Top Two Tuesdays: Random Facts!

Top 2:

Random Facts About Yourself

1. I love to Travel. I have a list of places that I want to go to and I keep a list of places I have been.

Places I've been:

Niagra Falls, Las Vegas, Aruba, Cancun, Mexico, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico & Punta Cana, Dominican Republic!

Top 10 Places I want to go to next( in order of importance)

1. Athens & Santorini, Greece
2. Hawaii
3. Italy
4. Sydney Australia & New Zealand
5. St. Thomas, St. Martaan, St. Lucia
6. London, England
7. Paris, France
8. Barcelona, Spain
9. Ireland
10. Bora Bora/Fiji

My list goes on but you get the point!

2-I have my dream house layout sketched from each floor to each closet also the front colors, windows and landscaping. My dream job was to be an architect and I couldn't afford art school, so i choose my second career choice. Zach sometimes says to me that he wants me to go to school and try to be an architect.

Head over to the undomestic momma to play along!

Don't forget to enter my giveaway here!

Giveaway!

That Right! Today as promised I will be giving you all the details to my giveaway!

Here is what I am giving away. It is a large slim wristlet from Dooney and Burke. It is Black with rainbow DB letters. Here it is:

Here is how you can enter:

I will give you one entry for each thing you do.

1-Become a follower of my blog or mention that you already are a follower.

2- Post this giveaway on your blog then leave a comment with the link.

3-If someone finds my blog from your post and enters you and the new follower will get 2 entries. So be sure and tell me if you were referred to my blog and from who!

You will have until Friday at Midnight(eastern time)!

The winner will be announced by Sunday using Random.org

Good Luck!

Getting to Know you Sunday & Birthday Wishes!

Today MannLand5's Getting to Know you Questions came from a male blogger.

Here we go!


1 - Why did you start blogging? I wanted to try it because my friend Jennie at A girl in Pearls has so much fun doing it. I also wanted to try to use it as a business and show people my art work.
2 - Who's the one blog friend that you would want to meet most in "real life"? Well I already know Jennie from a Girl in Pearls because we went to school together. This is hard so if i have to pick two I would like to meet Sam at Life is Beautiful and Jenn at Life with Leah. I would love to meet lots of other Blog friends too.
3 - Why are you always concerned with losing that "extra 10 pounds" when chances are your husband/boyfriend/friends tell you that you look just fine the way you are? My husband loves me anyway he just wants me to be happy. For me I want to be in better shape and healthier and look closer to the way I looked when he fell in love with me.
4 - What's the one thing you wish guys could understand about you? I loved MannLand5's answer, the only guy I care to understand me already does. Zach is awesome as I'm sure all our husbands are.
5 - Tattoos. How many do you have and how many are visible when you wear your "everyday" clothes? I have one. It is a Butterfly and hidden in it's wings are the letters DAD for my dad. When my dad died my family and I threw his ashes over the Bay in Rhode Island. A butterfly flew around my head and then flew away. Then on the year anniversary the same thing happened. It is on my foot and small. Maybe I'll take a picture of it and share it with everyone. But butterflies are my way of remembering my dad.
6 - What was the best year of your life and why? My best year was my senior year. It was 2001-2002. I had so much fun in school with my friends and that same year I met Zach! :)
7 - Name three things you would do if you were a man for one day. Eat everything I can and not gain a pound because thats what Zach can do, watch sports all day and play video games i guess this questions is funny.
8 - What's your alcoholic drink of choice that usually raises a few eyebrows? shots: the bachelorette shot of Bailys and butterscotch with whipped cream...lol.... I also love redbull and vodka, and jaggerbombs. I'm not a big drinker at all.

On to Birthday Wishes!

Today is Jennie's Birthday over at A Girl in Pearls! She is a childhood friend of mine. I know many of you follow her blog so head over and send her some Birthday Love!!

P.S. I will announce my Giveaway either tonight or Tommorow!!! YAY My first one!

Thankful Thursday: Moms!

This week for Thankful Thursday I wanted to be thankful for my mom! She has been my best friend since I was born. Literally. I remember her telling me stories about when I was little she would ask who my best friend was and I would say her! As I got older and went through my terrible teenage years we reminds close. I told her everything, some things she probably didn't want to know but I told her. When she asked me if I did or had done things I told her. One thing she always taught me was to tell the truth! She truely is my backbone. I even had her walk me down the isle at my wedding. Even if my dad was still alive I always said my mom would walk me down the isle. (If he was alive I would have him too :)

Almost four years ago I was getting ready to graduate college and went to a job fair. Rhode Island being such a small state there were little to no teaching jobs. I jokingly applied to Miami, Arizona, South Carolina and Georgia. Thinking one, they won't hire me, and two my mother would never let me move that far away.....lol. Well after my interview with the representative from Georgia I called my mom. I told her that they offered my a job and want me to go and meet with Principals. She was so excited...thats right she was happy...I was shocked.

To make a long story short I got the job and she let me move with Zach 1000 miles away under 1 condition, That I call her every day even if it is a Hi, Bye conservation, just so we can hear each others voice and know that we are ok. It was hard at first but it has made us stronger.

After getting married she has kept our conservations to a minimum on days Zach is off because she doesn't want to take time away from my husband...lol. So today I just wanted to share how thankful I am to have a mother that is such an important part of my life.

Yes this is my bachelorette party! My mom of course came, and she had so much fun with us! :)

This is me, my mom and my brother Spring Break 2009 in Cancun Mexico!

Are you close with your mom?

Stay tuned! I will be announcing my giveaway soon!

Wishful Wednesday: Handbag!!

It's Wishful Wednesday over at Kelsey's Blog

This weeks topic Handbag:)

'I wish' .... I could afford this Louis Vuitton Cabas Mezzo in classic monogram canvas handbag without putting a dent in my pocketbook!

I have had my eye on it for about 10 years(I'm not lying). However it is $1220.00. Maybe someday. There are lots other LV bags that I love but this is my favorite. I am also a Gucci and Fendi fan. For right know I will stick to Coach since I can pretty much afford that!

Image found here

Monday Acronym: SPRING!

Since Saturday was the first day of Spring I thought it would be fun to do an acronym today in honor of it!

S: Spring

Spring is the start of the 4th quarter/nine weeks left of school for me in Georgia. Thats right we are almost done with school! YAY! Spring also means Spring Break which for me is next Friday!!! Spring means bright colors, dresses and skirts!!!

What do you like about Spring?

P: Park

Saturday I spend the day at the park! It was 75 here and sunny. Jonathan is a little boy I have been watching after school for 3 years now and he had his first baseball game. Hopefully I can remember my camera next time. In the meantime this is a picture of Jonathan, Zach and I at our wedding! Yes he and his mom traveled from Georgia to Rhode Island for our wedding! What can I say we are family in GA! :)

R: Rain

Rain Rain go away come again another day! I know they say April Showers brings May flowers but I cannot stand the rain. Last night it stormed so much here, we had hail, wind and lots of rain. Tomorrow and the next couple of days it is going to be 60-75 so I am very excited!

Ohh well! Mother Nature must do her thing

picture found here

I: Icecream

One thing I love about Spring and Summer is Icecream! I am a stinker for it. Right now I can't really have it because of my weight loss track but I cannot wait till I can cheat and get a Brownie Sundae!!

Do you have a favorite Icecream treat?

N: New

New Shows, New Shoes, New Purse! I love new things!

Shows: Tonight starts the new round of Dancing with the stars. I am not a huge Dancing with the stars person however the cast on this round looks like it will be fun to watch. I am totally rooting for Nicole Scherzinger. source

New Shoes means I can finally start wearing sandals with the nice weather. My favorite pair of Spring shoes is my Tory Burch flip flops. I have them in tourquoise.

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New Purse! No i didn't buy a new purse but Zach and I have gone into Coach twice and I have my eye on these two babies!

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Do you have anything NEW You are excited about for Spring?

G: Gym & Giveaway

Gym update: As you know I am trying to tone and loose some weight. I am a faithful gym goer lately and have seen results. In case anyone wanted to know my typical week at the gym is as follows:

Monday: Jog/Walk/Run for 20-30min then take Pump class(Its a weight lifting class)

Tuesday: I take Combat also known as kickboxing

Wednesday: I take Step & Pump or I do a Boot Camp class

Thursday:Meet with my Trainer and either do cardio or take Attack(Which is a very upbeat aerobics class)

Friday: cardio & Spin/RPM

Saturday: Pump & Compat

Sunday: Day off or Cardio and Abs

This has been my routine for the past 3 weeks with eating well and lent(No chocolate, soda, pizza and starbucks) I've lost and kept off 7lbs!

Feel free to email me if you have any questions or tips!!

On to the Giveaway!

I was thinking of doing a giveaway but not sure what would interest everyone. I have a black Dooney and Burke wristlet with rainbow DB symbols on it. I have never used it and it still has the tags on it. (I'm ashamed to admit it was a gift :( I like it just never got around to using it)

Would that interest anyone???

If not any suggestions on what to do for a giveaway??????

Getting to Know you Sunday!

Today is Getting to Know You Sunday over at MannLand5!!

To play: Copy the questions and then go back to Mannland5's page and link up!!

The questions..

1. What year did you graduate high school? 2002
2. What part of your body do you neglect the most? probably my feet and toes I hate feet
3. Beach house or Lake house? Beach house definitely. I grew up near the beach and that is 1 thing i miss about living near Atlanta is there are tons of lakes and the beach is 3-4 hours away :( 5

4. Mac or PC? Mac and love it!

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5. Did you wear braces? yes I got them in 5th grade and they came off in 7th! I hated them but they were worth it. 4

6. If you could be one person for a day..living or deceased..who would you be? This is totally random but it would be Victoria Beckham! Mainly because I LOVE her Husband and it would be cool to have her amazing lifestyle for a day!

The Hot Couple 2

The Amazing Hot Family! 1

7. How many times have you moved in your life? Ummm lets see, my family moved into a new house when I was 8, then when I moved into my dorm room, then into my apartment in college, then back home, and almost 4 years ago I moved to GA so i think thats 4 times.

8. Would you rather cook or clean? cook! Especially baking its my fav and my hubby loves it!

Monday Acronym

Since I am a teacher I thought it would be fun if todays post was an acronym!

M: March Madness!

March Madness has officially begun! I know many of you have already blogged about it and are excited as well. My husband is a huge sports fanatic and the one sport i don't mind watching with him is College Basketball. Every year we fill out our brackets and see who does better. The first year we met I bet him that Duke would win and he said that Maryland was going to win. Well he won that year! Lol. I'll have to fill you in on my picks later! Typically we are huge UNC fans, well since the Tar Heels are not that good this year we will have to go else where. Zach went to Providence College which is a Big East school. He usually likes to favor Big East schools like UCONN, NOTRE DAME, SYRACUSE, SETAN HALL, & GEORGETOWN!

What is your favorite sport? Do you watch March Madness?

O: Orlando

For Spring Break this year which is in 3 weeks! I will be flying to Orlando where one of my good friends Danielle will pick me up and I will be staying with her. She lives in Daytona Beach. So it will be a fun filled girls week of fun in the sun! I am so excited an cannot wait to sit and relax in the sun! Here are some pictures of me and Danielle last December when Zach and I went to Daytona for my birthday!

What are your Spring Break Plans?

N: Nausea &

D: Dizziness

No I am not pregnant! Or at least I don't think I am. I got that question about a million times today. My grade level thought it would be funny to try to cheer me up and say so I hear your pregnant. Well I'm not, Today was just a not so good day for me. At about 10:00 this morning in the middle of teaching my 5th graders math I started to feel nausous and dizzy. I ignored it and continued on with my day. I ate my snack and took some excedrine. Well it got worse. At around 12:00 I went down to the clinic and laid down for a little while. I still have no idea what is wrong with me. I cancelled my afternoon tutoring and babysitting jobs and came right home after school. I will say that may have exaushted myself since i have gone to the gym everyday for the last 13 days straight working out like crazy. I am also dieting. I've lost 5.5lbs so I thought everything was going well. Last week I came down with Laryngitis again and has some mucus. So i guess I have just been a big run down mess and the time change didn't help. So tonight it is me, the couch and the TV!

A: Award!

I received my second award today from Krystal at Krystal's Kitsch

Since I just passed one my last award to 12 people, I pass this one on to anyone who wants it. You are all Sugar Dolls to me for leaving me comments and reading my blog. So grab it and add it to your blog!

Y: Yesterday

Yesterday well last night Zach and I watched Amazing Race. We love that show and are particularly watching it this year because there are two teams from Rhode Island (where we are from). We don't know the players but think it is cool the not 1 but 2 teams are from our small little state. I am also a hugh Jeff and Jordan from Big Brother Fan! Then I watched as the new season of Kendra started. I just love her. She is so quirky.

What do you watch on Sunday's? Do you and your significant other have a show you watch together?

My first Award

A big thank you to Sam over at Life is Beautiful for giving me my first Blog award! This is so exciting.

The rules for accepting this award are:
- Put the logo on your blog or within your post (check!)
- Pass the award onto 12 bloggers (check!)
- Link to the nominees within your post (check!)
- Let them know they received this award by commenting on their blog (check x 12!)
- Share the love & link to the person from whom you received this award (check, check!)

I give this award to (in no particular order):

1. Jennie at A girl in Pearls
2. Katie at Life of an Army Wife
3. Brittany at Baltimore Simplicity
4. Neely at Chronicles of Neely
5. Christin at A classy Southern Bride
6. Mrs. Ruby at Ruby Red Slippers
7. Elizabeth at Musing experience
8. Kaitlin at Life of a Busy Wife
9. Heather at Live.Laugh.Love
10. Krystal at Krystals Kitsch
11. Brittany at Running in High Heels
12. Jenn at Life with Leah

Absolutely Amazing Giveaway!

My friend Jennie over at A girl in pearls is so generous. She is having an amazing giveaway right now. She is giving away a coach mini skinny and a vicky lip gloss. Here are the details. you have till tomorrow at midnight. If you are not a follower of her already be sure and tell her i told you about this!!

A Coach "mini skinny" as they call them, in gold

Along with a Vicky's lip gloss:

I've decided to give you all LOTS of opportunities to enter this giveaway!

Be sure to leave one comment per entry (it's easier to keep track that way!)

Here's how to enter:
- Become a follower (If you already are a follower, just let me know and that will count too!)
- Go to Coach, click on "New at Coach" and let me know your favorite new Spring item!
- Become a follower of the Wedding Stories blog
- Tweet about this giveaway & link to my blog
- Become a fan of the hubby on Facebook
- Blog about this giveaway!
- Extra entry if someone comes to enter and says they found the giveaway onYOUR blog
This giveaway will run for 5 days (Through Monday Night @ Midnight!) Winner will be announced on Tuesday!

Don't forget: If you are a new follower and learned about this giveaway from me please let Jennie know when you enter!! Thanks and good luck!

Favorite Fridays!

Favorite Fridays: Home Decor Shop!

This week's Favorite Friday topic is Home Decor Shop! My favorite is a toss between Crate and Barrel and Pottery Barn!

I registered at Crate and Barrel for the wedding and loved everything that I got and wished I could afford all the furniture too!

Pottery Barn just screams MY DREAM HOME when i look through the catalogs or go into the store.

What is your favorite place to shop for Home Decor?

Wishful Wednesday

'I wish' .... I could wear/could have worn _____ dress on my wedding day!

(single or married, you can play!!)

If I was getting re-married today I would still pick my wedding dress only because I wouldn't be able to afford my dream wedding dress.

My dream wedding dress would be Cinderella's dress. I have always loved Cinderella and would feel like a princess in it. The funny thing is Zach wanted to propose to me in front of Cinderella's castle at Disney but he wasn't able to. If money wasn't an option I would have loved to have a Disney wedding. It would be a dream come true. Thinking about yesterday's Top 2 Topic of kid names makes me excited to have little ones to take to Disney. I love Disney so much even as a 20 something. My grandfather use to call me his princess and he took me to Disney several times as a little girl. Kirstie Kelly is a famous designer that make Disney Princess inspired dresses. Check here out here.

This one is my absolute FAVORITE!!!

The other dress designer I have always loved is Vera Wang. Her detail and creativity is amazing. Again if money was not an issue I would have loved to have Vera Wang make me a custom dress. A favorite of mine and I'm sure many others is Jessica Simpson's Vera Wang wedding dress she wore when she married Nick Lachey!

For my wedding day I wore a Simmone Carvalli dress. I got an amazing deal on it from the shop I got it from. It is very simple with flower detail on the front where the bodice gathers and there are pearl beads in the center of the flowers. The back layers down through the train.

What are you wedding dress dreams?

Top Two Tuesdays: Names!

It's time for top 2 Tuesdays! I love the topic this week. It is.......

Top 2 Favorite Names

Not that we are trying to get pregnant or expecting but it is something we love to talk about. Yes even Zach doesn't mind to talk about baby names.

1. Girl: We both love the name Liliana Vicortia. I don't know why or where it came from. I love Lilly flowers and the name Lilly is so pretty we wanted Lilly but a not as popular Lilly. So we thought of Lilianna and we can call her Lily for short. We are not 100% on spelling yet! We also love the name Zoe. I would love to have a girl and give her Zach's initials Z-C-T and then a boy my initials J-E-T. For Zoe we are thinking Zoe Catherine.

2. Boy: Our number one favorite has always been Aidan James . Aidan is an Irish name and Zach is irish. James was my fathers name and i always said i want to incorporate James into my kids name somehow. We are stuck on a boy name that has my initials. I like Jayden but Zach doesn't. Ohh well. When the time comes then we will decide.

Do you have baby names picked out? If so please share!!

Wishful Wednesday: Olympics

This week the Wishful Wednesday topic is:

"I wish'... I could have gone to the 2010 Winter Olympics to see one event, and it would have been the men's gold metal hockey game vs. Canada.

I am not a NHL fan at all but I do love a good game! I use to cheer for Hockey in high School (I know you are thinking, they had cheerleaders for hockey???) Yes and it was so fun! I actually learned a lot about the sport and enjoyed watching it. Especially when they were good games. I tuned in to the gold metal game hoping for a USA gold. We didn't win but it definitely was a great game. Do you enjoy Hockey? Did you watch the USA vs. Canada game?

Top Two Tuesdays: Stores!

Top two favorite stores I like to shop at! Man this will be hard.

1. Nordstrom/Nordstrom Rack! I love Nordstrom because I usually buy my Tory Burch shoes there or my newest pair of Uggs. At the Rack I have found everything and anything from shoes to $20 dresses, Ed Hardy Tees and North Face. They have everything. I also like the Rack because it is organized. I am not a TJMAX girl. Don't get me wrong, I like TJMAX I just can never find anything because it is too crowded.

2. Gap! I am a Gap girl, I love Gap everything from their sweaters to their jeans. For some reason their jeans always fit me the best. I hate buying jeans and when I do they usually end up being GAP jeans. I do go through fazes with GAP, sometimes I like their clothes and other times I don't.

My other store that I am in love with and I get most of my work clothes from is New York and Company, I know it said top 2 so i will stop rambling. But hey, Its shopping What girl can't ramble about shopping!! :)

What's Your Favorite Store? Head over to the Undomestic Momma to join!