Good Birthday

Yesterday was my birthday, I am 24 years old now! Seems like the older I get the more I don't care what I do on my birthday. My son's birthdays are ones that I look forward too now.

Usually we would do a little pizza party at Walery's or something along those lines, but this time I just wanted a low key day. The day started off just like any other day, with the exception of all the birthday wishes.
Ben worked until 5, so I knew that we weren't going to do anything extravagant, which was just fine with me!
He ended up coming home about an hour early, then he left to take care of a few "things". Came back around 6 or so with a beautiful bouquet of my favorite flowers(stargazer lilies). My sister was able to watch Josiah with the help of my Mom. I love having family around to help take care of my little man.
We went up to Portland, shopped around a little at the Clackamas Mall, then we went to eat at Stanford Restaurant Grill in the area. Good place to eat btw! I always love to try new restaurants and this was one of the good ones.
After that we made our way back over to Salem and on our way stopped at Bridgeport and watched 5 Year Engagement which was hilarious! Rated R movie because of the very crude humor but overall super funny. Probably the funniest one that I've seen in awhile which was great for me.
After the movie it was time to go home, we didn't get home till 2am and I was super tired for church this morning. But that was totally OK, I had a great night.

Oh, yeah, I also wanted to point out that the last 3 1/2 weeks I have lost 8 pounds! Yay!

I decided that it was time to get back into a healthier lifestyle and so far it's been good. I haven't been doing anything extreme like working out every day or super dieting 

Just a few simple things like cutting out soda, white foods, and sweets. I'll probably do a more detail summary of what I have done. 8 lbs may not seem like much, but for me it's HUGE. Being a SAHM can really add some pounds to you especially if you don't have the motivation or desire to do so. Also, having a husband working at a fast food joint doesn't help either. :) I'm really excited to get back down to my goal weight before I got married. I want to be confident about my body again and look smokin! lol.

Love, Jess