Looking forward too...

These next couple of months, I feel, are going to be crazy!!! I might lose my mind, or my hair, or my sanity, but I am so looking forward to all the craziness. The salon will soon be finished(thank goodness) and then comes our trip to NY(anyone want me to pick them up something? Cause seriously I'll be wandering the streets of NY alone for 2 days) and then come the holidays. Oh the 3 F's of the holidays... FOOD, FAMILY, and FUN... or FLASH DANCE (I guess it depends on what kind of family you have). Either way I can't wait. I'm looking forward to Christmas music and setting up the tree. But first... Halloween is next week. I am so excited to share with you all how adorable my little girl looks in her costume. I might make her wear it more than just one day because it's really that cute! Well, so much to look forward to...I can't wait to share it all!!

*I was serious about the picking things up for you in NY. If you want it...let me know. Yes, sister, I already know what you want.*

I'm BAaack!

After weeks and weeks of our computer being dumb, we finally got it all fixed and hooked up the Internet. Now, I can start working on getting photos uploaded and getting this blog of mine all updated.
We have had so much going on these past few weeks. We are building the new location for the salon in American Fork, and hopefully it will be up and running VERY soon.
This last week, we took our annual trip to Disneyland for some R&R and family time. I enjoyed every minute of it. I miss my family so much I can hardly stand it. Remee LOVED Disneyland! I was amazed at the different experience I had this year as apposed to last. This year was our first year taking Remee with us to Disneyland and to be honest I was a little hesitant. I mean she's only about a year and half and I wasn't sure if she would enjoy herself or just be overwhelmed and scared. Well, she definitely loved it, and I found myself loving that she was loving it too. Instead of enjoy the rides and looking around I found myself constantly watching her to see her reaction. She would dance and giggle and be completely in awe at the same time.

During our trip to California we also got to go to the Conan show. It was really cool to see how everything was done 'behind the scenes'. In fact, if you watch the show on October 20th you will see me in the audience. I finally got my 15 minutes(more like 5 seconds) of fame. Lucky me. That, and I'm pretty sure Conan looked right at me. Cool.
Anyway, busy times! I'm glad I can finally get beck to blogging. Hopefully I'll be better at updating. In the meantime, here are a few photos to enjoy.

The bugs are coming...

For those of you that have the same issues as we do, meaning, scared of spiders, hate ants, etc. Well, we have been getting our house sprayed every year around this time to keep them out and we have been so happy with who we've been using that I thought I would share in case anyone needed a referral. His name is Orion and he owns his own business. He is the only one that will be coming to your door, so you know he is going to do a great job. Go here for more info! Oh yeah... The price is only $50 to spray inside and outside your home for ants and spiders(this does depend on your home size...like if you own a mansion or something).

Hurt feelings

I used to work for an orthodontist... Many years ago, and I have always had a special place in my heart for all of the people at that office I worked with. I am still friends with some of them today. Well, I recently found out that a few months ago a party was held in honor of my ex- boss' 20 years in ortho. Many people were contacted from those 20 years of whom he has worked with....but I wasn't. I have to admit, I didn't think it would bother me this badly that i wasn't even thought of. I worked there for almost 3 years and have sent many patients and workers their way and no thought? It got me to thinking...how many people in my life have made a difference to me and I haven't thanked them or expressed their importance to me. So, to those of you who think that they have been forgotten or not been appreciated. I have your back!

TMI

Of course I realize that I have been absent for quite some time. Well, thanks to technology*sarcasm* I really haven't had a choice. Our computer got a virus...thanks PC... and now we are finally up and running again. With that we had a sick child, teething child, roach and ant issue, and a menstrual disorder. Before I go on I must warn some of you that read this blog and think to themselves 'this girl shares way to much'. For those of you out there... don't read on because I really am going to share too much. Really I am only doing it because I'm ranting a little, or a lot. I'm bugged and I must get it off my chest.
Some of you may think...menstrual disorder hmm that's strange. I thought the same thing... and then I laughed a bit because it's a funny way of explaining that you are completely messed up inside. Now let's back up a little. Mike and I have been trying for baby number 2 these past 3 months, and as exciting and fun as it should be... our situation is a little different. Thanks to hormonal imbalances, I have to go on a few medications to get pregnant for one and stay pregnant for two. So the meds began and after two months of trying and nothing happening I decided to give my body a break from drugs and let things run its course. Stupid me cause I think I have ruined myself forever. I started my cycle like normal...6 days of bleeding (again normal) and then 5 days later...MORE BLEEDING??? What the crap is going on? Well, at first I'll admit I cried my eyes out and called my friend (who's a nurse) concerned that I was going to die, cause I can't die right now... I mean who's going to take care of Remee, Raven and Mike? She assured me that it was normal... especially given the fact that I was coming off of fertility drugs. So I calmed myself and then... laughed at how dumb I was being. A few days pass and I'm still bleeding. So I called my Dr's office. I just love everyone who works there. They always make me feel better about my issues. The nurse told me that we needed to do a blood test to see what was going on with my hormones and then we could decide what to do. The next day I find out from the nurse that my hormones are low...duh as always... and that the Dr. wanted me to either wait it out and let me body fix it or I could go on some more meds to help stop the bleeding. I picked the later. I mean, at this point I was at 10 days of bleeding. So I started taking the pills and sure enough I stopped bleeding... for two days anyway. I am here to tell you that I am bleeding once again!!! I called the nurse today and, get this, she tells me ' Well I'm stumped...I'm going to talk with the Dr. And then call you tomorrow'. All I can say is I'm contemplating a hysterectomy after this whole ordeal. Cause I am so over this. I've been bleeding for almost 27 days straight... and I have decided for the next week I'll be eating nothing but red meat and spinach to get my iron level back up. Poor me... yeah really. Wahhh. I don't feel bad for myself. I am more pissed at my stupid Uterus.

Today...

I feel

• lazy


• exhausted from listening to a screaming, teething child


• overwhelmed with all of the chores I must get done


• unenthusiastic about the weeds I need to pull


• annoyed with, once again, having ants in the house


• grateful that my tomatoes are finally ripening


• and lazy... really lazy!

Hilarious!

Mike showed me this video the other day and I couldn't stop laughing! It's hilarious. Enjoy and watch over and over again when you're feeling a little low...it will for sure brighten your day!

A new Blog

I have started a new blog!!! I have thought about doing it for such a long time, and now I feel like I can finally get it up and running. This blog is all about eating local. We have such amazing local restaurants here in Utah and I hope to showcase that on my new blog. It's called... Eating Beehives. Get it? The beehive state? Anyway, it's still in the works but check it out here and there if you are looking for a great place to eat.

click Eating Beehives and check it out!

Camping

I can't help it...I love camping. The smells, the sounds, and the company(and I don't mean the bears). We, once again, had a salon camping weekend. It was a blast. Yummy food, cute kids, and lots of laughs. I think Remee had the time of her life; getting dirty and snacking all day. We had fun!

Tent time with Daddy meant tickle time! This little girl loves her da da!

We sat Remee in one of the other kids chairs and she was in love. It's a must have for next years camping trip. She looks like such a big girl. It makes me want to cry.

Craft Night!!!

Thursday August 18th

7:00 pm

(it's project runway night too...so you know we'll be watching)

I am so excited for this craft night. I spent a lot of time figuring out what I wanted to make and here are a few photos of what I'm planning to make! They are all things that I can keep Remee entertained with...she loves jewelry! The best part is...I'll be supplying everything. All you have to do is come. If you are going to be there just let me know so I have enough things for everyone! Give me a shout out in the comments or e-mail me at alliekow@gmail.com so I can give you the address. See you there!