Well, looks like I missed blogging in January! I have been so busy! Working, raising kids & a husband is full time work! Still haven’t found ME yet, which is in fact my main goal this year! It has been a pretty good year, so far! I haven’t gotten out much to take pictures, really bummed about that! I can’t wait until spring, I plan to take pictures every available Saturday…goal #2!  The first week of February we took a 3 day trip to Charleston, SC. It was okay, not as beautiful as I imagined but it was a good trip. I did get an awesome picture of a pier at Folly Beach!

We then went over the “big” bridge and visited the U.S.S. Yorktown, which was our favorite part of the trip!

 

My husband, Greg’s birthday is  this coming Wednesday Here is a picture of his presents from the kiddos and I.

Well, those are the Jan/Feb highlights of my life. Hopefully, I won’t neglect my blog in the upcoming months

Until then, smile

  CHEERS to The New Year!  

I rang in the New Year with a sleeping husband…lol. Earlier in the night we had a house full…for about an hour or so. My father & mother-in-law came over and picked up my son. My sister-in-law and family came over for a while, then left with my daughter. So the hubby and I had New Years to ourselves. We had a few drinks, cooked a nice fatty hamburger & fries. By 12 am, he was passed out on the couch and I followed not so long after! I did wake him up for our New Years kiss though

Today I went to church, then home to do nothing!! This has been my favorite weekend, ever; so far! The hubby and I watched movies and did nothing all weekend! That is the life!

 

 

 

 

I can’t believe another year has “flown” by.

2011 was a pretty good year. I didn’t get all that I wished for, but I got all that I needed. I have my health and my family, that is what matters the most to me.

On the negative side of 2011: We didn’t get a home financed we were hoping for, but we found a nice…affordable rental that we love. On the plus side, our rent lady is the sweetest person! Another negative: We got some bad news concerning our little girls health, and our son having ADHD;  but I know that with God on our side, we will get through anything!

Some amazing things did happen in my life this year. I graduated college @ the age of 31 I am very proud of that accomplishment, although I hated my major!   The best thing that happened to me in 2011, was that I found the perfect job, or should I say the good Lord found it for me!

In 2012, I hope my prayers are finally answered and we find our “dream” home. I have tried so many times before, with nothing but disappointment. I’ve got a feeling, this is the year! I believe everything in our lives happen for a reason. All those times trying before, it just wasn’t meant to be. God will put us in the right home, one that we love and that we can afford! I am looking for “me” this year. I want to find out all my strengths in 2012 and turn my weaknesses into strengths! I want to find the right body size for me, the right mind set and the spirit with in me!

So bring on the NEW YEAR 2012!!

I have been swamped lately! Between work, the kids, the house work & the hubby; I barely have time for me!

Work is going great! I am loving being there more and more each day! I am adjusting well and starting to find “my place” at the office…yay! I am still so anxious for the day when “I know it all”………….

Things are not so “peachy” on the home front.  I got some not so good news from my daughter’s doctor on Wednesday. She had some blood work done a few weeks back. The doctor said that everything was fine with her blood work, except her “sugar” levels. I am not sure on the correct terms, I was kind of in shock.  I wanted her “tested” because she gains at least 10 to 20 pounds per year, and always has. Here’s the thing: she is the pickiest eater I have ever seen! Yes, she doesn’t make healthy choices, but she doesn’t eat a lot of junk either. I barely buy any kind of junk food at our house. If she eats chips, she gets them at Poppas & Mawmaw’s house!  So on top of having to go to the allergy doctor 2x a week for shots she has now been referred to a “diabetes specialist” for further “sugar” testing. From my understanding, her pancreas is pumping 2x as hard, because it is hard for her body to break down sugar. The Doc used the term “pre-diabetic”. I had the feeling since she was born that she may have it. I failed my “sugar” test when I was pregnant with her, then had to take the 4 hour test and passed. I was unusually swollen with her, and since birth she has been above average on her weight. She is not obese by no means, she is solid. I just want her to have a normal, healthy life! I put my trust in God that she will not get diabetes and she will overcome her allergies. With God she will have a normal and beautifully wonderful life-Amen!

On a positive note: I am finished Christmas shopping, broke….yes, but all the kiddos will be happy, yay!

It’s beginning to look a lot like CHRISTMAS…………………….

I have had a wonderful day! After 3 1/2 weeks on my new “temp” job, my boss gave me a dollar raise! I was so worried if I was doing a good job and they told me I have been doing great! I am so proud of myself, and now I am more determined than ever to do my absolute best!

I just got home from shopping with a few ladies from Church. Our church raised money to buy 8 children Christmas presents this year. We got them all an outfit including underwear & socks and each child a $20 visa gift card. I am very proud of our Church family! Tis the Season!

Tomorrow, I am going to my middle sisters house to visit for Christmas, exchange the kiddos gifts and I am going to take their family pictures as a Christmas gift.

I am getting so excited for Christmas!! I am going to try and get most of my shopping finished tomorrow! I only have a few more gifts to get the kiddos, mostly Santa! I am stuck on what to get my nieces & nephews though…..I would love to buy them all big gifts, but I have 18 of them! We usually only buy gifts for the kids in our family, because we have so many! It is so hard to believe that it is Christmas time again!! I think the older I get the faster time flys!

I had a good day at work. My boss lady is great! She always makes my day better because she is  so positive and up lifting! I did a pretty good job doing our payroll this week, now payroll re-cap is going to be my main challenge! Over all I am getting more comfortable with running the office each day, Thank You God!

Confession time: I busted big time on the diet today, I was so hungry! Well, just gotta scratch today and restart tomorrow!

Nite~Ya’ll

 

It  is now Wednesday, I’m half way through my week, yeah!

Work is going good. Monday I left feeling confident and then came Tuesday. On Tuesday, I was feeling a little overwhelmed and on the verge of tears. I am learning so much, and yet so much still to learn. I keep reminding myself that I can do this! Today was better, it’s  just that when I think I’ve learned all the daily task I will have to perform, I learn a new one.  I just can’t wait for the day when everything is running smooth, and I can do my job without asking someone how to do something. I will get there, I have faith that God put me on this job because I can handle it. I am the type of person that I have to do a good job. It is not in me to do half of anything, it’s all or nothing!

Oh yeah, about that “diet”….I guess that’s one thing I haven’t mastered my “all or nothing” strategy. I am doing okay, fiber bars for breakfast….salad or sandwich on wheat for lunch….small dinner. Waters and Diet Mt. Dew. Then there was tonight, where I have had a “few” chocolate covered cherries. In my defense they’re my favorite and I only eat them at Christmas time, I promise! I know, I know….bad, bad, bad!

On the home front…..I am attempting to watch Kung Fu Panda 2 for the second time this week! I fell asleep during it last night, and now I am typing this during the part I have already seen. My kids will watch it over and over if I let them!  Well…..it’s time to Kung Fu 2….bye ya’ll

Monday was overall a good day. I was busy @ work, so the time flew by! Came home and decorated the Christmas tree with the kiddos! They did almost all the work themselves, in between their fighting they got it done. I am not a picky tree decorator, it’s way more fun to just let the kids enjoy that  job. I did okay on my new “diet”. I’m not sure if I should call it that. Most “diets” end in failure, so let’s just call it my work in progress! I ate mostly healthy minus bread I had with dinner. Alright, Monday down…Tuesday here I come!

Yep, it’s that time again. Nothing fits
Seems like I loose it and it comes right back again! This time last year, I was 40 pounds lighter. With the help of a “fat” doctor, I had lost almost all of my belly fat! Sure enough, that dream didn’t last. We moved closer to the city and fast food was soooo convenient. Don’t ya just love how one day you are feeling so fit and swearing “I’m never going back to the old me again.”, then you wake up fat!  Well, I have finally come to the conclusion that I have to make a lifestyle change or either win the lotto so I can buy new clothes.  Well since that is not likely, it’s time to get off my butt! It is going to be so hard, with no support. My hubby is not about to diet, he loves his growing belly..lol! Well, while I will not tell you how much I weigh because let’s face it I am just not that brave! I will tell you each day, what I ate and what I lost by weeks end.  I may even take a before picture…hmmm. Wish me lots of Luck, but then again My Pastor says that “Luck is for Losers when you have God on your side”.  Tomorrow is DAY ONE

Hey Ya’ll! My name is Crystal and this is my very first blog. Blogging is new to me…My sister Tonaka set this site of for me and I plan to put it to good use! I want to look back on this and see how much I have changed or stayed the same throughout the year. I am not sure where to start! I guess with a little intro to me. I am a mother of 2 beautiful kiddos and a wife to a very hard working man! I am 31 years old and I feel like I am just starting “my life”. I say that because for the last 12 years I have been a stay at home mom. I love my children with all my being, but I think I have lost sight of “me” along the way. They are both getting older and don’t need Mommy as much! I don’t know who I am or what I like, because I tend to make decisions based on what my kids or what my husband wants. I don’t think of myself first.

I will tell ya something I did do for me. Just this past May, I received my associates degree in Accounting. Funny thing is, I hate accounting! I am currently at a Temp position, so far so good. Everyone is so welcoming and encouraging. It is such a new experience for me.  I was more nervous about my kids getting to after school care than I was about starting my first day! Everyday I go into the office I am always nervous. I think to myself, “Can I do this”…..then I remember “I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me!”. I say that a few times, and God gives me the strength, courage, and peace I need to make it through my day.

Well, I guess this is how blogging goes. Kind of refreshing to get all my thoughts out of my head.  I want to achieve so many goals and see where this new year takes me. In the next few blogs, I will hopefully figure out and post my goals for the up coming year. This going to be the year I find out who I AM

Hey Ya’ll! My name is Crystal. I am a 31 year old happily married, mother of 2. I am a country girl, born and raised in the Carolinas! I am the “shy and quiet type”, until you get to know me! Then, I’m a hoot or so I’ve been told! I love with all I have and I hold nothing back! So here’s the Story Of Me…..

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