Below are the 7 most recent journal entries recorded in andreaecook's LiveJournal:

Monday, October 2nd, 2006
11:19 am	Our home... gulp! I was not really ready emotionally to see this. It's ok, we are doing the right thing! MLS#: 26163849 (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Tuesday, September 26th, 2006
12:37 pm	Long time! Oh my gosh it's been a long time since I've posted anything, and so much is going on in my life. Johnny and I finally decided that we need to sell our home. It was such a hard decision because it is the home my mom was raised in, and where my parents were married. We (Johnny and I) bought it from my grandparents when they moved. I have spent almost every Christmas of my life there, and we LOVE the home. But... we can't afford it. We can when Johnny works OT (I am salary, and do not have that option), but we are trying to start a family and have always dreamed of me being a SAHM. Not going to happen here, we need both of our incomes just to make it now, let alone with children, and I don't want Johnny to have to work his life away just so we can hold onto this place. So Friday, it'll go on the market. Sad, but exciting too. We are looking into moving to Moses Lake! The housing and cost of living is so much less then what it is here! It's only 2 1/2 hours from most of our family and friends. Johnny is interviewing with a company over there. We are stepping out on faith here, by listing our home before we even really know where we are going, or if Johnny will have a job! We know that the housing market has slowed down, so that is why it is the first step. Johnny will be leaving a company he's been at for 12 years, the only company he's ever worked for! They have no clue yet. A little sad... however... we are setting into action the dreams we've had for our future, and I love that. We both have said that we feel like grown-up's now! We are finally realizing that we can't have EVERYTHING we want, and getting our priorities in order! Things are crazy at our place. We were not planning on selling the house this year, so we are busting our butts getting everything in order! We are having the carpets cleaned, laminate flooring put in the dining and entry, and my personal favorite... we hired someone ELSE to do a big house cleaning! So while all that is going on, we are painting, organizing, and getting the curb appeal up to par. We pressure washed our vinyl siding, it looks great. I didn't realize how great until today when one of my clients (and neighbor) called me at work and said how much she liked our new house color!! Uhh... we didn't paint it... just washed it! Funny, but again a little sad!! lol! Well that is all I know for now! (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Wednesday, June 7th, 2006
4:39 pm	I threw out half a chocolate cake so I wouldn't be tempted by it. Yea! I also ate half a chocolate cake... in three days... all by myself. Boo! I am not usually that into sweets, just goes to show, if it's there, I'll eat it. So I guess that means I'm a goat. That's just great... Ok, so I need to get my butt back into weight loss gear because I have my next weigh in at Curves on the 14th and that is just a week away! I did lose three pounds last weigh in. Slow, but at least the scale is moving in the right direction! I also FINALLY got my picture into the Nest signature, not sure what I did different, but today it worked. I tried to think of something worth posting so I could show it off... but really nothing came to mind, other then this ... and it seemed more worthy of LJ then the Nest. Sooo my purpose was defeated, but for the super curious, I did responds to the PI's Costco post, so you can check it out. If I've held your interest this far... THANKS! Have a great evening!! ~Andrea (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, May 8th, 2006
11:27 am	Weekend Update with Andrea Cook I loved this weekend. Johnny was gone early morning Saturday to go camping/ dirt bike riding and did not get home until Sunday afternoon. I love my husband with my whole heart, but it was so nice to just do what I wanted to do this weekend!! My only plans were to read and then Saturday go to my friends BBQ. And that is just what I did! I even ate pretty good at the “grill out” Johnny tells me that it’s not a bbq unless it’s slow cooked… anyway… my friend made an artichoke dip that was amazing, and I ate that up, but that was it for the bad stuff… and she did use low fat mayo! I finished up our book for book club. Sunday I went to church, early service, and then headed off to Costco. I also went to Macy’s to see what I could use the Friends and Family coupon on (thank you mrsshoegal)… but would you know that after trying tons of things on, there was not a thing that I had to have! So I left the mall with nothing more then I got there with… a first, a HUGE first! So we are trying to get pregnant. We actually have been wanting to get PG for about a year and a half now, but until this month hadn’t taken any ovulation predictor tests, which is crazy because my cycle is not normal! So Friday, I got my first positive, that I was about to ovulate! I am a fan of irony, but not this time. Come on now! The one of few times that Johnny actually goes away for the weekend… ok, it is kinda funny… we gave it our best shot in the time that we had! That’s about it! (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Thursday, May 4th, 2006
4:17 pm	Eat smart and exercise, my new plan! I joined up at Curves almost a month ago. I have been going with two friends three times a week. The scale has not budged, nor are my clothes any looser (it’s been three weeks, I'm not surprised) however, I am just loving this newfound energy! My mom joined up today, and we plan on going two times a week together, so I’ll now go five days a week! I am so glad that I am exercising again! It’s been too long, and I just can’t go up another size! I have been going up almost a size a year since getting married! That’ll be five years in December, yikes! I also rejoined Weight Watchers in January, and although I am not strictly following the Points, I have been eating better… that is I was eating better until I began exercising… now I’m working out but making poor food choices. This is a pattern I’ve seen in my past. If I’m doing one thing right, I’m forgetting all about the other! So, my plan is to eat smart and exercise! Sounds like a genius idea! I could make millions if I could market that idea!! Easier said then done though. I just love food. I’m not even a sweets junkie, I’m all about starches! Grrr… Ok, so please anyone reading this feel free to hold me accountable! I’m sure I’ll see you from time to time at book clubs and GTG’s and whatnot so PLEASE ask me how it’s going! I love accountability. If that makes me sound like a little kid, I don’t care it is what I need!! I also need to set goals. I’ll work on that and write them down next time. (6 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006
3:07 pm	My Nest friends... I am InAweOfHim. I thought I'd put that out there, so you don't wonder who is responding to your journals! ~Andrea (1 Comment |Comment on this)
2:04 pm	So my journal page is not blank... I am going to fill you all in on this little fact. I am going to go to lunch now. This is our home... (Comment on this)