NOLA or BUST

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IT HAS FINALLY ARRIVED!

The most anticipated trip of the year, New Orleans with my YOLO ladies. Take off is in T-minus 2 hours! All on board for yet another crazy trip with my lovelies...

Watch out NOLA, T$, MDub and CB are about to arrive.
Prepare of shenanigans :)

A Beautiful Friendship...

That's us, circa 2007 in Florence, Italy.
This was the beginning of our beautiful friendship and it's hard to believe it has already been 5 years!

Even though we are on separate coasts and don't see each other regularly, it's always like no time has passed every time we meet. These are 4 of the coolest chicks I know.

My travel buddies.
Soulmates.
YOLO lovers.

Weekend In Photos...

This past weekend was filled with fun with some pretty amazing people! 

Top: Tk and I having a margarita at Avila's for Cinco de Mayo! & Mischievous Mustache Bandits

Center: MDub ready to duke it out & Some shady look'n characters

Bottom: Belly Dance at the Drum Circle & Relaxing at the beach

What a life! Happy Hump Day!

This Week's Recap...

Another week has come and gone. Is it just me or are they seriously flying by! I can hardly keep up! Here is what has been fortunate and unfortunate... let's save the fortunate for last :)

Unfortunate

• You know that NOLA trip I'm super excited about? Well looks like the sissy won't be able to go thanks to her manager. The nerve of someone to approve your time off, schedule their vacation the same time, not tell you they are also going on vacation, and then drop the bomb a week before your vacation that "sorry, but I can't give you your vacation time because I'm also going on vacation and we need someone where to manage the branch." The NERVE.
• That moment you get super frustrated and send something to a friend in the moment of heat- except you are so feverishly typing it that you accidentally send it to the person you are complaining about. Yep. That was on Monday. Amazing start to the week... NOT.
• There seems to be a shortage of Shell Gas stations in Orange County. I redeemed my credit card points for a Shell gift card, but it's turning out to be quiet the task to use it! 

Fortunate

• The arrival of my Sweet 15 postcard from Starbucks in the mail on Thursday. Just in time for me to treat myself to a Coconut Latte today. 
• Even though I'm not working out as much as last week (let's face it, I burnt myself out with my 7 day workout schedule), I still have managed to fit back into not one, but TWO pairs of old jeans! At this rate, I will have to go pants shopping because I will no longer be able to fit in any of my jeans (in a good way of course).
• The return of Yappy Hour! First event was this Thursday, and it was just as fabulous as last year! Lulu loves their homemade treats. She is seriously the most well behaved pup the whole time, sitting pretty and walking nicely; which is fine by me! Makes me look like a good mama :)

Goal #85: Donate a pair of shoes to Nike Reuse-a-Shoe

I've been wanting to do this for sometime, and making it a DZP goal just pushed me along to do it.

My old sad pair of running shoes had seen better days after my roommates dog decided to use them as a chew toy, and so I decided the donate them to Nike ReUse a Shoe so they could live on as a sports surface.

Anyone can donate a pair of shoes at any of the donation centers, which you can look up here. All makes of athletic shoes are welcome.

Once donated, these shoes turn into running tracks, basketball and tennis courts, playgrounds and other synthetic turf fields.

I think is is a great movement, and a great way to give back! Hopefully this will inspire one you to go out and donated a pair of your old, unused tennies!

What May brings..

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Absolutely love her artwork!
Her calendar brightens up my desk :)

April showers, bring May flowers. But check out all the fun activities and celebrations it also brings...

• Miss Laura's Birthday
• The return of Yappy Hour! 
• Sister Lindsey's Birthday
• Cinco de Mayo (Margarita's for All!)
• Mother's Day 
• NOLA with my East Coast Girlies
  (T-minus 9 days!)
• Sister Arielle's Graduation for COLLEGE! 
• Spring Patchwork Show in LB
• The Pop's Birthday 
• There is even a 3day weekend thanks to
  Memorial Day!

What a busy, action filled month! I can hardly wait for all the fun to begin!

Pantone Universe Continues...

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High tops! Yes, please! What graphic designer would not wear these?

Tis the Season For...

... Messy, beach-bummin it, hair.
My motto this past weekend was "Messy Hair, Don't Care"

I love the look of tousled, beach hair that has been kissed by the misty, salty air.
It's a look that's hard to replicate at home, without the assistance of nature.
It's sexy and effortless, and messy in a "yeah, I meant it to look like that" kinda way.

Goal #52: Work out 7 days in a row

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This a newly updated goal, and boy oh boy was it harder than it sounded. I've been pushing myself far past my normal limits in order to work out harder, eat healthier, and just all around get skinny. Which incase you don't know, this is all stemmed from the Weight loss Competition I'm having with my family- I'm driven my competition just incase you don't know.

Here is my crazy 7 day work out regimen:

Monday: 6:30 pm Bootcamp
Tuesday: 7:30 am Hot Yoga and 6:30 pm Bootcamp
Wednesday: 6:30 pm Bootcamp
Thursday: 6:30 pm Bootcamp
Friday: 6:30pm Hot Yoga
Saturday: 8:30am Bootcamp and Bicycle ride (2 miles)
Sunday: Cardio stairs workout

Even my trainer from bootcamp was telling me to take a day off this weekend, but I was too determined to stop. Let's just say, I've finally been able to motivate myself.

DZP Update!

With only 223 days left to tackle all of my 101 goals on my Day Zero List, I've got to get going! I've had to re-evaluate some of my initial goals (I was very ambitious with my list of travels), but here is the lineup of things in progress and updated.

IN PROGRESS
Goal #12: Get to my ideal weight. Family weight loss is going to help with this one! Down 6 and measurements are showing promising results. Gotta.Keep.It.Up
Goal #19: Have a 5 year renunion with my YOLO girls. CAN NOT WAIT! T-minus 14 days until New Orleans!

Goal #25: Keep a journal/scrapbook of my DZP goals. Journal has been acquired and I keep stuffing memorabilia in it, just have to actually start organizing it!

Goal #77: Bind my Great Grandma's spice book. I have to do this. Every time I see her she asks. It's getting ridiculous. I'm such a bad great granddaughter.

Goal # 85: Donate a pair of shoes to Nike Reuse-a-Shoe (also an updated goal). I have the shoes and will be doing this tomorrow!


UPDATED
Goal #15: Go to the Griffith Observatory. Being a California native and having never been, this is a must. Plus its a free activity :)
Goal #52: Work out 7 days in a row. This is turning out to be much harder than it sounds considering I think my body is about to rebel from the amount of work outs I'm putting it through. Fingers cross I finish this goal this week! Just gotta make it til Sunday!

Goal #53: Have a doggie play date with Rufus. Doggie dates with the bestie is a must, and considering we are friends, it's only appropriate our dogs be friends too right?
Goal #76: Get a custom stamp made up with my address. Now that my address is pretty dang permanent, I can not wait to get one of these made to stamp all my mail with.

Some goals are still under evaluation, sadly I've missed the deadline on some or it's no longer the season for it. Don't worry, I'm not removing these goals completely, just moving them to my "someday" list.