I’m a little bit of a girly girl. I love clothes. What better motivation to workout than to buy some cute workout outfits? I can wear this if I exercise? Deal! I have found that getting up every morning and putting on my workout clothes helps motivate me to get the workout in because I’m already dressed for it, right? It’s been a huge help, especially on mornings when I don’t feel like going for a run or walk.

When we were in Chicago a couple of weeks ago, I bought these sports bras and w/o shirt at Victoria’s Secret. They were having a sale, so I got them at half off! Score!

I’ve still been sticking to the Tone It Up weekly fitness schedule and I’m BEGGING Ryan to get me the nutrition plan for my birthday next month. I have heard so many great things about the program and I want to try it out for myself. I would love to have a set meal plan/grocery lists/recipes right in front of me. It would save me a lot of time hunting for healthy recipes to steer me away from the meat and veggies we usually eat every night. It’s not a bad routine, but it gets old after a while and I like to change things up a bit.

What motivates you to get that workout in?

Linking up with Katie!

1. Target here
2. Forever 21 here
3. JCPenney here
4. Forever 21 here
5. H&M here
6. Forever 21 here
7. Target here
8. Khols here
9. Target here

Which sandals are your favorite? Do you live in sandals during the summer?

Is my itty-bitty newborn baby really 8 months old? Say it isn’t so!

Hampton,

You are growing up way too fast for mommy. This month you started crawling and pulling up on everything! You love cords, hair and anything you can chew on. You have also started climbing everything, which is a little scary considering you are so tiny and aren’t quite strong enough. You are a very determined little booger. You weigh 19 pounds and are still wearing size 9 month clothes. I do love to put you in big t-shirts. You love to watch The Cat in the Hat and Thomas the Train. Your favorite toys are your Thomas train and your Daniel Tiger (that you sleep with). You got your first tooth (finally, whew) and your second one is coming in now! You have grown so much and have changed a lot this month. You are talking a lot more and you laugh all the time. You have the sweetest hardy chuckle that makes everyone smile. Your nursery workers at church love you to pieces and I get compliments on your excellent behavior every week. You must get that from your daddy. You reach for us all the time now and you are going through a phase where you always want to be held. I really don’t mind it and actually would love for you to be like this for a while, but I hear that will change pretty soon, so I’m trying to take it all in, every moment.

I love you my little prince.

-Mommy

I can’t believe we are 5 days into July! This year is going by way too fast. My baby is now 8 months old. 8! Can you believe it? We will be celebrating his birthday before we know it. Ugh, I can’t even think about that yet.

Here are your favorite posts from the month of June:

I think my favorite was the Picnic post. Mostly because I really enjoyed having the picnic before writing the post. The uninterrupted time with my boys was so nice.

What was your most popular or favorite post from last month? Leave me a link so I can read it!

The One And Only by Emily Giffin
May 2014 by Ballantine Books

Pages: 432


Synopsis on Goodreads: Thirty-three-year-old Shea Rigsby has spent her entire life in Walker, Texas—a small college town that lives and dies by football, a passion she unabashedly shares. Raised alongside her best friend, Lucy, the daughter of Walker’s legendary head coach, Clive Carr, Shea was too devoted to her hometown team to leave. Instead she stayed in Walker for college, even taking a job in the university athletic department after graduation, where she has remained for more than a decade.

But when an unexpected tragedy strikes the tight-knit Walker community, Shea’s comfortable world is upended, and she begins to wonder if the life she’s chosen is really enough for her. As she finally gives up her safety net to set out on an unexpected path, Shea discovers unsettling truths about the people and things she has always trusted most—and is forced to confront her deepest desires, fears, and secrets.

Thoughtful, funny, and brilliantly observed, The One & Only is a luminous novel about finding your passion, following your heart, and, most of all, believing in something bigger than yourself . . . the one and only thing that truly makes life worth living.

Last Saturday, my awesome MIL took me and my sisters-in-law to a spa in downtown Montgomery. It was my first time ever in a spa. I stated a few days ago that I needed to get back to a simpler life and this is exactly what I had in mind. It was so nice to get away for a few hours and relax and be pampered. I also got to spend time with actual grown-ups which is always nice!

When we first arrived, I got a pedicure and then a manicure while my sister-in-law was getting a massage. I’ve never had a massage and neither had she. She loved it which makes me want to go back to get one very soon. My mani/pedi felt amazing. She even did a “Pinterest” design because I told her I was a blogger and she said “oh girl! I have to make you Pinterest.” haha. She was a really sweet girl and I even made a business connection with her so that’s always neat!

After we finished our appointments, we met in the “quiet room” to eat lunch. We headed out to the back porch and I ate the best cobb salad I have ever had. It was amazing. We then headed into the sauna for all of 2 seconds. It was a bit too hot and steamy for us, which I guess is the point, but wow. We ended our day laying by the pool where we met my MIL and other sister-in-law. We talked and relaxed and it was so nice. I will definitely be going back and hopefully sooner rather than later.

It made me realize how important it is to step away and relax. It’s okay to pamper yourself a little. As a mom, it is important to take care of yourself so that you can take care of everyone else. It’s okay to ask for help when you’re feeling overwhelmed. I’m so thankful for the time I got to spend with Ryan’s family. It was a true blessing and perfect timing.

Linking up with Katie!

Have you been to a spa? What do you do to take care of yourself?

Kimono: H&M here
Tank: Target here
Shorts: Old Navy here
Sandals: DSW here
Sunglasses: boutique similar

What do you think about the kimono trend? What are you loving this summer?

 

I made this by mistake one day. I literally threw the things that I had left over from the week in the blender and Wa La! New favorite smoothie! I have been addicted to this throughout the last few weeks of the bikini series and it has been my go-to post workout drink or breakfast smoothie. It leaves me full and most importantly, energized. And you know I need energy with my little 8 month old going ninety to nothing now!

Ingredients:
Ice
2 or 3 hand fulls of Blueberries
1 Banana
2 hand fulls of chopped Pineapple
a little Water

Blend it all up and there you go! It’s so simple and doesn’t require many ingredients, yet it is 100% natural and so healthy. I hope you enjoy!

Linking up with Katie!

This outfit is getting me in the mood for a beach vacation! 2 weeks and counting! It can’t get here soon enough! Laying in the sun on a sandy beach with un bon livre is just what I need in my life.

Are you going to the beach this summer? What are your travel plans?