A new recipe that I am going to try...Homemade Pretzels

As I was searching the web, I came across a website called Just A Pinch Recipe Club and came across a recipe for Homemade Pretzels. It is a awesome site and I love pretzels and if I can make a bunch and not have to travel far and pay for pretzels, I am all for it. Love, love, love pretzels! Oh, especially when it’s hot and you sprinkle parmesan cheese on it and then dip it into hot melted cheese, yummy.

This site has other recipes that sound so yummy and easy to make. I know I found a couple of recipes there and I bookmarked this site for further search of new recipes. I know the countdown is started for when my hubby will be leaving, so I am going to fill my home with food that he will enjoy and remember when he is away from us. It’s the least that I can do for my family, create happy and good memories and with that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

Where my mind has been...

For this who knows, I am a Army wife and I am proud to stand and support my soldier in whatever his job gives him. But, as of right now I am so weary on this. 

My husband will be deploying again and my emotions are running like crazy. How can you even get ready again for being apart from the one person that GOD has entrusted you to be with? I have been praying to GOD to help get me through these emotions that are going through my heart and mind. Give me the strength to stand and support my husband and not fall apart in his arms.

I know every day that passes my husband is willing him to be strong for us. But, I know him, been married to him for 18 years and I know what he is thinking just by looking at him. I know that every day he comes home after a long day at work that he leaves the soldier at the front door of our home and he becomes my husband and my girls daddy. But, I see in his eyes that he is worried, scared, and the fear of leaving us again is killing him inside. Also, knowing that he will be away from our youngest daughter who he was away for the first year of her life and just really got closed to him and created a relationship with his daughter, that this time with him leaving, he will lose that relationship. Plus, our oldest daughter will be graduating high school and he will miss seeing his first born to walk and receive her diploma. Don’t get me wrong, I will record the whole event for him to watch, but it will not be the same as being there and actually seeing her walk and get her diploma and putting his arm around her and congratulating his daughter himself.

No one doesn’t know or understand what we military spouses go through and we don’t expect you to know or understand. But, the people who run our country need to know the sacrifices that we make and hear our cries and feel the hurt that they put us through every time they send our love ones to fight this stupid war. IT NEEDS TO BE PUT TO AN END with that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

My favorite Iphone App at this moment...

I found a app on my iPhone and it is awesome and a lot of fun! Do you know the show "GLEE?" Well, they have an iPhone app for the show. You are supposed to have the headphones with the mic that is compatible for the iPod touch and iPhone. Anyways, you need this headphones with the mic to sing into. They have a list of songs that were sung on the show and you get to sing and record yourself. If you hit the right pitch you will get this stars that will rate your singing and the higher it is, then you get top ranking.

Now, I love to sing, I have sung in a band, church band, school, choir, and on my personal time. So this is awesome for me. Even though you’re not a good singer or you never tried. This is something where you can be a star! Also, if you feel confident about it, then you can broadcast it on the GLEE GLOBE and other people will rate you with GLEEKS! If you get them then you can earn a token for a free song!

I haven't gotten that far yet, but I will be singing with GLEE! It is just a lot of fun and it is great to hear how you actually sound. There are some singing that I did that I was like "yuck" and some I was like "wow, is that me?" So I recommend this app for anyone who likes to sing or just for fun!

Who knows you maybe on the next episode of GLEE and that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

Excercising Workout 6...Ramp It Up!

Okay, can anyone say "OUCH!" Oh my gosh, my ass and whole body is hurting! My ass was burning when she said get on all fours and lift your leg back! I was like "you want me to do what now!" I thought I was going to die! My ass was on fire! Sorry, I don't mean to use the word "ass" in this post, but it was on fire! I was doing good and I was like, hey I can do this! Until it came to the "ass" workout! After all this burn, I better have a fine looking "ass" and that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

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Excercising Workout 5...

Okay, yesterday was workout 5 for me and I feel strong today. I am not counting down the time before it ends; I am actually working out and enjoying the burn. The biceps and triceps are not burning that bad when I first started. Which is a good thing and I am glad. The thighs are not burning too bad, but I still hate the lunges! It still hurts a little but becoming more manageable. I think I am ready for the next DVDs.


If you don’t know what workouts I am using, it is the Slim in 6 workouts from BeachBody. It claims that you will be tone and fit by the 6 week. So I am doing this workout to see how it goes and if it actually works. If you want to see more go to www.beachbodycoach.com/islandiva

You are supposed to measure yourself before you start, but I didn’t do this. I am not good at measuring, especially myself. So I am basing myself on my clothes and not the scale. Okay, I admit I do weigh myself but I try not to if I can. But, you’re only human and the mind is so curious you will be surprise how much you do weigh yourself. Also, my diet is not that great and I am not following the plan that comes with it. I am just watching what I eat and try; TRY to stay away from the sweets! Which is not that hard once you start working out and you see that your body is feeling good, you really are conscious on what you put in your body? It’s funny how the mind does that to you. When I wasn’t exercising, I would eat the sweets and chips like nothing. Now, I don’t crave it and even though I have a “wanting to eat but not hungry feeling” I don’t go for the junk food. I stop and see if I am really hungry and try to eat something healthy & by the time of the second bite, its goes away. So I guess you will call that emotional eating! LOL Usually drinking a glass of diet soda, water, or water & crystal light helps with that feeling.

So on Monday, I am going to the next DVD “Ramp it Up!” and it is I believe 48 minutes, I think 20 minutes or so longer than the first DVD “Start it Up!” but if I made it this far, might as well feel the burn again. According, to the plan you should do this for 2 weeks, but work out for 6 days each week with a day off. I guess we will see how much I push play! Hmmm, I wonder if my butt will hurt after this workout.

I guess what I am trying to do here is to see what the results will be if you don’t follow their plan and do it your way, I guess we will see and that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

Behind on my September Challenge...

I was just looking at my blog and I see that I only have 20 blog post and I know that this one should make it 21. I know that I constantly spoke about my challenge and I am slacking here. So I will make this challenge and have 30 blog posts by September 30. I will make it to the end of this challenge. I am going to prove to myself that I am not a quitter and that I will follow through to the end and that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

Excercising day 4...

Okay, you think after 4 days of exercising the body would have gotten at least up to par on the pain...but it seems that the pain jumps around every day. Today, it is the freaking hamstrings! I am like the WTH...OUCH! I hate lunges, really hate doing them and I always think my form is so off! Even though I follow it and watch the knees, I always feel awkward and dumb. Really, really, really hate lunges! But, to be honest I am surprise I like squats! Before I hated doing them and always felt I was off, but now that I know the form and technique, I am starting to like them. Weird, huh! Maybe next week I would perfect the lunge and start hating squats and that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

Excercising day 2...

I am on day 2 on my exercising journey and my whole body is hurting.  I have muscles that I never knew existed in my body hurting.  And when I walk, I am saying “OUCH! OUCH! OUCH!”  When I sit, my butt muscles are screaming in pain.  Oh my goodness, can it possibly get any better?  Yes, it can!  I know that when I go home to GUAM and I where my bathing suits or shorts, my body will be toned and my confidence will be soaring high.  I may not turn all heads, but I know that I may turn some.  Plus, at my age, I want to look good and that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

A movie not worth watching...

Okay, by now everyone knows that my family loves movies and we always have movie nights. Well, I got a movie that I am going to give my JUST MY 2 CENTS!


The movie is “The Last Exorcism,” and JUST MY 2 CENTS on this is that it SUCKS! The movie was a waste of footage and time. It was freaky on some parts but the whole thing just sucked. They played on the trailer the freaky parts of the movie that made it interesting to see. But, that was it, the freaky part is what made it interesting but when you spend $7-8 dollars to sit on your butt to watch this sucky movie, it’s just not worth it. Should have spend it on a kids movie, at least it will be money well spent.

All in all, this movie is not worth your time and money. Save it or watch another movie or a kid’s movie, believe me when I say it’s not interesting and that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

Starting to excercise....

Okay, here is something that I added to my list of commitments, EXCERCISING! Yep, you read it right, EXCERCISING! You think that blogging is a big commitment already? It is a big commitment and I am slacking in that department but I know that these two combinations will work well for me.


I started to exercise because we will be going home to GUAM this Christmas because my hubby will be deploying early next year and we wanted to go home and spend time with the family for the holidays and before he leaves. Plus, I want to wear a bathing suit, or at least a bikini top and quick dry shorts and take strolls with my husband on the beach and make every moment memorable for us before he is gone until R&R. Also, I like to get a tan if possible, being station in ALASKA you don’t get much sun only in the summer and that is short.

Anyways, I will be blogging on my exercising adventure and since today I had made the commitment, my exercise plan consists of using the Slim in 6 DVD’s made by Beachbody. I did a pre-workout last week to make my body get use to the pain and I had missed yesterday because of my daughter going to sleep late and then woke up early that not even my body was ready. I was so dragging yesterday that it wasn’t funny. But to be honest, in my mind it kept telling me to push play and workout. It was craving the pain…LOL Well, I know for the fact that today since I worked out, that I feel good about myself and my self esteem is on high. It is amazing how just working out can make a difference in your body and how you think. I was more conscious on when I was eating and I actually stopped when my stomach said stop. It is amazing how your body works and what it tells you.

Well, I will continue to post my feelings and my struggles. Hopefully, it will motivate you to get up and start a exercise program or just blow the dust off those DVDs and lets push play “together” and that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

www.beachbodycoach.com/islandiva

Slacking again on my September Challenge...

Oh my goodness, here I go again. I am slacking off on my September Challenge. It is so sad that when you try to commit to something new it is hard to add that task to all the task that you are doing. It is crazy as it is because you got so much to do and to be honest so little time to do it. Especially, when you have projects that you want to start and when you start, like blogging. It never fails; something comes up to interrupt your time.


Well, it is a new day today and I am going to play catch up on all of it. If you continue following my blog, you will find out that I had a very interesting week and weekend and with that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

I support the Breast Cancer Cause...

I want to share my favorite cause that I support…I support Breast Cancer 100%.

My dear friend Tracy Owens is battling Breast Cancer right now and since it happens to a dear friend of mine is the reason I support it. I never knew anything about it, but only that you have to do your monthly check-up on your breast. Since I met my friend and saw her struggle it has become more real for me.

So now, I do a lot of fundraising for Breast Cancer and it also made me realize that it can happen to anyone, even me or my four daughters. You don’t realize about something until it happens to you or someone you are close.

Just recently, I lost a friend to Breast Cancer. She died a couple of months ago. Her son is my nephew and she is no longer married to my cousin. But we still remained friends and she always had a smile for everyone. I didn’t know of her passing until I read something on Facebook. I was shocked and didn’t know that she was sick again. It just happened so fast for her.


Don’t wait until it happens to you or someone close, check your Breast and be inform of it and of all the causes out there. It doesn’t have to be just this, just know and that’s JUST MY 2 CENTS!

Fun Follow Friday...

Welcome to Fun Follow Friday hosted by Simply Stacie and My Wee View. The goal of this hop is to get new Google Friend Connect Followers for your blog and be introduced to new blogs to follow! We wanted to keep it fun and easy so all you have to do is add your blog link and start blog hopping and following away! You aren’t required to write a post for your blog for Fun Follow Fridayunless you want to (but we really appreciate it if you do to help get the word out).

When you visit a blog that you like and want to follow, leave them a comment with your link telling them you are following from the Fun Follow Friday. Of course, we would love for you to follow both hostesses blogs, Simply Stacie and My Wee View, but it isn’t mandatory. If you do follow us, just leave us a comment and we will follow you back.

The main goal is to have fun and follow the blogs that interest you!

There are a few fun things that Fun Follow Fridays does each week:

1. Each week 1 winner will be randomly drawn for the #3 Spot, this week it’s #82 Mom’s Misc Adventures.

2. Each week 1 winner will get Premium ad space for 1 week on both Simply Stacie and My Wee View. To enter, you have to blog about Fun Follow Friday! This week’s winner is Milking the Issue. (You can still participate in Fun Follow Friday without making a blog post about it. However, to participate in this special giveaway, you need to write a post about it)

Happy hopping along!

Remembering...

I sat thinking about my daughters and I was just remembering what my second youngest daughter once told me. She was 3 at the time and you know at that age, they have so much energy and it’s tiring just to keep up. So I was so tired and frustrated that I told her “would you please keep still, it’s like you have ants in your pants?” She completely stopped in her tracks and looked in her pants and looked at me and innocently said, “no, mommy I don’t have ants in my pants!”


I was completely floored by her remark that I didn’t know how to react, if I should scold her for being funny or just laugh. I guess that was JUST HER 2 CENTS!

To Workout or Not To Workout...Part 2

Okay I know I said I am going to start to workout but boy was I wrong. The last time I blogged about working out that was the only day I worked out. My body was so in pain the next day that even though I said "OUCH" over and over again. To be honest I actually loved the pain. I have a very high tolerance of pain and actually get a natural high on it. Yeah, I am weird like that! But, that's just me! But, I will blog about that another time.

So I started today again and truly committed to my workouts and I hope that I can stick to it. Like I said in my other blog post, that I want to feel good in my skin and at the moment I don't. I want to feel comfortable in my jeans again and don't have to avoid mirrors to avoid looking at myself and feel my self-esteem drop. Or have to angle the head in photo shots so I don't have the look of the double chin going on. You can't deny you don't do this, cause everyone has something they do to avoid looking odd.

So again, if anyone wants to join in on the fitness train, comment me! I know WE CAN DO IT and again that's JUST MY 2 CENTS!

Slacking here...

Okay, I know I said that I was way ahead on my blog challenge and now I did what I predicted that I was going to do. Since I was ahead by a couple of days, I got to comfortable about it and didn’t blog for I think 2 or 3 days. I am not keeping track on this because I don’t want to get to comfortable again. But, I am going to see this through to the end and going to make it 30 or more post for the month of September. I never quit and I like to see things to the end and that’s JUST MY 2 CENTS!

Mommies have to be strong...

Last night, I was so sad and I felt at my lowest of all time! But when you stop to think, has this been my lowest of all time? You never stop to think about it, because your heart is hurting and your eyes are brimming with tears that want to emerge. But you want to be the strongest person and not show that you’re hurting to anyone because your mommy and mommies are invincible. We have to kiss the booboo's away, we have to hold your hand when you get a shot, we have to mend the broken heart and wipe the tears away, and even though we mean well, we are always unfair!


But you know what, we are not! At the end of the day when all the dishes are put away, living room tidy, clothes folded away, the kids are in bed, and clothes are ready for the next day, when we sit or lay in bed we are not strong anymore, we breakdown! We don't have anyone to kiss the booboo's away when our fingers get slammed in the cabinet door, no one to hold our hands when there are no hands to hold, mend our broken hearts when your spouse don't see eye with you and you shut your mouth to avoid any arguments and hold the tears from coming out, and even though we mean well we are still unfair!

Even though I am mommy and I was made to be strong and I will fight till my last breath, but I am also weak and I need you to be strong and that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

So Proud...

Oh my goodness, I just read all my blogs and I am caught up on my September Challenge and I think I am ahead on it by a day or two. I am not going to count because I don’t want to jinx myself and get to comfortable and might just miss a day because I am ahead. This challenge has me looking forward to blogging. I keep looking at topics that I want to blog or just write down what is on my mind or what is bothering me. So I sit proudly and I am looking forward to my blogging and I can truly say I love to “BLOG” and that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

To workout or not to workout...

Did you ever look in the mirror and said "I'm fat and I need to work out?" Well, I do it all the time and I try to avoid mirrors so I won't hear myself say that over and over and over again!

So we are going home in December and I made a vow over and over and over again to work out and lose the weight, since August and it’s the middle of September and nothing is going on! I don't have the motivation to workout, to do moves that I will know will hurt the body so much and that I will be saying "OUCH!" over and over and over again. Now who wants that? I know I don't, but I don't want to be fat! Okay, I am not fat but since the hubby has been home I gained 10 pounds and I think maybe 2 or more and I don't want that. Losing all the pregnancy fat wasn't all for nothing. Plus, when I go home I want a tattoo! Always wanted one and I would like to have one when we go home. So hopefully I will get there, HOPEFULLY!

Okay so today I started and I was lacking the energy and the motivation to even do it. But, I keep thinking I want to lose the weight. Be in my size 7 jeans again! Feel good in my own skin. So I sweated and the body was hurting! Screaming what are you doing? Stop hurting me? But hearing that, I know I don't want to hear those words. I want to hear "Come on baby, feel the burn!" I want to feel good and not so tired. That is why I am doing this. I am pushing myself and it’s hard. But I did it before and I know that I can do it again. So whoever wants to join on this ride, comment me and "WE CAN DO IT! and that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

Friends...Are They Really or Are They Not...

In life you think that you made the greatest friends that you could ever find. But in reality, you can never just find that great friend. Like that saying "friends come and go" and little by little I am realizing that.



I thought I had friends that the group that I hang with I are my friends but I been learning that they have been doing stuff without me. Hearing little bits and pieces here and there of them hanging out and not including me really hurts. It stings straight to the heart. Even finding out the night before of a party they were all together doing stuff. Maybe I am jumping the gun and making up things in my mind. But I wish they had included me and just called me. Every time I think I found friends, I get hurt in the end. Little do they know that I have been going through so much and they don't see it or even care? That my family has and going through an ordeal that not even my family back home knows. Only certain people who still care about my family know but so far away for me to lean on and just cry.


Am I a bad friend or a bad person? Do I not go out of my way to help my friends out? Maybe it's just me, because I know that I like to keep to myself, that my family time is important and I am not just doing whatever I please to do. I don't know, maybe because of what is going on that I am feeling alone. I do have my husband and I am blessed to have him at my side and just be my friend and my support. But it will be nice to just have lady friends who you can just talk and hang with and be called upon to just hang out!


I know I am a good person and hopefully I can truly meet a really good friend who will be my best friend and with that I sadly give Just My 2 Cents!

Conclusion to the Emergency Room...

Thank you for all of your concerns for my daughter. My daughter had bad cramps that had her doubled over in pain and looking pale with tears in her eyes, I knew that it was bad. We ladies know that being a woman is a hard job. Not to mention, our friend who visits every month. Well, I rushed her to the emergency room thinking that it could be serious. Now if you know me, I just don't go to the emergency room for every little pain. But, when you see your child in tears, mommy protective mode kicks in and you want the best for your child. Anyways, before I start rambling on and on, everything is alright and it was just a minor thing that I could have taken care of at home. After waiting in the emergency room for three hours and finally hearing that it was just a minor pain and take Motrin will just take care of it all. I explained to them that something was wrong because my child was doubled over in pain and pale looking with tears, which they said that Motrin and rest will take care of it. Boy, I was annoyed and irritated already that I didn't care what they had to say. I just wanted to go home. I told them to give me her release forms and I will take her to the real doctors who give a damn and not get annoyed by people who even waste their time coming to the emergency room.

I already have an appointment on Tuesday for her and I know that we will get to the bottom of it. I just wished that they didn't let us wait so long for just 10 minutes of their time. Also, someone asked for me to blog when I see the bill. Lucky for me, I don't have to see a bill. My husband is a soldier, so the military pays for our medical care and lucky we have it. My blog will be "bleeping" so much over a bill that only gave us 10 minutes to see a doctor and with that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

The movies KILLER...

Okay, something you need to know about me. I love movies! I can quote lines and I know my actors, okay some of them. My all time favorite actors are Brad Pitt & Brendan Frasier, and my favorite actress are Sandra Bullock and Catherine Zeta Jones! We have family movie nights in my house. The kids get their blankets and pop popcorn and we all settle in the living room and watch one or two movies. We have been doing this since the girls were little and now my oldest is 17 and she still loves this. This are the moments that are specials.

Now this will be my first review on something, and I had to blog on this movie. It is awesome! It is a comedy, romance, and fighting all in one. Not to mention, Ashton Kuchter is hot & sexy. Go Demi Moore! Nice pick! Not going to tell you how things go in the movie, but he goes shirtless in one part and wow nice body. He worked out big time! (Smiling!)Katherine Heigl was awesome too! At first she was a little uptight, but into the movie she got tough, you go girl! Show that woman power! I admire her qualities and what she brings to the screen. Soon she will be one of my all time favorites. Keep making awesome movies!

This movie is awesome and it is worth the watch and I give it…JUST MY 2 CENTS!

My Memorial Weekend...

Well, it seems as the days pass it doesn't seem I will be able to catch up with my blog September challenge. It looks like I am 2 days behind. This Memorial Day weekend has been so busy that blogging wasn't on my to-do list.


On Thursday, we had the chili cook-off with the husband's unit.


On Friday, getting groceries and items to make for my niece’s birthday on Saturday, plus a three hour long wait at the emergency room, that I blogged about!


On Saturday, my niece’s birthday which was a lot of fun and I will post picture soon. Had a great time with my family and friends. I got to meet new people and I am blessed that people want to be a part of our island community. We stayed pretty late, the guys ended the night with poker of Texas hold-em. Which the husband did good I might say-so myself. Oh, I don't play, only for fun with no money involve. Playing for money makes me nervous! (Laughing)!


Now today, Sunday...my day to veggie out & just stay in bed. It was a good time, snuggling with the honey and just staying in bed. But you know the one thing that I hate when you do this. If you sleep to long you get a bad headache! Now what is up with that? They say you need rest and when you have too much it's a pain in the head. Well, at least for today Motrin got paid and that's JUST MY 2 CENTS!

Emergency Rooms

Don't you just hate emergency rooms? I do, hate coming here! I am just sitting here waiting for them to call my daughter. They take their sweet time to call you to take vital signs, then have to wait again maybe for another 30 minutes to an hour for them to call you to go to a room, then wait another 30 minutes to an hour for the doctor. Then when you finally get to see a doctor, it's only a 10-15 minutes consultation with the doctor who just prescribe you some over the counter medicine like "MOTRIN" & then that's the last you see of doctor, next comes in a nurse with your discharge papers & your on the way!


Like really! What's the point of having an emergency room, when it should just be called a waiting room, that's all you do, is "wait!"


I really hate the emergency room & that's JUST MY 2 CENTS!


Islandiva

My day today

Well from the look of it, I am a day behind on my challenge. My day today was filled to the brim of activities. Besides being a mom, wife, & running my house, I am also a CO-Family Readiness Group Leader for my husband's unit. I help & support families get ready for deployment & also they have the information when needed for their families.


Well, today we had a chili cook-off for the unit, besides being a good soldier; we wanted to see their cooking skills. So everyone had to make their best chili & it was judge by presentation, smell, taste, & ingredients that they use. It was such a good turnout, we had 16 entries & I was proud because my husband entered.

My husband's joy is cooking & he was a chef before he joined the Army for a 5-star hotel. You may wonder then why join the Army? We are from the island of Guam & its economy is based on tourist so if it drops the hotels hurt. So that's the story on the why. :)

As being the CO-FRG Leader I couldn't judge so I was delighted to see how people reacted to the chili he made. People were going for seconds & thirds, lucky we had an extra pot, because when we were near judging time he almost had none. So the three judges had to taste 16 samples & it was hard because by the end their stomachs were hurting. It was a lot of laughter and fun.

In the end, we were only suppose to have a first and second place winners, but we had a tie for second place so we had to break it & make a third place. But we had good fun and the unit had fun.

So even though I am late for my blog entry, I sit here with a stomach full of chili still and a fun-filled day and with that is Just My 2 Cents!

The September Challenge

I recently joined a challenge to blog everyday for the month of September & at the moment it is 10:21pm at night & I am running late on my first day of this challenge. I joined this challenge to challenge myself if blogging is something that I want to do.


So I know as of right now my thing I have to change in my trying to accomplish this challenge is to do this early in the day. Now with a 2 year old who wants to do everything and get into everything, now that is a bigger challenge for me. To see how I can sit for maybe an hour to type or work on ideas for my blog and have my 2 year old entertains. Now maybe it won't be so hard to do. I run a house, do the bills, run kids to & fro to wherever. So maybe I can do it, I am a woman right. Weren't we built to do many things & with that is Just My 2 Cents!