Five On Friday

It's me. The lazy girl.

I told y'all how lazy I was on Monday, and obviously it proved to be true since I was a failure at blogging this week. I really just didn't feel like it. And honestly, this week and 24 second graders have kicked my butt. Getting back into a normal person routine has been difficult, and I know those of you who rarely get a vacation from work want to shoot me. 

Don't blame you. :)

Anyway - it's back to linking up with the Christina & the ladies for Five on Friday!

one

One of my goals for February was to start eating healthy & setting up a workout plan.

Well last week, I joined Weight Watchers.

Hey, if Jessica Simpson can do it, I can too! Right?

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 Weight has always been a struggle for me, and eating healthy has been a rollercoaster. 

I'm not one to eat terrible, but I do make poor choices many times.

Which has shown up as a 15lb weight gain since I graduated college.

I'm hoping by joining weight watchers I can take more accountability for my eating habits.

After just one week of using weight watchers, I've realized so many of the "small" things I would snack on, or add to meals add up way more than I realized.

No wonder I've gained 15lbs...

As for working out, I haven't set up a "plan" yet, but I'm moving a lot more than I was and that's what matters. Cody has been awesomely supportive with helping me this week - cooking dinner while I'm running, working out on the elliptical beside me at the gym, & being very encouraging and positive. Just more reasons why I love him. :)

two

What a difference a week can make.

This Georgia weather has me going crazy.

Snow & ice last week...

...and 70 degrees this week.

...And thunderstorms this morning. 

Now, I'm not complaining about these temps. 

But lord knows it's not going to stay.

My case of spring fever just sky rocketed this week.

Only in the south...

three

So, I haven't been as open about this like I am with college football...But I'm a big NASCAR fan. It's true. I like those cars that turn left and go real fast.

It's the Superbowl of NASCAR this weekend y'all & that's the Daytona 500!

I'm super excited and pumped for this!

 

 

 four

 We just can't decide on a honeymoon.

We're trying not to break the bank with this, but still want to go somewhere nice.

We're pretty much set on a cruise at this point.

I like the idea of going to more than one place.

Plus, we won't have to fly anywhere (we can drive to a port in Florida), which will save money and prevent Cody from having a nervous breakdown. ;)

We're considering a 7-day cruise, which stops in Belize (one of my dream places), but are not sure if we should book a balcony room, room with a window, or inner room.

Am I going to feel claustrophobic in a room with no window, even though it's over $100 cheaper? Is a balcony really worth it? Or will a window do us justice?

So all my professional cruisers - HELP.

What do y'all suggest?

Oops. How did that get on here...

five

So - we kinda have some big news.

I've been saving the best for last!

No. Not pregnant. Already engaged. Not buying a house. Yet.

But for us, this was huge news, that was completely unexpected and life changing.

Last Wednesday, Cody got a call from his boss.

We knew in order for us to buy a house by the end of the year, we would have to make some big changes financially and honestly, we weren't sure how it was going to all work. 

Our plan was to save. save. and save.

We're still going to be saving. saving. saving. but...

CODY GOT A PROMOTION!

A BIG PROMOTION.

A dream come true.

An answered prayer.

Couldn't be more proud of him.

So needless to say, buying our first home may come sooner than we think.

Less stress on how we're going to go about saving money. 

But it's still something we're going to keep going strong with.

And I couldn't be more excited about what the future may hold. :)

Happy Friday y'all!