The Most Random TGIF Post EVER....

Don't you love the caption? ;) That is about how I'm feeling today...Exhausted and all over the place.. This has been the LONGEST week! 10 more days of school and then i'm out for 12 weeks!

Last Saturday, S and I went to the Grizzlies game with friends.

We sat in the suite and cheered our Grizzlies on to a win!

It was a fun time. Of course we went out after to celebrate. ;)

My S man and I were excited we won!!! GRIT N GRIND!

 

I ordered two pairs of shoes from Target last week.

This was the first pair..Don't you just love them?!

They are super comfy, too. I wore them to the Grizz

game last weekend.

This was the second pair...DROOL.

My workouts have been tough this week.

I am realllllllly sore to the say the least.

I am trying to up my cardio, etc. Do you ever feel

like you work out for several months

and then you just get in a rut like it's not working

and you need to change it up?

Yeah, same here...So that's what I did...

I DEFINITELY changed it

up and I CAN FEEL IT.  I keep meaning to get

a picture after EVERY workout, but I forget.. :(

 

 

Monday: Strength Training/Cardio

75 minutes

789 calories burned 

Tuesday:

I went for a run with some girlfriends.

It was fun!

1 hour and 18 minutes

915 calories burned

 

 

Wednesday:

I went to Body Sculpting.

I am SORE, but I looooved it. I will definitely be

going back!

75 minutes

801 calories burned

 

 

Thursday:

Rest Day

I didn't have time after school to get a workout in.

 

 

Future Workouts:

 

Friday:

Strength Training/Cardio

I will go this afternoon after school.

 

Saturday:

Strength Training/Cardio to make up Wednesday

and run with some friends downtown.

 

Sunday:

Probably a rest day, but we talked about taking

our bikes to the Green line if nice..so we'll see :)

 

Weekly Outfits, Running, and Such.

Here are my weekly Outfit of The Day/Night Posts... :) 

 

 

 

Merona Target Maxi Dress

I wore this to a wedding.

Target Merona striped Maxi dress

Gap blue jean jacket

Francesca's statement necklace

Tory Burch miller sandals

Michael Kors tortoise watch

random bangles

 

 

New J.Crew black/white top

J.Crew trouser jeans

J.Crew bauble necklace

Tory Burch Revas

 

 

I need a new gym bag. My LuLu Lemon bag

has seen better days..I'm loving this one.

What do you think? This one is also LuLu Lemon.

 

 

 

I have been wearing Mizuno Wave Rider 15's but

I went for a run the other evening and it's safe to say that

it is time for a new pair. I loved these so much..I am thinking

about sticking with the faithful Wave Riders and just getting

another pair.

 

 

These are the new Wave Rider 16's...I'm digging this color, too.

They go with a lot of my workout clothes. :)

 

 

 

Random but Interesting.

This is the most random post ever, but you gotta love 'em...right?? :)

Um...I am WAY too excited about this! I immediately text

S and told him we were GOING! I hate that it is on a Monday

night, but I will definitely be taking off the next day. ha!

 

This is hilarious. I'm sorry...I had to repost.

I am loving this meal for breakfast right now.

I poached a couple eggs and placed it on top of

an english muffin with an avocado. A little

salt and pepper, and you have yourself a meal.

SO GOOD!

Change of Life..

My life has drastically changed over the last four months. I have become more active, happier, more motivated, etc. I was cautious about doing this post, but decided this is MY blog and I want to document as much as I possibly can...If you don't approve, oh well... It was around Christmas time that I wanted to change my lifestyle. Eating out, drinking wine every night, and no physical activity was starting to get the best of me. I was extremely active in high school and early in college, but I seemed to start on a spiral downslope when S and I started dating. Don't get me wrong, I have always been a pretty healthy eater, but my physcial activity was the pits. I'm not blaming him ONE BIT, but I just got comfortable. I wasn't in the dating field anymore, so I had a tendency to not go to gym as often. Now, it's SO different. I rarely take a day off from doing SOMETHING active. I only go to the gym every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I do my strength training on those days. It's helping a lot because I have lost several inches off my waist already. I am also seeing definiton in my arms and muscles in my calves and thighs! It's crazy! S makes fun of me because I will often say," OH MY GOSH! Look at this muscle! Where did this come from?" I was also against weights because I did not want to get BIG, but now I am learning that I won't.  I am loving the way my body has changed in a short amount of time. I am also doing cardio on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. I don't usually work out on Sunday, but a lot of times S and I will go for a walk, ride bikes, etc. My cardio days consists of runs, the elliptical, Spin class, and work out videos at home. My favorite workout videos are: Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred & Jillian Michaels' Fat Burner. Once school is out, I am anxious to try more classes in the morning. I'm sure I will love the body sculpting classes. I am also LOVING my runs now! I am MUCH more in shape, so it's amazing to see how far I can run. I ran three miles on Saturday morning..It's not a lot to some of you, but was a HUGE step for me! ha! As far as my eating.....80% of what you put in your mouth is the key to a successful diet. Only about 20% is your exercise routine. I witnessed this when S and I went to Florida for Spring Break. I gained 0 pounds back because I was adement about following my diet closely. I have a long way to go, but I am learning to love what I am. I am 5'11...I am not supposed to be a size 6 nor have I EVER been a size 6, and I'm okay with that... If you have ANY questions about what I have been doing as far as my eating habits or exercising, feel free to email me! :) 

 

I attached some motivational photos below to show you how far

I have come! :) 

 

Dec 2011 on the left

March 2013 on the right

November 2012 on the left

April 2013 on the right

 

 

Weekend Recap.

I had a wonderful weekend! It was pretty busy! Friday night, I kept my favorite little boys while their parents went to a party. It was so fun to relax with them, watch the GRIZZ game, and snuggle with the three cutest children in the world. Saturday, I ran errands, went for a run, and then came home to get ready for Ashley and Trevor's wedding. It was SO fun to see all my sorority sisters and catch up. It had been awhile! I was also excited because my best friend came from NYC! After the wedding, we all went to Brookhaven Pub for a few drinks and catch up. I was in bed by 11:30. I was EXHAUSTED! Sunday, S and I got up and went to Local Midtown for brunch and to watch the Grizz game! Although we lost, it was fun to hang out with him because I had barely seen him all weekend! :( How was your weekend?

Is he not the cutest child ever?

He loves to take pictures.

Friday night was FREEZING! I got all

my winter LuLu Lemon back out! ha!

After we won the game Friday night, I hadddd to take

a picture of this on my way home! GO GRIZZ!

Saturday night at the wedding.

Ashley and her Dad dancing.

The beautiful bride and her groom

Some of the bridesmaids and friends!

I love my Alpha Gam sisters!

The dress I wore to the wedding.

I had another dress in mind to wear,

but the temps didn't agree. I found this

dressy dress at Target.

The BFF and I at Brookhaven Pub...I hate she does

not live here :(

Sunday morning at Local Midtown.

Midtown mimosas and brunch! :)

 

 

We had a wonderful weekend! :)

Weekly Outfits

I'm back with the weekly outfit posts. Hope you all have had a great week! :) Enjoy your weekend!! 

 

 

J.Crew Maxi dress

Target turquoise blazer

Red Fish Boutique necklace

Louis Vuitton Delightful GM

Shoes not shown: Tory Burch Miller sandals

 

Gap Blue Jean Jacket

TJ Maxx purple scarf

Lands End white tee

New Purchase: Gap purple jeans

New Purchase: Tory Burch Pebbled revas in cognac

 

Gap Blue jean jacket

Rachel Roy Maxi skirt

Target black tank top

J.Crew baubles necklace

 

 

 

 

Recent Purchases vs. "What's Hanging Out in my Shopping Bag..."

I am sure like many, I have fallen in love with the Blythe blouse from J.Crew. It is PERFECT for me to wear to school. I can pair it with my broken in khakis from Gap, jeans, dress pants, etc. I recently bought a purple one. I have been eyeing several on the website, but when I woke up this morning I noticed that I had a promo code for 35% off, so I had to take advantage! I bought the pink and black one below, along with a striped blouse.  Yes, they have to be dry cleaned, but I am okay with that because they are SO comfortable to wear! They are extremely light, so I think they will be okay this summer to wear, too. Here are a few other things I have bought or am "eyeing."

I just ordered this one. Can't wait for it to get here!

I also ordered it in pink! :)

This top is going to be fun. I am such a striped girl!

 

Andddd...I ordered it in turquoise! This one

is actually from J.Crew Factory, but it was on

sale along with a promo code, so why not? :)

 

 

 

 

A few things "hanging out in my shopping bag."

 

I love this! Once again , I'm a striped girl.

I think this would be SO cute with coral jeans.

It's from J.Crew Factory.

Same style as above just different colors...obviously ;)

I am still not sure how I feel about this top, but I think

I would get a lot of use out of it this summer with dressy

shorts? What do you think? It seems so basic for $64.00, though?

 

 

I recently purchased these and have them on today!

Love them! I now have these skimmer jeans in

coral, mint, and purple! :) HIGHLY suggest

checking out Gap's skimmer jeans!

Hint: they are on sale for 24.00 RIGHT NOW! :)

 

 

What all are you "eyeing" right now? Any sales you've hit up lately?

I feel like everything I have bought lately has been on sale, I have

used a rewards card, or a promo code. It's awesome! I never want

 to pay full price for anything ever again...;)

I will also be participating in this Vsit Month!

I am also going to do the wall sit month since

I didn't do it last month. I'll just combine

 the two..Call me crazy, I know. ha!

 

 

 



 

Breakfast Casserole

Sunday morning, I woke up and was craving a breakfast casserole. I had seen one on Pinterest that looked yummy, so I changed a few things up and stuck it in the oven! It turned out really good! I will definitely be adding this to my list of "breakfast recipes." S approved, too! ;)

Here is the link: Breakfast Casserole

 

The only thing that I switched up is egg whites instead of eggs,

turkey sausage instead of regular sausage, and I added a little turkey bacon.

 

Weekend Recap

Friday night, S and I went to  see MEMPHIS at the Orpheum! It was amazing! We loved every minute of it! We had dinner at Automatic Slims before. If you have never been there, you definitely should try it! Half off on martinis and appetizers until 7:00!

 

At the Orpheum!

I met up with my brother's gf after the show :)

 

 

 

Saturday night, we went to see DMB at Snowden Grove!

He puts on such a good show. S has seen him SIX times

in concert, but this was my first time. He definitely

impressed me. My brother and his girlfriend also had

tickets, but they were not with ours..Later in the show,

they came down and met up with us. It was a fun night!

Morgan and I at the show! It was outside.

Excuse my hair. ha!

 

S and I rocking out to Dave Matthews!

The group!

 

 

It was a fun weekend, but I'm definitely glad

the week started back! I needed some rest from the

crazy,busy weekend we had! ha!

 

Weekly Outfits

I really wish I had someone to take photos in the morning before I head to work, but I don't...Oh well.... ;) Enjoy! Also...Thank you SO,SO much for all the wonderful comments! It feels good that people have noticed all of my hard work! 

 

 

Tuesday Outfit:

Target coral silk top

J.Crew white skinnies

Turquoise beaded necklace from Macys

Michael Kors watch

Target bangles

Shoes not shown: Tory Burch sandals

 

Wednesday Outfit: (Forgot to get a full body shot )

J.Crew Purple Silk top

Louis Vuitton Totally GM

J.Crew gold chain necklae

Not shown: Banana Republic black skinnies

Not shown: Frye Jane tall boots in grey

It WAS COLD AND RAINY! I had to pull the winter

clothes back out... ;(

 

 

 

Thursday Outfit: ( I feel like Johnny Cash. ha! )

Bar III black blazer

TJ Maxx black top

Banana Republic black jeans

Steve Madden wedges

Max and Chloe monogram necklace

Forever 21 turqouise necklace

 

Red Fish Boutique Downtown: Top

Banana Republic: Dark denim legging jeans

Steve Madden: wedges

I went to dinner with my S man on Thursday night! :)

 

 

Friday night:

We went to the Orpheum to see MEMPHIS!

It was so,so good

Gap Skinny Jeans

Marc Fisher wine colored booties

Bar III black blazer

Tory Burch clutch

MK watch

random bangles