Five on Friday {03.21.2014}

Five on Friday {03.21.2014}

Friday, March 21, 2014

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Happy Friday! Linking up with the girls above.

First off, my life has been turned a little upside down for the last couple weeks. My main flash drive broke and I have been heartbroken and lost without it. It had pretty much everything on it. Yes, I did back it up, but not for a couple months or so. So while I can retrieve most of the stuff on it, there were several projects and blog posts I was working on more recently that are now lost for the moment. My friends little brother is going to try and solder it back together for me. If he can at least get it to the point of me getting everything off of it, I will be so indebted to him!!! I'm hoping to get it back early next week. We'll see. If not. I will just have to move on. Please say a prayer. :)

I just had to share this picture that my Husband posted about his weight loss yesterday for #TBT. The picture on the left is from November 2011. He was the best man in a friends wedding. The picture on the right is him from just this past Tuesday with Demi Lavato. Can you say crazy?! I am so proud of him and his progress so far. He wants to keep going, which I completely support. I know you will get there honey. I love you!

 

I found out last night, that my favorite Zumba instructor, Mollie, is cancelling her Thursday night class. It may seem trivial, but in my world it's huge. She's my absolute FAVORITE! She says she wants to change things up for the spring. I know she needs her time and she can do what she wants, and I respect that. She has 3 kids and a family, but I am SUPER bummed about it. I am grateful that she will still have her Wednesday and Saturday classes, and she does teach a few other things (nothing else fits into my schedule right now), but that Thursday night class was my trifecta. It completed my cardio for the week (3x week). I am not sure if I will be able to find something to fill that void. Dramatic, I know. It may sound weird, but Mollie is one of a kind. And I have actually made a few friends from the gym because of her and her class. That's a huge thing in itself. To feel like you actually belong in a gym? We all agree that it's sort of a cult following. Mollie is one of a kind, and I don't think she really realizes how influential she is. I'm hoping it's not a permanent thing and maybe she just really needs to take a break. We'll see. I was in such a good routine with my weekly work-outs, now I will have to re-evaluate. I was literally just working on a gym routine post and going to share it next week. We'll have to see.

I know it's only been 2 weeks since I wrote this post about Lent. But I have not bought ANYTHING so far and am sticking strong to it. Granted I have several more fun things planned within the next few weeks, but I am confident I can find things in my closet and drawers to drag out of hiding. It's not as hard as what I thought it would be. I just can't look at my emails with all the "deals." Have you ever done a wardrobe freeze?

And lastly, is anyone else as obsessed with Frozen as I am? It's not just my kid, but me AND my Husband, too. We watch it in the mornings before school/work and every evening so far this week.

Oh ya know. Just Hailey sitting on the coffee table eating breakfast, watching Frozen.

Is it sad that we have the soundtrack, too? I put it in my iTunes immediately and uploaded it onto my iPod. Now I can have it with me wherever I go. It's so addicting. #don'tjudge

Hope everyone has a great weekend. Any fun plans?

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Coffee Date Friday {02.28.2014}

Coffee Date Friday {02.28.2014}

Friday, February 28, 2014

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Linking up with Alissa for Coffee Date.



If we were having coffee today, I would tell you that I am so sick of the Minnesota weather we've had this last week. We had a snow/ice storm last Thursday night and the roads here are still so bad even a week later. The worst they have been in some 25 years or something like that. It takes quite a bit for me to really complain about Minnesota weather. I get it, we have seasons and SNOW is one of them and COLD is another. It just seems like we can’t catch a break. We either get lots of snow or it’s -10 below.

If we were having coffee today, I would also share with you that I’m hoping our sickies that we have all had this week are on their way out. That’s right, all 3 of us have been sick. Now, don’t get me wrong, we have had a great winter health wise with minimal to no sickies, but all 3 of us at one time? It’s hard being sick, but also having to continue to function and be EVERYTHING for everyone with no real time to re-coup yourself.

If we were having coffee today, I would tell you that I am so excited to be going to my first country concert on Sunday. My friend, Jen, and I are going to go and shake our booty’s at Luke Bryan.



If we were having coffee today, I would tell you that I am back on track with getting to the gym regularly. I thought I was going to make it 12 times this month and I almost did, but then this week kicked my butt and I will be 1 day short. That just goes to show me that I have to get them all in earlier and not leave them last minute.




If we were having coffee today, I would share with you that I had a whole weekend re-cap almost done for last weekend and then I went to undo something and the whole post content got deleted. I was SO mad and just chalked it up to a loss and now I will be writing and drafting in Word and then copying and pasting it in blogger. Why have I not done this before?

If we were having coffee today, I would tell you to have a great weekend!!

Happy Friday!

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Sunday Social {04.23.2014}

Sunday Social {04.23.2014}

Sunday, February 23, 2014

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1. Favorite breakfast food.

My favorite thing to get when going out to breakfast is Eggs Benedict. My favorite fast food breakfast is a Sausage, Egg and Cheese from McDonald's. There is nothing in this world like a Mcd's breakfast. If I'm at home it's usually cereal or waffles.

2. Best way to spend a free day.

 It's usually in front of the TV with my phone, iPad or laptop. Or all 3.

3. Airline ticket to anywhere in the world….where would you go and why?

Right now with this winter weather being so cold and snowy, I would want to go somewhere warm. Probably somewhere in Mexico. I've never been and have always wanted to go.

4. You can only leave the house with one thing…what is it?

Does my purse count as 1 thing? I mean I have a ton in it, but still, I can't pick just one thing.

5. How do you take your coffee?

I am not a coffee drinker persay, I get my coffee fix from Caribou when I need it, which is usually just a couple times a week. I've come a long way since October 2013 when I pretty much stopped cold turkey.

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Five on Friday {02.21.2014}

Five on Friday {02.21.2014}

Friday, February 21, 2014

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All right. I have so many ideas floating around in my head AND on paper and I just feel like I never have time to get them written out or put into a blog post. I was so good the first half of January and then just fell off the wagon again the last month or so. I guess that's life right?



First off, one of the major reasons I have been so MIA the last couple weeks, is Wayne has been working afternoons. Lucas had hip surgery, which means my Husband gets to do afternoons and be off at 6pm! Woohoo! It's been so nice having him home in the evenings and eating together and just having a few extra hours in the day with him. He went back to nights yesterday. Wah! Needless to say, I was trying to hang out with him more and NOT be glued to my electronics.





Also, with that comes TV time with the Hubs. Our big show is The Walking Dead and we are so excited it's back. But I just don't know how I feel about it after these first 2 episodes back. I feel too much is changing too fast and now seeing previews for next week, they are introducing even more people and more of a twist. Gah! I did watch Talking Dead, so that always helps me understand everything so much better. Do you watch Walking Dead, and if so, do you watch Talking Dead, too?





I have been more into make-up lately. When I say lately, I mean probably the last 4ish months or so. I have been wasting too much time watching various youtube channels obsessing over make-up and products and how to use different things and all the different terminology. This is another reason why I can't get a blog post up. I rather be watching videos than doing anything else. I will say, as much as I LOVE my Mom, she never actually taught me how to do my make-up. I am self taught and not well I might add. It has been an area that I've always wanted to improve and I am slowly. Don't get me wrong, I have always LOVED make-up products and have WAY too much, but watching some of these youtube videos I have grown so much in and it has opened up this whole new world to me. I want to start showcasing that a little more here on my little piece of the internet.



I am STILL loving my MK purse. Love, love, love.



It's just a great size and fits everything in it just perfect (which is a lot). I'm hoping to get a "What's In My Purse" video up soon. Which is another thing that I've been wanting to start...VIDEOS!!!!

I went to BBC back in October and they talked and stressed about adding videos to your blog to make it more personal and I just have been putting it on the back burner, but there is no time like the present, right?



And last, but not least. Do you remember this jacket? The one I got at the beginning of January? I posted it on Instagram. I was SO VERY EXCITED about it cause it was so comfy and warm and covered my bum?



Well, I had to return it already because it was falling apart. Literally, tearing from the seams. So sad!!







Above are the arm holes and this is the hood.



There was also a pretty big tear in one of the pockets, too. I was just so fed up with it that I returned it. Boo!

That's about it for now. I hope everyone had a wonderful week! Happy Friday Friends!

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Sunday Social {02.09.2014}

Sunday Social {02.09.2014}

Sunday, February 9, 2014

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1. What is your favorite thing to watch on a girls night?

Usually when I get together with my girlfriends it is to watch either True Blood, The Bachelor/ette or an awards show like the Oscars or Grammy's.

2. What is your favorite thing to watch on your day off? 

Usually something off my DVR.That list can be seen HERE.

3. What is your favorite thing to watch when you’re sick?

Pretty much the same answer as number 2.

4. What is the last movie you saw in the theater? 

Umm, I haven't been to the theater in such a long time. I honestly can't remember.

5. What are your top three favorite movies or TV shows? 

Oh, I can't pick just three of each. You can see my current fave tv shows HERE and my top movies are ones that I have seen, but can watch over and over and over again and never get sick of. A few examples are The Notebook (or any Nicholas Sparks movie), Sweet Home Alabama, Stupid Crazy Love, The Proposal and Pretty Woman.

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Five on Friday {02.07.2014}

Five on Friday {02.07.2014}

Friday, February 7, 2014

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Happy Friday friends!



Linking up with Darci and friends for 5 on Friday!



I've been meaning to blog every day this week, but just can't seem to focus. It's cold again here this week and it just really sucks. All it makes me want to do when I get home from work is snuggle under a blanket (or in bed) and cuddle with my girl.



I giggle at all the peeps down in TX, because it's "cold" down there (19 degrees) and "snowing." Ha! If they only knew!!



A couple weekends ago I invested in a humidifier. The air has been so harsh up here this winter with it being so cold all the time. This sits on Hailey's nightstand, I make sure it's filled up every night before bed (usually it needs it every other night), and it runs all night in her room.



Let me tell you how awesome it has been. I originally got it because I could tell Hailey had a croup cough starting after we got a notice about it at her school. I did some research and they said to get a cool humidifier, not one of those hot vapor ones. So that's what I did. I paid $26 for this bad boy at Wallymarts, mostly just to see if it would work and it's been perfect. If I want it can be "portable," which means I can put it in the living room or where ever we are hanging out in the house. Her cough loosened up over night. She went a couple days with a regular cough/runny nose and then has been good since then. No trip to the Dr or anything. That's a win in my book.



I got my purse that I mentioned in this post.



I love everything about it and now am a huge MK fan. Why did I wait so long?



Sorry Coach.



So this happened last night.



I know EVERY Mom says this, but it's so true. I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVE A CHILD OLD ENOUGH FOR THIS. Gah. She won't officially move over into that particular class room until June, but she's already spent a few days in there because she's one of the older ones in her classroom right now. Brain. Exploding.



My Husband posted this on my Facebook wall. He thought he was SO funny. And he is. Why am I the only one she does this to?



I thought it was hilarious, too, I have to admit and so true. This is Hailey to a T and reminds me of the Family Guy episoide where Stewie is badgering Lois...



Can anybody else relate? I sure can!

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Five on Friday: Polar Vortex & The Metrodome

Five on Friday: Polar Vortex & The Metrodome

Friday, January 10, 2014

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Happy Friday friends!

The Polar Vortex. I guess this is what this EXTREME cold snap that we had this week is called. I don't know what it is exactly, but whatever it's called it's been rough. Thankfully, today, the high is 30 or something of that nature. Can we say HEAT WAVE {said like HUMP DAY}!

The word hibernating takes on a whole new meaning when it's that cold. We're pretty used to hibernating in the winter, but this is to an extreme, like if you don't need to leave your house for any reason, then just don't.

I am thankful for my new coat that I got last week. It seriously keeps me so WARM HOT. It's also pretty and stylish, which doesn't hurt one bit either. This was us on Monday (the coldest day this week). Off to work and school (daycare)! My car reads -18. Oofta!

The iHeartRadio Country Festival was announced this week. It's in Austin, TX on March 29th. It's like the one in Vegas (for top 40 music), but it's all country. I really want to go, but don't think it will happen this year. It sounds so fun and exciting though. We'll see. Any of my Texas friends planning on going?

I hate the gym this time of year. It's so dang busy. I applaud people and their new years resolutions, but the month of January just really sucks at the gym. But, nonetheless, I'm still going to go and get back to my routine of getting up and going before work a couple times a week. I figured I would give myself this week with the gym being so busy and it being so cold out. My fave Zumba chicka, Mollie, has brought back her Thursday night 1 hour class, and while I hate taking Hailey and sticking her in more daycare at night, it's one night a week and motivates me like no other. Plus, she DOES have fun and enjoys going to the gym, too, so it's not all bad.

So this happened this week.

My Husband got a Metrodome chair. They are tearing it down soon and are selling the chairs. Of course my Husband AND my Dad had to get one. They went down together and picked them up. You could also get a certificate of authenticity with it. Of course it was an extra $20. Of course they had to have that, too. I would say I'm a pretty lucky gal to have a big ugly blue chair sitting in my basement. {#sarcasm}

This was pretty much my weekend last weekend and HOPEFULLY I will be doing more of the same this weekend...computer, TV, orange soda, Hailey playing, all while hanging out in my PJ's. I love how Hailey sets up her computer just like Mama's. P.S. I DID go to the gym Saturday morning, so it wasn't all just relaxation and nonsense (not that I have to explain myself).

Hope everyone has a great weekend! Any fun plans? 

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