Friday Favorites:

Good Morning...

I'm joining Erika,Andrea,and Narci for Friday Favorites

This week Faves...

On Tuesday,August 2nd at 3:11 my sister gave birth to this little guy River James. He weighed 6 pounds 3 ounces and was 19 inches long. 

Mom and baby are doing good, but are still at hospital. My sister had a rough pregnancy and developed HELLP after having a c-section.  They've put her on pain medicine and should be going home this weekend. 

I don't have any pictures, but on Wednesday I went to my bible study!! This group of people are my absolute favorite!

Some Random pictures for this Friday Favorites:

Last Saturday, I went to the store with my sweet mom and got some fresh flowers...I love,love,love fresh,pretty flowers. 

Hydrangeas and pink Roses!

Also last weekend, my mom and I went furniture shopping. I'm in need of some new storage space. We went to a local shop Day Spring to check out what they had...This is part of Joanna Gaine's furniture line. You can check it out HERE! 

Also last but certainly not least one of my favorite things about this time of year is that ABC airs Country's Night to Rock...For those of you that aren't country music fans...CMA Fest (a country music festival that takes place usually in the first two weeks of June...people from all over the world visit Nashville for this festival)...

*This isn't the best picture*

Carrie Underwood performing "Choctaw County Affair"...

Also, before I go, I'm working on getting a new layout, so please stay tuned!!! 

Hope ALL of YOU have a wonderful weekend!!! See y'all back here on Monday!

P.S. I was just on Instagram and noticed that Shay at Mix & Match Mama will be releasing her third cookbook!!! You can go ahead and PRE-ORDER it on Amazon HERE!

NEW LIFE ANNOUNCEMENT

Yesterday, August 2, 2016 this little guy River James was born weighing in at 6lbs 3oz. 19inches long. #aunttimestwo

(Better pictures coming)

Fitness: Fitness and Faith

Happy Wednesday girlies!! Today, is my brothers Chase's Birthday!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHASE!!!! 

Today on the blog...Fit Inspiration! For my previous post on fitness  just visit the link!! 

As I shared on Monday I signed up for a workout challenge with Suzy Collins of Freedom Grace & Fitness. Suzy, a fitness coach for Beachbody has monthly fitness challenges.  What I like about Suzy is that she pairs fitness with faith. It's about not only your physical health but your spiritual health as well. 

This morning I saw this:

It's Candace Cameron Bure (Full House, Fuller House) doing ropes. I mean has 40 ever looked better? As a 20 something year old this motivated me! Candace looks great!! 

This is how I want to look and feel when I'm 40+.

I want to feel young and healthy and be in the best shape of my life.

Here's her workout routine from chatelaine.com and a few other questions from the interview.

Q: What’s your daily exercise routine?
A: I usually go to the gym three days a week. I get there at 5 a.m. to get my workout in before my kids get up. I lift heavy weights for about 20 minutes and then do 30 minutes of cardio on an elliptical machine or a treadmill.

Q: Do you get a chance to exercise much with your family?
A: We live right at the beach, so a lot of our training is on the beach, which makes it that much more fun. We will go for a 3-mile run along the beach, and my husband always has training gear in his car. We will be in the park and do all kinds of exercises together. It’s calisthenics: push-ups and dips and lunges those kind of things. We’re just an active family. We also take our dog on a hike in the mountains or go for family walks. We’re big tennis fans too.

Q: What’s the best health advice you ever received?
A: I remember this because someone told me when I was 16 and it’s stuck with me ever since. It’s great not just for losing weight, but for maintaining your weight: “Eat until you are satisfied, not full.” It made me get in tune with my body and listening to the signals that I was satisfied and didn’t need to eat any more.

Q: What kind of guilty food pleasures do you have?
A: Sugar. I love desserts. If it’s ice cream or some type of chocolate cake or apple pie or crème brûlée, I just love it. Those are hard for me to resist. I don’t think people need to give those things up. I believe in moderation. I usually keep desserts for in a restaurant instead of at home. Unless it’s a special occasion we try not to bring those things into the house.

Hope this motivated you a little!! It did me!! Have a great Wednesday!!! 

"But Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible)
Matthew 19:26 

In Bloom

        Happy Monday!! Hope all of you had a wonderful weekend!!

Last Friday, I ordered my NEW Erin Condren lifeplanner!!! *It's on its way in the mail*. 

Also, on Friday I signed up for a fitness challenge from Susannah Collins of Freedom Grace and Fitness.  If you're interested in signing up or want more information please visit Freedom Grace & Fitness. 

I got in touch with her a couple of months ago and we decided Piyo would be the best fit for me. Also included besides the workouts is Shakeology. If you don't know about either visit beachbody.com 

Here's what I purchased!!

While I like many of the new designs I chose to get the In Bloom Rose Gold with platinum binding. Also, you can choose between neutral or colorful option for your look inside. When you choose your lifeplanner you can also purchase accessories. You can choose from 4 different options. You can choose between Erin's Essentials, the crafter starter pack, the wellness pack or the the explorer starter pack. I decided to go with the wellness pack. I also purchased EC's gemstone rollerball pens!! 

Once I get my goodies I'll post a review on them on my EC page!!! 

Also, I couldn't forget on Friday I went to Loft!!! HURRY!! it's 50% off! Sale ENDS TOMORROW

Here's what I got!

Hydrangea Flippy Skirt

Minibloom Shirt

In Bloom Romper

That's what I've purchased!!!! That's all I have for this Monday!!! Don't forget that hometowns are on tonight on The Bachelorette!!! 

Have a Great Monday!!! See you back here tomorrow!!

Friday Favorites: Shower,Sale, &Summer Nights!!

Update: I just came across a great post and felt I had to share please visit this post!! It's a 21 day love challenge. In light of what has happened in this country within the last few weeks and months, I thought there is no better post,we as humans really do need to share the love and do acts of kindness!  Thanks Shelly at Queen in Between for posting this on your Friday Favorites!! 

Today  I'm joining Narci,Erika,and Andrea for Friday Favorites!!! Please join us if you haven't!! You can join by linking up at Erika's!

ONE

 

Last weekend we had my sister's baby shower. The shower was hosted by our long time family friends. The baby's name is River.  So, they went with a theme of sail boats and fishing...On the table where the guests sat were these beautiful flowers! 

TWO

Nordstroms is having their Anniversary sale and I came across this FitBit,scarf, Kendra Scott earrings...Just a little sneak peak of what's for sale!!! Right now as I'm posting this it's only open to card holders and goes through July 21st (next Thursday)!

Three

This next one is for my peeps who LOVE Christmas year 'round!! I know it's July, but I love a great Christmas movie and Hallmark is showing Christmas movies this month!! 

Also, coming to Hallmark starting July 23rd

Four

Some of my favorite pins from this week!!!

 

Five

Last but certainly not least...I'll leave you with this!! Have a terrific weekend!!! 

What Happened....

A few weeks ago, I was in my car listening to "Automatic" by Miranda Lambert 

and it had me thinking about how so much has changed and wanting somethings to go back how it used to be..

 

I mean, I'm a 20 something year old girl who remembers getting encouragement cards in the mail or I remember writing letters and mailing them off and now we're on facebook and we've got our eyes on a tiny little screen. 

I mean just a few days ago I was looking on Instagram and came across Carrie Underwood posting this:

It's weird to me that kids now days don't even know that at one time you put a quarter in to make a phone call...All kids know these days is wireless internet and there you have it...you're into a whole different world of INSTAgram, Twitter, Facebook, Iphones (instant text messaging)...

My point is I wish everybody (myself included) would take the time to actually sit down and write a letter to somebody( I mean everything is on a computer...I mean for heaven's sake what happened to a good ole pen/pencil  and paper) and put a stamp on it...I mean who doesn't like receiving things in the mail that aren't bills. 

Also what did happen to guys who called girls for a date? What happened to having an actual conversation? What happened to having dinner around the table? What happened to......

Everything is so INSTANT...Maybe it's just me....this might be a silly post but it just amazes me how everything is so different than it was just about 10+ years ago...

BOX:Kristin Schmucker Surprise Box

Kristin Schmucker, designs bible verse cards, sells journals,candles and so much more!!  

I have purchased this:

With this journal you can write down verses and prayer requests...

I had seen where people can purchase a surprise box and I thought, okay...no big deal... Then just a few days I was looking at my email and came across an email from Kristin Schmucker and I said, "why not?". Getting more in a box and the value being around $60-70 I thought I'd give it a try...This box reminds me of the Fab,Fit,Fun box but this box is for believers!! Keep it right here and I'll let you know what I think once it comes in the mail.

You can purchase the "surprise box" right now for $30 at Kristin Schmucker Website 

Have a wonderful day and see you back tomorrow for....Friday Favorites!!! 

STRANDED: Famous People

Good Morning!!! 

Today we're taking 3 famous people with us on our island!!

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah is coming definitely...enough said.

Matthew McConaughey. 

Matthew is coming with us to our island, because well...just look at him...He's got the muscles, he's got humor, and well he's got everything so... #justhopehecanstartfire #fellowTEXAN #needahotguyontheisland

Carrie Underwood

Carrie would be on my island because she can sing and I'm sure she could figure out how to do something...

Carrie, Matthew and Oprah are who I would have on my deserted island!!! 

If you haven't already joined Erika and Shay for this series just visit their blogs!! 

Tomorrow, I'm sharing about Kristin Schmucker surprise boxes!!! Have a great day!!! 

My Weekend & Other Randomness

Good Morning/Afternoon!!! 

After we attended my cousin's wedding, the next morning we had breakfast at Corner Bakery where I got a bacon and cheese panini and a caramel macchiato latte.

My mom had to stop in Nordstroms to return a dress so while she was doing that I was looking at these:

Kendra Scott necklaces and earrings!!  

I got a pair of white and grey earrings!!! 

That was my weekend!!! 

Hope all of you have a wonderful Thursday!!! Tomorrow is Friday Favorites so come back for a fun post!!!