I'm really feeling more comfortable in my skin lately. I think it helps having a few new items that actually fit my body and don't just sag.
My shirt is our faculty shirt at school from last year. We were supposed to get new ones this year, but that didn't happen.
The jeans are "skinny" jeans from Old Navy.
The brown boots are from the Forever Young shoe store in our mall. I absolutely LOVE them! So excited that I finally have some cute boots.
The necklace is Marc Jacobs. It's a super cute little postcard that I got from my brother and sister in law for my birthday. It says Marc Jacobs on one side and then it says with love (a heart) on the other side. I try to wear it whenever I can! I tried finding a link for the necklace, but it looks like Marcjacobs.com doesn't have them anymore.
I can't believe that my 5 1/2 year old has lost another tooth! He is growing up way too fast. This one had been holding on for the last few weeks and he was doing a good job moving it with his tongue and the other day I could tell that it was just ready to come out.
I worked really hard on the tooth and it started to bleed. This freaked LD out a little and he went to the mirror to go look at it. I guess he was feeling brave and he just yanked the tooth out. Way to go LD! He is such a big boy.
He was smart this time! He asked specifically for FIVE quarters and not $10. The tooth fairy was more than happy to comply with his request.
If you look real close you can see the adult tooth that has grown in crooked behind the space. I'm hoping we don't have to spend too much on orthodontics down the road!
One thing that I have definitely noticed lately is that my pants are getting more saggy. It's like I bought my clothes a size too big and they are just falling off of me.
Definitely a good problem to have!
I really wanted some of the knee-high boots that are so in style right now and then of course I would need the pants to go with them so. Thank goodness DC is so supportive and let me go pick out some new clothes. I feel so much more confident when I have clothes on that actually fit me.
Starting at the bottom -- the boots are from Forever Young shoes in our mall.
The pants (they are red with cream colored polka dots) were on clearance at Old Navy (only $8.49!)
The black shirt is from DownEast Outfitters and the cardigan is from Old Navy.
It's another Friend Making Monday! I absolutely love it and look forward to it every week. If you haven't done it before go check out Kenlie's blog at alltheweigh.com and play along. Here are my responses for this week.
1. What is the last movie you saw in a theater? My mother-in-law and I took the kids to the cheap theater to see Frankenweenie. We were going to go see the final Twilight movie, Breaking Dawn Part II, but it wasn't playing at any times that would work for us. Oh well -- I'll see it eventually.
2. How old were you when you had your first kiss? Goodness -- is it sad to say that I'm not sure? Evidently it wasn't very memorable.
3. Share the coolest thing that you’ve done so far in 2013. 2013 has just been pretty chill around the house so far. The one super cool thing that I'm doing coming up is going to Washington D.C. this Friday with a group of 8th and 9th graders to see the presidential inauguration. That is something I'll be able to cross off my bucket list and remember for years to come. I hope to make it a tradition to take kids on the trip.
4. What kind of cell phone do you use? Do you love it? I have a Samsung Galaxy S III. I do love it, but I hate T-Mobile where I live. We don't have 3G or 4G so I pay for the data and the fancy phone, but it doesn't work to all of its capabilities here.
5. How many times do you plan to workout this week? I already did 20 minutes this morning on the exercise bike. I plan to try to squeeze something in every day this week. I would like to drop one pound this week at Weight Watchers so I can say that I've lost 15 pounds total since I've been going.
6. What is your favorite movie from the 80′s? I LOVE LOVE LOVE Dirty Dancing! I had to double check that it was 80s (1987 to be exact!), but there is just something about that movie that I could watch it a million times and never get sick of it. My favorite movie about the 80s is the Wedding Singer. Same thing -- I could watch it on and on and on.
7. If you could choose one character from a TV show or a movie to fall head over heels for you, who would it be? I'm not really sure. I really like Will from The Good Wife. I don't know that I would want him to fall head over heals for me, but there is something intriguing about him.
8. If you could eat one food everyday for the rest of your life without gaining any weight as a result, what would you choose? I get kind of sick of foods when I have them too often and I'm trying to be good so I don't want to have negative food messing with my mind. I can't think of a single food, but I would love to go to SoupPlantation/Sweet Tomatoes every day for the rest of my life. I would absolutely love that!
9. What is your favorite flower? I've always like carnations. Especially when you can put some food coloring in the water and the edges change color -- so pretty!
10. Did you watch the Golden Globes last night? Yes, but not the whole thing. We had the last couple of hours on and I saw the end. I was telling DC that in the TV category they should have different awards for network and cable shows. It just doesn't seem fair that some of the shows are up against each other. Oh well! Life isn't really fair.
I actually finished this episode a couple of days ago, but I forgot to do a post on it.
All I can say is POOR WHITE TEAM!
Jillian must be so frustrated with the fact that her team has twice won the challenge, but lost the weigh in. I know I would be!
The challenge started with the teams getting to meet Antonio Gates from the San Diego Chargers. He seems like a great guy and inspirational for the contestants to meet.
I have to say that I LOVED Allison's Chargers jersey. I want it so bad!
The contestants had to run through various football drills and the team with the fastest scores won. The prize was pretty cool -- the child that is on their team would win a bunch of money for their school for new equipment and then an NFL player of their choice would come and speak to their school. That would be a dream come true!
Like I said, the white team won.
The weigh in again featured a red line. It was almost like you could see it coming. Nathan had kind of had a breakthrough with Jillian and himself, yet he was sent packing because he had the lowest amount of weight loss. This was especially sad for Jeff, a member of the blue team, who probably felt super guilty since he didn't lose any weight and got to stay on the ranch whereas Nathan had to go home and he had lost a decent amount.
I do have to say Nathan looked great after he went home. He had lost like 40 pounds and was much more active. He even proposed to his girlfriend.
I can't wait for another episode and hopefully I can have a more timely recap!
This time of year on a Tuesday or Thursday night you will often times find me sitting outside the middle school gym taking money for the girls and boys freshman basketball games.I love doing this. It's easy money, I can have my kids with me and they are seeing people be active and not just sitting in front of the TV.
This is my view. It wasn't too busy last night because it was raining and really windy.
I absolutely LOVE this picture of EM. I took a picture before this and her eyes were closed. I told her to make sure her eyes stay open and she does just the opposite with the biggest grin ever! She is a little stinker and she knows it!
This is a great picture of LD! He loves coming to the games with me. Last night he was running around with the kids of another teacher and having a great time. He likes to interact with other kids and isn't afraid to try to make new friends. When it's a boys game he is especially excited because his teacher comes to the games. Her son is on the school team and LD just gets a kick out of seeing her outside of the classroom.
My shoes are from Roxy, my undershirt is from Downeast Outfitters and my jacket is one I had custom made at the local print shop. It has our school logo on the back.
My favorite part of this outfit is my new jeans! I know you can't get too close of a look at them, but they are brand spankin' new and a size smaller! No more size 20 and 18 for this girl -- these new jeans are size 16! They are Amethyst brand from deb in the mall. They aren't too expensive and super comfy! Plus they have cute butt pockets -- gold sequins.
