Just so you know...

I would just like to say that today I ate the following:

1 Cafe Rio Pork Salad: Black AND Pinto beans (I don't discriminate), Shredded Lettuce, No Pico, No Cilantro, all lovingly topped with the Creamy House Dressing.

.... And I LOVED it.

Torrey through the ages!

So, I had to go through the ol' photo album the other day to give pictures to our Young Woman's President for a "Meet Your New Leaders" activity the other night, and I'm hooked! Is it not the most fun thing in the universe to look at old photos? I love to see how much the people around me have changed... I especially love to see how much I've changed! So, for your viewing pleasure, I now present: Torrey Through The Ages!!!!

Torrey as a baby! So cute!

Torrey and Evan looking guilty...

Torrey and all of her boyfriends...

Please note that she is stuffing her face full of cupcake...

Also note that she has quite the gut on her.

Torrey and wittwe bwothew Jakey!

Apparently Jake was supposed to grow

up to be a foot ball player?

Torrey on a horse at the famous

Cousin Birthday parties!!!

(PS, I loved that swimming suit,

if only I could still squeeze into it.)

Look at the million scrapes and

scabs I have on my legs!

My first play ever, the Pied Piper!

I'm the bright pink girl looking at the camera.

My one and only line was "And munch them!"

Yeah, I still remember it.

This is me with Katie and Katie, my best friends

in 4th grade. I especially enjoy the donut, granola bar,

soda pop, and KoolAide in my hands. No wonder

I looked like Jabba the Hut!

Ahhh, the Field Day Dance and Burton Elementary!

I was always jealous of the Kindergartners

who got to dance to Teddy Bear Picnic. 5th Graders

had to do a dumb 50's dance... with BOYS! Only,

my partner was a girl because we were the tallest

in our class and all of the boys were shrimps.

In Sea World in 5th or 6th grade... not entirely sure...

love the face.

This picture is in Junior High. I would like to

point out that I am again holding some type

of sugary beverage and a little on the round side.

Strange.

I love this picture because I have SUPER thick

eyebrows and bizarre red-ish hair.

Good ol' high school. Go Darts!

I've finally graduated from High School and

moved on to college. Thankfully there was a change

in hair color.

Oh fun Hale Center Theater. Bless their little hearts.

I loved that wig though. The outfit (which is

conveniently coved up by the bass) I could stand

to do without.

Tay and I at Jake's graduation... that night

was also my first date with Studly Juddly!

Dang I'm sexy.

My favorite bridal picture of all time!

Courtesy of Bee Photography.

Also another great pic by Bee Photography of me and

my sweetheart. Wow, I'm like, REALLY happy.

Again, SUPER happy... maybe it was because

I was finally married.

And, the most recent photo in Torrey's life!

We've almost been married a year!

Again, courtesy of Bee Photography.

Well, folks, did you enjoy the show? Can you believe I used to be so cute... AND so ugly? Really, the softball picture makes me want to hurl. But hey, you know how it goes... Chubby AND Sexy! Right?

Sexy AND Chubby

Christmas is coming and Torrey's getting FAT! Ok, not really, but honestly, how is a girl supposed to keep a trim figure with goodies galore tempting her? I'm at a loss here. I have always had a sweet tooth and I think I'm now developing a serious addiction to Peppermint Ice cream, plus I've made a terrible discovery... I can BAKE! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it's true, I bake!

This week I've made it a goal to bake some kind of sweet every night to take to the neighbors... at least, that's my excuse. Because we all know where the Rolos Cookies and Cinnamon Rolls are going to end up... my butt and thighs. Sigh.

I'm so in the mood to look amazing for Christmas. I want to wear something sexy just becaue I can. I want everyone I know to say "Damn girl!"... except, probably everyone I know WON'T say that, even if I do... I hang out with Momony-Mormons, remember? And, somehow I have a feeling that there is nothing quite as revolting as a chubby girl wearing clothes that don't quite fit, with two fists full of double fudge brownies and chocolate sauce dribbling down her chin, trying to be seductive. (Shudder)

But, here's my question, can't a person be sexy AND chubby? When did big boobs and curvy hips go out of style anyway? I'm positive I was born in the wrong century. Remember when being "soft" was a status symbol, a symbol of wealth?! I'm not saying that we need to promote chubbiness, heavens knows we already have an obesity epedemic... But, what about the women out there, like me who, even with diet and exercise, can't squeeze into anything below a size 6? When are we going to be on the cover of Vogue? When are we going to grace the Victoria's Secret fashion show runway? When? When will we love love-handles again?!!??!!

I digress. I can't help it though, how can one discuss chocolate mousse with out mentioning their "junk in the trunk"? The funniest part about this whole post, is even after all of my fretting, fraying and complaining, I'm still going to eat peanut brittle until I get a tummy ache, I know myself. And, guess what? I'm going to like it. And guess what else? I'm going to slip... no, squeeze myself into the sexiest thing I own while I eat carmelitas, because, belive it or not, I am sexy AND chubby.