Wish List Wednesday

Time for another Wish List Wednesday -- and, as always, the total for all of these items is less than $100 -- for those of us on a serious budget.

Wish List Wednesday by catherine-gumpman featuring a threshold flatware

That Stella & Dot Eden Ring is on sale now, and I love it! You should pick one up ASAP. I almost grabbed this dress from Old Navy this weekend at the outlets but let it go - but now it's 30% off online. As if I need another maxi dress in my closet... I've been searching for gold flatware to use with my wedding china (this is our pattern and it kills me to use silver flatware with it...) and these from Target would be perfect. (And a little easier to purchase than these from West Elm.)

And finally, JRTC (Joint Readiness Training Center - or a pre-deployment training) has my little family stressed out to the max. But a sweet Army related sign to hang up would help me keep it all in perspective. (Or a shirt that says "Because JRTC" which has become our little group's motto as of late.)

What's on your wishlist recently?

New week - a fresh start!

So, Logan is back in the field this week. It's always tough when I don't get to speak to him for days on end, but lucky for me he always comes back on the weekends. I won't be able to say the same thing come time for Ranger school...

So, I have a few resolutions I'd love to stick to this week:

1. Work out every day - I have to get back in shape and soon - my wedding dress gets here in 6 weeks and counting! There is zero time to lose. See below for my workout plan for today.

2. Eat right - I did well this morning, ate a little much at lunch (I should've stopped when I was full!) but I have healthy snacks packed for this afternoon and have been drinking lots of water.

3. Bring some work home with me at night - it's a busy time in the office and if I can bring a small amount of work home with me I'll make my life MUCH easier in a month or so. Plus, it wouldn't hurt to bank up the comp time!

4. Move for 5 minutes every hour. I set an alarm on my phone and for a few minutes do this routine:

• 10 calf raises - slowly getting up on my tip toes and lowering myself back down
• 10 squats - letting my butt JUST touch my office chair and standing back up again
• 10 leg raises - balancing myself on my desk, move my right leg directly back and into the air 10 times, then doing the same with my left
• 10 arm circles - rotating 10 forward then 10 backward
• 10 arm raises - moving my fists from my shoulders straight up past my head
• I bend over, touch my toes, and take some deep breaths
• I run anything that needs taken down to our garden level downstairs, get a quick change of scenery, and fill up my water bottle at the cooler

It's helping me to focus on my work for the time I'm at my desk, and helping me keep my blood moving during the day. I've noticed I'm not nearly as fatigued today as I usually am at this time, too!

So here is my workout plan for this evening:

• 30 minutes of cardio on the elliptical machine - doing the weight loss program - it's full of intervals and the short duration keeps me motivated to work hard without losing steam
• This weight circuit from Women's Health Magazine:

• I'll do 10 of each exercise with weights between 20-25 lbs three times through

This should give me some cardio, get my heart pumping, and do some all over work with these total body exercises. It shouldn't take me very long to knock out and should leave me feeling great!

And now, for what I wore today:

Red scarf, Target, Black top, Old Navy, Black cardigan, New York and Co, Gray pants, New York and Co, Black flats, Payless

Today's stacks are brought to you by my sister's jewelry box! But in all fairness, it's so easy to grab one or two of these every time we duck into the Outlet stores or when there's a good sale online! All are Kate Spade. You can find a huge variety here!

 The earrings are from a local boutique - I'm not sure of the brand.

Stay posted on more on how I do with my goals this week!

Gifts!

I was very happy to get lots of Christmas shopping done this weekend -- it was much needed to get my mind off of everything and some time alone to browse and cut my brain off.

Here is a run down of some things I've picked up so far...

Woodford Reserve will let you personalize a label for your bourbon bottle, so I ordered one and picked up a bottle for Logan - bourbon is his favorite.

I got a scarf for my cousin Beth with a cute pattern on it. Old Navy had it for a great price and it's a light weight scarf, so it'll be great come spring time, too.

Because I'm on a scarf kick, I picked one up for my cousin Sarah as well. On sale at Old Navy and will keep her nice and snug all winter!

Already acting like an old married couple, I also grabbed Logan a couple of pairs of boxers - underwear is a given as Christmas presents, right? :)

My Dad has been getting into running since last spring, and to keep him motivated, I picked up "Zen and the Art of Running" for him to enjoy and help strategize a little.

This Summer, Logan got way into "Sherlock Holmes" - it was the perfect light and entertaining reading to get his mind off of Army stuff. My cousin Sarah is an English teacher and wants to name her first daughter Austen (her husband, a die hard Oklahoma friend, is vetoing it just because Austin is where UT is...). So, I got them each one of these classic series at Barnes and Noble. 

My future father-in-law is a huge classic country fan, so this Best of Johnny Cash was perfect! 

I was so proud of myself for all I picked up today but I have a long way to go! I'll definitely wrap up after this week and I'm on vacation officially :)

Happy Sunday! 

XX - C

Engagement Photos!

We just got our engagement photos - I wanted to share them!
Logan wore: a hunter green thirst from Ralph Lauren, Levi's, and a blue button up and a navy pull over from Old Navy
I wore: an orange and a blue dress from Gladiola Girls, and leather boots from J Crew
All photos by: Mahalo Photography