Poor Dog

Even though work felt very unproductive, today proved to be rather nice.  On occasion I like coming home from a long days work feeling like I actually got something accomplished. We were way overstaffed and I couldn't go home until the store was almost closed. I did not have any classes to teach so I spent most of the day cleaning the store and picking up after those messy customers. Well Jon and I went to Red Lobster after we both got off work to celebrate his birthday a little late. I know what you must be thinking. She just joined Weight Watchers!! How can she still go out to eat? Well for some reason I wasn't hungry until way late in the evening then I only ate half of my lunch.... long story short I had plenty of points for Jon's dinner celebration. My meal of choice was the Coconut Jumbo Shrimp with FRIES!! Man were those good!!! Also on the side I ordered SNOW CRAB!! AHHH DELICIOUS! I only used 4-5 extra points! Well the reason I decided to write is because when we got home we noticed the trash bag that was left on the floor by my dear dear husband, was open with some trash scattered through the house. I went through the living room picking up trash and noticed nothing was eaten. Apparently Pluto doesn't like my new choice of foods! haha He refused to eat any left over food and instead smeared it on the carpet. What a silly boy! I looked over at him as soon as I found my Jell-o and told him I didn't really care for that one either. lol I guess Pluto and I have similar tastes! Well Thats All Folks!

Here is a quick video of the real Pluto! I was trying to show off some of his favorite tricks but apparently he didn't want to be filmed which explains most of the back talk. When Pluto and I were at our apartment before daddy entered the picture. Pluto would climb into bed with me and rub his face in the pillow and say what sounded like "mama". I have been trying ever since to get him to say it on camera. 

Christmas Commotion

Christmas is my absolute favorite time of the year. Unfortunately some of us have lost sight to what Christmas is all about. Instead we fill our heads with the crazy notion that we must somehow come up with the money to afford a nice Christmas for ourselves and our family. Christmas is not about how many presents end up under our tree on that wonderful Christmas day. Its about the gift of salvation that was brought to this lost and dying world. You see God sent his one and only son Jesus Christ to the earth, not as a powerful king but in the form of a baby. Jesus was fully God and fully man. So yes he was born to a virgin who raised him as her own with the help of her new husband. The baby Jesus eventually grew up and became a man who preformed many miracles here on earth. He eventually died on the cross to take the payment for our sin (the bad things that separate us from God) so that we would have the opportunity to spend eternity with God in heaven instead of hell. The Christmas season in my opinion is a season of repentance and of renewal. If you are caught up in the material Christmas escape now while you still have time. 

I Love Pickles!

Last night was one of the best nights I have had in such a long time. My dreams are usually filled with scary or action packed adventures whereas last night I had repeated visions of events that happened yesterday. Let me explain. Yesterday I went to visit my good friend Tiiara and to baby sit her daughter while she did a presentation with Levi for their class project. We first started out on a quick girls date to Starbucks to talk. Looking back I decided that coffee was a perfect idea because of later events. Well we walked and talked and I was sad to say it was a little too short for my liking but its alright we will have plenty more. So after we arrive back to the apartment they give me the run down and a key just in case we wanted to go back and forth to the play room across the hall. So thats just what me and Azariah did. We walked mommy and daddy to the elevator and said quick goodbyes then ran straight to the play room. We played for a bit and slid down the slide quite a few times before we realized that we were hungry. Sadly we left the play room in hopes for food.

(This is where the video located at the end of my blog should have been)

When we got back to the apartment we ate peaches and she decided to throw a tantrum. I told her that I don't acknowledge bad behavior and she laid down on the floor like she was going to fall asleep there. I scooped her up, turned down the lights, and propped pillows up around us to create the best sleeping environment. Durring the last scenes of Princess and the Frog she fell asleep! This was amazing! Its like my drug to put babies to sleep but it was even more addicting that Azariah let me put her to sleep! At church she always "knows" when I am trying to put her to sleep and she would fight it so badly. Here is proof!

After a 30-45 minute nap she woke up in a great mood. She quickly got up and went to the refridgerator. We picked peaches as our snack choice and gobbled those up. Then she ran back to the fridge where I got my sugar free Jell-o pudding cup. We both had some of that. Then we tapped into my lunch bag and while she was finishing off my white cheddar cheetos, I started to eat my mustard sandwich. She took notice of my sandwich and asked for a bite. Of course she's a big girl now and wants to feed herself. I handed over my sandwich and she ended up eating the majority of it! haha But I received a little payback when she realized that my condiment of choice was mustard! lol she made such a sour face! lol

Well after eating we popped in the movie Pocahontas and relaxed a bit more. Once she was done relaxing we played with my iphone. I turned on a little bit of Super Chick, Coffey Anderson, and Taylor Swift. I gave her my phone and we danced and sang to the songs. I swear she was dancing so hard I thought she was going to fall over! haha. This is when I realized the coffee was a great idea! lol After dancing and haning out we got the opportunity to go visit with Levi and Tiiaras class upstairs. They were all very nice and it gave me a better chance to hang out with the Fergusons. Jon of course picked me up and hung out for a bit. I had such a blast. I of course love babysitting but I love it even more when the child loves me as much as I love them.

Jon had a fun night as well. The youth group finished up painting the youth room. Earlier in the week Jon, Chelsea, and I made the squares for the mural and the kids got to paint. I was personally a little nervous giving the youth paint brushes but they did a fantastic job!

Left to Right: Tanner, Carson, Jenise, Samantha, Nitza, Chelsea, and Isac.

Beauty is Pain

My heart was beating so hard I thought it was coming right out of my chest. The nights cold air nipping my nose. Shadows in the distance. My legs felt as if they were collapsing from under me. How did I find myself in this mess? Well  as you may already know have decided to join weight watchers with my "friend" Chelsea. Last night she and I met up after church to do a little run/walking. The reason I separated the words run/walking with a slanted line is because Chelsea runs and I well... walk. I brought my jump rope to keep me busy while she ran. But apparently she had other plans. "Just run one straight Sarah! Just one Straight!" "Thats all I ask!" I rolled my eyes and told her I'm not the running type. Let me just tell you how much I hate running. I feel like a fat footed walrus sloppily making its way back to the water. Yes thats right I said it!  Needless to say she pestered her way into making one straight turn into half a mile! I am glad I was able to run that much, but man are my ribs sore! My legs are doing just fine for being so out of shape but I can hardly laugh without pain. I figure its because before I ran, earlier that morning I decided to do at least 5-10 minutes of jump rope. No pain no gain right? Sometimes I wish it were easier. Chelsea is a good coach but I just had to complain just a little! : )


To follow Chelsea on blogger go to the link ramirezinthemaking.blogspot.com. Maybe she will start writing if she has followers!

Good Morning!

This morning I made a nice and healthy breakfast for Jon and I. It consisted of turkey bacon, egg beaters, and wheat eggo waffles. It was a very nice feeling to smell breakfast all afternoon! I used to love waking up as a kid to my mom and dad making breakfast. Even though I only ate cereal back then, having breakfast smells wafting throughout the house was a great mood setter. We spent the rest of the morning cleaning house together. You know doing dishes, putting clothes in their right spot, taking out the trash, and all that fun stuff. I really feel as if Jon and I are getting used to the whole marriage thing. I know this because I still like him. hahahaha. When Jon left for work I got on my handy dandy computer and looked at the new Glee footage of Rachael singing Christmas carols. What a wonderful morning! In other news Jon bought me a new scale and it read almost seven whole pounds gone since Thanksgiving! I know I probably shouldn't weigh myself all too often but its a nice feeling to see the numbers go down instead of up. haha. I think I'm addicted. Well it is time for work. I will try and post more later tonight.

Down by Five!

Thats right! I'm down by five pounds! I'm super duper excited. haha I am already feeling so much better! I have increased stamina throughout the day and feel as though I can conquer the world (some days). The last few nights I have gotten better quality sleep and also waking up 1-2 hours earlier than normal. For the first time in forever I jogged to my car after work and my ankles didn't want to break! AMAZING! I am hoping to loose enough weight to start running which I haven't been able to do since elementary school.  Unfortunately my weight watchers program only lets me update weekly so I cant update my current weight until Monday. Tonight I ate at Applebees with Pastor Kevin, Charlotte, Jon, and my little brother Marcos. I had an Oriental Chicken Salad (half) and used the rest of my daily points without going over! All thanks to my 30 minute walk this afternoon. In other news, I am also looking forward to the end of the semester. It has definitely been a trying one. I have never had so many conflicts or obstacles to over come as I did this semester. I ended up "dropping" my math class and kept my Biology class afloat. My final is this coming Tuesday and all I have left is one more project and this girl is done with school for a few months! I do plan to take another set of classes like the second Biology and re-take the math. This time I will be sure to plan them on the same day instead of alternating days. Well I am all out of inspiration! See you on the flip side!