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i have been blogging in my mind. does that count? yes, i'll be honest here and admit i think, "i've got to update about this. i should blog about that. i need to vent about this and that and that thing too."


so, this morning, i thought, no matter how the day goes, i'm going to blog. about something.

so here's a little update about me and my busy days

#1 - FAMILY - the nephews are now 10 months old!!!!, dad is the over see-er of our building project at home, mom is keeping the nephews and planning the arrival of the newest nephew. bro would kill me if he knew i blogged, or that he was on here so i'll pass him up : ) and sister, well, she's 8 months preg-o in a heat wave working 40 hours a week,or more, while having her house remodeled some. so can you guess how she's really feeling? yeah, me neither b/c i've never been down the road she's on, but i do know this - she's a beauty preg-o! a beauty always, but i'm loving her big bump! nephew buckaroo (this maybe what i will refer to him as seeing as his mommy doesn't want his name on the WWW) is coming along just great! i think she gets an ultra sound of him next week. can't wait to see his precious face! with the twin nephews, we had LOTS of u/s pictures, but with nephew buckaroo it's been like 3 or 4! and none since she was at 20 weeks! she's a 30something weeks now! sheesh! aunt britt is ready!!!!

#2 - CHURCH

has been B-U-S-Y busy! we've had all sorts of things going on! men's banquet, the family life center building project, getting new play ground equipment up, VBS, disciple now: GPS, deaths, births, and now getting ready for the new church year! all that has taken up more time than you could ever realize! i'm still the girls in action - GA - leader, and i still LOVE it! oh, we had a coronation service for them beginning of june. once this summer the GAs and RAs (the boys - royal ambassadors) went and served at manna house. manna house is  an amazing place! they serve homeless, and those who just can't get make it. you can get food to eat then, later, clothes and even baby needs. ms fran, the lady who runs it, is more than amazing! we, or at least i, first heard of it at the children's mission explosion the kids went to back in feb. she told me and mrs e (one of my pastor's daughters, who is over the childrens dept) that she remember us by our smiles. i think it's because we have big,curly hair : ). anyways, we served there and are planning time in our new year for GAs and RAs .

#3 - FRIENDS

meg is having a baby girl in just a few days! i missed her shower b/c of d-now at church : ( but i can't wait to meet that precious baby girl! i also can't wait for her to join her mom and i at our p.f. changs dates : )

liz and i have started a new journey together, and it's actually been lots of fun. more on that later.

kel is living in ttown this summer, she's home right now : ), and this is her last year there. that seems kinda crazy to me. it feels like she just moved there!

there have been some friendships over the last year to fade away. 3 in particular i would've never thought. funny how life happens. the funny part is - looking back, i'm not that surprised, my life is less complicated and minus LOTS of unnecessary drama, and in the end - all answers to a prayer.

life lesson #102 - when praying for things, be expecting answers - even if they aren't the ones you want at first, b/c in the end, they will be.

#4 - WORK

has been busy,busy,busy or slow,slow,slow. lately, busy. this week, pretty slow. thank goodness for chemical services : ) i love my job. it doesn't feel like a job to me. and, 3 years ago, i was miserable at my previous salon. just got the booth where i am now, and had to tell my boss i was leaving. only, i got to leave about 3 weeks ahead of time. i can't believe labor day week i will have been there for 3 years, and starting year 4! time really does fly when you're having fun!

#5 - sister's baby shower
it consumed lots of my time, but only b/c i let it! it was so much to put together,and she had a great turn out! she got lots of stuff! everything she will need but a swing, receiving blankets, bath towel and regular burp cloths. it was a cowboy theme - everything from the invitations to gifts : ) when i can get my hand on her pictures, i'll share. i may do a whole post about it. sad thing is - it was over in one day. lots of days planning and shopping for sweet precious baby stuff for the shower to last 2 hours. i think once nephew buckaroo arrives, that will change ; )

#6 - new journey
i started a journey with liz the end of june, and in the craziness of our lives, we've pretty much stuck with it. what is it? well, glad you asked!
i'm exercising! yes, this girl - the one who has always been the "big" girl. the one who has always had a weight issue. i love my parents, and i know my parents love me. i come from a big,country family. "a little meat on your bones is good for ya" kinda family. well, yes, maybe. liz and i have "shredded" - jillian michael's 30 day shred - a lot! we've done some kind of Pilate's dvd. it's not what i thought it was going to be! it's fast pace, lots of moves and quickly! wow is all i have to say! i do love the shred though. i feel it working, and have just started seeing the results. we do it on liz's patio early in the morning! the last week or so, the heat index has been 90 plus at 630! now, that's when you know you're dedicated! liz went shopping with me the wednesday before sis' shower, and found this cute cute dress. one problem with that dress was that it was in with the millions of "regular" sizes and not on one of the four racks i needed to shop. side note - shopping with people who have never had a weight prob is not good for those of us that do! yes, we have 1/4 of the options you do. yes, most of the stuff looks 30plus years older than me. no, i don't do "names" b/c "names" mean nothing, size does. - needless to say, i was about in tears while shopping with a friend who is like my sister. that all changed when i tried on that dress. yes, it was a little snug, but it fit. it zipped. it was on sale. it was a regular size. i bought it! i wore it to sis' shower.




#7 - last but not least ...


finally, it has sunk in my heart and mind, that yes. i'm changing. my mind set, looks, body, wants and needs are changing.

i've lost 7 pounds : ) to me, that's a big accomplishment!

See you soon,
Busy B