Light The Night Auction!

"Things are about to get really good around here!"

Our team is so amazing and I just love it so much, I feel honored to participate in something with such amazing friends and family! I am super excited to say the time is finally here and the Calgary online auction will be starting tomorrow! There are tons of great items up for auction and if you are not local but would like to bid feel free to as long as your willing to pay shipping ANYONE can join in! https://www.facebook.com/groups/636368176432246/

I am very excited to be able to share all the items up for auction with you guy! we have 12 items up for auction which is less than what I hoped for but is way better than nothing and I appreciate everyone who has taken the time to put baskets together and make things to donate to the auction you are all truly amazing! 

-Donated by Sweet Rustiques we have a blue growth chart, awesome for a little boys room! Sweet Rustiques is a home based local business started by two friends who have a love for things rustic and vintage! Check out their facebook page for many more amazing items! 

-A very nice local lady who is with Jamberry Nails made this beautiful basket for the auction!

- If your ever in the area and needing esthetics done you should give Laura a call she does bridal make-up, gel nails, manis and pedis, and waxing! Located in SE calgary and her business number is 403-809-8959. She donated a gift certificate for a gel nail manicure and a eye brow wax! 

- If you have ever heard of Younique make-up you know that it's highly spoken of and has amazing reviews! Soumeya who so kindly had the online younique party for me with proceeds going towards our team, Rainbow Lights, also donated a set of the 3D Mascara by Younique! 

-I had a very nice young lady donate and put together a Steeped Tea gift basket for me! The basket is filled with a bunch of awesome items like a heart shaped teacup and saucer, a charm infuser ball, a gift certificate and a bunch of different teas! To check out more of their products you can check out Mary's store! 

-Another local home based business, Creations by Lorna, donated some beautiful handmade cup cozies that have the blood cancer ribbon on them!  She is very talented and I suggest checking out her page! 

-Linda Beny from Uppercase Living donated a super cool wood sign that says "a meal without wine is called breakfast" She makes and sells some amazing things! 

-Maristella from festive favors donated an absolutely beautiful summer basket with over $100 worth of goodies in it for the summer! She also makes tons of different kinds of cute baskets for all sorts of occasions! 

-My wonderful friend Jaclyn made another super cute gift box of stuff from Jamberry! 

Shaunna from Black Box Boutique made up a wonderful little gift bag full of some very nice items.

And last item is a gift certificate from Debbie with Sweet Treat Parties she made a very generous donation with a value of $200!

I really hope you guys come and bid on some of these amazing items!!! 

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kicking Cancers Butt, One Step At a Time!

"Together we Can, Together we Will!"

 

So I wanted to give everyone a bit of an update about how our team is doing with raising funds for the Light The Night walk for Cancer!

 

The BC Auction just ended raising $3250!! That is so amazing guys and I thank everyone so much for taking the time to bid on things and helping our team get that much closer to our goal! Today the Edmonton addition of the auction started and will end on the 14th!! If you haven't yet you definitely need to click this link and head over to the page and start bidding!!

                                  https://www.facebook.com/groups/649429395124493/

Please ensure you read all rules and sign (write your full name in the comments) to show You agree and understand!

 

Right now there is also a online younique party that I am hosting with all proceeds earned donated to Light the Night! The party is going on till the 14th as well! Please head over to

https://www.youniqueproducts.com/SoumeyaMovaffagh/party/245774/view?autoplay=1#mediaDisplay?autoplay=1#mediaDisplay and check out all the amazing products they have! Share a link on your Facebook page, twitter or Instagram to have your friends join in too!!

 

 

 

I have also decided to do photo sessions with all proceeds donated to our team! You all know I love photography! I take pictures of Anya every chance I get! I am by no means a professional but for $75 you really can't go wrong!

 

Than last we have our Calgary auction/raffle going on! The auction will start on the 25th again with all proceeds donated to Light the night! The raffle will be held at a BBQ I will be hosting (date and location to be announced this week)! https://www.facebook.com/groups/636368176432246/ please follow our page to keep up to date and invite your friends! I am still accepting donations for the auction and the gift baskets for the raffle, if you would like to make a personal donation or if you know someone who may want to donate please let me know!

 

Thank you to everyone again! All those who are helping raise money, everyone who has donated to the cause and all those who have shared what we are doing with your friends and your families! As you all know this is very important to my family and I. It hits really close to home for us as we have already lost one family member and have had another diagnosed just over a year ago now. We thank and appreciate you guys and all you have done to help us!! Keep spreading the word! ♥♥



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Tests... I've always hated those!

"You are what you eat! So don't be Fast, Cheap, Easy or Fake!" Unknown

It's a fit test day in my 90 day challenge and with this fit test marks day 45 half way through the challenge already, how exciting is that!!! I am going to share a few meal ideas with you guys in the post but before we do that I believe there is a test I need to address! 

So you've already learned I HATE tests even this one! It took me all morning to get off my butt and do today's work out and I am still sitting here writing this blog post as opposed to doing my fit test... Ok gotta get this butt in gear!  

Ok I finally got off my butt so here the results are

Did each workout for 1 min completing as many as I could! 

Speed Squats 48

High Knees 90

Push Ups 28

Squat Jumps 39

Tricep Dips 30

Burpees 18

Alternating Lunges 36

Elbow Plank 1 min Hold (yes I know I did worse on this!) 

Compared to last time I did pretty awesome! This was my first fit tests results

Speed Squats 24

High Knees 50

Push Ups 23

Squat Jumps 24

Tricep Dips 23

Burpees 11

Alternating Lunges 19

Elbow Plank 1 min 5 seconds hold

So Fit test is done! Now to share some delicious meal ideas with you guys! 

Breakfast

Eggs with whole wheat toast and fresh fruit! 

Eggs are an amazing way to start the day they are full of protein and nutrients that help kick start your day! 

Lunch  

No one really enjoys salad but trust me there are tons of Salads out there that are so good and healthy that you will want to have one every day! 

My personal favorite 

Taco Salad! (Lets me honest everyone LOVES tacos!)

Dinner

When I have already indulged in carbs for one of my meals in the day (toast at breakfast) I try to avoid carbs for my other meals and if I do have carbs I try to make it a good kind.

one of my favorite dinners that I make at home is Bacon wrapped chicken with any grilled veggie! Delicious! Really I would probably love anything that has bacon on it and has been cooked on the BBQ! 

Hope you guys enjoyed my little update! 

Happy Hump Day! <3

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Little Miss A is 8 months old!!

"Such a BIG miracle in such a little girl!" Unknown

 

 

Yes I know this mommas been slacking! But here it is, Anya's 8 month update!

 

I honestly don't even know where to start here I feel like she grew up in the blink of an eye so much changed this past month!

We started feeding her anything we are eating and she has loved it all so far! No more baby food! Yay! Her favorite snack is yogurt drops! She has learned what the dog food and water is she really enjoys them both as I'm sure you can imagine! She has all figured out that if she drops food on the floor the dogs will eat it. They know they aren't aloud so they just stare at me while she throws it on the floor and yells for them to come eat it.

 

She's on the move!!!

 

Yup totally thought she would skip crawling cause she stands and walks so well but no she can definitely crawl! Once she figured that one out there was no stopping her! She not can pull herself up on pretty much anything she can get a grip on. She climbs the stairs, john and I definitely need to invest in a baby gate lol, you can't even leave the room for 5 seconds or turn your back for that matter cause if you do upstairs she goes!

She loves the shoes and the front mirror in the house and of course the door stops, who didn't like those things as a baby!

 

She can walk with her walker that her Uncle Stephen got her! She still only says dada and daddy, although she has said mama once! She is a chatter box though and always has a story to tell, I already know she gets that from me! She loves to climb in the table and well she gets stuck I find it pretty entertaining although she hates that I laugh at her every time! We no longer get use of her jumper so its time to pack that away!

 

I can't believe how big you've gotten and how much you have changed in the past month! I am so proud of you and all you can do, although it breaks my heart at the same time! I want to say your slowly turning into a little lady but well there is nothing slow about this process at all and it drives me crazy how fast it is all happening! But every day I wake up and look forward to all the exploring you'll will do that day and all the new things you will learn, and every day it brings more joy to my heart! Love you to the moon and back Anya!

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