We pick you!

This weekend was an absolute blast! 

- Part 1-

It started out like this:

My MOH Haley & friend Amanda picked me up at 6:30pm Thursday and we headed to the "shore house" Gulf Shores, AL that is. As soon as I got off work at 5 that day I had a few beers...hey they were cold & I was READY.

It may have been the most enjoyable car ride ever.

They also got me this:

Yes, I have NO shame & I wore it ALL weekend.

Thursday Night we got to the shore house which is a MANSION btw & Nicole & Katie were waiting on us. We ended up staying up ALL night because we are CRAY CRAY and decided to tell scare stories and frighten the ever living shit out of ourselves. Nicole who does like sleeping with others could not sleep alone so Haley & I joined her in the master suite for a whopping 3.5 hours of sleep. EPIC FAIL.

After our amazing  night sleep Friday was WONDERFUL! I was dragging and somehow forgot to eat Thursday Night and we had to go to the spa at 11 for a day of massages and pedicures. (WHO has the BEST friends in the world! MEEEE) Haley & I got finished at 2ish and I was about to pass out or punch someone if I didn't eat. When I don't eat I get that faint feeling and irritable like no other. However, since I was fully relaxed and more happy than ever there was no anger just faint sickness setting in. We ended up shopping a little and then finally getting some french fries and a grill cheese at a little sugar shack thing. Not the kind of filling healthy food I wanted BUT that bread did the trick and I was alive.

I wanted to take a nap so bad but when Haley & I crawled in bed there was no sleep for me. Boo.

Later that night everyone got to the house: Katie, Nicole, Amanda, Haley, Laura, Andrea, & Katelyn.

We went out to PAPA ROCCO'S my FAVORITE Italian in Alabama.

The following are a few pictures I snapped of this adventure. Andrea has the good ones I'll be posting when I get them - she is the professional:

Some of the group waiting our 45 min wait out for a table..that was really 4.5 mins. Gotta love it when that happens!

They must have found out we are VIP

Group shot minus Katelyn she didn't get into town until later that night

& Now for some of my favorite crazy pictures:

These older gentlemen bought us shot after shot and of course had to tell me a little marriage advice... ugh thanks?!

Marriage counseling (and apparently the FI and I are getting married on this guys birthday)

Shot # 38237821074835???

And then the rest of the night was a blurrrrr....

Blog part 2 of the Bachelorette weekend will come later. It was just TOO much fun for 1 post to handle!

WORKOUT: 47mins on the Elliptical 3.6miles & 15 mins on the Bike 2.8 miles - Monkey Bars & then arms

You spin me right round baby

I need something NEW. Something to push me hard and get this body in shape. I love running, I'm not going to stop but it's time to start doing a new hobby that my body isn't used to and that will make it go, "holy hell what did you just do to me" 

Spinning Class

My  new best friend that I met at the Day in the Park 5k came up to me at the gym last night with his wife and started talking to me about trying out the class. BTW his wife is seriously super sweet. This couple is around their late 50's I would say but they were just so nice & it made me feel good. I've also been watching the biggest loser and they do a lot of spinning. So, on Mondays & Thursdays starting next week I will spin. I'll keep you guys posted on how much it hurts me and hopefully how much good it does me.

Famous Spinner Bodies:

They say a 40min class burns around 500 calories

I'm excited!

Also, I'll be out of town starting tomorrow at 5pm for my Bachelorette Beach Weekend! See you next week bloggers!

WORKOUT: 10mins Eliptical .75mile, 20mins Mill 1.35mile (hill training), 20min bike ride 3.52mil & Monkey Bars

Surround yourself with beauty & greatness

I don't know if I ever consciously decided that I would only collect talented friends throughout my life but somehow that happened.

I am the luckiest girl in the world because I have the most amazing and talented friends ever. Let me do a rundown to make you jealous:

Kerri Welch - Besties since high school. She is an AMAZING hair stylist (remember the extensions) and owns her own hair salon in Madison, MS STATIC A SALON (aka the LA of MS)

 Haley Skeen - Besties since 2003. She is an AMAZING make-up artist that has model looks and a heart bigger than Donald Trumps ego.

Nicole Cotten - A one of the kind Head Bitch that would kill someone for you. She is the most intelligent person I've ever met with a heart of gold, oh and insanely beautiful.

Chad Knight - I'm gonna marry this one so that in itself should explain how amazing he truly is. He is a workhouse that does his best every moment of the day and never complains. (that's my job. Yup, I was voted most likely to complain in high school) He will be famous one day I believe it with every ounce of my heart and I feel like I was put on this Earth to help make that happen for him.

Andrea Thornhill- Met in college and fell in love. Yes, I'm serious- I love this girl more than words can explain, we ran the Sociology Department at USM and she is the perfect yang to my ying so to say. We have had some amazing adventures together and even though we might not see each other every week, when we get together we just pick up where we left off. She is the most talented photographer I know. She recently took our engagement pictures (that I'm about to show you) and everything she does she does with integrity and focus. I admire that and so many other things about her.

I'm truly a friend snob. Mine are better than yours.

I'm not sure what they see in me sometimes other than when I'm your friend I'm your biggest fan and biggest support. I'd do anything for these people and all of my other amazing friends that I didn't have time to list. (trust me they are all amazing)

Oh, but don't rule me out - I'm always looking for new amazing people to befriend and in all honesty... I really think every single person in this world has something amazing to offer. Some people just choose to ignore their greatness and others choose to cultivate it.

Here are some Sneak peeks at the FI & I's photo session!:

Newspaper Announcement Picture!

I am in love with this one

excuse the crazy hand

I love this one too

Thank you Andrea for making us look so good and for being a wonderful friend all these years! I love you more than money. (and that's a LOT)