Top 2 Tuesday...Things I want to purchase!!

Things I want to purchase!

So this this has the potential to be verrry long, but I will spare you and only put my top 2 (hence, T2T)!

So, first and foremost, I would love to purchase this Ironman Road Trainer Heart Rate monitor! Why you ask? Well, I go to the gym 3 (sometimes 4) days a week and I do everything from lifting weights, lunges, running on the treadmill and a plethora of other things and after a good workout, it's inevitable, I always wonder how many calories I have burned and if my HR got up high enough to burn more calories. And, yes, I know that the treadmill will give you a pretty good indication of how many cals you burned, but it's not accurate! Ugh. Not to mention, I need to know my HR while I run outside! So a friend of mine at work introduce me to this watch! This thing does it all! It will tell me my exact HR and my calorie burn! I love it and I want it...bad!



Second, I would LOVE a new wardrobe...one that actually fits the new me! To date, I have lost a total of 33lbs and over 10" all over my body - which is fantastic, but as you can imagine, the majority of my clothes don't fit me anymore! And while that is great and I need to get smaller sizes, that isn't always in the budget. Arg! So as I walk around feeling much better about myself, I feel like I have parachute pants on! Ha!
Anyway, off my soapbox. If I could go anywhere and shop for new clothes I would go to these few places...
Express pants fit me to a "T" I'm not kidding, they are the perfect length and they are not super low rise but they hit me just below the belly button - which is perfect!

I have recently started loving AT Loft. I love the fabrics they use and the colors! They just have a good variety of everything!

And Kohls...Kohls is just amazing! They have everything you need at very reasonable prices, I think! I buy their tops most of the time...as well as venture into the kids section occasionally ;) They are excellent quality and wash up very nice!


So, you're turn...tell my your top 2 things you would love to purchase right now!

Happy Birthday to ME!

Well, I just came off a fantastic weekend...my Birthday weekend. It was very fun-filled and relaxing!

Of course, I had Friday off so I was able to watch my niece for the day while my sister went to work. Ruby, Lyla and I had quite the adventure that day. Ruby got there and we had to leave to make it to Lyla's hearing screen at Riley on time. Luckily I had a friend helping me out, as I am not ready to tackle to "mother of 2 out in public thing" just yet. So, we make it to the appointment where Lyla screams her head off the entire time, because she hates be poked in prodded by people in white coats. We make it through 75% of the test, then I decide she has had enough! We reschedule the last portion of the hearing screen for 2 months from now. Thank goodness! Once we left Lyla was fine (not scarred) and we grabbed a bite to eat to give us some strength for our next venture for the day.

After dropping Liv off (the friend that helped me), we went home and packed Lyla up for her big weekend with Mamaw and Papaw at the camper! Boy, was she an excited little peanut! I met Mary around noon and Lyla could not get rid of me quick enough. I mean honestly, she didn't shed one tear or tell me she would miss me. I guess she has officially hit "big girl'" status. What?! I kissed her little cheekies like a billion times and asked if she would miss me, when she quickly replied, very excitedly, "bye-bye momma!" Don't get me wrong, I am glad we have raised her to be a little independent but I want her to at least show me a little whine or whimper. Is that too much to ask?! Oh well, I am glad she was excited!

Moving on! After returning home Ruby took a nap and I was able to finish the laundry and the dishes before Mark got home. When my sis got there to pick up her child I proceeded to get ready for my big night out with the girls. I got all dolled up and met my girlfriends and we ate at my favorite restaurant, Kabuto! Yum-o! After some wonderful girl-time we parted ways and I met Mark at our friends house, where I stayed there way too late - into the wee hours of the morning!! What a wonderful way to start my birthday weekend, huh?!

Well Saturday was awesome! Not much on the agenda until the evening so I took it easy! Ahem, by easy I mean I got up took care of Toby took a 1.5 mile run/jog in the sweltering heat, went grocery shopping for dinner that night, put the groceries away and then deep cleaned my house and anticipated my besties coming over for dinner that evening! Ramsey, Gilli and Livie came over for dinner and, I must say, it was delish and my bestie baked me the most fantastic cake I have ever put in my mouth! Thanks, Gilli!! We had so much fun just visiting and getting our grub on!
My delish birthday cake my bestie made for me!!


Me and my man...he is amazing!!

Me and Gilli! She really is a good best friend to have!!! Love ya, girl!

Poor little Livie...sad that mommy and daddy had to get on her about something!


Well, Sunday was my actually birthday and Mark and I spent the entire day together...LOVED IT!!! We got up and wend to Church, then he took me to lunch at a fantastic NY style pizza place called Brozzini's where the pizza slices are as big at your head!! Loved it!!


After that we can home and relaxed. Then we got up and ran some errands to Target and to Toys-R-Us to get Lyla a Woody doll. She loves Toy Story and Woody, so since she had been gone all weekend we wanted to surprise her! So, we went to get Lyla at my in-laws and there Mary had gotten me some cupcakes and the kiddo's helped me blow out that candles!!



Well looking at this picture and that fact that my girl was gone for the entire weekend, I think she has grown a foot and officially looks like a little girl and not a baby! Not sure if I should be happy or sad about that. :(
I think it's safe to say she liked the Woody doll mommy and daddy surprised her with.


And there you have it, folks!! My birthday weekend comes to an end. Thanks for listening and being interested in our lives.

Holy Cucumber, Batman!

Well, we have done it, folks! We has successfully tilled the garden, planted the garden, watered the garden and managed the garden...and look what we have to show for it...

...WOWZER! This bad boy was just hanging out under a huge leaf - Mark and I didn't even see it when we went to water the garden.

Unfortunately, Mark was not even home to pull the first cucumber out of the garden - that has been taking care of for the last few months. :( Oh, well, I guess he will just have to wait until he gets home! It was really cute, though, when I txt him a picture of the little beauty, he txt me back and wrote, "I can't wait to eat it with Lyla!" He knows I like very few fruits and veggies, but apparently our daughter likes ALL of them (okay, maybe one or two exceptions).

I am very proud of Mark, he has really taken this garden and ran with it. He has even drawn up a sketch of how he wants to rearrange the garden for next year. He gets so excited when he sees his "work" paying off. :)

As more yummies grow into Mark's magnificent garden, I will post more pictures of them. Currently, we have 6-8 cucumbers coming in (which you can kind of see in the picture above), probably 6-8 tomato plants growing and 1 red pepper plant and 1 green pepper plant! I can't want to see the finished product!