AHHH...

So the majority of my day was spent like this:

In front of this:

Hangin' by the pool in my STUNNA SHADES. Just can't beat it.

It was the perfect "Me Day". I started out with my favorite breakfast...eaten slowly and in my PJ's and in front of the computer with my beloved cup o' joe.

Oh yeah I may have had this little gem of a show playing in the background for an hour straight.

FUN FACT: My little sister is named Kelly because I begged my mom to name her that. I thought that if she was named Kelly she would grow up to be as pretty as Kelly Kapowski. ohhh the innocence of youth.

Also I would like to take this time to confess that I am breaking from the norm and saying that Slater is WAY hotter than Zach. But then again, I always go for the "tall, dark, and handsome" men. I mean cant argue too much with this hunky image:

YES, PLEASE!

After breakfast and a good solid hour of acid wash jeans and teased hair I headed out for a little shoppage with the momster.

I picked up a cute little sundress (to add to the collection) and a little pair of white shorts, that are OH-SO beachy. :)

Did I mention that I am going to the beach in T minus 216 hours?! (Thats 9 days for those of you who do not possess the impressive math skillzz that I do) Totally kidding, its called a calculator kids.

After tearin up the mall, my mom and realized that it was nearly 2:00! Which means we needed LUNCH! One of the only places that my mom and I can agree on for lunch is Jason's Deli. I had the "build-your-own" sandwich with turkey on whole grain and a side of fresh fruit. Sorry dears no pic!

Later in the day (after the stunnin and sunnin time) my sister and I hit the town again for more shoppin. Where did we go?! uhh TARGET...of course! She filled out an application and I browsed the bathing suits. I really think they have the best bathing suits EVER! Unfortunately I am too low on the cash flow at the moment, so they had to wait. I said a tearful goodbye and we headed on to the next stop.

I had to pick up some party favors for this little babe:

ITS THE BFF'S BIRTHDAY!! Isn't she just sooo sweet and innocent?!

What party favors did I pick up you ask? Ill give you a hint:

We are planning on a SUPER celebration that I have been resting up and preparing for all week. I picked up one of these:

Little Black Dress Merlot. The wine of choice. Love it.

I also picked up a REAL "little black dress" to rock out tonight.

SUPER PUMPED ABOUT ROCKIN OUT IN IT TONIGHT!!

After picking up these "party favors" I went back to the familia's casa to watch this little know show:

I haven't really watched the show at all, but my family loves it. I didn't really have any opinion on who I wanted to win but I just don't think that it matter anyways...if you are in the top two you will be famous, end of story.

After that it was time to head home, get in the pjs, and wrap up the "Me Day". It turned out to be quite the success and I fell so much better now!

Today will be more laying out by the pool, working hard the RAVE, and then really ravin it up for the BFF's birthday celebration.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Lots of Love, <3 Ems.

Lettin' Loose

So after the run yesterday I was def. ready for a fun Saturday night out on the town. My dancin partner in crime Britt came over and we got ready to go out.

Usual "bathroom mirror shot" No, she did NOT wear that t-shirt out. Its a t-shirt from my highschool that she had on while her shirt was in the dryer. haha

It was definitely a fun night. We ended up going out to our favorite dance spot and danced all night. By the time we got home I was exhausted and I crashed BIG TIME! I got up this morning and went to work, tanned, and now I am home again. WHEW! What a weekend. But I loved every minute of it :)

Random food shots from the last two days:

I tried the honey flavored Oikos yesterday and I liked it better than the vanilla. I still have the plain in my fridge and I have yet to find a blueberry. I think I would like the blueberry the best though, so that a total bummer!

They had Annie's Hunny Bunnies cereal on sale at the grogery store, so I picked it up and thought I would give it a try. I used it to make a new Breakfast this morning:

• 1 Cup of Hunny Bunnies
• 6 oz. nonfat vanilla yogurt
• Naner
• Handfull of Blueberries
• Cinnamon!

This combo was SUPER good and nice for a change of pace. Sometimes you just gotta mix it up a little! I really like this cereal too and I recommend it if you havent tried it.

It says right on the box "No icky additives or pesky preservatives"

Lunch:

Made up a wrap for lunch today before work. With all the usual ingredients.

Currently I just finished up the weekly viewing of Running with Heels with my roommate:

Its a reality show about three girls that are interning for Marie Claire Magazine, and it is one of my new "shows". It comes on Sundays at 8 on Style. WATCH IT!

Ok, so I have something that I just need to rant about. I really really hate to do it, but I just have to let it out. I can not be the only one who thinks this is wrong, so I need input! My roommate who is all ready at a perfectly healthy weight just started on this EXTREME diet and it is really bothering me. It makes me so uncomfortable when she talks about, and she talks about it all the time! Basically it is some sort of pill that makes it possible for her to live off of 500 calories a day!! And she is doing this for three weeks! I just wanna scream at her when she starts talking about it, because it is NOT healthy and I think she is crazy for doing it. I tried to look up info about it online, but I cant find anything that says its dangerous. But surely it is, right?! And I would think that it would only be used on people that were extremely overweight, which is she is not! I have told her before about some of the things that I have gone through, and that it makes me uncomfortable when people practice unhealthy habits. But, she continues to rub this in my face. Am I wrong for being totally annoyed by her right now?!

When I did some googling on whether or not this diet was safe I found an article from The Morning Show that really hit home for me. It talks about weight lose, but I think that it can be related to the feelings of ED as well.

"The only way to let-go of unwanted weight is to let-go of unwanted emotional baggage, let-go of fears and worries, let-go of guilt and shame, let-go of self-hatred and self-loathing, and let-go of the crazy beliefs about food, fat, weight, and dieting, that the “establishment” has fed you all your life. Look in the mirror. Look around you. What you’ve been told simply isn’t an accurate perspective of reality; it simply doesn’t work the way they say it does. It isn’t what you eat that’s making you fat; it’s what’s eating you. Most people say, “I’ll be happy when I lose this extra weight;” but, the truth is, this kind of “happiness” will last only as long as you keep the weight off. Finding true happiness, however, can be the greatest weight-reduction plan ever"

I just found that really inspiring, because I think that its so true, as long as you are happy with yourself and your life, weight will matter less and less. There is SO MUCH more to life than that and a lot of time and energy is wasted by worrying about external things. I am guilty of this myself, and it is something that I am working on everyday.

Ok, enough of that. Its just been on my mind all week! Now Im off to shower and have dinner and hit the hay...im EXHAUSTED!

Hope everyone is revved up for the week! Lots of Love,

<3 Ems.

Submitted for the approval of the Midnight society...

So the boyfriend and I were talking about the 90s and all the awesome things that came with it. I dont know how many of you bloggers are around the same age to remember some of these things, but my favorite memory from that time was gathering around the T.V. with a big plate of chocolate chip cookies and milk, with my sisters, and watching SNICK. It was a special time every Saturday night when 4 shows played on Nickelodeon. My favorite of them all was Are You Afraid of the Dark. I even just recently bought every episode on DVD!! haha. Another show that I absolutely loved was this one:

LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE! I used to want to be on that show so bad, I thought for sure I could totally blow everyone away. As we were talking about these things I was looking some of them up on the internet and I found this little gem that I just think I have to have.

You can actually buy the shirts! Purple Parrots were always my favorite team.

Anyways, enough of that, Im sure alot of you have NO idea what I am even talking about and are probably questioning my sanity right now.

This morning I woke up, had the usual breakfast...which I did not take a picture of, because it would look the same as the other 10 times I have taken a picture of it. Maybe tomorrow morning will be an oatmeal day...we shall see! After breakfast I got ready and ran some errands with my mom, she had to run by the grocery store so I ran in with her and was pleasantly surprised to see they had their raspberries on sale! What else could possible go better with my massive amounts of blueberries?! So of course I had to buy some, and of course I had to dig into them as soon as I got home! :)

YUM!!! I think i may just enjoy raspberries a tiny bit more than blueberries...what would your vote be on that one?!

After I got home I did one of the yoga videos on yogatoday.com. I did one that said it was for core strength and it was intermediate to advanced...WOAH! It was a workout!!! I was pretty proud of myself for attempting all of the poses and we even did some "lifts" and "jumps"! After yoga I made some lunch. Which is beginning to get boring as well. A turkey sandwich with regular hummus, spinach, and salsa on wheat bread...with an apple of the side (this time it was gala) and a few wheat thins.

Some one needs to give some ideas other than sandwiches for lunch...I need something easy, and Im not a very big fan of most soups. AND while your at it give me some creative ideas for dinner as well! haha. I really wanna start branching out and cooking new things, now that I have a little bit more time on my hands.

Anyway, I think its time to hop in the shower and get ready for work! I wont be home until late tonight! I hope everyone is having an amazing day :)

***DINNER UPDATE***

well I got home from work at almost 10 oclock and was starving...i needed something fast (because Nip/Tuck was about to start) and I needed to use up some more of those crazy peas that I had cooked up last night. So I cooked up some noodles, added some pre-cut chicken that my roommate had in the fidge, and some broccoli and grape tomatoes. I mixed it all together with some melted laughing cow swiss cheese...and of course PEAS!!

I usually make a salad to go with my dinner, but tonight I wasnt really feeling alot of veggies, which is really weird because usually I CRAVE veggies. But I had bought some raspberry vinaigrette a while back and decided to try a salad with FRUIT instead! It was really good for something different. It is just a mixed bag of lettuce, raspberries, blueberries, and cucumbers, mixed with the raspberry dressing.

Not too shabby

Does anyone else watch Nip/Tuck?! The new season started last week, and I am seriously questioning why I am still watching it! It just keeps getting crazier and crazier...they really are trying their hardest to push the edges of cable television!

Well, Im off to bed now dearies! HAVE A WONDERFUL NIGHT EVERYONE!