Natalie's Notes

April 8, 2011

2011-04-11T18:06:00.001-07:00

More Photography PHUN!! =)

2011-04-05T17:15:00.001-07:00

March 2011 Photography

2011-03-24T15:43:00.001-07:00

Now that the weather has been BEAUTIFUL rather than so cold you don't want to step outside, I've really been enjoying my camera! =)

2010 Christmas Card!

2010-12-19T18:05:00.000-08:00

Our first Larson Christmas Card!

The front...
And the back...

The back reads "In the sweetness of love, let there be laughter. And in all our tomorrows, the freshness of today." which was written on the back of our wedding programs too =)

Wedding Pictures - The Ceremony

2010-12-18T13:46:00.000-08:00

Wedding Pictures - Before Ceremony #2

2010-10-12T21:31:00.000-07:00

Wedding Pictures - Before Ceremony Pics

2010-09-29T19:47:00.000-07:00

Wedding Pictures! - Getting Ready on the Big Day

2010-08-09T19:10:00.001-07:00

One of the bajillion times I was cracking up that day, I don't think I ever stopped laughing!

My BEAUTIFUL bridesmaids!!

Oh I hope it still fits!

I LOVE these shoes!

" Holy crap, I'm getting married today!"

HAHA!

Me and my sweet momma!

One last check!

Ready to go!

MANY more to come!!

More Wedding Pics!

2010-07-22T21:30:00.001-07:00

My photographer, Brooke Robinson, has put up TONS of fun pictures on her blog, check them out! =)

http://www.brookerobinsonblog.com/

Last Weekend's Lake Ouachita Pics

2010-07-20T22:43:00.000-07:00

I actually made myself try to get away and relax last weekend at Lake Ouachita with Jeff, aren't you proud?! Unfortunately, I had a panic attack on the drive down because of all the crazy, insane stress at work, but I did enjoy it for the whole day we were there.

Have I mentioned how much I love sweet little angel Katelyn?!

Tubing with Katebugg...so much fun!

Look how cute my hubby is with kids! haha!

I grew up going to this lake almost every weekend with my parents and I will never forget how beautiful and peaceful it is...

Loved This!

2010-07-20T22:20:00.000-07:00

Ok, I'm not sure how many of you out there love the show "So You Think You Can Dance" as much as I do, but I have to post about the last episode I watched on my DVR. Robert better not get voted off because this performance was one of the most moving, amazing pieces I have ever ever watched! Seriously...see for yourself: http://vimeo.com/13394142

Wow, wow, wow...please everyone vote for Travis Wall, the choreographer, for an Emmy and every other award he can possibly win. Knowing the backstory of that choreography and the song, and everything else that went with it...I had to watch it at least 5 times and I'm not deleting it off the DVR for a very long time. Truly amazing! Here are the lyrics to the song "Fix You" by Coldplay:

When you try your best, but you don't succeed
When you get what you want, but not what you need
When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse

And the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone, but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

And high up above or down below
When you're too in love to let it go
But if you never try you'll never know
Just what you're worth

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

Tears stream down on your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down on your face
And on your face I...

Tears stream down on your face
I promise you I will learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down on your face
And on your face I...

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

More Wedding Picture Sneak Peeks!

2010-07-14T04:39:00.000-07:00

I almost have all 900 of them but here are a few more until then! =)

Sneak Peek of Wedding Pics =)

2010-06-25T04:29:00.000-07:00

**Brooke Robinson Photography

1 Week From Tomorrow!!

2010-05-28T20:34:00.001-07:00

I'm going to marry the love of my life in 1 week from tomorrow!!! I am so excited!!

Here is ONE shot from my bridal portraits shoot by Kym Rodda of Rodda Photography that doesn't show my dress or anything so I can post it =) She did such an AWESOME job, I can't wait to show you more and share all the details of this fun time!

More Pics!

2010-03-16T20:03:00.001-07:00

I swear I have pictures that I'm actually smiling in, they just aren't done being edited yet! =) Plus every time I looked at a picture where I was smiling in the camera I thought my face looked scrunchy (a.k.a. wrinkley!), that's why I stuck with the straight face poses, hehehe!

On the Other Side of the Lens =)

2010-03-15T18:53:00.000-07:00

I got to do a photo shoot with an amazing photographer recently, pictures are still coming through but here are a few fun ones!

More Edits of Yesterday's Shoot

2010-02-22T19:23:00.001-08:00

My First Photo Shoot with a Real Model!

2010-02-21T16:27:00.000-08:00

I got to do my very first photo shoot today with a real model! I had such an awesome time! Makaylia is gorgeous and sweet and fun, she made my job very easy!

Ridiculously Busy But Still Having Fun!

2010-02-16T19:10:00.000-08:00

Yes, I can barely keep myself from pulling out my hair this week because I'm so busy but I am still having fun when I'm away from stressful work, school, and wedding planning!

I celebrated my TWENTY SEVENTH (**gasp!!**) birthday on the 10th so I am officially in my "late twenties"...booo. Jeff took me to out to dinner and then to another restaurant for dessert and wine (my fave!) and it was a really good night! Then Friday I had a joint birthday party with another friend of mine whose birthday is the day after mine. We had the party at a place called Fast Lanes which is this ginormous bowling, go kart, laser tag, gaming, etc. place and they also serve alcohol so it's fun for all ages! Here are some pics from the good ole' birthday:

Jeff sent me flowers at work =)

The DELICIOUS dessert from Bordino's...yum

Yes, that's a 40 inch pizza, and yes everyone went through 2 of them at the party...LOTS of people!

Cosmic bowling...gotta love it!

I WON!!!! Yessss!

Wedding planning is going very well, 109 days left! And only 4 weeks till my Las Vegas Bachelorette party!!!!! SOOOOO excited for everything in the next several months, I have so much to look forward to!!

I got my dress and it's AWESOMMMMME!! I wish I could post a picture but I guess you guys will have to wait =( I can tell you that the designer is Marisa, who I had never heard of before but I looooove my dresssss!

I designed my invitations last weekend and I'm starting to get through registering for showers that will start super quick as well. I'm still trying to figure out wedding favors and things like that, haven't really given them much thought but I guess I should start, huh? =)

Well, I hope you guys are having a great week, sorry it's been so long since my last post! Bad blogger, BAD!

Mom, is there somethin' on my face?!

2010-02-10T20:39:00.000-08:00

Vincent cracks me up on a daily basis!

Today's Workout

2009-12-30T10:45:00.000-08:00

I had intended to take it easy for today's workout since yesterday was a tough one with my trainer but I still had a pretty good workout today at lunch...

Weight Circuit

Circuit 1:
15 lb. dumbbell squat snatch x 20 each arm
One leg side squat w/ leg raise and reverse fly x 20 each leg
50 lb bench press x 20
Repeat x 3

Circuit 2:
On core board, punch with dumbbells x 12 both ways
With back leg on core board, lunge and swing medicine ball side to side x 15 both ways
20 lb. Kettlebell swings x 20
Repeat x 3

Circuit 3:
Stability ball hamstring curls x 16 each leg
Med ball side hits x 20
Stability ball reverse crunches x 16
Repeat x 3

More Engagement Pictures =)

2009-12-30T06:37:00.000-08:00

Yesterday's Workout - Bodyweight Circuit

2009-12-28T10:29:00.001-08:00

Push-ups...

Then squat jumps...

Then V-ups...

Start with a set of 20, then 19, then 18, then 17, then 16...until you get to 1 rep of each for time.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

2009-12-27T10:27:00.001-08:00

I hope you all had a very safe and Merry Christmas!!

We actually had a white Christmas in Arkansas, which hasn't happened in about 20 years, so it was beautiful!

I've been playing with the new lens Jeff got me for Christmas!

Christmas pictures of my parents...

Present time! Me posing in my new Prada sunglasses...

And with the box cuz I'm a dork! Peace love and Prada!

Penny could care less about the presents, just give her a bone and she's a happy camper for hours!

Dad, happily opening his new remote control helicopter...always a kid at heart!

Mom loved her new Coach purse! (picked out by meeeeeeeeeeeee!)

Mom and I opening Dad's present to "his girls"...

New tennis rackets!

Watch out Serena!!
Vincent surveying the damage...

Penny wondering what the heck is going on?!

One more surprise gift, new golf bags!

The puppies begging for popcorn...

Still begging...

Sweet girl...

Trying to understand English...

Penny's nose is so long I can't get it in focus with her face!

Penny gets cold and gets under her little blanket!

Vincent the next morning playing in all the freshly fallen snow... "What is all this white stuff again Mom?"

My handsome boy...

Weeeee!!!

"I'm gonna catch you momma!!"

Merry Christmas again...only 1 week till 2010, make it count! =)

Co-Worker's U.S. Citizen Ceremony & a Tour of Historical Downtown Fort Smith, AR (my hometown!)

2009-12-17T22:22:00.000-08:00

Photography PHUN!

2009-12-10T18:40:00.001-08:00

I've been really trying to learn all the different settings on my Nikon D40 lately and I think I'm finally starting to figure it out! It only took me 1 year...oops! Expect some quality photos from now on people, haha!

(my eyeball self portrait, hee hee!)

TOMORROW IS FRIDAAAY, WOO HOO!

Save The Dates!

2009-12-08T06:29:00.000-08:00

How cute are the Save the Date Christmas cards that my photographer and I made?! Have I mentioned I LOVE these pictures?! She's awesome! http://brookerobinson.com/

I'll give a full "Wedding Wednesday" update tomorrow! =)

Feeling Better

2009-11-25T14:16:00.000-08:00

Thank you all for your sweet comments! I'm feeling much better now than I was last week. I'm taking it easy and trying not to be stressed about little things and I'm taking the wedding planning one thing at a time. Much better!

I had fun last week too! We had a co-worker from our Chicago office in town to interview and see if he wants to move to our office so a bunch of us took him out Thursday and Friday night. Despite the lack of sleep, it was a really good time and he's decided to move down here to enjoy our southern hospitality long term!

It's so funny, I never realized just how much I love living here until I was talking to him about it. It's an awesome place to live while you're a young professional and it's a perfect place to raise a family in the future...I'm quite content! =)

I only worked a half day today and thank goodness too because there were only like 20 people in the office today and it was getting pretty boring! I just got back from the hair salon and I'm feeling loverly as ever, Deborah is a hair miracle worker I swear. Jeff was going to go to his parent's house tonight but he's decided to wait until tomorrow morning so that he can hang out with meeeee tonight! =) So we're going to go out to dinner in a little bit, not sure where yet.

I'll be heading to Fort Smith in the morning to my parent's house and I'll stay there till Saturday and be back in time to watch the Razorbacks play LSU at 6:00!! We're going to eat Thanksgiving lunch at our country club tomorrow and I am PUMPED! They have reeeeally good food, especially during the holidays. I'm also getting new tires, an alignment, and having my car detailed on Friday so my car will be good as new when I drive it home!

I hope you all have a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday!

Too Much

2009-11-16T19:21:00.000-08:00

Ok, so I've officially hit a wall. I packed way too much in this semester and I'm waving the white flag. After my trip to Chicago last week, I came back to way too much homework, way too much wedding planning, a list of to-do's a mile long, and just flat out TOO MUCH! I have felt nauseous, anxious, worried, and awful for about 5 days and my blood pressure isn't looking too hot. I didn't get to work out at all last week and the food we ate most of the week was disgusting, leaving me feeling yucky.

So after thinking about everything, I have decided to drop my Marketing class and tack a few more weeks on to Christmas break to relax, get my head straight, and be able to go back into next semester and give my best. I know I can finish this class, but I know I won't be able to do my best, which drives me crazy. So this is just the best thing for me right now. Plus, I feel like I'm on the verge of a slight mental breakdown, so I would like to nip that in the bud right now =)

My goal for the next 8'ish weeks is to RELAAAAX!

Some Engagement Photos

2009-11-14T19:47:00.000-08:00

Here is a link to some of our engagement pictures... http://www.brookerobinsonblog.com/?p=238&cpage=1#comment-2

I have lots more to share and they turned out sooo awesome! Trying to narrow it down is so difficult!

More Halloween

2009-11-08T17:50:00.000-08:00

A friend of mine posted a picture of me on Facebook that pretty much sums up all of Halloween night...

I probably should have kept that helmet on all night! HAHAHAHA!

All Souls Day

2009-11-02T18:42:00.000-08:00

"No one's death comes to pass without making some impression, and those close to the deceased inherit part of the liberated soul and become richer in their humanness." -Hermann Broch

Halloween Fun!!

2009-11-01T16:03:00.000-08:00

We went to a friend's Halloween party Friday night and it was so much fun! I was on roller skates for about 7 hours...very fun costume for sure!

Me and my future wedding DJ!

It's very hard to figure out who you guests are on Halloween...especially when they dress like this!

Me with the hot mommys!

Kendra and Hank Baskett...the perfect pregnant costume!

All the characters from "The Big Lebowski"...Jeff was "The Dude"!

All the boys...

Me and my "Dude"!

Dumbledorf!

I hope everyone else had a fun and safe Halloween as well! Can you believe it's November?!

Remember Me as the Time of Day

2009-10-28T19:22:00.000-07:00

Take a look at yourself in the mirror.

Who do you see looking back?

Is it the person you want to be?

Or is there someone else you were meant to be?

The person you should’ve been, but fell short of?

Is someone telling you you can’t, or you won’t?

Because you can...

Believe that.

Love is out there.

Believe that dreams come true everyday,

Because they do.

Sometimes happiness doesn’t come from money,

Or fame, or power;

Sometimes happiness comes from good friends and family,

And from the quiet nobility of leading a good life.

Believe that dreams come true everyday,

Because they do.

So take a look at yourself in that mirror,

And remind yourself to be happy;

Because you deserve to be...

Believe that.

And believe that dreams come true everyday...

Because they do.

Today's Lunch-Time Workout

2009-10-27T12:36:00.000-07:00

Today's weight workout at noon, lots of leg work in this one...

Natalie’s Weight Circuit 3 - 10.27.09

Circuit 1:

Medicine ball side chop x 12 each side
Leg extensions (1/2 then full) x 25
Medicine ball swing arounds x 10 each side
Hamstring curls x 25
Walking lunges down length of the gym

Circuit 2:
Push-up on weight to side plank reach up x 8 both sides
Cable Bicep 30 Curls – 10 Bottom Half, 10 Top Half, 10 Full
1-leg squat onto bench w/ other leg raised, stand w/ 1 dumbbell shoulder raise x 16 both sides
Pull-ups from ground x 15

Circuit 3:
Crunch reach-ups on BOSU x 15
Knee tucks on balance ball x 15
Push-ups on balance ball x 15
Balance ball V-ups x 15

Repeat circuits 2x = 45 minute workout

Repeat circuits 3x = 1 hour workout

If you have any questions on what any of these are, let me know...I kind of write out workouts how I will understand them! =)

Engagement Pic Sneak Peek!

2009-10-26T22:07:00.000-07:00

My photographer posted one of our pictures on my facebook wall and it's making me want to see the rest sooooo bad!!!

GiGi's 90th Birthday Party

2009-10-26T18:14:00.000-07:00

Ok, first of all...we did our engagement pictures today and they are going to be freaking AWESOME!!!!

Second of all...we had Jeff's grandmother's 90th birthday party this weekend...how cute is this?!

Today's Workout: Weight Circuit at Noon

2009-10-20T15:11:00.000-07:00

I've really been hitting it hard in the gym lately so I thought I would start posting some of the workouts I've been putting together. I basically type everything out before I go to the gym, print it out and tape it onto a 4x6 index card (so that it's a little more durable) and then take it with me so that if I get tired 1/2 way through the workout and forget what comes next, I have it right there with me! Nerdy I know, but you know me, I plan EVERYTHING =)

So for today's workout, I did a weight circuit with a lot of variety focusing on pretty much every muscle group. I was sweating profusely at the end so trust me, it's a good one.:

Natalie's Weight Circuit #2 - 10.20.2009
Circuit 1:
Kettlebell squat swings x 15
Push-ups x 15
Pull-ups x 15
Back lunge w/ front kick x 15 each leg
Repeat x 3

Circuit 2:
5-1 Side to front raises x 5
Tricep push-ups on weights w/ row x 8
Shoulder presses w/ hand weights x 25
Bent-over rows x 25
Repeat x 3

Circuit 3:
Kettlebell triangle pose reach down w/ shoulder press (each side) x 12
Medicine ball swing around each way x 10
Bicep curls w/ cables x 25
Cable tricep pushdown (1/2 way then full) x 25
Hamstring curls x 25
Repeat x 3

Circuit 4:
Balance ball reverse crunches x 15
Push-ups on balance ball x 15
Balance ball V-ups x 15
Repeat x 3

**Repeat x 3 = 1 hour workout/Repeat x 2 = 45 minute workout

Done With Accounting!

2009-10-19T18:52:00.000-07:00

Woo hoo, I'm officially done with my Accounting class! I literally just e-mailed my professor the answer sheet to our take-home final that is due tonight at midnight. Ugh, I'm so glad to have that over with even though I don't think I did my best =( I was out of town all weekend in Conway for a friends wedding and didn't get back home until yesterday afternoon so I definitely got a late start on it. Oh well, I guess if I get a B I'll be happy.

The wedding was fun, however the Arkansas Razorback football game and our 3 point loss was quite tragic =(
Here are pictures from when we were doing well (before the 4th quarter)!

Here are some fun pics from the weekend!

The happy bride and groom...

Jeff doing his groomsman job well...

Leave it to my fiance to steal the remotes and turn the tv's on at the reception...bad bad boy!

There was possibly a golf cart stolen for a moment or two...

Our engagement pictures are one week from today and I'm sooooo excited! I still have to pick out Jeff's outfits and figure out where I'm going to get my make-up done. Any suggestions?

Right Around the Corner

2009-10-11T19:17:00.001-07:00

Wow, these weeks are flying by! It got super cold this weekend which makes me realize that Christmas is just around the corner. Guess what else is right around the corner? Our ENGAGEMENT PICTURES!! We take them 2 weeks from tomorrow and I'm so excited! I still have to narrow down our outfits but I'm getting very close.

We're going to have 2 outfits, one dressy, one casual. For the dressy outfit, I've narrowed it down to 2 dresses, and I'm going to have Jeff wear his Armani suit he bought in Italy this summer.

Dress choice #1:

Diane von Furstenburg

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this color. The dress looks way better on than it does in this picture. I wear it more blousy and it looks so cute. And it would go really well with my Valentino shoes that I got in Italy, which would be kind of cool if Jeff and I were both wearing Italy purchases in the dressy picture, right? =)

This picture shows the suit and the shoes I'm thinking of:

Dress choice #2:

V>Diane von Furstenburg

I love this dress too! The only reason I'm kind of leaning towards the blue one instead is because my photographer said to stay away from busy prints because they kind of take away from faces especially in black and white pictures.

So what do you guys think? Help!

For the casual outfit, I'm thinking jeans and sweaters for both of us. I found this cowl neck sweater at Nordstrom when I was in Dallas last weekend and it looks really good. I got it in a warm orange-ish color though and it looks really good with jeans.

So there you have it...my narrowed down list of engagement picture clothing choices! Now, to figure out all the clothing choices for the wedding....oy!

Holy Catch UP!

2009-10-06T17:35:00.000-07:00

Oh my goodness I've been a lazy blogger lately! However, every other part of my life has been extremely busy, so I guess I need to start finding some blog balance.

So to catch you up...

I finally got over the flu completely after about 12 days. I still have a little bit of a cough and runny nose that won't go away but I'm figuring it's just my sinuses? I couldn't work at all, and trust me, I tried one day and failed miserably. Luckily I had an hour or so a day that I felt "decent" and I made myself do homework when I did. I still fell a little behind, but not too bad.

We have one more class next week then a take home final the weekend after that for my Accounting class then it's O-V-E-R! I'm not a math person so I'll be mucho happy about that! Then after this next class, I will officially be 1/2 way done with my MBA!!! This is going by so fast thank goodness!

I have officially scheduled our engagement pictures for October 26!! http://www.brookerobinson.com/

I've been trying super hard to get back in shape after being sick. It really did a number on my cardio workouts, I'm gasping for air after like 10 minutes. It's slowly but surely improving though, I just have to stay consistent.

I got a new trainer to work me out for our engagement pictures and the wedding and I LOVE HER!! She is seriously the most amazing trainer ever. She has some fantastic workouts in her head for sure...think Jillian but not mean at all! =)

We went to the Razorback vs. Texas A&M game last weekend in Dallas and it was sooooo much fun!! The new "Jerry World" is AWESOME! And the $12 margaritas were quite delicious =)

I think that's about it in a few bullet points. Work has been busy too but I'm having a lot of fun with it. I hope everyone is having a great week!

An Amazing Message

2009-09-22T13:20:00.000-07:00

Well, I went to work and around noon I was feeling so awful that I drove back home =( I'm so sick of being sick! I'm trying my best to rest up and get back to normal but I'm not a very patient person. It seems like everyone is getting sick now too. I swear I've seen at least 20 Facebook "I'm sick" status updates...scary.

I just wanted to share a blog post that a friend passed along to me today. It has an amazing message that will fill your eyes with tears and restore faith in your heart... http://pipsylou.blogspot.com/2009/09/my-ectopic-pregnancy.html

Soooo siiiiick!

2009-09-21T12:35:00.000-07:00

I have literally been in bed since Friday night. I have the worst flu I've ever had EVER! I stayed home from work today and I think I have to go to class tonight since I missed last week from being gone on a business trip. I just e-mailed my teacher though so we'll see what she says.

The business trip was awesome though. We had a team meeting at Big Cedar in Branson, Missouri. If you've never been there, I defninitely suggest you go, it's very relaxing and they have some awesome golf courses! I even won $50 for getting closest to the pin!

We had an amazing time and I learned a lot and I just absolutely love my new team!

I know I look like crap in these pictures...I had been golfing all day and apparently I had swine flu and didn't know it...nuff said...

Girl's Night Out Birthday Dinner for Hillary!

2009-09-09T19:54:00.000-07:00

Just got back from Hillary's Girl's Night Out Birthday Dinner! It was a really rainy yucky day today so it was awesome to have something fun to look forward to tonight. We had so much fun catching up and giving Hillary fun presents! Oh and the petit fours I got from Rick's Bakery were to die for! I can't decide if I'm tired from the wine or on a sugar rush from the petit four now? Either way, I guess I better hit the hay, night night!

Where Did Tuesday Go?!

2009-09-08T18:01:00.000-07:00

Is Tuesday really already gone?! Wow, this 4 day week is flying by! Not that I'm complaining...but actually I kind of am because this week is way to busy to be a short one. Oh well, I'll get through it right?!

I just got done with a quick 30 minute run/stadium stair climb...why you ask? Because I couldn't drag my bootay out of bed this morning for BodyAttack after the 3 day lazy weekend! So after my hair appointment I hit the pavement..

Oh, and I'm missing the first Junior League general meeting of the year because I accidentally scheduled my hair appointment for the same night! =( Oops. I have my committee meeting this Thursday so I'll still be getting some Junior Leagueing out of my system this week!

I'm so excited for tomorrow night, I set up a Girl's Night Out Birthday Dinner at Bordino's for my friend Hillary! 10 of us...so fun! I haven't been to Bordino's in a while so I'll have to think about what I want to get tomorrow and make sure it's gurrrd!

Well, I thought I would say hi since I've been slacking on the blogging lately. I think it's just taken a little while to get used to my new job and more business but now I'm more in the swing of things. Thank you all for all of your sweet comments! You always give me motivation and extra energy when I see them come across my crackberry!

Now I'm on to Accounting homework...tah tah! =)

First Razorback Game of the Year!

2009-09-06T18:31:00.000-07:00

We got back from Little Rock yesterday and we had such a fun weekend watching the first Razorback game of the year! Good friends, food, and a great game...can't ask for more! =)

I think we may go to the lake today since it's so gorgeous outside! Then I'm going to have to come home and get grocery shopping, house cleaning, and lawn mowing done because this week is a very busy yet short one!

Here are a few of the pictures from this weekend, I'm having trouble loading the rest of them =(

Lindsay & Aaron's Wedding!

2009-08-30T09:32:00.001-07:00

Yay, Linds & Aaron tied the knot! It was such a beautiful wedding and they are soooo happy. The reception was at the same place that Jeff and I are having ours in June so it was crazy being there thinking we would be doing the same thing about this time next year! Here are some pictures I took last night...

As for today, I'm sooo tired from the weekend but I have a gigantic to-do list for today...

Finish accounting homework, clean the house, mow the lawn, do laundry, go to BodyCombat, grocery shopping...oh and of course watch True Blood at 8:00...only 2 episodes left!

Last Night's Rehearsal Dinner Pics

2009-08-29T14:01:00.000-07:00

It's been such a fun weekend! One of my dearest friends got married and I want to share some of the pictures from this awesome weekend...enjoy!

First up...the rehearsal dinner.

Here is the most awesome couple ever!

And of course I made Jeff take a picture of me so you could see my outfit for the evening! =)

Me with the beautiful bride-to-be!

Me and Hillary

Me, Tara, & Hillary

Mother and daughter listening to speeches

Telling Lindsay that she secretly cheats at Candyland too...SO HILARIOUS!

We were all cracking up after that

Lindsay's mom "coaching" Courtney on what to say in her speech!

Future sister-in-law

Ben showing off his skills...

Little did we realize until after we showed up at Powerhouse...it was 6 years to the day that Barrett and Ben won their Hall of Foam plaques on the bar! RANDOM!

Proud...

I think Bokker was trying to pay me to drive him home in the pretty car, HA!

WEEEE!

Pergola Party

2009-08-23T08:25:00.000-07:00

Well the big backyard project is finally DONE! Except for getting new furniture because the stuff we wanted was out of stock. But we can always register for that later on next spring right? Yay for wedding registries!

On Friday we got the scoring and the staining of the concrete completely done and I am SO happy with how it turned out! It almost looks like a pretty decorative rug.

So to celebrate, we called friends Friday night and told them we were having a short notice Pergola Party on Saturday night! Jeff brought his table set over so we would have a couple of seating areas and we had bagg-o, burgers, and beer! It was a really fun time and I can't believe I didn't take one picture! My camera was sitting out the whole time but we were talking so much I just kinda forgot, I hate when I do that!

Let's see, to catch you up on the week...

Jury duty sucked but thank goodness I wasn't selected!
I signed up for an adult dance class that starts in September. It will be on Thursday nights and will be a combination of ballet, modern, and hip hop. I'm excited!
I hosted our first Junior League Public Awareness committee meeting at my house on Wednesday night and it went really well. We have such a good group of girls on our committee this year and I'm so happy to be Vice Chairing such a great committee!
I finished up my last class of the summer semester on Thursday night with a final presentation and paper. Unfortunately my new class starts TOMORROW =( Accounting hell...here I come.

I hope you're all having a great weekend. I'm off to church with Jeff then Lindsay, Tara, and I are going to BodyCombat this afternoon. Tah tah!

Court Is In Session...Boooo!

2009-08-17T17:37:00.000-07:00

Guess where I get to go tomorrow?....Jury Duty! Yeah, I can't decide if I'm excited or super excited (sarcasm)! I got a call Friday morning telling me I had to head down there Tuesday morning, so cross your fingers that they don't select me to be at the trial cuz I'm way too busy! Seriously, it's the last week of my class, how bad is that timing?!

We joined Central United Methodist Church yesterday morning! It was awesome, everyone was so sweet and welcoming, we definitely chose a fantastic church to belong to for the rest of our life! My parents came up too so it was a great morning.

Besides jury duty and the final week of class, I'm also hosting my Junior League Public Awareness committee meeting (which I am Vice Chair of this year!) on Wednesday night. So I'm trying to figure out what kind of goodies to make for night. Any suggestions?

We finished building the pergola and laying the rock in the backyard and it looks fantastic! Next up on the schedule this week...wiring outdoor speakers, staining and scoring the concrete, getting some pretty decorative pots and flowers, and buying new furniture! I'm excited to get it all done, it's going to be awesome for entertaining!

Yes, I'm Alive!

2009-08-08T12:06:00.000-07:00

Wow, it's been a long time since I've posted! I apologize =) My life has been ridiculously busy lately so it's nice to relax and connect with my bloggies! I have a lot to catch you up on....I've asked my oldest childhood friend to be my Maid of Honor, Jeff and I are currently going through the process for us to join a new church, my new job has been CRAZY busy but I love it, we're working on a huge project at my house outside, and Jeff got baptized last Sunday! See? Lots!

So, first things first. My friend Aubrie has been in my life literally since we were both born. All my baby pictures are with her and I love her sooooooo much! I'm glad that in the business of our lives we can still get together and it always feels like we're just sisters meeting up to hang out. She was very excited when I asked her and there were a few tears shed by both of us! I have one more person to ask but I won't see her till October and I want to ask everyone in person so it will just have to wait till then!

Jeff and I have been going to classes and meetings with the pastor to become new members of Central United Methodist Church! We've both been going there off and on since we were in college but about a few months before we went to Italy we decided that it was the church we wanted to join and the church we wanted to get married in. We get to do the official joining at the service on the 16th and we're very excited!!

Jeff also got baptized last Sunday! It was one of the most touching things I've been a part of in our relationship and I'll remember it forever. I cried like a baby of course! After the ceremony we went out to lunch with my parents and I gave Jeff a BEAUTIFUL European leather study Bible NIV edition with his name engraved in it. I'm very jealous of it! My parents got him a really neat men's devotional too.

Work has been crazy busy but finally started slowing down a bit this week. We finished our modular relay so the hard part is behind us (but comes again in January!) and now I'm learning the other side of my job, lots of analytical reports, Access databases, things like that. I really love it so far. I was so bored with my old job, it's actually nice to be busy and feel productive again!

So, onto the BIG PROJECT! There are currently about 6 guys including Jeff, his dad, and my dad outside right now working on our pergola for the 3rd weekend in a row. It looks awesome and it should be done tonight! I'm currently searching for some nice looking furniture to put out there but it's all so dang expensive! I want to get a new, bigger table and chairs, and a conversation set. They're laying the rock right now and it should be completely set by tonight. I'll try and get some good pictures of it after it's completely done tomorrow and post them for ya!

Tonight we're having the official "Parent's Dinner" at my house! Our mom's will come up this afternoon then we'll all get to cooking and enjoy a nice meal together. They've all met before we've never really had time to sit down alone all together, it's mostly been at birthday parties and things like that. So it will be fun, then we'll go to church tomorrow, I'll do homework, and hopefully get a little sun and reality tv time in?! =)

Pictures From the Weekend...

2009-07-20T19:18:00.000-07:00

Lindsay & Aaron's Mexican Fiesta Couples Shower...such a fun party and the weather was awesome!

Busy Busy Bee...

2009-07-20T18:48:00.000-07:00

That's me! I worked a 10 1/2 hour day today then went to the gym and now I'm already ready for bed and it's not even 9:00! I'm ooooold. Today was my first full day working at my new job and I already love it. I'm super busy but I thrive on that and it makes the day go by so much faster. I guess I didn't realize just how bored I was before! I definitely have to prioritize my time more wisely. I used my weekend to the fullest and worked out, cleaned the house, de-junked a junk closet, mowed my lawn, did laundry, went grocery shopping, and planned my meals for the week! Told ya I was busy =)

We have had some FUN weekends lately! First of all, I threw Jeff a surprise birthday party Saturday before last! He turned 30 and now he feels super old...mission accomplished, hehehe! The party was awesome but unfortunately it was about 95 degrees...hence all the gross sweaty pictures =(

Then this weekend we went to Lindsay and Aaron's Mexican Fiesta Couples Shower! We had an awesome time, stayed out way too late, and I made up for it by taking a 4 hour nap on Sunday =) I'll post pictures from this weekend next!

BIG NEWS!!!!

2009-07-09T11:20:00.001-07:00

I can finally let my secret out...I GOT A PROMOTION!!!! I am now the new Category Analyst for Sara Lee and I'm soooooo excited! I've been interviewing since before I left for Italy and I hadn't told anyone except for Jeff so my parents got a fun shocking phone call Tuesday afternoon with the good news! I'm going to be working 1/2 the time at my old job and 1/2 the time at my new job starting Monday, then I'll switch over full-time on the 27th. So I've spent the last 2 days running around trying to get things done before I start because I'm going to be super busy for a while!

I am sooooooo happy right now, God is so amazing!

So we have LOTS to celebrate this weekend...my promotion and Jeff's 30th birthday!! **cough cough surprise party cough cough** Hmm?

So Much to Update!

2009-07-06T16:53:00.000-07:00

Ok so my blog has been royally acting up lately and I think it's finally going to work right (fingers crossed) so I have a ton of updating to do! First things first...our wedding website!!! It's still a work in progress but it was really fun to get started on it!

http://weddings.theknot.com/pwp/pwp2/view/MemberPage.aspx?coupleId=7668579508885145

I added all of our "About Us" sections, the proposal story, our ceremony and reception info, and a photo album so far!

I've also signed up for Bridal Bootcamp Online! (You knew I would!) I've seen this program in a couple of magazines so I thought I would give it a try. It's basically meal planning and workout programs tailored to whatever your goal is...fitting into your dress, fitting into your bikini for your honeymoon, and so on. So far I'm liking it. The first week is a cleanse consisting of protein shakes w/ almond milk and fiber, and you also can have brown rice and veggies. It's all timed out so that you don't get hungry or sluggish and so far I've had tons of energy.

http://www.bridalbootcamponline.com/publicsite/funnel/index.aspx

I just got back from a super hard BodyCombat class. I've been using 1 pound weighted gloves with this class and it has made SUCH a huge difference. I strongly suggest them if you're wanting to step it up a bit. You can use them for all kinds of workouts, even running. I got mine on Amazon.com for $12, just search for "women's weighted gloves" (mine are black and red).

I'm enjoying not being in class on a Monday night! My new class starts on Thursday nights this week. I hope I like it better.

This weekend was a lot of fun! Thursday night we had our friends Lex and Gina over for a HUGE dinner. We cooked bruschetta, salad, shrimp skewers, steak, green beans, and oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. We did it the Italian way and made dinner last for hours. Seriously, we didn't even start eating the steak till 11:00 at night! I love it!

Then Friday we went to the lake...

(notice my fiance's "great" new koozie)

Saturday we stayed in during the day because it was storming but luckily it cleared up in time for a friend's party that night. More good food and pretty fireworks!

Sunday was pretty relaxing. I went to BodyCombat and went grocery shopping after that. That was about it!

Reception Site...Found!

2009-06-28T15:49:00.000-07:00

On June 5th, 2010, I will officially be Mrs. Jeff Larson! We found a BEAUTIFUL reception site, the Springdale Country Club, and I feel a thousand times better knowing that things are starting to fall into place! We were so lucky that they are reciprocating our Country Club membership from Fort Smith, I love this place!

Sorry, some of these pictures are low quality, I had my old camera and it's barely working!

The second, smaller dining area...

One view of the main dining area...

This is where we will put our cake...

A fire pit for a cigar roller and a place for the boys to smoke the cigars...

Where the food will go...

Another view of the main dining area and the DJ/dance floor will go in the back section...

Where we'll put engagement pictures and pictures of our parents and grandparents on their wedding day...

Front entrance...

I'm excited!!

Work, School, Wedding, Friends...Crazy Weekend Ahead!

2009-06-25T07:08:00.000-07:00

I'm so busy I don't know what to do first...blog of course! =) I've been in a whirlwind ever since we got home. Telling everyone about the engagement and showing them my ring has been so much fun! Unfortunately, it takes time away from the million things I need to get caught up on.

This is the last week before our final for my class and I have a final exam to study for, a paper to write, and homework to catch up on. I think I'm going to have to stay home Friday night and work on everything, unless I can get a lot of it done between now and then.

Meanwhile, this weekend my parents are coming up and we're all going to look at reception location possibilities because pretty much everything is already booked up that we've looked at =( The place I really wanted to have it at, Botanical Gardens, only has 3 dates available and they're all not around when we want to have the wedding. But we're still going to go out there and see if we can make it work.

Also, Saturday night a friend of ours is having a Cook-Out at his house. So I'm going to have to rush home, get ready and make a dish to bring. I'm thinking fruit salad or something quick like that. Anyone have any good, easy side-dish recipes?

We had Date Night last night and I cooked some yummy salmon, rice, and green beans. We watched "Marley and Me" but I made him turn it off when I knew the dog was about to die. I think Jeff knew I would cry all night and make Vincent sleep with me if I saw that ending! He was like "awww, I love my sensitive girl!"

Well, back to my long to-do list, have a great day, tomorrow is Friday!

We're Home! Links to Pictures!

2009-06-21T15:56:00.000-07:00

We're home! I'm so sleepy and have so much to do, work and class tomorrow are going to be brutal! Since I took about 500 pictures on the trip, I thought I would just send the Facebook links so that you guys can view them easier. You can view them even if you don't have an account on Facebook. Enjoy!

Florence:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2201111&id=20607600&l=3d8e558846

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2201129&id=20607600&l=ead3718598

Cinque Terre:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2201132&id=20607600&l=ee651523e2

Munich:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2201137&id=20607600&l=2fa9608ffa

IM ENGAGED!!!!

2009-06-19T00:50:00.000-07:00

Gutentag from Germany! Im sitting at our hotel restaurant in Munich enjoying a nice hot cafe latte and I thought I would drop a quick note to let you all know that Im engaged!!! (If you didnt already know from Facebook!)

It was an amazing proposal...he did it while we were on the hillside of our villa overlooking the night time skyline of Florence. I cried and laughed for about 5 minutes then we went back to the house and told his parents and sister, brother in law, and neice...they were very excited!

My ring is absolutely beautiful and I cant wait to post pictures of it! Im the happiest girl in the world right now!

We leave to go back to the states tomorrow morning and Im really excited to see everyone and show pictures and tell stories. Talk to you soon!!

Tomorrow! Tomorrow! We're leaving tomorrow! It's only a day awayyyyyyy!

2009-06-08T05:55:00.000-07:00

We leave for Italy tomorrow! Woo hoooooo! I am so excited, I've definitely already mentally checked out so I hope no one decides to ask me to do anything difficult today. And I REALLY hope I can pull it together enough to concentrate on studying for and taking my midterm tonight.

I have a pretty busy day today, of course. I've got to finish a ton of school stuff, study for and take my midterm, exchange currency, get some last minute things at Wal-Mart, nail appointment, finish my packing list, and start organizing things for packing tomorrow.

Our plane leaves at 5:55pm so thank goodness I'll have a lot of the day free to get things done tomorrow. I want to do some last minute cleaning for my cousin and his wife, and I'll want to work out obviously. Wow, these next 2 days are going to be craziness!

We finally made our reservations in Cinque Terre and Munich. We're staying at some AWESOME places! The house we're staying at in Cinque Terre is literally on the side of a mountain and we hike up 500 meters to get to it. We have an ocean view terrace connected to our room and the view is amazing! Check this out!:

And our hotel in Munich is at a great location, it's right by the train station and Haufbrau and all kinds of local attractions. I am soooooo excited!

And of course the villa that we're staying at in Florence for the first 5 days doesn't even seem real because it's so gorgeous. I am soooooo excited!

So far the weather looks amazing too...highs in the mid to upper 80's and sunny. 0% chance of rain, woo hoo! Oh my gosh, I have got to get these butterflies in my stomach under control!

Alrighty, back to accomplishing all the tasks in my busy day, have a great Monday!

5 Days and Counting, I am So Excited!!!

2009-06-04T12:11:00.000-07:00

I cannot BELIEVE that we leave for Italy in 5 days! It seems like just yesterday we were counting down the MONTHS and now it's already here. I've been crazy busy trying to get everything we need for the trip, finalize lots of to do lists and packing lists, get things done ahead of time for school, and I've had tons of stuff to do at work and lots of fun events at night and on the weekends lately. I'm gonna need a big ole' nap when I get back from this trip!

I picked up the backpack I ordered and I LOVE IT! I can't wait to get it home and see all the compartments and features. I didn't have time to look through it after I got it at lunch today. Isn't it cute and girly though?!

I've been getting tons of advise from people that have been to Europe which is great because I haven't a clue what to expect. Basically I've been told:

They'll steal you blind if you aren't aware of your surroundings
They'll run you over in the street because they're the craziest drivers ever
Do not wear shorts or jeans because if you look like a tourist you will get taken advantage of/things will get stolen
Make tons of copies of passport, credit, and debit card emergency numbers
Bring water everywhere you go because it gets HOT walking around everywhere
Wear sunscreen
Say a little prayer every time you get into a taxi
Don't forget adapters/converters
The men LOVE American women so BEWARE!
Get ready to find the best deals you've ever seen on Gucci, Armani, Burberry, etc. at the factory outlets!!
Cherish every moment because this is one of the most beautiful places on Earth!!!

So yeah, I can't wait!!

I am however a little uneasy about the flight. I'm not the best flier, sometimes I am and sometimes I'm not. But I've got some medication to help if I start to feel the familiar creeping on of a panic attack (it's the worst feeling ever btw). This whole Air France flight thing on the news REALLY freaked me out.

This has been a really fun week so far. We had Girl's Night on Tuesday night at Louie's to celebrate Tara's last day of teaching before summer break and to celebrate my going to Italy. It was fun, I love catching up with everyone and having good conversations.

Then last night, we had a surprise birthday party for my friend Gina at the Pesto Cafe. It was a hilarious night and I don't think we stopped laughing the entire time. I've got some funny pictures to upload but I don't have my camera with me today.

And tonight Jeff and I have joint hair appointments with Deborah at Dead Swanky! I'm so glad I finally got him to start using my stylist, she's done wonders with his hair, as in, it's EVEN now!! lol

I think we're going to a pool party on Saturday and possibly the lake (if I get everything done in time) on Sunday. My To Do List for the weekend consists of:

Finish Reading and Notes for class (Chapters 7,8,9)
Finish Homework Assignments for Chapters 6,7,8
Study for Midterm (monday)
BodyAttack on Saturday
BodyCombat and BodyPump on Sunday
LAUNDRY
Clean and Organize house for John and Michelle's visit while I'm gone - My cousin and his wife are going to be house/kitty sitters while I'm away! =)
Exchange currency
Finish packing list and decide which suitcase I'm taking
Make a list of restaurants and fun things to do for John and Michelle's visit
Load iPod with new songs
Did I mention study for a midterm? yeah

I think my fun little Polyvore collage I created does a good job explaining what my style on the trip will be like! I'm actually excited to start packing:

Ok, back to checking things off the lists, have a great rest of the week!

Exercise & Food Journal: May 25-31, 2009

2009-05-26T09:41:00.000-07:00

I have been getting a few questions about my meal plans, exercise schedule and things like that so I thought I would just keep a journal this week...enjoy!

Monday:

Memorial Day and day after overeating at the lake house party =)
8:30am - BodyPump
5:00pm - Run + Stadium Stairs
(Other than these 2 things, I was pretty lazy the entire day including one giant nap!)

**Multi-vitamin

Breakfast - A combination of soy nuts, sunflower nuts, and slivered almonds (for some reason I was craving nuts all weekend)

Lunch - 1 egg + 3 egg white omelet w/ tomatoes and fat free cheddar cheese (this made a pretty big omelet but I was still full from the overeating from Sunday so I didn't need much after this)

Snack - More nuts (see above)

Dinner - Spring mix salad, balsamic vinaigrette dressing, parmesan cheese, orange roughy (cooked in the oven with fresh squeezed lemon juice, garlic pepper, and salt), sugar-free Jell-O cup

(I was still SO FULL that night!)

Tuesday:

5:30am - BodyAttack
(Pretty good workout, I was sweating by the 2nd song which normally doesn't happen!)

Breakfast - EAS Advantedge Protein Shake, Sugar-Free Red Bull

Mid-Morning - Senseo Espresso w/ 1 tbsp. non-dairy creamer, Small mix of sunflower nuts and slivered almonds

Lunch - Spring mix salad, balsamic vinaigrette, soy nuts, parmesan cheese, orange roughy (as cooked above)
**This was delicious, definitely hit the spot!

Afternoon Snack - 3 stalks of celery, little bit of hummus, didn't like it so much so I switched to 1 tsp. natural peanut butter

Dinner - 1 Egg + 3 Egg White Omlette w/ tomatoes & fat free cheddar cheese, 2 slices extra lean turkey bacon

Wednesday:

(Working from home)

**Multi-Vitamin

Breakfast - Protein Shake: 1 scoop Isopure Low Carb Whey Protein, 1 tbsp. natural peanut butter, 12 oz. 8th Continent light original soy milk, and ice

Mid-Morning Snack - Apple w/ natural peanut butter

Lunch - 1 Egg + 3 Egg Whites scrambled w/ fat free cheddar cheese, salt, dill weed, and garlic pepper (yes, I'm weird, I like garlic in my eggs!) with a side of cherry tomatoes

12:00pm - BodyPump

Afternoon snack - a few sugar-free cookies w/ soy milk

4:00pm - Lawn mowing (push mower + ridiculously high grass = great cardio!)

Date Night Dinner - Mixed Baby Green Salad w/ Gorgonzola Cheese, Slivered Almonds, and Strawberries (http://weight-watchers-points-recipes.blogspot.com/2008/04/mixed-baby-greens-with-strawberries-25.html), Balsamic Glazed Salmon Fillets (http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Balsamic-Glazed-Salmon-Fillets/Detail.aspx), Roasted Green Beans and Broccoli (just toss with olive oil, salt, and pepper, spread on a baking sheet, bake at 450 degrees for about 10 minutes or so), 1 glass red wine

Dessert - apple chopped up with a drizzle of honey

Thursday:

Breakfast - 1 Egg + 2 Egg Whites scrambled w/ natural monteray & colby cheese and strawberries on the side

Sugar-free Red Bull once I got to work

Mid-Morning Snack - Senseo Espresso w/ non-dairy creamer

Lunch - We had a going away party for a co-worker and On The Border was catered, from it, I chose...ground beef, cheese, tomatoes, and lettuce all mixed together, some tortilla chips and 1 tbsp of queso...a few bites of a sopapilla w/ honey and a few bites of cake

Afternoon Snack - EAS Advantedge Protein Shake

Dinner - Apple w/ natural peanut butter

6:30pm - BodyCombat (SUPER HARD WORKOUT!!)

Friday:

Breakfast - EAS Advantedge Protein Shake, Sugar-free Red Bull

Mid-Morning Snack - Espresso w/ non-dairy creamer

Lunch - Salmon, green beans

Afternoon Snack - Strawberries, cheese stick

Dinner - Apple w/ natural peanut butter

Later that night at the Wine Bar - 2 glasses white wine, pita triangles with pesto and hummus

Exercise: Rest Day

Saturday:

**I was really hungry all day today for some reason! It happens =)

Breakfast - Tomatoes, 1 Egg + 3 Egg Whites w/ montery & colby jack cheese omelet, slivered almonds, sunflower nuts

10:30am - Run/Stadium Stairs/Pylometrics/Push-Ups (40 minutes)

Mid-Morning Snack - Pure Protein Bar w/ soy milk

Lunch at the Pool - Camille's Cafe Kids Meal Banana Wrap (Whole wheat tortilla, banana, peanut butter & honey), 2 glasses of Chardonnay

Girl's Night Dinner @ Bordino's - (I didn't finish any of this, we split everything up and ate a little bit of everything. It was delicious and at the end of dinner we weren't miserably full (or drunk!) at all!): Spinach salad w/ balsamic vinaigrette, shaved prmesan, bread, olive oil, beef tenderloin, gorgonzola butter, asparagus, zucchini, vanilla gelato, chocolate flourless cake, and a delicious New Zealand Savingon Blanc

Sunday:

**Definitely not as hungry today thank goodness!

Breakfast - 1 Egg + 3 Egg Whites w/ monterey and colby jack cheese omelet, tomatoes, 1 1/2 slices extra lean turkey bacon (Vincent ate the missing 1/2!)

Lunch - EAS Advantedge Protein Shake, sunflower nuts, almonds, 1 cup soy milk

2:30pm - BodyCombat (holy sweat fest!)

Dinner - Balsamic glazed salmon, a Spring mix salad w/ parmesan, balsamic vinaigrette, green beans

3 Day Weekend is Dunzo =(

2009-05-26T06:19:00.000-07:00

Ugh, back to work. It sure doesn't feel like Tuesday though so maybe this week will go by quickly! I'm super happy that I work from home tomorrow =) It will be like a break after my break.

WE LEAVE FOR ITALY 2 WEEKS FROM TODAYYYYYYYY!!!! **cue jumping up and down and clapping** I have GOT to start my packing list. I need to take inventory of my closet and start planning outfits and things like that. Oh and some annoying news, Jeff told me this weekend he doesn't think we should go to Rome now because it's not geographically convenient with the other places we're going. So I think we're going to Nice instead. All the other places will stay the same, just those 2 days will change.

We had a fun Memorial Day weekend even though it rained pretty much the entire time.

Friday night, we went to dinner and then went to The Wine Cellar to hang out with some friends. It was really fun and we had some yummy wine and appetizers there. The weather was actually really nice that night so we took advantage.

Saturday, we went to Jeff's parent's house in Eureka Springs to have lunch with some of his family that was visiting from Chicago. We had some delicious fresh ham sandwiches with vegetables from their garden and his grandma made some AWESOME homemade chocolate chip cookies!! I was exhausted when we got back to Fayetteville so I took a looooong nap as soon as I got home and it started raining, which made me sleep even more! I think I woke up around 8:00pm...Oops.

My Statistics teacher FINALLY posted our grades that night (3 weeks after the class ended) and I found out that i got a B in the class! I'm so happy I didn't fail it! =)

Sunday we headed out to a friends lake house for a big party. It was so much fun, there were about 60 people there of all ages. Even though it was pouring down rain at one point, people were still jet skiing, tubing, and wakeboarding! Not me, I stayed on the dock and watched! Jeff went fishing with a little kid's Shrek fishing pole and caught a few. It was pretty funny. Then most of the afternoon we sat on the huge front porch of the house and told funny stories. We ate SOOOOOOO much food. Seriously, I was miserable by the time we left because I had eaten so much. It was delicious tough...ribs, chicken, salad, pasta salad, green beans, apple pie, spinach artichoke dip, meat and cheese trays, ice cream...you name it, they had it!

Yesterday I worked off all the food I ate and went to BodyPump in the morning then went for a run and did stadium stairs that afternoon. I also tried to catch up on homework since I didn't do any the whole weekend! It was nice not to have class last night. I woke right up at 5 this morning with BodyAttack with no trouble!

On a side note, have I mentioned how much Vincent is shedding now that the warm weather is sticking around? We like to make fur-nados in the backyard now! =)

So now I'm back at work with a busy week ahead. Lots of meetings, work outs, and homework! Have a great Tuesday back!

Shedding LB's Just in Time for Bathing Suit Season Kickoff Weekend!

2009-05-21T11:29:00.000-07:00

I can't wait for this 3 day weekend to begin! This week has gone by really slow and it needs to hurry up already! I'm excited for the weekend because of the obvious reasons: off work, lake season begins, tanning, friends, fun, etc. But also because it's the end of the tough part of my diet! I've lost about 10 pounds so far and now I just want to maintain and tone up before I go to Italy.

To do that, I'm going to focus on getting some good quality cardio in at least 6 days a week and strength training 3 days. I've had some great workouts lately and I'm already seeing good results so now I just have to keep it up! Which is very easy considering I have bathing suit season and a huge vacation coming up. I'm seeing the most results with cardio classes like BodyCombat and BodyAttack right now so I'm going to try to fit those in whenever I can. I'm lucky my gym offers 2 pages worth of classes!

As far as eating goes, I'm going to continue eating healthy with the occasional indulgence. I'm really going to try to use the concepts I learned from "Naturally Thin", it's a great outlook on eating healthy and listening to your "food voice". I've had the biggest cravings for salads lately, especially with lots of vegetables and nuts so I'm going to give into those as much as possible while it lasts!

This week's workout schedule:

Monday: BodyPump (AM)

Tuesday: BodyAttack (AM) (I was going to go to another class that night but we had a spontaneous Girl's Night Out instead!)

Wednesday: BodyPump (Noon), P90X: Cardio (PM)

Thursday: BodyCombat (PM)

Friday: BodyPump (AM), Lawn Mowing (PM)

Saturday: BodyAttack (AM)

Sunday: Run/Stadium Stairs/Push-Ups/Pylometrics (AM)

I'm excited too, I just got an e-mail from the gym saying they're having BodyPump and BodyAttack Monday morning on the holiday! (yes, it's the little things that get me excited)

We're still planning on being at the lake as much as the weather permits this weekend (it's supposed to rain on Saturday) and we're going to a big dock party on Sunday. Should be a fun weekend!

I went to Victoria's Secret today at lunch to take advantage of the 10 cotton panties for $25, it's a great deal! They also had their makeup on sale for 75% off. I got 2 lipsticks for $3 each! So run down there if you're needing it!

If you get the SOAP channel, don't forget the season premiere of "Southern Belle's: Louisville" is tonight! I'm happy there is a reality show to replace the gap left by Grey's Anatomy for the summer!

I'm Alive!

2009-05-18T10:14:00.000-07:00

I'm alive!! And feeling very well I must say! I ended up going home and noon on Thursday and stayed there the rest of the week. I felt like I had been hit by a Mac truck and stayed in bed most of the time. It was a gorgeous weekend and I finally started feeling normal yesterday and had the energy to go to BodyCombat. It was fun (and sweaty)! Jeff is sick too but I'm glad we're getting all this out of the way before our Italy trip....3 weeks and counting!!! I have so much to do =(

We had a pretty low key weekend. Friday night we watched "Taking Chance" at my house. It's a pretty sad movie, I would definitely never want that job. While we were watching the movie my doorbell rang and it was my next door neighbor telling me to come look at a turtle. OMG, I have NEVER seen a turtle this gigantic in my entire life! It was huge and it had a TAIL! It was just sitting in the middle of our fence lines! I took some pictures of it but you can't really tell how big it is from them. Anyways, I haven't see Mr. Turtle since so I guess he returned to his mudhouse in the woods somewhere.

Saturday I stayed home all day and did homework and watched Gilmore Girls. I bought another 2 seasons of it! I'm so addicted to Gilmore Girls. I went for a very easy run in the afternoon just because I was getting bored with being cooped up inside. I definitely didn't have much energy and it turned out being a 1/2 walk, 1/2 jog. But hey, at least I got some exercise!

Saturday night Jeff and I went to Jason's Deli for dinner, I was craving a gigantic salad and some soft serve ice cream (not on the diet but oh well). It was sooooo good. I wish I would have taken a picture of it! Spring mix, tomatoes, cucumbers, sprouts, pine nuts, broccoli, slivered almonds, parmesan cheese, and balsamic vinaigrette. So good! They had a lot of new organic items to choose from and also a fantastic roasted red pepper hummus.

After dinner we went to Locomotion, which is this arcade/go kart/put put place. It was really random that we went there, we both hadn't been since we were little kids. But hey, it seemed fun! So we played games and won a ton of tickets for like 2 hours. When we went to the ticket counter we found out that we had 645 tickets but the cute little stuffed animal that looked like Vincent was 1000 =( So I looked around the counter and saw a large family with a lot of kids that were looking through the 5 and 10 ticket items and I gave our tickets to them. They were excited.

The weather is FINALLY gorgeous again. It's supposed to be nice all week and hopefully for Memorial Day weekend! I'm looking forward to everyone coming into town, going out on the lake and out to Dickson Street and going to a dock party on Sunday!

I promise I'll take pictures! I didn't take any this weekend because I looked like death warmed over and only wore makeup and fixed my hair for like an hour!

Not Feeling So Hawt

2009-05-14T09:15:00.000-07:00

I think I may have swine flu and/or a stomach virus. I've been feeling run down since Tuesday and yesterday I couldn't keep ANYTHING down! It was a good thing I was working from home, I didn't get too much done though. I hate being sick =( I would rather be sick this week then next though since it's Memorial Day weekend.

The weather is still crappy, it's been raining for like a month and 1/2 here. Tomorrow is supposed to be nice (maybe) then it's going to dump on us again on Saturday. Lovely, considering we re-scheduled our Junior League Touch-A-Truck fundraiser (because of the rain) for this Saturday. I don't know WHAT we're going to do if it's another downpour.

Speaking of Junior League, we had our Annual Dinner on Tuesday night and it was really nice! All the new members graduated into active members and I was so proud of them! I was actually the photographer in charge of taking a few pictures so that we can announce them in our newspaper. Aren't they lovely ladies?! =)

I'm seriously debating going home, it's almost noon. And tomorrow is a 1/2 day for me anyway so maybe if I rest up I'll be better before the weekend? I'm going to try to stick it out though, I'm too lazy to drive all the way back home right now!

We had to reschedule Girl's Night AGAIN this week. Instead Jeff and I had Date Night last night and watched "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" while I complained about my stomach hurting the whole time. The movie was really good but verrrrry long. It's a good story though, well worth it.

I finished Bethanny Frankel's "Naturally Thin" book last week. I loved it, some of the rules were common sense rules that we should all think about on a daily basis but don't. I'm actually typing up the rules and some of the advice and recipes right now so I can refer to them really quickly. I'm going to put her list of rules on my fridge! Anyway, I highly recommend the book, I think everyone can get at least a few things from it.

How fantastic was the first part of the Real Housewives of NYC reunion show?! I can't wait for tonight. Ramona is absolutely out of her mind and should increase the dosage on whatever meds she's taking. And Kelly continues to make absolutely no sense every time she opens her mouth..."The grass isn't always greener no matter how much fertilizer you have"....hmmm.

Tonight is sure to be one big catfight, I just hope the right people get put in their place and no one gets beaten up!

Oh and PS - I got so bored with the new Real House (mafia) wives of New Jersey I turned it off after 15 minutes. Boooo...

Weekend Update and Busy Week Ahead

2009-05-11T09:35:00.000-07:00

Hola! Sorry I haven't posted in a while, I've been busy preparing for my next class that starts tonight. I didn't get the book until FRIDAY!! I was so annoyed, it only left me the weekend to finish all the reading and homework that was assigned for today. I'll think twice before buying a textbook off of a private Amazon.com seller again! Oh well, I finished in time and e-mailed my assignment this morning so I'm good!

We had so much fun this weekend at the Crawfish Boil! The rain thankfully held out and the sun actually came out in the afternoon!

We had our "tent city" set up just in case the rain came though!

4 WEEKS TILL ITALY!!!!!!!!!!!! I am getting soooooo excited! I ordered a new bathing suit last week from Victoria's Secret for the trip. I'm allowing myself 1 new bathing suit per summer now because I have way too many. =) Does this one say "I'm a hawt American girl staying at an Italian villa"? Haha!

I was so tired yesterday. I had a really bad headache Saturday night and slept in with the kitty till NOON on Sunday! I needed it though, I was still a little tired this morning with the 5am wake up call but BodyPump and coffee got me going!

Here is the busy week I have to look forward to:

Monday -

BodyPump (AM) Check!
Meetings (Afternoon)
Strategic Analysis & Design (PM)

Tuesday -

BodyAttack (AM)
Internal Interview (Wish me luck!)
Junior League Annual Dinner (PM)
Real Housewives of NYC Reunion!! And are we going to watch the Real Mafia Wives of New Jersey??? Hmmm...
P90X: Cardio (while watching guilty pleasure Real Housewives shows!)

Wednesday -

BodyPump (AM)
Work from Home! (thank goodness)
P90X: Chest, Shoulders, Triceps + Abs (afternoon)
GIRL'S NIGHT!!! (at my house)

Thursday -

BodyStep (AM)
BodyCombat (PM)

Friday -

Work 1/2 day (yippy!)
BodyPump + P90X: Legs & Back + Abs (Noon)

Saturday -

Junior League - Northwest Arkansas Women's Shelter Work Day (all day)

Sunday -

Church (AM)
BodyCombat (PM)

DONE With Statistics!

2009-05-05T07:47:00.001-07:00

Hallelujah, the hardest class ever is OVER! I was so happy on the way home last night, I even bought myself the "Bride Wars" DVD as a reward for all the hard work I did! =) I can't wait to watch it, hopefully it's good. I'm still nervous about my grade but I put a lot of hard work into all the things that were due yesterday so hopefully it will pay off. The test was pretty tough, as always, ugh.

My next class is Strategic Analysis and Design, it starts on Monday and I already have homework. I ordered my book off of an Amazon seller a couple of weeks ago and I still haven't received it! She's been e-mailing me though and said that I should be seeing it soon. I know this class SOUNDS extremely boring by the title but I've actually heard a lot of people say that it was one of their favorites out of the MBA program. It's a lot of case studies, which will be different than any other class I've done so far.

Girls Night is TBD for tonight, Tara may not be able to make it because her final is tonight and she thinks she'll get out later than she thought she would. But Lindsay and I still may hang out. Who knows, if the weather cooperates, we may go celebrate Cinco de Mayo for a while! Too bad I can't enjoy my beloved Mexican food =( My diet is giving me FANTASTIC results though, so it's worth it! Only 5 more weeks till Italy, gotta tone and tighten!

Our annual Crawfish Boil is this Saturday, should be fun! I'm going to take Penny to it and let her play with everybody. She's definitely a people lover! Then I have to meet my parents at my house after they land and give her back =(

Season Final of Real Housewives of NYC tonight, don't forget to watch!

I'm DONE!...Almost

2009-05-04T07:53:00.000-07:00

I'm finished with my final homework, paper, and presentation! Now onto the final exam =( I'm so excited to turn this in and be done with it. The paper ended up being 20 pages and the presentation ended up being 18 slides! That's a lot. I'm not nervous about the presentation at all, it's basically just going through my paper and breaking everything down. I'm sort of nervous about the test but not too bad, I think I know this material a little better than last time, it makes more sense at least.

Little Penny is doing very well at my house so far! She's even getting along with the kitty! We had to introduce them verrrrry carefully last night and now they're best buds. We waited until Penny had eaten and was really full and sleepy so she would be calm. She's a very excitable wiener, haha!

BodyPump felt SO good this morning. My legs are already feeling tight so I may be a little sore tomorrow. I did P90X Legs last night so that is probably why. A little update on P90X...I'm not doing every single day anymore, I'm mostly using it as an extra workout for when I'm at home watching tv or if I miss a class at the gym. I just don't want to waste my gym membership so I'm incorporating both into my workout schedule. For instance, yesterday I got so caught up in my paper that I didn't realize it was 2:15 and time to leave for BodyCombat...so later in the night, I did P90X while I watched Desperate Housewives and it all worked out!

They installed new shower heads and the gym and me no likey! I guess they're trying to save water or something because it's a lot less than what it was. I will miss the 500 pounds of water pressure giving my scalp a massage in the mornings. I do love me some good water pressure. It even felt like an upper back massage sometimes after a tough workout!

Well, I hope you all have a fantastic Monday =) Hopefully all of this rain we've had will get out of the way by the weekend!

Survey Time!

2009-05-01T12:44:00.000-07:00

I was tagged by EmFabulousFunshine to do this fun little quiz! I thought I would take a break from studying and paper writing to do it =)

Current obsession- Finishing my final paper, presentation, homework, and studying for final exam in Statistics =(

Weirdest obsession- Wrigley's Sugar Free Spearmint Gum and chewing ice

Wearing today- It's causal friday so...Joe's Jeans, white Forever 21 v-neck T-shirt, yellow scarf, and BCBG brown peep-toe heels

You'd like to learn to: Cook everything!

Last thing you bought- Grape tomatoes, tilapia, apples, mahi mahi, strawberries, garlic pepper, and gum (of course)

Listening to right now - The hum of my computer

Favorite weather- Summer...lake season!

Most challenging goal now- Finishing the last work for this crazy difficult class!

One who tagged you- EmFabulousFunshine !

Anywhere to live- On the beach now, but I have a feeling after I visit Italy in about 5 weeks I'm going to want to live there!

Want in your hands now- Straight A's, a bajillion dollars, and keys to a new Mercedes SLK500 =)

Like to get rid of- Disease, discrimination, and genocide throughout the world

Anywhere for an hour- Massage and a facial

Language to learn- Spanish (better than what I "learned" in college)

Look for in a friend- Fun personality, trustworthiness, and a good heart

Meet in person- Bethenny Frankel, Jennifer Aniston, Oprah, Lauren Conrad, Melissa from the Bachelor, and Holly Madison

Favorite type of music- Anything with a good beat that I can work out to and also classical

Favorite clothing owned- All my dresses and shoes!

Dream job- Anything in the health, nutrition, and fitness industry

$100 to spend on- Clothes or a really nice dinner w/ a great bottle of wine!

Stress Ball

2009-04-30T08:24:00.000-07:00

I am one big gigantic ball of stress right now! So much to do and so little time...where are Jessie Spano's caffeine pills when you need them?! My goal for the day is to have 75% of my paper done by tonight. That way I can finish it up tomorrow and Saturday, make my presentation and study on Sunday, go over everything on Monday, then be DUNZO!

I'm already planning a Girl's Night at my house Tuesday night, I know I'll need it! Tara and Lindsay are going to come over and we're probably going to rent a girly movie and have lots of juicy girl talk!

Speaking of next week, starting Saturday I'll be wiener-dog sitting this little darling for my parents for a whole week! She's a sweetheart and loves to play so it will be a good time. Vincent will be worn out though!

I can't believe tomorrow is May 1st!! This month flew by, Italy will be here before we know it!!! I finally convinced Jeff to let me take a suitcase instead of a backpack. He made me PROMISE that I won't make him pull it anywhere...even up stairs...gulp. So now I feel better about getting everything packed. However, Jeff's mom told me not to rely on an iron being at every place we stay. So I'm thinking about getting a travel iron or travel steamer? Has anyone ever used one of these? I saw a few online that are pretty cheapo. Oh, that reminds me, I need to order adapters too! Ahhh, so much to do! I think I'll worry about getting through with this class THEN worry about Italy stuff!

How 'Bout Them Hogs?!

2009-04-28T08:00:00.000-07:00

So, how bout that swine flu? Pretty crazy...it's become the running joke in our office but it really is a scary thing! I have some friends that have had to cancel their graduation trips to Mexico =(

Well, it's the last week of class and I am in full-time freak out mode. Seriously. About 50% of our points are all due next Monday including a HUGE paper, presentation, final exam, and final homework. O-M-G. Luckily I really don't have too much going on this weekend so I can dedicate a ton of time to it. I was going to volunteer at Touch-A-Truck, which is a fundraiser our Junior League is doing this Saturday. But after looking at the work load I'll have this weekend, I knew I wouldn't be able to enjoy it because I would be worrying about all the work I have to do, so I let them know I couldn't make it. I sure will miss it though, it's a really fun event! If any of you live in Northwest Arkansas, please come out and support us! Here is some info:

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Touch a Truck

Break out your hard hats and get ready for another great time at Touch a Truck 2009! Kids of all ages can climb, discover and explore vehicles of all types including helicopters, construction vehicles, emergency vehicles, motorcycles and big rigs. Kids can build items with the Home Depot crew or talk with SpongeBob Square Pants and Strike with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals too. Attendees can win great prizes including bicycles, a family campsite set and gift certificates. Touch a Truck is Saturday, May 2, from 10a.m. to 2p.m. at the John Q. Hammons Center in Rogers. Admission is $5/person or $20/family and can be purchased at JuniorLeagueNWA.org, by calling 479.751.7054, or at the gate the day of the event. Proceeds from this event will help fund various projects sponsored by the Junior League of Northwest Arkansas.

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I finished reading "The Kite Runner" last week, it was sooooo good! I really want to read the 2nd book "A Thousand Splendid Suns" now. Has anyone read it? I also need to be thinking of a book to take to Italy. I always like to bring a big HUGE book on vacations and just get lost in them! I'm a bit of a book worm =)

I started my big diet for Italy this week! It's going really well and I feel good. Hopefully I'll have time to work out as much as I want to this week, it's going to be a pretty busy one. Tonight I'm going to a Razorback baseball game with Jeff and some of his clients. And Thursday I've got a big Happy Hour/Roast for one of our co-workers who got promoted into a new team. Should be fun!

3 Years and Wedding Fun!

2009-04-27T07:01:00.000-07:00

Jeff and I have officially been together for 3 whole years today! Can you believe he's put up with me that long?! We had a great early anniversary dinner at Bordino's Friday night. The food was delicious and the conversation was great as well!

Then Saturday we headed down to Hot Springs to attend Matt and Char's wedding! It was a very quick weekend but we had so much fun hanging out with everyone. The wedding location was in Garvin Gardens and it was BEAUTIFUL! There were flowers EVERYWHERE! And the tent had some really awesome chandeliers hanging from the top made out of little white lights. It was the perfect weather and the perfect day for a perfect wedding!

I forgot to bring my big lens for my camera but I still got some good shots....

The beautiful bride all ready to go!

They DO!

Pretty flowers....

First dance!

When Jeff got a drink, EVERYONE got a drink!

Family portraits!

Us girls had to get on the dance floor and show everyone how it's done!

FUN!

I wish I was a little bit taller!

We're back at home and this week is crunch time for me with the last week of class! =( Have a great Monday!

The 8 Things Post

2009-04-23T16:37:00.000-07:00

8 Things I look forward to:

1. ITALY!!!!!!! Less than 7 weeks to go! =)
2. Getting my MBA (December 2010!)
3. Getting married
3. Having children
4. Developing my career
5. Spending time with friends
6. Weekends
7. Naps
8. Birthdays

8 Things I did yesterday:

1. Worked from home
2. A massive amount of homework
3. Worked out...P90X!
4. Cooked dinner for Jeff
5. Took kitty to the vet
6. Read a book
7. Laid out in the sun and 80 degree weather at lunch time...ahhhhh
8. Went grocery shopping

8 things I wish I could do:

1. Fix our economy
2. Spend money without worry
3. Not worry as much in general
4. Get A's in all my classes! (I'm on my way!)
5. Invent something really awesome that makes me a bajillionaire
6. Adopt all the doggies and kitties that are homeless =(
7. Eat anything I want and not gain weight
8. Be positive ALL the time

8 shows I watch:
1. Real Housewives of NYC & Orange County
2. The Hills
3. Oprah
4. Grey's Anatomy
5. Desperate Housewives
6. Entourage
7. Family Guy
8. Friends

Re-Charged

2009-04-23T07:04:00.001-07:00

I had another relaxing day working from home yesterday! I feel completely re-charged, which is good because I was exhausted Tuesday night. I got home late and would have missed BodyAttack so instead I went on a long run and did some stadium stair sprints. It was harrrrd! And the bugs were out in full force on the running trail after the sun started going down. The trail runs next to a creek so that's the only thing I don't like about it when the weather is warm.

Yesterday I worked and laid out at lunch time! I got some good sun and read a lot more of "The Kite Runner". I'm almost done with it, it's been reeeally good so far. A very interesting story for sure.

Later in the afternoon Jeff and I took the kitty to the vet. After her traumatic de-clawing experience, there is one little paw that just isn't healing and she won't stand on it and limps around all the time. She's also been really lethargic lately, so we decided to take her in. Welllllll....they gave us an antibiotic for her paw and a pill for TAPE WORMS!!! Grooooossss! Yeah, good thing we brought her in, we wouldn't have known that's what was making her so tired! Poor Millie =(

Last night we had Date Night and I cooked pork loin, green beans, mashed potatoes, and bruschetta...it was gooood! We also had a nice bottle of red wine and watched "Tale of Desperaux", it was a good movie with a nice moral to the story. It reminded me of Ratatouille though!

I've got a lot of school stuff to get done these next two days then we're going to a wedding in Hot Springs on Saturday. Oh! And we decided to celebrate our 3 year anniversary a little early on Friday night so I'm trying to figure out where I want to go to dinner. So many choices!

Exam #2....D-O-N-E!

2009-04-20T20:58:00.001-07:00

The test last night was pretty painful. I got stuck at one point and felt like crying, then I finally remembered how to do the problem I was working on and finished. At first I thought I did really really bad, but then I talked to her about some of the problems and she said that I had them right. So we'll see. She straight up told us she wouldn't have grades up for a week. =( I told her that makes my heart hurt and that I won't be able to sleep until I see my grade!

Oh and did I mention we started out with 12 students in the class and now there are only 4? I have NEVER been in a class that had that many students drop.

The material we covered last night was so over my head too. I'm going to have to re-read all these chapters and try to figure it out. We're literally covering this entire huge book in about 6 weeks. I'm VERY glad there are only 2 weeks left but I have a ton of work to do to finish my project, paper, study for the final, finish the final homework, and all that good stuff. Yay me!

So I mowed my lawn last Thursday and remember how I said it was like a forest because I hadn't mowed in so long? Well I guess Vincent found his way over to the wet, freshly cut clover.....

Yeah...green dog for about a day.

I'm about to go to my Junior League marketing committee lunch meeting at Crabby's....salmon salad....YUUUUUMMMM! Tonight I'm going to BodyAttack, doing some P90X, and watching the Real Housewives of NYC! NO STUDYING, I needs a break!

Wow, That Weekend Went By FAST!

2009-04-20T07:58:00.000-07:00

Why do weekends always FLY by when I have a test on Monday? I'm prepared but I'm skerd....this material is way harder than what was on the first test. An obvious happening but I still don't like it!

Friday night was soooo fun! We were supposed to go to dinner at Soul with Lindsay and Aeron but we forgot that we were poodle-sitting (hee hee!) for Jeff's parents while they flew back in from California and they were coming to my house to pick little Maggie up that night.

So we decided to just all come over to my house, eat pizza, and drink wine and beer till our little hearts were content! We had so much fun and laughed the entire night. I love when you find really good new friends that you have so much in common with. They're getting married this fall too, I'm so excited!

So after our fun filled Friday night I pretty much did absolutely nothing the rest of the weekend except study, sleep, work out, and watch tv, and it was glorious! It was raining off and on the entire weekend so I took full advantage of the lazy weekend.

Last night I watched the Miss USA pageant, it was really good! My fav's were North Carolina(who won), California, and Texas. Which is weird because they all looked exactly like each other! North Carolina was a great choice though, very pretty, classy, and well spoken.

I have a sort-of busy week ahead of me...a couple of meetings, a lunch-time Junior League Committee meeting tomorrow (our last one for this year), Date Night Wednesday night, and then we have a wedding in Hot Springs this weekend. And of course lots of working out in between! Everyone have a great Monday and a fantastic week!

PS - New blog layout, ya like?! =)