Today is the day!

Bootcamp starts today!  This is how I feel about it.....

Apparently we have to do a shuttle run?!?!  Didn't I do that in elementary school?  I practiced last night, so we will see how it goes. 

Want to know what I'm dreading the most about bootcamp?  (Ok, maybe not the most, but it's pretty high on the list-and the list is pretty long!)  Sometimes they post pics on the official "Bodyshock Bootcamp"  facebook page to promote bootcamp.   I'm pretty sure a picture of me during class isn't what they need to get more people to attend. 

I honestly don't think it's going to be as bad as it is in my head, but I want to expect the worst so that I might be a little relieved when I get there and it isn't some kind of new torture technique they might consider using in prison.

These are the ladies that will be attending with me:

Jecca and Kourtney

Cristi (This is a pic of her and her husband-which she likes to call him her "Italian Stallion."  Haha!  She's going to kill me!)

and April

I have a lot of fun with these girls, and I'm hoping I don't get the giggles during class!

And here are some pics of my weekend....

Friday night a few girls got together and went to dinner and then came back over to our house for cupcakes and a movie.

Maggie brought these.  It's reasons like this I need bootcamp in the first place.  So thank you Maggie :)

We also built a fire in our fire pit.  It was a very last minute decision so all we had for fire wood was our Christmas tree that is still sitting behind our house and a phonebook.  Not really the best idea I've ever had.  We had a big flame but there was so much smoke you really couldn't get near the fire.  My plan was to sit by the fire, drink coffee, and eat our cupcakes.  Unfortunetly, between the smoke and the fact that I just can't figure out how to make good coffee, that didn't really happen.

We gave it a good attempt

I saw a cute wreath on another blog that I really liked.  I tweeked it a little and here is the finished project.

Hope everyone is having a Happy Monday!  I actually look forward to Mondays now because I really enjoy starting a new week.

Superficial Post

This may be a post that not many people really care about, but I know I've talked to some of you about make-up in the past so I thought I would just share.

I've recently made the switch to bareMinerals make-up.  And by recently, I mean last weekend.  Several friends wear it so I thought I would give it a try.  For the past year I have been wearing M.A.C.-which I love, but I was ready for something new.

Incase any of you are considering it, here are my thoughts so far:

1.  It is way better coverage than I thought it would be.

2.  It last longer than I thought it would. (As far as staying on all day)

3. It takes several days to get used to.  At first I didn't think I was going to like it, but I'm starting to become a fan.

4.  I'm curious how often I will have to buy it.  I don't think it's going to last as long as my other make-up has in the past.

5.  I LOVE the bronzer that comes in the starter kit. 

So that's all I have so far.  Let me know how you feel about it if you've tried it or if you have any other make-up suggestions.

I will say that I have heard it may be unsafe???  Apparently it's bad for you because you inhale the particals or something like that.  I'm hoping it's not as bad as it sounds!

Finding a Routine

So I signed up for this yesterday:

I'm really nervous!  I have two friends, Cristi and Jecca, that encouraged me to do it with them.  We went and ran/walked last night.  (It's pretty sad when you have to get in shape in order to 'get in shape.')  I haven't ran in so long.  I did a little better than I thought I would, but no where near what I had been doing when I was training this time last year.  Running is NOT like riding a bike!  You don't just pick up where you left off!  Dang!  And I wish I was a natural runner that made it looked effortless.  But I'm pretty sure my face and my body scream, "This isn't easy!"

My friend Maggie has been doing it (bootcamp) for a while and she looks amazing!  So she's my current inspiration.....no pressure Maggie!

Something else I've realized is how crucial it is to be getting enough sleep.  I am a night person.  I don't always mean to be, but it seems that midnight gets here faster than I realize. So my new goal is to be in the bed by 10 on week nights.  This is going to be a HUGE challenge for me.  I think the first thing that is going to help is putting the iPhone down!  (Did I tell y'all I finally got the iPhone?)  I waste so much time on that thing!  But I was in bed at 10 last night.  I slept terrible, but that was due to the fact that I was on call for work.

I struggle with this a little, because I'm 26 and single and a blessing I have is not being on a strict schedule.  So I feel like I should be staying up late and doing random fun things while I still can.  But I have a real job that just doesn't let me be as random as I once was.  But I guess that's just part of growing up????

My little sister is hoping to have a job with Student Life this summer.  I found myself a little jealous of her wishing I could go back to those care free days where summer vacation is an actual reality and not just a past memory.

And just for fun, here are some recent pictures.  All are from my phone because apparently I don't believe in using a real camera anymore.  Or actually being in any pictures I take.

These are some cookies I made for my friend's baby shower.  It was my first attempt with royal icing.  There's a shadow, but it's an owl incase you can't tell.

These are the cupcakes.  They were so yummy! (White cake with white icing is my ultimate weakness!)

 Last night after we walked, we sat around the fire pit.  It was such a gorgeous night!

 And this is from our Valentine's Party.  We just got several girls together and had a "party" at a local Mexican resturant.  It was actually super fun!

Now I have to get back to work.  This has been my motto recently......

Happy Monday!

P.S.  We had 520 (I think that was it) at church yesterday!

Still Here

I'm still here.  Just not a whole lot going on that I find blog worthy. 

Random note, I started taking vitamins this week.  I'm hoping they will give me more energy.  I'm lacking motivation to work out and I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that I feel exhausted all the time.  Which is because work is crazy busy right now.

If anyone has any other suggestions, I'm open to hearing about them. 

And just because I have nothing else to blog about, here are some random pictures that never made the blog.  I just closed my eyes and chose these, so they really are random.

My friend Cristi and I At Mallory's Lingerie Shower

Side note:  10 years ago, if anyone would have ever told me she and I would have been friends now, I would not have ever believed them.  There are so many people like this in my life now.

Does anyone else have friends like that?

Me and Karley when the Osborn's were here in July.  The picture here is my inspiration for the rooster picture in my house.  Karley painted it for me after seeing this one.  It's in a few post back.

These were my eyelashes I wore for Halloween this year.

Mal and I at the Alabama Theater.  They play Christmas movies here during the holidays.  Mal had never seen 'White Christmas.'



That's all I have for now!