Sorry For My Silence

Ok ok...I know. I KNOW! I've been silent on here for a few weeks. I promise, it is not without reason, though! So much has been going on in my life these days, so unless you follow me on Instagram (angelsingin4jc) or are my friend on My Fitness Pal (angelsingin4jc), then you probably think I've been MIA!

Here's what's been going down...

• Vance burned his hand. He grabbed the handle to a stainless steel pot that had been over a burner that was on. (He turned on the wrong burner.) He had 1st and 2nd degree burns. He was in a lot of pain for a few days, but healed VERY quickly and had no infections! (Praise!) 

• I had a pinched nerve/pulled muscle in my neck that hurt so terrible bad, that I was practically paralyzed for 24 hours. I could NOT move at all one day. It was BAD! I eventually worked through it and now it's 99% better!

• We are 8 (9 on Saturday) weeks into our weight loss journey and doing SWELL! At the 8 week mark, Vance has lost 20.9 lbs and I have lost 26.4 lbs! Woo hoo! We both lost our first 20 lbs WELL before our July 7th goal. I'm hoping to lose another 10-15 by my cousin's wedding on July 14th! Vance is in the wedding as her fiance's groomsman. P.S. This is the 4th summer I've known Vance. This is the 4th summer he's had to wear a tux and be in someone's wedding (including ours in 2010.) 

-26.4 lbs (5-11-12) 

-20.9 lbs (5-11-12)

• We are MOVING! I am so excited to get out of the house we're currently renting. It has one TINY bathroom...that has no outlets!! The house is 110+ years old and has all the charm and the quirks of a home that age. It needs some major renovating, to say the least. It has no dishwasher. NO DISHWASHER! Two years of having Vance as my only dishwasher (and my own two hands when the blue moon occurs) makes me say enough is enough! We've been apartment searching for several months now (Vance is also tired of mowing the lawn) and I finally found one that's in an excellent location, has a fantastic price, and is swanky! Seriously. They're nice apartments. I was scared because of the prices they have online, but when we went in we found the deal of a lifetime for their 2 bedroom, 2 bath floor plan! I am so excited! My own bathroom! A dishwasher! A pantry! A fireplace! A large fenced in patio! A laundry room! Outlets in my bathroom! Walk-in closets! Almost 1000 sq ft! YES! So excited! Oh and it also has a pretty awesome gym, a dog park, a pool, etc. etc. Plus, it's two minutes from the mall and about 7 minutes from Max's house. Pretty exciting stuff! We officially move in June 4th!

• I am working all the freaking time. I get a day or half a day here or there when I don't have to work one or both of my jobs, but let me tell you...I don't get paid enough for all the time I spend working! Haha. Don't get me wrong, I am grateful I have two jobs...some people don't have one!!...but it's exhausting at times!

• Still no luck on the baby front. It's more difficult at some times than it is at others, but I try not to dwell on it. On Mother's Day, I focused on my mom, Grandma, and mother-in-law, so I didn't have time to focus on my babyless self. Oh and we played 2+ hours of volleyball...which I did in a skirt, leggings, and tank top. Hahaha! I was perfectly dressed for sports! (I played volleyball in a dress and leggings at Thanksgiving. I'm beginning to develop a trend....) OH! We were supposed to have a make-up doctor's appointment next week, but I'm watching Max while his grandma is out of town. I don't really want to take a 23 month old with me to the doctor, so we are rescheduling. It's my 6 month follow-up to my initial appointment back in December. I'm really looking forward to being like "So yeah...I've lost 30 lbs since I was last here!" 

Setting up the picnic area! 

Grandma opening her present from Vance and I!

• We redeemed my Christmas present last weekend! Vance's Christmas present to me this year was two tickets to see the traveling Broadway show, WICKED!! I seriously cried during parts of it! It was SPECTACULAR!!! I couldn't have asked for a better Christmas present! We're thinking of doing this every year for our Christmas present to each other, since we both loved it so much. We're thinking of either going to Mary Poppins or Sister Act next year, since we saw posters about them at DPAC (Durham Performing Arts Center) while waiting for Wicked. Before seeing the show, we ate at Cuban Revolution. Great food with a fun atmosphere! After the performance, and to gear up for the hour and a half drive home, we got some food/milkshakes from Steak 'n Shake! Seriously! Best. Christmas. Present. EVER!!!

Ticket

Menu 

Outside on DPAC Campus

Waiting to go in!

Curtain/stage before opening!

Aaaaand...I think that's all the major news as of late! What have you been up to these days? I'd love to hear from you! I've missed you all!

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So...I Took A Hiatus

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Did you miss me last week? I know I missed blogging! I took a temporary hiatus from technology...for the most part. I still kept up with my Bella Parola business as well as emails and texts, but I didn't blog, I didn't get on the computer most of Thursday or Monday, or all day Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. It was nice, but I'm happy to be back!

I spent the time away from the computer with my hubs and our families! Vance came to work with me on Friday and helped me watch Max. I had a nice nap when Max napped, but still went to bed early that night (10:30 is early for a weekend night for us!) After Max's grandma picked him up, the hubs and I went to lunch at Kimono, a japanese restaurant, then to Target (specifically for toothpaste) where we ended up buying Monopoly, the board game. We then went to the general store/mill in Midway to pick up a 50 lb bag of Pride dog food for Petey and Cinnamon. Dinner of Mario's Pizza and a game of Monopoly rounded out the evening.

Saturday was spent watching movies, hanging out, and just spending time together.

Sunday was church, lunch at Grandma's with my side of the family, my cousins' softball game, and a cook-out for dinner at Vance's parents' house followed by s'mores around the fire pit.

Monday, I recovered from the weekend, watched Max for a few hours and had an interview for a seasonal/part-time job at Old Navy. (Please pray I get it!)

I've decided to make some changes to Angela's Favorite Things once again.

1. I wasn't feeling the love from people with my meal plans, which is fine, but since it takes so long to do those, I might as well just make a list and link the recipes. I will continue to review new recipes I make. I just won't put up a detailed meal plan with a shopping spreadsheet for the time being.

2. No more Savings Saturdays. No one seemed interested in those, and frankly, it was somewhat of a pain to do one of those posts on Friday afternoons/evenings.

What isn't changing...
1. Pinterest Wordless Wednesdays
2. Fashion Fridays
3. Giveaways/Product Reviews
4. Recipe Postings/Reviews
5. Updates on my fertility journey
6. Updates on my life in general
7. My Favorite Things posts
8. My wittiness and charm! (hahaha)

So what's coming up in the near future?

1. Wednesday (aka tomorrow) will be a Pinterest Wordless Wednesday
2. Friday will be a Fashion Friday
3. Next Tuesday will be a review about Rump Arounds cloth diapers
4. In the next few weeks, many more cloth diaper reviews AND giveaways will be posted, so be sure to tell your friends!


Thanks for being such awesome readers/friends and for understanding my need/desire for a break!

If you could take 2 seconds and give this a click, it would mean so much to me! Thank you!!