Double Whammy Post!

Today, I'm going to do 2 posts in one.. so hold tight!

First up, I'm linking with the oh so sweet Meghan for her Top 5 Thursdays. The topic this week is VACAY spots!

Here are mine (in no specific order, I just can't choose!)

1. Italy

I'm Italian, and have always dreamed of going and visiting the country, and of course enjoying that fabulous food!


2. New York City

I've never been before, and would LOVE to go for New Year's Eve. I'm sure the city would be jam packed, but all the more fun! :)


3. Bahamas

I'm like a fish outta water. I love anything tropical, and could live by the sand with a drink in hand!


4. London

I've always had a thing for those accents ;)


5. Las Vegas

Go ahead, make fun. Pick on me for being "sheltered". I'm aware that I'm the only person in America that's never been to Vegas.


Are you done laughing at me? Okay good.

Now, on to the Jiggle Challenge!


This week I lost 2.5 lbs!

I was shocked! I thought with all the Easter goodies, I wouldn't lose the most that I've lost the whole challenge, but I did it.

You can imagine that I was pretty pleased. :)

So, that's a total of 3.5 lbs since beginning the challenge. Yay!

WILW - Not a typical Wednesday!

I'm LOVING...

- that I was one of 3 lucky winners of Michelle's giveaway, and soon I will be the owner of a fabulous SHINE necklace!

- that the Dallas Blog Meetup is 2 days away, ahhh! (Who's ready for me to stop reminding you all of this?!) ;) I am giddy like a schoolgirl! I need a girls' weekend like you wouldn't believe!

- dinner with Nate at my place tonight. Making my famous beef stew, at his request!

- Friday is my half day this week at work! Which is a nice change from Thursday, but it's a weird change too..

- Easter candy. Enough said!

- Savannah, GA trip is only in 2.5 more weeks!!!

Target Tuesday - Crossbody Bags!

tTime to link up what we NEED this week from Target!

Go see Tara to play along! All the cool kids are doing it. ;)

This week I am featuring:

Crossbody Bags

These are perfect for spring/summer time. Lightweight, and they carry just the perfect amount of necessities. Here are a few of my faves!



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Which one is your favorite?!

Young & Awkward

Okay, last week Neely had this fabulous idea to scan some old school pictures and post them on her blog.. pretty legit, right?

We all love going through old pics.. I know I can do it for hours. She added a linky to it, so that we can all embarrass ourselves!! :)

Here goes nothing..

Grubbin' down on what looks like a mushy mess - 1 year old


Tell me, how can you resist this face? - 2 years old


Struggling to hold up my chunky baby sis! - 2.5 years old


Just another day at the zoo - 3 years old (luckily my Mom didn't catch the moment I got my head stuck in the flamingo bars, yes that's a true story!)


I'm embarrassed to say that I had a Garfield nightgown - 3.5 years old


Oh drill team days, how I loved you! - 7 years old


My Nana with all her grandchildren (at the time) - 8 years old


4th grade cheerleading!


Us on one of our vacations with our grandparents - 11 years old


Sophomore Luau Dance - why did I put a lei around my head? God only knows!


I was blonde at one time, it was VERY short lived. Yuck!


My junior prom. Best. Prom. Ever. Loved my dress and hair. Everything was perfect!


My senior prom, where I was also prom queen.


One of my LAME senior pictures.


Fall '05 - "Always Classy, Never Trashy!" ;)


Oh house parties, they just aren't what they used to be anymore!

Don't be afraid to link up ladies! :)

Weight Loss Challenge Week: 3

I have a confession to make.

I slacked on exercising this week.

I ate my weight in Italian food on 2 different occasions this week.

BUT I drank a lot of water. Does that count for something?

Needless to say, when I hopped on the scale this morning, I just KNEW that I was going to have gained. I was mentally prepared for it, but was going to hate to have to break the news to you guys.

My alarm went off and before I got in the shower, I stripped down (hey, we all weigh naked!) and I had lost 0.5 pounds.. AGAIN!

So, I'm down 1 pound total. I know last week, I was disappointed with half a pound, but that's because I busted my ass trying to lose it. This week, I was shocked I lost anything, so I'm happy with it.

I promise I'll do MUCH better. I feel better when I do good, and it's a better support system when I do good. :)

The end!

P.S. Go enter my lovely friend Heather's giveaway!

She hit 100 followers, and it's full of fun, girly things that we all LOVE! Go check it out!

WILW!

I'm LOVING.. that my favorite patient is coming in today! Always makes my day when the happy, pleasant ones come in for a visit. :)

I'm LOVING.. Bath & Body Works Mango Margarita foaming hand soap. I bought it a while back, along with a ton others, but just now put it out on my sink, and it smells amazing!
I'm LOVING.. that I get to meet so many of you fabulous bloggers in just 9 short days!

I'm LOVING.. that I've been sleeping through the night lately. Could it be that I've been having to take a Benadryl before bed? Probably, but either way, it helps with sleep!


I'm LOVING.. that now that I have the internet at home, I can actually catch up on blogs, and not feel guilty that I am so behind!

What are you guys LOVING today?

Happy Hump Day friends!

Target Tuesday!

It's TUESDAY!

Time to link up with the lovely Tara and list what we want from Target!

Today I'm featuring:
ROMPERS!

I don't know that I'd even be able to pull them off, maybe..

Are rompers still in? Who knows, but if they are these are the 5 that I like best, and that I would love to have from Target! :)






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Hope you all have a faaabulous day!

GTKY Sunday!

1. what's something you've eaten and liked, but didn't think you would?
Hummus. I didn't think I would like it because of the texture, but the first time I tried it, I loooved it.

2. plastic surgery..yay or nay?
Mmm, I don't think so. Too many risks, but after I have bebes, maybe I'll think differently.

3. 2 things you love about spring are.....?
Wearing my sundresses and strapless tops AND laying out :)

4. when's the last time you went on a picnic?
I can't even remember.. that would be fun though, I even have a really cute picnic basket to use!

5. what's your favorite app?
I use my twitter app the most, and also Words With Friends, of course.

6. who does the grocery shopping in your house?
Considering I live alone, I do it ALL :)

7. would you rather take a spin class or zumba?
I've done both, and I like zumba better, because spin leaves me sore and walking funny for like a freakin' week. Ridiculous.

8. how often do you go out to dinner?
More often than I should, especially when Nate and I are together on the weekends. We'd save a lot more money if we would stay in more, but eating out is more fun, right?!

Tattoo Re-do

On Thursday, it started out like any other typical day.

I woke up and went to work. After work, I was planning on coming home to get laundry done and get a run in.

My sister text me while I was at work and asked what my plans were when I left work, and I let her know. She said she wanted to take me to eat since Gloria's was having 25 cent margs (yes, I'm so serious) and she wanted me to go with her to get her most recent tattoo added to.

I agreed to go with.

After lunch, we headed over to the tattoo shop. She ended up not getting her tattoo added to, she got a whole NEW tattoo. It's really cute, and she loves it. So that's important.

While we were there, I mentioned that I needed to get my biggest regret (my tramp stamp) fixed. She said I should. Well, I didn't really have the money to do it. Casey said if I did her taxes for her, she'd pay for my tattoo.

Well, hell yeah. I took her up on the offer. I've had the tattoo for 7 years and have YET to get it fixed. If I didn't do it now, I probably wasn't going to.

Let me give you the back story.

When I was 17, I badly wanted a tattoo. A lot of my friends were 18, and were getting tattoos, so I wanted one too. My parents wouldn't sign for me to get one, so I found a way to get one of my own.

A friend of mine had a brother-in-law who supposedly used to own a tattoo parlor, and he said that if a went to his parents place and picked up a TV that belonged to him and brought it to his place, he'd do my tattoo for me for free and not worry about my age.

Sketchy, yes. But I was 17, so I didn't worry about it otherwise. Dumb, I know.

Well, he ended up not really knowing what he was doing, I got an awful infection and couldn't walk for a good month or so. It was a horrible experience and let's just say that my lesson was definitely learned.

7 years later, I finally got it fixed and here are the results, my friends!


I'm SO incredibly happy with the results. The artist did an amazing job fixing what he could, and I finally got color.

Isn't it awesome how different a tattoo can change?!

Weight Loss Challenge: Week 2

Okay, so this week for exercise I have been doing the C25K program and a Walk/Kick at home video which consists of aerobic walking and beginning kickboxing.

I have modified my diet to 1200 calories a day. And since starting the challenge, I actually haven't even hit my 1200. My fitness pal tells me each day I'm going to go into starvation mode. I guess I need to eat dessert more often? I'm not starving myself. I get full at each meal, so I don't know.

Anyway, the final outcome is......

I lost 0.5 pounds. Only half a pound.

I was a bit disappointed when I got on the scale this morning. I expected more. I am an over-achiever, but still.. I guess I'll just shoot for more next week! :)

WILW!

I'm LOVING.. that my work day is OVAH! Well, I'm technically still at work, but no more patients. Now, just waiting to go home. :) I'm LOVING.. that Nate is coming over for dinner tonight, and I'm making tacos.. at his request! Love this boy! I'm LOVING.. that the Dallas blogger meetup is 2.5 weeks away! SO freakin' excited! I sure wish my lovely Houston blog friends would come up for it.. hint hint ;) I'm LOVING.. that I finally have internet at my apartment. Yes, I'm THAT behind in the world. I'm LOVING.. that I've actually been counting my calories this week, and it's a lot easier than I thought. What are you guys LOVING?!

Target Tuesday!

It's that time again that we all LOVE!!

Time for everyone to post the things they are just dying to get from Target!

We can all give a big THANK YOU to my sweet friend Tara for letting us link up with her. Love her!


Last week, Neely did a workout theme for her Target Tuesday, and now that I've joined this Weight Loss Challenge with Lindsey, I'm inspired to post my workout wants as well.

Here goes!




Not only am I in desperate need of some new sports bras, but I just love these colors.


I'll take this tank please! Doesn't it look so comfy?


They had these shorts in just about every color, so I'd like one of each! :)

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I'll be by your blogs to comment on your Target finds later this evening! Off to work for now!

Happy Tuesday everyone!