Five on Friday!

ONE:  300. That's how many days we've been married. And I love that man 300 times more than ever. And with today marking 300 days or marriage, there are only 65 more days until our one year anniversary! I told my husband and he was just "oh ok, that's cool babe." Haha. I also told my husband that after we've been married a year I will stop with all the numbers. I'm glad he doesn't mind my silliness. I can't help it. You only have a first year of marriage once and I want to celebrate every single thing. 

TWO: I woke up one morning and decided I wanted a smoothie for breakfast. So I made one and it was delicious! Now I'm craving one every day. I need to find some quick easy recipes I can make in the morning with the 2.5 extra minutes I give myself to make it out the door on time. Haha. Maybe this will help my motivation to get out of bed without hitting snooze? Hmm...

THREE: I am really enjoying this hot summer weather! Last summer it rained ALL most of the time. So I'm definitely soaking in the rays every chance I get. And I'm also enjoying the back deck on our house. Our yard is pretty private and we can't see any neighbors. However, that is much different in the winter when the leaves have all fallen. It's really nice with the trees full of green though!

(Haha, hot dogs or legs?!)

FOUR: The Fault In Our Stars is such a good book! I couldn't put it down. I'm a sucker for any sort of lovey-dovey, happy sappy chick book (Nicholas Sparks anyone?!). When I saw this book was now a movie I decided it was one I had to read before seeing the moive. Usually I don't really care and will see a movie without even picking up the book, for example The Hunger Games. So excited for a girls day with my bestie, Crystal, this weekend to go see it! She read the book too! 

FIVE: Speaking of Crystal, we are going to TEXAS in July to visit our other bestie, Katie! Crystal and I bought our plane tickets. She's already started packing, haha. The three of us haven't been together since my wedding. Katie is getting married next summer, she is my best friend who got engaged in Paris a few months ago.  Katie and I were both is Crystal's wedding, they were both in mine, and now Crystal and I will both be in Katie's. 

We are SO excited to head down there for almost a whole week. Wedding planning, girl time, fun trips, and lots of good food! 

{the only picture I have of the 3 of us at Crystal's wedding that my mom snagged}

{the only picture I have of the 3 of us at my wedding that Crystal's mom took}

We have a goal of getting a really good picture of the 3 of us at Katie's wedding next year!! :)

Father's Day! (a day late)

Yesterday was Father's Day, as everyone is well aware... I can't let a special day pass by and not mention my dad. My dad is the smartest, most kind-hearted man I know. He is very busy with his job, saving lives and all, but he always made time for us girls. Never do I remember him not being at a school event, swim meet, softball game, or one of the many other activities my sisters and I were involved in. He was there for every dance and special occasion. My dad really is the best. He was the first man I ever loved and he taught me what to look for in a husband and father for my future children. I could not be more thankful to call this man MY daddy. 

{my dad's first look at me on my wedding day}

{helping me calm my nerves before walking down the aisle}

{little girl is married!}

{dad giving the welcome speech and prayer at the reception}

{father/daughter dance - my girl - our song since the day I was born}

Gettin' Caught in the Rain

When I got home last night from the gym, I decided to take Ruger for a walk. Little did I know it was supposed to rain. It has been storming the last several nights... good summer thunderstorms, so I'm not sure why I thought it would be a good idea to go for a walk. But we did. And it rained. And it was kind of fun. I'm not sure if Ruger enjoyed it quite like me, but he didn't seem to mind it! Once we got back home I made him hide under a big tree in our yard and take pictures with me. I love my time with that sweet boy.  Haha, I'm such a dog mom! 

Kayakin'

I finally got my own kayak! 

Last summer I borrowed my friend's little brothers kayak each time we all went to float. I couldn't find one I liked enough to buy last year but this spring I decided I needed my own before summer started.

One evening we were wandering around Sportsman's Warehouse per usual and I found a pink one! I was so excited. It's the same kayak my friend Crystal got last year that I couldn't talk myself into buying. But when I saw it came in pink I knew it had to be mine. But because I'm crazy we left the store without purchasing it. I still couldn't make myself spend the money. 

A week later I decided that was a really stupid decision because I need a kayak. Being smart, for once, I called Sportsman's to make sure it was still there before I drove all the way to the store. And of course, it was gone. I searched online to see if I could order it and have it shipped to the store (and duh to not have to pay shipping costs). But it was SOLD OUT online! 

Devastated, I called the store again to see if mayyybe they would be getting in a new shipment which would have a pink kayak. I asked the customer service guy if they were expecting and more pink Emotion Spitfire 8 kayaks in pink... he polietly said no. I'm not sure if I sounded really cute over the phone or what, but he didn't hestiate to try and help me find the kayak I wanted. He searched their other store's databases and found the Washington DC location had 3! This nice little guy said he would call that store and see if he could get one shipped to Roanoke. I gave him my name and phone number, he said he would call me back within the week. 

So 6 days go by and I was about to call Sportsman's after work to check in, but I got a call around lunch time from the same nice little guy I had talked with before. He told he he was able to get the DC location to ship not one but 2 pink kayaks to Roanoke and they were scheduled to arrive on Monday, Memorial Day, just 3 days away! I was thrilled! 

Memorial Day arrived and I called Sportsman's Warehouse at 10:05am, right after they opened to make sure the shipment had in deed arrived before I made my husband drive me all the way out there. Sure enough, it did! 

Off we went to pick up my very own kayak! We came out of Sportsman's with 2 new kayaks. Yea, you read that right... 2 new kayaks. My husband decided to buy himself a new one too! Jay already had a kayak but it's a sit-in he has had for years. It's still in great condition but it's not as conducive for fishing. So he bought a new sit-ontop like mine. 

We still haven't gone on a real float yet since buying our new kayaks. We spent last weekend at the river at our favorite spot to hang out and swim around, and we brought Ruger. We wanted to do something he could have fun participating in too. We did take my husband's kayak down to the bank though to play around a little. We got Ruger to sit in the back and Jay paddled out a little ways. If we can get Ruger used to sitting back there and staying still, we might try to do a short float with him! I'm so excited. 

I love my little family! 

4 Weeks Fit!

Wellllllll, I'm late to the party on this one. Go figure. Oops, sorry!

I still wanted to post up and check in. I did pretty good with my 4 week fit challenge. I went to the gym at least 3 times a week and did 3 different classes. I even finished a 5k race one weekend! I didn't run the whole thing, not even half of it, but I ran as much as I could and I didn't quit. As far as weight loss, didn't lose anything. My weight stayed the same which is kind of frustrating but I'm sticking to my goals and I know toning up will make all the difference I need. 

And this is the only picture I have from any gym time or workouts. I love getting sweaty! Makes me feel like I really worked out hard!

And yes there is a tanning bed at the gym. And yes I was about to tan. Just to get a little base tan so I don't fry up in the sun! ;)