Warm brownie pie with ice cream

D- Drink of Choice? Coffee, Diet Coke, Corona light with a lime

E- Essential Item? Laptop

F- Favorite Color? Purple or Red

G- Gummi Bears or Worms? Sour Patch Kids

H- Hometown? Oak Forest or I'll just say Chicago

I- Indulgence? Dunkin Donuts double chocolate donut

J- January or February? January cuz it's not February!

K- Kids & names? Christian Douglas(9 1/2), Emily Nicole(7 1/2), Jacob Edward..."Jed"(4 1/2), Wesley Marten(very much a two-year-old!)

L- Life is incomplete without? Doug...I tried for awhile to do it alone but was always brought back to him...I know you're all gagging!

M- Marriage Date? March 5, 1994

N- Number of Siblings? One little "jerk faced" brother...I love him now! Douglas who is 32 and a pastor can you believe it?

O- Oranges or apples? Apple w/ peanut butter

P- Phobias/Fears? Bridges! I hate them!

Q-Favorite Quote? In order to live well you must dine well and sleep well.

R- Reason to Smile? Bears in the Super Bowl!!!!!!

S- Season? Summer...by the pool with a Corona with lime

T- Tag three people! Has everyone been tagged already? Kristen, Becky and Kary if you're out there

U- Unknown fact about me: Sometimes I take such long showers the hot water runs out.

W- Worst habit? Cracking my knuckles

Y- Your favorite food? Hot wings or stuffed pizza

Z- Zodiac? Virgo...kind of exotic huh?

WE'RE GOING TO THE SUPERBOWL BABY!




BEAR DOWN CHICAGO BEARS!

Can you believe it? Florida here we come! We laughed, we screamed, we paced, swore, were convinced we were gonna lose and then saw our Chicago Bears come back and kick New Orleans butt! AWESOME!!!!! I have no voice left.

After the game we celebrated outside banging pots and pans and screamed our heads off. Carol got an great text message "New Orleans flattened by Hurricane Chicago!" It's been a long time since the Bears have gone to the Superbowl...I was in 8th grade, hadn't met my husband yet and was still a natural blond!

What a great celebration we had...thanks to the Lampens, Decker's and Pruim's for the good food, great company and sharing such a sweet celebration.

I'm exhausted! What a Game!

AWESOME!!! I LOVE FOOTBALL!

We had Time and Jen and the girls over today to watch the game. And what a game it was! We had good food, a great game and lots of beer...not for Jen though. Just us.

Can you believe that game? I think I put a hole in the carpet from pacing so much. And I feel I need to apologize to the Lampen's for my loud outbreaks of "Throw the *$%# ball!" or "What the *&%$@?" I tend to shout and clap real loud and I often find it hard to stay sitting on the couch...tend to jump, fall on the floor or pound the ground. Watching football is a very physical activity. Doug snickers at me and shakes his head but deep down I think he's thinking, "I've got such a cool wife."

After we cheered so loud we woke Greta and the game was over Doug and Tim went down to the basement for X-box time and the kids followed them to play with the toys in the basement. Having a few minutes of peace was a beautiful thing.

Greta, Wesley and Millie had a great time chasing each other and playing tackle. They were so cute I had to take some pictures to show all of you. I wish you could hear them giggling it was adorable.

Next week the game is on at our house again...and it's an open invitation...GO BEARS!

Keep On Keeping On

I'm into day 5 of my new exercise and eating routine. It doesn't sound like much when you write it down on paper, however, this has been a real change from normal. It has taken a lot of my brain and will power this week to stick with this. I seem to constantly ask myself, "Is this a good choice?"

Have you ever had this experience?

I really hope, as I always do, that this will be the time I truly change my bad habits and turn into a fit and healthy 30something. That hope is what keeps me coming back to diet and exercise. I have some friends who seem to think this way automatically, it's just a part of them to make good and healthy choices. (And no, it's not Laura, Jen or Carol...we all struggle the same I know.) So I keep on keeping on...in the hope that this is the time I will get it.