He has Risen, He has Risen INDEED!!!!

Happy Easter!!

Sad Friday

I want to be honest, I don't care for Good Friday. Every time I hear about Christ's death, it just makes me sick to my stomach with everything he had to go through and I always cry when I hear about the sacrifices that he made for me. ME! I still can't get over this, he did this because he loves me. I'm so grateful, but so sad that he had to endure this.

But I love Easter!!! I can't wait to write on facebook- "He has Risen, He has Risen INDEED!!!!"

I can't wait for Sunday, but I know we need Good Friday to get to Easter. its such a catch 22! Thank you Lord!!!

weight struggles

the struggle is real! I HATE food, but I absolutely LOVE it! LOL! sure wish I could cut food out cold turkey (pun intended), but alas I cannot.

so I need to lose 5 pounds this week, the end of the month is next week and I have yet to weigh in and I'm freaking out. so this week this is my motto:

I'm kicking butt with God and I'm taking names!!

If you need to find me, I will be working out like cray cray!!!

if you have food issues too, I would love to hear them, its good to know I'm not the only one, although I feel like it all the time! Shouldn't I have this food thing figured out after 3.5 years with weight watchers. ugh. going to bed......

so yeah, i saw MWS in concert last night....

sooooooooooooooooo good!!

my momma and I are big fans, so I took her for her birthday when he was in st. cloud last night. it was such a fun night and I just love his voice, and he is so handsome! darn it, yes he's married, and he's 58, but certainly doesn't look like it. kinda reminds me of the crush I have a on Captain Von Trapp (Christopher Plumber from Sound of Music!) they are both handsome old men and not Christopher Plumber now, but what he looked like in 1965!! and MWS teeth are so bright, I could see them from how far back we are.

I forgot that he wrote a song for the girl who died professing her faith in the Littleton Colorado school shooting and he told us he couldn't figure out an ending, so he reached out to her parents and asked if it would be okay if the song ended with bag pipes, and they said that was her favorite instrument. I had full on tears.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgX0tghvz4A

It really made me think if I were in that situation, what would I say? I would love to say that I would proclaim to love Jesus, but how scary to actually have a gun pointing at your head with that kind of question. wow.

how fitting that Easter is next Sunday, when we see Jesus suffer the most horrible death for me, and you, and everybody.

Hope you all have a great Easter celebrating this incredible gift.

fun weekend with loved ones

so my weekend was awesome! yesterday I got to witness my sister in her element at a book appearance for Truest with some teenagers in there own book club. It reminded me of the "book club" we did when we were younger, although we only did it because we wanted to read our neighbor Amber's books, because they were so much better than our selection. we even legit set up a library system and made the old fashioned library check out cards that went in the inside pocket of books. When I saw the teens that Jackie talked to look at us puzzled when we brought those up, well its safe to say that I am officially old! LOL!!! fun times, and mom came to so it was a fun Sommers girls day! and it was beautiful out, so I painted my toenails and went for a walk in flip flops, in March, and yes I live in MN! i'm shocked too! although its supposed to get cold this week. darn it. but I can't complain, it's been a pretty great winter, and by that I mean tame when comparing it to other years!

today was a super relaxing day, and then I went to Church tonight with my dear friend Lori, which was awesome! and one of my favorite worship leaders was singing tonight, so that was awesome and the message was soooo good!!!

how was your weekend?? did you remember to set your clocks back an hour? I know it sucks. what state is it that doesn't have to do this, like Arizona or something? uber jealous!

PS finally my watch is set to the right time. I keep it ahead one hour when we are supposed to "fall back" in the fall because we go to Florida in December and they are an hour ahead, and also I don't know how to fix my watch! LOL! so there is that too!!

beware-scary post coming your way.....

so have any of you heard of donating plasma? well my rent is going up $25 so I decided to try donating, you get paid really well and I can handle needles, I just can't look at them.

Well, needless to say (no pun even remotely intended!!) my first time went just fine, in and out, no big deal! I didn't look at the needle at all, but the thing that hurt the most was when they drew my blood, lol!!

so I went back last week and decided to try my other arm, since my 1st time, I got a tiny bruise, so I did my other arm and it went badly. for some reason it took longer than the first time, which is unusual and then apparently I looked pale, so they stopped the process, and then I was told to sit in the lobby for 30 minutes and I woke up on the floor. very scary.

I do want to say what they do is great, so if you can handle it, go for it! I almost wanted to try my original arm that did good, but the center called to check on me and said that I shouldn't donate anymore, which I agree with. One of my doctors checked me out and said I was fine. very scary though.

lately

Life has been so fun lately! Let's see, I went to Twinsfest with Sara last Friday (we've gone the last 9 years!) and it was so fun and we got to meet Torii Hunter and I actually talked to him and thanked him for coming back to the twins before he retired. I cannot believe I actually talked to him! That is so unlike me!! LOL!

because on the flip side I went to the ladies final at US nationals, which was at the excel energy center in the cities, and I got to meet Michelle Kwan, but I had no words. I mean this is Michelle FREAKIN Kwan! but the event was so much fun! Gracie Gold won and the top 4 were all amazing! It was Gracie, Polina, Ashley, and Mirai. Such a great event! I saw Tara Lipinski, Johnny Weir, Scott Hamilton, and Terry Gannon in the commentator booth, but couldn't get to them. boooo. :(

and Dorothy Hamill was interviewed on the jumbotron and I was asked to take a picture of two guys with Linda Fratianne. I think one of the guys was from project runway and he does articles on skaters costumes. I can't think of his name though! Also saw a bunch of the icenetwork people, like Tanith Belbin, Michael Weiss, Charlie White, Meryl Davis, John Coughlin and Michael Buckley (who my sister loves-LOL!) it was just so much fun to be there and I can't wait for us to host it again.

I also am apart of fantasy figure skating, which is so much fun! every competition you rank the top 6 and then there are random questions, like "how many quads do you think the men will land" and will "Gracie Gold place higher than Ashley Wagner". Its so much fun, but I totally bombed at nationals, which is weird, since I was there to see it play out live. But looking forward to trying again for the next competition. Now I know why my dad and brother are so addicted to fantasy football, its so fun!!!

This may sound pathetic, but I am uber excited to be puppy sitting for mom in dad in two weeks. I took of work and get to spend 5 days at the house by myself. I can't wait to just rest and recharge my batteries! I'm such a loner, but I'm totes fine with that!

What's new with you?? Keep me updated! love, love!