So weird...

So I thought I gained a bunch of weight on my trip. Guess not :) I just ate too much right before bed :P
I weighed myself today and I have lost 5 lbs...lol. Although, I don't quite remember eating 5 lbs worth of food before bed. HAHA!

I'm HOME!

I got in last night :)
So I left off at coming back from Vegas.
That Thurs. I got to go on a very nice trail ride with my good friend Donna and her horses. Her daughter was in school, so it was nice to catch up on some adult conversation. I got to hang out with her daughter too, which was really fun. We went out to eat that night. Then I spent the night with her. Then the next day I went with Donna to her daughter's open house at school and was able to see all the fun stuff she has been learning this year. We went out to eat again (and the scale is showing it). Then Sat. the weather turned awful. So Jody and I went and saw the movie Knowing with Nicholas Cage. I really liked it, he thought it was ok. LOL.
That night we just relaxed a bit.
Then Sunday (the day it snowed in southern CA. in MARCH!!!) I went to go see Chad and their sweet little girl. I'll have to upload some pics later (I know I keep promising that). I actually didn't really take any pictures almost the whole time other than with my cell phone. I have a few of Ella and that's it.
On Monday, Jody and I met up with Donna and rode the horses some more up in the mountain area by her house. There was an incredible view. The next night I got to hang out with Jody's girlfriend (Traci) and her sweet little girls! We went to a pizza place similar to Chuck-E-Cheese.
On Wed. I met up one last time with Chad, Jen, and Ella and got to say goodbye. Then afterwords I met up with Traci, her girls, and Jody at Red Lobster. It was Jody's birthday :)
Then Thurs. I got on the plane and headed home.
So all the great fun and food and I have gained 5 lbs!!!! I had to work my butt off (literally) last summer to lose the weight and now I have gained that 5 lbs from this trip and the 4 lbs from the Holidays. I had lost a total of 17 lbs in 3 months. Now I have gained 9 of it back....AAAARRRGGGGG!!!!! This morning vacation is over and I am now back to exercising until this weight comes off...again.

Las Vegas....

Ok so here is a quick photo while Jody and I were in Vegas. But I want to back track a little bit.
I got here to CA. on Friday the 13th (hehe). We got to Jody's house around 9pm and met up with Brad, Cassie and their 2 children, as well as My dad and 3 of my other brother's from UT. in addition to my brother, Chad his wife and their new baby Ella. it was a f ull house for sure! We all caught up with each other and visited until 2:30 in the morning! Which really felt like 5:30 for me since I am 3 hours ahead of them. Then we all got up around 7 and ate some GREAT breakfast Chad and Jen made everyone.
From there we visited some more then went to a local park and had a HUGE picnic again provided by Chad and Jen. We played frisbee and football and just had a great time hanging out with each other. Then we came back to the ranch and while the little ones (and some of the big ones) took some naps, Alex, Daniel, Jason, and I went to Jody's studio and got to have a great time singing with each other. Jody's studio is AMAZING! he has it all finished and it's open for buisness. He brings in artists from all over to record their songs in his studio. If anyone is interested having their songs done they can contact Jody at djjody@rpmwin.com and he can set you up! He also DJs parties, weddings, etc. So if anyone in CA. needs a DJ, he's your man!
After the hilarious time in the studio we went to the bowling ally here. We had some air hockey tournaments while we waited for our lanes to open up. After bowling we all went and got some dinner then came back to Jody's place and some people crashed out while some of us soaked in the hot tub while others watched a movie.
Then next morning Brad and his family as well as my dad and my younger brothers had to go back to UT. The house was VERY quiet after they left! The rest of the day Jody and I just relaxed and fixed my lap top that was extremely slow. Now it's up and running again! Did I mention that Jody also fixes computers :P The man can do anything! From fixing cars, B2 Bombers, DJing, fixing computers, and running a studio at the same time. He can fix just about anything too!
So Mon. morning we headed to Vegas! It was only about a 4 hour drive. When we got there we went to the hotel and checked in. Then hopped on the new monorail (no having to drive in Vegas anymore!!!) and took the rail down to MGM grand and checked out the lion habitat (which was really awesome!!!) then headed over to Excalibur hotel and walked around for a bit until our dinner show started. I had been there a LONG time ago (18 years) and remembered a lot of it. They have changed a bunch and now it is even more amazing. We got to watch the Tournament of Kings where the horses and knights jousted and held the midieval times games. Well, they acted it out, but it was a blast!
After the show we went to New York, New York hotel and got to ride on the roller coaster there. Now that was fun!!!!!! We have pics from the time we were there, but they need to be scanned into the comp, so I'll post those later on.
After the ride we headed over to the M&M store. OMGOSH! I have never seen so much M&M stuff in one place!!! There was 4 floors filled with M&M figurines, gifts, candy, etc. It was crazy! After that we headed back to the hotel.
The next morning we got up and had some breakfast then went and relaxed in the hotel's hot tub. After an hour or so we headed to the rides on top of the Stratosphere hotel. Talk about insane rides!!! The Big Shot ride (shoots you strait up in the air) was the craziest ride I have ever been on. I can't believe I actually went on it...twice! Jody and I are nuts :P Then we went on the ride x-treme and that was just nuts! Basically it's a teeter totter type ride and it throws you over the edge of the hotel. Crazy! Then we went on the ride Insanity, and let me tell you, that was definately one insane ride! Here is the link to the hotel so you can see the rides I am talking about http://www.stratospherehotel.com/thrills/
After that ride we were done with rides. Jody and I felt queezy and too dizzy to ride anymore. So we headed over to Circus Circus and walked around Adventuredome. They have all kinds of games and stuff there. We played some miniature golf and and another circus game. As we were walking around we saw the most morbid and disrespectful game. I couldn't believe it. It was one of those games where you insert a coin and try to get it to land on a certain point. Well the game was called Titanic and the ship was sinking and you had to try and land your coin in one of the life boats. Talk about sick. They even had it in the area where all the kids are. OY!!!!
After walking around some more we decided we were beat and ready to head home. No we didn't gamble in case anyone was wondering. I don't believe in gambling and neither one of us have the money to gamble with. We would rather spend the money we have on something we know we get a return on. LOL. It sure was fun in Vegas though!
We got back to Jody's around 7:30 last night and today we just plan on relaxing and washing all the smoke smell out of our clothes! YUCK!!!!
Anyway, as soon as i get some more pics I will update again. I still have another week here and have a few more activities planned. Stay tuned....

Headed West...

I'll be MIA for 2 weeks. Going to CA. to see my family. I'll have plenty of updates when I get back!

UGHHHHHHH!

There should be a rule that moms shouldn't be able to be sick!
I am sick, and so are Kd, Ky, and Clint. This sucks, and it hit us quick! One day we were fine, then 2 in the morning it got me. Stupid cold.
On top of the cold, ever since I was pregnant the first time, my kidneys are ULTRA sensitive. If you remember, I had almost gone in to kidney failure with the kids. So now, whenever I get sick with a cold or anything, my kidneys get all irritated. They start hurting really bad and I just have to wait it out. So now I have this stupid cold, and sore kidneys.
I think the weather is to blame for this cold. It was nice and sunny in the 70s for several days, now we have had winter storms and snow like crazy. As soon as the weather did the dramatic change, we all got sick. What gives?!?!