Weighing my options...

Happy Wednesday!!!! Almost the weekend AND the 1st RAZORBACK game is on Saturday vs. Missouri State.  Ryan and I both went to Missouri State for our undergrad degrees, but Ryan got his Masters here at UofA..... we are die hard Hog fans now!!!! Sorry Bears.  The Hogs games are AWESOME!  Who wouldn't want to Call The Hogs with 75,000 other people :)

Tonight I did a little shopping, I have NOT been to the mall or TJMaxx (one of my favs) in FOREVER.  So tonight I decided to walk the mall and see just what I "had" to have (which is NOTHING) :)  But I did walk away with a new pair of jeans!  I am pretty proud of myself since I HATE trying on jeans, they were on sale and I couldn't resist!

My mom called me today to tell me her and my dad started remodeling the bathrooms at their house.....I almost fell out of my office chair and told her hell was going to freeze over.  I am SOOOOOO excited for this.  My dad built our house back in 1982 and it is in need of a MAJOR makeover.  :)  I think my mom called me around 4pm and by 5:30pm I had already went to TJMaxx and bought a new shower curtain for "my" bathroom at "home" :)  Talk about excitement!!!!!!!!!!!!  I cant wait to see it when we go home this weekend.  Next on the list - the living room.  Can't move too fast or my dad will get burned out on the renovations so that might be another 20 years.  Kidding!!! (not really)

MOTIVATION where are you?!?!?! I dont know what my problem is these days.....some days I go for walks, do crunches, "work out" (as best as I can do in our house), or just lay on the couch.  I always thought the day I got engaged I would be walking, biking, hiking, counting every calorie I put in my mouth, & would lose weight in no time, BUT that is just not the case right now.  I know I dont need to be a size 2 for my wedding day, but it wouldn't hurt to loose a few pounds.....maybe like 20! ha (not kidding) I know Ryan loves me the way I am, but my wedding dress consultant told me (after I told her I wanted to lose weight) that my fiance` fell in love with me just the way I am.....HaHaHa that was SIX years ago lady.  I was MUCH skinnier than.....beer, Jimmy John's, late night Taco Bell, eating what Ryan eats & so forth has made me gain weight over the SIX years Ryan and I have known each other. 

So I found these beauties that I think will help motivate me :)  They are my wedding colors and I need a new pair of walking shoes so bad.....I just cant hit BUY online.  When I was at Lady Foot Locker tonight the girl picked up my old shoes and I said...."DON'T do that they smell". Ha At least I warned her!

I know when the time is right I will kick it into high gear and work out.  I need to stop making excuses and just DO IT!!!!

Have a great rest of the week! :)

Love

Emily

Home Sweet Home

This weekend I spent the whole weekend with my family :) It was WONDERFUL. 

Friday night my mom and I booked our photgrapher!!!! 1 more thing checked off the wedding To-Do list!

My brother, SIL & little B meet us for dinner afterwards at Ebbet's

Saturday morning I was up bright and early at my parent's house.....no sleeping in during wedding planning I guess.  I can sleep when I am 90 I keep telling myself.  Ha

I SAID "YES" to the dress!!!! It took about 2 hours.  My consultant was SO NICE....she was a Sigma Kappa at MSU too and VERY VERY VERY patient with me!  I wanted to give her the biggest tip, give her my life savings, take her out for a drink.  ANYTHING to say thank you for her patience!!!! ha

Next up on the wedding agenda for the weekend: crash a wedding at our reception venue.  Mom Barb and I have no problem walking in, looking around, maybe stealing some food (joking) and just looking around for potential ideas.  The wedding that was going on that evening was NOTHING like what we want for ours so it made me a little LOT nervous because I AM NOT CREATIVE enough to pull all my ideas into one evening of fabulous!  ha 

Saturday night I got my all time favorite cashew chicken for dinner and had to BEG my family to eat there with me :)  SO glad my mom and dad gave in & aggreed!!! Hello I can only use "their little princess" for 230 more days! HaHaHa  I went over to my dear friend Andrea's house to help Randi celebrate her b-day!  We sat outside on her back deck and just enjoyed the awesome weather.  We gossiped, drank a few beers, and laughed the night away.  UNTIL a stray cat came around.  I kept jumping out of my chair bc for 1. I don't like cats & 2. I really don't like stray cats.  Andrea and Randi could not stop laughing at me.  What a fun night girls! 

Sunday I was moving kind of slow and finally about 11:00am my mom said I was wasting the day away and get up out of bed.....hahaha (remember my last post about Mom Barb 10 steps ahead) happened today!  Glad she made me get up bc my little buddy was waiting for me to come play with him :)  My mom and I took little B to the fountains and he LOVED LOVED LOVED it! 

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!  Time at home goes by WAY to fast, but I try to cram as much stuff as possible. 

***We also went to Hobby Lobby & Michael's and in a nut shelll:  I got crabby and lasted only a few minutes bc it overwhelmed me and made me not even know where to begin! lol More "research" is needed before I step foot back in those stores! 

Appreciation

Growing up I never appreciated the the things my mom did for me, day in and day out.  I was a snotty teenager, with a big attidue and had to have what everyone else had! (yes I will admit it)  Now today I have no idea what I would with out my MOM!  I love the person I have become because of her and my dad.  I dont need what the "Jones" have, I dont need to be snotty, I dont need to be mean.  Life is too short!  I am Independent, yet text, email or call my mom 10 x's a day! ha She does SO much for me, my brother & his family there is no way to repay her.  Just yesterday I had a horrible day at work....all I wanted to do was crack open a beer, drink a glass a wine and relax!!! Nope I had chores to do that had to get get, I mowed the yard, cleaned the house and put loads and loads of laundry away.  I can't EVEN image doing that with 2 kids running around and going to 10 different sporting events/activities like my mom did with my brother and I. She can get things done and get them done quick!  She always is 10 steps ahead of me and laughs when I am laying around on a Sunday taking a nap.  Nap is not in Mom Barb's vocabulary! ha  Thank you Mom for always being there for me and sorry I was so mean to you!!! ha I love you!

***Wedding update:  we booked our DJ today!  Who is ready to put their hands in the air and shake their booty?!??! I am!!!  I already have my dancing shoes ready :)

I get to see this sweet boy tomorrow and I can NOT wait!!!!!! He calls me a couple times a week on the phone or skype and is talking up a storm.....I can't wait to sit and listen to all his stories and of course give him a GIANT hug & kiss!

Thank you to Ryan's parent's, my mom and family for helping with Ryan & I's wedding!  We love you all sooooo much and couldn't do it with out you! 

Love,

Emily

Here we go...

Why hello Blog world, family, friends, my mom (who will be the only one reading this), and anyone who comes across my blog.

I have been wanting to start a blog for a while now....my SIL & a few friends have one, but I never had anything really important to blog about UNTIL now!  I am in the middle of planning my wedding :) So you will be able to follow along the crazy ride Ryan and I already are on and just see a glimpse into our crazy, everday life.  And of course I am beyond obsessed with my 2 year old little nephew Brennen so you find a lot of pictures of him on here too! 

Here we go....

Enjoy

Love
Emily