Blab 'n Gab

Let me just show you the greatest invention of all time! This baby is perfect for keeping all that unruly woman counter mess in one place! I got it a few days ago and it has been amazing! I went through all my drawers and put all of my makeup in the nice little organizers and I was amazed to find makeup I didn't even know I had! This thing puts it all in an easy to reach and see area so getting ready in the morning is a breeze! I recommend it to any woman! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MC19YC/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00

Can you believe it’s time to plan an anniversary trip?! WHAT!? The year has flown by and we know if we want a good deal we have to plan early! I figured now is the time to go on these big trips together. We have good jobs and no kids so we have all of the flexibility we need! In 5 years when life is a little bit different we can do the smaller, closer to home trips. I have ideas for those too, but I’ll wait for now! My sights are big! I’m thinking a cruise for our anniversary! I’ve always wanted to go on one and earlier in life said I would go on one for my honeymoon, but when the time rolled around I figured a resort would be better. Now I’m ready to experience that all inclusive cruise trip! We live in North Carolina so Charleston is just about the only port nearby, and the only cruise leaving from there is to the Bahamas! I’m totally fine with the Bahamas but I guess that means we have to get the hubby a passport! Hopefully it can come in 4 months. I got mine a long t...

Ok, I am officially motivated to work on weight loss this year! Not that I wasn’t before, but I’ve really got to get this thing going in order to better my life! I started on January 2 nd and ran for 24 minutes. Then on the 3 rd I went for 23 minutes. Of course, when I say run I really mean a walk/run combo because I’m not in shape enough to run that long! I was really motivated to do something over the weekend, but we ended up working on the yard Saturday and Sunday so I figured that was enough. I raked leaves and gathered sticks and my arms are actually a little sore. I intend to run again this evening even though I have some terrible allergies going right now after all that yard work! At work we are having a weight loss challenge for Q1 which will go until the end of March. It’s based on percentage and not actual weight loss, but hopefully having the constant weigh-ins will keep me going! I also bought a month long membership to the boxing gym down the street. I went for a bit l...

I figured I should recap our honeymoon to remember how awesome it was! I know its six months later, but it is definitely worth documenting! We were at the big island of Hawaii near the town of Kona. Day 1 We left at the crack of dawn, about 4am from the hotel (a mere few hours after the wedding ended). We jumped on a 2 hour plane from home to Atlanta, then a 5 hour ride to LA, followed up by 6 hours to Kona, Hawaii! Talk about some tired honeymooners! We ended up arriving at 2am our time the next day, so that’s almost 24 hours of traveling! We had a nice dinner at our almost deserted resort hotel (May is the perfect time to vacation because all the kids are still in school) and then called it a night! Day 2 Of course, when you fall asleep at 8pm local time you wake up at the crack of dawn! We awoke to the sound of thousands of birds going crazy! You couldn’t see them since the sun wasn’t up yet, but it was amazingly loud! We then went down to the big island b...

Ok so WOW. Blog Fail. I haven’t updated since the week before I got married, which was almost 6 months ago! The wedding went off without a hitch... except the groomsmen getting sick the day of the wedding so we had to have an usher fill in and then the post-wedding drama with the photographer threatening to not give me my photos. That’s not too bad, right? :) But, Hawaii was amazing so it made it all worth it! Now onto the for real good news! We made an offer on a house and it was accepted! You may ask, why are you buying a house after only 6 months of being married? Because we’re ready and we can afford it, so why not?! Rent is a waste of money! We were originally going to wait until the spring, but when we found out we can get out of our current renting lease we figured we could start looking early! Of course, looking early causes you to find houses you love, and with the economy and housing market the way it is we found some good deals with a very low interes...

I am getting married in 5 days!   How Exciting is that?! This week will be crazy, but I cant wait to be on a plane to hawaii with my new hubby! My parents are coming in Wednesday night, 2 bridesmaids are coming in Thursday night, and everyone else is coming in at random intervals throughout the day on Friday! Then we will have rehearsal at 5pm and the wedding is the following day. My stomach in knots, although that may have been the egg I just ate!

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Week 1 - - - - w1d1 (and 1 hr group fitness class) w1d2 - Week 2 - w1d3 w2d1 - - sick - Week 3 - sick w2d2 w2d3 fitness class - - Week 4 - w3d1 fitness class - w3d2 - - Week 5 - w3d3 w3d4 - Ballroom dancing - - Week 6 Short Walk w4d1 *Attempt* Ballroom dancing w4d1 *w/o last 5 min* Fitness Class - - Week 7 Short Walk w4d1 *Attempt* - w4d1 *Attempt* Fitness Class - - Week 8 - -w4d1 *Attempt* short walk - - - Week 9 - - - - - - - Week 10 - - - - - - - So here is my current update on c25k. As you can tell, week 4 is not my friend! Being unable to complete it actually set me back quite a bit and with everything else going on I have bene unable to run at all. I plan on getting back to it today and I will start over with a new calendar! I dont know if Ill ever complete that last 5 minute run! On a good note, I have started a new diet and lost 8 pounds! I will have to update it on here soon so all can benefit!