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Mom!

Veggie Tales: Day 1

So I completed my first day of transitioning to vegetarianism, is that even a word? It was a lot easier than I planned. Even when meat and I came face to face, which allowed me to smell the goodness, I did not give in.

I started out eating the Veggie Delight at Subway. I DID add cheese... but it was YUMMY. It was like eating salad on bread. Ha.

But I will say, and I don't know if it is coincidence or not, but I was pretty hungry a couple hours later. I found myself snacking. A LOT. I tried to keep it as healthy as possible.. do Chips Ahoy count?

Later on for dinner, I went to Chili's. The person I was with decided to order the Triple Play.. which looked and smelled yummmmmy. But I got the black bean burger and did just fine. It was actually pretty good. Pair it with the french fries and you cant even tell it is sans meat.

So all in all, Veggie Day 1 was a success. Hopefully I have the will power to go on. Every time I think of chicken Alfredo or Whataburger, I need to remember what I read and saw. Wont go into details....but it was bad enough to scare the meat out of me!

ETA: I have been reading, Skinny Bitch and went to the GoVeg.com website.. If you like meat, DONT GO!

iPhotos

Gotta love my iPhone. Not only because its AWESOME and makes life easier.. but also because of the nice pictures it takes. Not tooooo shabby for a cell phone, eh?

Here are some recent ones of Jack..

This first one is at Toys R Us.. That's his, "CHEEEEESEEEE!" smile

This is he tiger hat he HAD to have.. He is growling...cant you just feel the intensity?

Here he is hitting a pinata at his friend Ella's 1st Birthday. He bitch slapped it a little bit..just to warm up I suppose.

Super Baby!! He fights off villains with his cuteness...

Child labor laws? Whats that? Who knew 2 year olds could be so handy.

*@&# head!

A lot has been changing in that baby brain of Jacks.  Its really amazing that one day he was this mute of a two year old.  He could barely speak all of, LAST WEEK.  But in this last week he has really began to pick up on the English language.  He mostly enjoys repeating every single word you say. 

Ahh... you are thinking.  Good Luck! Some others are saying.  Yeah. Thanks. Thanks for the heads up.  Because of this new trick, his new favorite saying is, "Shit Head".  I know that as a mother I shouldn't condone such language.. but I have to admit, the immature 23 year old in me thinks its freaking hilarious. 

Yesterday morning at breakfast he wanted  some juice.  My mother told him, "OK Jack, I will get you some juice.. whats the magic word?"

Mind you, he knows his please and thank yous and uses them correctly all the time.  However yesterday morning, for whatever reason, he answered with. 

"Shit Head!"

Therpay Session Included in Tuition Cost...

I went in for an advising session today. I am REALLY thinking about changing my major from Art to English. So, my advisor would be the one that steers me in the correct direction. So I went in to the advising office at 10 am today, the Monday of my Spring Break week. I wasn't the most enthusiastic person in the school, that's for sure.

When I met with my advisor she began to ask me questions.. What do you want to do with your English Major? Being the main question.. I begin laying it out there, "I want get my teachers certification and I am just not sure that art would be the way to go, I consider myself more creative linguistically than I am when I apply charcoal to a piece of drawing paper."

After some more questions she looks over at me and says, " Ya know. I just don't know if this is the right major for you. You just don't seem to excited about being a teacher. Teachers need to want to make that difference, you just don't have that. Ya know, what is your passion in life?"

Hmm.. my passion... She even said, "What do you secretly want to do with life..when you are sitting at home with no one around, what do you aspire to be in life?"

WOW. That's hard. What I want to do.. sit at home in my big mansion and eat grapes, fed to me by my big muscular cabana boy. But I couldn't possibly let that secret out...not to her. So I told her I love to write. I also love art, but I would love to be a freelance writer or have a blog or online magazine."

This isn't eve the deepest this convo got. We got into my idea of having a child and needing to provide for him before I can achieve my own dreams. What I want out of school. What she sees me doing in life. And let me just say that everything she was saying, really hit the nail on the head. It was exactly what I wanted to do.

I really just wanted to be laying on a couch, box of tissues in hand, spilling out why I am the person I am. Really, she brought that out in me.

I left that advising meeting, truly excited about school again. I am excited to have a path now. To know that I am going into the right direction for me.

I am SO glad that she brought to my attention that there was no fire behind my eyes. Because there isn't. There IS NONE. I have no idea what direction I am going.. I really feel like I am floating in academia. With no clear cut idea of who I am or where I am going.

Thank goodness for that advising session today... really, because I kind of feel a spark again.

Goal SET

So... I was trying on dresses the other day and was just totally disgusted by my body image. SO... I made a goal. It is set. And I will be documenting it on here, to keep me nice and motivated.

Its called :

24x24

I plan on losing 24 lbs. by the time I hit the age of 24. My birthday is June 26th...so i have about 4 months. Its attainable right? Well even if I don't reach the 24 goal...the fact that I want to make this healthy lifestyle choice is good.

I figure, I am 23. I am young. I don't need health issues. I am in my prime. This is when I need to look and feel my best. ya know? Therefore, I want to do this..but not only for myself but for my son too.. He deserves to have a mommy that will be around forever and that can keep up with his shenanigans.

So there you go... Keep me motivated!

Life update:

In the boy department- Things got a little interesting there for awhile.. interesting and super confusing. Trying to get over one guy, meeting another, liking the other, then having one come back to me. I was in quite a whirlwind for awhile and it quite honestly has not subsided completely. It began to affect my school work, which stinks! NO boy(besides Jack) should have that effect on me. ugh.

School department- I am STRUG-A-LING. I don't know what it is about this semester above all others that I am just completely unmotivated. I have a lot more time to go... I find myself not interested at all in my major and am really contemplating switching. BUT that would add on another semester or two.. so who knows.. maybe I can major in art with a minor in English? I shall find out...This semester's schedule is also difficult. I have no time to work and an 8:00 am class is difficult to get to.

Jack department- He is starting to talk a lot more. He likes to mimic you and say what you say. I can no longer say, "Hot Damn! Mother Fucker" Like I usually do. Kidding...I don't really say that, but if I did he would too..
He is also very into punching and kicking right now. He also has realized that certain facial expressions crack me up! Therefore he does them, all the time. Maybe he will grow up and fulfill my life long dream of becoming a comedian..

Why you laughing? Am I not funny?


Fish department- Elmo is holding on strong.