House Hunt

We have been house hunting and Monday was THE best day ever! We loved a house and are making an offer today.  Keep your fingers crossed.  More details if (and when) we get it. 

Refreshing!

House hunting is an emotional roller coaster of highs and lows.  We first started in March, found one we loved on our first HUNT, but also had a phone call that my husband's union was talking about striking. Needless to say we didn't pursue houses again until things cleared up.  Meanwhile, I was addicted to Red Fin, ReMax, and Zillow sites, furiously looking through pictures of all sorts of houses.  Read: organized my life around when I would receive  emailed updates of new houses on the market...10:00 at night. House addict?  

So after going on 2 more house visits rounds, looking at 8-10 houses each round,  we thought we'd never find one we really liked, or at least as much as the other. Then Rob added the extra fun of saying he wanted a pool...I told him he can play in the sprinkler as this had everything to do with the fact that we were house hunting during a HEAT WAVE.

Well, round 3 was a charm. We liked the first one it had a pool, we liked the second one for it's bigger closets and upstairs washer dryer hook-ups, but the third one was our favorite.  We looked at two more, and one is a close second and better on the pocket book, but no back yard.  Hmmm.

We will have to see what happens.  Hoping for our favorite!

Married at Last

OMG these past 9 months of planning all came down to the fastest night ever.  It literally flew by... one minute, I'm being zipped up in my gown, and the next I was tossing a boquet.  It was a wonderful, beautiful day, and all of the people involved were tremendous help. We honeymooned in the gorgeous Maui, Hawaii.  Still haven't completely unpacked, as I am dreading the laundry that comes with it.  Now, onto the hundreds of  thank you cards...we better get to writing!

Dressing with Dresses

Spring is in the air!  Well, at least the hint of spring with these April showers and slightly warmer weather.  That means it is dress season.  Though not a big fan of wearing dresses for long periods of time, I do enjoy the girly aspects of flattering shapes and shoe shopping that comes with dress hunting.

I have been hunting for my engagement photo shoot outfit(s) and my bridal shower dress.  Not to mention I also have a cousin's wedding and baby showers to attend this year too. After an uninspiring trip to my local mall, I decided a little online shopping would be more productive.  I FELL IN LOVE with this dress from Macy's.

http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=547091&CategoryID=37038&LinkType=#fn=sp%3D5%26spc%3D310

 I also purchased these 3 dresses from NY and Company since I had a $50 off $100 coupon code. 

white laced embellished strapless dress


street wear empire short dress, but in navy, twisted bustline is nice


streetwear long maxi dres-black

Jewelry Makes One Happy

As I was strolling through the jewelry store today, trying to decide on a surprise for my Mom's 55th birthday coming up, it hit me; jewelry makes people happy.  These people that work here are able to see people in their most emotional times all because of jewelry.  Jewelry makes people feel special.  It allows people to celebrate an occasion in a way a "Hallmark card" cannot.  Whether it's a proposal waiting to happen, a present for someone special, or a celebration of a milestone, jewelry is the best excuse for those moments.  Plus, those lights in the display cases  makes it sparkle and bling like nothing else.

Future of Education

Have you seen the new Verizon small business commerical-Suzie's Lemondade Stand?  This commercial sums up my feelings about how much students are going to have to mutli-task, use portable technology resources, and compete in a global market.  If kids ruled the world, Susie's Lemonade Stand would be the standard business.
See it here :

Bridal Bootcamp 2- "Pretty shoulders in wedding dress"

We are 5 sessions in, meeting 2X a week with Steve.  I go for cardio and arms or legs 2-3 times a week too.  So far, 10 solid pounds lighter, but sooooo much stronger than when we started.  I am even running on the treadmill. ( I used to be scared of the treadmill and stuck strictly to the elliptical.).  Session 4 had me crying.  I thought I couldn't do both sets of mountain climbers and he wouldn't let me give up...he made me do more! Pretty shoulders in my wedding dress, where fatty mcfatness doesn't hang out of the back is my new motivation this week.

Better than dropping the pounds, is the way I feel. I have more energy, I can fit into my tight jeans and there's room to breathe.  I am wearing my work pants that I had hidden in the back of my closet because they were too small at the start of winter.  I can even tell with how much  longer I can walk around in my heels or boots.  Don't get me wrong, there's plenty of pain, but it's the little things that I celebrate to achieve my overall goal of being healthier.

  Water is our main beverage and cheaper than pop.  I love it.  The plastic cups with straws are all the rage at work.  I refill all day long, and I have no desire to go back to my Diet Coke addiction.  (The straw is where it's at.)

We eat salad daily or twice a day and more vegetables, though I'm still urging Hubs2be on more greens.  I actually like salad, but I can't have the same kind everyday.  I have to mix it up- southwest with corn and chip strips, fruit and poppyseed, mandarin orange asian inspired.  But my absolute favorite- garden salad with fresh tomatoes.  LOVE the tomatoes. Food is broken into carbs, proteins, and fat.  We are even drinking protein shakes. The chocolate WHEY protein from Wal-mart is fabulous! (not so much a fan of cookies n cream)

I'm just proud of us that we are getting healthier and that we have found another hobby together.

Wedding Blog

I decided to keep a seperate blog about all things pink, lemonade,  gushy, mushy, scrupulous, detail-oriented wedding schtuff here: