Steps I have taken, tricks I have tried....

                                                     

I thought I would dedicate this post to sharing the different steps I have taken to reach my goal "wedding weight" while doing the WW diet for the last 10 months. In these last 10 months I have tried many things....some of which were good ideas, and others that weren't the best ones.....

This is what I did: I joined WW online for a month. After this month, I got a hang of what the diet entailed....I also did a lot of googling, to find out more about the diet.  I bought the books, and taught myself how to calculate how many points any food item was. My mom had a WW calculator she gave me, and I can use that to figure out the point value in any item. All you need to know are these 3 things......Calories, Fiber, and Fat, that's it. You can look up how many points you are allowed to have. It is based on several factors, but just google "WW point allowance" and it should bring up how to figure how many points you are allowed a day.....and then there are always the 35 bonus points a week! :) I love those!

Here are some of the things I eat quite often.....

Breakfast Favorites:

*Fruit, and lots of it!! :) Most fruits are about 1 WW Point per cup. Never liked fruit too much, but I have found my favorite fruits and I have stuck with those. I always make sure I buy strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, kiwi's and grapes occasionally. You can also find the cups of sliced pears that are only 1 WW Point as well (most of them).

*Honey Comb: A cup and a half of cereal, and skim milk. The milk doesn't really matter to me as much, because I don't ever drink it up anyways, so usually I don't count it.  2 WW Points Total! :)

Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal or Cream of Wheat: 2 WW Points a packet.

*Use white wheat bread (2 slices, 1 WW Point) and spread a half tablespoon of PB on each slice (half tablespoon 1 point, total of 2 points if you do a half tablespoon on each slice) 3 points for 2 pieces of PB toast.

Lunch Likes:

*Baked Lays (Individual bags) They work great because 1 bag (like you would buy at Subway) is only 2 WW Points.  I find that these are better to buy than the large bags they sell in the supermarket. Why? Because, I always would become tempted to eat more, since they are healthy and all, and although yummy, this would hurt my points big time....so I always make a special trip to Wegmans or Subway to buy the individual bags of baked lays.

*Cambells Soup At Hand: Only 1 WW Point if you stick with Chicken Noodle or Vegetable. The rest are more points.

*Smart Ones: Broccoli, Potato and Cheese Dishes, they are my favorite, and the only ones I haven't gotten tired of yet. You really have to try them all, but I strongly recommend trying this one for sure! :)

Dinner Delights:

*Cascadian Farm French Fries (Crinkle style, or skinny style): You can find these at Wegmans! :) 2 points for 30 of the skinny fries, and 2 points for 18 of the crinkle fries. That's really good, and they taste great!! :)

*Hebrew National 97% Fat Free Hot Dogs: These are beef hot dogs, and they taste pretty darn good for being so healthy!  These are my favorites, I have tried Ball Parks, but I always come back to these.

*Grilled Cheese Sandwiches! :) The important thing to remember when making these. Use a good bread. All the bread I buy is the WHITE WHEAT brand. They make hot dog buns, hamburger buns, and regular bread ofcourse. 2 slices of this bread are only 1 WW point. The hot dog buns and the hamburger buns are 1 point a piece.

*Sometimes I eat Bagel Bites, LOL....Only 9.5 points for a whole box of 9. Its a good amount of points, but if you have them left at the end of the day, I say go for it. Sometimes if I have a small lunch or breakfast, I will do bagel bites for dinner.

*Tysons breaded chicken patties: 3 points, add a WHITE WHEAT BUN 4 points total. 

Good Snacks for when you are just hungry and need something:
*1 point popcorn bags, I always get kettle corn.
*String Cheese: 1 WW Point
*Sugar Free Jello: 0 WW points!!
*Fruit Rolls Ups: 1 WW Point
*You can always get the 100 calorie packs of cookies, goldfish, etc... they generally are around 2 points.

Eating out favorites, food I love:

*Chick Fil A Chicken Sandwich (Regular Chicken sandwich, not grilled) 8.5 points if you ask them to use a wheat bun. Add a point if you use BBQ sauce on it.

*Noodles and Company: Small House Marinara dish made with penne noodles. Ask them to add NO toppings, to use just the sauce, and don't get a chicken add on. This meal comes to only 5.5 points, WOW! Is definitely one of my favorites. The employees know me by name, I think I go in there a bit much. 

*Wegmans: Strawberry Smoothie, smallest size, 1.5 WW points, super great for you, and low in points!! :)
 Wegmans mini cannoli: 2 WW points
 Wegmans mini fruit tart: 5 points, but soooooo worth it! :)

The Sweet Stuff: (my fiance, hehe)
But for real,

*ANYTHING Skinny Cow, most of their ice creams range from 2-3 points.
*Smart Ones Desserts: My favorites are the cookie dough sundaes! :) 3 WW Points
* 3 Musketeers just came out with a new candy bar, almost like a twix, but they are called Truffle Crisp Bars, 2 points a bar, 4 points in a pack.

Working out has benefited me but it wasn't anything drastic, that changed my schedule too, too much. I just started to run, and sometimes walk around the neighborhood 2-3 times a week. About 2 miles every walk or run. 1 mile out, and then I would turn around and do 1 mile back home. I always take our puppy "Roxy" with me, so when she needs to take a "break" so do I, it works very well for me, LOL. If I am tired, I walk.  I also signed up for 5K's here and there. Not all the time, maybe 1 a month, or 1 every  2 months, it depends. That's all the exercise I did, and combined with the WW diet,  it really helped.

Buy a new scale, thats what I did last August, when I started out all of this.  I have had to cut back on my alcoholic drinks, never drank too, too much, but still, it helps to cut back. When I do have mixed drinks, I stick with diet coke and rum, because a shot of rum is 2 points, and then the Diet Coke is 0 points! :) 2 points total. Most beers are also 2 points as well.

I get a lot of help from friends.....people who have been successful at this diet, and it really is motivating, when you see a change.  I have also started to drink only water. Making all these changes in my lifestyle has made me feel 10 times better, I feel more healthy, and I have a lot more energy than I used to. You know, I haven't been sick since I started this diet. Last year, I can't tell you how many times I came down with a cold. I am such an advocate for this WW diet, so I thought I would post some of the things I try to do myself. :) I have lost a total of 54 pounds and reached my goal weight, so I have a lot of faith in this diet, it has done wonders for me! :)

What a great weekend!

My bridal shower was this weekend! :) It was really nice to see everyone. I got sooo many wonderful gifts.....esp. kitchen items (they are what I need the most)  It went well, it was a beautiful day, and I am glad that I got to see my mom and sister, I hadn't seen them in a while.  The shower was at my house, which generally it wouldn't be, but since my family lives out of town, we decided to do things that way.  I can't wait to be able to use everything I got. Much needed things that I definitely get many uses out of.

I gotta admit, I have been an interesting person to deal with in these last few months coming up to the wedding, but I am soo glad that they semi-understand, and can put up with me. They are wonderful people for dealing with me, so is Scott, he is a very brave man, LOL....to take me on for life, just kidding. :)

Scott and I are finally getting things straightened up around the house. Still have a lot of work to do. This weekend, we are thinking we will do some major work around the house, and clear out all the stuff, that we have no use for. We have a room that is basically the "junk room" and that is one of our main goals, to get that room cleared out, and "usable" again. :)

Another great thing about this weekend....I got on the scale Saturday morning and realized that I had met my goal weight that I set for myself back in August of last year!! I lost 54 pounds, and I am so glad that I am able to say that I met the goal I set for myself. It was hard, and painful at times, (esp. when at restaurants, haha) but I made it! :) It's such a great feeling, and personal achievement that I am sooo happy about! :) I have been rewarding myself for reaching the goal, by having a few more cupcakes (ice cream cupcakes) than I probably should, but I think I have earned it, and will go back to my regular diet here soon.   Doing this WW diet since August, has almost trained me to eat certain things, and when I eat junk food....my body definitely will tell me now that is doesn't like it anymore. I guess that's good (except when my body says it doesn't like cheesecake, gotta do something about that, hehe)  Anyways, I hope everyone has a great week and I will talk to you soon! :) Oh...and I will end with a quote I found today that caught my eye,  love finding new quotes....

What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others. --Pericles

WW Friendly Food Finds!

Hey everyone. Today I was browsing around at http://www.hungry-girl.com/ and I found a lot of new snacks that I have yet to try that I am looking forward to and I thought I would share!!

These ice cream pops are only 3 WW Points! Yummmm and they have a whole selection of different of things, chocolate chip cookie dough sandwiches, etc...All fairly low in points....so I am going to give them a try.

These are also a new Nabisco item, only 3 points as well, and super yummy I am sure. I am anxious to go to the store and try some of the things I have seen. Now these are the things I have seen on the "snack side". They also have some good dinner type items. I found 80 calorie mashed potatoes made by Betty Crocker that are only 1 WW Point a piece, and I also found these Annie Chun chicken wontons, yummm! 1-2 WW points a piece.  There were some other things such as Pop Chips and these Cheese Puffs that I wanted to try too!! :) I will make sure to pick them up at Wegmans on my bi-weekly grocery trip! :) Anyways, I hope everyone has a nice rest of their Tuesday! It's been raining here, blahhhhh, so I haven't been able to get my runs in...well I could have....but I don't like runnning in the rain, it gets quite chilly!

A busy kind of weekend...

(Shahanna, Me, Sarah Monroe)

Hey there! I hope everyone had a good weekend. I had a busy one, and after having some "not so busy" weekends, it was nice to hang out with friends.  Friday night, I went over to my friend, Shahanna's house. We all just hung out, played cards and had a few drinks. Scott and I didn't end up leaving 'till about 2 in the morning, mostly because of my talking, LOL....Hey, I like to chat, always have tons of things to catch up on! The next day, I went to sell some Thirty-One products, didn't do too much selling, but a lot of talking, AGAIN.

 (Some of the pledge sisters above)

After I was done with that, I was off to Richmond. I met some of my ZTA sisters in Richmond. We all went to Sines in Richmond and had a great time. Good to catch up with all the girls and pledge sisters. It made me feel like I was back in college when we went back to Margie's house (One of my pledge sisters) She lives in Richmond, and let us all come back to her house. I wasn't planning on going intially, but I am glad I was "convinced" to make the drive.

I got in a little shopping too, mostly in Ann Taylor Loft, they had some really cute shirts on sale, and I finally found some shorts that looked nice on me, and I bought a few pairs. When you find something that works, you stick with it! :) So I managed to make it to Ann Taylor Loft twice, once in Richmond, and once in Fredericksburg.  All in all it was a great weekend!

Simple Low Point Snacks!

While browsing the web over the weekend, I ran into two items that I knew I would need to try.  Now this first item, I have yet to find in a store, but I keep my eyes open. If you see them, let me know! :) It almost reminds me of Twix bars. I can't wait to try them. They are not healthy ofcourse, but they are only 2 weight watchers points per bar. That would be worth it to me! Now, my problem is, I would end up eating the other one, and have to use 4 weight watchers points, LOL.

The second item are these kraft singles, they melt in like 15 seconds. So you could easily take some baked tostitos (1 serving is 14 chips) which is 2 weight watchers points, and add a "Kraft Singles Meltdown" to the top of the chips, to make your own nachos. They come in a few different flavors. One flavor is nacho (the one I bought) and the other one I have run across is Pizza flavored. I don't think i want to try that one.  Each kraft single is 1 weight watchers point, so you can have a little nacho cheese snack and only use 3 weight watchers points! The only place I have found these in are at Walmart....many smaller grocery store chains don't carry them quite yet since they are so new.

So those were my discoveries from over the weekend. Not much else happened this weekend. On Saturday I had signed up for a 5K at the local YMCA. It was a little breezy, which was great running weather.  And guess what happened?! I actually got 3rd place in my age division!! Ofcourse, I wasn't there to accept my gift certificate because I NEVER WIN, so I NEVER stick around, makes sense, right?! So I placed, so that was something nice that happened, being that it never happened before.

Last note for the day.....I saw something over the weekend, and it really got me thinking.  I saw an elderly man, walking with a walker to get his mail. When I drove by, he was on his way back to his house, but you could tell it was a painful walk for him, but he was really trying. It made me sad.  It got me thinking, that I want to help out around the county more. Even if it is just simple things like going to people's houses, bringing in their mail every evening, I want to help. I really have been recognizing that every day is a gift, and I want to make it the best that I can. If anyone knows of a group that I could be part of that does things like this let me know. Too bad I can't be closer to my family members that could use the help as well, because I would really like to be there.

Anyways, I hope everyone has a great week, talk to you soon! :)

Thursday Thoughts

Hope everyone has been having a nice week! I am soooo glad it is almost Friday!!! :) This week has been a busy one, so it will be nice to relax (somewhat) this weekend. I have a bunch of little things lined up to do throughout the week, such as....

*My bi-weekly grocery trip, LOL....Wegmans/Food Lion to get a few things

*I signed up for a 5K on Saturday, so I am looking forward to that (kind of, hehe)

*Meeting with a rep from the Riverside Center to talk about wedding stuff, you know I like doing anything wedding related!

Not too much is new really. I haven't been spending too much time on my Thirty One Gifts selling. They always have really great deals though. For the whole month of May, you can get an ALL-IN-ONE Organizer for only $5 when you spend $31. It's an awesome deal and it will be going on ALL month!!

I have found some more really great quotes this week, and I wanted to share them, I love quotes:

(I know this post is super random, cramming a bunch of unrelated things together, but hey, it's me!)

* "I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when their right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart, so better things can fall together."

* "Life doesn't always give you the people that you want...it gives you people that you need, to help you and to hurt you...because this is what helps to shape you into the person you were meant to be."

*Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day."

(Read a blog yesterday, and it got me thinking about kindness, and how really such a simple act, can really mean so much to someone)

Anyways, I hope everyone has a great Thursday!

Another one of my favorites.....

Today I want to show you one of my favorite sellers on Etsy....I have been buying items from her site for a while now. I never get tired of these cute little ceramics. She has made me tons of gifts, and I just can't get tired of them. Since I love finding great quotes, I am always eventually coming up with a new quote I want her to use. I gave her this quote.  I saw it on a website I like, and I asked her to make me a personalized piece. She is always making just what I am looking for. Which reminds me, I have been so busy with the wedding, I have plenty of other items on my wish list, that I need to get here soon! :) Her page is online, here is the link.... Say Your Piece is the name of the shop.  The piece above is one I currently have on a shelf in my kitchen.

Anyways, I hope everyone is having a great week! :) Just checking in!

Thirty One Gifts MAY Special!!!!

For the WHOLE MONTH OF MAY The All-In-One Organizer is only $5.00 with any purchase that totals 31.00 and up. It's an awesome deal and you can use this Organizer for just about anything. It can be used as a baby bag, an office tote, a bag to collect your DVD's in, etc.... You could even personalize it for your mom or dad, and fill it with goodies to give to them as a gift! :)  I am definitely going to take advantage of this deal, and I am not even a "customer" really, LOL.

And something I figured out this morning.....Thirty One Gifts makes a large zipper pouch that is only $12.00. Just picture this bag as being the size of a pretty large makeup bag. Well I tried to fit my dell mini in the bag to see if it would fit, and it did! So now I am going to by ANOTHER one specifically for my Dell Mini.  Just had to tell you all that, haha....

Anyways, Happy Friday! :) Hope everyone has a great weekend!

My Stationary Spot!! :)

Just wanted to share one of my favorite sites. I love the brands that this company carries. I have been draw there recently for bridal thank you cards, but before I used to visit this site for my Christmas cards. I am always finding cards (or cards) that I love! There are three manufacturers that are my favorite, Bonnie Marcus, Madison Park Greetings (LuLu), and Bella Ink.  So make sure to look for them when you go to this page.....

Traylor Papers

I hope everyone is havigng a nice Thursday, it's almost Friday! YAY! :)

Everyone needs a smile! :)

I love this pic. I took this last night. Roxy just crawled up on Scott and was just relaxing. I have another picture where her back legs were stretched out completely, she is such a cutie, so is my Scott, hehe :):)  This pic just makes me smile. :)

Another beautiful day today! Can't believe it will already be Wednesday tomorrow.  This week has been flying by, which is fine with me, I live for the weekends! :) There is a 5K on Saturday, since I didn't sign up early enough, its a 30.00 cost, so I am still debating if I am going to do this one or not. There are a lot coming up this next month, so I definitely am going to try and participate.

And since you know I have this wedding on the brain, here is my little comment for the day:

The dresses for the bridesmaids are going to be shipped tomorrow, it's not like I will be wearing them or anything, not even trying on one secretly, LOL, but I can't wait for them to arrive!! My bridesmaids will look great in them! :) Something else arrived that I had purchased, but I am not telling what it is, I want it  to be a surprise! Anyways, I hope everyone has a great evening! :)

Did someone say Wegmans, again?!

I hope everybody had a great weekend!! :):) I had a very productive last couple of days. Saturday was my day of doing wedding errands. I got my flowers selected. I think they will look great come July. I also got a lot of my cake questions answered, so everything is coming together.  I drove from the church to the reception site, and edited some directions I had typed up for the invites going in the mail here soon as well. Of course, since Wegmans is close by, I always have to stop by their as well, hehe.  I found these mini cheese canolli's.  They are sooo yummy. I figured out the WW points in these, and the mini ones are 2 points a piece.  Definitely worth the two points if you ask me! Some are drizzled with chocolate, others with powdered sugar. Yum...if you have never tried these, go and get some! Oh, and Two Sisters (one of my favorite boutiques in Downtown Fredericksburg) was having a trunk show, so I stopped by there and bought a few things. I don't think I ever go in there, and come out without a bag. I love that store.

Yesterday Scott and I spent the day cleaning the house/doing outdoor chores. Sunday is always my cleaning day. I was also able to get a run in on Saturday, Sunday, and today too so thats always good. Getting a run everyday, really makes me feel a lot better, not as tired either. I can definitely tell the difference now when I compare how I feel  presently to how I felt at this time last year. Exercise definitely has helped my health, and I don't even think I caught a cold this winter/spring. I know, so strange, I always usually come down with some sort of cold. Anyways, just wanted to check in with everybody, it was a busy Monday, wanted to catch up and say hello before I go to bed! :) Night all!!

Now how did the pup do that?

No joke, Roxy really must love her Thirty One bags, LOL.....she just jumped right up on the dining room table and into the bag. She is just like her momma!! hehe

This bag is my favorite Thirty One Gifts product at the moment. It is a perfect size for a weekend trip, to fit all your clothes, toiletries, etc. in. You can get it personalized if you want to. I like mine plain with no personalization. I just ordered one the other day for a customer that was going to use the tote as a wedding gift, using the bride and grooms new last name across the front, really cute!!

I hope everyone has a great Friday! :) Scott and I are going to stain the back deck this weekend, wahoo!!! It should be beautiful outside so hopefully I can get in a few runs!

Glasses...and lots of them....

Okay, so yesterday I went back to the eye doctor. I got a new prescription about a week or two ago. I am even MORE near-sited now. So I went back, to have them do a contact lens check because I noticed some up close vision problems (which I never have had problems with). Turns out, I have a problem with reading/computer screens as well. He told me something about me needing a pair of glasses with a prism in the lenses. Something with my eyes not focusing correctly like they should. I asked him, so what, do I cross my eyes when I am trying to read up close??? Haha, I am probably not even explaining it right, but he did say I needed to get some special prism glasses for reading, etc... that I would wear OVER my contacts, wear glasses over my contacts, so whats the point of having the contacts, if I have to put on the glasses....I am better off getting rid of the contacts all together, and getting glasses with both the prism and my prescription in them, but then when I was driving, I would need another pair of glasses without the prism in it, LOL.... I could have 3 pairs of glasses if I really wanted....

1. Pair with my prescription (to wear when driving, anything but reading)

2. Pair with the Prism (to be worn over my contacts only when reading)

3. Pair with both (To wear when I am reading, and to be alternated with #1 when I am not reading)

I know, enough to give anyone a headache from just thinking about it, ughhhh

 Who knows. Its a minor problem right now that isn't bothering me too much, so I may hold off on getting the special "prism" glasses, or any glasses for that matter.

Anyways, talk to everyone later, have a wonderful evening!

 

Dinner tonight, only 7 WW Points

Dinner tonight:

Manwich and French Fries!
I haven't had manwich in who knows how long, so I thought I would give it a shot....

White Wheat Bun: 1 WW Point
Manwich (beef/sauce): 3 WW Points
French Fries: 3 WW points (Cascadian Farms, can be found at Wegmans)

.....and a paper plate ofcourse.....I don't like dish washing, LOL.....

Not too bad for a filling dinner! Never would have thought a manwich and fries would be a good dinner selection for a weight watchers diet, but it certainly works for me!

Can't talk to long tonight....Dog the Bounty Hunter is on, gotta watch! :)

Did someone say Wegmans?

I want to share with you all the best cake I have ever tried (and tried again, over and over). No joke, if I wasn't dieting, I could easily eat this whole cake by myself, no problem. My office got this cake for my birthday, and they told me to take the remaining half home with me.  From then on, I ate this cake for every meal, even breakfast. I figured since it was my birthday I could take a "mini" diet break and have some of my favorite cake. If possible I am going to incorporate this cake into my wedding,  I plan on figuring it all out, but I will make it happen, haha.... They don't actually make this specific type of cake as a wedding cake, but I figured I could think up something creative.....

Speaking of being creative, I am trying to come up with a unique idea for the wedding centerpeices. Being that I can't spend as much on the flowers as I had hoped, I want to try other ideas. Simple ideas, that maybe just involve a few flowers, and some square vases. I have seen some cute ideas.  I also decided that I want a wedding coordinator, BUT, haha....I can't afford one....SO....I need to find a good person that would want to volunteer their time to be my go to gal at the wedding, because they love me sooooo much! LOL! Trying to figure out who would be a good person for this kind of job (That's not already in the wedding) Got any ideas?!

Anyways, talk to you all soon, halfway through the week already! :)

It's a Monday alright!

I would have preferred sleeping in a couple hours like Miss Roxy got to this morning! It was definitely a Monday, that's for sure! The day did go by quickly though, was super busy, I like days like that.

I hit a great mark Sunday morning. I got on the scale, and I was at 155 exactly. In August of last year I set a goal for myself. My goal was to reach 150 by my wedding in July, and it looks like I will get to my goal. I am sooo close. Ofcourse, everything is taking EXTRA long now....It seems like it is taking forever to lose these last pounds, but I am soooo close!  I have stuck to the Weight Watchers diet for almost 9 months now, and I am so used to this new way of eating, that I don't even need all the junk food I used to eat all the time!! Don't get me wrong, I still love junk food though!!

I have been trying to run every day after work. The weather has been just gorgeous!! I can definitely tell it's Spring now! I think Miss Roxy has doggy allergies, she seems to be sneezing quite a bit, so I have been trying to keep her out of the grass, when we are taking our walks/runs, to keep her allergies from flaring up.

Anyways, I hope everyone has a great evening! :)

Yeah for the weekend!! :)

Hey everyone! :) I am sooo glad the weekend is here!! Been a very productive work week, but I am so excited to just do nothing for a few days!!! Not that I have a lot of plans or anything, sometimes it is just nice to relax! As you all have probably read previously, I am having my first Thirty One Gifts open house this weekend!  Click here to look!! You can buy online if you can't make it!

Anyone is welcome, it's nothing fancy. You can just come, look at some of their products and catalog.  I really don't like pressuring people to buy, ughhh, cause I know that I hate it when it is done to me. I just think, (and this is just my opinion ofcourse) that their bags and totes are great!! I love them, and to think I really didn't know anything about them about a month ago,  I really just wanted to start selling things, so I could get discounts at the same time, haha, and show off some of the cute items that I have come to love.....and honestly, I don't think I will be that disappointed if I am not as successful at this as I initially thought, because if it doesn't work out, HEY, I got a lot of great cute bags, and what girl doesn't love bags, hehe.

Anyways, I hope everyone has a great weekend!! :) 

Oh, p.s.....I think I am going to sign up for two 5K's coming up, the Stafford Hospital 5K and the Semper Fred 5K (Part of the Marine Corps Marathon) in Fredericksburg. Come and join me if you want to. Its always nice to have a running partner! :)

2 points?!

I just discovered a treat that is my new healthy dessert every day after dinner. Skinny Cow has just come out with these new ice cream cups. They have 4 to 5 different flavors, but I have quickly come to pick the chocolate one as my favorite. The great thing about it is "It's only 2 WW points!" Some of the others are 3 points, but not the chocolate one! It tastes super yummy, and I am glad it is semi-healthy, you can call chocolate healthy, right?!

Not too much else is new. Staying busy, busy, busy. Moving right along on wedding plans. There is always something new that is popping into my head. I am excited about all the ideas I could possibly use in July. I have already bought some of the supplies I am going to use to make the favors for the wedding. I decided I want to make my own. I want to have that kind of input in my wedding, esp. since I enjoy making favors and such, why not make the ones in my wedding, right!?

Anyways, I hope everyone has a great day! :)

This Sunday!!

This Sunday is going to be my first OPEN HOUSE for Thirty One Gifts. Anyone is invited!!! :) Please feel free to stop by anytime between 2-4PM. Also, please bring anyone who you think may want to come. The more, the merrier. I believe I am the first consultant in King George that sells this (as far as I know). They are a fairly new company, and I love their items, so I kind of just want to show everyone what they have.
I have never been much for selling anything out of a catalog, just because I always feel like I am bothering people, so that is part of the reason, I am just going to be doing Open House style parties. They are more laid back, and don't feel so much like a presentation. I also believe that once everyone starts to see Thirty One's products, they will really like them like I do.

My Thirty One Gifts Website

If you can't come by, please stop by my page, and you can look on the online catalog. You can buy things through my page, and the order for the items will be placed with the orders that come in this Sunday at my open house. I am anxious to get some items for myself, so I will be trying to close the party soon after the open house.

So please come by on Sunday! :) It would be nice to see everyone and show you all the items that Thirty One carries! :)

A great new treat!

This morning, my boss brought in a Wegmans mini fruit tart for me, for my birthday. She knows I am big time dieting, so she decided to get this fruit tart, which has a lot of fruit on it, making it healthier.

I was just curious, and I wanted to figure out how many points are in a mini Wegmans fruit tart, and I was very surprised at the results I came up with. Only 5 WW points!! I could eat one every morning for breakfast if I wanted to, ofcourse, I'm not going to do that, but I was just really happy that the points were not too high.  I still was very surprised though, but everywhere I googled, it still calculated up to 5 WW points, so I am going with that!

So my 27th Birthday is today. My last birthday as a single gal before I get married. The wedding will be here before I realize it. Wow, it's April, the wedding is in July, only 4 1/2 months! Still have lots to do, but I think I have been pretty productive, so I should be fine. :) Finally picked out the bridesmaids shoes a few days ago, they are cute, I already own the shoes, but in black, so I know they look great! :)

No special birthday plans today really....I am going to go get a dinner at a locally owned resteraunt in Port Royal, VA. It is a neighboring county right next to King George. I love their crabcakes, and they are close by, so I asked Scott if we could go there tonight for dinner, YAY! :)

Anyways, hope everyone has a nice day, tomorrow is Friday!! WAHOO!!!!

Time for something new!

The above picture represents me in a supermarket.  For some reason, I really look forward to going to the supermarket now. You would think that me being on a diet, would make this one of my LEAST favorite things but suprisingly it's not. I find it very exciting to find a new healthy meal that I can make. I know, my life, so exciting, haha..... But really, if I try to eat junky food now, I start to get a tummy-ache.....I guess this is good, but I still miss my cheesecakes, I really do, I can't have them anymore. I try to occasionally though, because they just taste so good! :)

I was in Richmond the other weekend, and I decided to try something new. I bought some Cascadian Farms Skinny Fries  I really liked them. I let Scott have one. He was curious to see what they tasted like. He didn't like them. Honestly, since I haven't had fries as much as I used to, these fries tasted wonderful to me. Scott said they were yucky different, I liked them!!

People always say that when you do Weight Watchers it becomes a lifestyle. I understand this statement a lot better now. When you eat healthy, you get used to it, and when you try to eat the junk food you used to, you can handle little amounts, but not huge amounts. (I could handle some huge amounts of junk food in the past, trust me, but not anymore!)

That's all for now! :) Happy Wednesday, tomorrow is my birthday! The big 2-7 for me! My last birthday before I am a married woman! :)

Favorite Quotes and Open House Info!!

Hey everyone!! :)

Today I just wanted to share some of my favorite quotes. I love finding new quotes, and I often find myself buying anything that has a quote on it that I like. One of these days, I am going to end up getting something personalized through Thirty One Gifts with a quote on it here soon, just give me time, hehe.

So here are some of my FAV quotes:

"Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Others stay a while and leave footprints on our hearts and we are never ever the same."

"What lies behind us, and what lies before us, are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Laugh until your cheeks hurt."

"We each take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other, everywhere." -Tim McGraw

"When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure."

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take our breath away."-Hilary Cooper

"And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." -Abe Lincoln

"We don't remember days, we remember moments." -Cesare Pavese

"Live well, Laugh Often, Love Much"

"The best thing about me is you"

"The best thing about the future is that is comes one day at a time." -Abe Lincoln

"I love you, not for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you." -Roy Croft

"If you love something, let it go. If it comes back to you, its yours forever. If it doesn't, then it was never meant to be."

"To the world you are one person, but to one person you are the world."

"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow." -Anon

"You are what I never knew I always wanted."

"Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't."-Erica Jong

"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you will die today." James Dean

"Write it on your heart, that the ones you love are life's most precious gifts."

"Love captures us in a moment and changes us forever."

"Grow old along with me the best is yet to be." -Robert Browning

"I believe that when you capture a smile, you hold one of life's greatest treasures." -Annie Danielson

"We don't laugh because we are happy, we are happy because we laugh." -William James

"Dance like no one is watching, Love like you'll never get hurt, Sing like no one is listening, Live like it's heaven on earth." -William Purkey

"A kiss is just a kiss until you find the one you love. A hug is just a hug until you find the one your always thinking of. A dream is just a dream until it comes true. Love is just a word until it is proven to you."

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And now on to my THIRTY ONE GIFTS OPEN HOUSE! :)

I am having my first "Thirty One Gifts" Open house. It is going to be on April 11th from 2-4. Since it is an open house, you can come at anytime between those hours. It is very relaxed and laid back. You will come, just take a look at some of the items, look at the catalogs, etc... It's really just to give you an idea of what they sell. Since I had never heard of Thirty One Gifts before, I have a feeling that not many people have been to one of these parties. It just took me looking at one catalog to realize that I really loved their items.

They are super cute items, and many of them can be personalized for an additional low cost. Cute stuff for children, and for adults! :) If you can't make it to the open house, you can always look at my online page, and you can even purchase items online, if you find something you really like. You will purchase the item from the open house, even though you may not be able to attend. I opened the party up already, so purchases can be made, right up until after the 11th. 

So I guess what I am trying to do, is just show more people what the sell, because I don't think many people  know what this company has to offer, I didn't know until now.  If you want, you can host a party, show others what they sell, maybe spread the word, so more people get exposed to this company. I am trying to do that here in King George, because I don't think there is another Consultant in the area, it would be nice to have someone to work with/talk with locally, so we could learn together.

Please contact me if you need any other information from me. Remember, the open house in 4/11/2010 from 2-4 at my house. Here is my online site:

Sara's Online Thirty One Gifts Page

Talk to you all soon! :):)

Great Weekend!

Hey there! :) Hope everyone had a great weekend. Mine was pretty busy, but it was enjoyable! On Saturday, I had signed up for a 5K, so I did that in the morning. Then one of my friends Angie had her wedding. It was beautiful.  It really got me thinking that I needed to get going on my wedding. It's going to be here before I know it!! :):)

Yesterday, I went shopping with my friend Shahanna ALL DAY! :) I like days like that. Got a lot of neat things. We also needed a new rug for the living room, and I was able to find one really close to the same design as my old rug. I had just had the old one for a bit, and I needed a new one.

Goodness, I have been so busy here recently, that I almost forgot my birthday was coming up. I mean, I remembered, but usually I am counting down. I am just staying busy.

So I officially have my own Thirty One Gifts site now. Please visit it!! :):)  Feel free to ask me questions or e-mail me. I am so excited to start doing parties. Just take a look through the catalog. I just really never knew about them before, and it just took me looking at their items, to figure out that I really liked them. Since they are so new, I just wasn't exposed to the company before. I am going to have my first Open House here soon, so I will keep you posted! :):)