The Lopez Life

Right now....

I am loving my Aqua Aerobics class! Great group of ladies and a great workout. I used to take a water class at the gym and this new class I am taking is so much better! So much more of a workout. I am sore! Love that it's outside too.

Some  other favorites right now.....

Sparkling Ice Water. Zero calories.

I haven't had any soda at all in three months. That's huge for this Coke drinker. These waters are carbonated and that's what I craved about Coke. Orange Mango is my favorite. I had no problem giving up soda, which I thought was going to be hard. I mainly just drink plain water all day and have one of these a few times a week and will sometimes have iced tea with lemon if I feel I need some caffeine.  

 Another favorite thing right now is Alexia Sweet Potato Fries.

I bake them in the oven. Yummo!! If you follow the Weight Watcher's program you can have 12 of these for four points and the fries are big! You can buy them at Costco. I don't eat them a lot just every couple of weeks. I've lost 20 pounds and I'm working on the next 20. I'll share some more favorites again soon.

{Memorial Day}

Thank you to all the servicemen and women who serve our country and who lost their lives to protect us all. Thank you.

Today we are kind of just relaxing. We've been going all weekend. Robert starts summer weight lifting today and I start my summer aqua aerobics class tonight.  Dave had to work all weekend so he works again tonight.

Wanted to share some of the cards I made for a Memorial Day weekend challenge at Scrapbook Doodle.

{Dad's Birthday}

Yesterday we celebrated my dad's birthday. His birthday isn't until June 3, but my parents will be out of town on that date. We had a great day hanging out by the pool. It was a gorgeous day out.

I've been card making all day. Will post pictures of them tomorrow. Have a great night!

{Updates}

I haven't been blogging as much as I want to. Now that  school is out for summer I hope to be able to blog a lot more.

Robert is officially a Junior in high school. Can't believe it! I am very proud of my son. He's a great kid. He's been working so hard this year. Since November he has lost almost 40 pounds. He also grew a few inches. He passed Dave a long time ago (which wasn't hard to do). :) Robert is always thinking about his future. He wants to pursue a carrier in the FBI. He has also recently started thinking about maybe going into Law. He finished the school year with a 3.6 grade point average and made honor roll. I am not one to brag about my kid, but I am just very proud of the man he is becoming and since I print my blog, I know Robert will one day read this. I love you, Robert!

Robert will be taking behind the wheel probably within a couple of weeks for four days. Just waiting for the call from his teacher. After the four days he will be able to go get his license. He just can't get it until July 21st when his 6 months are up.

I've been making cards again. Here's a few I have made for Father's Day and my dad's birthday.

 

Dave and I are doing great. Looking forward to a fun summer. We have lots of fun things planned. Today we are driving to Chandler to celebrate my dad's birthday. Swimming, BBQing and lots of family time. Be back tomorrow with more photos from today.  

{2012 Spring Football Game}

Last nights game was so much fun! We are definately counting down the days until Fall football starts! It was great to see people who we haven't seen much of since the end of last season. Also to see how much these boys have grown!

Robert is in the #63 jersey (blue).

Then came the big man contest. Blue team won!!

Tug-o-War contest.

Baby Praying Mantis

Last week when I was out front watering I noticed a baby praying mantis on the wall. I've never seen one before. I ran inside to get my camera. It was soooo cute!

Tonight is the Spring football game at the high school. Can't wait for football to start this fall!! It can't come soon enough!

{Thank you card}

Made this card for a color challenge at Scrapbook Doodle.

I think summer is here!

 It's 73 degrees out at 8:23 in the morning. That's pretty cool for that time of morning. It's going to reach 108 degrees today. I think summer is officially here! Can't wait to start swimming. The water is still too cold for me to swim, but hopefully it'll be so hot Memorial Day weekend that the water will feel great!

Also, wanted to share the card I made for my mom for Mother's Day.

{Scrap Night}

I'm hosting a scrap night at my house tonight. Excited to see some friends that I have not seen in awhile. I made a card for each one of my guests to kick off the night. Thought it would be fun to give them a ready to go birthday card to give away.

{First Monsoon of 2012!}

We are getting a little storm tonight. It's blowing up like crazy!! Now I get to drive in it to pick up Robert. It's pretty exciring though! This picture was taken right before we got hit with wind, dust and rain. So pretty right before the storm.

I also discovered that I need new windshield wipers! Good thing I took the back roads. Look at the size of that rain cloud?