T.G.I.F. (as my mom would say!)

Cleaning is something that I normally enjoy doing…however there is one household chore that I put off, washing my floors. As most people know we have wood floors throughout our main level except for the bedrooms, thus leaving a very large space of wood floors to clean. So last night I got fed up enough looking at my dirty floors and actually got down on my hands and knees and scrubbed/washed the floor! I must say I am proud of myself since it is my least favorite thing to do.

Last night Luke’s ear was bugging him so he had me put Hydrogen Peroxide in his ear. Supposedly this is something that can help clear an ear….well I decided to try this, something I had never done before. After lying down and feeling the cool liquid enter my ear, it started crackling, then I started to feel dizzy and more dizzy. The stuff totally shook me! I got up and let it drain out of my ear. I barely could walk straight. That shit messed up my equilibrium. So if you ever want the feeling of being drunk and not being able to walk straight, put a little Hydrogen Peroxide in your ear! Fun times! :)

I realize that every day at work I wish it was Friday. However, Thursday is always a good day because you know the next day is Friday.

I am SO sick of KS95. I can't get any other station in at my desk besides that. The funny thing is that they play all the songs that I Jazzercise to, so when I hear them I think about how to Jazz to the song :) I know, I am a dork. But really I need to just go and buy a digital radio so that I can get other stations in....annoying...

Have a good day friends.

Shedding the baby weight.

Ok - So I am going to brag for a minute. I am loosing the baby weight that I gained from Little Brian Lucas. But it hasn't been easy. I Jazzercise 2-3 times/week and only allow myslef 1 pop a day and 1 sweet thing a day. My favorite sweet for the day is a Root beer float!!!

Today I actually was able to fit into a dress that I bought my Sr. year of Highschool. Natalie and Steph, you two may remember it...it is the skirt I wore to the Dixie Chicks concert. Don't ask me how I remember that! Anyways...it is white w/ little blue flowers. Yea!!!! Remember that concert....that was fun...and it was funny cuz Aaron Benney came w/us. Remember when I was in love with him....that was funny!

So I still have about 8 lbs. or so to get back to where I was before I was pregnant. I must say Jazzercise helps A LOT!!!

Don't Jazz in the heat.

So tonight at Jazzercise I almost fainted because we didn't have any airconditioning and it was practically 100 degrees outside! Suggestion - DO NOT Jazzercise in the heat. I was jumping around doing something and I started to feel light headed, so I escorted myself out and went to the bathroom to emerge my face in COLD water. After I much felt better.

CHOCOLATE SHAKE!

I am supposed to be working right now...however my computer had a breakdown and decided it didn't like me anymore. So I am sitting here on a different computer in my office writing about life.

The downfall to having a Wii is the fact that your shoulder hurts...my shoulder hurts like crazy! Not fun. But the Wii is SO worth it.

I had lunch with my Mom, Dad and Papa today for lunch. We ate at Potbelly. It was good I got my favorite, Chocolate Shake. Don't you hate it when you order the Chocolate shake and they yell it down to the person at the other end of the counter, "CHOCOLATE SHAKE!"
It's like they are saying, "Here is the person who wants to get FAT and eat a CHOCOLATE SHAKE! Hello everyone look at her!" Ok, so maybe it isn't that extrememe but it does kinda feel like that.

Come play "Wii"th us!

Luke and I are now the new proud owners of a Nintendo Wii. For those of you who have not experienced the power of the Wii, you are missing out! So come on over to the Peterson household and enjoy a good game of Wii Tennis or the cow one, where you race cows and hit the scarecrows! It is pretty irresistable. I must say, I never thought we would have one, but am glad we do!

This past weekend was fun. I saw Nora Lepien and Addie Sorbel on Friday night. They are my favorite little babies! That was fun, but at the same time sad. I was supposed to be huge and pregnant when I saw those 2 together for the first time. I decided I will just shoot for my next kid to be around the same age as Nat and Steph's 2nd....so ladies....plan on about a year to a year and a half! ;)

After seeing the babies, and their wonderful parents, I headed home to tend to my sickly husband. He was not feeling well on Friday night. I am such a good wife, I went to the grocery store at 11:30pm to get him chicken noodle soup!

Saturday Luke and I drove to some property on the west side of Monticello that I fell in love with. It had 10 acres and was beautiful! Anyone want to lend me about $190,000.00? Come on, its my dream , living on a farm!

Sunday we did yard work, getting ready for our deck to go in next weekend. Then we went to my parents for dinner. They just got back from 2 weeks in Italy and had a wonderful time.

Again....if anyone wants to join us for a fun night of Wii we are more than happy to have you over! :)

Spaghetti for Two

I do have to say that Spaghetti is some great comfort food. It is that dinner that tastes great when you have NOTHING else to eat in the house. The difficult part of making spaghetti is when you are making it for 2 people. Do you use a whole can of sauce? How many noodles do you put in? I always seem to have leftovers, Not last night. I had the perfect amount of spaghetti noodles...for once! Does anyone else find these same problems?

Thankfully, we are going to some friends from college house tonight in Bloomington, so I don't have to make dinner. Hooray! :)

For some reason today is a sad morning for me...not sure why. I went to drop off my dogs at the dog kennel for the weekend and I cried the whole way home. I miss my mom and dad. I usually talk to them every day and it really is weird not to, then I thought about some day when they won't be here and I won't be able to look forward to them coming home...then I got really sad.
Well I need to go!

Time to Brag!

Well...yesterday my husband shot a hole in 1 at Monitcello CC. It isn't every day that you can say that! Many people go their whole life without getting a hole in 1. Luke said he can now die a happy man. So I am bragging that my husband is a great golfer and got a hole in 1! Way to go Luke!

I haven't blogged this week and have been meaning to.

Monday night I went to my Jazzercise movement screening and PASSED!! I am on my way to becoming a Jazzercise instructor. I am really excited. I have always wanted to do something like this, and now I am !

Tuesday was Luke and I, our 3rd anniversary. He surprised me and took me to lunch at Benihana's. It was sooo good.

Yesterday I got home and there was a box on my door step, it was from Enfamil, it was a diaper/bottle bag, really nice and it had formula in it, diapers, ice pack things and info. on enfamil. So I decided I am going to keep the bag because it will be useful some day and give the other stuff to Steph or one of my many friends that can use it. But it was kinda sad to get the stuff because it was just a reminder of what I don't have coming in August. Also, I found out that my neighbor 2 houses down is pregnant, due Aug. 11th, so that means our babies would have been the same age...oh well...my time will come again.

I am reading a Nora Roberts book right now....it is so good! It is so nice to read before you go to bed. I really enjoy doing that. Also, I started a devotional called the Names of Jesus, or something like that...it is really good!

All in all it has been a busy week and a busier weekend to come. Oh, my parents are in Italy...they called me this morning at 6am, they are having a great time and they have got lost 2 times...they are so funny.

Well I hope everyone has a great weekend. I can't wait to be outside in the sun and by a pool!

Crazy Weekend

Well a lot happened this past weekend...I didn't even have time to write about it at the time.

Friday night Luke and I went to Maynard's for dinner and then saw Oceans 13...it was awesome, we highly recommend it.

Saturday I woke up and did the Albertville 5K. It was so beautiful Sat. morning, just the right temp. and sun shining. I jog/walked it and finished in 37 minutes, so now I have a goal of what to beat for next time. I think I might sign up for the St. Michael 5K on July 14th...anyone want to join me?

Saturday evening was the most fun...but first...the most exciting thing. Kurbis and Bethany came over to have some good 'ol hick fun w/ us in Albertville. Bethany and I had run to Caribou to get a coffee and then sat outside for a while. Then Kurbis and Luke came out and handed me a sheet of paper. I thought, " what the heck is this? " I read it, then had to look at it again! I started jumping up and down screaming. They had given me an itinerary for the 4 of us for a weekend in Vegas! The best part of all, Bethany and I going to see Celine Dion. We are going Labor Day weekend...I can't wait!

After that excitement we met John & Rebecca and headed to the carnival and beer gardens! Ana and Adam met us there and then my neighbors Ben and Erica did as well. We had a blast w/ our friends, ate great foot long corn dogs...drank beer...listened to music...watched fireworks...drank more beer and practically passed out by the time we got home cuz we were so tired. Little did I know the fun I would have the next day...NOT!!!

Ana and Adam spent the night, so I woke up and Ana and I sat outside and watched my babies play. Adam washed their car and Luke was golfing...of course! We went to breakfast and then off to the parade I went. Suggestion...don't be in a parade after you jog/run a 5K the day before and after drinking beer that night...I was hurting. So needless to say I thought I was going to pass out in the sun...it was 90 degrees and there were over 120 floats in the parade and I was Jazzercising down the road!!! At least I got a good work out.

After the parade, I came home to clean out my car. Of course I can't leave out one of the most important parts of the weekend...the Sopranos finale. I must say I had tears in my eyes...I am sad to know the story is over. I love that show...I should have been in the mob...just kidding!

So all in all it was a wonderful, but crazy weekend!