``Belly dancing performance

Oh my, I forgot to tell everyone that at belly dancing class on Sunday our instructor told us that we were all invited to be in her instructors recital/show next March. We would be performing the veil dance that we have been working on in this session.

I don't know yet if I am going to do it, probably not. But it would give me plenty of time to practice. We would have to wear actual costumes and everything. We'll see. If I decide to do it I'll let you all know,, all you locals could come see me preform ;)

Weigh in day

I managed to still lose a pound this last week,, so that puts my new total to 17.4lbs total. I still have a lot to go but that's still progress. I think we are gonna go and get a membership at the YMCA tonight,, now I just need to get over my fear of looking stupid and everything will be fine,, I guess if I can go to belly dancing class working out at the Y should be okay right?
I ordered a hip scarf off of eBay,, its one of the things you see tied around the dancers waist that has the coins on it and jingles when you wiggle and shake :) I'm super excited to get it!

Everyone have a great weekend!

Friday night

Well, we had a great night last night. Watching the belly dancing was so fun. It was so cool because as we watched I knew what the different moves were they were doing and I was thinking I could totally do that! :) This is a pic of us before we left my house, it is my mom, step dad, me then my hubby!

WE had a great time!

Catch-up day

Today is catch up day! I boycotted all laundry over the weekend, and it seems to have taken over the hallway for some reason :) So today I will be doing laundry. I already have the sweet and sour chicken prepared and put into the crock pot, so its working its magic!

Our weekend went well. Hubby and I did the biggest loser workout video Sat. night and it was tough!! Somehow he injured his heel and is limping now.... Whoops :) Then Sunday at belly dancing when we were doing our shimming my quads were on FIRE!! I thought my legs were going to fall off! I know its from working out the night before and I was already sore. Its great though! I love knowing I'm getting my body back into shape!

We still have this stupid cold. Its never ending. At any given time if you walk into my house I guarantee you will hear someone sniffing! Drives me nuts!

How is everyone else? Have a great Monday!

Professional dancers !

I cant believe I forgot to tell ya'll this! I am sooo excited about it. On March 6 my belly dancing instructor will be preforming with her troop, and as long as I can find a sitter for my kids I am going!! It will be my hubby and I, and my mom and step dad. I think it will be so cool to see how belly dancing is supposed to look:) She said with intermission it will last about 2 hrs! The guys don't seem to excited about it but I'm sure once they get there they will have a good time. What guy doesn't want to watch cute girls dance around, right? Anyways mom and I are super excited!!!! I think it will be a big inspiration!!

Sunday and this weeks menu plan

Here it is Sunday already. My how the week flies. My tooth is slowly starting to feel a little better, the antibiotics the dentist gave me are helping,, now I am going to have to go in and get the root canal done. I have developed a nasty cold and everyone else in my family seems to be getting it also. We are surviving though, it isn't going to stop me from going to belly dancing class today though. I found a cheaply priced belly dance workout video yesterday and got it,, I watched a little bit of it this morning,,, its a fat burning one so they move really fast. its probably gonna take me a while to get it down like they do it but once I get the hang of it I think it will look really cool! I've lost 11 pounds now,,, !!

Last weeks menu didn't go as planned,, I changed a lot of things around but everything we had was really good.. That's the greatness of menu planning,,, you can change whatever you want and still know that you have the food on hand to make so there is no reason to sneak out and resort to fast food.

Here is this weeks plan,

Goulash ,, corn (this has been on the menu for like 2 weeks but i have yet to make it):)

black bean and chicken tacos

lasagna and garlic bread

roasted chicken, green beans, chicken rice

quesadillas, re fried beans

order pizza

I'm not sure about Sat. yet,,, its Valentines day,,, I know that for breakfast I'm making heart shaped pancakes and bacon.....

Have a great week everyone, hopefully I will feel better this week and blog more often.

Belly dancing and coffee shops

Belly dancing class today was fun. Our instructor has put together some choreography to music for us so at the end of this session we should actually be able to do a dance to a song...fun fun! My mom and I have been going out to a local coffee shop for lattes after class,, its nice to sit and have some girl talk without littles trying for attention,, but then also when I get home I feel refreshed and ready to take on the whole clan:) A while ago some friends of mine used to get together and we would go out for coffee once a month,,, (remember...you know who you are!!!), I miss that.... have I mentioned I love coffee! And the whole atmosphere of the coffee shop is a nice escape also. Hmmm... I'm sleepy and my mind is wondering, so I think I will sign off for tonight,,, Here is to a great week coming!

Class #2

Yesterdays belly dancing class went well,, we practiced the stuff from last week and learned some new things. I did start getting discouraged though,,,,, the instructor makes it look so easy,, and her body moves so smoothly. I want mine to look like that and it aggravates me when I'm not getting something right,,, and then I start to feel lost but she keeps on going. I'm sure there are others in the class that feel the same way. But then she moves on to something else and I get that right and feel better. Bennie says that she's been doing this for a long time and she probably felt the same way when she started. The instructor has a group that preforms and they are going to have a show sometime in the beginning of March,, we are going to go watch,, I'm excited. So I will keep practicing and hopefully next week I wont feel so out of it!

1st class!

Well I just got home a little while ago from belly dancing class! And guess what? I really enjoyed it! It was fun! The music is great, the instructor is really nice, and she's not a stick size wise,,, she even has a little belly, so I didn't feel so self conscious.
There are lots of mirrors in the room so I could see myself as I was doing things, which I actually think is a plus because then you can see if your doing it wrong or right. I defiantly worked some muscles cause I can already feel them. Its not to bad doing the movements by themselves, but when you start adding everything together is when it gets hard,, but I'm sure with practice I can get it.. But the best part was it was fun, and I cant wait til next Sunday!! Hooray!

Updated belly dancing

My mom called today with bad news :( Our bellydancing class has been canceled due to there not being enough people signed up. WWAAHHHH...

When I heard the news it was depressing and a relief at the same time. I was counting down the days and getting excited and nearvous at the same time... Oh well, she said there is another class in March so as long as the it doesnt interfere with the kids soccer schedule maybe we will try that one.

I know you are all dissapointed cause you wanted to hear of my experiance:) Hopefully the March one will work out.... The good new is I have lost 7 pounds! Yay me:)


Update;;;;;


Okay, well mom called back 20 minutes later and said someone at work told her one of the local dance schools in town has a belly dancing class that starts this Sunday. So guess who is now going to that one.....so we are back on,,,, this is soo crazy!!

Just another random post

I have nothing imparticular to say but I feel like writing anyways so excuse me if this is random and scattered.

I've been so pumped up lately with moving my body and watching what I'm eating,,,,, Finally I'm into it again!! Alls it took was for me to start seeing numbers dropping on the scale and I want them to keep going in the downward motion! Plus I want to be in good enough shape to keep up in belly dancing class! Which believe it or not I'm getting excited about! I rented a video from the library, it was a belly dancing workout and I tried it Tuesday night,, it was fun, but my sides were cramping up by the end!! Then the next day I was doing the hula hoop on the wii fit and my sides cramped up so bad I wanted to quit,, but didn't!! So I must be working some muscles!! Maybe I can lose that roll around my middle!

Emma is walking now. She walks just as much as she crawls if not more!! Plus she can stand herself up from the floor without pulling herself up on anything! Thats amazing to me! She wont be 1 until next Tuesday! We are going to have a small party for her and Gary on Sunday afternoon. There are so many people I want to invite but I dont want my house to be overly crowed so its just close family and I'm letting Gary have a couple friends over. That will be a first, cause none of his school friend have ever came over before! 4 boys 7 and 8 years old,, that should be interesting!! Anyways I'm excited about the party,,, a little stressed to but more excited than stressed. I wish it was not winter so we could have it outside and invite everyone that I wanted but I guess we should of thought about that as we were conceiving because there is nothing to be done about it now! :)

I suppose I should get off here now. I am so happy and loving life right now,, SMILES !!!

Belly dancing

Guess what I will be doing starting January 19 and then for the next 8 weeks on Monday nights.......Belly dancing class :) No kidding, I'm dead serious! My mom asked me Friday night if I would take the class with her and I immediately said no way!! But then she kept bugging me and showed me the description of the class..... My main problem is my belly looks nothing like the pics at the top of this post,, but you don't have to show you belly or wear any special clothing for the class... it says its a great stress reliever, its good exercise and it will get me out of the house for 2 hours once a week. Hubby said its fine with him... so I decided what the heck,, its a new year,, a new me,,,, I need to come out of my shell and not worry about being the biggest one in the class. so I finally gave in and said I would do it... oh also she even offered to pay for the class which cost 69.00!!

Now everyone that knows me can stop laughing!!! I know (Andy) that you are picturing this and probably laughing your butt off right now,,, but I don't care... Who knows maybe this will be my specialty in life,, lol !! Just joking,,

I will be sure to let you all know how it goes and keep ya posted!