Hott!

I am not gonna lie. Today I looked hott. I actually put an outfit together. An outfit that looked amazing if I do say so myself. I had on these boots
and off white tights.


Paired with this dress:


And an off white long sleeve t with white stripes and puff sleeves. I wish I had my camera with me because I look that good ;)

Happy Tuesday!

On Care Packages

Care packages and packages in general rock. Especially when they are from my mom. I can not wait until I have kids, so I can eventually send one of these bad boys to them and put the same thoughtfulness and love as my mom does. I am not saying I have never sent one to a friend, I just think it will be a different experience to send one to a child.

With that said, the package I received on Saturday was a mix of Christmas presents from family (because I did not actually go home for Christmas) and assorted fun gifts from my mom.

Contents included:

2 books: A Pocket Guide to Herbs and Berries: 40 Delectable Recipes for all Seasons. The food in this cookbook looks so yummy! I love it because each recipe is accompanied by photos. There is a recipe for chocolate crepes I am dying to try. The crepe batter has chocolate in it! Oh man I could really go for a crepe with Nutella served to me in Paris :)

4 tall plastic glasses. When I was home for Thanksgiving my mom had theses awesome tall plastic glasses that I LOVED. They were great for water. Because she is so kind and would give me the shirt off her back she said I could have them. Even though I loved them, they were being used by her and my brother quite frequently. She got me glasses!

Chicken Bullion Cubes. I knew she had a ton that she wasn't going to use, so I asked her to send a few.

A spiral bound journal from the Hallmark (Product) Red line. It has a rubber band on the right side. My mom knows I love journals like that. The front says "Believe in a thousand impossible things you've never believed before."

A cute little Mary Englbreit notecard

My straightener I left at home

Some hand lotion I order from a friend

The Christmas gifts included:

Desk Clock
Purse
Coin Purse-I took this back because I will never use it.
$25

My mom is awesome.

Yeah!!!!!!!!

I had another loss this week!!! I lost 3 pounds! On Saturday I stepped on the scale at the gym (I know, I know, it got the best of me.) and it showed me up, but I was also fully clothed with shoes on and had just had a HUGE pasta dinner the night before. It definitely re-enforced that fact that I should only weigh in once a week on my home scale. I was going to try to post my results this morning, but I ran out of time.

I was at the gym by about 7:45. I did weights for 45 minutes, the arc trainer for 45 minutes, and the treadclimber for 45 minutes. I rushed home, showered, and then went to pick up my little sister. We spent the whole afternoon together shopping and lunching. We had a great time and were able to catch up since the last time we saw each other. I am so tired right now, I am ready for a nap. If only I had tomorrow off as well.

It's Sunday, but it's like a Saturday!

Yeah for being off tomorrow! Last night was interesting and awkward. Don't get me wrong, I had a great time, but there were some thing I observed that pretty much left me speechless. I had one crappy bud light. I shouldn't have even had it. So not worth the 2 points.

Today I got up and was at the gym by about 8:45. I really, really did not want to get out of bed. So I am pretty proud of myself that I even made it. I had planned to hang out with my little sister around noon, so I knew I had to get my workout in early. I did 45 minutes on the arc trainer and 60 minutes on the treadclimber. The treadclimber really is my new favorite machine.

I called my little sister's grandmother to confirm the day's plans and she was at her mom's. So, we are going to hang out tomorrow. It is a little frustrating trying to plan things because no matter how hard I try to confirm things, the family does other things.

So I ended up spending the afternoon with a friend. We got a late lunch/early dinner at Pei Wei. (I have been on such a Pei Wei kick the past 2-3 weeks.) We shopped around the outdoor shopping mall and then headed to the indoor mall. The Gap was having an amazing sale. I got 8 shirts and 2 dresses for under $70!!!!! I might take 2 of the shirts back though because I didn't try everything on in the store and one shirt is too big and one shirt is too small.

I tried another pumpkin muffin recipe. This one was not quite it, but I think I can make a few modifications and I will have it. As soon as I get the recipe finalized I will post it.

Good luck everyone if you weigh in tomorrow!