Friday Favorites

Happy Friday everyone!

It is the weekend!! Hooray! :) 

My hubby is actually off this weekend so we are looking forward to a some time with the family. 

My mother-in-law is coming over to watch the kiddos for us so we can go to a movie together tonight. We don't get the opportunity to go on date night often so we value the time we do get together. 

Tonight we are going to see Captain America: Civil War

 It had really good ratings so we are looking forward to seeing it.

RJ and I are rooting for Iron Man! :)

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Today I headed up to Ulta to purchase a new beauty blender. I had a coupon and was on the hunt for some new nail polish. I fell in love with this color from Essie. It is called In Stitches.

My total was only $12.83 after my coupon which I thought was a good deal! Also, if you all have not used a beauty blender before, give it a try! It seems to make my makeup go on smoother and not take as long to apply. 

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This past weekend I took the kids to Home Depot for their kid's workshop. They offer one a month for the kids and a bunch more for adults. What you can't beat is that they are free!! If you are interested, here is the link you can go to to sign up for the ones in your area.

The kids had a blast making bird houses and I am going to one next week to learn how to make a gilling caddy. I thought it would make a good present for my husband for either father's day (I would let the kids paint it) or for part of an anniversary present.

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Right now as a family we are addicted to playing games! Rj, Trinity and I have been playing Mexican Train together almost every night.

The boys usually just play with the trains. LOL

If they want to play games with us though, we usually play Don't Wake Daddy, Hungry Hungry Hippos or Let's Go Fishin'. These are all great games for when you have a little one (Asher is 3)! 

Well, I am off to go give the kiddos baths, cook supper and get ready for date night. Hope you all have a blessed weekend!! 

Today-What I Ate & Exercise Routine

Hey guys! Hope you are all having a blessed Thursday! 

Sorry I have been MIA for a bit but we have been super busy over here and have had a lot of things going on. The kids are all eating supper which is a little earlier than usual for us so I thought now would be a good time to throw up a post. We had a t-ball game tonight but as soon as we pulled up, it started raining and lightening. :( 

Anyway, I thought I would give yall an idea of my workout routine currently (I am going to change it up every 2 weeks) and what I ate today. I got out of the habit of exercising but with our cruise getting closer, I thought now would be a good time to start back. So here goes...wish me luck! LOL

So, as soon as my husband got home from work this morning (he worked 3rd shift last night), I hightailed it out the door for a 1 mile jog. I will hopefully build up to a longer stretch but for right now, I am taking it easy. When I got back home, I ran to the bedroom (in hopes the boys would not see me) and busted out 3 reps of the following as quick as possible:

15 push-ups

15 squats

15 reverse crunches

15 lunges (on each leg)

15 second plank 

I will gradually increase the amount as I go along. 

My meals went as such:

Breakfast

Protein Smoothie-

1 cup spinach, 1 cup fruit, 1 scoop protein powder & add water

I pre-make packets of fruit and freeze ahead of time. 

This morning was strawberries, blueberries and some banana.

I also included 2 scrmbled eggs and 2 slices turkey bacon.

Lunch

Leftovers from the night before: BBQ chicken and Quinoa Rice

I also treated myslef to a glass of tea.

Supper

Hamburger patty (no bun for me), carrots and small salad.

I also had two cups of coffee this morning but I just add a little creamer to it and no sugar. This is a big deal for me since I used to add a bunch before.

Well, I am off to Pinterest to find some healthy recipes to try this upcoming week. If you have any suggestions, let me know!