Update on My Battle of the Trainer!

So I just wanted to write and say that I have been doing pretty good on my new way of eating! I don't like calling it a diet because its not REALLY, its more a way of life. But I am excited to say that I have lost about 7 lbs according to my scale. Which I am pretty excited about. I have been training with a trainer and am actually really starting to love it. I try and go to the gym 5 days a week now. I am surprised how much I like it. Its kind of become a "break" for me away from worries. I just drop Araleigh off at the daycare . . . go tan . . then work out for 45 minutes. I think alot of it is because the gym has a machine that I have absolutely fell in love with. Which sucks because I started pricing them to see if I would maybe want to buy one . . . . $4000 YIKES!! So thats not gonna happen. But I absolutely HATE running. I have really bad knees and anything that puts alot of pressure on my knees I give up fairly easily. So this machine is perfect for me because it doesn't hurt them. Anyways, so I am excited that the pounds are starting to slope down a little bit. Although I will say, its has been EXTREMELY hard not to eat 3 rolls at Texas Rhode House and not getting my favorite desserts. But I have done REALLY well. I stopped drinking pop for the most part, haven't had one in 3 weeks . . . except for maybe a sip here and there. Anyways, so I decided that I am going to try really hard to keep this routine going after I am done with my sessions with my trainer. It truly is just a way of life. But I am hoping to see more results. Thats whats hard . . is when you try really hard and at the end of the week . . . no pounds have been lost. But I am happy that I am starting to drop them off a little at a time. Only 10 more pounds and I think I will be happy! (maybe 15 if I want to be back to high school size!)
Anyways, for anyone that is dieting or trying to lose poundage . . . I feel ya and stick in there!

I love Greys!

So I am SO excited that my show has FINALLY resumed. I thought the world ended when it went on hiatus. But THANKFULLY . . . . its back on and my date night on Thursday nights has become once again . . Greys Anatomy! Its one of the best dates I have ever had! :) I am seriously enthralled in this show. I have been since day one. I just can't get enough of it. Its pretty funny cuz Cory will roll his eyes whenever I tell him I can't do ANYTHING but sit on the couch at 8 pm on Thursday nights. He gets annoyed and makes fun of how stupid the show is and stuff . . . but then when its over all he does is ask questions about what happened. HAHA he is such a girl sometimes. He watched the first season with me (cuz I had it) and he loved it. But will never admit it. Anyways, just thought I would input my excitement that my show is back on! WooHoo for Greys Fans! (p.s. it totally pisses me off about the nurse. What the frick? lol . . but I am an all time Meredith/Derek fan and always will be.)

Araleigh's First Bad Day!

So I don't know if I call it bad luck or just a bad day. But my daughter had the WORST day of her life yesterday. Let me just say, that when 8:00 p.m. hit . . . I was rejoicing that the day FINALLY came to an end! Where do I begin . . . first of all she woke up with a horrible goobery nose. She couldn't breathe and it was just coming out like crazy . . . it was totally disgusting! So after having dried snot ALLOVER her face and in her hair I cleaned her up and got her dressed. I then decided to move her kitchen that she got from Christmas OUT of the living room and into her bedroom . . . hence I was sick of staring at the thing. Anyways, so I . . . not thinking anything could be wrong with that . . let her play in her room for a little when all of the sudden . . I hear a huge BOOM and BANG and then SCREAMING . . I will tell you what . . . my heart stopped when I ran into her room. She had somehow pulled on the dresser so hard that the whole thing fell on her. The drawers were all completely out and clothes EVERYWHERE and then on top of that was the dresser itself, and of course her little body literally smashed underneath it. It was the worst thing I have ever been through . . . because a couple of months ago a little girl 2 streets down from us pulled an armoire on her and she passed away. So I have had this fear of this happening ever since. So I pulled it off of her and stood her up . . . luckily (thank heavens) nothing seems to be broken or too badly damaged. I tested her out to see if she was babying an arm or something and everything seemed fine. So after breathing and holding her for like 30 minutes . . she decided she was okay and got down and played. Then we went to my mothers house last night for dinner. Araleigh had an accident on her clothes so she was running around in a diaper for a while while I washed them. Grandpa came home and picked her up to give her a hug . .. when he put her down his work tag snagged on her skin and gashed her all the way down her back and around the waist. IT WAS HORRIBLE. There was blood everywhere and she was screaming . . . and yet not breathing because of her yucky nose. Then pretty much the rest of the night . . . stupid things kept happening . . she'd try and get a book off the shelf and pull everything but the book onto her head . . . (she did this twice at different times) anyways, all in all it was the WORST parenting day I have ever had. I am TERRIFIED now of anything happening to her. I have never experienced such nervousness to let my child roam and play. I guess I now know that if something REALLY bad happened. . . I don't know what I would do. Anyways, so we did make it through yesterday with a huge gash on her back, scratches all over her arms, a bruised shoulder, and a never ending goobery nose. I can now say that I am officially a paranoid nervous wreck . . . it is definitely amazing what a 20 pound little girl can do to your nervous system!

Going Private

Well, I have been contemplating this for a while . . but I decided that I am going private. So ANYBODY that would like to continue reading my blog . . . leave a comment and I will add you. I will go private in a couple of days. I just decided that I want to protect my family and myself . . . and who knows who is looking at our personal life. So, like I said . . . if you would like to continue just leave me a comment and I will add you!

Tagg. 7 random Facts!

1. Not many people know this, but I was called "Demus" my entire childhood. I pretty much grew up on that name. . and when Kindergarten was about to start, my family had to start calling me "Nicole" because I wasn't familiar with it. To this day I still have friends from when I was little that call me Demus. (I got the name from my brother, when I was little- he called me Nickademus . . and it stuck and was shortened to Demus) Now the only time I hear it is when my thief of a husband is playing his stupid computer game. He named himself that as his game name. Which is pretty funny to me, since he made fun of me forever for it!

2. I bite my nails. I know, totally disgusting habit . . . but when I get nervous I just bite them like crazy. I absolutely LOVE having long nails . . . when they are FAKE . . but if I see a long nail that is Real . . . its off in seconds.

3. I am absolutely disgusted with veins and anything to do with them. When I get blood drawn . . it is so traumatic for me I just want to pass out. . . . and if I have to check my own heart rate . . . its just ugh . . . SO GROSS! Makes me want to spew thinking about it. Just the thought of checking my heart beat THROUGH my veins . . . is so totally nasty.

4. I have a fake tooth. This was utterly embarrassing to me forever. But I now realize it totally doesn't matter and its pretty stupid when I think about. Anyways, I was born without a tooth . . . therefore have a fake one. :) My husband has a fake tooth too . . . his got knocked out in baseball though. So hopefully Araleigh has a mouthful of teeth! We aren't the best combo!

5. When I get too stressed out . . . I shut down. I have to literally sit down in my own space and unwind my mind . . . . because I literally think about a million things in a small about of time and I just get really worked up over it. I therefore get nothing done and get even more stressed when I open my eyes to clutter and messes.

6. I am borderline diabetic. I was tested a few years ago . . . and my score was pretty much in the severe category... and that is my baseline of why I struggle getting pregnant. I am very grateful for modern medicine/procedures and good doctors . . . . for which I got my little munchkin!

7. I absolutely HATE feet. Which is sad for Cory because he comes from a family that LOVES foot rubs. SICK! Every time I go over to the in-laws house I swear someone is getting a foot rub and it just goos me out. Maybe someday I will get over it . . . but probably not on earth! lol Sorry honey, maybe in eternity!

I TAG whoever wants to do this!

Anniversary #4 Utah Trip!

So we just got back from our AMAZING trip to Utah. We lived it up. I can't believe how much fun we had. I thought for a minute that we were made of money and had no cares in the world. Although, this was the first time I have ever been away from Araleigh and it was hard . . . I think that it was money well spent . . .and time definitely needed for me and Cory. So here is how our "early" weekend went . . . incredible!


First Stop . . .

The

Sun Valley
Suite

This stay was absolutely incredible. We've stayed there before but it was at the S. Temple one. This time was at the 5th South one. It was so much bigger and it was just so much fun! Our room had a HUGE jacuzzi tub surrounded by rocks with a waterfall. We had sparkling cider, cheesecake ane were in a "cabin" with a fireplace. It totally felt real and it was just so much fun. If you've never been to a Themed Suite. It's totally worth it on special occasions. Pricey, but so much fun! I wouldn't mind doing this every year. HAHA . . . (yeah right)

NEXT . . .

This was INCREDIBLE!

The food was amazing and the views were priceless. It was SO expensive. But Cory made it happen. And it was so good! Kinda stinks I started my diet the day BEFORE we left. But I think I did okay, I watched MOSTLY what I ate. But hey, it was a celebration . . . so I had to have a "couple" desserts. lol
Kinda off to a bad start, ey?

Above: This is our view from our table
Below: This is the view at night. Incredible!

Next . . . Presents!!



I got Cory . . .

................... an Ipod. Which I am also excited to use! We've both been wanting one forever. I have no idea how to use them . . but hopefully we'll figure it out!








And he got me . . . . . . .

.................a GORGEOUS diamond necklace. I was floored, never saw it coming!
Great job, sweetie!

NEXT . . .

My friend, Ashley got married on Thursday. So we got to wake up from "our" anniversary and witness her sealing in the SLC Temple. It worked out so perfect and it was a beautiful day! And she looked GORGEOUS! We also went to her reception that night.

NEXT . . .

We went to the movie "21" at Jordan Commons, which used to be a weekly tradition for us. So it brought back a lot of memories of our 3 years in Utah. It was so much fun. If you have ever wanted to see a movie in Utah. THIS is the place to go. It has all source of yummy food and stadium theater seating. AND you get to eat the food WHILE watching the movie. Its so much fun. Pretty much a literal "dinner and a movie."


NEXT . . .

We went to the Market Street Grill in SLC. I heard that it was yummy, although pricey. But I got the halibut, and it was delish! Everything was fresh and just really yummy. Cory stated that the clam chowder was "incredible." It was fully equipped with valet parking and was pretty upscale . . .so we pretty much lived it up.



And Finally . . . .

....................................SHOPPING!!!!

Yes, my lovely husband let me drag him around the mall to try and find some deals. WHICH I DID! I got some great shirts on clearance for $5 each, and got Araleigh a few cute summer outfits. But he couldn't complain TOO much . . . I let him buy a few new baseball hats!

Overall it was an Amazing week and I am so happy to be home. I was so EXCITED to see munchkin. I talked to her on the phone and it just made me miss her all the more! Anyways, I HIGHLY recommend everything I have put on here!! So maybe next year we can blow this trip out of the water . . . by getting on a plane!! lol (wishful thinking!)