I've Lost 20 Pounds!

It's Official! I've lost 20 pounds! BOO-YA BABY! 10 more pounds and I'll be Pre-Baby weight, YES... Can you beleive that it is snowing!? Well, I guess I can beleive it because Utah really does just have sparatic weather, but I am really missing the sun!

J.J. is Walking! It took him a little longer than most other kids we know, but he's 16 months and we are so excited for him! John is working hard and still loving his job. We won a 50$ I-Tunes gift card yesterday because John has been doing this thing online where you make up survey questions and if you get to a thousand, they give you the gift card. He was competing with this random guy that he didn't know, but it was a close call! It made me laugh that he was so into it! But it's awesome because now we can get the upgrade for my I-Pod Touch so that I can download Apps. It's so lame that the first generation I-Pod Touch doesn't have the tool to do apps!

John said that he knows what he is getting me for Mother's Day... I hope it's a vacuum or new cookwear! I need new pots and pans so badly...The ones I have were the cheapest set at Walmart and I've had them since we have been married! for 3 years. Cheap pots + lots of use = UGLY, UGLY, UGLY!!! They have rust so bad on the bottom and they stink when I use them! AHHHHH! Soon, we will be out of debt and we will have a little extra money...I'm so excited because we have been sleeping on two seperate beds that we have pushed together. We need a new mattress so badly! I have been hoping to get a real shower curtain and some curtains for my windows. It's sad, because we live in a darling apartment that was renovated right before we moved in, and we haven't been able to do much with it! It's a shotgun layout. It has two bedrooms and one bathroom and an adorable kitchen. Cealings are 10 feet high, which is So nice! and the windows are huge, which is nice for light, but not great for our energy bill. We've been cranking the heat up when it's cold. I can't complain, because we have almost everything that we need, but how great will it be to get the little things that tickle my fancy!

Yesterday, I was feeling sad about how plain my home was. So I went down into my basement to see if I could find anything to spice up our apartment. I found two lamps that I had in my bedroom when I lived at home. They are really pretty, but against a white wall like all the walls in our apartment, they look BLAH. The lamp shades were stark white, So I painted them with gold and brown paint that I mixed with water and they turned out to be really cute!

I used a sponge to paint them, it was super easy too! It only took about 15 minutes to paint the both of them!

I've been watching Good Things Utah a lot lately in the mornings and I can't tell you how many good ideas I have been getting from that show! I have a new favorite blogspot that I visit everyday. It's called Giveawaytoday.blogspot.com. They give away something everyday and all you have to do is put your name in the comments! It's super fun, I haven't won anything yet, but maybe I will soon! Well, I will keep you updated on everything else going on! Not much has happened these last few weeks, but here are a few pics that I have taken!

J.J. and Lauren, my best friend (Also my Duplex neighbor!) He Loves her so much. : D

I Changed my hair back to blonde! I Love it! This picture also shows that my face is getting slimmer! Yay!