I should have worn my dancing shoes

We just got home from my cousin's wedding reception.  Boy oh boy, my feet HURT!!!  Lol, I wore the most comfortable dress shoes that I own -but they just weren't comfortable enough to wear while setting up a cake, cutting and serving the cake, or while dancing the night away . . . Kryssa had a BLAST dancing!! She got the party started.  She was the only one on the dance floor for a while -she didn't care, she was having a grand time with the whole dance floor to herself!! ha ha ha
So, the cake turned out just as we had pictured it to be -Praise God!!  We were so happy and we just kept on looking at it all night -LOL!!  We were the ones to cut and serve it and when I started undoing the decorations, I looked at my mom and Chris, and said, "Get a good look at it because here it goes . . . ".  That is the saddest part about creating Yummies -the image only lasts so long before it is eaten away.  BUT, it was nice to see everyone enjoying -taking pictures and then when they ate it.
I'm sorry, I don't have pictures right now to post; but you KNOW I will post them as soon as I get them.  I feel that this wedding cake is one of the best Yummies I have ever been a part of.  It was a great experience and I am glad that I was asked to do that.    Now I have the experience of creating a wedding cake -and some exciting photos to share and add to my "portfolio"!!!
So, I'll post again soon . . .

Burn Baby Burn!!!

Okay, so I just had to post that we just had a Dance Dance Rovolution workout session and I burned 159 calories and it showed that it was equivalent to jogging 4.something miles -close to 5 miles!! Woohoo!!
Let's lose this weight Baby!!!

To test or not to test -that IS the question...

So, our "conception plan" didn't go as planned.  It wasn't even our fault though, that's what's most frustrating!!  I went for my blood work like I was supposed to and then days passed and I didn't hear from my doctor.  I called and found out that my blood work was lost in the process because the lady that did it remembers packing it up and filling out my form and sending it off -but the results that came back for me were blank . . .   The test was never done!  So, they don't know what happened to my blood -whether it got lost on the way or misplaced when it should have been tested.  Either way, I don't get to find out if the medicine actually did its job.  SO . . . I called to see what's next and I was told that I could test already and that it would be an accurate result.  I don't know what I want to do.  Today is day 46 (from when we started this whole process) --I can't believe 46 days have gone by already . . . I guess I've been so busy that I haven't been soooo consumed in the whole "baby" thing like I was a couple of months ago.  Or, I guess, I also know that we are taking some steps to assist us -so maybe just knowing that has put my mind more at ease . . . who knows!!  I mean, I give God the credit too, of course.  I put it in his hands when we started this whole process and I have just been staying positive "Our time will come.  And when it is time, it will be so wonderful to have such great news!!"  Well, I have an appointment with my doctor on the 8th; so, a part of me just wants to wait until then to test at my appt.  But the other part of me wants to take a test to find out already -lol.  Oh, DRAMA!! lol!!  Okay, so, I could spend 15 dollars on a home test and then another 30 for my appt (which includes a test too) -so that would be two tests, just a few days apart, for 45 dollars. . . OR I could be just a little more patient and pay only 30, see the doctor and get a result there . . . I am a little nervous to test   . . . okay,  A LOT!!  I don't want to see another negative -but at the same time I really do have peace that even if I don't get the result that I want -everything will work out for us.  I do believe that.  But I am human and my emotions are just a little on edge when it comes to this.  Geez, just thinking about all of this right now creates a lump in my throat and butterflies in my tummy.  I really pray that it's positive . . . how exciting would that be?!  lol, even my mom, yesterday, told me that we need to hurry up and give Kryssa a sibling!!  I laughed and said "we're working on it -there's only so much we can do!" --but at the same time, I was thinking "Mom!  You're not helping!!" Lol!!  She only said that because I was telling her a story about what Kryssa was doing yesterday morning and it was about her playing and talking all to herself -but like she was really talking to someone else (does that make sense? -basically, if you just heard her, you would think that someone else is there with her; but then you see that she is all alone having such a wonderful little conversation/playtime -poor thing!!)

OH, something freaky happened last week . . . LOL.  Kryssa was sitting on the floor, next to where I was standing, and she was just staring at me (she was in time-out so I thought she was just trying to get my attention).  Well, I looked at her and she got this strange look on her face as she asked "Mommy?  You got a baby in your tummy?" --can you imagine the shock that hit me?!  I have NEVER told her about how babies are in tummies or anything.  So, I have no idea where she heard that from -but at the same time I thought, I sure could have a baby in my tummy . . . Then to the people that were present, I looked at them and said, "okay, that was freaky!  It's going to be freaky if I find out next week I'm pregnant!!" --how strange is that?!
Okay, so this is my blog for today . . . maybe even the week.  I hadn't blogged on TTC in a while -this is all really on my mind right now -all day and until I fall asleep.  I think I will just try to wait until the 8th, save some money, and still find out results . . .
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This is how it goes

Well, it is late and I don't want to stay up much longer -but here is a little update of what's been going on:
Marguerite, my niece, headed back home today.    She had been in SA since the 9th of July and she had stayed with us since the 14th.  I had such a wonderful time -I hope she did too-.  It's hard to believe that my nieces are so "grown up" already . . .
Well, I got to see more family this weekend too.  My other niece, Jensyn, was in town along with 3 of my other sisters.  I enjoyed getting to see them -even though it wasn't for long . 
Well, Thursday I worked and then we went to church for rehearsal. 
Friday, Marguerite baked cupcakes and we picked up Jensyn to join us for a road trip to Austin.  It was GREAT!!  So, I got to see another sister too!!  Ha ha, all four sisters in one weekend?!  Wow, God is good!!!   Well, I had to drop off the girls at the hotel (with their moms) on our way back in to SA -so I didn't get home until 3:30AM!!!!  Wow, what an adventure!  lol
Saturday, Chris, Kryssa and I went to Fiesta Texas.  Chris purchased season passes for us all (kryssa has her first little season pass -hee hee) We visited the water park first and enjoyed hours of fun -UNTIL . . . Kryssa got stung by a yellow jacket .  I couldn't believe it -WHAT LUCK, HUH?!  (that's her second sting in just several months -poor thing!!!)  Well, after about an hour or so, she calmed down and was able to walk -it stung her on the tip of her big toe :( - We enjoyed the rest of the evening at Fiesta Texas.  She rode several rides and Chris rode one, I believe . . .
Later that night, around 11:30 or so, I managed to drive 30 mins to pick up the girls to take them back to our house for a sleep over and so that they could go to church with us . . .
Sunday, we (chris, Kryssa, Jensyn, Marguerite and I) went to church, I had a blast singing!!   The message was GREAT!!  Oh, and my parents went, which really made my day!!  Later we met up with my parents, again, and my nieces, and had lunch.  Then we (jensysn, marguerite, chris and i) spontaneously went to Fiesta texas for about an hour -before we had to have the girls back at my parent's so that they could get picked up by their moms to head back to Dallas.  Oh, and while at Fiesta Texas, I whitnessed an accident -pretty ugly!!  So, I stayed to give a statement. Poor people, man!!
From my parents, we went to a BBQ gathering and I managed to stain the people's carpet BLUE!   I left my powerade bottle open, on the floor next to my chair, and forgot about it and then the next thing I knew, I think someone moved the chair or something, I don't know what happened?! . . . someone was soaking up blue liquid! OH NO!!!  I felt horrible!!!
From there we went to Walmart and spent some money -I don't know WHY!!!  lol -but we ended up buying Dance Dance Revolution for PS2!  Super cool . . . Super fun . . . also a great work out! ha ha ha -Someone told me how it has a work out program/game and keeps track of calories that are being burned -well, it does and I love that feature/game.  So, now we are extremely pooped!!!  I'm ready for a good night's rest because tomorrow I have quite a bit to do with shopping for Kryssa's party and . . . well, I really don't remember what else ----Oh!  One thing is getting my hair changed back to my original color!  I can't deal with it . . . I don't like the job that was done and I definitely don't feel that I got my money's worth.  So, I know I have other errands to run.  I just wanted to blog --I feel like I haven't done it in a while.

I am still working on my "home" blog . . . sorry -thanks for being patient. --to some of you  --hee hee, and the others please be a little more patient.
-Thanks.
Have a wonderful monday!!

Oh, I forgot to say that I have one more child, a 9 month old, enrolling for one week in August and one week in September.  I'm really excited!  I love getting 'new' kids -and it's super exciting that he's a little 9 month old . . . BABY!!!  hee hee
The other thing I forgot to add is that I have the wedding cake to make for this Saturday!! ha ha ha . . . I'm super excited about that!  I got free range --I can do just about anything I want, design it how ever I'd like!! How cool is that?!?
-so I think that's it now . . .
night night

Orange is just not my color!

So, I closed my eyes and crossed my fingers (prayed actually) -as my hair was being "foiled".  I got some light brown "mocha" highlights in my hair.  I'm not sure that it's "mocha".  lol, it's orange!! lol.  My neice likes it and Chris says he likes it but I'm just not sure what I think of it yet.  To me, it looks orange.  My main goal was to cover up my white hair -yes, I had enough to need highlights to cover them up  - but now, I miss having just that patch of white to hide.  Unlike this huge patch of orange hair (my entire head!) I have to figure out how to style.   I was told -thankfully- though that if I really don't like the color after a few days that I can go back and get it changed either to a different color or back to my original color (basically color it anyway) . .  
Well, I got it trimmed and cleaned up so I am pretty okay about that.  Growing hair out is never really an exciting process . . .
Today was the first time that I spent hours and hours and hours in a salon -for myself.  It was pretty enjoyable.  Now, it would have really been nice if Kryssa was with her daddy -but he was at work and we do what we have to.  Kryssa was GREAT.  She stayed in her stroller while I got my face 'done' and then while I got my haircut and color.  When I was done, I let her push her stroller around the store until Marguerite's "fun" was finished -she got a manicure and some super cool, young, highlights (plum red and blonde) added to her hair.  Then we all went out for ice cream!  Yum!!  --Chris met up with us and almost passed out when he heard our total bill! LOL ( I don't normally spend more than just a hair cut . . .actually, that's all I've ever spent. ha ha)
Today was also the first time that I got waxed and threaded ---Yee-OUCH!!!  Talk about some serious pain!  Me Oh MY!!  Lol . . . but I love all the results.  I just need to figure out how I can style my hair to look more like "me". --and then I'll really be happy about our salon day.
It was a nice pampering day -and Kryssa was amazing . . .
On a different note . . .  Chris is going out of town on business.    He will leave tomorrow and be back on Wednesday night.  I know, I know, it's only one night and a couple of days -but it's still tough.  I will miss him.  Just keep him in prayer that he stays safe during his trip and hotel stay.  Aw, I'm really going to miss my honey-bun. 

 . . . sniffle . . .