Recipe musings and a little more

Life is marching on.  I'm SO thankful for the sequence of events that helped me to find a new chiropractor.  I had the BEST chiro out in GA (Essential Healing Chiropractic in Woodstock), and when I moved out here to Cali I waited for a long time before I decided to seek out a new one.  Don't get me wrong, he's probably good for a LOT of people, but I was just finding myself still experiencing a fair amount of pain even after adjustments.

A few weekends ago, we were at a car show and there was a booth set up in the trade fair portion.  I stopped in and spoke to the doctor and asked whether she deals with applied kinesiology and she said she does.  SOLD!  I went last week for chronic, constant headaches I'd been having for about 6 weeks (and DESPITE an adjustment w/ the other chiro).  This is NOT a good thing to have happening when ALL you can take for said headaches is Tylenol which does NOTHING!  One adjustment, fixed.  Went for a follow up today and got my first ever massage before my adjustment and it was divine!  They combine chiro and massage for optimum results and I give it 2 thumbs up :)  Twin Creeks Chiropractic in Roseville is AMAZING!

On to the food portion!  I've been scouring Pinterest as usual and tried a few more new recipes.  ALL wins :)  I made a Shepherd's Pie, and last night fixed up a pork roast to make pulled pork sandwiches.  I've found an interesting guide to help w/ weekly food choices; hubs often complains about "chicken AGAIN?"

So now it's chicken/pork/beef/pasta/veggie/seafood each night and after 1 week the menu was a hit!  Makes it imperative to plan for the weekly shopping trip, but it's better when you do that anyway.  That article I read was actually touting monthly shopping trips for groceries, but I just don't have the storage capacity (apartment) to handle that much food at once.  So, I'll just utilize what pertains to me and move on!

Feeling good, no sickness knock on wood.  Next appt is Nov when we find out whether boy/girl.  I don't care either way, I just want HEALTHY.

Just ... wow

I'm not even sure I know where to begin.  This crazy journey called Life is progressing on a track I'm not sure I ever saw coming.  For the most part, I have stopped living my life through facebook and other social media sites.  Losing 2 of my best friends over a stupid internet spat made me realize that REALITY is not always virtual.  So not only do I not post on the horse board that got me in trouble, I really don't even go there to "lurk" much any more.  The down side is that I've disconnected from the horse side of things ... for now.  The up side is that I've been focusing on other things.  Apart from posting "day trip" pics on Instagram and then sharing to facebook, I don't do much other than read what my "friends" have to say on a daily basis.

The bottom line is this; life is changing BIG time for us, again :)  And yes, it's a good change, it's an AMAZING change!  I didn't think for a second that life would go in this direction, but it is what it is.  For one thing, some months ago, my husband and I made a decision to stop birth control.  I just turned 36 in February, and here I was still taking BC pills every day.  I HATE the pill, I don't ever want to take it again, but ANY other method of BC other than "permanent" isn't an option for me.  So, the question was, have a permanent procedure, or stop the Pill and see what happens?  Well, we chose the latter and now I'm expecting!

I don't question God, EVER.  His plan is what it is, I just try to have the courage to follow along and be involved in it.  My due date is April 6.  Only 12 weeks along, so no idea if girl or boy.  We WILL find out, for sure.  Kody and David are both happy and excited; yes, there's a feeling of being ... overwhelmed.  That combined with the task of moving in July with a NEWBORN is a daunting feeling, but I know we'll come through it with flying colors :D

There will be no grand facebook announcements, no ultrasound pics posted, no pics/updates from the hospital.  Anything I have to say, I'll say right here on my very own blog that only the people that are interested in what I have to say will check out.  Yes, I'll post links, but again ... only those that actually care about me and my family will share in my happy news.

Horses will once again be taking a backseat in my life and I am ok with that.  No matter where I am, no matter what's happening in my life, horses will always be there for me to get back to when I'm ready.  Happily, I've been feeling great, no morning sickness thus far (knock on wood).  My OB says I SHOULD be past that stage, so we'll see.  It's going to be a challenge being out here with no family, but I'm VERY hopeful my sister is going to come out and be with me for a week or so.  The only bummer is I won't get to enjoy the hot tub this winter!  :(  Oh well, there are worse things in life, lol.

Stay tuned for updates.  I don't have another OB appt until November, which is when we SHOULD find out the sex.  So happy and excited for this turn in our life, and we're just trusting in God to lead us along the way.