an awesome weekend...with awesome friends

this weekend was awesome...we went to dinner and went out friday night when bowman and rachel arrived from savannah! we continued the fun yesterday at folly beach...just like old times! when we first arrived at the beach after getting our snacks and beverages, it was freakin' HOT! we finally felt a breeze after being there for a little while and the water was a perfect temperature for cooling down! we relaxed and played on the beach all day...i love the beach! we cooked dinner last night at our house and played catch phrase...which ended up getting a little brutal, but it was a lot of fun! we woke up this morning to breakfast being cooked by bowman...biscuits and gravy - yummy! it was nice to relax after breakfast and enjoy everyone's company before heading in different directions this afternoon!

now it's life back to normal....laundry, grocery shopping, cooking...all that fun stuff before the week begins! thank goodness for a 4 day work week! now it's time to enjoy the last several hours of the weekend! xoxo

is it really only wednesday?!

do you ever have one of those weeks where you keep thinking it will get better, but instead it seems to get worse? well, this week is one of those for me! monday was not a good day, yesterday wasn't great, and today my car is in the shop because i think it needs new brakes...and it's only wednesday! who knows what tomorrow will bring! thank goodness the weekend is only 2 days away so i can relax on the beach with a nice cold beverage while hanging out with aweseome friends! bring on the weekend....quickly please!!! :)

5 years...looking back

last week i was reading a friend's blog, and she did something i thought was really neat. she recapped the last 5 years of her life! so here is my recap...

graduated from the college of charleston (on an extremely hot day in may!). became a full-time employee at mbw. started graduate school at the citadel. became an aunt for the first time (now i'm an aunt 4 times over and soon to be 5!). went through the death of an aunt i was very close to. met the man of my dreams through my roommate of 5 years. purchased my first home. got engaged on the 13th hole at the cozumel country club in cozumel, mexico! finished my mba at the citadel. married the man of my dreams in a amazing ceremony on the beach! went parasailing for the first time ever. drove an atv on the pacific ocean. learned to ski in utah. drove a snowmobile for the first time. started a new job.

i guess that sums it up! wow, it's really neat to look back and realize what all has happened in the last 5 years of my life...and i'm sure i've left something out, so i may be updating this later!

graduation and celebration...and the 3 am sickness that followed

last night in my self defense class was awesome! it was very intense and made you feel like you were really in a situation in which you must defend yourself to get away. they choked us, grabbed us from behind, and held us down...and we had to use our self defense moves to fight them off! the instructors/attackers were awesome and i know they have to be sore today after 15 women had to kick, hit, and knee them to get away! next week the co-ed class begins...a class that will build on the women's only class we just finished!

after class, a few of us headed to kickin' chicken for dinner and drinks. it was fun and a great way to celebrate the end of our ass kicking class!

...and then i started getting sick at 3 am this morning. obviously something in my buffalo chicken salad did not go over well in my belly last night. i felt like i'd reverted to being a child...moaning and groaning and basically wanting to die! jon was awesome though...he got right up and nursed me back to health! i finally started feeling normal about 9:00 this morning...thank goodness! unfortunately i think i will be taking a break from my favorite salad at my favorite restaurant for awhile though! :(

rain rain go away....

i've finally gotten my new blog set up and all of my posts from the old one copied over! wow, what a process, but i'm happy to have it all in one place now!

we've had crazy weather the last few days...i'm sick of the rain and thunderstorms! we had a horrendous storm this afternoon. the roads were flooded on my way home from work, and i ended up canceling my personal training work out! hopefully i can make it up friday...what a way to start the weekend! :)

tomorrow night is "graduation" from my self defense class....we get to show what we have learned the last 6 weeks at charleston krav maga! of course there will be a celebration afterwards as a few of us head to kickin chicken! more to come about "graduation" tomorrow!

definitely not a farm girl....

i learned very quickly yesterday morning that i am not a farm girl...the city suits me much better! although i do have a much better appreciation for farmers and their workers! rachel and i went with dan and stefani to pick vegetables at the coleman's farm yesterday morning when it was about 95 degrees (although it felt like 130)! sweat was pouring over our faces as we attempted to pick squash, zucchini, cucumbers, and peppers and there were bugs and spiders everywhere! at one point rachel made the comment that she hoped there weren't any snakes, and all i could think is that would definitely be the end of my vegetable picking days! don't get me wrong...we got some great vegetables for the week, but i'm thinking that i will stick to publix or the farmer's stands on the side of the road for vegetables!

beach weekend with zoie and maddox

jon and i headed to myrtle beach last weekend to hang out with patrick, valerie, zoie, and maddox! zoie and maddox were so excited to be at the beach and couldn't wait to play in the sand and ocean!

we had dinner with them friday night and then celebrated jon's birthday with some chocolate chip sandwich cookies with yummy frosting in the middle! of course, giving these to the kids at 9:30 at night probably wasn't the best idea...they were all over the hotel room after consuming all that sugar!

we met back up with them saturday morning and enjoyed the lazy river before heading down to the beach! maddox was a little hesitant of the ocean at first, but had a blast once he got into it...zoie, on the other hand, is completely fearless of it!

kids are so darn cute at the beach....laying around and playing in the sand doesn't bother them at all! just the feeling of sand in my bathing suit makes me cringe, but the kids don't even seem to notice if they have a whole load hanging out in their bathing suit! zoie wanted me to help her make a sea turtle in the sand, and i just couldn't bear the thought of sitting in the sand while we made it. instead, i attempted to hover/squat as we worked on our creation!

it was hard saying goodbye to them sunday evening...they are such adorable children! i hope they enjoy the rest of their week at the beach, and i can't wait to see them again in a few months!

lunch date

today i had a lunch date with stefani and baby spencer! stefani and i had great time catching up, and spencer slept through the whole thing! oh well...maybe next time he will be awake to enjoy our lunch date!

the work day is winding down...thank goodness! i'm getting ready to head to the gym for another workout with a trainer, so i can definitely plan on being sore again tomorrow! eventually i'm hoping all of my (normally) unused muscles will become accostomed to the workouts and not hurt so much everyday!

tomorrow i get to see my adorable niece and nephew! jon and i are heading to myrtle beach with toys and birthday cake in hand to celebrate jon's 29th birthday with my brother and his family and hang out with them for the weekend! how exciting - it's been almost 9 months (our wedding weekend) since i've seen them, so i'm super excited! hopefully tomorrow will go by very quickly at work!

is it 5:00 yet????

awesome cardio workout

yesterday i did a cardio workout with bill, a personal trainer who just got his black belt! it was awesome....he taught me how to punch and a few kicks as well. it was 30 minutes of hard core cardio! it ended with flipping a tire (semi truck sized, not car sized) over all the way down the gym and all the way back! it was the first time in a while that i actually felt like i had more energy after working out, and i can't wait to try it again next week. i'm definitely going to invest in some personal boxing gloves (possibly bright pink) before next week's session though because the ones at the gym were gross! tonight...self defense class!