GOALS.....

I have been reading Mix and Match Mama's blog here... http://www.shullfamily.blogspot.com/ for a while now and I LOVE it!!  She has really inspired me in so many ways.  One of the many things she does is making monthly goals for herself.  She writes down a few things every month that she wants to try hard to achieve.  So, I decided that it was time I start setting my own (realistic) goals. 

I love organization, but when it comes to setting goals, I have a really hard time following them.  But, no more!  I am going to start living the life I need to live and that includes setting monthly goals.  I think it holds me accountable for many reasons in this hectic, chaotic life of mine.

I may be a few days late on starting off for the whole month of July, but what's seven little days, right???  I wanted to start off with a few that are very important to me and I am really wanting to hold myself accountable for. 

Writing down my goals and looking at them everyday is going to be a great way to stay in check!  (Ignore my horrible penmanship!)

#1-I have really been missing the boat on my workout.  I was doing really well before the house stuff started, but then......well, you know!!  But, I had an epiphany after I was told something to the extent that I had the arms of a 60 year old......WOW!!!   That one really hurt!!!  So, I decided getting my fitness on was a MUST for July!!!  Did I mention that is was my "Mother in Law" that isn't really my Mother in Law that said that????  I know a lot of people look at me and say I am crazy for thinking I need to lose weight, BUT I really do.  Have you ever heard the term Skinny Fat???  Yep, that's me!!!

So, here are a couple people that I admire and helping me obtain my goal!

I mean seriously, Yolanda Foster is simply stunning!!  If she can look that good being older than me, than I KNOW I can do it!!

I love Tamra Judge!  She has a potty mouth, says what she wants and doesn't care what people think of her.  Wait....I know someone JUST like her!!  HA!!  Seriously, I love her because she is real and beautiful! 

Need I say anything???  Alexis has the PERFECT body and if mine could look half as good as hers than I would be ecstatic!! 

Kyle Richards is just classy!  Love her style, love her look, just love her!! 

#2-I would say for the most part that I really do eat healthy, but there are a lot of times when I eat pizza, enchiladas or burgers a little too much in some weeks.  So, I have decided that I will only eat those foods once a week.  This is going to be the challenge since we are selling our house and eating out way more than usual.  But, I can eat just as healthy at a restaurant as I can at home.  It just isn't as fun!  Must sacrifice for a killer beach body!!! 

#3-There are days during the week that I like to enjoy a glass or two of wine while watching TV with the Husband, but I know that drinking and the way you eat has an effect on weight and health.  So, I am only going to drink one time per week.  The weekends are going to be REALLY HARD since we pretty much go to nice dinners every single weekend!  I am going to really have to plan for this one!!!  And....if you have read my blog long enough, you know I need to drink to put up with some of this family of mine!!!  #lordhelpme!!!!

#4-The last one of my goals is actually one of the BEST and HARDEST goals I set for myself.  Why you ask???  Because if you know me, you know I am not one for walking away when I feel attacked!  But, I have also learned that people are who they are and some people just like to make idiotic comments to start a fight and I no longer want to give in.  I think this is going to be the most valuable of all my goals if I can achieve it.  I know I can do it though!  I will know that I walked away the better person! 

The Last Adventure....Maybe???

So, the Hubby has been wanting to go see his Cousin in California since our wedding, but there just hasn't been time with their schedule and ours to even nail down a date.  But, that all changed a month ago and a date was finally set.  I told Jason I didn't want to travel to far from home the last two months before Baby R's scheduled arrival date, so this is probably our last trip before Little Man arrives!  Maybe??? 

We left on Tuesday and came back on Sunday, so it was a decent amount of time to be gone.  Let me tell you, I am SO glad we went to Southern California when we did.  The weather was AMAZING!!!!  Like, I am ready to pack up and move there anytime!!!  I fell in love with the place RIGHT AWAY!!! 

We rented a convertible and it was the BEST THING EVER!!!  Driving all over San Diego and Orange County with the top down was AWESOME!!  Perfect weather to drive around such a beautiful place!  The views are spectacular!! 

The view from the car leaving our Hotel

We didn't get to the hotel until Tuesday night, so we just had  some dinner and did a little gambling (shocking, I know) before getting some sleep. 

On Wednesday, we just did a little relaxing at the pool and then got ready to go to dinner at a little Italian place in La Jolla.  OMG!!!!  LA JOLLA!!!  Love it!!!  It is SO cute!!!  I am SO glad we drove up to this little town. 

The pool at Harrah's was really pretty!  I was quite impressed!

The beach in La Jolla

Thursday, we took another road trip to Irvine so that Jason could take some cupcakes to a new client they are bringing on.  I was SO excited when I found out that Irvine was in Orange County!!  UUUUUHHHH, hello my favorite Housewives!!!!  Of course I didn't see any of them but I was sure hoping to at the mall!  Oh well, I did see a lot of the places they film at.  After we left the client's office, we drove up to Laguna Beach and had lunch at a Las Brisas on the beach.  The food wasn't the best, but it wasn't bad either, but the view was worth going to alone.  Oh, and the margaritas were REALLY good!!! 

This was our view while having lunch in Laguna Beach!

Friday we checked out of the hotel and drove back into San Diego to meet up with Jason's Cousin, Anne.  She invited us to lunch with her Company.  They provide lunch to their employees in Fridays to talk about the week and go over goals.  It was pretty nice to see how another person's Company is ran since I really only have experience with Jason's family business.  (Is there an eye rolling emoticon on this thing???  I would insert it here if so!)  They could take some pointers from his Aunt and Uncle for sure, but they won't!!  You all should check out their Company here.......http://www.environmentallights.com/.  If you need LED lights, this is your place!!  They are seriously the smartest people I have ever met!  Jason's Uncle knew LED lights were the way of the future before LED lights were even talked about in the lighting world. 

So, after lunch we went to his Anne and Greg's house.  Their house is simply beautiful.  It is on a an acre and a half on a hill and just SO pretty!!!  A girl could get used to this lifestyle for sure!!!  Did I mention that you can sit outside and not get eaten alive by bugs???  How great is that???  I think the Hubby got super excited when I said I wanted to move to Cali!! 

This was one of the patios at his Aunt and Uncle's house.  I could sit out there forever!!

The lemons from one of their lemon trees.  They are HUGE!!

I am so glad that I got to spent some time getting to know Jason's Aunt and her Family.  They are such wonderful people and I really wish we could have spent more time with them.  This was also the one of the first times since our Honeymoon that Jason wasn't obsessed with work stuff, so he said it was so relaxing.  I was SO SHOCKED!!  He is ALWAYS obsessing with work stuff on ALL our trips and it makes me completely CRAZY!!  This trip definitely goes down as one of my favorite trips we have taken!  Can't wait to go back with our Little Man!!! 

Until next time!

Lesley

 

Finding A Happy Place.....

Anyone who has talked to me personally in the last couple weeks knows I have been pretty down over the events that took place at the last Doctor's appointment.  No point in re-hashing it now.  But anyways, I have really been working HARD at rising above it and getting back to my happy place instead of curling up in my bed and just staying there for A LONG TIME!! 

So, what to when I am down......a few things!  1. My little Buttercup, Lily Grace has really cheered me up!  She can always make my heart happy.  LOVE HER SO MUCH!!!  She has spent the night with us a couple of nights over the past two weeks and it really did cheer me up, A LOT!!!  2. Getting everything ready for My Little Man's arrival!!  I just love to wash all his little clothes and squeeze them!  I know that is SO weird, BUT it makes me feel close to him!  #youwouldntunderstandunlessyouwereinmyshoes  So excited that his chair is coming on Monday!!  Can't wait!!  One of the guest rooms has become the storage room for all his stuff.  #ineedmynewhousealready!!!  Pretty much put in my mind this house WILL NOT be ready before Little Man's LONG AWAITED ARRIVAL!!!  This is 35 years in the making people!!!!  I can't believe it is only 2 months 20 days away according to the countdown app!!!  HURRY UP DUDE and get here already!!  3. Shopping.  Who doesn't love to shop when they are down??  It sure as heck helps me!!  I have done a lot of shopping for my Little Man!  I actually think I am ready for his arrival.  I just need to get the formula and diapers and I'm set!  #helloHolleformulaandHonestCompanydiapers!!  Only the best for My Little Man!!!  You should see his little swim outfits for the beach!!  OMG, I could just eat them up!!!  Oh, and the handmade destroyed denim jeans I am having made for him!!!  I can't even stand it!!  Get him here NOW!!!  I probably won't put him down until he is about 4 days old!  Sorry Friends and Family, I doubt you will get to hold my Little Man!!  I will be too busy eating every ounce of him up!!!  4. Lunch with my Sister.  This has been difficult to fit into the house building schedule, BUT due to the circumstances, I fit the must needed lunch dates in!!!  She can ALWAYS cheer me up with her cra cra comments!  I am sure everyone in the restaurant gets a kick out of our conversations!  You know these people listen!!  5. A little core yoga action at Exhale.  6.  Erin Condren.  The woman is a pure genius!  Just trust me on this one!  She will CHANGE.YOUR.FREAKING.LIFE.  Go look for yourself.....www.erincondren.com.  You will thank me later!!! 

So, you know what the BEST part of me being down is.....My Father in Law has been SO much more calm with me and totally butting out of my house building!  Which, has made my trades people SO HAPPY too!!!  I think they might be even happier than I am!!! 
#hereallydoesdriveEVERYONEcracra

My Little Buttercup wearing my Kidd Rock concert shirt!  If you haven't seen this Dude in concert, you are missing out!!  She thought she was SO big in that shirt!  Gosh, I love her!!!

 

So, back to Erin Condren....This is my little gift from her!  It is simply amazing!  It's wrapped like a dang Christmas present first of all.  How cool is that???

The goods!  It's my life planner.  It's personalized with my name on it.  LOVE IT!!  The cover is interchangeable too, so as soon as my Little Man is here, guess what the cover will be????  People, this is LIFE CHANGING!!  I know I said it once already, but I am telling you, it is going to change my life! 

This is the back cover of my Life Planner.  You can customize this little gem! 

I think I might have a problem!!!!  My other Erin Condren book is an address book, BUT let me tell you something, this is no ordinary address book.  This thing is an address book on steroids!  My Life Planner will be going pretty much everywhere I do for the next 18 months!  I can't believe I can even plan Little Man's 1st Birthday in the same planner as his birth!  HELLO.......what is better than that??  Well, except the fact that a year is going to go by WAY TOO FAST!!!!  Ok, I will just keep planning his first Halloween, Christmas and Beach trip!  Oh boy!!!  This Little Man is going to be one busy little Baby!  He might need his own Life Planner!!  :-) 

 

Until Next Time My Loyal Followers,

 

Lesley

 

It's a......

So, today is Father's Day and I thought it would be the PERFECT day to reveal the gender of  Baby R, finally.  I can't wait for Jason to be a Dad to our sweet little Baby.  He is going to make an amazing Father.  Happy unofficial, official 1st Father's Day to Jason!!!! 

Anyways, Jason insisted on a gender reveal party and since he doesn't ask for much, ever, I thought I would go ahead and indulge him.  He called me SO excited one day with this idea of a gender reveal party and how he wanted to do it.  I actually asked him who the heck he was, because to know Jason is to know the man NEVER gets excited about ANYTHING, EVER except if it involves making money.  So, he got mad at me and hung up on me.  I thought it was SO funny, because most guys just really don't even want to do this gender reveal party stuff that is all the rage these days.  So, I called him back and said, ok, I am sorry for making fun of you and you can have this silly party if it really means that much to you.  So, I wanted to come up with a way to make it appeal to men, so I called my Sister and told her what Jason wanted to do.  She laughed too, BUT plans were underway for a Manly kind of gender reveal baby shower, if there is even such a thing.

I decided I wanted to have professional pictures of the Gender Reveal Baby Shower to have lasting memories of the special day that all our friends and family came to celebrate Baby R and the special moment with us.  We loved celebrating Baby R with so many loving people that took time out of their crazy hectic lives to share in our moment. 

The chosen day of the celebration was May 3, 2014.  My Sister and Brother in Law opened up their home to all our friends and family for the special day.  My Sister even gave up her birthday weekend for us and I am so very grateful for her to give up her weekend to share it with us.  She has been the most supportive person during this process and there are a lot of days I don't know what I would do without her! 

The Gender Reveal Baby Shower invitation.  I just loved it!  It was made from a sweet Lady on Etsy.  She did a fabulous job! 

Can you guess what Baby R will be yet??

Mommy and Daddy are SO excited to let all our Friends and Family in on the secret!!!

With the Hostess with the Mostest!!

 

Ok, I will stop the suspense now!  It's a.....

YAY!!!!  Baby R is a BOY!!!!  So excited!!!  Did I mention, moments before this happened, someone fell in the pool.  It was SO funny!! 

Everyone was SO excited for us!

Just some of the people that came out to celebrate Baby R!! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shopping Adventures

One of the best things about building a house is getting to shop for it!  I mean, seriously, so much FUN!!  Lots of work, but lots of fun!  But, it does get a little boring looking at tile, granite, bathtubs, faucets and on and one!  However, furniture is NOT so boring!  So, I braved the furniture store with my little mini me #thekidismereincarnatedforreal.  I haven't gotten to spend a lot of quality time with her over the past months with all that is going on, so I picked her up on Friday and took her for pizza (her FAVORITE thing to eat and just about only) before shopping.  She was SO good and I loved the time I got with her! 

She was SO excited to get on this thing!

 

Testing out the chaise for LuLu!  I think she approves!

 

So, today was just one of those days that I feel like I got so much accomplished!  I got up early to unlock the house for the Inspector to tag the AC.  WHOOOOO HOOOOOO, we FINALLY passed and can now get the framing inspection!!  At this rate, there is a very good chance I will be in the new house by July.  Let's all take a moment and pray for this!!!  I got my drapes and blinds ordered too.  I can't wait to see how the drapes turn out!  I LOVE the Lady that is making them.  They are going to be AWESOME!!!  Think bling, people!  Lots of bling!!  I even got some work done and got my formula subscription set up for Baby R!  #onlythebestformysweetlittlelove  It was such a productive day that I had time to do some shopping for Baby before my meeting with the pool guy.#thereissomethingtobesaidforgettingupearlyeveryday 

So, off I went to Buy Buy Baby to got a few things that I want to have right when we get home.  I LOVE how helpful and friendly the staff there are!  I may have gone a little overboard since the sales girl was like, "Wow, you are really stocking up on stuff!"  It is one of the few ways I really even feel that I am actually having a baby.  I know people look at me like I am crazy when I say I am having a baby in September!  

A few of the things I got!

Then, I went to Babies R Us and bought the thing I have been dying to buy!  I can't even wait to use it.  I bought it at Babies R Us versus Buy Buy Baby because Buy Buy Baby excludes the 20% off this item and Babies R Us doesn't and the return policy is a little better!  I want to go on record and say that I still LOVE Buy Buy Baby the BEST for all things baby though!!!  Such a nicer store with a lot better products!!  Kind of like comparing Nordstrom to Macy's.  Nordstrom is just WAY better!!!   So, I am sure you are very curious what the #1 item I want to use more than anything, and here it is.......

Yes people, this is the BEST thing EVER!!!  It's a Keurig for Baby Formula!  This is going to change my life!!  I can't even stand it!!!

 

 

Tomorrow is Baby R's sono appointment to see how the development is going.  These are my favorite appointments and I look SO forward to them!  I just wish it could be a moment I had "alone" when I was there like normal girls!  Oh well, at least I don't have to gain weight and get to drink!!!  #alwaysanupsidetothedownside  Ok, I must end my post so I can get back to planning our first family trip WITH BABY R!!!!  SO EXCITING, yet so weird to plan a trip to with a baby that isn't even born yet!  This Baby has to start being a beach bum like Mommy and Daddy sooner than later, right??  #mustgetapassportforbabyR

 

Good night my people!

 

Love,

 

Lesley



Memorial Day Weekend

Here's a guess at what we did over the weekend.........

 

Ding Ding Ding, if you guessed Vegas, you would be correct! 

Yep, we left for Vegas on Thursday and came back last night.  It was A LOT of fun and we are completely exhausted.  That two hour time difference is rough!  If you know us at all, you know all we did was gamble and eat the whole time.  I was bummed we didn't get to go to the pool though because that is my second favorite thing to do in Vegas.  The pools were PACKED though!  So, we went over to Aria for lunch at Wolfgang Puck's restaurant with one of Jason's clients that was also there.  It was actually a great lunch and I LOVED his client!!  She is my kind of people!!  :-)

So, it was a fun and relaxing weekend of Roulette playing and eating at Scarpetta's and STK.  If you ever go to Vegas, you MUST go to STK.  It is simply amazing!!!!  Check it out for yourself online at http://togrp.com/togrp-stk-las-vegas/about/.  It is really trendy and a lot of celebrities eat here. 

The weather was gorgeous there too!  If I had known we were coming home to the crappy weather it has been yesterday and today, we would have stayed an extra day for sure.  Our flight home was delayed an hour due to the weather here.  YUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope you all have a great Memorial Day! 

Until next time,

Lesley

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