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Photos from Lady Gaga concert

My fiancée helped me make an uber-fabulous dress for the recent Lady Gaga concert at the Q. It was sooooo much fun!












Link to my professional photo on the tour website coming soon!!

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Pizza soup for church soup sale

We cooked up a pot of this for the church soup and bake sale. Like a cross between liquid pizza and chili. The fresh mozzarella melted on top from Gallucci's took it to the next level. So easy to make! We also made orange creamsicle and peanut butter cup cake pops.






Pizza Soup

2 cans kidney beans, drained & rinsed
1 jar pizza sauce
1 - 2 cups diced onions and bell peppers (cooked to tender)
1 can sliced mushrooms
1 can diced Italian tomatoes
1 lb cooked crumbled Italian sausage (we used turkey sausage)
1 bag pepperoni slices diced
2 cups chicken stock
Any italian spices you want, to taste (we used garlic, oregano, basil and lots of black pepper)

Toss it all in a crock pot, stir and cook on low for 4 to 6 hrs stirring occasionally. Serve with breadsticks for dunking and mozzarella melted on top!


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And she's back...

Hoping to jump in the band wagon of blogging again and hopefully going to drag my future hubby along with me as we break in our shiny new blog!  I'll be posting here, he'll be posting there.  I'll share the link later!

I'm stealing an idea from the fabulous Katy at "Katching up with Katy" and I'll be attempting to post on the following topics:
Day 1-Introduce, recent picture, 15 interesting facts

Day 2-Meaning behind your blog name

Day 3-Your first love

Day 4-Your parents

Day 5-Your siblings

Day 6-A picture of something that makes you happy

Day 7-Favorite movies

Day 8-A place you've traveled to

Day 9-A picture of your friends

Day 10-Something you're afraid of

Day 11-Favorite TV shows

Day 12-What you believe

Day 13-Goals

Day 14-A picture you love

Day 15-Bible verse

Day 16-Dream house

Day 17-Something you're looking forward to

Day 18-Something you regret

Day 19-Something you miss

Day 20-Nicknames

Day 21-Picture of yourself

Day 22-Favorite city

Day 23-Favorite vacation

Day 24-Something you've learned

Day 25-Put your iPod on shuffle, first 10 songs

Day 26-Picture of your family

Day 27-Pets

Day 28-Something that stresses you out

Day 29-3 Wishes

Day 30-a picture

You can win a kitchen aid mixer (and make me super jealous!)

I entered... you should too, but only if you don't win because it may make me cry. LoL In all seriousness, the recipes sound delish and the blog this girl writes is great! (and if you win, you could always be a super-sweetie and give it to us as a wedding gift and I promise to cook you a disgusting amount of food as thanks...hint hint.)

3 Kids and Us and KitchenAid want to make your holiday wish come true and offer you the chance to win a brand new KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer, in your choice of over 20 colors, valued at $349.99!

Enter the KitchenAid Stand Mixer Giveaway and check out the Homemade Holiday Feast recipes that show all the ways the KitchenAid Stand Mixer and attachments can be used to create unique family dishes and save you counter space with one appliance that can be converted to meet your every need.

I'm thinking if I win some cranberry and turkey sausage may be in order or some cranberry pumpkin ice cream using some of those fab attachments. Mmmmmmm....

For those that don't know...

I'm 31 years old. I've been fat my entire life. In May of this year I took some drastic steps to change that for health reasons. I had Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass surgery. I have since lost over 100 lbs - and I have a lot more to go. It's amazing and I am feeling better each day - my knees and ankles no longer ache. And slowly, my hips are catching up to the no-pain zone, too.

Right now I'm struggling. I'm at a plateau, I'm better able to handle food in my little stomach pouch and hunger has returned. It's scary. I don't want to mess up what I've done so far.

So many people think the surgery is a magic fix, but it's not. It's just a tool. I still need to watch what I eat and exercise in order for it to work. It hurts me when people say I took the easy way out. It's NOT easy. I still get sick after eating the strangest things. I still have days when nothing sounds good. I still am losing my hair. I still have to take multivitamins and suppliments everyday for the rest of my life so I get enough nutrients.

Also, I'm struggling with how I look now. Yes, I'm smaller, but I look like I'm starting to melt - literally. It's not attractive. And I'm afraid to buy clothes because I'm afraid I will lose more weight and have wasted money or won't lose anymore weight and will have to go back to the fatty pants. I've bought 1 dress, 1 pair of jeans, 1 top shaper, 1 bottom shaper, 1 shirt, 1 skirt and a sweater. Evrything else is from pre-surgery weight and it's super baggy on me. It only adds to my feeling of being a melting snowman or candle.

Those that know me - thank you for the kind words and comments that I'm doing a good job. It seems lame, but they are needed sometimes. It helps to know other people see me as changing in a good way. Just know I'm struggling and have some patience with me. This will pass, I know it will.

Testing iPhone posting...

Long time, no post. Going that having a nice mobile option for sharing my blog thoughts will change that. Lots of amazing changes going on in my life that I can't wait to share!


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