EMULATE the SUNFLOWER

Those who have known me for a while or have lived with me know of my issues of the stomach. I am referred to sometimes as the girl who could clear an entire room in a few seconds due to a awful smell that came from little old me. I am not embarrassed or ashamed since it is who I am. When I started dating Ryan those were the first things I told him and he had the choice to take it or leave it. It has been a problem with me my whole life. Well I have been to the doctors and I just may have found an answer to why. They told me I have no digestive enzymes in my stomach or intestines. So pretty much 1. I don't absorb any nutrients from my food and 2. I don't digest food at all and hence leaves me with quite an issue on the other end. I was shocked! Growing up we thought it had to do with milk and thought I was lactose in tolerant well it is not the lactose it is the lack of enzymes in the stomach to digest everything that I have trouble with due to food. Now every time I eat I have ...

Ryan's birthday was Friday the 13 this year. A couple of weeks ago he asked me if we could go to California for his birthday. So I called up his aunt in Seal Beach and she said that they would love to have us. So we left Thursday night and spent Friday morning at Huntington Beach for breakfast and hung out at Seal Beach all day. Then that night went to the Angels game. It was Big Bang Friday which meant a fireworks show after the game. ( I had to post a little video of it!) It was a really good show! I told Ryan they were just for him! We stayed at his Aunt and Uncle's beach house in Seal Beach. Nothing is better than looking out the front window to the ocean and hearing the waves! It was a great birthday and we cant wait to be back for the 4th of July! Father's day was also this weekend and even though Ryan is not a father yet he sure loves to be around children. Every little girl or boy that he comes around he just lights up and wants to be their "buddy." If w...

My older brother and sister in law had their fifth child, a little girl named Makennly on May 9th. My sister in law weighs less than me and gave birth to a 9 pound 8 ounce baby!! Her cheeks are so cute and so chubby as you can see in the picture! I am so excited to go home in August so that I can see her and hold her. They all came out last Summer to Vegas and that was the last time that I have seen them. I miss them so much. They all call us aunt Karmie and Uncle Ryie. Ryan's younger brother and his wife had their first and the first boy of the family on May 23 and named him Isaac Alan. He weighed 8 pounds 6 ounces.Ryan's other younger brother has two little girls Norah who will be 2 in Aug and Sophie who just turned 5 months. I got to see the girls in Feb when I was in Seattle and they are adorable. I feel blessed to have such cutie's for nieces and nephews. It is amazing to see the dominance of genes from each side of the family. As you can tell when looking at my broth...