How nice is it to go from an 8ft x 4ft kitchen to a 12ft x 12ft kitchen with double ovens?! Yeah. I’m BEYOND excited about that! And that’s just ONE of the many perks to living here on the reservation. Today I found out that Riley can attend head start (preschool) 5 days a…
Day Four: Work In Progress
I’m pretty sure I didn’t sleep at all last night. Getting in at 10pm didn’t allow much time for me to pull a “Monica from Friends” and deep clean like I wanted before turning in for the evening. Nevertheless we were happy to finally be home. Today was full of work but we’ve had so…
Day Three: Comfort and Joy
Did you think of the Christmas song after reading the title of today’s blog? It’s ok you can admit it. I did too! Those were the only two words I could think of to describe how I felt this morning. Last night we were able to skype from our cell phone to my mom and…
Day Two: Strength and Healing
Waking up this morning felt good. The feeling of dread was no longer in the pit of my stomach and the anticipation of departure didn’t loom over my head. It was replaced with a feeling of peace. Almost as if I could feel a blanket of prayer covering me. Progress. As I lay there in…
Day One: Pain
Pulling out of the driveway of my parent’s house today was WAY harder then I anticipated. The images of my parent’s heartbroken, tear-stained faces will be burned into my brain forever.It kills me that I’ve caused them so much pain. It was never my intent. My heart aches so much… I can barely see through…
A Cure: My PERSONAL Experience
What a gift today is! First of all, it’s my 4 year wedding anniversary! It’s also (what would have been) my Grandma’s birthday. Yes, we planned that on purpose. THIS though…we did not plan. THIS news is HUGE!! Will you take my hand and take a trip down memory lane with me? I’m telling you…
Perfectly Easy Hashbrowns
Who doesn’t love hashbrowns? Crispy, golden, perfect hashbrowns! Nothing really compares to the kind you get when you go out to eat. I know so many of us have attempted to make them at home only for them to end up gummy and gray on the inside! Right? Unless you go for the frozen, bagged,…
From So Cali to So Dako?
Yup. We’re moving! Was anyone REALLY surprised?? Where or where do I begin?? I’ve sat down and thought about this blog over and over and it wasn’t until today that I felt like I was ready to share. Share my feelings. With all of you. So how was South Dakota?? In one word? Amazing. More…
Kid-Approved No-Cook PB and J Noodles!
So much has been going on lately in the land of GBV (gastric bypass vegan, aka, ME!). From the hospitalization of my mother to my sweet one year old having a very severe reaction to his MMR vaccine (He’s back to his old self now!). Life has been stressful and less then perfect but what time in…
The Trick To Perfect Tofu!
I’m really excited about today’s blog, friends! It’s THIS type of blog that I wish I could have read 6 months ago when we became Vegan! It could have turned so many epic fails into legendary meals… BUT!! It didn’t. I think it was necessary for me to do all the trial and errors so…
Easy Mexi-Asian Wraps!
It’s warming up out there, friends. How did we end up in July already? This year is flying by… So much has been going on in my life! My baby boy just turned one! It seems like only yesterday he was in my tummy swimming around and sucker punching me. Ahh…those were the days. More…
Something To Celebrate!
For those of you who don’t know, it’s coming up on 11 years that I had my roux-n-y gastric bypass surgery. 2001 …
The Gastric Bypass Survivor 