Oo-La-La

For a while now I have surmised that we (ladies) should periodically have "Refresher" lingerie parties...such for anniversaries or perhaps after having babies and wanting a little "Pick-me-up" for our intimate times.

WELL, to my complete suprise, my WONDERFUL sister-in-law planned a party for me while we were in Astoria. There were at least a dozen ladies there, family, friends(new and old). And we had a BLAST!!! There was quite a bit of chocolate and desserts involved, as well as some "fun" conversations and a couple rounds of the "Things" game.

(No worries, both my mother and mother-in-law attended, so nothing was TOO racy)

My lingerie wardrobe at least doubled and I now have quite a nice collection of "cotton-free" panties, if you know what I mean. ; )

SOO, here's hoping the LOVE will spread...Get together with your girls and plan some fun. Certainly there is some "special" occassion coming up you can use...birthday, anniversary, your hubby's birthday???

If you don't want to ask for one yourself, throw one for your friends FIRST.

I'm sure they'll catch on.

If you care to follow suit, the SUPRISE factor was fantastic!

Blessings and FUN,

Melody

Ahhh Oregon

AHHHHHHHHHH!

I have never felt more certain that this rainy, mountainous, luciously green place

was my HOME.

We are still adjusting to Kansas,

and we'll probably be there for a few years,

but I think whenever we return here for a visit...

or for good, it will be home!

For the time being, I am going to thoroughly enjoy it!

ALL of it!

: )

and hopefully get some pics posted as well

Let's Go Running!

I've never really been a "true" runner. I ran in highschool, did a little leisurely running (here and there) in college, but have never stuck with it. Yet I still have this fantasy of getting up early in the morning and enjoying the daybreak with a nice long, refreshing run! (oh! And the glutes and thighs are a nice perk)

My biggest deterent though is that I am an "all or nothing" type and so I often start off too fast and try to go too long, resulting in burn-out and abandoning my work-outs all together. LaME!

So, I tracked down a little "Couch to 5k" training for beginners (at this my ego greatly protests, but I am humbly submitting to the fact that I AM, at this point, a Beginner!). If anyone's interested in joining me, I'll be keeping my weekly training plan updated in the side-bar. I started last week, but since it was the 4th and my schedule got a little off, I'm going to do week 1 again, starting this week!!!

P.S. Though there has been a little more huffing and puffing than my fantasy envisions, I am LOVING greeting the mornings outside!

Personal Invite!

If you haven't already,

I invite you to check out my "Skinulation" Blog

http://www.healthfullyskin.blogspot.com/!

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After a few months of my first posting

I was compelled to make it private,

feeling self-conscious about just "anyone" seeing my pics....

However, after seeing that two wonderful friends

(thank you Lindsey and Addie)

made positive comments.

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I am ENCOURAGED to keep it open!

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So, here's my personal invite to YOU!

I also posted something fun,

for any first-time viewers.

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Check it out and let me know what you think!

Blessings and Confidence,

Melody

When I'm Feeling Sad...

"...When a dog bites, when the bees sting,

when I'm feeling sad,
I simply remember my FAVORITE things,

and then I don't feel soo bad...."

A few things I DO like about Kansas~

>The sunny skies and beautiful clouds,

>Wheat fields and swaying corn

>My growing garden

>New friends

>Motivation to Exercise again

>Wholesome farms, fresh milk,
orange eggs(on the inside : ), raw butter

> 5 Year old Birthdays!!!

>Exploring new things and places

What are a few of YOUR favorite things?

Give Me BUTTER...Or Give Me Death!!!

Symptoms: headaches, dizziness, nausea

Duration: 1 1/2 weeks

Supposed Cause: Excess Kansas Heat?

Action Taken: drink mass amounts of water to rehydrate

Results: little relief.

Finally, one afternoon, I SMOTHERED a piece of our home-made bread with yummy, delicious, and MELTED BUTTER.

It was so delicious I had ANOTHER piece and after realizing, about an hour later, that my headache had subsided...I thought, maybe my body needed more butter! How EXCITING!

The last few days I have been putting butter on everything I can!

RESULTS?

The headaches-GONE!
Nausea-GONE!

Dizziness-GONE!

What an interesting cure! I guess my body just needed some good, old-fashioned, God-invented BUTTER!

HAVE YOU HAD YOUR BUTTER TODAY?!?

P.s. If you question whether or not REAL butter is healthy-check out the Weston A. Price Foundation! http://www.westonaprice.org/

First Sport!!!

Our very first Sports Game! T-ball!