Life is never dull

Life is never what you seem. People Deceive you. Take advantage of you. I am sad. Sad that I wasn't good enough. Sad the reasons for his departure were immature. I will come out ahead. His loss. That is what I need to remind myself. I am a good person. I am someone who deserves the very best. And if your not capable of giving that to me. Then it's good that you are gone now. I'm just sad that my package... Wasn't worth your time. Your loss. Truly your loss. Because I had a lot to offer you. More than you maybe realized. 

Xo

Jenny

A Day at Canyon Lake

Well I was bound and determined to GET OUT OF THE HOUSE today.  For many reasons, I have not had the energy to.  But today, thanks to dear friends, Meg and Dan.  The boys and I joined their family for a day at the lake.

Meg and Dan are amazing!  They are wonderful parents and wonderful foster parents and amazing followers of our Lord.  They came into my life through me having the courage to join a small group through church.  I have been blessed ever since.  I love hanging out with their family.  Mia is a hoot and I love her to pieces!  Sophia will be joining their forever family this September.  She is a lucky girl.

Now the boys and I are back home showered and settled.  I have made popcorn for our movie marathon night.  I am blessed beyond words and I just need to keep reminding myself of the wonderful people who surround me.

Me and my beautiful Boys :- )

My Boys with Mia - Sand Castle Building :-) 

Hopefully poor Mia wasn't scared from these crazy boys!

The Man

Sophia - All tuckered out!

What a great day! Blessed more than I know...

San Deigo

We arrived safely on Friday evening. The kids climbed the rock climbing wall and had a good time playing with Zoe. 

Saturday we woke up and took our time getting ready to head to the beach. Once wel climbed down the huge cliff the beach was ours. Not very many people at all. Just surfers. 

Both boys tested out the surf boards and jackson went out more times than Jacob. We built sand castles and dug for sand crabs.

Had a wonderful arugula chop salad with red wine for dinner. Pam, Jodi's mom stopped by and joined us! 

Zoe and jenny

The boys rock wall climbing: 

Below is the harder climb. Chris tilted the board so you were literally hanging. Jacob rocked it! 

Beach fun! 

Courage

It takes courage to have tough conversations.  Whether in person or over email.  Yesterday I had to be courageous and put my feelings out there.  Knowing full well that the answer I get, when I get it, may not be the answer I want.  But you never know.  Maybe I will get an answer that is good.

But in the end I put myself out there.  I had courage to say how I felt.  I had what I call a tough conversation. I deserve much happiness in my life.  I am an amazing women with lots to offer.  And I am cute!  LOL  

Now more courage...  Not that lots will be needed...But I am off to court to OFFICIALLY change my name!!!!  OVERBY here I come!!!  I will be celebrating this weekend in San Diego with my BFF Jodi and her family.  Her hubby, Chris Linder a professional rock climber now engineer, will take the boys out climbing and surfing!!!  My kids couldn't be more stoked!!! I am looking forward to building sand castles and just hanging out on the beach!

A big thank you to my friend and Neighbor Amy!  She is watching my kiddos for me today while I head to court.  She is an awesome lady and has been a huge blessing to me!

Everyone have a fabulous weekend!  Pictures will be posted once I get home!

Love to all,
Jenny

PS: Whos reading this?  I am curious to know...Susan I think you do!

Parenting

Well we are on week 4 or 5 of my new plan. I am happy to report that it is working!!! Big pat on my back.   ( pat pat pat) I am sure it was harder  or is harder for me than for the boys. Consistency, consistency, consistency. Which is it exhausting in itself. They have adjusted and do their chores. I am quite pleased. 

Even on a tough day. They know there will be no privilege unless they behave well and do as their told. 

On other news... A couple I knew from my small group at church lost their four-month-old son unexpectedly. They went into the doctor because he was unresponsive. They found out after a CT scan that he had a massive brain tumor. They got only hours. Very heart breaking. Please lift up joe, Becky and their other son Zach as they deal with their loss. 

Transforming my life... One day at a time.

I have been working out a lot more. I find it an awesome way to release frustration and feel energized. 

For some crazy reason.... I also thought I should do a 30 day ab challenge. What was I thinking? But me and my friend Michelle are doing it! My tummy hurts! 

But everything is working. So far 5lbs down. Back to my pre vacation weight. Which means I already lost 12 lbs on top of that 5! My ultimate weight means I need to lose another 10. That should put me comfortably wearing a size 8! I enjoy the 10's I currently wear but unwell gladly give them up! 

Eating healthy and logging my food helps. LOVE my fitness pal!!! I enter my recipes. And I know exactly how many calories I'm eating. Plus I am eating deliciously healthily!!!

I love who I am now. But I can't wait to see my transformation in less than 30 days. Maybe I'll lose my tankini... Ok that might be going to far!!  Lol

After a nice tough 30 minute run! 

Scrap booking weekend starts now....

It's been an incredibly long day to say the least. I am excited that tomorrow I will start my weekend away. The one time of year I can truly forget about everything. And simply have fun for me! I'm going to scrapbook my hearts content! The only thing I wish, is that I could get a massage. Because being able to move my neck would be priceless! 

All of my bags are packed, the coolers are ready. I just need to put the fridge items in there with a bag of ice! I'm going to be ready to hit the road tomorrow at 8:30! I am hoping after all of our stops on her way to the hotel. I can be poolside with a beverage in hand by 1 o'clock!

I will have a fancy gym to workout in, and 8 feet of table space to scrapbook on! Life can't get much better than that!

Just sayin..