Tuesday - Hair Day

Hair Day?!?!? Yep, hair day. That's the day that I get to go relax and get my hair colored/cut/washed/blowdried. What a wonderful day that is. I love being pampered (high maintenance remember) and my time in the salon is relaxing and fun. I love my stylist and my hair always looks great when I leave. And of course today was no exception. So no gym today, but I'll be back in there tomorrow. I'm still working on the 5K training schedule and it's coming along nicely, or at least I think so. I mean, I'm not going out to run a race any time soon but I still want to get there regardless.
I do want to request that you all say a small prayer for all those who have had terrible weather (tornadoes, flooding etc) lately. This weather has been something else and there have been people killed and homes lost. So please pray for all those who have been effected this spring. Thank you in advance.

Blessings & Beautiful Hair!
Magnolia

Monday #2 - New Shoes etc.

Almost for got to show you some great things that I've found lately....

These shoes are great! Cool color, cool design & they're Dr. Scholls! Believe that! I liked them so much I bought them in black too.

I also bought this dress in black from Coldwater Creek..

I've also found some great tops on sale at The Gap and a couple of Calvin Klein dresses at TJ Maxx! Anyway.........

Happy Shopping,

Magnolia

Monday - New Day, New Week

Thank goodness Birthday/Easter is done. I've been having a terrible time not eating tons of birthday cake & Easter candy. And not to mention, we've been going out to eat every time I turn around for something or other. I am back on track this week, I even passed on cake today at work (co-workers birthday). To be honest, I just didn't want any, I've had enough of my own. Yet again, even though I've eaten healthy for months & months, I still have times when I just crash and eat junk, mainly just because I can. At least I didn't stop going to the gym, so hopefully the damage will end up being minimal.
So onto happier things, EASTER! I love Easter, it's my favorite holiday, not only because my birthday fall around this great holiday every year, but for what my Savior did for me on the Cross. Because of his death, I will get to see my Dad again, because of his death I will get to live eternally in his Kingdom (mansions, streets of gold, can you imagine??). What a promise, what I gift. I can only live with that in mind every day for the rest of my earthly life. Thank you Lord for what you've done and continue to do in my life.

Blessings & I LOVE EASTER!
Magnolia

Monday - Miss Me??

So did you miss me? Sorry I've been away, needless to say, I've been busy and exhausted when I get home. J and I had a crazy week, everything from getting my licsence renewed to my Aunt's funeral to my birthday. And throw in 4 trips to the gym on top of that and you see why I've been tired. So let me start at the beginning, I had to get my drivers liscence renewed since my birthday was the end of last week, so on Tuesday I headed to the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) over need where I work. God was certainly looking after me since I was the only person in there and it took twice as long to get to the building than it did to get everything done. On Wednesday, we drove to my hometown (at the crack of dawn) to be at my Aunt's funeral (my Dad's brother's wife). I'm just going to say that it was different. Took Mom to lunch, when to my Aunt's sister's house for a "celebration of life" party and then we drove home. And then Friday was my birthday. To say that my week of a little hectic is an understatement. I was just glad to calm things down a little this weekend, just a 2 year old birthday party next door and Easter dress shopping. If you can consider that calm. Hopefully I won't be so tired this week. Blessings & More, Magnolia

Monday - Strawberry Limeade BAD!

So why is Strawberry Limeade bad?? Well here's my story from the weekend. Yesterday I decided that it was to gorgeous outside to hang around the house, so I went out after church to see if I could find a new dress that I could wear to a funeral. After finding said dress (black Calvin Klein at TJ Maxx with new scarf from Target), I decided that I was thirsty and didn't really want a green tea limonade from Starbucks I wanted something from Sonic. Now I normally get a slushy but I thought that I would try something else. Strawberry Limeade sounded like it would his the spot, so that's what I ordered. Well it took me about 2 sips to determine that it had some sort of carbination in it. Now keep in mind that I haven't had any sort of carbonated drink in 2 years. So what happened next you ask, well not to be gross but I belched all the way back to the house and then about 30 minutes later I felt like I'd swallowed a watermelon. I was so blown up it was unreal. And it's taken me about 24 hours to get that feeling out of my system. So from now on, when I get lazy and think that I'm going to Sonic, I'll think again. For one, no more carbination and two, I saw the nutritional value of some of their drinks and about freaked out. I mean one of those medium drinks has more calories that my whole lunch! Bad choice. So my recommendation for the day is if you are a Sonic fan, try not drinking them for about a week and see how much slimmer & less bloated you feel. Blessings & No More Sonic! Magnolia

Saturday - NEW SHOES!

I got new shoes, new shoes, new shoes! Can you tell that I'm excited. I finally got down to the running store that I love and splurged on a new pair of Mizuno Running Shoes. I might have put them on this afternoon and run up and down the street but we are under a tornado watch & thunderstorm watch, so I thought that I would wait until tomorrow. Happy Birthday to me (it's this coming Friday if you're interested). So why did I splurge since the shoes that I have aren't that old, well I have a tendancy to get shin splints so I really needed a shoe that would help with the rotation of my foot so that I don't get them. I've been running more and more lately so I figured that this would be a great present to myself and a great motivation for me to use them everyday! On another note, Weight Watchers Strawberry frozen yogurt bars are the BOMB! 60 calaories = a great sweet snack before bedtime! Try them, delicious! Blessings & NEW SHOES! Magnolia

Tuesday - another good day

Tuesday was another great day. Healthy food & a great workout. Good day at work. But one thing that I am going to ask is that you pray for my neighbors. We had a terrible thunderstorm last night with winds up to 80 mph. 2 of our neighbors right across the street both had trees on their homes this morning. Especially pray for our neighbor D, he has two tween boys that he's raising as a single parent and the tree happen to fall when they were home and it really shook up his boys. Thank you in advance for you words of prayer for them. Blessings & No More Bad Thunderstorms, Magnolia

Sunday - Way Tired!

Sorry I've been away, but it's been crazy and I'm pooped. 5K schedule is still going great. But that's not way I'm way tired. Busy, busy weekend. 1st I had to make sure that I got my sister a great gift for her 50th birthday, then we had to go out of town for that and my youngest niece's final prom. So after shopping I finally found the right gift and then had to pack and make sure that everything was okay at the house. Then J and I hit the road, after lunch with Mom, doing eye makeup and pictures at the fountain, Mom and I went shopping, then to the grocery store. I was beat by the time we got back. Then today, it was up and church with Mom and lunch. We finally headed home. I was so glad to get back to house and have a cup of coffee and relax a little. Now a long week ahead. And honestly I can't wait to get back to the gym tomorrow. I missed the stress relief a good run can bring. I really need to remember my running shoes the next trip. Blessings & Road Trips, Magnolia