Wednesday, May 30, 2012

A Big Believer in Not Believing...

It's so quiet right now. Kids at school. Landon went back to sleep. No coffee. I couldn't think of anything else to do but this. Not that I have any new brilliant news to share with you. I know, I know....this is disappointing. We can deal with it and get through it together.

I saw friend of mine yesterday while I went from completely drab, horrible roots to blonder than I have ever been it's kind of a shock to look at myself in the mirror. This friend of mine is having a baby. Like right now. She had a scheduled C-Section at 7:30 a.m. this morning I believe. Yesterday, she was asking me an array of questions. Questions in which I thoroughly enjoyed being asked. It just brought me back to my pregnancy. All three of them in one way or another. It's such an awesome, beautiful, blessed gift to be able to carry a child. I'm so excited for her. I knew exactly what she was feeling yesterday. Anxious. Excited. Nervous. And I knew what she was feeling last night when she probably couldn't sleep. And this morning when she had to be at the hospital at 5 a.m. And right now. Elated joy. Feelings you can't quite put into words . (well you could if you were a good writer) Congratulations Gemma!! You will be drinking Margs on a patio before you know it! ; )

Speaking of Margs on a patio and being pregnant - I wanted to quit. I feel like I am a joke to people. I mean I think if I weren't me but knew me, I would think that I was a joke. Not that anyone would make me feel this way. My friends and family are far too kind for that. So obviously, either I am convinced that, secretly they think I'm a joke or I, myself, think this.  And I'm sure it's the latter of the two. I work out every day. And I work out hard every day. And I haven't got on a scale in weeks. Which has helped me I believe. Did I already write about this? I'm a big believer in not believing..... in that number on the scale. It's just a number. I tell just about everybody this. I had this same conversation with my cousin Jill. She has been working her butt off doing boot camp, for weeks now. Her first week her loss in inches was awesome!! Like a standing ovation AWESOME! But I guess after a month she did it again and it was not what she was hoping for. Like I don't know how bad it was but she was discouraged. I said the same thing to her that my friends said to me the other night. "Who cares!! Your getting healthier every day! That's all that matters!" And I imagine that when I told her that, she felt the same way I did hearing it. Because lets be honest - If you are a person that has been consumed with or obsessed with your weight your entire adult life then the numbers DO MATTER! At the very least, an obvious result to the hard work you have put in would be nice. Rewarding at best. It does matter that if you work out every day or just about and nothing changes or you gain - it's all for what? It DOES MATTER. And yes, I know that I am healthy. I'm in shape. Or more than I was. And more than the person that doesn't work out but I don't care. Because those people are smaller than me. Those people are comfortable in their clothes. And that's what I want. But...I'm not quitting. I will never quit. Because even though it DOES MATTER - it also matters that I can live a longer life with my kids and my husband. And that's where the benefit of health comes in. So I will take it for now but that isn't what is going to keep me going. Results. I will be patient. I will NOT be a JOKE to myself. I will PROVE myself WRONG.

Boom!!


























My Bucket List - I am proud to say that I have done most everything on it...and it was fun. And I want to continue to do it...

Picnic Lunch at the "beach" 
Best idea ever and we are doing this again really soon.
Put together Ella's lego set with Ella
Go for a walk after dinner
Play WAR with Jackson
Watch a movie with Husband after babies are in bed 
Okay well technically we didn't rent a movie...oh wait, yes we did. And it was funny. The Sitter. Yep, that's it! It was pretty funny. I recommend it.
Send a text to a friend to let them know I am aware of what they have been up to and that I am thinking of them.
Send my husband an email telling him how much he means to me
Write a note in Jackson and Ella's Mommy and Me journals
Introduce Landon to a trampoline and a water hose at the same time
Bake something new and bring it to Nana - Make with Ella.
Half the battle is picking a dessert out. There are so many. So I had Ella pick one out yesterday while I made dinner. She picked out a good one. Since they are going to their dad's this weekend we are going to have to do it next week but I'm pretty ecstatic about what she picked. 
Go swimming for as long as Husband can stand it. (wimp) 
I am a tan goddess. (with really blonde hair)

Chocolate Mint Icebox Dessert 







 Recipe found here.



From my weekend, inspired by my BUCKET LIST

Swimming, Toothless wonder, The "Beach", Field Day, Worn out, Blondie

Signing out,

Amy






Thursday, May 24, 2012

Laters Baby...

Momma needs some I.N.S.P.I.R.A.T.I.O.N.  people!!!

Or maybe I just need more quiet time. Yes, that must be it. I need more quiet time.

Or maybe I used all that up when I was reading my last trilogy. Yes, I read 50 Shades. Judge all you want. (I only say this because there were times when I was reading the books that I felt my own "inner goddess" looking at me with one of her eye brows raised, arms crossed  saying, "Really Amy? Really? You are reading that "smut"?) And to her I just said - "REALLY. I AM. AND I MAY READ IT AGAIN. BECAUSE I CAN." How is it possible that you can fall in love with a fictional character from a book? He doesn't even have a face. Well actually he has like 5 to 7 of them because no one can really pin point one guy and every one has their own version of Christian Grey. To each his own I suppose.

Whelp tonight is going to be a night of epic tears. I'm sure of it. Between the season finale of Glee and my last work out with Valerie (workout instructor)...the tears are going to flow. No holding back for me. Well except at the gym. There I will do my best to contain my emotions.  I'm surprised at how sad I am that Valerie is leaving my gym. I don't hang out with her outside the gym or chat with her on a daily basis. But for the last several years I have seen her at least three times a week at that gym. She has pushed me, made me sweat, made my muscles burn, made me sore for days with her vigorous work outs. She has such an infectious attitude. She is so happy all the time. And she makes me feel like I can do just about anything. I guess I'm just afraid that when she's gone I'm going to lose my motivation. But if she has taught me anything it's that I'm doing this for myself. Not for her. Not for the husband or my kids. Just me. Fittingly enough, she played 'I'm a survivor' for our last work out. The girl knows what she's doing.

So I made a bucket list of things I want to accomplish this week. I got the idea from another blog that I read. The idea started out as something very thoughtful and simple. A friend of hers had sent her a text asking her what she was looking forward to this week...and that prompted her to come up with a bucket list. What a great idea. We always dread the week don't we? We always talk about what we have coming up that is so time consuming. Dance on Monday, Baseball on Tuesday, Game on Thursday and Saturday. Work. Painting. Putting a fence up. Paying off a ticket. Field Day. (am I seriously the only parent that does not look forward to field day) Moving. Laundry. Grocery Shopping. Every thing we aren't looking forward to. So make a list of things that you are looking forward to. And don't look at it like a to-do list. More like a 'I can't wait to do list.'

So here is my weekly Bucket List that will more than likely spill over to next week. Fine by me. ;) Gives me something to look forward to.


Picnic Lunch at the "beach"
Put together Ella's lego set with Ella
Go for a walk after dinner
Play WAR with Jackson
Watch a movie with Husband after babies are in bed
Send a text to a friend to let them know I am aware of what they have been up to and that I am thinking of them.
Send my husband an email telling him how much he means to me
Write a note in Jackson and Ella's Mommy and Me journals
Introduce Landon to a trampoline and a water hose at the same time
Bake something new and bring it to Nana - Make with Ella.
Go swimming for as long as Husband can stand it. (wimp)

I have so much more fun things to do this week and weekend. I kinda sorta can't wait!!

You know what would be cool...is if I had more than one pair of work out pants. Seriously. I have one pair. I work out five days a week. One pair. Oh and if I had a sports bra where I didn't have to also wear a regular bra underneath said sports bra to help for support. My one sports bra is from 15 years ago. It's old school. Also, while I'm complaining, if all the work out t-shirts I had didn't have holes in the pits. Seriously. Holes in the pits. I try to wear those when I'm doing just legs or running but some how or another...we have to raise our damn arms for something and then BAM!! There it is folks...Speaking of BAM....holy SPIN class...I have only done it twice and wow!! Hardest work out I have ever done. I love it. Love it. Highly recommend it to anyone wanting to get in shape. It burns so many calories in such a small amount of time. Also, if you don't partake in the stretching or choose a bike at the back of the class no one will notice the big gaping holes you have in the pits of your shirts. Pits is a gross word isn't it? Pits...Pits...Ewww. 

I think I'll end on that note.

Laters baby,

Ana..I mean Amy

Hey a girl can dream can't she...




Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Hope & Miracles

I'm so not feeling it today...Or yesterday....and I may or may not be feeling it tomorrow...But I can always hope for the best.

Honestly, I was going to leave an outgoing message on here...Something like...

"You have reached the Blog of Amy Marie. She is currently unavailable because she is enthralled with another book trilogy and WAY too captivated and taken aback to be able to put together any of her thoughts that could possibly form words that may eventually get her to full sentences. However, she reads these books at quite a rapid speed. She will be back shortly. "

Something clever and hysterical and along those lines. But I'm not going to do that. No, instead of writing a bunch of unimportant nonsense about me, I'm going to leave you with something else. Something that I read last night and then this morning. Something that I was compelled to share here. Something that contains way  more substance than any blog entry I could ever have come up with.

So here you go...(side note: have tissue near by)

http://www.mamalaughlin.com/2012/05/when-skies-are-gray.html

And then I read this...and was reminded of sweet things. Hope & Miracles.

http://momastery.com/blog/2012/05/01/miracle-two-eyes-wide-open/



Tuesday, April 24, 2012

It Is Always Something.

You know when you think you are so clever (or lucky) and got away with something, only to find out later that this, in fact, is not true....Well this reality is mine and it has completely spoiled my mood and my motivation for the day.

I started out my day with a nice cup of coffee...I needed it to get me going. Weird how I managed without it for the last 32 years of my life. Huh......   Anyways, got my work out gear on, got Landon ready to go and we were out the door. Of course on my way out the door he tells me he has to go to the restroom...Well he says he has to "go poop" and I can't ignore that. So we go back inside, sit on the potty and.......Nothing. (sigh)  Grab the bag again, my water and the keys and I'm at the gym in no time flat. I have been going to the gym pretty much every day during the week. I think I did miss last Wednesday due to pure laziness in the morning and a baseball schedule conflict in the evening but Thursday I managed to drag my entire family out to the track with me so I could go run. You know...good family time. They play, I run. Whatever - it made me feel less guilty. Plus, they had fun. And I ran...I ran the entire 3.25 miles. So Hannah...Kriss...if your reading this, I'm ready to sign up for those 5ks we mentioned at Easter.

After my workout this morning my plan was to go pay my ticket I got for not having insurance on my person, come home and hit the laundry hard. But when I went to go get my ticket "dismissed" this is what I hear instead - "Okay ma'am the insurance portion of your ticket has been dismissed, the cell phone portion will be 254..." fading off..Ummm, Say what???? Noooooooooooooooo!!! But I thought Mr. Saginaw police officer spared me this time. I thought he said I could just take care of the insurance part of the ticket and get dismissed and I needed to pay more attention. Wait???? Maybe he did say all that and I just completely misunderstood him. Either way - damn it!!! Total karate chop to the jugular. Total FAIL.



I swear, It Is Always Something.

Saving money, paying off debt and BAM - A/C goes out.
Budgeted for a perfect Spring Break vacation down to the penny and BAM - Tire is flat and you are told you need at least two more new ones.
Saving money, ready to get the kids some summer clothes - BAM - New doctor bill for Jackson's damn allergy shots.

It Is Always Something. 

But - It could always be worse. 

Yesterday I had two completely different conversations with my kids. Obviously, this isn't an abnormal thing but the spectrum of the two conversations had me giggling because my answer to both of them were the exact same.

Ella - "Mom, where are sharks weeners and butts?" - Ummmmmmm???

Jackson - "Mom, I don't want to grow up, because when I do you will die and I don't want you to die." - Ummmmmmm???

Obviously, I didn't leave Jackson hanging there...in tears, with a scared, broken heart but I also couldn't make Jackson any promises. I hate that I can't take that pain from him. That I can't say in all honesty, "Well it will be a long time before I get to be with God." Because that isn't the truth is it. The scary truth, that we all know but forget because our lives are so busy, is that we don't even know if we get tomorrow. But that's not something I want to make a reality for my 10 year old. Not right now anyways. Is that a mistake though? To not be honest about death. I sort of figured it out as I went along. The older I got, the more people I lost or the more I heard about death the more I figured out. When I was young, my great grandpa died and so I figured you only died when  you were really old. And then I got a little older and my uncle passed away, and I thought, okay you die when you are old and when you are sick. And then, at 21, my dad passed away at 45 years of age, all of the sudden, while driving his truck down the road. Weeks earlier he had a physical done and was found to be in good health. So then I realized - the rules are all out the window. You die when God decides it's your time. Although, at the time I'm sure I didn't quite phrase it like that. It takes years of making peace with something to be able to accept it in those terms. But it's the truth. And my Jackson worries about so much as it is. So much. Too much. I just couldn't do it.

Ella's question about the shark privates was much easier to answer. "underneath the tail and towards the back." She accepted it without hesitation. I have no idea if this is correct or not. With most things, if I don't know the answer I generally google it to give my kids the correct information. I didn't really feel like googling, 'Shark Penis and Butts'. Maybe tomorrow when I'm feeling a little more adventurous and less deflated.

What I ran my 5k to last week -

Started with....
Handlebars - Flobots (good song to start off with)

Written in the Stars - Tinie Tempah
We are Young - FUN
Lose Yourself - Eminem (always good for running)
The Motto - Drake
Dance Erotic - Marz
We Found Love -  Rihanna
Glad You Came - The Wanted
Like a G6 - Far East Movement
Remember the Name - Fort Minor (best song in all the universe to end on) 

I have to be forgetting a few because I'm a slow runner. Either way, they all keep me going. It's a good feeling. In spite all of that, I still weigh exactly the same. Not a good feeling.



Free Mini Photo Session Giveaway



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One last thing.. Seriously people..it's a free photo session...Free...If you need help or don't remember what that word means, look it up. 

*If you have already done the steps below you don't have to do them again!!!! You have done your part and thanks for doing so. It means a lot!!


Anyways....I'm doing a Giveaway...because I can. Because I want to and because I know an awesome photographer who wants to with me.
Here is what you will win: 
One FREE Mini Session taken by Color Me Happy Photography
You can go to the above link to check out her Portfolio. You can choose any kind of mini session you want - Family, Grand kids, Kids, Pets, Engagement...you name it - she does it all!!
Here are the Rules: Pay Attention People!!
  • What I really want is for you to comment on this post. I want you to comment and tell me which photo session you are really wanting (you can change your mind later) and I want you to leave me a comment and tell me what you look forward to most this summer. That's 2 comments Peeps. You get that...On this post.  Now a lot of you text me, leave me a comment on FB, email me, call me...to tell me that you can't comment on my page. Try harder.  But if you can't. Then leave the comment under the link on FB. 
  • Okay the 2nd thing you have to do is become a follower of my blog. I have 10 whole followers now - I know who you are. Seriously - all you have to do is follow me. That's not so bad...is it?? I can think of worse things to have to do. (obviously if you already follow me you can omit this step)
  • Third - you need to go here and like the Color Me Happy Photography Facebook page.
  • Last - (What is this too much?? - suck it up - It may be "costing" you time but that's it and totally worth it) After you have liked the Color Me Happy Photography FB - leave a comment on that page that says - "Amy sent me"

P.S. There has to be at least 10 entries - so send my blog link to your friends. Do it!!!!- I think I have seven so far...maybe 6......almost there!!







Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Pina Colada is my favorite - for obvious reasons.

Well here I sit...Chewing on my Tropical Starburst. I believe to any fly on the wall or any other creature that has a view of me (human or insect) I probably look like a cow chewing grass. A lot of grass. Either way, maybe this is why when my husband came home last night with three packs for me (yes, i know..I'm spoiled) and I suggested we should each chew them and then make out at the same time he gave me this look of disgust. Kinda of like he was looking at a cow...chewing on grass. A lot of grass. At any rate - we didn't do it. But we still shared them. Pina Colada is my favorite - for obvious reasons. I'm a lush.



So if you haven't figured it out yet - I have nothing of value to say today. But that's okay, right? I don't always have to have some deep, meaningful post for it to be worthy of posting. Although, don't get me wrong...when I am feeling deep and meaningful, it helps tremendously to get it out there but it also feels good to not have something weighing heavy on my mind. The only thing that is making me crazy right now is that I can hear my two year old in his room jumping up and down on his bed crying, "mommy".  I HATE when he doesn't nap. But for all selfish reasons. Just so we are clear. Strictly selfish reasons. Sue me.

Also - my unfinished kitchen. I know I said it was going to be a slow process but seriously. This is like molasses. It's been over a month and all "we"  have done is taken the wall paper off (which is no easy task) and then some other stuff with some spackle or something ...on one small portion of the wall. I just want some color in that stupid kitchen. I hate that kitchen. And by "we" I mean my husband. I just sit back and judge the lack of progress. Sue me.

So one of my new favorite songs is "Somebody that I Use to Know" by I don't even know...Nobody that I Use to Know...(hahahhaaha -sorry) Anyways, it doesn't matter who sings it because I downloaded a different version. I can't stop listening to it. Judge all you want to but I'm a GLEEK. (this does not stand for Glee Geek btw  it stands for Glee Freak) I'm proud of this self given title..and when they sang that song on the show last week I  watched it like 47 times and then went straight to downloading it on ITunes. It's just spectacular. Yes, I said...SPECTACULAR. And I don't take it back either. Sue me.

I just got done reading Mockingjay. Again. It's the third book in the Hunger Games trilogy. The thing is I just read it and finished it a few months ago. Maybe a little longer. I couldn't help it. I watched the Hunger Games again with my husband and had to read the two books following. And, more than likely, I will read them again. The only reason, other than the obvious, and the obvious is that they are a SPECTACULAR read, that I think I felt like I had to read them again is because movies don't do the books justice. Or the characters or the emotions. I feel like those characters are apart of this world because they are in a book. Not on some big screen And they feel the same feelings we all feel. It makes it more real. The movies take away from that. So my point...movies suck and I read a lot this weekend. And Monday. And Tuesday. Sue me.

I have a paci habit to break, a crib to convert into a toddler bed and potty training to seriously start. I'm not sure which one to do first. They are all pretty overwhelming to a 2 year old. Although, I get the potty training is slow and he pretty much will call the shots there but I have to start somewhere. I don't want him to be my toddler, I want him to be my baby, for....EEEEEEEEEEEVEEEEEEEEEEEER!! But we all know that isn't happening. 

I also have sheets to wash, kids to pick up from school, homework to do before a baseball game tonight and dinner to start so I guess my time is up. Bummer - I had so much more unimportant things to say too. Until next time...

One last thing.. Seriously people..it's a free photo session...Free...If you need help or don't remember what that word means, look it up. 

*If you have already done the steps below you don't have to do them again!!!! You have done your part and thanks for doing so. It means a lot!!

Anyways....I'm doing a Giveaway...because I can. Because I want to and because I know an awesome photographer who wants to with me.
Here is what you will win: 

One FREE Mini Session taken by Color Me Happy Photography
You can go to the above link to check out her Portfolio. You can choose any kind of mini session you want - Family, Grand kids, Kids, Pets, Engagement...you name it - she does it all!!

Here are the Rules: Pay Attention People!!

  • What I really want is for you to comment on this post. I want you to comment and tell me which photo session you are really wanting (you can change your mind later) and I want you to leave me a comment and tell me what you look forward to most this summer. That's 2 comments Peeps. You get that...On this post. Now a lot of you text me, leave me a comment on FB, email me, call me...to tell me that you can't comment on my page. Try harder.  But if you can't. Then leave the comment under the link on FB. 
  • Okay the 2nd thing you have to do is become a follower of my blog. I have 10 whole followers now - I know who you are. Seriously - all you have to do is follow me. That's not so bad...is it?? I can think of worse things to have to do. (obviously if you already follow me you can omit this step)
  • Third - you need to go here and like the Color Me Happy Photography Facebook page.
  • Last - (What is this too much?? - suck it up - It may be "costing" you time but that's it and totally worth it) After you have liked the Color Me Happy Photography FB - leave a comment on that page that says - "Amy sent me"

P.S. There has to be at least 10 entries - so send my blog link to your friends. Do it!!!!










Monday, April 16, 2012

Not so INSIGNIFICANT and a Giveaway!!

My week was FULL.













I was trying to sum up last week/weekend and I had so many different emotions used to describe it, too many...but most of them began with full. Full of empathy, full of hope, full of tears, full of screaming, full of anger, full of peace, full of      happiness, full of love, full of laughter, full of accomplishment, full of life.

My week was FULL. : )

 Our week started with a trip to the doctor. Is he wheezing or rattling?? Seriously, I have no idea nice nurse lady trying to help me. No idea. He's definitely rattling...no, no, he's definitely wheezing...okay screw it...better safe than sorry.


 Landon has bad allergies. This time they triggered a little asthma. Nothing big. Under control now. He takes his treatments like a champ. Oh and by the way, he was WHEEZING. Also, I would like for you to meet Peanut Butter Po - The Panda Bear.



My week included a funeral. I'm not going to go into detail about that funeral, it's not my place. But I will say that I'm glad I went. I can't say for certain that I brought comfort to anybody there but I could feel Gods presence all around. He undoubtedly gave me the peace I needed. I hope he comforted the family the way he comforted me. My hope is that they felt His presence as strongly as I did. I hope they continue to feel Him and His comfort.

 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. - John 14:27 

That day did have me reflecting on my life. Thankful for so many things. Reminded me of things that I already knew but had forgotten. Mostly, it made me thankful. I am thankful that it wasn't me going through it. I have been there, I have grieved for the loss of my father. I am still standing. I still experience joy every day. I hope I can be a glimmer of hope. I'm thankful that I can be here for her now. For anyone that has to go through this. I am thankful for that. I am thankful for my mother. My sister. My beautiful family. My healthy, beautiful family. My friends. My husband. My life. I dealt with asthma...she dealt with loss. I'm thankful for perspective. 


Somewhere in there my husband I celebrated our 4 year anniversary. We have been together for almost 7 years. I can't believe it's been 7 years. There are so many things that happened in our lives up until we met. So many, small, unnoticeable, insignificant things that led us up to that day. That led us to here. I can't help but think that if none of them or even one of those "not so insignificant" moments didn't happen in our life - where would we be. But I'm not sure you could convince me we still wouldn't be in this beautiful place we are in now. I just can't fathom God having any other plan for me than Jacob. What a perfect plan it is turning out to be.


Let's see, we had a smashed nose from baseball practice - If I would have been there I probably would have overreacted and taken him to the hospital. But no broken bones. Just a - swollen, bruised up, kinda bloody, the ball left a nice mark - injury. I got two surprise coffees from my husband this week. (those are the best, the ones I don't even ask for) I'm pretty sure he also surprised me with my new fave ice drink from SB's - Passion Tea. Well played, Sir. Well played. And we had our first sno cone of the season. Waited in line for like 45 minutes at a new place because our normal sno cone shack was abandoned in our time of need but I gotta say - one of the best Sno Cones I have ever had. Bahama Mama baby!! Had down time with the storm, Had some Grammy and Poppy time and some Nana time. Played outside and watched movies in. And my hubby and I went to see a movie together. I cannot remember the last time we saw a movie just him and I. I may have been pregnant with Landon. Landon is 2 1/2. You do the math.
We saw Hunger Games (yes I already saw it) And no joke, on the way home he started asking me questions that I couldn't answer very accurately about what happens next. So what did I do? Well, naturally, what anyone who had already read all three books would do....I went home and started reading Book 2 again - Catching Fire. I finished it yesterday. BUT - I also finished like 4 loads of laundry. So take that!! 
My week was FULL.  
And I LOVED every bit of it.


Want something for FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE???

Who doesn't people....and if you say you don't then...I say, Well I say something not very nice. And I'm a nice person. Most of the time. So I'm just not going to go there. You can't make me.

I digress.

Anyways....I'm doing a Giveaway...because I can. Because I want to and because I know an awesome photographer who wants to with me.
Here is what you will win: 

One FREE Mini Session taken by Color Me Happy Photography
You can go to the above link to check out her Portfolio. You can choose any kind of mini session you want - Family, Grand kids, Kids, Pets, Engagement...you name it - she does it all!!

Here are the Rules: Pay Attention People!!

  • What I really want is for you to comment on this post. I want you to comment and tell me which photo session you are really wanting (you can change your mind later) and I want you to leave me a comment and tell me what you look forward to most this summer. That's 2 comments Peeps. You get that...On this post. Now a lot of you text me, leave me a comment on FB, email me, call me...to tell me that you can't comment on my page. Try harder.  But if you can't. Then leave the comment under the link on FB. 
  • Okay the 2nd thing you have to do is become a follower of my blog. I have 10 whole followers now - I know who you are. Seriously - all you have to do is follow me. That's not so bad...is it?? I can think of worse things to have to do. (obviously if you already follow me you can omit this step)
  • Third - you need to go here and like the Color Me Happy Photography Facebook page.
  • Last - (What is this too much?? - suck it up - It may be "costing" you time but that's it and totally worth it) After you have liked the Color Me Happy Photography FB - leave a comment on that page that says - "Amy sent me"

P.S. There has to be at least 10 entries - so send my blog link to your friends. Do it!!!!