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

Miscellany Monday

Write random and link up.

{New Year, New You}

I got a scale, I got a scale, I got a scale hey, hey, hey, hey

Can you tell that I'm excited?

It measure body fat and stores my information.  I'm so pumped!

I try not to obsess over my weight, but I do think it will help motivate me when I see the pounds coming off. 

{Weekend Fun}

Saturday morning, I went hiking.

I love to hike and it's such a good workout.

The weather was amazing and Coral was a natural.

Saturday night was game night with some friends.

Kim, Heather, me.

We played Apples to Apples and MadLib and ordered pizza.

So much fun!

{National Championship}I cannot believe it's already the day of the big game!I am so super excited.

We are having a little get together and guess who is off work Tuesday? I'm also off today and I have a full day planned. Hiking with Heather and the fur babiesGiving bloodGoing to the orthodontist.  (Remember when Coral ate my retainers?)Party for the big game! And possibly a dentist appointment in there somewhere.We will see.
Happy Monday lovelies and Roll Tide Roll!

 XoXo

National Champions...ROLL TIDE!

We had a get together at Eric & Heather's house for the National Championship game. We made chicken casserole and green bean casserole (we southerners love casseroles) and had a fire going. It was soo cold outside and we were hoping for snow so that all the "real jobbers" wouldn't have to work Friday! They weren't that lucky, but a couple (Kim and Candace) were lucky enough to get a couple of hours of extra sleep since schools were delayed until 10 AM. Too bad for those who aren't teachers (like Eli). He had to get up at regular time. Fortunately for me, I didn't have anything to do Friday so I got to relax and enjoy being the national champions.

We were all decked out in our eye black!

I wish I had gotten pictures of everyone, but our crew included Kim and Eli (my sis and BIL), Heather and Eric (one of my besties and her fiance), Sara and Ethan (one of Stephen's buddies and his wife), Candace and Addison (a really good friend of Kim and Eli's and her daughter--her hubby was in Pasadena), Bronson (another one of Stephen's buddies), and me and Stephen.

We had a lot of fun watching the game and celebrating our win over Texas!

Me and Stephen

Heather, Sara, and me

Me and Heather

Me and my love!

Baby Addison, Kim, Heather, Candace, and me

Seconds after we won...Kim and Eli!

All the excitement really wore Addison out...she was snoozin' and cuddlin' to Aunt Kimi!

ROLL TIDE...I am so happy to be a soon-to-be-graduate of the University of Alabama!

XoXo