Big and Exciting changes to come!

A definite surprise for us... and a very exciting one!!!

6 tests, just to be sure ahah! and 1 confirmation from my doctor last Thursday!......





I'm pregnant!!!!!!!

Now this explains my lack of weight loss talk ahah!

The story....

May 25... missed period.
Back track to May 18, spotting for 1 day which was an assumed period. So on the 25th I did not think much of it! And according to my Iphone Ovulation app (ha!) I did not think there was the possibility.

May 27... Ah what the heck I'll take a test....

First response test #1. After 3 mins, glanced down at it and only saw 1 dark line. Meaning NOT pregnant. I thought, that's ok, I wasn't really expecting it. 2 mins later I picked it up to throw it away and did a DOUBLE TAKE! 1 faint line..... FAINT LINE HUH. What's that mean... It meant PREGNANT!

Test #2 from the 2 pack i bought haha .....positive.

May 28. Bought 3 more brands... all positive! ugh hem I will admit to carrying these peed up stix in my purse for a week ha!

May 29. Blood work

June 1. Doctor says results are questionable... HUH!?????

June 5. blood work #2 and another preg test #6 to take the same day! haha! my test positive 2 dark lines....

June 10......... CONFIRMED by DOC! I'm pregnant! Which by my calculations today makes me almost 7 weeks!

I wasn't sure when to tell the blog world. Many people wait until after their first trimester. I'm so excited and I wanted to share it with my amazing bloggy friends right away, these past few weeks felt like forever! AND I'll need all your tips and advice! because the truth is... within my happiness and gratefulness...I'm a little terrified!

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*** I wrote this a couple days ago then hesitated to post it. BUT It's really hard for me not to express my feelings and I have an amazing group of followers so decided to let you all in!...My concern - I've been having some spotting for a week now and wasn't sure what to think! Doctor told me to take it easy and get a lot of rest and I have my first ultrasound next week which will make me close to 8 weeks. Lets pray for good news!

Lazy Tuesday.

Why does Zoe ALWAYS sleep on the dining room table! What is so comfy about it? Why can't she pick the spare bedroom or the bathroom or anywhere else but the table! haha!

I made tonight a lazy Tuesday night. I came home made dinner... Pork chops and beans with salad and potatoes...YUM!
And I just stayed on the couch with my feet up watching TV! Sometimes these lazy days are soooo neeeded!

Tomorrow in soccer, Honduras and Chile play . We are going over to the inlaws for some delicious Honduran food tomorrow! Can't wait! Loving the world cup games!

Hope you all are having a great week so far!

Niagara Falls shopping!

Today I spent the day with my lovely baby sister! We decided to take a little road trip 1 1/2 hours to Niagara Falls. We both love Niagara Falls...it's always so much fun!

We shopped in the outlet stores, walked by the falls and in the gardens..


We also went to Ihop for Breakfast. It was my first time there. AND YUMMY it was good! I had banana and strawberry pancakes with my BF. mmm mmm

Before we left the falls we made our usual last stop at the Hershey factory! This little guy was dancing around in front of the Hershey store....


Our day was so fun and relaxing, I had a great time with my sister. We always do and we are always good company for shopping!

My purchase today... A nice big Coach purse! The Coach outlet store had amazing deals, my purse was an extra 70% off ticket price!

Sad the weekend is over :(

Great deals!

Today was one of those rainy yucky days. So what better to do than to go shop!

I went to Winners and found some great deals in their clearance section. I love shopping the clearance section, I always find unique items for great prices.

I got this for $5.00 "Live Laugh Love"

And this basket for $8.00, which Zoe immediately claimed as her own ahah!
I also bought a few candles and a new pair of yoga pants :)

On another note a friend of mine suggested I use this organic fruits and veggie wash so I went out to buy that today as well. Can't wait to use it!

How do you ensure your fruits and veggies are clean?

Out of it!

Zoe can always imitate how I feel... UGH today I feel out of it! Work has been soooo stressful! I left work yesterday so upset! Today was a little bit better. I made sure to voice my opinion at work... to my boss! I really am not going to take bullying in the workplace! So when I feel I'm in the right I neeed! to stick up for myself! :)



This week was our second week of Italiano Classes! It was so much fun. I forgot to take pics!! Next week I'll be sure to take pic of us students. haha!


I've been doing REALLY REALLY well with the no fast food! Fast food meaning drive thru places like McDonald's/Wendy's/Harvey's etc. However the other night coming home from work and having an appointment to make we went to McDonald's. I did not want to break my no fast food streak, so I went for a grilled mcmini haha! It was ok. Not the most filling meal but it did the job until I got home to grab something healthier.
I bought oats last week and still haven't made it. Some friends gave me ideas on what to add to it but I'm still scared to make it.... I've never eaten Oatmeal :O.... I'll get to it... eventually haha!

As per doctors orders I haven't been doing my workout DVD's :( I'll post on that soon. I'm still waiting for my results. But for now I'm sticking to eating healthy and light exercises which means lots of walking!! :)

Hope you all are having a great week so far!

Weekend relaxation!

Zoe and I cleaned the house today ahah! She chases me around when I sweep or swifter and gets extra hyper when I go in to the dining room or basement (she's territorial ahah!)

It's a beautiful day. I ran some errands and just relaxed outside getting fresh air!

We are still pretty new to our area and we are always looking for new places to eat and check out. Yesterday we found a Italian Sandwich place right by our house! I had a chicken sandwich with veggies. It was HUGE! Husband had to finish it off for me ahhah!

I'm sure you all know what next week is! World CUP! My husband is a HUGE soccer fan! I just tag along for the fun ahah! The teams we are going for....
He would also like me to mention he is also going for Brazil LOL.

What team/teams are you routing for!?

I Love Broccoli!

I loveee Broccoli! But I only have 2 ways of cooking it. Boiling it, and adding salt and pepper.
And adding it to my famous Thai Coconut Curry Shrimp dish mmmm so good!

So I would LOVE to know other broccoli recipes. If you got any, please send them my way!


These are my new Salt and Pepper grinders. I bought them at Winners...Really I could just spend all my evenings at winners and that would make me so happy aaha! I was close tho, I've been there 3 times this week!
Like I said on Wednesday my exercise has not been going too well., BUT I have been walking ALOT! So I think that makes up for half of that.
However.... I just ruined my healthy day with THESE! I think I should head to the basement to workout!

Soooo Glad tomorrow is Friday! Yeah weekends!!!

CIAO!

Look at us good students! Italian classes began yesterday and it was so much fun! The teacher is coming to us and we are getting together at my moms house once a week. Tutorino.ca is the company we went with. Our teacher is from Naples. He is soo nice and funny and we had a great time laughing and learning!

Summer is here and there are MUCH more things to do. I'm SOOOO busy! I have not worked out at all! So tomorrow I need to sit down and re-do my weekly schedule! When things get hectic, I get a little crazy and the meltdowns begin! Soooo I'll need to get on that ASAP!

Also, work is really getting in the way of my eating ha! BUT It's true. I'm always in meetings or on different floors that I miss my snacks then get over the point of hungry which you know what that equals ---- crazy me and meltdowns! Seems like this is the story of my life these days! Crazy and meltdowns!No fun!!!!!

Tomorrow I'm heading to the doctors for my B12 shot, hopefully this gives me the energy I neeeed!



My mom came by with her dog tonight and Zoe just followed him around the whole house. They were good with each other it was cute.

Hope you are all having a great week!

Filling up on fruit!

We have been having beautiful weather and fresh fruit just goes so well with a sunny day!

I put together this bowl on Friday and have been grabbing a hand full whenever I feel like a snack. I Love having fruit at hand!

My weekend eating was pretty good, I tried to make the healthy choices with a few exceptions!... It's the weekend! One exception was dinner at a Colombian restaurant in our old neighborhood. We ordered yummy pupusas! MMMM!



Today was my day to run a million errands! While at the pet store we decided to buy Zoe a little gift. A water fountain bowl. I think she was impressed ahah!! She started biting at the flowing water and starred at it for a while before drinking. I hope she likes it, that way I can remove the cups of water I leave for her around the house ahah!

I got a little gift too this weekend. The below pic is not that great, but my mom put together a little pot of herbs for me. I think there are 4 or 5 different things in it, the only ones I remember her telling me was basil and cilantro ha! I'll have to ask her again what the others are.


Hope you are all having a great weekend! I'm off to make Thai Coconut shrimp with plenty of veggies!

Eating every 3 hours...

As soon as I came home after work I popped this whole meal in the oven for 35 mins while I did a workout in the basement. Baked chicken (with Jerk seasoning from Jamaica! Asparagus with a touch of salt, yukon potatoes and salad) Yum!

Although weight loss is high on my list to do's ahah!... So is my health. I'm learning a lot about my body and about the nutrients it needs also learning that limited food brings out the worst in me ahaha! My new focus is to ensure I'm eating enough, every 3 hours mainly and focusing on my workouts as well. Summer is here and there are more events to attend. So I will stick to the minimum 3 days a week working out and only add more workouts if I have the time. Oh and wear my easy tones as much as I can!

My job get's busy on some days but I'm going to really try and stick to eating every 3 hours. 8am, 11am, 2pm, 5pm (on way home from work small snack) 6pm dinner and 8pm(if I need to ha!)

While grocery shopping this weekend I decided to go higher %in the dark chocolate. I usually get 70%. Not a good idea. YUK! Talk about bitter and the feeling of crumbling powder in my mouth.
Are you a Dark chocolate lover? What percentage do you love? I need to keep it no higher than 70%! ahah!