Is It May Already?

I can't believe that it's May already! I am very happy to see that spring has brought so many children home to their forever families! Congrats to everyone!
Troy, Rachel & Little D - http://journeywiththewilliamsfamily.blogspot.com/
Janine & Family - http://finding--emily.blogspot.com/
The O'Neal Family - http://www.oneal-itsasmallworld.blogspot.com/
Carey & Norman - http://russianfairytale.blogspot.com/
and one family that has been waiting so long and I'm so especially happy for:
Debbie & Dave with New Baby Izzy - (I wonder why I love that name as well? *wink*wink) http://russianbrown.blogspot.com/

So to each and everyone of you! I'm so happy that you've come together! Congrats!

Also if anyone has wondered why I am not posting pictures of my little niece IV anymore it's because her dad EV - doesn't want her pictures posted online anymore :( - so I was asked to stop posting them online. I'm a little sad about this because she is just so important in my life, but I have to respect their wishes. So the next one that I will post does not show her little face only her curls.

I posted the above picture of me from Saturday night out dancing. I was trying to do my America's Next Top Model Pose - but I really can't seem to get it perfected! Yes I watch that show I know I'm crazy but hey I have started to like fashion just a little bit! Do you think that the hat is too much? The jeans are so cute I Love them! I like the little top as well and the boots where ones that I wear to work and just switched them to a going out outfit. Oh and I want to add a few more because I went out with my sister AJ & EV my brother in law/trainer!


I just love how my sister and her husband are so cute together! I just love it! They are adorable. Plus they look so romantic when they dance together and smile and stuff! I can't help but be a tiny bit jealous!

Here is me & AJ dancing together we had so much fun! I think I had more fun on Saturday night than I did on my birthday.
So I had some great times with my family this weekend and I really needed that time. We had dinner on Sunday night with the whole family and that was nice for us all to get together.

I have to separate the post about the stuff that was bothering me because I just don't want to lump it in with the stuff that is good in my life. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! I'm hopefully going to be updating the layout of my blog soon because I want to freshen it up for spring!

Miss hearing from you all and I'm enjoying your blogs immensely!

Late Post on Girls Night Out....

On the Saturday after Thanksgiving 11/24/07.... I went out w/ a few of my girlfriends dancing. I'd like to tell you about a few of my friends. TK is one of my best friends I've known her since I was probably 11 or 12. It's very rare these days when friendships last as long as ours has not that we haven't had good times and bad but the point of it is that we've stuck with it. Whatever we face in our friendship we work through it sometimes it maybe tough or it may take time, but we always work through the hard times and try to be there for each other. The other thing about us is that we have totally different lives. TK has been married for 10 years to her high school sweetheart, her anniversary was just last week and she has four beautiful little girls. She is one of those people that I could tell anything and not worry that it would be the end of the friendship if she didn't agree with me. In some ways we are a whole lot a like and in other ways we are night and day type of different. I know that she is one of those people who has stood by me in times when I was struggling to make it. TK has been such a great supporter of my weight loss & just me in general. TK works full time and takes care of her husband and the kids and spends time w/ her family. We try to make time to talk on the phone or txt or email. We don't always get together as much as we'd like, but I know it's not for lack of wanting to be together. I admire the way that even though it must be hard for her to see my position in life, she always tries to see my point of view and I really enjoy that about her. TK and I have always liked to go out dancing it's just one of those things were we can lose track of time and have so much fun! The outfit I was wearing in the pictures from this night 11/24/07 was a goal outfit that I'd never fit into before. It felt so good :) not only to acheive something that I thought was impossible but to have TK there to celebrate it with me! She is just one of those people who I really care about and who really cares about me! She inspires me to do and be more and to not settle for that I'm very Thankful that I've been blessed w/ a friend like her. So here are a couple of pictures of the two of us!

This is my friend KT - I guess we met about 5 or more years ago, playing hockey for the Buffalo Thunderbirds. We were the youngest two on our team and hit it off and we've just always kept in contact. KT is one of those people who I can really relate to because she is single and my age and still looking for that Mr. Right. KT and I liked to work out together, go shopping, catch movies, talk, and talk or just play some hockey. Last summer we even played on a men's league team. That was a blast. Not to mention the locker room was always interesting. She and I both have one neice, we both have sisters who are married. Our parents are still married! She likes cars and I like 4 wheeling, but we just have a whole lot of fun together. I tend to push her beyond her limits to have her try new things like.... going out dancing. This was her first time and she did great and we had a blast. KT is also one of those people who has been really supportive about my weight loss and also my plans to adopt. Katie is a really great friend.

It's really great to have support from your close friends when you are working on such major life changes. I'm happy to say that I'm really blessed in this department, because not only do I have a great family, but also great friends who I feel are more like family! Merry Christmas everyone ... and as it's closing in on New Years I hope that you are all planning on celebrating whatever you've made it through this year or even celebrating all of the wonderful things to look forward to in 2008. Just so you know I haven't forgotten... I made a little list of things that I need to post about and here they are ...
in no certain order. IV's birthday, Grandma Runner coming to visit, My new job and quitting my previous job, and Christmas. Hopefully I can get everything posted before the new year comes so I can start fresh and not be behind!



11/25/07 - Girls Night Out