Splurging

3 shoes in one day....uh oh..this is not part of the "save money..you're getting married in August" plan.  

(Sorry about the crappy phone pics...at the time I was too excited to pull out my real camera)

My Return

Yes I have been absent from the blogger world.....but I am back and will try to be better at this whole writing posts thing rather than just reading all of your LOVELY posts :)

Friday night started with an amazing dinner found on Pinterest!   I seem to be obsessed with everything turkey right now and these were def a hit with the boo as well.

Asian Turkey Meatballs

Find recipe here. 

And then the night ended with me passing out from drinking myself in wine..whoops...hard week? Yah but I will get into that later.

Saturday morning consisted of going to Blast 900 to get my booty kicked..nothing new..all part of the wedding dress workout plan....but who walks in?!?!?! Its Ashley from Run with Me!!! Yes she is just as gorgeous in real life!

If you don't know... I am new to this whole blogging world so without trying to be a blog stalker I just knew I had to introduce myself.  She sure did AMAZING for her first time there.  I'm pretty sure I looked like the following the first time I did Blast:

 So Ashley I am impressed and I hope you come back for some more :) Plain ol' running just isn't fun anymore once you start doing Blast.

Saturday night we tried another one of Atlanta's new swanky gourmet burger places.  Is it just me or does it seem like this is the new fad?  We have at least 10 gourmet burger places around Atlanta now.  However Five Napkin Burger did not disappoint. I highly suggest the Frozen Strawberry Mojito and the Ranch Burger!! Yum Yum....so what if I may have cancelled out all the calories I burned at Blast that morning.

Sunday: How bout them Giants!!! Cruuuuuuzzzz! We cheered on the Giants at Taco Mac in Midtown while stuffing our faces with appetizers...don't worry I ran like 45 min tonight because I still felt like a FATTY! 


Looking forward to next weekend where I meet up with Mama J for the Hilton Head Island 10k :)

<3,  
     A Southern Blonde

 

M.I.A and weekend update

No excuses for my absence except just being plain busy!! Upcoming post tonight on my unexpected blogger meet up with Ashley from Run with Me, along with what I have been up to since we jumped into 2012. Stay tuned!!!

Ya I know its 2012 and Christmas is over.....but better late than never.

So Christmas involved A LOT of travel this year.  I figured since it was the last year before I become a "married woman, " that I needed to make sure I saw ALL of my family this year.  It will only get more complicated next year when we add both of our families to the mix :)   

First I will start with just a few of our decorations.  Nothing too extravagant this year since we were out of town for most of it.

So my first trip was to visit my Dad and family in NC.  This involved some family pics, goofy pics with my brothers....

So then I had Christmas with my love!  He did not disappoint.  Thank you for knowing how much I love Michael Kors watches and TOMS and Lady A/Darius Rucker.  Aaaamazing :)  He was very happy with his gifts too.  We had a little Christmas themed date night involving dinner in quaint Marietta Square, looking at the lights at Life University, opening presents and then watching christmas movies while eating cookies and eggnog. Ahh...Christmas :)

Then it was on to my Mom's house in TN.  Nothing like a little shooting on the farm with the family.

Followed by Christmas cookie making, Christmas Eve church service..

Next post soon to follow: My To Dos of 2012 :)  Happy 2012 to everyone! 

Pinterest Nails

So last night I decided to try out the new manicure that's been all over pinterest.  Power clutch and A cut above by Essie.  Can't make up my mind about this new look.

Redneck Wineglass

This is just too funny.  Kind of a cute idea for a white elephant gift exchange.  What do you all think?

First time Blogger/ My 10 favs

So for awhile now I have been pretty addicted to reading blogs (fashion, running, ATL blogs, etc) but I never really thought I had enough to say to actually start my own blog.  I have finally caved in and I'm going to see how I like being a part of the blogging world.  I will let you get to know me a little by starting of with:


My 10 Favorite Things:


1) My new Keurig:   I am addicted to coffee!  My new favorite is the pumpkin spice flavored k cup.

2) Blast 900: This is the best workout EVER!  If you want a class that incorporates intense cardio and weights/plyometrics then this is the workout for you.  Locations in Atlanta and Charleston.

3) American Horror Story: I am not usually one who loves horror movies but this show is so weird/twisted that it's addicting. Check it out Wed at 10 pm on FX.

4) My new Garmin Heart-rate monitor/GPS:  I got this as a birthday present from my mom.  Ever curious how many calories you are truly burning during your workout?  This thing is awesome..I just look down during my workout and check my heart rate to see if I need to push myself even harder. It's also great to keep track of my running mileage when I am outside.

5) Kindle:  Ya I know the Ipad is the newest thing but I still am doing just fine with my Amazon Kindle.  I look forward to holidays so that I have more time to relax and catch up on some reading. My latest read is the new Nicholas Sparks, Best of Me. 

6) Riding Boots: Love wearing these with my skinnies and an oversized sweater.  Right now I'm sporting these babies. Thank you DSW.

7) Nikon d3100 Digital SLR Camera: A gift my fiance and I gave ourselves before we went on our mini vaca to LA over the summer. We still have a lot to learn but the picture quality is FABULOUS.

8) Michael Kors watches: Obsessed with my silver one. There's just something about the large frame style I can't get enough of right now.  I'm secretly wishing for one of these under the tree this year :)

9) Alabama Crimson Tide Football: Going to the National Championship game :) My fiance is the biggest Alabama fan EVER!  Too bad tickets on stub hub are like $1500/ticket right now. Uh sorry, not even Santa can afford that.  Roll Tide!

10) Wedding planning:  Planning an August wedding in Atlanta in Midtown on a rooftop.  Hello dream wedding :)