I'm A Brunette!

so a little over two weeks ago i took the plunge and died my hair brown. I was terrified at first but the second she started putting the color on i was totally relaxed. She had to Double Process my hair; which basically means she did it twice. The first time she did it it was a dirty pond color. A light brown with a tinge of green. She did that color just to soak up all the blonde and the second color would be the REAL color. I LOVE IT! I dont have that many pictures of me with brown hair yet. But i'm keeping it for a while so you will she plenty of brunette pictures in the future.

I'm not sure what i like better. Blonde or brunette?

Oh, and Casey likes it too. (Phew!)

Weight Watchers Update: I am down 11 lbs since starting the program. Only about 6 more lbs until i reach goal! YAY

Mario March!

Happy March!

I love this month. This is the month that the weather usually starts to be perfect. Hopefully that means that we will stop this freaky cold weather and even out somewhere around 65. This is the month that, two years ago, i married the man of my dreams! This is the month of my FAVORITE big sister's birth. So many reasons for me to LOVE this month. :) Here are some updates on what's been going on lately.

I am four chapters in on my Real Estate Course! Yippeee Skippy! i was hoping to be further along by now but that's alright, I'm still moving pretty quick, especially since it's independent study. I am really loving what I'm learning. I have gotten A's on all 3 of my quizzes so far. But that's just personal progress because the school recently notified me that the scores on the quizzes don't really count... they just help me personally gauge where I'm at with what I'm learning. I'm not sure how i feel about that....

Weight Watchers Update: I LOVE IT! I've already lost over 5% of my starting body weight. and I'm still moving quickly.

I am dying my hair TOMORROW morning so I'm terrified about that. I'm sure I'll blog about it with pictures :)

Casey sold his Cadillac CTSV last night. He has decided he wants to put energy, money and attention into his '66 Chevelle which i TOTALLY support. This might sound weird but i LOVE the sound and smell of classic cars. He got it started for the first time in over a year or so on Tuesday night and at first i thought we were having an earthquake! I'm so excited to get it moving! Here is a pic of Casey working on it a week or so ago. It is now on its tires and off the stands. Please excuse the messy garage... it is much cleaner when Casey isn't working on his car. :)

Now time to explain my title of this post... for this month, the theme in my classroom at work is Mario... and i LOVE it! it makes me feel like a kid again and i REALLY want to find my old Original Nintendo and play Super Mario Bros 3! Here are some pics of how I decorated my room this month:

I am currently loving American Idol. The only other time i have ever watched the show was the first season to watch Kelly Clarckson win and then every now and again only to watch the auditions of people who canNOT sing. (william hung?) This year, however, i have watched from the first audition and even voted last night. There are a number of people i really want to win! a few of the top of my head: Casey Abrams, James Durbin, Lauren Alaina, and Scotty McCreery. Check them out! They are SO good. anyways...there's my TV Dish :)

Until next time :)

Party Time

This last Saturday, i hosted a Pampered Chef party.

I had never been to a Pampered Chef party but had heard great things about the products. I'm so glad i ended up doing it because it was SO much fun and i really like the stuff. We made some super yummy treats. I'm mkaing up my order of stuff that i want right now... im so excited to become a better little cook for Casey. :)

Weight Watcher's Update: First weigh in went GREAT. i did not expect to get results right away.. but i did. With the pampered Chef party, i lost track of my points for a few days lol... but today is Monday and im starting the work week right on track. Hopefully, ill have the same amazing results this week as i did last week. I'm so excited to transform myself into a happy healthy (hopefully skinny) woman for 2011.

More exciting news, Feb 1st is the Official Ribbon Cutting for Casey and his brothers' new Real Estate Office. So exciting!

Until Next Time! :)

Happy New Year!

I'm so excited for 2011... you have no ideas... i have big plans for this year and i have already gotten a start on it....

So far I'm working on two things: Getting my real estate license and getting in shape. I already joined Weight Watchers and... to my surprise... i LOVE it.

I know i don't have any serious weight issues but i really want to feel like I'm taking care of myself and for the first time, i do. I love their new program (apparently they've changed it) and I'm really happy! i cannot wait to see how this year turns out!

oh and I'm going to become a brunette.... bye bye blonde!

The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year!

...and I'm sad because i waited so long to post about Christmas and Thanksgiving....

it was a beautiful Holiday Season! Christmas was amazing this year... the big wins for Casey: tools, cologne, clothes, Back to the Future BluRay Collection and Gun from his dad. Me: (Casey totally spoiled me) Laptop, ipod, steam vac, clothes and some other goodies.

Here are some pictures to sum it up.

We started this year with a lovely snow day. it was super fun but not expected at all. Got some pictures of it but i was NOT prepared to be in the snow and i got soaked by an impromptu snowball fight with the in-laws.

I hope everyone had a fun Holiday season! We sure did! :)

too much to catch up on!

So, i have been meaning to catch up on my blog for a few months now but every time i approach the task, i give up. well here i am going to sum up the recent activities...

last time i blogged i was looking forward to Casey's birthday, Garrett and Julie's Wedding and Halloween... i had no idea that by the time i got on my blog it would be after Thanksgiving and Christmas as well.

Here are some updates and pictures from the past few months:

Casey's Birthday:

This year i was so excited for Casey's birthday.. he turned the big Two-Five! My husband is officially a quarter of a century old! We had a small birthday celebration with Casey's family, went to Disneyland for a rainy day, and went to Vegas where we ate at our favorite restaurant and went to the Hoover Dam.

Garrett and Julie's Wedding was beautiful. I loved being in the temple with my husband and seeing my family. But that was also the night before my first time teaching a lesson in Relief Society. (did i mention i got a new calling since the last time i blogged?) So i was also a bit stressed... and it was a really humid day so all of our hair fell...but it was still fun and beautiful. :) I loved being a bridesmaid!

Halloween was fun this year. I have a hard time getting into it now that i am a bit older and cannot really go trick or treating but it was fun at work getting dressed up as a Dork and doing Sunshine's Fall Festival. I had forgotten how much fun dressing up could be. My favorite part of Halloween is still getting and carving pumpkins. Casey and i went to the "famous" Lombardi's Ranch to get our pumpkins and go down Scarecrow Alley!

Well, this blog is getting a bit too long so ill catch up on Thanksgiving and Christmas next time.. hopefully sooner than later. Happy Holidays Y'all!

End Of Summer Wrap Up

So i'm not sure if it is officially the end of summer yet, but my summer has been over for about two weeks now, and with the end of summer comes a bunch of change and new beginnings.

Summer camp has ended for work and i've started a new group at Sunshine. I have a mixed group of 2nd and 3rd graders and i have TWO co-counselors, one of wich is a "newbie". I'm loving my group so far but im still getting adjusted to school schedule versus summer schedule.

My LAST Early Child Education class began two weeks ago. This class is at the Valencia COC campus. This is my first time taking ECE classes at the Valencia campus...and i have to say, im not a fan. I LOVE my teacher and the class is easy enough for me. HOWEVER i hate the location. The class set up is akward and the building is so removed from the rest of the campus that there is NO easy way t get to it. I cannot wait for December when this class is over and I start working on my General Education Classes and my Real Estate course. Hopefully those classes will keep me away from this campus and closer proximity to a parking spot in the shade. lol.

Another change that has been made is that my dad no longer lives in northern California. He is still unemployed and it really made NO sense for him to be paying rent on a place to live all by himself with no nearby family and no job. So he's closer to me and my little sister which is so great. It was difficult to move him and go through all his stuff. It seemed so much easier moving him up in 2008. Im beyond excited to have my dad closer to me. :)

Summer was SUPER fun

-My Birthday (Disneyland, Price is Right & Vegas)

-Annual Lake Mead Trip

-Fourth of July in San Diego

-Summer Camp

-Going to the Hill's Series Finale

-Daughter's trip to San Fran

But i LOVE fall. I love the clothes, the weather, nature, holidays... im so excited for all the upcoming fun thats on its way!

-Labor Day Weekend

-Casey's Birthday

-Garrett & Julie's Wedding

-Halloween

So much to look forward to. Until next time :)