Wedding and Renovations

Hi everyone!

It's been far too long since I last posted, but so much has been happening.

First, the wedding was amazing! 

We had such a great time and I'm very happy for my nephew and his new wife.  I love them both so much!

So what have I been up to since the wedding?

Renovating my toy/dining room.

This means taking down wallpaper.

And I hate it.

My friend/landlord was in town last week and she and I began the project, but unfortunately she had to leave so I have to finish the project.

The wallpaper is almost completely off the wall and the room will look so good once it's painted.

And I've saved the best news for last.

My health has remarkably improved.

I'm feeling like a human being again.

I no longer have to nap during the day.

No more fatigue and as you know this was my biggest complaint about Fibromyalgia. 

I can't believe the improvement I've made over the past year. 

Here are some pics from the wedding.

I hope you enjoy!

The church

The Pastor (our uncle), My nephew, and the grooms men 

The bride

The married couple

See the two young girls...I did their hair!

Go me right?!

I love this pic of the bride and groom

 The flower girl and Nehemiah

 Miah and Me

 Miah, Me, and my niece

 Mr and Mrs Peter Ayala

 My nephew and his girlfriend

Aren't these pics great?!

I love how the entire family came dressed in red, black, and white.

Happy Wednesday!

Thomasina

The Return of the Internet

Yes, that's right...

i'm back up and running!

so why haven't i been posting...

my oldest nephew is getting married on saturday

and i've had the priviledge of helping out with the wedding planning.

needless to say, i've been super duper busy.

then i was busy with getting my home ready for my very first 4th of july bash.  all my family came over and it was so much fun, and i was suprised that my home didn't get that trashed lol!

now i'm trudging through the pile of homework i must complete before friday.  not to mention i have a mani/pedi to squeeze in {trust me, i'm not complaining}.

the greatest part of the wedding...

the photographer is doing a family portrait of all of us

and this is the first one ever!  the groom is the oldest of 10, yes my sister has 10 children, so it's been near impossible to get a family photo.

and the other greatest part....

the immediate family gets to coordinate with the wedding party.

 

i have become extremely close with my nephew's fiance and i cried when i read the thank you card she sent me!  i was also moved when she asked to me to be at the rehersal dinner. 

so be prepared for lots of pictures and stories.

i have so much to share with you.

i need to open up and talk about what's been going on in my life.

i've missed you all so much and thanks for hanging in there with me!

see ya on monday!!

t.



Back To Our Regularly Scheduled Program

hi everyone!
 i wanted to let you all know that i am still without internet until either wednesday or thursday {hopefully},
so i will not be posting again this week.

 be prepared to pick up where we left off on 6/27

hope all is well, and thanks for understanding!

t.

And It's Friday

So I've made a decision...

I'm doing away with a blog schedule.  It takes the spontaneity out of my blogging, and posting is becoming mundane.  

It's just not for me.

I will still link up whenever possible for Target Tuesday, What I'm Loving Wednesday, and Boob Tube Babble Friday. 

I'm also considering having a link up of my own with my good friend Tiffani.

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Now, onto Friday's business.  I'm so proud of the changes I've made so far in my diet.  I haven't stepped on a scale yet, and I'm still not as active as I'd like to be, but I am more conscious of what I put into my mouth.  My Fitness Pal has also been a huge help to me.  Tracking my food makes me accountable, and I want to avoid tracking when I haven't made good choices.  I like seeing my progress.

I've also majorly increased my water intake.  I drank about 3.5 16 oz water bottles yesterday!  

I feel better when I drink lots of water. 

I'm still struggling with eating too much at night.  If I don't have breakfast {which I sometimes skip because I go back to bed after putting Nehemiah on the bus, but he's done with school so I guess I won't have this option anymore} I eat more at night.  I'm just not always hungry in the morning either, but now that Miah will be eating breakfast at home, I will have to eat with him.

I'm also struggling with ice cream.  Why does it have to taste so freaking good?!  I have tried the skinny cow ice cream and it's tasty too, just not as tasty as those good humor drumsticks. 

Damn those good humor people. 

Thank God there aren't any more drumsticks in my freezer, and I won't be buying anymore.  Nehemiah has ice cream too, but I don't like his kind so no worries there.

This week I've learned that the more you workout, the more you get to eat.  You'd think this would be an incentive for me seeing that I like to eat.  I have been doing pretty good with sticking close to the 1500 calories.  I've only been going over a tad bit, and I'm very proud of my progress in this area because I thought I'd be miserable and starving by now.  I learned real quick that eating junk uses up too many calories, which in the end leaves me more hungry. 

Who knew right?! 

I hope you all have a fantastic weekend, and we'll meet again on Monday!

Thomasina

 

   

 

Thankful Thursday

Hi everyone! 

Today's post is going to be a little different mainly because I didn't have time to find any vintage pics.

But it's okay, sometimes it's good to step outside the circle. 

As I  mentioned yesterday, today is Nehemiah's last day of Head Start.  I can't believe we survived his first year of school.  I remember how scared and nervous I was for him to ride on the bus. 

Now, let me remind you that I used to work for the agengy that our Head Start belongs to, so I know how safe and wonderful the program is. 

However, none of that matters when your sending your own kid to school.

Sending Miah to school was the greatest decision I could have made. 

He's learned so much and I'm very, very proud of him.

Happy last day of school Nehemiah.  Mommy loves you!!!

I would like to switch things up a little bit for my blog posts, and I need your help.

What types of things would you like to read about?

Do you want to know more about my life?

{i.e. motherhood, dating, personal issues}

Do you want to see more posts like the ones from the A-Z challenge?

How about style and fashion?

Would you like to know about my weight loss journey and what changes I'm making in an effort to live a healthy life? 

Please, pretty please comment and feel free to add your own ideas!

This week I'm thankful for all your help. 

If I don't keep you interested you won't read, and let's face it what's the point of having a blog if you don't have any followers?!

Thomasina

WILW

Happy Wednesday Everyone!  I hope you're all having a terrific week.   

Here's what I'm Loving today.

I'm Loving...that I'm being featured here today for What's in Her Handbag Wednesday!

I'm Loving...that I went grocery shopping yesterday and bought tons of healthy food.

I'm Loving...fresh blueberries, grapes, and apples.  Yum!

I'm Loving...that tomorrow is Nehemiah's last day of school.  My mom and I will be going to his school for a last day picnic.  Miah's thrilled to be home for the summer.

I'm Loving...that the doctor changed my dosage on the new medication and now I'm back to normal.

I'm Loving...that I did ab work this morning (I'll admit that I really didn't want to).

I'm Loving...that my niece and I will start running Saturday morning.  She's already a runner, so she's going to teach me.

I'm Loving...Tiffani for encouraging me on this weight loss journey.  It means so much to me girl!

I'm Loving...that today is 90°

What are you loving today??

Don't forget to check out Jamie's blog to see who else linked up.

Thomasina

Marvellous Monday

Good morning everyone. 

I hope you all had a lovely weekend, which in return has left you more than ready to tackle this week.

I had a not-so-good weekend.

The new medication I'm taking is making me very ill, and as we speak I'm waiting for the doctor's office to open so I can find out what to do.  

How can you enjoy the weekend when your sick to your stomach? 

I was robbed of my weekend and frankly I don't appreciate it.

Friday morning (before I started getting sick) the bestie and I had breakfast with Tammy (my pastor's wife).  We all had a wonderful time and she was able to help steer me back in the right direction.  There's just something about a fresh perspective that I appreciate. 

As far as working out...didn't happen.  I was too sick.  Hopefully my strength will come back and I'll feel like my usual self very soon.  Not to mention that my home can't take much more neglect.

On another note, Nehemiah went fishing for the first time yesterday.  He did great, but the fish weren't biting.  The water was too high from all the rain we had over the past few weeks.

This concludes my very random Monday post.  

Now it's back to bed I go.  I hate feeling yucky!

Thomasina