1. snow
I think that I speak for many people in the state of Massachusetts right now when I say that we are all SNOW OVER ALL OF THE SNOW. Seriously. I made it through the first two storms this year feeling chipper and loving being snowed in with the husband and our Molly, heck I even loved shoveling our driveway out, but now they're predicting another 12-18 inches to fall on Sunday. Y'all. People are kind of just talking about it and saying "But where is it going to go? I don't understand. Yea, no-- I'm just going to say that it isn't going to snow anymore and maybe it won't." Oh, but it is. And people are LOSING IT. This will be the fourth consecutive week of 12+ inches of snow falling in our area of the state, and we all have that truly valid question-- where in the heck are they going to put this snow? It has to be moved off of the streets so people can drive, but the snowbanks are over 6 feet high! We're a little bit more in the safe zone since we live a good half hour outside of Boston, so there's more space, but it's the city that's really struggling because... it's a city. They're starting to dump snow in Boston Harbor! Fingers crossed that this storm this weekend is a quick one-- in the meantime I'll be stocking up (again) at the grocery store for a crockpot recipe and figuring out workouts to do at home if we're snowed in because, as it turns out, snow day calories do in fact count.
snapped at a stop light while driving to work
the view out of our front door on monday morning.
i think that this about sums up our feelings towards all of the crazy.
Now that we're all moved in and unpacked, I have been bitten by the decorating bug. Everyone keeps telling me to take it one room at a time, and while that's so hard (!) I know that it makes the most sense, and I know that I'd rather focus on a room and fill it with good quality pieces that really mean something to us, versus just scrambling to fill the empty with... stuff. We decided to knock out our master bedroom, which will also take care of our guest room-- we currently have a queen size bed and want to upgrade to a king, so once we buy our new bed/mattress, we'll be moving the queen bed and the current furniture to our guest room. Ugh, I'm great at Pinning ideas, but when it comes time to execute, I can't make a decision to save my life.
The room is currently a greenish gray, and with the hardwood floors it just feels very... dark. I'm leaning towards painting a light gray or bright white (#basicbitch comes out to play!), and bringing in pops of color-- below are a few inspiration pics that I swoon over daily-- which do you like?!? Any input is more than welcome.
With all of the cold and snowy weather, getting to the gym has (sadly) been at the bottom of my to do list. We start the day with good intentions, but by the time 5pm rolls around, fighting the gross parking lot at the gym is the last thing I want to do, and Brian sits in traffic for an hour and a half, so he's over it too! I'm SO a morning workout person and finally bit the bullet this week and made myself get up and get to the gym by 5:30am. It has already made me feel so much better (that, as well as my caffeine, has I'm sure attributed to my jittery happiness this morning) and I make much better choices during the day when I've already worked out.
I'm still trying to figure out a routine, but as of now I'm doing Body Pump on Monday, Wednesday, Saturday plus 30 minutes of cardio, and on Tuesdays and Fridays I'm doing an hour of cardio plus legs (I feel like my arms get more of a workout in BP than my legs). Thursday and Sunday are optional days-- our goal is to make those days that we take Molly for a really good long walk once it's warmer outside, but for now, they're optional. It feels good to be back in somewhat of a gym routine for the first time since the wedding! Plus, as they say, summer bodies are made in the winter!
I know I cannot be the only gal out there who has just wanted to up and say this to someone-- it's the truth, and I may need this shirt pronto.
5. VDay
Last but not least, Happy Valentine's Day! I love love love this holiday-- the sappy cards, the flowers, the men running around CVS scrambling for a card and that last box of chocolates. I've always loved this holiday, even when I didn't have a special someone, and now I've got my forever Valentine (I know, enough with the cheese) and I'm so happy that he's mine! We always go to dinner on the 13th and then cook our own Valentine's dinner at home on actual Valentine's Day, so that's our plan this weekend. Not sure of our menu yet, but it will include wine (I gave up drinking during the week except for Thursdays, because what is Scandal without wine?! and by the time Friday night hits, mama needs a glass of wine!) and chocolate lava cakes from Trader Joe's (thanks for the idea, Megan!). Whether you're with your man/lady, having a sassy girls night out, or rocking tonight as a single sista, have a glass of wine and a chocolate (or three) and have a fantastic day! And because these never, ever fail to make me laugh...
Happy Friday, lovelies!
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