Don't Forget About My Giveaway!

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Misikko is an amazing online store for discounted quality and name brand items with free shipping. I'm so escited and happy to be working with them and giving away one of their straighteners. It really is such a fantastic flat iron!


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Hot Man Parade

Resolutions, August Update

"As you wish"

I'm sorry ladies, but this month I was so freaking bad at my resolutions! I was also out of town two of these weekends so I blame it on that for messing up my routine! That's fair right? So, as a distraction- I'd like to dedicate this post's images and quotes from one of my favorite movies and books, The Princess Bride. Check out some fun trivia about the movie here.


As always, I'm sure many of you, myself included, have given up, started new resolutions, etc.

Here is my progress for July: 

"INCONCEIVABLE"
"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die"
"No more rhymes now, I mean it" "Anybody want a peanut?" "DYEEAAHHHHHH"

1. Write in my journal- No change from previous months, I did go to Vroman's bookstore to look for the One Line A Day: A Five-Year Memory Book, where you write one line a day, but wasn't able to find it there either. I think I'm just going to give up on this for a while and add it to my Christmas wish list.

"You seem a decent fellow... I hate to kill you"

"You seem a decent fellow... I hate to die. "

2. This is my year of savings- With less than 250 days before the wedding every penny we save counts! I'm continuing to save for the wedding, but still trying to put a little something away for my personal savings. We've made a few wedding down payments and it's so exciting! After the wedding the Fiance and I will be pinching every penny to try and buy a house. So I'm glad I'm getting some practice in now!

"You mean, you'll put down your rock and I'll put down my sword, and we'll try and kill each other like civilized people? "

3. Lose body fat before wedding date- I've been so busy this month that my schedule is all messed up and crazy. After work, shopping, wedding planning etc the last thing I want to do is exercise. I have started cycling classes at my 24 Hour Fitness and love them! I'm going every Wednesday with one of my BFFs. At first I literally thought about keeling over and letting the bike take me out with it's fast spinning wheels, but after the first 30 minutes your legs go numb and you no longer pray for death. I actually kind of enjoy this class and it definitely gets easier. I would suggest pacing yourself the first class so you know how far to push yourself the next time. In September, I'm also gone two weekends, but I'm hoping to get back on the routine mid month.

I also didn't follow my diet plan whatsoever. Once I'm working out regularly I'll try it again. I have continued to eat healthier though.

Do you have any tips for motivating yourself to go to the gym? Any pointers for eating less but not being hungry or tired?? Please dish!!

"Is this a kissing book? "

4. Learn to cook- Last week I made bruschetta and it was phenomenal!! It was so easy too I'm going to make it all the time as a snack! I used 6-8 tomatoes diced, 3 fresh diced garlic cloves, 1 tablespoon of each vinegar and extra virgin oil, 4-5 basil leaves, and salt and pepper to taste. I added a little bit more garlic and basil leaves after the initial ones just because I liked it better that way and none of my tomatoes were the same size. Mix all of this and let stand no longer than 3 hours before serving. Then for the bread, I used one sourdough and one white baguette sliced, brushed the olive oil and diced garlic cloves on the top of each piece and put under the broiler for a few minutes. It was so delicious and was gone in 10 minutes flat! Just ask Kipp from Shiny Things Distract Me how good it was, she was there with the most amazing Sangria! Get her recipe here.

"Get back, witch. "

"I'm not a witch, I'm your wife. But after what you just said, I'm not even sure I want to be that any more. "

5. To be more personal on this blog- I'm having a lot more fun with my blog now that I'm more personal on it and I think that it's really grown. For any future posts, is there anything you'd like to see more of? Less of? Anything you'd like to know about me?

"Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while."

So, how have you ladies been doing with your resolutions? Have you changed or modified any of them? Do you have any resolutions for the new Fall season?

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OOTD

Even after two OOTD post, I still feel lame taking the pics and it vaguely reminds me of college when if you looked good you would take a "default pic" picture while also stating loudly "default pic". LOL. After looking back on the past OOTD posts, I STILL definitely need to find some better poses, I need some tips from Amber from Amber's Notebook and Frances from It's Sew My Style!


Here are pictures of some looks I've been copying or were inspired by different trends. Please feel free to let me know if you liked what I wore or if I should have styled it differently or change something the next time around.


Sometimes an outfit feels or looks great in your mirror then you take a picture and wonder "WTH was I thinking? Didn't I realize that this outfit would have been 10X better with different shoes or more accessories or that I should never ever wear it again styled this way?" When I do come across this scenario, I empathize with celebrities who have been put on my Worst Dressed list for an event. I guess it happens to everyone right?


So here we go:

Outfit 1: H&M plaid top, Forever 21 Zip Jeans, Target black Sandals

Outfit 2: Nordstrom lace top, American Eagle skinny jeans, brown rufffle sandals, Nordstrom pearl necklace (this outfit looked way better in person, this picture was taken at the end of my 10 hour day)

Outfit 3: Target screen tee, white tank, Forever 21 zip jeans, Guess wedge sandals

Outfit 4: H&M Sheer tank, Leopard bra from Marshalls, JBrand Skinny jeans, Go Jane Motorcycle boots (this is what I wore for the Lady Gaga concert)

 

Outfit 1: Lady Gaga concert tee, Forever 21 layered necklaces, American Eagle denim shorts, Go Jane Motorcycle boots

**I didn't actually wear the boots with this outfit, I tried them on to see what they would look like since I love how Ashley Tisdale wears hers with everything. I think the boots are too tall to wear with shorts and when paired together kind of give off a "hookerish" vibe. LOL. Maybe the look would have worked had the boots been shorter or if my style was more edgy. This is was I was talking about earlier, when something seems like a good idea to wear and then you put it on.**

 

Outfit 1: Forever 21 One-shoulder dress, Forever 21 necklace, Brown gladiator heels (don't remember where they're from)

Outfit 2: Forever 21 ruffle tank, Target pencil skirt, Nordstrom nude heels

Outfit 3: Forever 21 dress, Target snake skin belt and sandals

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Want A Sneak Peek at Our Engagement Photos?

 

My good friend Kipp from college and from Shiny Things Distract Me  who is very talented, awesome, funny, and super generous took the Fiance's and I engagement photos. Isn't she just the best?

I was so excited because even though engagement photos aren't necessary, they've gone from something kind of trendy to being standard for engaged folks. Personally, I couldn't wait to have some fun pictures of the two of us together that were of better quality then our usual reach one arm out as far as possible and take our own picture kind of thing. So when Kipp offered an engagement session to us, we jumped at the chance!

So one Saturday we headed and Kipp went into action! I've only seen a couple, but love what I've seen! I can't wait to see the rest of her work and I will definitely be showing it off! Kipp did a sneak peek post this week of a few pictures, so head over here to see a few more and I'll be posting more for you guys when they're all good and ready.

Thank you SO MUCH again Kipp! Fiance and I had a total blast with you that day (and the next) and are so grateful for these photos! Love you!