Fall back into blogging Day 3

I follow the crowd who love the fall for the crispy mornings, the leaves changing colors, a good pot of chili, and Halloween. I also get to add that my birthday is in the fall as well (next Wednesday to be exact). So I have to say that October is my favorite month.

A very special time for our family was when my husband and I took our daughter to the pumpkin patch last year. Now granted, she was just shy of six months so obviously this was more for me than anything. But that being said, we were able to elicit a few reactions out of the day.

She did giggle at the bunny rabbits, did not care for sitting in the tractor full of cotton, and definitely enjoyed the swing.

A new tradition with our little family has been started, and I am really looking forward to taking her this year. It is amazing how big she has gotten in just a year. It will be a totally new experience for her and us and we will just soak it up. (meaning that I will take hundreds of pictures)

Man, I love the fall!

I'm gearing up!!

It's going to be a shopping extravaganza this weekend! Down here in little 'ole Alabama there are certain shops that we do not have such as Macy's, Jo-Ann Fabrics Superstore, Whole Foods, the Coach Outlet, antique stores and one of my favorite restaurants Penn Station East Coast Subs. Oh my gosh, I'm so excited that my Mom and I along with my precious daughter are going to be visiting all of these places in Nashville. Ah, my old stomping grounds!

I am making up a list of all of the things that we have to get and gathering up as many coupons as I can get. FYI- Macy's facebook page is offering a coupon for up to 20% on certain items expiring July 23rd. Stop over there and grab that offer! There is also "Coupon Commotion" at Jo-Ann Fabrics, and there are several 40-50% of coupons there. And their policy is that if the coupons have different codes on them, they can be used during the same purchase. I just want to pass on the info for you guys. Hope it's helpful!

I'll be sure to share the fruits of my shopping efforts with you all next week, and I plan on getting some great crafting posts from it. Gotta find a way to share my shopping excitement with all of you!

So what stores are a must have for you? Are you lucky enough to have them near you, or is it a curse to have them close by?

Project D1

I start a brand new journey tomorrow. It is one that I know is going to change my life, and I'm so excited and scared all at the same time! It is a Boot Camp program that really is meant to kick my butt and get me into tip top shape. D1 is a training facility that is geared to training collegiate athletes and pro-sports players that was started by Will Bartholomew an ex-Broncos player, and is co-owned with Peyton Manning of the Colts and Philip Rivers of the Chargers. (you can click on their logo below for their website)
So why go to this extent? Well, I am one of those people who gets super duper motivated, works like crazy for a few days and then I either get hurt or I fall from exhaustion because I did too much too fast. It has been a very vicious cycle with me. I have never been good about pacing myself or being consistent. So I have joined D1 for help to get me on track so that I can look great in time for the wedding and fingers crossed, wear a two piece (for the first time in my life) on the honeymoon. Gotta wear a two piece if you are in Hawaii, right?? I can't think of anyone better to help me than some big 'ole football players and trainers?! I'm hoping that during this next year, I am set on the right track so that I can break this ugly cycle and start being a consistent "athlete". From there, I would love to get involved in running marathons (1/2 of course) and just being a healthy person.

These next 365 days are going to be crazy, not just for this new change with me but also because of the wedding and the new house. I am a very lucky girl for all of these wonderful things and for this great opportunity. I am treating it like my very own Biggest Loser competition.

Thank you everyone for your kind wishes on the house! You guys are truly awesome, and I absolutely love your support! I will let you guys know tomorrow how my first boot camp session went, but I am preparing to be one very sore puppy this week!

Hope you all had a great Halloween!

Oh so, so close!

I'm getting so itchy! Not literally, but man I so cannot wait until I can say that don't live in an apartment anymore! lol We are oh so close. Here are pictures of the interior so you can see what we did.
I have an extreme aversion for beige, so we went blue.
We tore out the carpet and put in hardwood.
In the kitchen we put in granite counters, a backsplash, and a ceramic tile floor.
It is going to be so awesome to have actual cabinet space!

So that is the update on the interior! YAY! The rest of the house is pretty standard. Is it Friday yet?

Holy Moley-- do I feel good!

We all know that exercise makes you feel good. But wow, I just got done with a 4 mile jog/walk and I feel on top of the world! WOOHOO! Oh, fingers crossed that I can get used to this feeling so I can stop being so darn lazy and start exercising everyday!

I have never really been a runner. I grew up playing soccer and I have played my entire life. This is the first time in my life that I am actually starting to enjoy running. Gosh, I used to despise it. A goal of mine would be to run a half marathon. And I am going to try to work towards that for next year at the Music City Marathon. It will be perfect. It will force me to be in shape and hopefully look amazing in my wedding dress the next month. The marathon is in the beginning of April I believe, and our wedding is in May.

I thought that I would share some tools that are amazingly helpful. This is certainly not any kind of product review, this is introducing you all to the amazing-ness that is my running buddy. It is the Nike Plus Sportsband. It is a watch with USB thingy and sensor that "records" your runs. It logs time, distance, pace, and calories. This is what I love. You actually get to see how much work you are doing. So this allows you run anywhere and still see how far you are going. Once you are done, you just plug the USB thing into the computer and you have a page where is keeps track of all of your runs, data and everything. You can set up training programs and challenges with people from all over the world. There is the worlds largest 10K run on 10.24.2009. It's a great tool, and I love it!

So what motivates you all to get off of the couch?

I'm hoping that I can move tomorrow, so that I can get a good dose of running in again. I feel GRREEEAATTT!!

lol- and I'm a dork.

Hello World, meet Molly!

Yep, our little rescue baby is completely healthy and has captured our hearts, so I would like to introduce you to Molly!
She had a very big day at the Vet yesterday, poor little thing, but she completely blew us all away with how well she behaved. She was such a champ! So our little one is about 9 weeks old and weighed in at a solid 2 pounds and 9 ounces. She sat on that table and had blood drawn, shots, pills, and a bath and she just purred the whole time! Really, purring at the vet, who knew?!
This little one decided that Monday night, she wanted to be an indoor kitty. Normally she would run from you if you looked at her, and for some reason that night she was crying and crying at the screen door and standing on her hind legs. It was going to be a cold night. Very bizarre for her. So that is when Game Plan Rescue Kitty was put into effect.
We have started to bring her out and introducing her to her new family. This is Aubie, same birth mother but different litter. We are hoping that they bond and play together. We rescued Aubie back in March. Talk about SPOILED LITTLE PRINCESS! She demands fresh water and she loves her king size pillow top bed! Come on Aubie, time to be a good big sister...
Here is Molly's and Aubie's Mama. I absolutely adore her. She is the sweetest, most passive kitty and a great mama. I would LOVE to rescue her, she deserves a good home. I just can't get her. Don't worry Mama, we are taking care of your two babies!
So Monday night she was utterly fearful of humans, and now she is a COMPLETE LOVE BUG! Can't get enough! We are working on the playing, but I have faith that will come in the new few days. Such a great kitten!

I'm 29 today!

Oh boy! 365 days until the big 30... Let me just say that I am going to cherish these next 365 days!
Nothing special planned today. Just hanging out at home. It is a beautiful day outside, windows are open, cool breeze coming in. Birds are chirping away, and the sun is bright. Can't complain with that, can you?! I love that my birthday is in the fall, I absolutely love this time of year!

Alright, no offense everyone, but I'm out!

Oh boy, Oh boy!

I just picked Chris up from the airport and lookey what he brought me! Fresh sourdough from San Francisco! Yippy, my favorite. And it is a cute turtle! I don't even want to eat it, it is too cute!
And this is a loaf of asiago sourdough. As you can see, someone has already gotten to it! lol Yum, yum.So do you guys have any suggestions with what I can do with the bread??

Do you all have any plans for the weekend? I get to finally spend some time with Chris here at home! It gets hard with Chris because he is gone every week for work to a new place each week so I don't really get to see him until the weekend. Then sometimes he isn't even here for a whole weekend. It gets frustrating sometimes just because he isn't here and I miss him. Some weeks are better than others, but I had a hard time with it this week. One week at a time right?! And he has a week off this next week so I get him for a whole week!!! Oh, boy!

On a happier note, the house is moving along beautifully! We are going down there next week to check in, and I am pretty pumped! I can't wait to see it all! I will be sure to get some pictures for you guys.

I hope that you all have a SUPER DUPER weekend! I hope that you all get to have some fun with your family! Be safe in all you do!

OUR HOUSE!!!

YAY!! Chris and I are so pumped! Ah, there is a light at the end of the tunnel- no more apartment living! Thank goodness! And yes, that is a SOLD sign!!! WOOHOO! Ladies, I am so excited!I do sincerely apologize for being a news tease, but I wanted just to wait just a bit longer to make sure that all of our ducks were in a row! You know, I was afraid that I would share the wonderful news will all of you and then we would get a phone call saying "nice try". lol A little tibbit about me, I am such a paranoid person. It drives Chris up the wall. :) So that was my reasoning for drawing all of this out. Hope you all will forgive me!

We are even fornutate enough to pimp this house out a little bit with hardwood floors, and some granite! They will be starting the work soon, and I will keep you all up to date!

Here is the view as soon as you step inside, trust me Ladies, when I am done with this house, there will not be an inch of Beige in sight. I am SOOO not a fan of beige! COLOR BABY!
And this is our kitchen! One of our prereqs. for our house was a big kitchen. Chris and I are sick and tired of having to do leap frog and twirls around each other when we cook together. That is something that we like to do together, so the kitchen was a big thing! Picture granite counters and a backsplash! YIPPY! So giddy! This is my little brother Stephen! Hi Stephen! And we are going to be moving close to my brother and SIL, and all of Chris' family and friends. I am pretty pumped about being near family again! It has been a long time...Backyard!! This picture is from the back corner of our lot, we lucked out and got a HUGE backyard! Bonus! I have been talking Chris' ear off about our backyard and how I am going to go HOG WILD landscaping this sucker! I just hope that he is ready for it all! I'm thinking English garden!
So this was my news! I can't wait! I will be sure to keep you all up to date with the interior construction photos! They should be started this soon!