A Quick Update

Hello fellow Bloggers!!!!!!
Sorry I've been MIA the past couple of months. Everything has been so crazy I haven't had time to breathe. As you know, I got engaged to the best man in the world! Then two of my friends and I went to Destin for a week for spring break- and it was AMAZING!!! I also graduated on May 18 from LSU with a Bachelor Degree in Child and Family Studies. The day following graduation we had our engagement party, and Will (fiance) and I also went to California for a week! As soon as I got back from California I had to come straight to Atlanta, where I have been since June 3, because I had breast reduction surgery on June 8!!! Along with all of this my Dad and the family have moved back to Louisiana, so I got in some QT with them before I left, too. It's hard to believe how much has happened in such a short amount of time, but it has all been great!! I'll fill you in on my spring break trip, our California trip, and I plan on writing a weekly (maybe a little more often tho, since I have lots of free time now) update on how recovery from surgery is going. Thanks for all of the well wishes I have received!!!

It feels good to be back!

Versatile Blogger Award

I was very surprised that last week I was given the Versatile Blogger Award!!!

The Rules for The Versatile Blogger Award
1. Thank the award-giver and link back to them in your post.
2. Share 7 things about yourself.
3. Pass this award along to 15 recently discovered blogs you enjoy reading.
4. Contact your chosen bloggers to let them know about the award.

So, first I want to thank The Old Back Porch for honoring me with this!!! It's really a great surprise- especially as a fairly new blogger!

Seven Things You May Not Know About Me:
1. I have 8 siblings (including 2 step-siblings)
2. I love singing, and I used to sing in a lot of different choirs for about 10 years before college.
3. I am a highly organized person- some friends joke that I might be OCD lol
4. I have been with my boyfriend for 3 and a half years, and they have been the best years of my life!
5. I used to be outgoing, and as I got older I have gotten more shy- especially in unfamiliar situations. But, once you get to know me I am very talkative! Haha
6. I drive a car with a manual transmission (which is NO fun in Baton Rouge traffic lol)
7. I have been enrolled in an independent study English class for an entire year, and I am still not finished!

I'd like to pass the award along to:
After 11
Natasha in Oz
Fruit Salad
Coping with Frugality
Chasing Sunshine
Can You Stay for Dinner?
A Busy Nest
Expect This
NOLA Mommy
Six Sister's Stuff
Full Time Mama
O. Alouette
Skinny Taste
A Matched Pair
the letter 4

Y'all should definitely check these out!!!

ZUMBA!

Okay, I FINALLY tried Zumba. My absolutely wonderful mother got me the Zumba Exhilarate DVD set! I tried it for the first time today and I LOVE it!!!!!

I never look forward to working out- it's always annoying and sometimes painful, and even though I feel better after I hate doing all that "work." THANKFULLY, Zumba is so much fun!!! It's a workout (that's for sure) but the dancing and the music make you forget you're exercising (besides the sweat and the difficulty breathing lol)!

I am not the most coordinated or agile person in the world. And, somehow, I lost the rhythm I used to have in high school (or maybe it was all in my head). But, Zumba is super easy! I don't get ALL the steps quite right, but it doesn't matter if you're having fun with it! It's great cardio and it works EVERYTHING! What I really love is that I can do these DVDs in the privacy of my living room so I don't look like an idiot LOL. I get really self-conscious when I go to workout classes, and this is the first time I've tried Zumba. I usually tire really quickly when I workout, but, surprisingly, this didn't happen with Zumba! In fact, after an hour of learning the moves and 30 minutes of full-out working out I still wanted to keep going! Unfortunately, I can't just stop my life LOL.

I look forward to continuing using this and getting better at the moves! This makes me actually want to work out! I can't wait to try some of the harder stuff! If you hate working out like me I definitely think you should try it. I don't know how you could NOT love it!!

Here's the link to get the DVDs -> http://www.zumba.com/shop/category/dvd_s/

Also, there's Zumba for Wii, which is a less expensive option. I haven't tried it but I bet it's just as fun! ->
http://www.zumba.com/en-US/shop/category/video_game/214/