Wednesday Loves

It's Wednesday...the week is half way over and it feels like it just started.

Technically, I guess it did just start for me since I was off on Monday.

Wouldn't it be nice if every week was a 4 day week?

Anyways, I am linking up with Jamie for WILW and Michelle for Oh How Pinteresting...

these are 2 of my faves!

{BCS}

I'm absolutely ecstatic that Alabama won the BSC National Championship game Monday night!

I'm loving, even more, that it was a complete shutout.

We had a little get together at my friend, Heather's.

and had such a wonderful time watching this game with our fellow alums.

{Off day}

 I'm loving that my day off was very productive and started with a 2 hour hike, partially in the rain.

We are awesome like that!

{New Year, New You}

I'm loving how motivated I am lately...

I bought 3 groupons lately...

Livemocha

12 month online access to learn up to 32 different languages.

I'm thinking I will do good to learn Spanish, but the more the merrier. (Is that a word?)

I also bought this pedometer for $10.

I want to be able to count my steps and see how many calories I burn in a day. 

I also bought a groupon for $20 worth of organic groceries for $10.

I have been obsessing over eating organically lately.

By the way, I'm also loving MyFitnessPal and my new scale!

I have eaten so well the past couple of days and I'm pretty sure that I am building the foundation for the rest of my life...

I know that sounds corny, but I am so dedicated this time 

(unlike the millions of other times that I whine about being out of shape and eat healthy for about one day)

Please, leave me a comment if you are on MyFitnessPal so we can be friends!

{Giveaway}

I'm also loving this amazing giveaway!

Check it out.

OK, moving on...

Some pins that have really motivated me this week!

I love love love this!

During our hike on Monday, we were quoting this to motivate each other...

we were talking about how we wanted to be able to hike in our sports bras and feel skinny...

that is our goal for 2012!

How true is this...

Just for fun....

There are times that I have been so self-conscious about my freckles, but I have learned to embrace them.

I've always been told they are cute, so today I encourage you to embrace your freckles.

They are a part of YOU.

Happy happy Wednesday lovelies!

XoXo

The time of my life

I am finally posting more on my Mexico trip. I had such an amazing time traveling through Mexico. We started out in Cerritos Beach, right outside of Todos Santos, and stayed for 4 days. From there, we road tripped to Cabo for a week. And then our trip ended in Guanajuato for 4 days. I loved everything about Mexico and can't wait to go again.

Enjoy the pics. I wish I was back there now, but instead I'm being a big girl with my big girl job.

Happy Tuesday!!

XoXo

What is meant to be, will be...

I'm back and reality has hit full force.

I loved Mexico, everything about it...the company, the food, the weather, the adventure, the culture...everything!!

I am very very behind on blogging, but I'm hoping to get back on track and do some catching up.

I have had an amazing 3 weeks that I can't wait to share with you guys.

For now, I am updating my 101 in 1001. It's crazy how much stuff I did in the past few weeks.

10. Go parasailing.

Cabo, Mexico

September 2011

11. Learn to drive a stick shift.

Todos Santos, Mexico

September 2011

47. Go surfing.

Cerritos Beach, Mexico

Sept. 2011

49. Go ziplining.

August 2011

Tennessee

82. Attend a ballet.

Mexican Ballet in Guanajuato, Mexico

September 24, 2011

88. Visit Atlantis.

June 2011

94. Go 3 months without online shopping.
To top everything off, I got a very exciting email while I was in Mexico...that there was a position open for special ed and they wanted me to come in for an interview. I got home Sunday night at 9 and had an interview Monday morning at 8. And....
I GOT THE JOB!!I am now employed and can't wait to start on Thursday. I am filling in for an indefinite amount of time as a kindergarten resource teacher. I will be working with students in an inclusive setting. I am literally on the verge of exploding with excitement.
I hope to update again soon with more about my vacation. Until then, happy Tuesday!XoXo

Weak Sauce

Week sauce is the state of my arms right now. It's pretty pathetic, but my forearms are so sore from a weekend of fun!!! Between 2 days full of pool volleyball and kneeboarding, I could barely straighten my hair this morning. Weak sauce, I know!!

It's that time again to write random and link up.

{Lake}

This weekend was spent with my family at my mom and stepdad's house on the lake. We enjoyed spending time together getting pruny in the pool. Aside from pool fun, we were busy...

Taking boat rides,

Loving on the babies,

Eating delicious food, celebrating my brother's birthday, eating Zoe's chocolate cake,

Kneeboarding, cliff jumping, rope swinging, and more. My three newest addictions are Dominos, pool volleyball, and fruit ninja on my iPhone.

{Work}

My brother and I are doing a marketing job for Adobe this week. The job requires us to promote Adobe on a college campus pretty close to my mom's house so my brother and I will be spending the week reliving our childhood. I see lots of dominos, phase 10, fishing, and yummy homemade dinners in my near future!!

{Roles reversed}

I'm playing mom tonight and cooking a yummy dinner. My favorite meal...chicken in Italian dressing with rice and green beans. Im so excited!

Bachelor Pad, yummy dinner, and furbaby cuddles are calling my name.

{Countdowns}

4 days until girl's weekend

12 days until the first Bama game...I'm so excited that I get to go.

12 days until our family beach trip

19 days until Mexico

So many exciting things to look forward to.

{Happy Mingling}

Happy Monday lovies! Have a fabulous day!

XoXo

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Miscellany Monday

Happy Monday lovies!!

Write random and link up.

{zip lining}

So much fun...especially upside down!!

{Logan Martin Lake}

I love lake days. I spent the entire day on the lake with part of the fam. Boat rides, relaxation, music, hot dogs, cold beverages, good company...what could be better.

We did hit a little bit of rain, but rest assured that I found safety. I stuffed myself in the small compartment right against the windshield. My mom was able to capture this pic.

{Traveling}

I'm super excited to share with you all that I have a 3 week vacation coming up very soon!!! Sept 3-10, I'll be heading to Panama City Beach for my annual family beach trip.

Then I'm leaving straight from PCB to fly to Mexico for 2 weeks.

I'll share more about my trips later, but I'm super excited!!

{Bachelor Pad}

I am beyond excited for the new episode tonight. I love Micheal.

I loved him on Jillian's season and I love him even more now.

{mingling}

Happy mingle Monday!!!

Have a great day.

XoXo

Major Slacker

So I have been slacking majorly, but starting now I'm going to be a better blogger. I have just had a lot going on lately, in a good way. I am catching up for my own purposes so bare with me as I write a dreadfully long post.

So, I moved to New York to be a nanny/personal assistant and I couldn't be happier with my decision. I came up here during the the beginning of December and spent about a week and a half and then went back home to spend Christmas with my family.

So this is what has happened since.....

1. Christmas...

with my dad and stepmom,

with my nieces and newphews,

(who all got new I love NY shirts from their Aunt Steph for Christmas)

and with my mom and stepdad.

The girls with our expecting sister...who has since delivered a beautiful baby girl that I will talk about later in my post.

Girl Shot

Me and mom

Miss these kids so much!!

I was so excited to get to go back home to spend the holidays! I got about a week there before I hit my next destination, which brings me to number

2. The Bahamas!!!

I went to Harbour Island with the family that I work for a few days after Christmas and stayed through New Years. It was my first time in the Bahamas and my first time to go out of the country. It was amazing!

This was the view from my very own cottage!

(pool and all)

A private island that we visited for a day....it was gorgeous and we were the only ones there.

Me and Posey getting ready for Junkanoo, which is similar to Mardi Gras in the islands.

My favorite picture that I took while I was there...

Gorgeous sunsets EVERY night!

I had an awesome time and feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to tag along on their vacation. We spent our days eating, going to the beach, laying by the pool, eating, fishing, and more eating. It was so beautiful! I also had conch for the first time...Eww!

3. Back to New York for "work".

I love my job and couldn't have asked for a better family. The kids are great and it's an adventure everyday living in a new place so far from home.

I spend my time either with the kids or with my new friend Liza, who is an au pair from Germany. We spend most of our time together at a local restaurant which we have adopted as our second home or making trips to NYC to go shopping.

After a shopping trip to the city....uh oh!

Did I really just buy 4 pairs of boots?

4. Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Vacation time again...I could get used to this!!

We spent a week on a ski trip to Jackson Hole! Another first for me.

I got to spend a lot of time bonding with this little one!!

Ski time!!

Again, we spent our days eating, skiing, snowmobiling, shopping, and just enjoying the gorgeous snow!

We rented snowmobiles and drove them 60 miles through Bridger National Forest where we got to see moose and elk just roaming around. It was amazing!

Just a couple of gorgeous shots I caught on camera...

This picture was taken from our balcony.

And this picture was taken at the Elk Refuge that we took a sleigh ride through on our last day.

It was an amazing trip. We got back into New York last week.

5. Last, but definitely not least!

I am an aunt....AGAIN!

My sister, Jenn, had her second baby, a little girl, last Wednesday (19th).

Welcome to the world Blakely Tatum Floyd!!

She weighed a whopping 8 lbs. 14 oz.

The happy mommy and daddy on delivery day.

And happy big sister!!

She is a natural...

I was soo sad to miss her welcoming into the world, but I get to go home to see her in 9 days!!! Yah! I am so excited. I miss everyone so much and can't wait to see all my nieces and nephews.

So expect a lot more posts from here on out...

XoXo