Weekend Breakdown

Id say this past weekend was an overall success. Sadly, my interview was postponed...so i'm still waiting and being as patient as I can , but on the bright side I got to sleep in! Here is some of my weekend in pics:

1. As I was waiting for Brent to get a wayyyyy overdue haircut, I walked over to Starbucks and picked me up a gingerbread latte... soo good. I was never into coffee before but I am loving all of the seasonal flavors. I wish they sold bags of the seasonal flavors so I could make it every morning.
2. Brent and I spent the day together on Saturday just doing some errands and being goofy. I love the days where we just hang out and drive around. Ps. the outfit I'm wearing in the picture is my new GTO (go to outfit). I found this sweatshirt at the loft this weekend for $20 and haven't taken it off... seriously I wore it to work yesterday too and Id wear it today and my co-workers wouldn't give me judgement eyes. It is my fav color, totally comfy and has the cutest little zipper on the left chest. It goes perfect with my 2005 puffy brown AE vest I found in my closet. SCORE!
3. We went to P.F Changs on Sat night for dinner. I always get the same thing.... moo goo gai pan with brown rice and Brent gets some sort of chicken with brown rice and we split the crab wontons which are UHHH-MAZING. It is a little more pricier than we normally spend on dinner but we were both craving it.
4. Sunday was one of my co-workers baby showers. Everything was so cute! She got lots of cute baby clothes and plenty of things on her registry. The small new born baby socks got me... I was a big ole girl, ohhhing and ahhhing and awwwwing at every little gift. The food was so delicious and they used some pinterest ideas on the cupcakes. They also turned donut holes into acorns which was adorable. Lets just say I def had baby fever on my way home from the shower, poor Brent haha
5. My BIG baby missed her momma this weekend. I feel like I was so randomly busy I didn't have a lot of time to spend with Lil. She is super attached to Brent and I and she begs for attention when we are home, she barks and bites, walks all over the keyboard, licks phones, jumps on faces, she is crazy but she just wants some loving. You can see how depressed she looks in this picture because I think she just ate part of her toy and she had a belly ache lol story of her life... she is not a big dog but she sure does rip up every toy/bone we get her.

How was your weekend??

Weekend Breakdown

Tuesday morning, we meet again...sigh. Anyway, I have some fun stuff to share about my weekend. On Friday, I learned that I will be taking over someones position at my work. I am excited yet nervous about this news. There has been a lot of new changes at my work because the President was let go and they are working on moving forward and basically reinventing the whole company. With that being said, I believe they are trying to make me a hybrid for two different departments since I did a bunch of everything when I was an intern. So basically, new job...potentially more money??? There are no specific details yet but I will definitely be updating when I find out more information. Cross your fingers!!!! Secondly, approximately 15 min before I left work on Friday the VP came up to me and asked if I was an Orioles Fan (I live in Maryland). I proceeded to pull open my zip-up and show him the Orioles shirt I was wearing. He said "if they win tonight, you are going to the game on Sunday". WHAT?!?! My boyfriend and I are beyond excited because they haven't done this good since like 1994 and it's the playoffs. 

I called to tell my boyfriend to tell him the news and after he expressed his excitement he said my favorite 6 words... "Want to go to Red Robin???" Of course I do!! So I immediately went on the website to pick out my meal. If you eat at Red Robin and haven't been to their Calorie Counter/Nutrition page you really need to check it out. You don't realize how much calories are in everything, it's crazy.

I ended up getting the California Chicken Sandwich. As you can see from the chart above, the original sandwich with the complementary fries totaled to 1177 calories.. that's almost the amount of calories a person should eat for the whole day!! I decided I could do without the bacon and mayo, supplemented the fries for steamed broccoli, and changed my bun into a lettuce wrap. My customized meal totaled up to be only 318 calories... a huge difference! Since I had calculated such a low calorie meal, I allowed myself to split a appetizer with my boyfriend.. mmmm try not to salivate in 3...2...1...

Saturday I worked on updating my blog allllll day. I googled different tips and codes to try and spruce it up. (If anyone has any tip/pointers please let me know!!! I am still so new to thiss) I was trying to change the look of my Blog title but can not figure it out for the life of me. Sunday was game day. We heard there were going to be showers all day but it just looked cloudy  When the time came for us to leave, the forecast showed the rain was moving out so we were beyond excited. We got all suited up in Orioles gear and headed downtown. We arrived around 5pm (game started at 6) and it took us forever to find a spot to park in and the price of parking was ridiculous everywhere, but hey the tickets were free so I can complain too much. We finally made it to our seats which THANKFULLY were under the overlay because it had began to rain... and rain and rain and rain. Game didn't start until 8:40. I was sooo surprised they didn't postpone it for the next day but the skies cleared up and it was time to play ball! The game was close the whole time until the 9th inning when the Yankees smoked us. Overall it was a great game and an fun experience. Since the game was postponed almost 3 hours because of the rain, we didn't end up getting home until 1:30am. We immediately gave the pup some lovin and then went right to sleep. So there's my weekend!! Hope you all enjoyed yours :)

P.S. Walking Dead Starts this Sunday!!!! If you share my obsession, let me know!

                                                          Small Girl in a Big World

Weekend Breakdown

This was the first weekend in a while that I felt was actually well spent. I got to see family and friends and do some sale shopping (my favorite type of shopping). Friday night I went a friends house to just eat, relax and have some girl talk. I always like hanging out with friends who have dogs because I can bring my pup and I know by end of the night she will be pooped. Hence the picture below...

 

Later that night we were pleasantly surprised with a visit from my boyfriends sister at 2:30am. She was in town at a friends party and ended up "unable to drive home." Needless to say the mother in me came out and I set up a bed for her on the couch, rubbed her back, forced water down her throat, and prayed that there weren't any surprises left on the couch in the morning. 

Saturday was day 2 of the steroid pill my doctor prescribed me for the cough that has been haunting me since mid August! I thought it was initially allergies because I was stuffed and congested but no allergy meds seemed to work for me. I then self diagnosed myself with bronchitis because that's what WebMD told me I had... and WebMD is always right... right?? (Only to us crazies who over-analyze ever itch, spider bite and mysterious bump- plenty stories to come.. sneak peak: me crying in the shower because I thought my hair was falling out more than normal... my poor boyfriend has learned to put up with me) Anywhooo, I called the doc and told her I think its Bronchitis so she prescribed me a Z-pack antibiotic.. heard both positives and negatives about the effectiveness of this pill but I was willing to give anything a shot. A week went by and still coughing. WTF?!?! Give doc a second call... steroid pill prescription. Now I am not sure if i'm happy that I didn't have to take time off work to go to the doctors office or if i'm strangely concerned why she wouldn't want me to come in for a second examination. So i got the pills and I have to take them for 6 days, 6 the first day, 5 the second, and so on. Everyone told me the pill would make me really hungry and I would be constantly stuffing my face which I was super worried about because i'm in the process of trying to get in shape for the 3 weddings i'm in next summer. But surprisingly I have no appetite. The pills gave me an energy kick and I found myself wanting to clean and shop and dust places I've never even thought about dusting. I had to force myself to eat something at 7:30 pm because I had survived off of a chick-fil-a breakfast burrito (if you haven't had already, you must get!) at 8:00 am and a couple bottles of water.

Since I was high on energy, I decided to drag my "recovering" boyfriend's sister to target with me to check out the deals. I found a really cute white and black chevron ring for $2.68.. the plus about it is its not all connected to I could wear 1 one day and all three the next. I have also been trying to find a new pair of gloves for the season because as the weather is getting colder in the morning I am going to need something to keep my hands all warm on the early drive to work. I found a pair of gloves for $3 dollars at Target!( I tried to find the link for them online but it doesn't seem like they are even listed yet) They are considered a 3-in-1 because you can wear it as a normal glove, a finger-less glove, on put both on and have a double insulated glove, all depending on the weather that day... LOVE! They have a bunch of colors from neutrals to neons. You have to run to target and grab a pair because i'm sure they will go fast, you can't beat $3 gloves. I also ended up picking up a Essie nail polish called Sand Tropez. I am really into fall neutral colors right now.

I snagged a few other necessities from target and then went home so I could get ready to go out to dinner with one of my best friends. I started to notice I was getting some weird side effects from the pills, my whole body started to sweat a lot and I felt really flushed. I hate canceling on her because we rarely get to see each other lately because of our conflicting schedules but I had to ask if we could just hang at the apartment. Sadly, she was feeling under the weather too... so we just planned a promise rain check for this coming week which I am looking forward to. I ended up relaxing at home that night and got a nice visit from my older brother and his girlfriend to watch the Orioles game with us. Its really cool spending time with my brother because we are both now in really good relationships and its cool to see our family slowly expanding.. excited to see what the future brings.

Sunday morning is usually our "go out to breakfast" morning but I decided to whip out the box of wheat pancakes that have been sitting in the pantry. They were pretty good but the pills i'm on are altering my ability to enjoy a good meal. I got a text from my brother's girlfriend saying they were on there way to IKEA and asked if we wanted to join. OF COURSE! I threw the dishes in the sick and walked out the door. I love walking around IKEA and sitting at each perfectly decorated station pretending that's actually where I live.. dream on I know. I don't know how many times I picked something up and put it right back down.. IKEA is the place to go if you want to be depressed about what your apartment looks like. When we finally made our way through the store empty handed, I was in the mood to do some retail therapy to cure my "IKEA depression." We were right across the street from this place called The Avenue. I had never been there before so I thought it would be nice to walk around and look at all the shops. We parked and got out and my eyes lit up like a kid on Christmas... They had a LOFT! Current fav store. Went in and found this awesome top that I love! I have seen it on their website and in the store but can not afford to spend $49.50 on a shirt. It must have been my lucky day because it was 50% off baby! I had to get it.. there were two left and both in my size. Done and Done.. it's mine. Moving along... We saw a Limited and I decided to check it out because that store is pricey as well but sometimes you can really find decent things in the sale isles. So that's exactly where I darted to. I swear when I shop I look like I am on a mission. I push. I shove. I give dirty looks. I'm there for one reason and one reason only. BOOM! Found an awesome shirt that is nothing like what I have in my wardrobe and had to try it on. Side note: do not go clothes shopping in workout clothes... sports bras make it very hard to judge the actual look of a shirt. It fit perfectly and the price made the buy just a little sweeter. It was originally $39.99..then $19.99.. then $14.99...I got it for *dun dun dun*.. $9.99. PEOPLE look at the sale sections first ALWAYS! Yes it can be a hit or miss but when its a hit.. its a HIT. My boyfriend and brother know me so well, they were joking about how I get a high from purchasing discounted clothes. Can you blame me??                                   

On Left:  The Limited 

On Right: The Loft 

After a afternoon of shopping, we refueled at Panera Bread. Yummm I got a *You Pick 2* -1/2 Tomato Mozz Panini with a 1/2 Chicken Cobb w/ Avocado salad. Now I'm back at home watching some Sunday night football waiting for the Real Housewives Of New Jersey Reunion to come on.. the anticipation!!!

Hope you all had a great weekend!