FAT Tuesday and Girl Scout Cookies...

Happy FAT Tuesday everyone! It has truly been a "Fat" Tuesday for me. It did start off well with a good breakfast and lunch. Very low calorie! But dinner took a turn and I ate at Olive Garden and splurged a little....okay...a lot! To add to the matter, Girl Scout Cookies arrived (7 boxes to be exact) and plopped themselves nicely on my desk at work. Wow. I didn't really think that out when I ordered all those cookies!


My FAVORITES! Thin Mints and Tagalongs!


I am giving up Chocolate for Lent, so this is what I will be replacing all those sinful cookies with.... Fruit! My body will THANK me :)

I am also committing to saying a prayer for a different person every day of Lent. That is my something positive. My dear friend Cherin gave me this great idea and I will write down on a calendar or planner who I will pray for each day for 40 days, and I will give extra attention to that person as well as all the others I think about and pray for daily. Pretty neat huh? Thanks Cherin!

Oh, and Shopaholic was super cute....not really anything like the book, but very sweet nonetheless!

Confessions of a Shopaholic...here I come!

Let me just say, that I am TOO excited!! Trey and I are going to go see Confessions of a Shopaholic tonight (at 9:45 to be exact) and I cannot wait!

I have been dreaming for years that they would make a movie out of Sophie Kinsella's Best Seller. It was one of the most funniest, sweetest, crazy, and adorable books I have ever read and the best part was that I totally identified with Rebecca Bloomwood, the main character. I discovered this book a few years ago and read it within a day. Sophie has written four others that go into this series and I have read them all. None, of course, as good as her first novel which is near and dear to my heart. When I saw the preview for this movie I almost fell out of my chair with excitement, and now I am finally getting to go see it!
I must say I have one of the most sweetest husbands anyone could ever ask for. He, for obvious reasons, is not excited at all about seeing the movie, but is always willing to go with me, and I do the same for him.
I have prepared myself that it won't be like the book....you can tell a lot from previews. But, nevertheless, it will be a good movie. :)
I was a little upset that Reese Witherspoon was not cast to play Rebecca Bloomwood. However, Isla should do a perfect job.

Don't you just love those crazy clothes!? Ha!

Here I go...... Y E A!!!!

PS. Four pounds down! :)

1 Pound Down...

I am one pound down....and several more to go! ha! I have been researching a good website to join and keep track of all my daily food intake, exercise, etc. I finally decided to join www.myfooddiary.com and I am loving it so far! It does all the "work" for you and calculates how many cals you have taken in each time you enter in an item. Amazing.
Along with My Food Diary, I am re-joining my work-out regimen of Turbo Jam DVDs with Chalene Johnson who is awesome and even though I hate working out, I don't mind these dvds too much, sometimes they are actually fun once I get into the routine! I would also like to go to my Step Class at War Memorial eventually, if I can ever get off work at a decent time. Ha!

If The Dress Fits....

Trey and I are going to a Wedding in Virginia the first weekend in May and we are making a road trip out of it for our vacation! We are very excited and have been planning our hotel stays and our restaurant and entertainment stops along the way.
First things first...I need to fit into one these three dresses for the wedding! I bought these stunning beauties at White House Black Market before my wedding in 2007 and I no longer fit comfortably inside of them. So, my goal is to wear one of them to my dear friend Kaitlin's wedding in May! I have exactly 10 weeks and I have my Game Face on. The only thing in my way is the much anticipated delivery of The Girl Scout Cookies to my office in the next week or so! Of course I ordered one of every kind (I am sharing, I promise!) But I will really have to be mindful of how many calories are in each one of those cookies and write it down! :)
I am asking for thoughts and prayers on my path to success!

Sweet Bella

I haven't posted about Bella in a while and we snapped a couple of good pics of her this weekend. Sophie went to bed early on Friday evening and we brought Bella in our bed with us for some much needed attention. We scratched and massaged her for 30-45 minutes and she was in heaven! She is the sweetest dog with such a great personality...just look at this sweet face...

Look At The Presents Our Chihuahua Left For Us...

We got home from lunch at PF Changs today, and discovered a huge MESS! Sophie typically chews a corner of a pee pad or newspaper, or pulls one pad out of its box...but oh no...not today, we came home to the whole enchilada! She pulled Bella's papers our of both boxes and ripped them up, she pulled her soiled pee pads and scattered the remnants all over the house, amongst other moved items. We opened the door and she was just hopping around, tail wagging, and so excited we were finally home. We, on the other hand, we not as excited to see her. Poor Bella was off in the corner like "Don't look at me, I had nothing to do with this crazy mess." ha!

I immediately put Soph in a "time out" in her crate for her to "think about what she'd done" and when I came back this is the face I see...

How can you resist that sweet, innocent face? God blessed her with cuteness, its her only saving grace!

Aunt Mel for the Weekend....

I flew to Dallas to spend some time with Amber and Miss Aubrey (AKA Future Heart breaker) and we had a blast! We got some much needed girls time and we also got some unpacking done. Amber and Andrew just moved into a new house, so my main purpose was to go help with Aubrey and/or unpack boxes. We accomplished both, and even had time to go see Bride Wars!
I came home with lots of baby experience and plenty of fun memories. Ah, I miss them already!


I successfully put together this Baby Einstein Jumper for Aubrey! Amber definitely helped when trying to secure the seat (we should have read the directions closer!) But we did it!!
Who says I'm not Domestic??


Aubrey tried rice cereal and applesauce for the FIRST time while I was visiting. She did great! She finally got the hang of the spoon going into her mouth, and at the same time, having to suck off the cereal. She loved it - what a big girl :)