Five on Friday: TV, More TV & A Movie

Five on Friday: TV, More TV & A Movie

Friday, November 22, 2013

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Happy Friday Friends!

 

Can I just tell you how excited I am about Chicago PD? It doesn't start until January, but I love Chicago Fire so much, so I am REALLY looking forward to another new show kind of like it. Plus, Sophia Bush is in it. Who I also love. Win win, right?

I'm looking at getting a new planner for 2014. I have the Life Planner from Erin Condren right now, but am thinking of changing it up next year and trying the Simplified Life Planner from Emily Ley. It's a little bit cheaper, but not customizable, so I'm just not sure. If I go the more plain route, I really like the momAgenda ones too, which are a lot cheaper. Do you use a planner? If so, what kind?

So Sexiest Man Alive was named this week...Adam Lavigne. While I do think he is sexy, I'm kind of like whatever. No one can beat Channing Tatum from last year. What do you think?

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire comes out today! Yay!! So excited. I am hoping to see it this weekend with my family. Are you going to see it?

My Husband is currently in LA doing a press junket for a new show starting December 4th. It's called Mob City and it will be on TNT. He left yesterday and returns Sunday morning. He saw the premiere last night and he said it's pretty good, so if you're into mob shows of any kind, you should definitely check it out. AND, you might notice that Shane from The Walking Dead is one of the main characters! Yay! I missed him.

That's all for now. I hope you have a great weekend!

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Five on Friday: Trippin, Pups & a Giveaway

Five on Friday: Trippin, Pups & a Giveaway

Friday, November 15, 2013

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Happy Friday friends!!

I'm going to Arizona! It's going to be a quick trip down to the Phoenix area on the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving (one way air plane ride), and then Green Grandma, her 4 pups and I are road-trippin it back to Minnesota (in her little convertible I might add...did you read that she has 4 dogs?). Seriously I need a TV show for this trip, cause it will definitely be a TRIP! I'm literally going to be sleeping there and that's it, cause we're heading out the very next morning. Thanksgiving morning. I hope to be back in Minnesota on Saturday. Wish me luck!

I opened up my email one day this week and got this email from our vet. And although I knew this and I appreciate it, it just made me sad to think about it. :(

THIS post that Mandy wrote this week! So needed to read it and it came at the perfect time. I so love her and the way she thinks! Be true to yourself please!! As I explained this week in my BBC Recap post, I blog about my life and don't have a niche. I blog to blog, because I love it and want to be able to look back on it. I want to be able to show Hailey as she gets older. I also love the community that there is and the friendships I have made because of it. That's all.

Be sure to go enter my Target gift card giveaway! It ends on Tuesday!

And last but not least. There MIGHT be big changes in our personal life happening (no I'm not pregnant), that I hope to share with you all very soon. Sorry for being vague, but I gotta keep it quiet for now. I hope you understand!

Thanks friends! Have a great weekend!

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Five on Friday: Hair, Lists & Christmas

Five on Friday: Hair, Lists & Christmas

Friday, November 8, 2013

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Happy Friday friends!

I'm still loving my hair and how dark it is. It's amazing what a little color in your life can do, right?

I recently discovered how to make lists on twitter and it's saving me so much time!! Seriously. I don't feel so overwhelmed now if I don't get to look at it for a day or two. I wish Instagram had this feature.

I'm happy that Halloween is over. I didn't decorate at all for Halloween, but I'm so excited for Christmas and will probably start decorating soon!

I recently upgraded to the paid version of PicMonkey. Not sure why I waited so long, but I'm so glad I finally did it. Love, love, love having endless options!

Also, I'm loving this article by Diana Stone, this other article about marriage that was floating around social media and THIS blog post from Courtney. I really needed these 3 articles this week to put my mind into perspective. I've been off for a few weeks and am just starting to feel like myself again.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

 

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My Little Goblin

My Little Goblin

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

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Linking up with Darci from The Good Life Blog.



Here is my little goblin in one of her Halloween PJ's. Don't mind the horrible lighting. It was right before bed last night that I snapped this.



Happy Halloween everyone!

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Five on Friday {10.11.2013}

Five on Friday {10.11.2013}

Friday, October 11, 2013

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Linking up with Darci from The Good Life Blog.

First off, will you please say a prayer for Wayne's Green Gramma. She's back in the hospital again, for the second time. The first time was back at the end of August. She is having some heart issues that we thought were resolved, but apparently not. She's got plans to move back here to MN within the next couple months and I can't wait to have her back! She will still be 2 hours away, but it will be tons better than having her in AZ. In the meantime please pray for her. Thanks loves.

Wayne starts back on his weight-loss program again on Monday. At the end of his program and about the same time his gallbladder started acting up (middle of August) Bouari changed their name to Soza and decided to go a different advertising route. So we said OK, he focused on dealing with his gallbladder issues, we had the State Fair, his surgery and recovery and well, now they want to start up again. So here we go. He ended at 298 (just under his first goal of 300) and now is starting back at 306. His new goal is to get down to 270 by December 10th a/k/a Jingleball. If you want to catch up start HERE and HERE.

Speaking of Jingleball, this year is going be HUGE and they are announcing artists today! I'm so pumped!! This will be my 6th Jingleball!!

I am so excited that H&M opened in Ridgedale (a local mall close to me). So convenient. Also, a Kate Spade is opening in the Galleria and Madewell is opening in the Mall of America. Although Madewell is way too expensive for my tastes as far as clothes go, it's still pretty exciting. And I'm excited to go check out the Kate Spade store, even if I don't buy anything.

Since last Friday, I have worked out 3 times. Last Saturday (Zumba), last Sunday (Core) and yesterday(HIIT). I missed out on Tuesday's Insanity class cause Wayne had to be at WE Day even earlier then I would be getting up, so it didn't work out, but I am still proud of myself. I could've just not gotten up on Thursday and went back to my old ways. But I didn't and I'm determined to make this a real habit.

Never Ever Ever {10.08.2013}

Never Ever Ever {10.08.2013}

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

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Linking up with Neely.



Never, Ever, Ever

Will I enjoy doing dishes or loading/unloading the dishwasher...least favorite chore

Will I ever LOVE getting up at 5:30am in order to get to the gym by 6am

Do I feel like I get enough friend time. It's so hard to get together with crazy schedules/kids/husbands/boyfriends. I think I'm due for a night out!

Would I put gas in my car before the gas light comes on…my Husband and Dad yell at me for this

Will I hate having windows open on crisp days

Will I not want to eat all the Halloween candy

Will I not love naps...I've been taking them every weekend lately

Five on Friday {10.04.2013}

Five on Friday {10.04.2013}

Friday, October 4, 2013

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Linking up with Darci from The Good Life Blog for Five on Friday.

So I found the Michael Kors clearance website this week. Um, yes please. And how come I never knew about this before now? Does this exist for every brand? I've been wanting a MK purse for quite some time now, but have been putting it off.

I actually put this one on my wishlist on Amazon and have been waiting for an excuse (Anniversary/Christmas), but with these prices, I don't really NEED a reason, right? I have been a Coach girl since the beginning of time, but have felt the need for a change lately. So we'll see. I have my eye on a few one.

So last week I wrote about my fitness struggle and then this week I wrote about my first day working out with a new schedule. If you've been following along, I did not get up and work out on Wednesday morning like I had hoped. I had a little technical difficulty as I like to call it. But I did get up yesterday morning and made it to the gym for a HIIT class. It was hard, but I really liked it. I'm hoping I can stick with this and make it a regular thing every Tuesday (Insanity) and Thursday (HIIT) morning. I think my body needs to adjust a little bit to getting up so early. I have been such a night owl my whole life, that it's been hard to shut my brain and body down at a decent hour, so for now we're going to stick with T & Th's and go from there. I'm also debating on doing before and after pictures, but the thought of that scares the CRAP outta me.

I have been cooking quite a bit the last couple weeks. Which is also another huge thing for me. I'm so not a cook or baker (unless it comes from a box), but I'm trying. I printed off a September - December 2013 calendar and have been trying my best to meal plan and not eat out so much. Also, to try and curb our grocery bill every month. Most of the recipes have been first timers for us and I will be tweaking them the 2nd time around to what works for us. These are not considered healthy recipes or "clean" recipes. I hope to share some of those recipes soon.

Britney Spears came out with her new "Work Bitch" music video. Love it. No surprise. She looks better than she has in a LONG time. I'm really hoping to get out to Vegas within the next couple years to see her out there. I'm NOT a huge fan of Vegas, but I AM a HUGE fan of Britney, so we'll see. We also have grand plans of hopefully buying a house in the spring and having another baby in 2014, so Brit Brit might have to wait. I went to Vegas once on a girls trip and that was enough for me.I'm so not a gambler and I just can't party it up like I used to.

I'm so excited for Bloggy Boot Camp next weekend!! I've been messaging with a few of my ladies and I can't wait to see them in person!! Hugs for everyone!! Anyone else going?

 Happy Friday friends!!