Great weekend!

We had a great day today, I hope everybody got out to enjoy the sun. Church was great, very enlightening lesson, we had lunch at Hinode's (Stephen's favorite place) with Coacher and Mrs. Coacher and then went out to Springfield Lake, for some walking and playing. This summer they'll rent canoes, so I'm looking forward to that. I also can't wait till I can start doing some outdoor riding, I do spinning all the time, but I want to ride outdoors.
We also had our monthly bible study, we're going thru How to study the Bible, everybody enjoys it a lot. I love our Sunday School class!!
Jake had his basketball game saturday, and I doubt that he even touched the ball. Soccer might be his game. I guess we'll give it a while to see. Maybe it was the cheerleaders they have during quarters, I don't know but he was pretty distracted.
I'm also very excited about our warmer temperatures this week. I most admit I'm addicted to the weather news, I check the weather a few times a day online or on the news, I HAVE to know what the weather is going to be like the next day.
Well, that was our weekend

Some of my favorite things...

The pics aren't too good, but these are some of my favorite things
1. A hair product called Karite, it has done wonders for my hair. I found it at Sephora and I love it!
2. A body scrub, I had never used one before and now I'm addicted to them. Great for your skin!!
3. I found this cream at Victoria Secret and I only got it cause it was 75% off, but I love it. It's called bali orchid, smells great for a long time.
4. I had a hard time finding a good product to clean my floor and I finally found it! It's soy bean based and it's a Bellawood, you can only get it at Lumber liquidators, which just came to Springfield, and has great prices on hardwood.
5. If you haven't try this you MUST, you would love it, it's a lip gloss that leaves a minty taste it's great!
6. This is a normal hair drier, nothing special, but compared to my old one, this is incredible, a lot faster and my hair feels better.
7. Clinique's acne solution, it works, it dries those unwanted little pimples pretty fast.
8. I love cookbooks, and this one is one of my favorites, southern foods, simple and delicious!!
9. I didn't take a pic but I love my ipod shuffle, I use it every day at the gym and sometimes around the house while I'm cleaning. I know it's not an ipod nano or ipod phone, but it's exactly what I need, little and it clips so you can't lose it.
10. I have a couple more things but might be rated R so we won't go there.

Ready to go somewhere

I know I just went on a trip, but I'm ready to go somewhere, it doesn't have to be far away, maybe just St. Louis or Kansas City, I just want to change the scenery a little. A trip without the kids would be even better, a weekend get away, maybe for Valentine's. It feels like I do the same thing everyday, gym, bookstore, errands, home.
I did start the BSF bible study, and I really liked it. I was so excited when I got home I finished all the homework for the week! The kids really enjoyed their lessons too. So at least my routine changes once a week. Jake started upward at James River too, it's pretty funny. He's the shortest in his group, he really shouldn't be there till next year, but oh well, he seems to enjoy it.

I love the picture on my header, everytime I look at it, my mind goes back there, it was so peaceful, and relaxing...

Finally!!

I finally learned how to post pics like this, and I did it all by myself (after a few hours!!)

I found a Phoebe

I was at the gym this morning and I saw a running Phoebe, remember Phoebe from Friends running? I wish I had one of those video phones, because it was one of the funniest things I've seen. This lady runs just like Phoebe, maybe a little less flapping of the arms, but pretty close. Anyways, Ethan is officially potty trained!!! I can't express how happy I'm. I don't know what I'm going to do with the extra money we'll have from diapers. It might just pay for my eye surgery, which by the way would cost $4,400 to do here, and $1,000 in Costa Rica, now I know what you're thinking, they probably don't have the same tech and the doctors are not as qualified...but you're wrong!! they have exactly the same technology (the waverun thing) and the doctors are even certified here in the States. My sister just had it done and now she has 20/20 vision. So if u ever consider having the lasik surgery you can go to Costa Rica on vacation have it done and still have money to spare compared to what it would cost here. So now I have another excuse to go to Costa Rica!!!

Happy New Year 2008

We had a good time while we waited for the New Year. We may have Christmas at our house a little earlier this year since Jake keeps begging for me to put up a Christmas tree, we didn't since we came home only a few days before Christmas and he thinks that Santa didn't bring him presents because we didn't have a Christmas tree. We've never done the Santa thing, I'm not a big fan of Santa so we just ignore it, I told Jake that there are a lot of kids around the world that don't have parents or are too poor so Santa takes them presents, hopefully that will be enough or we may have to put a present from Santa under the tree next year, it won't be the best present tough!
Well, now that the holidays are over it seems like we have a lot of winter ahead. At least Jake will play basketball in Upward at James River, that will give us something to do. I'm also excited to start a Bible Study at BSF, I guess it's the book of Matthew, so I'm sure it will be good.
Well, there's a lot of things I'm looking forward this year. So many events!! weddings!!! babys!! so many things. In Costa Rica we have the tradition to kiss and wish everybody good health and blessings for the New Year, we'll spare the kiss but I wish you all good health and blessings in 2008!