Monica's photo in the newspaper...

The local newspaper took a group photo of all of the girls who participated in the volleyball league this year. Here is a scanned picture of the newspaper. If you click on the photo then you can see it close up. Monica is the one with the arrow drawn to her head and yes, she is sticking out her tongue.

54 pounds down...

Holy cow! I cannot believe that I am finally losing the weight. Yes, I still have quite a ways to go, but I have lost 54 pounds since November of last year. I feel so much better about myself. I have way more energy, I am not embarrassed to get out of the house anymore and I am not depressed anymore. Hooray! Here are some before and after shots of myself.

Summer time fun...

The sun was out today and the kids were playing in the sprinkler on the trampoline so I got out the camera and got these great shots of them that I wanted to share.

I am blonde again!

I always feel so much happier when I am blonde so I decided to go back to it. I got it highlighted on Friday and I feel lighter and happier already.

Before After

My volleyball star...

I took more pictures of Monica at volleyball practice yesterday. I can hardly believe how good she is. WOW! Her team is called te Spunky Spikers and they have turquoise colored t-shirts. It is so fun to watch her play a sport that I loved so much as a kid. Monica is the one in the bright blue shirt and the blonde pony tail.

New scrapbook pages...

Our trip to Safeco Field...

Last week-end we went to Safeco Field with our friends Shawn and Jennifer and had a great time. It was so nice to get out without the kids and have some adult time with our friends. We watched the Mariners play the Detroit Tigers who apparently are quite good this year. The Mariners lost, but we had a great time and great food anyways. Jennifer and I had foot long hot dogs (which were gross) and the guys had nachos when we first got to the game. Then later on we had garlic fries (yummy) and fruit skewers which were strawberries on skewers dipped in chocolate.

Shawn and Jennifer

Jennifer and I went to get a Detroit hat for my Step-Dad during the game and ended up wandering around for a while trying to find the main store that would actually be selling a Detroit hat. While we were wandering around we discovered that there were only 2 Starbucks in the whole place. I just don't get that!? You would think that since we are in Seattle we would be able to find Starbucks everywhere in Safeco field, but no. So we bought the hat (I got teased by the sales person for buying a Detroit hat at Safeco Field) and went to get a coffee, but ended up having to stand in line for like 20 minutes just to get one. I would think that more people would want coffee than beer in Seattle on a cold night.





After the game, we all went to Bellevue to eat at The Cheesecake Factory. I wasn't super hungry after the food we ate at the game, but Matt and I each got something and shared them with each other. I got the appetizer Caesar salad which was HUGE and Matt got the Romano crusted chicken with pasta. They were both really good! After dinner we shared a piece of Godiva chocolate cheesecake which was to die for. I was very full at this point, but hey, you can't go to The Cheesecake Factory and not eat cheesecake right? :)


We had a great time visiting with our friends and I really hope that we can do it again soon.