Our week-end...

This week-end we went over to our friends house for their son's birthday party. We hadn't seen them for a while so it was really nice to be able to visit them again. We also took Riley to McDonalds for dinner last night since Monica got to stay at her Grandparents house for the night. Matt played with him on the big toys since there were no other kids there to play with him. Today, Monica and Matt went up to Crystal mountain for another ski trip. It should be very exciting for them. Here are some pictures from our busy week-end.

Matt and Sean

The birthday boy Ben

Matt and Riley

me

Matt being a big kid at McDonalds

Riley at McDonalds

Good music makes a huge difference...

Ok, so I have been having a little trouble finding good music for my MP3 player lately. I love listening to music while I work out, but it needs to be really good music. I like stuff with a fast beat and something that really pumps me up. So, while watching the disappointing Superbowl game, I saw this awesome new Nike commercial that you can see here. The commercial is really good and the song is an oldie, but a goodie. It is Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution by AC/DC. So I downloaded the song for my MP3 player and took it to the gym and sure enough it worked. Just hearing the song and thinking about the commercial gets me pumped up and ready to work out harder than ever. I guess commercials are good for some things. :)

The best chicken recipe ever!

I got this recipe from the new Rachael Ray magazine. It is THE best chicken I have ever had and it is soooo easy too. I made it for dinner on Valentine's Day and everyone loved it including my picky little eater Monica. Here is the recipe:

4 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts
8 ounces Philadelphia brand garlic and herb cream cheese spread
8 slices of bacon

Pound the chicken until thin. Spread each chicken breast with cream cheese and roll up, jelly-roll style. Wrap 2 pieces of bacon slices around each roll and secure with toothpicks. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Happy Wub Day...

My son calls all hearts wubs (loves) so today is wub day for him. I just wanted to share this cute little thing he did today. He told me that he hurt his belly and that he had an invisible owie on it. I kissed it like I do all of his owies and he he said, "aahh much better." I love him so much!

Ok, so I am down 30 pounds now, but...

I wasn't going to post again about my weight until the 14th, but I was looking through old pictures of myself and Matt and it started to make me kind of sad. I know that I should feel happy that I have lost 30 pounds since November, but I keep wondering to myself how I actually got to this point. I really hope that I can keep kicking ass at the gym so I can look as good as I did back in the day. Even in these pictures I was 66 pounds lighter. Ok, vent over! :)

about my age...

You said your birthday is 10 / 14 / 1975 which means you are 30 years old and about:

58 years 11 months younger than Walter Cronkite, age 89

54 years 3 months younger than Nancy Reagan, age 84

51 years 4 months younger than George Herbert Bush, age 81

44 years 1 month younger than Barbara Walters, age 74

41 years 11 months younger than Larry King, age 72

35 years 8 months younger than Ted Koppel, age 66

32 years 3 months younger than Geraldo Rivera, age 62

29 years 3 months younger than George W. Bush, age 59

24 years 3 months younger than Jesse Ventura, age 54

20 years 0 months younger than Bill Gates, age 50

15 years 2 months younger than Cal Ripken Jr., age 45

9 years 3 months younger than Mike Tyson, age 39

5 years 3 months younger than Jennifer Lopez, age 35

0 years 3 months older than Tiger Woods, age 30

6 years 8 months older than Prince William, age 23

and that you were:

25 years old at the time of the 9-11 attack on America

24 years old on the first day of Y2K

21 years old when Princess Diana was killed in a car crash

19 years old at the time of Oklahoma City bombing

18 years old when O. J. Simpson was charged with murder

17 years old at the time of the 93 bombing of the World Trade Center

15 years old when Operation Desert Storm began

14 years old during the fall of the Berlin Wall

10 years old when the space shuttle Challenger exploded

8 years old when Apple introduced the Macintosh

7 years old during Sally Ride's travel in space

5 years old when Pres. Reagan was shot by John Hinckley, Jr.

4 years old at the time the Iran hostage crisis began

not yet 1 year old on the U.S.'s bicentennial Fourth of July

a fun little survey for Wednesday

~*~* Top 10 *~*~
---10 Firsts---
First Best Friend:::	Erin
First Screenname:::	hbrooker75
First Pet Name:::	Charlie
First Piercing:::	ears
First Crush:::	Shawn VanGeystel
First CD:::	The Cure-Mixed Up
First School:::	West Seattle Christian
First House Location:::	West Seattle
First Kiss:::	I don't remember...
First Car:::	Dodge Shadow
---9 Lasts---
Last Time You Smoked:::	HHMMM...
Last Food You Ate:::	sugar free/fat free Schwans fudge bar last night
Last Car Ride:::	last night to the gym
Last Movie You Watched:::	Wedding Crashers
Last Phone Call:::	my Mom
Last CD You Listened To:::	INXS-Switch
Last Bubble Bath You Took:::	a couple of weeks ago
Last Song You Listened To:::	Who's Your Man-INXS
Last Words You Said:::	Riley
---8 Have-You-Evers---
Dated A Best Friend:::	yep
Been Arrested:::	yep
Been On TV:::	nope
Eaten Sushi:::	nope
Cheated On Your B/F or G/F:::	Not my husband
Been On A Blind Date:::	nope
Been Out Of The Country:::	yep...Canada and Mexico
Been In Love:::	of course
---7 Things You Are Wearing---
1:::	underwear
2:::	pajama pants
3:::	wedding band
4:::	t-shirt
5:::	rubberband in my hair
6:::
7:::
---6 Things You've Done Today---
1:::	checked my e-mail
2:::	changed a diaper
3:::	fixed breakfast for my son
4:::	watched tv
5:::	drank Diet Coke
6:::	prayed
---5 Favorite Things (not in any order)---
1:::	music
2:::	tv
3:::	my kids
4:::	my husband
5:::	working out
---4 People You Most Trust---
1:::	my husband
2:::	my Mom
3:::	Erin
4:::	my Dad
---3 Things You Want To Do Before You Die---
1:::	get skinny again
2:::	go to Europe
3:::	have a great job
---2 Choices---
Vanilla or Chocolate:::	vanilla
Hugs or Kisses:::	kisses
--1 Person You Want To See Right Now---
1:::	my husband
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A new Prince song!

I am so excited that Prince is coming out with a new album soon. He is going to be on Satuday Night Live tonight and has a awesome new song and video out right now. The song is called "Black Sweat" and reminds me so much of his older songs. I love it! I can't wait to get the CD and put the new song on my MP3 player for working out! Here is a link to the new video on MTV.
Black Sweat

Go Seahawks!

I am so excited that our Seattle Seahawks have finally made it to the Superbowl! We are going to stay home and watch the game this year, but I have made lots of goodies for us to enjoy while we watch. It should be a very exciting game to watch! Finally I have a reason to actually watch the Superbowl for football and not just the commercials. :) Go Seahawks!