Dear Sweaty Chix Fitness,

I have a confession to make...

I may or may not have cheated on you... with another gym.

I'm sorry baby!

I didn't mean it!

And I regretted it INSTANTLY! {I promise.}

They had spin bikes, baby....and you know how I have a bad ankle and really wanted to try spin bikes!!! But their spin bikes were so not worth it, gurl. I've learned my lesson.

I love YOU, baby!
I love Jenny's awesome Hot Yoga classes!
I love how Wendy's weights class is actually SAFE, and how she emphasizes good technique while still kicking my bootie. I love how she is funny. I love how she is sincere and encouraging.

I also love that you have a fun play room where Tens can kick it with other cute kids.

I love your Zumba classes {despite the fact that I do Latin like THE most unfortunate white girl....} 

And I am REALLY excited to do some U Jam!!!!! WHEN can I do some dang U-Jam!!!!????

So, anyways...
I DO hope you'll forgive me, you Sweaty, Chix-y, gym of all gyms.
You're the only one for me.

Xo,
Lola

A Sonnet, if you will.

Sometimes I Pass the Place Where We Once Lived.

{A Sonnet}

Sometimes I pass the place where we once lived

And glimpse three ghosts arriving at the door 

A woman - me, a man, a newborn child, 

Arriving, in the darkness, shocked and sore. 

 I watch them cross the threshold, disappear, 

They don't exist now - all of them are gone, 

For brand new parents barely last a day, 

And babies only live 'til they are one.  

In twenty years I'll show you our old haunts: 

"We used to come here once when you were small"  

You'll shrug, but I'll see flashes everywhere - 

Each gate you climbed, each park, each village hall. 

Our lives move on, we change, evolve, adjust,
 Leaving our trace, our imprints in the dust.

{Thanks to themule.com for the inspiration.}

Birth Mother Baskets {bmb} is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that delivers gift baskets to birth mothers who have recently placed their babies for adoption. Birth Mother Baskets are filled with bath salts, lotions, small blankets, journals, jewelry and anything pampering. These gift baskets hold so much more than just the tangible items inside of them. They are filled with love, warmth and support.  Please, help us support these brave women who truly give the greatest gift of all...  selfless LOVE. You can show your support to bmb, adoption and  birth mothers every where, by attending... Birth Mother Baskets 2nd Annual Silent Auction Oct. 18, 2012 from 6:30-8:30pm   @ Timpanogos Harley Davidson {555 S. Geneva Rd. Lindon, UT}  Last year bmb had over 80 amazing auction items and this year will be no different!  Donations from companies like: Cafe Rio, Lime Ricki, Tucanos, BYU, Jennifer Pugh Studios, The R House Couture, Nuskin, Odyssey Dance Theatre, Cookie Cutters, Pioneer Party, Shabby Apple, Undercover Mamas and many many more!  Come celebrate adoption and birth mothers everywhere.  Live music will be provided by Mad Diving Barons. This band is awesome!  Also, Tina Metcalf will be providing every woman who attends the auction a free ticket  for  her upcoming Ya Ya Sisterhood Tribe Call Series ($37 value). Tina is such a ray of light! Her events are an experience you will never forget! LIVE MUSIC, AMAZING AUCTION ITEMS &  CELEBRATING ADOPTION.  DON'T MISS IT!!! To read more about bmb go to, www.birthmotherbaskets.blogspot.com bmb is still accepting donations for auction items. If your family would like to put together a donation or you know a company who maybe interested please email Gina at birthmotherbaskets@gmail.com. There are many fun and easy ways for you to be apart of this event. bmb runs 100% on donations alone and has no paid staff. Funds from the auction will go towards items to fill baskets, shipping cost and marketing material. We will be accepting cash, check and all major credit cards.

I'm pretty sure I've recieved almost every single one of these emails...

This email made me laugh my bum off.

Have a lovely day.

Xo,

Lola

As we progress into 2012, I want to thank you for your educational e-mails
over the past year. I am totally screwed up now and have little chance of recovery.

I can no longer open a bathroom door without using a paper towel,
nor let the waitress put lemon slices in my ice water without worrying
about the bacteria on the lemon peel.

I can't sit down on a hotel bedspread because I can only imagine
what has happened on it since it was last washed.

I have trouble shaking hands with someone who has been driving
because the number one pastime while driving alone is picking one's nose.

Eating a little snack sends me on a guilt trip because I can only
imagine how many gallons of trans fats I have consumed over the years.

I can't touch any woman's handbag for fear she has placed it on
the floor of a public toilet.

I must send my special thanks for the email about rat poo
in the glue on envelopes because I now have to use a wet sponge with
every envelope that needs sealing.

ALSO, now I have to scrub the top of every can I open for the same reason.

I can't have a drink in a bar because I fear I'll wake up in a bathtub
full of ice with my kidneys gone.

I can't eat at KFC because their chickens are actually horrible mutant
freaks with no eyes, feet or feathers.

I can't use cancer-causing deodorants even though I smell like a
water buffalo on a hot day.

Thanks to you I have learned that my prayers only get answered
if I forward an e-mail to seven of my friends and make a wish within five minutes.

Because of your concern , I no longer drink Coca Cola because
it can remove toilet stains.

I no longer buy fuel without taking someone along to watch the car,
so a serial killer doesn't crawl in my back seat when I'm filling up.

I no longer use Cling Wrap in the microwave because it causes
seven different types of cancer.

And thanks for letting me know I can't boil a cup of water
in the microwave anymore because it will blow up in my face, disfiguring
me for life.

I no longer go to the cinema because I could be pricked with a
needle infected with AIDS when I sit down.

I no longer go to shopping centers because someone will drug
me with a perfume sample and rob me..

And I no longer answer the phone because someone will ask
me to dial a number for which I will get a huge phone bill with calls to
Jamaica , Uganda , Singapore and Uzbekistan ..

Thanks to you I can't use anyone's toilet but mine because a
big black snake could be lurking under the seat and cause me instant
death when it bites my butt.

And thanks to your great advice I can't ever pick up a
dime coin dropped in the car park because it was probably placed
there by a sex molester waiting to grab me as I bend over.

I can't do any gardening because I'm afraid I'll get bitten by the
Violin Spider and my hand will fall off.

If you don't send this e-mail to at least 144,000 people in
the next 70 minutes, a large dove with diarrhea will land
on your head at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon, and the
fleas from 120 camels will infest your back, causing you
to grow a hairy hump. I know this will occur because it
actually happened to a friend of my next door neighbor’s
ex mother-in-law's second husband's cousin's best friend's
beautician!

Oh, and by the way...

A German scientist from Argentina , after a lengthy study,
has discovered that people with insufficient brain activity
read their e-mails with their hand on the mouse

Don't bother taking it off now, it's too late.

P. S. I now keep my toothbrush in the living room, because
I was told by e-mail that water splashes over 6 ft. out of the toilet..

NOW YOU HAVE YOURSELF A VERY GOOD DAY…

Dear Tennyson,

I think you are pretty darn adorable.

Maybe it's just because I'm yer mom,
but MAN, I think you are really, really adorable.


Maybe it's that ridiculously fantastic bow-tie, or maybe it's your spectacular Zoolander face.

Maybe it's your super-pensive-thoughful face that I find so irresistible...

Or, it may be your impeccable, Blackwell-inherited-stank-face.




 

I just love your FACE!

                                                                                               
                                                                                                             Xo,
                                                                                                               Yer Mom

P.s. That super-duper-comfi, adjustable bow-tie certainly does not hurt! Thanks to my friend Donna at www.chubbymonkies.com for such a sweet gift!

Well hello there friends, long time no see...or hear...or write. We've been busy around here with a sixteen year old, and an eight year old, and the sassiest "almost-2-year-old" on the block {or planet, one might dare to presume}. I've also been barfy/nauseous taking Metformin again in the {very prayerful} hopes that we might {please please please please PLEEEEEASE} have another baby. But alas, the Metformin doesn't seem to be quite as magical this time around... that, and my ovaries are probably even older and more lame-er-rer, than they were 3 years ago. 

Sigh.

But I digress. I wanted to tell you about the fun make-over project I have been taking part in. A hair-stylist/make-up-artist neighbor moved in down the street from me, and she wanted me to photograph her makeover clients so she could show her work on her blog. It has been really fun, and more and more people are asking to do these make-over/photoshoots,and I realized that I never told my friends or family about them. So, now I'm telling you. Here it is:

Makeover: $40.00 

Wash, cut - if desired-, and style + full make up application.

Photoshoot: $40.00

One location only {hint: it's on my back deck} and you get a disc of at least 5 fully edited images. {The images in this post should give you a very clear idea of what this shoot entails. They are glamorous head-shots that focus completely on the face.

That's a grand total of $80.00 for everything.

You don't HAVE to schedule a make over in order to do a photo shoot, and vice-versa. However, I WOULD recommend doing the make over because Carlie is AMAZING and you will love the tips and tricks you learn from being styled by her. Plus, the pics end up looking phenomenal.She is just that good.

I am happy to photograph any age group so long as the person is old enough to cooperate with the photoshoot. {Sorry, toddlers, this probably excludes most of you!} I've photographed little ones as young as four, BUT they loved the camera and were excited to be in the lime light. This is the personality type your little one needs in order to be a good candidate for this type of shoot.

So that's my schpeal, shoot me an email to schedule or to ask questions! {ldugovic@yahoo.com} 

Without further ado, the photos:

       

Hannah   

Carissa

   

Andee

 

Rebecca and Ellie

        

Hillary  

Jordan

 

Bunny  

Lexi and Austin  

{I charge $100 for engagement head shots, and for an additional $50, I can design a simple wedding announcement as well.}

 

Lyndsie

   

Sherlyn

  

Carlie {My stylist friend who does all of the makeovers}  

Wendy  

Tiffany