Happy & Thankful

Thankful for a houseful this year as the tradition is passed on to us from my Mother in law. She has always provided us a wonderful and tasty Thanksgiving and now I’ve got some big shoes to fill. I love having a houseful of family and friends and Thursday completely filled my heart. With both of our parents, 4 children all married, 8 grandchildren (and another one on the way!💕) and several lovely extended family members, the house was full of love and belly’s were full of yummy food. I hope that you all had a very Happy Thanksgiving! I have very little experience cooking turkeys. I had decided that two 15 pounders would feed our crowd of 29 and that I would try two different methods of cooking them. My mother in law has always cooked the turkey the day before Thanksgiving so she can carve it, clean up […]

The Fam

Such a great weekend! Tess and Manuel came in from Dallas on Wednesday night for a long weekend. They spend every other Thanksgiving with us and this is the year they will spend with his family, so we enjoyed a nice long weekend together. They are hosting their first Thanksgiving this year as husband and wife in their new house, so I’m super excited for them! They made mashed potatoes for our whole family this weekend as a practice run. They were perfectly mashed and apparently it takes two to peel 10 pounds of potatoes! My birthday was Friday and the whole day was just perfect. My morning started with Mike bringing me coffee in bed, which he has started doing fairly regularly lately and I gotta say, I absolutely love it! What a great way to start the day, basically someone telling you how much you are loved by […]

WW Friendsgiving

Having the opportunity to be a WW Ambassador has been such a great experience. I really lucked out with this gig! The company treats us so well and the interaction from the entire social media team is great. They’ve set up awesome communication for all of us when we have questions, and they continue to come up with fun things for us to participate in and promote the company. I’m loving it! Friday night I had the opportunity to host a WW Friendsgiving and it was such a fun way to start the holiday season. WW sent a huge box of goodies for hosting a Friendsgiving. Flatware, napkins, table runner, even gifts for the guest! Oh, I’m working on changing up the look of the blog and moving things around a bit, but I’ll still continue to blog during construction, so pardon the mess while I figure it all out. […]

myWW is here!

If you are a WW member then you know there has been a bit of anticipation building up to the release of the new plan. It’s finally here! WW new plan was revealed on 11/11. For the first time ever, WW members now have THREE plans to choose from. This means even more flexibility for members. I’m so excited for our members! It really is something for everyone. Smartpoints has not changed, which is great news because members know that a Smartpoint is still determined by calories, protein, sugar and saturated fat. All three plans still have Zero point foods and a Daily and Weekly Smartpoint budget. All three plans still allow up to four rollover points each day. The new plans are Green, Blue (formerly Freestyle) and Purple. If you are having success on Freestyle, then you don’t need to change a thing! Your plan will now be called […]

Happy Camper-Solo Version

This trip……I’ve so dreamed about this camping trip. I first started thinking about this trip back in 2016 when I first met some of my dad’s Vintage Trailer camping friends. I imagined myself playing house in my own little trailer at a campsite on the lake. I dreamed of going into this solo trip fearless and feeling empowered. Who knew hooking up and towing a travel trailer and spending 48 hours alone in the woods looking over the lake could make a person feel so damned good? Wait, who knew I’d be completely alone in the woods? I was so excited to Fall Camp. I assumed several campers would be there too. In the entire State Park and of all of the different campgrounds throughout the park, there were only a handful of campers, and I was the ONLY camper in my campsite, which in my opinion, had the most […]

Finding Balance

October has been full of Pumpkin, projects and prioritizing. I am learning how important it is to make time to do the things that make me feel my best. It’s taken me a long time to figure out how to do that, and I’m still trying to figure out the balance of it all, but I’m also learning to be patient while I figure it all out. I think it can be easy to put ourselves at the bottom of the priority list while taking care of others and making sure we are taking care of our responsibilities, but I know that when I am able to put myself at the top of the priority list, I become my best self, and it becomes easier to take care of my family and my responsibilities. So that’s what I’ve really been working hard at. Me. Feeling okay with where I’m at and realizing all of the benefits of making myself […]

The Vintage Family

If you’re tired of looking at pictures of Vintage Travel Trailers, sorry. I can’t help it. We’re just having too much fun! This however is not a travel trailer, but a Vintage Truck and Camper! It’s a little different than what me and my pops have. This 1966 Chevy Truck/Camper belongs to my brother. You would not believe all that is in this little guy. Full oven, stove, sink, fridge, heater, a/c, potty closet, TV, DVR, stereo, full sized bed over the cab and a table that comfortably seats four.    My brother bought this 15 years ago in the Kansas City area from the original owners son. The son made my brother promise that he would never separate the camper from the truck. My brother knew he was serious but also had no intention of separating the two. Last week my brother took three full days to drive to KC from […]

September Update

September has been packed full of fun and adventure and even food! While I’ve been busy on the weekends going here and there I’ve also been working my way back into the kitchen during the week. I’ll fill this post with mostly pictures and let the pictures do the talking.  I’m currently curled up on the couch with coffee, in my KC Chiefs flannel PJ pants, game on and enjoying doing not much of anything. It’s a perfect Sunday. Fall? I welcome you with open arms. My last camping trip was with my dad and stepmom and 60+ other Vintage trailer owners to Branson, Missouri at the KOA. After a wrong turn somewhere along the route and almost 90 minutes of unexpected sharp turns and hills on a two lane road, we arrived. Pulling a trailer, following a trailer on a two lane winding road for 90 minutes mentally drained me. It was […]

Strong and Scared, You Can be Both

What’s this? A blog post within days of each other?  It’s been a long two days so I thought I’d share. You know this is basically my journal and journaling can be like therapy for me, so here I am. Just so you know, this does have a happy ending but these two days were scary. You can be strong and scared at the same time. I’m learning. I recently found a lump in my breast. Ugh. Two days ago I had a regularly scheduled appointment with my oncologist and she gave me an exam to check out this new lump. It seemed like the size of a marble. Damn these breast. Even these new ones made of my belly tissue have me all emotional and worried. I remind you all to do a monthly self breast exam while I’m over here doing them daily. Last Christmas I found a […]

Celebrating 10 Years on WW

Ten years ago today, I walked into a Weight Watchers location (for my seventh time) weighing more than I had ever weighed. I was 42 years old. I had made up my mind that from that day forward I would forever be a WW member. I would surround myself with like minded people and I would take care of myself. I was overweight, I was depressed and I was lost. I had put myself and my health at the bottom of the priority list and I knew that had to change, forever. Ten years later I am feeling better than ever. I’m so thankful for all that WW has taught me. I’m so happy to now be employed by WW and truly be surrounded by like minded people. I’ve learned so much about myself and I’m so happy for the decision that I made a decade ago. I had no idea […]