Monday, June 9, 2008
Headache Log- June 9th
Migraine. Started middle of the night. No idea why. Sucks. Took meds- Im fine now.
Quick Post and new mommy blog
So we had a great weekend- See Jonathans post below...
I have lots of things to update here, but I dont have time today. I just wanted to mention something..I have a "thing" for mommyblogs. Wish I had the time and talent to write some of the stuff I read, but I dont. So I live vicariously through others( and laugh at how true the things I read are) and share posts from time to time. Some people hyerlink to other posts, I tend to just quote them( as I rarely go to a hyerlink myself)--- so here is the latest post from a blogger I just found, loved, and added to my blog list:( You can find her to the right- Happymeals...
and I've added formelyfun too. Read them-pretty dang funny.
The "Baby Weight"
"So I'm still trying to lose the Baby Weight. Which is not going so well, as the baby is in first grade.
I maintain, however, that this 20 pounds is, in fact, "baby weight" because I have photos of myself after my first child, happily back at my pre-pregnancy weight, sportin' a bikini and sippin' a Zima without a clue as to what was to come with baby #2. And I do blame the baby. Babies = fat. Show me one NutriSystem "before" photo woman without a baby on her lap. They're like little "fat fairies". Then they're the first ones to call you out on your mommy fatness. As soon as they can talk they're all, "Mommy! Those underpants are too small for your butt!" Great. Mommy used to rock a thong before you came to town, junior.
And so begins the endless progression of diets over the years: Atkins/South Beach/Zone/Cabbage Soup/Master Cleanse/Skinny Bitch/Slim Fast....I'm thinking of starting all over again and kickin' it Old School with Scarsdale. And Tab. Maybe buy Jim Fixx's running book.
Which brings me to working out. Yes, I am willing to work out. No, I will not go with you to any class that evolved after 1990. I will not go to Spinning. Or Power Yoga, Hatha Yoga, or 100 degree heat yoga. I will not go to Pilates, Yoga-Lates or Balletone.
No, I will not "love it". I don't care about my "core". I am an 80's high-impact girl. Bring on the electronic dance mix and the shin splints. I do a wicked turn-step and 3-knee repeater. That is, unless it's one of those days when I'm "too fat to go to the gym".
I still have all my old bikinis. They're all packed away in the back of my closet, replaced by "Miraclesuits" and swim skirts. No doubt they'll still be there when I'm 70 and the baby is 37. Maybe then I'll concede that the baby weight is here to stay. This is how you'll know: ask me what I'd like for a cocktail. If I say "Captain Morgan and Diet Coke", shoot me."
I told you...pretty funny huh??
Needless to say my working out over the last 6 weeks- running 4-5 times a week, hasnt lost me a pound. I have cut 90% of sugar out of my diet and truly been watching what I eat. I refuse to believe that Im stuck with my 7 pounds. Ill give it another 6 weeks before desperate measures will be implemented.
I have lots of things to update here, but I dont have time today. I just wanted to mention something..I have a "thing" for mommyblogs. Wish I had the time and talent to write some of the stuff I read, but I dont. So I live vicariously through others( and laugh at how true the things I read are) and share posts from time to time. Some people hyerlink to other posts, I tend to just quote them( as I rarely go to a hyerlink myself)--- so here is the latest post from a blogger I just found, loved, and added to my blog list:( You can find her to the right- Happymeals...
and I've added formelyfun too. Read them-pretty dang funny.
The "Baby Weight"
"So I'm still trying to lose the Baby Weight. Which is not going so well, as the baby is in first grade.
I maintain, however, that this 20 pounds is, in fact, "baby weight" because I have photos of myself after my first child, happily back at my pre-pregnancy weight, sportin' a bikini and sippin' a Zima without a clue as to what was to come with baby #2. And I do blame the baby. Babies = fat. Show me one NutriSystem "before" photo woman without a baby on her lap. They're like little "fat fairies". Then they're the first ones to call you out on your mommy fatness. As soon as they can talk they're all, "Mommy! Those underpants are too small for your butt!" Great. Mommy used to rock a thong before you came to town, junior.
And so begins the endless progression of diets over the years: Atkins/South Beach/Zone/Cabbage Soup/Master Cleanse/Skinny Bitch/Slim Fast....I'm thinking of starting all over again and kickin' it Old School with Scarsdale. And Tab. Maybe buy Jim Fixx's running book.
Which brings me to working out. Yes, I am willing to work out. No, I will not go with you to any class that evolved after 1990. I will not go to Spinning. Or Power Yoga, Hatha Yoga, or 100 degree heat yoga. I will not go to Pilates, Yoga-Lates or Balletone.
No, I will not "love it". I don't care about my "core". I am an 80's high-impact girl. Bring on the electronic dance mix and the shin splints. I do a wicked turn-step and 3-knee repeater. That is, unless it's one of those days when I'm "too fat to go to the gym".
I still have all my old bikinis. They're all packed away in the back of my closet, replaced by "Miraclesuits" and swim skirts. No doubt they'll still be there when I'm 70 and the baby is 37. Maybe then I'll concede that the baby weight is here to stay. This is how you'll know: ask me what I'd like for a cocktail. If I say "Captain Morgan and Diet Coke", shoot me."
I told you...pretty funny huh??
Needless to say my working out over the last 6 weeks- running 4-5 times a week, hasnt lost me a pound. I have cut 90% of sugar out of my diet and truly been watching what I eat. I refuse to believe that Im stuck with my 7 pounds. Ill give it another 6 weeks before desperate measures will be implemented.
BEST birthday EVER ! ! ! !
So, Amber listed a few extravagant activities that she would have liked to give me for my birthday but I have to say that she didn't have to offer those things to make this last weekend the best ever!
I'm a very private person with only an extremely small circle of close friends that I fully open up to but Amber says that this blog is mostly for our kids in the absence of good personal journals and that I need to contribute more! SO, I figured talking about the best birthday of my life would be a good way to start. Sorry current readers and Bechtold children but I'm not going to open the flood gate and bare/share ALL but I'll give you a taste ;-)
On Friday when we got together at the house after work, Amber gave me my presents from her and Elijiah. I have to say that the card she got me and the things she said inside the card were some of the most precious things I've ever heard. She got me a gift card for The Buckle and Elijiah got me a book and a DVD (very thoughtful for a 5 year old!!). That was the end of Friday's birthday events that will be discussed on da blog.
Saturday we got up and cleaned up the house, took off to run some errands then made our way down to The Gateway Mall. We went to The Buckle and Amber helped me find some KILLER jeans and two really sweet T-Shirts. Did you know that you can buy T-Shirts that cost more than $50 nowadays? Well, needless to say that while walking out of the store in my new duds, I was feeling quite guilty but Amber was totally sweet and just smiled and said how happy she was that I found some cloths that I liked.
After leaving the store, Amber said that she wanted to grab some icecream and started off towards what I told her was the wrong end of the Mall. She ignored me and when I politely told her that I thought the Ben And Jerry's store was at the North end of the mall, she cutely said "well we're here for the second part of your present". She said it right outside the Sanctuary Day Spa... I was blown away - I had never had any spa treatments aside from a hair cut or two and I found that Amber had scheduled an hour long deep-tissue massage for me. I'VE NEVER HAD A MASSAGE BEFORE IN MY LIFE!! I was actually quite nervous and a bit uncomfortable as I'm not very good at sitting back and letting someone pamper me. However, I did my best to chill out and enjoy the amazingly thoughtful gift Amber had given me and I have to say that when I finally did let go and let the spa-worker do her job, it felt AMAZING!!
After the massage, Amber and I met up again and drove up to Ogden so that we could drop off our precious little boy for her mom and step-dad to watch for the evening. I have to say that I should have let Amber drive as I was completely out-of-it from the massage. ANYWAY, we dropped off Tristan and drove back down to Salt Lake where we had some absolutely incredible Sushi at Tsunami - Okay, so I HAD incredible sushi and amber had vegetable stir-fry ;-) I think that one of the rolls I got was one of the best I've had - it was called the Aloha and had spicy tuna, jalapenos, and other delicious stuff. Although I stuffed myself on raw fish and soy beans, we went and got some ice cream after dinner then drove home to relax. Part of our relaxation was a TERRIBLE movie (Rambo) but just lying with Amber on the couch for a couple hours without a single interruption was like a little piece of heaven.
Although I missed my little man, it sure was relaxing to not have to worry about getting up between midnight and 4:00AM to feed him. SO, those are the general details of the best birthday ever and I just want to say to Amber that she is the most amazing, sweet, thoughtful, loving person that I know. You've really set the bar high for birthdays baby but rest assured that when YOU turn 32, it will hopefully be a day you remember as fondly as I remember my 32nd b-day!
I'm a very private person with only an extremely small circle of close friends that I fully open up to but Amber says that this blog is mostly for our kids in the absence of good personal journals and that I need to contribute more! SO, I figured talking about the best birthday of my life would be a good way to start. Sorry current readers and Bechtold children but I'm not going to open the flood gate and bare/share ALL but I'll give you a taste ;-)
On Friday when we got together at the house after work, Amber gave me my presents from her and Elijiah. I have to say that the card she got me and the things she said inside the card were some of the most precious things I've ever heard. She got me a gift card for The Buckle and Elijiah got me a book and a DVD (very thoughtful for a 5 year old!!). That was the end of Friday's birthday events that will be discussed on da blog.
Saturday we got up and cleaned up the house, took off to run some errands then made our way down to The Gateway Mall. We went to The Buckle and Amber helped me find some KILLER jeans and two really sweet T-Shirts. Did you know that you can buy T-Shirts that cost more than $50 nowadays? Well, needless to say that while walking out of the store in my new duds, I was feeling quite guilty but Amber was totally sweet and just smiled and said how happy she was that I found some cloths that I liked.
After leaving the store, Amber said that she wanted to grab some icecream and started off towards what I told her was the wrong end of the Mall. She ignored me and when I politely told her that I thought the Ben And Jerry's store was at the North end of the mall, she cutely said "well we're here for the second part of your present". She said it right outside the Sanctuary Day Spa... I was blown away - I had never had any spa treatments aside from a hair cut or two and I found that Amber had scheduled an hour long deep-tissue massage for me. I'VE NEVER HAD A MASSAGE BEFORE IN MY LIFE!! I was actually quite nervous and a bit uncomfortable as I'm not very good at sitting back and letting someone pamper me. However, I did my best to chill out and enjoy the amazingly thoughtful gift Amber had given me and I have to say that when I finally did let go and let the spa-worker do her job, it felt AMAZING!!
After the massage, Amber and I met up again and drove up to Ogden so that we could drop off our precious little boy for her mom and step-dad to watch for the evening. I have to say that I should have let Amber drive as I was completely out-of-it from the massage. ANYWAY, we dropped off Tristan and drove back down to Salt Lake where we had some absolutely incredible Sushi at Tsunami - Okay, so I HAD incredible sushi and amber had vegetable stir-fry ;-) I think that one of the rolls I got was one of the best I've had - it was called the Aloha and had spicy tuna, jalapenos, and other delicious stuff. Although I stuffed myself on raw fish and soy beans, we went and got some ice cream after dinner then drove home to relax. Part of our relaxation was a TERRIBLE movie (Rambo) but just lying with Amber on the couch for a couple hours without a single interruption was like a little piece of heaven.
Although I missed my little man, it sure was relaxing to not have to worry about getting up between midnight and 4:00AM to feed him. SO, those are the general details of the best birthday ever and I just want to say to Amber that she is the most amazing, sweet, thoughtful, loving person that I know. You've really set the bar high for birthdays baby but rest assured that when YOU turn 32, it will hopefully be a day you remember as fondly as I remember my 32nd b-day!
Friday, June 6, 2008
Happy Birthday Honey!
Happy birthday Jonathan!!!!!!!!!
32 years young!
Gosh- what does a wife say about the most AMAZING hubby around? Only that I cant imagine my life without you and you make me over the moon happy.
What I wish I could do for you today:
Surprise you with a trip to Europe-first class( sorry we dont have THAT kind of money)
Buy you a new trumpet
Hire a personal chef to come and make us dinner
Along with the personal chef would be a nanny for the night
Stay at a fabulous hotel where we could have a pillow fight, stay up late and have breakfast in bed
BUT since I didnt get you any of THOSE things....stay tuned for what I DID get you.....
XOXOXO
32 years young!
Gosh- what does a wife say about the most AMAZING hubby around? Only that I cant imagine my life without you and you make me over the moon happy.
What I wish I could do for you today:
Surprise you with a trip to Europe-first class( sorry we dont have THAT kind of money)
Buy you a new trumpet
Hire a personal chef to come and make us dinner
Along with the personal chef would be a nanny for the night
Stay at a fabulous hotel where we could have a pillow fight, stay up late and have breakfast in bed
BUT since I didnt get you any of THOSE things....stay tuned for what I DID get you.....
XOXOXO
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Pictures of the Boyz
Tristan- 8 weeks... 
Elijiah- looking so handsome in his new blazer( taken the day of Tristans blessing...to see post and more pictures of that day scroll down)
Headache Log- June 2
Im starting a Headache log for the month of June. I want to get an accurate count of how many headaches I get that require meds. ( So I will track what I eat, the weather, exercise, caffeine intake on those days) Hoping that I will see a pattern, or know if I am eating something that triggers them etc....
I am also starting acupunture this coming friday. We will see if non traditional methods help in the reduction of pain....:)
SO- yesterday June 2nd. First one of the month.
Weather? cloudy 77 degrees
No caffeine
Food:
Breakfast: cliff bar, yogurt, applesauce( lots of water all day)
Snack: Almonds, Several Crackers
Lunch: Store bought- packaged pai thai
Afternoon snack: cheese and crackers
Dinner: Peas, chicken and mash potatoes( thanks honey for dinner!)
took excedrin migraine due to moderate headache pain- went away after several hours.
Excercise? CHECK!!! :)
I am also starting acupunture this coming friday. We will see if non traditional methods help in the reduction of pain....:)
SO- yesterday June 2nd. First one of the month.
Weather? cloudy 77 degrees
No caffeine
Food:
Breakfast: cliff bar, yogurt, applesauce( lots of water all day)
Snack: Almonds, Several Crackers
Lunch: Store bought- packaged pai thai
Afternoon snack: cheese and crackers
Dinner: Peas, chicken and mash potatoes( thanks honey for dinner!)
took excedrin migraine due to moderate headache pain- went away after several hours.
Excercise? CHECK!!! :)
Monday, June 2, 2008
Tristans Blessing
Yes that is what we blessed Tristan in....we are non traditional in EVERY way!
Awful family picture
Me and Kiara
Mom and Layne
Dad and Nancy
Carl
Cindy and KelsyFirst of all what a fun weekend! Got the house in order for Sunday, did a movie night with Elijiah, some shopping and walks to the park....
Sunday came and I have to admit I was still a bit frazzled from the work week and preparation that I wasnt in much of a spiritual mind frame, but that all changed the moment Jonathan started to speak. Tristan cried, and screamed, but through it all Jonathans calm and collected voice was heard. Jonathan blessing to Tristan was incredible. He blessed Tristan with a sound mind and body, that he would be given talents to discover and develop. Tristan should honor the women in his life including his mother( I like that :) that he would find his companion by treating the women in his life well and go to the temple, serve an honorable mission....there were many many other things said. Stuff to be honest that seems incredibly personal to Tristan and I know that Jonathans preparation for the blessing, and his desire to listen to Heavenly Father helped him through it. I was moved to tears as were many I came to find out. At the end of the meeting many people in the congregation came to me and said they had never heard a more beautiful baby blessing--it was the best they had heard and what a wonderful job Jonathan did. I am incredibly proud of Jonathan. It reminded me of a blessing I got when I was younger and made me recognize that I truly have come full circle......
Afterwards we all headed back to the house to enjoy lots of food( see pictures above) and conversation. Thank you to all our family for coming, for the testimonies given, for the love and support. We again were overwhelmed with gratitude and appreciation for family. There were several people missed- Whitney, Raegan, and Jessica.....You are each forgiven afterall it would be a long trip!
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