SURPRISE!!

Yesterday afternoon in the middle of eli and i's costco run....I got a phone call from my mama(mother in law) and she with Victor (my father in law) were coming to visit us this weekend!!!! I am so excited to see her b/c she doesnt come around here too much...because of its LONG drive! but she CAME!!! and im so excited to see her for a couple of days!
One of the real reason for them coming is because Victors sister...(Eli's Aunt) is really sick in the ICU...although she is looking better..but still has a long road to go! We are praying for a full recovery thats for sure!
We will do some fun stuff today(sun) and do a little shopping and a little eating haha..=)
It will be a good time!

Oranges!

Oh by the way! I lost 8 pounds on the fat flush so far! YAY me! i pray i can continue to go toward a healthy life style honoring to the Lord...
Back to the title of this blog! ORANGE..its not my favorite color, I do have an orange car, but its the FRUIT im talking about today! IM obessed with oranges! they are sooo yummy and i could ate about ten a day of i didnt control myself =)
My favorite are from Trader Joes:http://traderjoes.com/index.html
3.99 a bag this week! yummy! there sooo juicy and tasty! Go try! Just sitting here i ate 3!

Rainy day

Woke up this morning and fall right back to sleep, dont u love sleeping in on rainy days! Well i couldnt b/c i had to get up for work, the power had gone off then back on again so there went my alarm clock...so adventually i got up and got ready! BUT still its one of those days you just wanna stay in and be cozy with someone or a doggie and watch movies and relax. Not gunna be one of those days for me. Now that im done with preschool, i did a little food shopping and got soaked!... and now im off to babysit in a few..and will get soaked again.....then bible study and will get soaked again and then facch's for 24!and will get soaked again, but they have a nice fire going usually.... although its all fun stuff which i will be happy to be at once im there...its hard to think about going out there in this RAIN!WIND and MORE RAIN and WIND!

This Weekend

This weekend, i am looking forward to a lot of things!
1st ....Friday night is SPA night at Nancy Lupo's ..its actually a Moms night out for Mops but i have been going the last two years and i really enjoy being with these lovely ladies! This year im even more excited b/c Molly is coming, this is her first year in mops and im so glad that she gets to meet and get to know these ladies better that i love so much! i cant wait till i can officially join this group....but thats it Gods timing...as for now i just crash it!
2nd~ Saturday morning~ Blood drive ~ i feel so lucky to be able to give blood to be able to help someone..i always imagine who it might help and the story behind that!
      ~Saturday Afternoon~ Pioneer girl ice skating` i do ice skate but not at this event, i love getting to know the parents more and chatting while the girls skate! its a good time!
     ~Saturday Night~GIRLS NIGHT OUT...we have planned this for a long time now and a group of us girls decided that we are going to spend a night out at the cheesecake factory in smithhaven mall instead of spending money on christmas presents! And i cant wait for all of us to be together again! and talk and laugh and have a great time! (we will miss you emilie!!!)
3rd~Sunday morning~ church..always a great morning to look forward to...BUT this sunday is Baptism sunday and some good friends of mine are getteing Baptised!!!!
    ~Sunday Afternoon~going to the Fitzgeralds for lunch to celebrate the Baptism's of Tracy and Cristi!!!
    And i guess maybe watch a little of the JETS game!!!
    
Im looking forward to it all!
=)
    

The dreaded Fat Flush (two week advendure)

Well i have finally started the fat flush  http://annlouise.com/ yesterday and i have been feeling really good and excited to start my journey (once again!!!) to losing weight! i have been journaling what i have been eatting and im excited to REALLY DO IT this time! Again, im going to say this is it...this is the last time im going to be obese and extremely over weight! im looking forward to sheding of the pounds...here we go!!!!

But on a side note...i could use some prayer for who ever reads this! i have been praying myself SO hard..i dont want to like food, i just want to have enough to make my body healthy and thats it! I want to be able to focus on other things in life and not worry about food and then worry about fitting into things and feeling uncomfortable in every setting im in..
 so again...here we go!

Facchiano's

i know i blogged once or twice today but i have been thinking alot about the Facchiano's! One reason is eli and i spend every monday night with them! We started a couple of years ago and we go and enjoy a snack and a tv show! we always have time of sharing something thats been going on in our lives..during our "visiting" times...
We all love the show 24...(http://www.fox.com/24/) Its exciting and we always CANT wait until the next weeks show!
the Facchiano's have always been like family to us! we spend alot of time with them and enjoy every second! Peter,Joe and Jess are 3 amazing friends and we are so blessed that they are in our lives! Pat and Ron are amazing parents and excellant role models, they have such love for there kids and i love to look inside there family and see it pouring out of them!

the Facchiano's

we have been blessed by being able to see peter and laura get married on Jan 9! they just arrived back from their honeymoon earlier this evening and it was so fun to see there happiness...it brought back memories..and made me really want to go away again! haha=)

Congrats again Peter and Laura! eli and i are here for you ...always ask if you need anything!

Peter and Laura (jan9)

Joe and amy are the next to tie the knot! im looking forward to seeing these two love birds finally be together FOREVER! They really have been a blessing for me! the way the treat each other and care for each other is nothing i have seen before in young couple! i pray god uses them in an amazing way!

Jess has been a college this past year but the times she comes home, she always makes time for me...for the first time ever...someone should me how to use makeup! thanks jess! i loved it! she is always there to listen to me and she always makes me laugh! but with jess...she always surprises me! i have never seen a person with so much talent! i really believe she can do ANYTHING that she puts her mind too! Thanks for being an excellent example of a christian using there gifts for the Lord! i love u jess!

January

january is a month that just seems to be a BLAH month! the holidays are over and you have to put away all your christmas decorations, the house seems so empty(but clean) and it makes me sad. Christmas is a family time for eli and i, we always go to ohio to visit his family! its about a 10-11 hour drive and even though i dread the drive..as soon as we pull in mama and victors driveway, my heart feels so happy to see them! every year i get closer and closer to them and the times get better and better! i believe im growing great relationships with eli's family and i am very lucky to have inlaws who are a great christian family who love the lord and love me! We also got to visit my brother(doug) and sis-in-law (elaine) in Durham,NC..it was again a long drive with lots of traffic to make me REALLY HAPPPY...hehe but when i pulled in to their house and got to see the JOY of my life! my 18 month old nephew IAN JONAS! i started to think i can make this drive every day just to see his smiling face!it was a great time over all with a few family bumps but i believe this trip was the best ever and i know my relationships with my family will grow and grow into something even more special then it already is!          

WOW..its been tooooo LONG!

I started this blog, So i can have a journal for myself. i thought that typing instead of writing would make it much easier for me! well i guess i was wrong...as you can tell!

My church Dix Hills evangelical free church has started a 365 days of reading through the bible! i have always wanted to attempt this but i have failed over and over! but this year is different! I have read for 17 days and i am LOVING every second of it! i have decided to wake up earlier in the morn and read...(well listening and following along)
Its really been a wonderful experience and im looking forward to the months ahead!

My Brother(DOUG) has also decided that again this year he is reading through the Bible, BUT he has taken things to the next level! He is reading it aloud so others can easily follow along and also giving a few thoughts after about the readings....Take a look! If you enjoy...Follow him on itunes =)
http://saulreadsthebible.com/

As for my churchs website...CHECK this OUT!!
http://365revolutions.org/