hit by the yoga bus...

Ohhh myyy..

#1 I am so out of shape it is embarrassing.

#2 I got hit by the yoga bus last night.

Overall, exactly what I expected. I made sure to drink plenty of water and tea yesterday, and took an emergen-c with me to class (usually helps me tremendously!)but honestly it did NOT help. I felt like I was going to die about 15 minutes into the 90 minute class. I thought I was going to throw up so I had to squat for a few of the poses (which has never happened before). By the end I couldn’t wait to run out of the room- at 105 degrees it definitely isn’t paradise, but when the instructor walked around with ice cold washcloths I thought I was in heaven! Its funny- no matter how miserable I am during the class, the second the instructor turns the lights off and we relax on our mats, no matter how sore by body is- it’s all completely worth it. Like child birth. HA I kid I kid…

After class she asked me how I felt, and I responded with “ehhh awful,” and after laughing she replied that its totally normal. In fact, the goal of your first class is to stay in the room. I barely did that.

I’ve been chugging water today and have a coconut water that I’m going to drink before class. Pray for me tonight’s class goes a little smoother!

xoxoxoxo

back to bikram!

I’ve been feeling super stressed out lately, anxious about EVERYTHING. I think it could be the wedding- I did have an awful nightmare this weekend that a funeral was happening at the same time of my ceremony, and my dress had hideous poinsettia embroidered all over the bottom(!!).

Well, I was talking to D about it and he agreed I seem really edgy/moody lately. Soo…

D surprised me with a month membership to Bikram!

I used to practice Bikram in Colorado, but since moving here I haven’t been able to because the tuition is so expensive.

I am so so so excited to get back into the grove of Bikram. For those of you that haven’t tried it, I highly recommend it. Its not for everyone, Katie said she was uncomfortably hot and didn’t get a workout. But I just love it, I love the heat and I love the stretching after a long day sitting in a computer chair! Wish me luck, my first class is tonight from 7-8:30…

xoxoxoxo

the clarisonic!

Okay. So there may have been some confusion between myself and the court. Turns out I don’t have jury duty until tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed that goes well.

So I had said I would FINALLY do a review on my Clarisonic cleanser. And let me just tell you- this thing is AMAZING. I ordered mine through QVC, and they were offering a great payment plan for 3 months. Basically, I’m paying about $50 dollars for three months. Which meant it hurt a little less when I finally purchased this puppy! I started using the cleanser day and night on December 25th (yes Christmas day!). And to be honest, I wasn’t exactly sure if I was totally sold on it. My skin WAS the softest I have ever felt in my entire life- talk about the best exfoliation ever. But, I started breaking out about a week and a half after I started using it. Nothing MAJOR (like the nightmares I’ve gone through on birth control) but still, I was breaking out. I googled “Clarisonic Purge’ and found that many other women had experienced the same thing, and they said that after awhile it stopped and they had amazing results. Well I am happy to say that 3 weeks after starting to use the cleanser, I AM IN LOVE WITH THE CLARISONIC. I’ve never really experienced clean until now. Currently, I am using Cetaphil as my cleanser. I was using a Rare Minerals formula, but it was too harsh for my skin to use with the Clarisonic. Especially you ladies that are getting married soon, I would definitely consider investing in this- as I said before I am giving up facials for this and LOVE the results. My face look smooth and a few color pigmentations/scars have started to fade.

I hope ya’ll found this helpful, let me know if any of you purchase the system!

xoxoxo

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growing up...

Welp. That’s it. I’m really an adult.




Tomorrow I report for jury duty. Might I just say that sending an envelope to an unsuspecting young woman labeled ‘court summons’ is really quite rude!

Honestly, I’m a little interested in how the day will go. I’ve never been to a courthouse (for real isn’t that a little weird?) so I’m definitely looking to this an a learning experience!

If you remember, I mentioned a few days before Christmas I bought a Clarisonic. Welp, I’m giving it another week or two before I review it. I read online about a ‘purging’ (um gross) stage your skin goes through and I think I am just ending mine. I’ll keep you updated though and give a full review in the next few days.

In other news, I’m making dinner tonight, spaghetti squash! I LOVE spaghetti squash because I’m a pasta addict and this is close to it without all the calories and carbs. If ya’ll haven’t tried it I definitely recommend it!

As for the rest of today, I ran to Target at lunch and intend on drinking a bottle of Day-Quil and endless Emergen-C drinks (acai is my favorite flavor!) at work today. I. Feel. Like. Crap.

xoxoxoxo

obsessed.

Katie and I recently upgraded to Comcast On demand (this was HUGE HUGE HUGE for us lol) and I am rather embarrassed to say I've been parked on my couch ALL WEEKEND. I will say that I had a hang over from hell all day Saturday so didn't feel like moving much at all :(

MY NEW OBSESSION:


Big Love is seriously just so good. If you haven't seen it GO WATCH IT NOW. I will say that it takes a few episodes to get hooked, but you won't regret it I promise!

Hope ya'll had a wonderful weekend!

xoxoxoxo

a blessing!

Exciting news!

D’s sister called last night and had us put her on speaker phone for an announcement…

SHE IS HAVING A BABY GIRL!


We are SO HAPPY & EXCITED for her and her husband and we feel so blessed- her tests have all gone well and the baby is growing and healthy! The doctor says the baby is looking big so she might move the due date up :) Currently, she is due a few days before our wedding! The last week of May and first week of June are going to be such a wonderful time- D will graduate, we will be blessed with a niece and get married!

PS: did any of ya'll collect Anne Geddes as a child like I did? It was RIDICULOUS my room was covered in babies LOL.

xoxoxoxo

first post of 2010!

Happy 2010!

I am finally back after my nice LONG 11 day vacation!

Texas was AMAZING and I am a little sad to be back at work (aka reality!). We had such a great time in Denton with D’s family. Christmas was WONDERFUL. D surprised be with a pair of Hunter wellies! They aren’t here yet but once I get them I’ll be sure to take a picture. He also got me a beautiful pearl ring that I’ve been wanting for awhile. AND a nice watch- I had been dropping hints and he picked up on all of them :) Such a sweet man! His parents got us a bunch of things off our registry which was so sweet- I never thought I’d be excited to receive a spice rack for Christmas!

I was able to meet with the cake baker and finalize our cake design :) I’m looking for something very classy and traditional, nothing too crazy or trendy. This is the photo I gave her (from theknot.com):




After Christmas we drove down to Austin for our engagement pictures. I’d never been to Austin but had heard amazing things- and the city definitely lived up to my expectations! Even though we are friends with our photographer on twitter and tweet back and forth, this was our first ‘real’ meeting. Luckily we just love him! We met at a bar (I had D drink a few beers before the shoot-lol he needed to loosen up a little!) in downtown Austin, and from there we went around 6th street and took some great pictures. I must say I was a little nervous at first, making out and staring deep into D’s eyes generally isn’t something we do in public! But he made us feel so comfortable and we really had a great time together. I can’t wait to share them after he sends them over!

From Austin, we went to Houston where Navy was playing Mizzou in the Texas bowl. SO MUCH FUN. D’s best friend and his gf actually DROVE down from Chicago so it was great to spend time with them too. All in all it was a great week and I’m sad its over :( Luckily D doesn’t have to return to school until next week so we have all week together (minus my work). We find out in a little over a month where we will be stationed when he graduates so that’s very exciting! OH, AND we get married 5 months from today!!!!

Happy Monday!

xoxoxoxo