30 Before 30

Hello all! My 28th birthday is coming up in August. While packing, I have been looking through a lot of things that I haven't seen since high school. I graduated ten years ago! One of the things I came across is a Bucket List. With only two years left in my 20s, I decided it would be fun to compile a list of things I want to do before I turn 30. Here we go:

1. Go on a cruise.
2. Go sky diving.
3. Go on a weekend trip out of state.
4. Don't eat out for a whole month.
5. Cook new recipes every night for a week.
6. Go see Britney in concert.
7. See a musical.
8. Take baby O to the zoo.
9. Write a book.
10. Work on learning a new language.
11. Be fully lisenced in my field.
12. Go on a family vacation to the beach.
13. Go fishing with hubby C.
14. Continue blogging about our life.
15. Do a zip line.
16. Take baby O to the fair.
17. Take mom to Branson.
18. Go to a Christmas tree farm.
19. Learn to shoot a bow accurately.
20. Win a game of pool.
21. Host a game night with friends.
22. Run a whole 5k race.
23. Complete a half marathon.
24. Enlarge our family of 3 to a family of 4.
25. Visit another country.
26. Go skiing.
27. Get a new car.
28. Go on a picnic with hubby C and baby O.
29. Take family pictures.
30. Ride on a boat.

There is my list. I have a little over two years to complete these items! What's on your bucket list?

Cheers to the fun I will have trying to do all this stuff!

(Last) Weekend Happenings

We had a super busy weekend, which is why it has taken me nearly a week to get a post together! Hubby C was in an art show. He was in Little Rock all weekend with the Arkansas Sculpture Guild Invitational. Last week he was preparing for the show around the clock. He got up early with me and went to bed very late. He got it all done Friday morning and headed to Little Rock to set up. Friday night we all went up and stayed at the Double Tree hotel. My mother in law came with us and kept O at the hotel while we went to the opening night. O loved the hotel. The closet had mirrors for doors, and she spent a lot of time kissing the baby in the mirror.

We have hardwood floors at home, so I am sure the plush carpet was a nice change for her tumbles. She is still learning speed control with walking. When she gets excited, she starts running and gets ahead of her balance a little. The Double Tree also has an awesome view of the river.

While O was running around like a wild thing, hubby C and I went to his show. Little Rock was having a gallery walk that night, so there were a ton of people coming through. I walked around and looked at all the different sculptures while C talked to other artists and people viewing the show. I always feel a little awkward at shows because I am not an artsy person. When people ask me questions, I usually just say I think it looks pretty. As the night wound down, I went over to stand by C and some other artists. One of the ladies came over to me and straight up rubbed my belly. Of course I immediately thought she was trying to say I was pregnant...who does that? I would never go up to someone I don't know and rub their stomach! Not cool! Anyway, C said that he saw me give the lady 'the look' and jumped in to change the conversation. You know the look right? The one where the temperature goes down about 30 degrees, your head spins around on your neck, your hair stands on end, and you shoot flames out of your eyes at someone? No? Just me? Okay, moving on. After the show, we went back to the hotel. We were both hungry, so we ordered a cheeseburger from room service. It cost $17 and was really good. (For $17, it sure better be one good burger!)
On Saturday, my mother in law, O, hubby C and I went back to the show. I got a cute picture of baby O and hubby C with one of his outdoor, large sculptures. C stayed at the show all day.


Inferno


Saturday night we went out for a friends birthday. Here is a picture of my buddies Leah and Britt at an Irish pub.

This happened (probably a bad idea to start the night):


Yowza


We ate at a fancy restaurant in Little Rock, Loca Luna. The food was very good. Hubby C got some lamb chops. I split a little pizza with Britt.

On Sunday, hubby C went back to his show while baby O and I rested at home. I am very proud of him for all the hard work he put into the show. He sold a couple pieces and really had a good time meeting all the new artists. I will end the weekend update with a few pictures of his sculptures from the show!


Brimstone



Torn



Cheers to a quickly ending work week! It is almost the weekend! Any weekend plans for anyone? Next week we are headed up to north Arkansas to find a place to live. Wish us luck!

Life lately

Wow, it has been over two months since my last post! I have been very busy with work and preparing to move at the end of July (ahhhhhhhh!) The whole month of June has flown by. I decided to get back on the weight loss wagon after being off basically since Olivia's birthday in March. In March, I was weighing about 165. By the end of May the bad food and lack of consistent exercise led to me creeping back up to 169. When June came along, I started the month off with another ten day cleanse from Advocare. I got the peach and cream flavor this time....and it was oh SO much better than the citrus. I also joined RunninRob's 6 am boot camp at the end of May. I went to work out with her three days a week for four weeks. I made a lot of progress! Over the month of boot camp, I lost the four pounds and gained a lot of strength. At the beginning of boot camp I could barely do a ten second plank. By the end, I could hold the plank for a whole minute! I also lost a bunch of inches. I started out boot camp in a 11/12. While I was going through old clothes and packing up stuff for the move, I came across a pair of size 7 shorts. I decided to try them on to see how far away I was from fitting into them. They slid on and buttoned up without a problem. I went from a 11/12 to a 7 in just four weeks! It is amazing the difference a good workout can have on your body. Here is a picture of me and RRob after our 6 am workout.

Baby O is having a fun summer as well. We bought her a little play pool. She hated it the first time because the water was so cold. I managed to take a couple pictures of her smiling before she threw a fit. Now she will think her first pool experience was a success. Ha.

She is also a little shoe stealer....

And clown wig wearer...

And new HOG lover!

We are moving in a month, and I have so much left to do. I hope to start being a more consistent blogger. How is everyone's summer going so far? Busy? Melting in the heat? Anyone else attempting to do the summer slim down?

Cheers to a fun summer!!