Life lately!

Once again I have been MIA the end of the summer flew by we were super busy!

I am not sure how I feel yet about summer being over. I was so excited about fall clothes,baking everything pumpkin, and the holidays but I will also miss the lazy summer days the pool and the beach. ah I guess I will make it work!

Since I have been gone all of this has happened!

I finally got to meet baby Cooper! (only after 4 1/2 months) thats how busy life has been! 

I baked treats for his mama and daddy for making such a good baby!

 

Zach and I went to a preseason game for the Ravens.

 

 

I discovered what is now my new favorite wine when we went to his brother's for a cookout.

 

We went to see Brad Paisley in concert.Where we also saw The Band Perry, Easton Corbin, Love and Theft and Jana Kramer!

 

 

 

 

1. The Band Perry has been the BEST opener that I have ever seen. They could have been the main act that is how good they were.

 

2. I got to meet Love and Theft. Talk about being a good day! Stephen is the way to my heart, besides Zach of course, oh my he is so hott there isn't even words, he has tattoos, and he sings. Amazing!

 

 

Hope everyone had a good Labor day weekend! We went to the beach recap to come but for now I have unpacking and cleaning to do.

 

 

 

 

 

 



Wrap up from this weekend!

Friday night after work we headed to my sisters for dinner. We made the guys burgers but us girls tried to stay on track with eating better and we made this.

found here! It had zucchini and tomatoes with whole wheat pasta along with a lemon sauce that was made out of greek yogurt. We paired it with a salad and I thought it was very good. I would make it again! 

Then we put the girls upstairs to watch a movie Brooke was so fascinated with watching tangled. Kylie's favortie movie.

The guys left to go let my cousins dog out and we worked out.

Saturday I did much of nothing but lay around the pool and try to work on my tan.

Saturday night Zach and I had a date night and we went to Nick's fish house. My favorite place to get crabs! The atmosphere is so relaxing it is right on the water they had a decent live band and they have one of my favorite drinks!

our amazing crabs. This is only the second time I have had them all summer!



Then sunday Zach worked and Mike played golf so Jess took the girls to our moms and we had a girls day.

It was a good relaxing weekend spent with family. I can't believe that we are almost halfway into August. I don't have much of a tan and I am looking forward to going to the beach for Labor day since I have not felt sand in over three years I will miss summer but I am ready for FALL! The baking, the candles, and the wadrobe. Bring it! 

Weekend wrap up from...

July 27th! I thought that I had posted but I did not.

Friday after we got off we came home and got ready and we had reservations for Fogo which if you have read my blog before you know it's a Brazilian steak house and all you can eat! Amazing!

It was restaurant week here in Baltimore so it was pretty cheap to go so 10 of us went!

All of the girls

The best friend and I

Zach with the flowers that he bought me! (here is a good before picture, see those arms thats why I need to loose weight it is disgusting)

Then saturday was spent at Zach cousins hosue warming party which I did not take one picture! It was fun and I have decided after this party that I am not having a house warming party at my own house. her house was a disaster!

Then Sunday looked a little like this

Yup layed around and did pretty much nothing with this little girl! I love her while Zach worked  I am a terrible girlfriend.



Time to get real

I am linking up with Kristen to get healthy.

I have never been "skinny". I was very active playing softball and basketball from childhood through high school but I was always heavy. Through elementary and middle school I was made fun of and I think it hit me one day when I was old enough to realize that what I looked like was not what you "should" look like. The summer between seventh and eighth grade I ran almost everyone afternoon and went on a diet I dropped almost four pant sizes. I was getting there. Not sure when I lost the rest but at one point I did drop another pant size and that is wear I remained all of high school. Then I met Zach, got comfortable, and did nothing but spend time with him so I put on quit a bit of weight. Then one spring I participated in the biggest loser with my family and some of my cousins work and lost almost 30 pounds. Then when Zach and I went through a rough patch I lost more weight and was spending my time at the gym. For the first time I was happy with what I saw and what size pants I was wearing. I went out and bought all new pants...currently I cannot fit into them. That is going to change!

I know that I will never be what society calls skinny and that is ok with me. I just want to feel good about myself. I want to get in those jeans I bought and maybe even drop one more size. I want to be toned. Big thighs and a big ass run in my family so I know that it will never go anywhere if I could just get them to shrink a little bit then just get toned I will be satisfied.

Today this is what I measure:

waist; 30 1/4 inches

hips; 46 1/4 inches

arms;12 1/4 inches

Chest; 37 1/2 inches (which also means I am wearing the wrong bra because I have always wore 36)

*I am going to change this by using my fitness pal. I love this app counting calories is what works for me and this app allows this

* I am going to start eating right and to do this I need to meal plan especially for lunches. Let's face it is so easy to run out and grab lunch. Dinner will be hard because Zach is such a picky eater and weighs 130 pounds MAX! He is so tiny and eats everything! He kind of makes me sick

* the 30 day shred! I did this when I got into those "skinny" jeans of mine and I will say it works. I want to do this in the morning then

*Gym at night! I need to start running as I have signed up for a 5k in November!

I am ready ladies! here is my motivation for the week besides the amazing Kristen!  

She is amazing! She copmpletely changed her lifestyle and has some good recipes on her website.

She is fit! Fit is the new Skinny!