Well some new and exciting things going around here. OK not that exciting but whatever. Marching season is here and going really well. I like working with Jeffrey...I know I said it. I don't know if he likes having me around this much but I enjoy seeing him in his element. Its great! I have a new respect for him (kinda). I like this group of girls I'm working with and they accepted me pretty good. I think they mostly feel sorry for me because of whom I live with. hehe :D

I'm working on something that I will be able to expose when I'm ready. Don't worry y'all...you may like it. I will be able to tell you all more when the time comes. But until then you will stew....and you will LIKE IT!!!

No new news really on the baby front. I'm pretty much done with my OB/GYN. I'm done going there. Jeffrey and I are accepting that my doctor wasn't taking the right steps and we are DONE being taken advantage of. So yeah...

Thats about all I have for now.....Have a great weekend everyone!

Taco Pie and Banana Cake

Taco Pie

1 1/2 - 2 pounds hamburger

1 package of taco Seasoning

1 can of Pillsbury Crescent rolls

1/2 pt. sour cream

Shredded Cheddar Cheese

1 bag of Doritos

Brown beef and drain. Stir in taco seasoning and water. Warm oven to 375. Take the crescent rolls and lay the sheet in the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan. Crus the Doritos in the bag.

Sprinkle about a cup of the Doritos on top of the crescent rolls. Spread taco meat on the chips. Spread sour cream on the meat. Put the shredded cheese on, then sprinkle the rest of the Doritos on the top and bake for 20 - 25 minutes or until golden brown.

Banana Cake

2/3 cup sugar

1/2 cup sour cream

1 egg

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

2 mashed super ripe bananas (about 3/4 cup)

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 

1 cup flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Frosting:

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

1/4 cup heavy cream

1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (or equal amount of pure vanilla extract)

1 1/4 cups confectioner's sugar

To make cake:

Preheat the oven to 375F (see note below).  Cream together sugar, sour cream, egg, and 2 tablespoons softened butter.  Add mashed bananas and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.  Add flour, salt, and baking soda; mix well.  Pour into greased 8x8 pan.  Bake at 375F for 20-25 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.  Cool completely before frosting.

To make frosting:

Cream butter and confectioner's sugar together until smooth.  Slowly add the heavy cream; stir until smooth.  Stir in the vanilla bean paste until fully incorporated.  Spread on cooled cake. 

Note - Bake at 350F if using a glass pan.
Recipe doubles well to fit in a 9x13 pan. 

I'm back!

Well I'm back after three weeks of Smith Walbridge. This camp is what I look forward to all year. I get to see some of my closest friends for 3 weeks! I love the fraternal bond we have. It is something I honestly can't explain.

Well while living on dorm food for three weeks I can say that I came out lighter than going in. I laid off the carbs and basically ate at least a salad once a day. I also drank lots of water!! I'm happy with that result. I think it was only a few pounds but thats better than nothing. I'm now home resting up and trying to get my sleep pattern back to normal.  Especially considering 4 hours of sleep was my normal while there.

No news on the baby front. Other than the fact I have been off the birth control for a couple months now and I have been able to produce somewhat of a "visitor" on my own without it. I'm also on Metformin and pre-natal vitamins. I guess its making a difference I don't know. I am also going to start the search for a new OB/GYN. I have not heard good things about mine and after my last appointment...well lets just say he talked to me like I was first diagnosed with PCOS. It was weird...so anyone in this area have a good guy to go to let me know. :)

Another new goal is to drop some more pounds before my brother gets married in Feb. I mean since I'm a bridesmaid and all!! I'M SO EXCITED!!!!!! I love Jamie like a sister already so I'm glad that it will be all official now.

EH...you know...

Well its been so bleh the past couple days. I haven't had the energy to get my butt up and do something. I think I may have a "visitor" coming which would make sense to how nothing yesterday satisfied the craving. I don't know what I wanted but nothing made it better. Stupid girl problems..

Well I haven't been walking well since last week since i'm waiting for the mondo blister to heal itself. We are almost there! W00T! See...

So I think a few more days and it will be healed over enough for me to start walking again. Well to at least walk in a pair of gym shoes where it doesn't hurt. Yay!!! Although I may miss my swagger I have had...don't be jealous...

So its been a while...

Well school is over and I'm back. I know I was away for almost 2 months and my cousin reminded me I stopped blogging. Well here we are...I fell off the wagon. I'm sure I have gained weight back. I'm back on my bike and should start doing my videos again. Last weekend I walked 39.9 miles for the Avon walk for Breast Cancer. Needless to say I have a few blisters. :) So walking is out of the question until my blisters heal. It was easier when I wasn't working everyday. Well if you didn't know in April I was called to be a one on one sub aide for a child.  So I was so excited about that and it was nice to work every day. Although it was harder to keep up with what I was doing.

I am on the extended release Metformin and its not affecting me like the normal stuff did. Which is great! My doctor also prescribed me birth control. Well lets talk about that....Jeffrey went to get them for me and he told me the two of them together we 96 dollars. Yep you heard that right...the birth control was 81 dollars....not the metformin! I was PISSED! Sad thing is it was $81 with a $10 coupon. So you bet your butt Im not buying that stuff. My body will start being weird again, all off balance, but whatever...I'm paying $100 a month on my doctor bills from that place. So there was no way that I was forking out anymore money. No offense I do want a child but we will go bankrupt trying to get any of those treatments because if you are pursuing infertility treatments without insurance you have to pay up front in the full amount.

Especially now that we know Jeffrey's schedule next year we won't have time for our dogs almost let alone if we had children. It will be awful and he won't be home much. So I'm thinking this is God helping us out in a weird way. We both love what we do during the summer/fall. Marching band is our life during that time. Say what you will about band but this activity has taught me more then sports ever did.

Doctor Appt.

Well I'm back...Met with the Doc and he said that my insulin levels should be at at 10 or lower. I'm at an 11. Which he said isn't bad but he doesn't want it to get worse. Now when I was first diagnosed my insulin levels were double what the normal level should be. So i'm obviously getting a little better, but also the insulin is throwing off all my other hormone levels. So he is putting my back on Metformin (ugh...). This was the one that sometimes made me kind of sick. So he is putting me on an extended release version and it is a slower release than the normal one. I won't be able to drink but I don't do it to much anyway. I'm supposed to stay on my low carb diet and still doing my exercising. He recognized that I lost the 10 pounds and knew it wasn't easy. The Metformin will also help aide in the weight loss he said.

The sonogram did show cysts. There were a lot of small ones and a few larger ones. He isn't concerned about that much. If we get the insulin levels down they should hit the road to some degree. I'm staying on the same road that I have been on. I'm watching my calories and trying to exercise daily.

Mentally, Im exhausted. Its a lot to take in to go back to what I was doing a year ago. To be on this same road but I'm also in a better place. I'm about 10 pounds lighter and somewhat more motivated. T

he hardest part of today was sitting in the Doctors office and see at least THREE pregnant teens. I don't want to go into how it made me feel...I'm pretty sure you all can figure that out for yourself....

Friday is coming....

Well Friday is coming and that is the day that I find out what the doctor thinks of my progress, also what will come of my sonogram. I'm quite sure that she found something. But maybe i'm just being my stupid worrying self ya know. I'm just hoping for some good news. I am really trying to be positive and trying to ignore my thoughts. It is a lot easier that way...believe me! I'm a lot happier when I'm not thinking about getting pregnant. Although some of you would think that i'm avoid the issue and i'm not confronting it head on. You are exactly right. You know what happens when I do? I get depressed and I get super mad. So I do what I'm good at and I avoid the problem. So there we go! :) Friday I will post after I get back from the doc! :)