Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

What would I do without my girls nights. A night were we make time to all hang out and catch up on each others lives. A full 24 hours this weekend we spent together laughing, talking, sleeping, swimming, and playing with our favourite little girl! I love these girls and I love spending time with them. Girls night should be mandatory in EVERY GIRLS life, because I don't know what I would do without my 4 favourite ladies! This post is dedicated to them because they are AWESOME!

Snapshots of the weekend...

 Katie and her Momma Bear

 Just adorable

 Auntie Jess and Katie

 Me and Booger

 So excited about her new swimsuit!

 Cutie Patootie!

Katie and Auntie Nik

Spring Has Sprung..

Hello All!


So as part of my summer shape up I try to get outside more and today was one of those beautiful days where we took advantage of the sunshine and went for a long walk. It was also my little cousin Andi's 5th birthday so we spent the day hiking at Kakebeka Falls, having snowball fights, sharing lunch, and opening presents. We are so lucky in Thunder Bay to have so many nice places to go for walks. I love walking outside, seeing the wildlife everywhere and just always having something pretty to look at no matter where you are. I plan on doing a lot of hiking and walking this summer and today was no exception, we had a great day and here are a few of my favourite pictures from the falls. :)

 Lewis chilling out in his wagon :)

 The girls making snow angels

 One of the many piggybacks Andi got from me today!

The gang walking over the falls:)

Summer Shape-Up!

It's about time I kicked my own butt into overdrive and started living a healthier lifestyle. Making better food choices, getting to the gym on a regular basis, and taking every opportunity to make better decisions in my life are all part of my SUMMER SHAPE-UP plan. I will keep you informed if I find/try awesome healthy recipes, I'll blog about the difficulties of trying to keep on track, Ill also let you know how my progress goes, the highs and lows. I have an awesome support system so I am confident I will see good results. I want to make a positive lifestyle change because I need to get out of this rut I have found myself in! I am always tired and I feel like I have no energy even after getting 9+ hours of sleep. So stay tuned and hopefully by summer I will have accomplished a great lifestyle change:)

Helping me along in this mission will be two VERY important people...

Valerie Bertinelli - success story

Jillian Michaels - kick ass personal trainer 

I will workout with these ladies via their awesome home workout DVDs 3-5 times a week:) 

Here goes nothing...... :)

A Few Good People



Tonight I FINALLY get to watch the show I have been avidly waiting to air. The Secret Millionaire. For those of you who arent familiar with this show it's about really wealthy people going undercover to work as ordinary people and along the way they meet some extraordinary people who live their lives in the benefit of others.

Extreme Home Makeover is another show that tries to find extraordinary families that deserve a break These people make a huge difference in the lives of others and the best part is seeing them get rewarded at the end of the show. I can't keep my eyes dry at all during shows like these because these people truly touch me. I want to find an organization that I can give myself too 100%. I want to be one of these people who dedicate their lives for others and who help make a difference.

Carrie Underwood said that one person could make a difference and I truly believe that. Please watch this show it will change your outlook on life I promise. Listen to the people's stories and try and walk away not effected. I challenge you...

*Angels walk amoung us in the most obvious ways, yet we fail to notice most of them daily*

School Blues

I have been in school for over 3 and 1/2 years and I am so ready to be DONE! I love teaching but all these in between classes that are absolutely useless to me really make me lose my focus. I wish I was motivated enough to just attend classes anyway and give it my best shot, but to be honest I find it so hard to put 100% into a paper for a class I really don't like.

Im sitting here trying to do homework and its incredible how easily I seem to get distracted... all I can say is I cannot wait for this month to be over so I can have a great summer and finish my professional year finally becoming a teacher:)

Katie Days

So lately Ive been crazy busy, working and school leave me with very little social time so I thank God for the time I find to actually hang out with my friends! Hanging out with my family is really important to me too, for those of you who don't know me my cousin had a baby this past September and that little girl has quickly become one of the most important little girls in my life. Her mom and I have grown up together, through some highs and some lows we have stuck together and I love her like a sister. Watching her grow up and get married and now have a family of her own has been amazing, and this little girl she brought into the world will forever hold a piece of my heart. 

*cmon how can you look at this face and not smile <3

Happiness

Today I didn't do a whole lot, but something I found myself doing (while I was doing nothing) was reflecting... I looked at my life now and where I wished it was. I stopped myself just when the thought popped into my head because it was a waste of time, wishing for something that isn't, yet we do it all the time don't we? We picture ourselves better looking, more successful, more wealthy, bigger house, etc. Why do we do this, have we become so unsatisfied with our lives that we truly believe the grass is always greener on the other side? So I thought to myself what could I do to help myself concentrate more on what an incredible life I have now, instead of always waiting for something better to come along, and this question popped into my head..


What is Happiness? here's what I came up with...


Happiness is
*living out in the country and waking up every morning to the beautiful view of the mountains and fields I have outside my bedroom window
*happiness is spending time with my family eating, laughing, playing
*it's getting to chat with a friend who lives much to far away who I miss everyday:)
*driving into town to have a movie date with my mom and bond over munchies and chick flicks
*having a full tank of gas and a car to get me where I need to go
*friends I can call anytime to talk about absolutely nothing
*spending an afternoon sitting on the couch doing absolutely nothing but spending time with a good friend
*getting to spend time with Katie because she grows a little bigger and a whole lot cuter everytime I see her!
*reading quotes that make me smile
*knowing I have a home and clothing and food when there's often people that don't
*taking a nice long hot bath in the cold winter
*sipping tea and reading a book
*singing in the shower, or while i'm driving, or while doing the dishes
*watching Extreme Home Makeover, and Undercover Boss and being touched by the stories of those people
*travelling anywhere as long as i'm with people I love
*going to country concerts with my best friend and having the time of our lives
*knowing that as of next year I will be a certified teacher
*taking my sister to the border when she turns 18 :)
*finding the perfect gift you know someone is going to LOVE


I really do have a lot to be thankful for and a lot in my life that makes me happy, obviously there are more things then just what I have listed, and I will find more things everyday that make me happy. We all just have to make a point at really noticing the small things because like they say "it's the small things in life that make it worth living"


Just a thought for a day, goodnight world!

"just because today is a horrible day doesn't mean tomorrow won't be the best day of your life, you just have to get there"