TV Marathons

After a ridiculous night on Friday the rest of the weekend was spent on my couch watching TV. Usually when this happens I end up watching crazy things and this weekend was no different.

First up we have Spring Breakers.

I don't even know where to start. I have no idea what this movie was about or why Selena, Vanessa, and James Franco even did this movie. It literally felt like a home video of a group of college girl best friends making the craziest choices possible. I was always broke in college but never once did I think, "Oh hey lets go rob the local dairy bar and steal enough money to get to Florida." WTF?!

Here is the actual synopsis:
Four sexy college girls plan to fund their spring break getaway by burglarizing a fast food shack. But that’s only the beginning… During a night of partying, the girls hit a roadblock when they are arrested on drug charges. Hungover and clad only in bikinis, the girls appear before a judge but are bailed out unexpectedly by Alien, an infamous local thug who takes them under his wing and leads them on the wildest Spring Break trip in history. Rough on the outside but with a soft spot inside, Alien wins over the hearts of the young Spring Breakers, and leads them on a Spring Break they never could have imagined.


Yea, it's that weird. The best thing about the movie was James Francos creepy character whispering..."Spring Breakkkk" "Spring Breakkkk" Chad and I both agreed best part of the movie. Oddest part was when JF gave a BJ to a gun. Yea, that happened. 

Up next was a The Jeffery Dahmer Files: 

Synopsis: An experimental documentary film that uses archival footage, interviews, and fictionalized scenarios to tell the story of the people around Jeffrey Dahmer during the summer of his arrest in 1991.

This was a really interesting look at Dahmer. I find serial killers fascinating and terrifying at the same time so I watch a lot of documentaries about them. This one started off a little slow but then it really dove into the people that Dahmer knew and affected. I highly recommend this one. Also, it was 1991 and you know what that means! Killer fashion windbreaker style and the detective that got the confessions disgusting mustache.

This guy freaked me out and he's a cop.

The weekend also included hours of My Little Ponies, True Life, and Lifetime movies. It's a hard day getting all that work done folks. You really have to work out your brain to be able and understand that many story lines. It's like a TV marathon. This girl might have ran over 50 marathons but I watch 26.2 hours of TV every weekend. I should start having expos on Thursday nights so I can get my viewing packet and free snacks. You guys can join too just send me your $85 entry fee in the mail. Cash only please and I'll mail your race map, snacks, and bibs to your house. If you successfully watch all TV I'll mail you your super fabulous medal that you can proudly wear around your neck and post pictures of on Facebook. Hey, I might even throw in a 26.2 sticker for your car!

TEN!

Woohoo! I did it! after almost 2 months I lost the first 10lbs.

I'm really happy..it's going to take time to lose the rest but I'm willing to put it in. This week was a good week...last week was hard. What is the moral of the story? Push through the bad weeks and keep going, it gets better.

As a reward to myself I decide to get a couple new pretty baubles after this girl posed about going to the Kendra Scott store. Chad is going to make me stop reading your blog if you don't stop posting about all things fabulous. Now, I'm on a rampage to get a Chanel purse before I die and he is having a stroke saying, "Is that the last purse you're ever going to get?" --- No, Chad. There is no such thing as a "last purse."

I also have now added going to the Kendra Scott Color Bar in Newport to the list when we are on vacation in November! I love discovering new jewelry stores just about as much as I love discovering new types of brownies. 

Where do you get your favorite jewelry? 

Fridays Five

1. I'm sure you alllll heard about the Royal baby George!

Welcome to the world future king.

2. I'm so proud of my husband. He is AMAZING and living proof that if you go after your dreams you can get them. Almost 2 years in Seattle and he has accomplished so much. Every weekend he has at least 1 show and for the month of August he has already booked more gigs than ever before. I also might add that he no longer plays for free and that my friends is a HUGE accomplishment as any musician will tell you. Go after your dreams kid and NEVER let anyone tell you you're not good enough. Now, go LIKE his Facebook page and keep up with all of his dreams.

3. AMANDA BYNES poured gasoline all over her POMERANIAN!! WTF?!
This crazy girl accidentally drenched her pom with gasoline and rushed into a gas station to wash it off. Thank God the dog is not hurt AND she is now being held for psychiatric evaluation. How can someone be so careless to possibly hurt their dog...ESPECIALLY A POMERANIAN! Excuse me while I go snuggle with Olive.

OMG it looks like Olive a little!! I'm so upset over this. Get your act together you freaking little miserable person. You are rich, skinny, previously beautiful, funny, and you have dogs. I don't care what you're going through. SNAP OUT OF IT.


4. OMG This made my day!

Make a real movie... do it do it do it!

5. I'm so over seeing weight loss pills/wraps/shakes/etc on my Facebook. There are no quick fixes! Stop wasting money and go to the gym and eat better. YES, it might take longer and it sucks...but it's how you're supposed to do it. Give me a breakkkkkkkkkk.

Vegas... go home you're drunk.

Our final day in Vegas we were already exhausted. There were so many things I wanted to show Chad but we both could barely walk and the only thing on our minds was a pool day. We woke up, got some breakfast at the buffet which was highly disappointing. When I was little I remember the buffets being AMAZING. Well, sadly the one at MGM was a let down both times we went for breakfast and for dinner. That was another $100 that went down the drain but hey... when in Vegas.

 

Anyways, after breakfast we headed to the pool. I was NOT let down there. It was just as big and fantastic as I was expecting and we headed straight to the lazy river. It was a million degrees that day and since it was our last day we decided to get a refill on our 100oz's and play all day at the pool.

 

Well, you know how when you're outside and you're in a pool and you're drinking that you just never feel drunk. We made that mistake. Let me explain: While floating around the pool we made a few friends. The first group of friends were from Cali and every time they saw us with the big jug of drink they'd be all like, "WHY ISN'T IT FINISHED YET!?" Never one to let down a challenge we drank that first 100oz really quickly. Not to mention extra shots that somehow made their way into our hands. After we finished the drink we still were not done with the pool yet and we were still thirsty. So, off CK went to get a refill. BAD IDEA. Once he came back we started working on our second 100oz pina colada. All I kept thinking was I wonder just how many calories I was sucking down. I swear it probably had over 4000 in it. Anyways, we drank it so now we are 200oz. Then we met more friends this time from Canada and they invited us to their super swanky cabana thing.

 

After we were done with the river we decided to get out and go hang out with them. It was at this point when I realized I wasn't feeling all that well. We got over to the cabana sat down and they had all this booze and food. I really didn't think I could drink anymore but my new friend was telling me about this drink called the George Clooney. I was like okay just a little bit... then I saw a chicken strip. I was like Chad I need that chicken strip. Our friends had gone somewhere so he reached over and got it. At some point I forgot that they had said it was okay for me to have it and I got all nervous and tried to eat it really fast. It was the best chicken strip of my life at that point but it was huge and I couldn't finish it all. I gave it to CK to eat but the next thing I know he throws it across the cabana and it lands in a tiny cup of honey mustard. It was the most amazing thing I have ever seen but I was so confused as to why he did that. Then I told him I had to go to the room. I needed to pass out and it wasn't negotiable. We said bye to our friends (all the while I'm fearing I'm going to get yelled at for the chicken finger fiasco) and I don't remember the rest. All I know is that CK literally lost his shirt somewhere, we are too old to drink like that, and drinking during the day in water is a horrible idea for me I just never felt like I had too much until it hit me all at once. Needless to say this sparked my desire to rarely drink ever again.

 

When we woke up later that night I felt like a bus had run over me 100 times and I was so sick I felt poisoned. We were starving and all I could think about was mashed potatoes so we went down to the dinner buffet. It was just as terrible as breakfast BUT they did have mashed potatoes. So, that's what I ate. The biggest pile of potatoes you have ever seen. I basically paid $30 for mashed potatoes and 7 glasses of Sprite beacuse that is all I could stomach. After that... we were done with Vegas. Up to the room we went and we watched Lifetime for the rest of the night.

 

 

I think we officially decided we are too old and lazy to do Vegas like that ever again. We had a great time but alcohol is not my friend and I will never bring stupid fashionable shoes again. I think for vacations we like to go places and relax... you just can't relax in Vegas. I needed a vacation after our vacation ended but I guess when that happens you know you did Vegas right.

 

 



Waking up in Vegas

Day 2 in Vegas:

The second day in Vegas we set out to find me new shoes and to explore more. Both of us were complaining about how tired we were and how much our legs hurt so we slept all morning and then finally got up and headed out to explore and shop. Later that night we had plans to head to the Little White Wedding Chapel to renew our vows where many famous people have been before. It is the oldest wedding chapel in the city and we thought since it wasn't too expensive why not. After shopping and doing a little gambling during the day we headed up to our room to get dressed up for our trip to the chapel. They sent a limo to pick us up and that by far is the best way to travel while in Vegas. It was also the first time Chad and I had ever been in a limo together so that was pretty special.

 

 

Once we got to the Chapel we had to wait awhile to do the deed. Then when it was time we got some pictures taken and met with the officiant who looked like Elvis and in under 15 mins we renewed our vows in the same spot where countless celebs had before. In all honesty the place was really outdated and in my opinion old and cheap. I can't believe people actually get married, married there. However, I did cry 10 times more this time around than the first one. It felt so special just Chad and I and after all the things that we have been though and done together everything just felt so perfect. We wrote our own vows this time around and I'm pretty sure that's what sparked the water works. Hearing the most important person in your life tell you that you make them a better man will never ever be topped. I know I say it all the time but I'm so thankful for Chad... I honestly can't imagine a life without him in it.

 

 

 

It was a fantastic night. Of course we ended it by heading back to the hotel room and ordering pizza in from a local joint that was absolutely fantastic. (and a very normal/reasonable price!) It was classic us. Get married and go have pizza and for our 'cake' we ended up getting some froyo. I'll always have fond memories of that night.

The final chapter of Vegas is coming at you guys tomorrow.

 



Viva Las Vegas

Last month on June 4th Chad and I celebrated our 2 year wedding anniversary in Vegas. We had been wanting to go to Vegas together for awhile and after finding a good deal on Vegas.com we decided why not.

 

Details: We stayed at the MGM Grand in a Deluxe King room in the West Tower / Saw Beatles LOVE Cirque du Soleil at the Mirage / Renewed our wedding vows at The Little White Chapel

I had been to Vegas a few times before but this was Chad's first time. I keep trying to explain how big the strip was and how much walking we would be doing but I don't think he really believed me until we got there. My stupid self did not bring good walking shoes (trying to be all fashion forward again) so after the first night of walking I had to find new shoes or I just wasn't going to make it. When I had been to Vegas before it was with my parents when I was younger and we always stayed at Harris in the center of the strip but I had always wanted to stay at MGM mainly for their amazing pool area so when we booked our trip that is where we went. We were not disappointed. Our hotel room was amazing and the pool area was fantastic! Lazy river on a Monday anyone? Our flight got in pretty early and when we checked into the hotel the front desk allowed us to check in early at no extra fee. Score. (Vegas is full of fees... that's why getting to Vegas is Cheap but once you get there, watch your pocket books.) After checking in and getting dressed we headed down to the strip to start exploring. The first thing we did was get tickets to ride The DEUCE bus up and down the strip. We each got a 3 Day unlimited pass for $20.00 each. It was the best deal available and it worked out really well for us. Walking in 100 degree heat in crappy shoes just wasn't going to happen for this girl. After that we headed to the Mirage to pick up our will call tickets to the Beatles LOVE show. We got the tickets FREE with our vacation package on Vegas.com and I have ALWAYS wanted to see that show.

As usual everything in Vegas is bright lights and sensory overload and the entrance to the Beatles LOVE show was a perfect example. It was so pretty.

 

After we got our tickets we decided to start exploring and we worked our way back up the strip towards our hotel. But first a stop in front of a step and repeat to pretend like we are important.

 

I only brought my camera out this first day because I still had no idea how to use it but enjoy the two other pictures I snapped on automatic:

 

We did however snap quite a few pictures on our phones so here we go:

 

Once we got back to our hotel on the first day we got ready for our night out which we were planning on doing dinner and the LOVE show. We were running late and couldn't decide on what to eat so we just got a gigantic drink instead. (Stupid idea)

Yea, that's a 100oz. We then found out you couldn't bring drinks on the DEUCE. Epic fail which meant us drinking that thing as fast as possible and getting a killer brain freeze. After we finally got on the bus we headed to the show. It was absolutely amazing. I recommend that anyone in Vegas go see this show. I was on the edge of my seat and amazed by the music and the performers. Once the show was over we were starving and a still tipsy so we stopped at BLT Burger inside the Mirage and it was fantastic. We ate the food too fast so no pictures but know that it was yummy. The prices however... not so much. We both got a burger and fries and the total came out to be like $46 bucks... Highway ROBBERY.

 

After that we made our way back to MGM for a little gambling and more drinking. It was a great night and a well done first day in Vegas.

 

 

Part 2 tomorrow.

 

 

Fearing Failure.

I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one that sometimes loses her mind with emotions. I'm going after a goal right now of losing weight and I wanted to talk a little about all the struggle and emotion that comes with it. I had a freak out Saturday morning when I got on the scale and it was 3lbs heavier than 2 days before. Now, if I had been eating pizza and ice cream I wouldn't have been so shocked but I went to the gym 5 times this week and ate 95% perfect. To me this should mean no weight gain but my body has other ideas. I feel like I am actually fighting my body right now to lose weight.

I've talked to a few people with various ranges of knowledge and they all agree that the first month of anything your body really is fighting you. So, I get that... I know it in my mind but that doesn't keep me from breaking down, crying, and feeling like a failure. I struggle with the feeling of failure. I feel like I am busting my ass and still failing. Will my body ever change? Can I really do this? Will I ever know what it is like to not have a belly? Then I cry... I scream... I dry heave... and I used to give up. But now in my old age I've realized that it's a process and I HAVE to push through. It's so hard. I think all the time... screw it I'm just going to eat what I want nothings going to change anyway but I'm at a point where That's just not acceptable anymore. I can't give up because this is my life, my health, and the only person that can make things change is me.

After a good 2 hours of feeling sorry for myself I went to the gym. I punished my body with as many workouts as I could stand and with Chad in tow I tried to run a mile straight after being able to almost do it the day before. This is the first time in my life after stopping running for awhile and starting back up that I got back into it so quick. On Friday body felt good and I felt strong; however, when I stepped on that treadmill and started running on Saturday everything just went wrong. I felt disgusting, I felt like I shouldn't be allowed in a gym, and I felt like the biggest failure ever. I had to stop running after 4 mins due to my side hurting and my legs cramping. I was just done. I emotionally couldn't take it and almost started crying right there in the gym. I was pouring down sweat but I slowed my pace and kept walking. I cranked up the incline and walked until CK finished his mile and when we walked to the car he asked me if I felt any better and I said, "No, I hate myself... I feel like a failure and I'm going to cry again as soon as we are in the car." I feel bad for him for having to put up with me when I get like that but I really realized Saturday how much he loves me. No matter what size I am or how much I feel that I am a failure he just listens and lets me cry it out. He made me feel even worse when he looked at me and told me how proud he was of me and how I inspire him to be better a better person and to work out harder. What a joke right? I'm sitting there crying my eyes out and I'm an inspiration!?

When we got home I got back on the scale and had lost 2 of the pounds I had gained... I knew this would happen due to all the sweat but it still doesn't matter in my mind because I just don't understand how my body can fluctuate like that. So, then I decided to take a shower and wash my bad attitude away. I told myself that this is a long road... I've got plenty of time and I am doing this right. I will not order pizza or eat brownies just because I am having a horrible day. I will work harder and eat better and one day... it will start paying off. Or at least I'll just keep trying until it does.

It really makes me sad to feel like my whole life I have been trying to lose weight. What a crappy thing to have to struggle with. I've never known what it's like to be in shape... to be able to go to any store and know they will have my size and it will look good on me. I want that so much it hurts. I want to be healthy. I want to live a long life and I want my future kids to grow up never having to worry with this issue because I'm going to teach them how to be healthy right from the start.

I had to share this with you guys to get it out of me. These emotions are suffocating at times and I just hope that maybe this helps someone. Realizing that just because I'm still struggling and working towards a goal doesn't mean I have failed. As my best friend Nicole said when I texted her crying about my running failure:

"You didn't fail, baby. If you got off your butt and tried then you didn't fail."
 

Everyone needs support and I am so thankful for the ones that support me. I love you all and you help me more than you'll ever know. If you're struggling...just keep going. I think it will get better... or at least I hope.






Exactly.

15 on Friday

1. This kind of stuff always freaks me out... I don't care what the scientific reason is:


(source)

Hundreds of Stingrays found dead on the beach in Mexico.

2. I almost got pooped on by a bird...INSIDE of my car the other day. I was sitting at a red light with my window rolled almost all the way down and my arm sitting right beside it when a bird came out of no where and pooped on my window. It was at the very top of my window and if it had been an INCH of difference it would have been all over my ARM! I was freaking out looking like around like I had been shot... and then I smelled it. OMG. I may never be able to ride with the windows down again.


3. It was Heroin.
 
(source)

4. My husband just yelled at his phone, "BUT WHAT TIME IS IT?!" I asked what in the world he was talking about and and he said that, "Rick Grimes just instagramed a new trailer comes out on July 19th and I need to know what time!" We may have a problem here.

5. We have a new member of the family this week! We are dog sitting for a friend and now poor Tyson has to put up with queen Olive for a week.

 

 

    He makes the craziest faces!!!

6. Did I tell you guys I have been eating salads everyday? This is huge in case I didn't because I just recently started liking salads. Things are really changing around these parts.

7. How many different patterns can one woman wear?

 

(Instagram)

 

 

8. This is all she does... laziest dog alive. 

 

9. Gotta love emoji messages from the husband...

 

Who knows where Tight butt hole comes from!?! Hint: It's not XXX rated.

 

10.  19 Signs you're too old for this crap.

Although, I still love a good dress up party and cupcakes.

#6 Don't even get us started on festivals

 

 

11. THIS ONE is for Paula

 

12. I don't WANT this. I NEED this...

Lies we all say to ourselves.

13. Bethenny Frankel is breaking my heart with out she is ripping up her marriage and trying to cut her daughters father out of her life... Jason was such a good guy. Stop it Bethenny I really want to keep loving you but you're making it hard.

14. Is Lamar REALLY cheating on Khole?!

15.
 

Work it out

I haven't talked about what I'm doing work out wise in a awhile so let me fill you guys in. About a month or so ago after doing a personal training session at our gym CK and I decided to start doing more strength training workouts and less elliptical running. The trainer made a really good point about how we should add muscle to burn more fat and basically it all made sense and we decided to do it.

Since then we have been waking up in the mornings and going to the gym before work. I figured if I go to the gym Monday-Friday that gives me weekends off and most importantly CK and I get to spend more time together. It's really hard waking up in the mornings but we have been doing it and I have to say we have both grown to absolutely love starting our days together. CK still gets all pissy when I tell him I'm going to bed at 9pm but he's getting over it. Not to mention working out with a partner is a lot better than going at it alone. (Except when he says, "that's not the finish line keep going" when I'm about to die from not being able to breath.) Anyways, long story short he has lost 13 lbs since we started and I have lost 6 lbs. (Men lose weight so easy. Bastards) I'm extremely happy with what has been going on in my body though and I'm starting to see my stomach get smaller... I mean nothing drastic yet but I can tell I'm adding muscle and it is encouraging me to keep working hard.

We have been doing really good in the food department too. I heard something simple awhile back and for some reason it just now started sticking in my head and it's actually working.
FACT: To lose weight you simply have to make more GOOD choices than BAD.
Do I want a donut? That is a BAD choice. Do I want a salad for lunch? Yes, that is a GOOD choice and so on and so fourth. I feel like I have to make 99 GOOD choices before I'm allowed one BAD choice. It's hard but I'm pretty focused and for almost a month now I have stuck to my guns and I'm not miserable.

I'm taking it day by day... I have A LOT of weight to lose and I'm focusing on going slow. My goal is to lose just 1 lb a week. If I lose more that's awesome but I get so discouraged when I set goals and don't meet them. I will overcome this. I will succeed. I will be healthy.

Here are some examples of the workouts we do: First off 5min warm up on the mill and at the end of our leg/arm workout we get on the treadmill to do a mile as fast as we can.

Leg Day: We start off with squats/wall sits/lunges - Then we push this across the gym  (a REALLY freaking long way) & back.

You put a weight on the ball side and grip it and then use that to bend over and push the ball across the floor:

It's horrible. It's amazing. I do this at 6AM. I almost die everyday but I'm ALMOST able to go back and forth without having to stop. I WILL do this without stopping by August. When I first did this with my personal trainer I had to stop about 7 times. Now I only stop once...on the second round I get so out of breath and my legs burn so much that I stop. I get closer and closer to the finish line every time... soon.

Then we do the weights. All of them. OR we switch it up and do a workout I find on Pinterest. Here is one we have done several times and it is NO JOKE. It is AMAZING and Jumping Jacks suck so bad but damn it they work.

Are you following me on Pinterest yet?

ARM DAY: I love arm day the most. We do the warm up first and then we do abs/arms/and weights.

We start off abs with a lot of planks and then go through a series of workouts on the mat. Here is an example of what we do:

We also do butt lift ones, different kinds of planks etc. etc. We have been really good about switching stuff up so that our bodies never know what is coming. After abs and arms we go to the weights and do all of them that the gym has to offer. We also recently starting going over to the free weights section of the gym and I have been partying with big boys doing bench presses, leg lifts, etc.

We also do Cardio days where we get on the Treadmill and get in as many miles as we can in 35-50 mins depending on how much time we have. For example this week we are did Legs Tuesday / Cardio Wednesday / Arms Thursday / Cardio Friday. We were exhausted on Monday so we slept in. Hey, sometimes your body needs rest...we are building up slowly to the 5 times a week.

That's the gist of what I've been up to lately. I'll post about workouts every once in awhile to keep you guys updated. I can't wait to watch my weight loss number grow!

Whale watching on the Salish Sea

The last day we were in town we went on a whale watching tour with San Juan Excursions:

Leaving Friday Harbor

 

While cruising out into the Salish we passed so many beautiful homes. I was talking with one of the stewards and she was telling me all about how on some of the islands there are no cars at all and the trash ferry only comes once a week. Most of the homes don't even have electricity (all the fancy ones do we are talking about the original locals) She even told us a joke: That you either have 3 houses or 3 jobs in San Juan. A lot of the really really rich guys (CEO of Oakleys, Google, etc.) have vacation homes here. Sometimes even more than one.

A shot of the Cattle Point Lighthouse that we hiked to the day before.

 

And then... we got really lucky and found a transient pod of orcas!

There were 7 of them total 4 adults and 3 babies. They were super active and our guides kept talking about how lucky we were because the day before they couldn't find any all day. Note: If you do go on a whale watching tour and you don't see any whales most places give you a rain check and you get to go on another cruise to try again! It's good advice to plan a tour at the beginning of your trip not at the end like us. Thankfully, we got to see whales but it would have sucked leaving with a rain check and not know when we were going back.

There were several other boats in the water and we were all watching these guys. They played and played for our entire 3 hour trip. It's against the law to be within 200ft of them but sometimes they swim close to you and you have to turn off your engines. I was excited they swam closer because I got a lot of really good close ups. I want to edit these but I still have no idea how to use photoshop.

Seeing them jump all the way out of the water was my favorite. I asked how much they weighed... eight TONS! That's a lot of power being used right there.

 

 

It was an amazing way to end our trip. I learned so much about whales from our guides which were terrific. We went out with San Juan Excursions and you can check out all their pictures from the day we went out HERE. Ignore the terrible picture of me on there. I blame the camera.

 

Now time for me to state some facts. DO NOT go to any Sea worlds or places that have whales in captivity. These whales are endangered and they aren't supposed to be doing tricks in a big fishbowl they should be in the oceans living out their lives. It was disgusting to learn how these businesses treat the animals and how they lie and bribe people to keep them in captivity. They are supposed to be rehabilitating injured whales but they never allow the whale to be released. It's a lot of terrible information that you can read about here. Please don't support these businesses by giving them money. If you want to see a whale, go see them in the wild. It doesn't even compare to Sea world and it is way better to see them jumping of their own free will. Right now I am hoping that Lolita can be FREED from the Miami Seaquarium. You can follow the group on Facebook here. Her family is a resident pod in the San Juans where we were! Lolita needs to come home and she needs our help! They also post about different whales and issues that have come up all the time. Educate yourself people...this stupid crap has got to stop.

 

That pretty much wraps up our trip to the San Juans. I highly suggest this vacation spot to everyone and I want to go back again one day and explore the other islands.