What a horrible week!

Last Thursday I got an early morning phone call that my grandfather had passed away, he was 89, had not been doing well for a while now, and we had been "preparing" for this, but no matter what you do it is still hard. Yes he lived a long happy life, was right here close to all my family and he is now with my grandmother who died when I was 7, but even when people tell you those things it really doesnt help, at least for right now. I think the hardest thing was seeing my dad so upset, I have never seen him so upset. I think as men get older they get more emotional, or maybe it was that he hid it well when I was little, but it just killed my sister and I. My grandpa was always there for us and will be missed very much. I just love this picture of him when he was young, he had won a cutest iceman contest, iceman, ahh the olden days!

Puppy Update!

The puppies are doing really well! We have had them for a little over a month and a half, and we have had such a wonderful time with them, they are such a nice addition to our little family!

They are letting us know when they need to potty, they are now able to hang out with us without getting into mischief, and have kind of gotten the concept of a walk.
(Lily)

Lily has grown more than 4 pounds since we got her and Olive 2 pounds, yes Lily is a lot bigger than Olive.

(Olive)

We absolutely love these baby girls and its so sweet to watch Danny take care of them and play with them, he is such a good puppy daddy!

Bridesmaids Gifts

I saw this idea a long time ago before I was even engaged and loved it. A gift bag filled with lots of goodies for the bridesmaids!


I like the idea of giving them stuff they need and will use at the wedding and after. A wrap, flip-flops, jewelry, makeup palette, and a purse are perfect, plus something to hold it all. I have already gotten a lot of this, I found the wraps, and totes, designed and ordered the flip-flops and put in a custom order on Etsy for a really nice necklace to compliment the dress. Hope it all comes together nicely.

Victoria Secret's Sexy Little Bride Collection

Apparently Victoria Secret had an amazing bridal collection before I got engaged, but most of it is sold out. Thank goodness for Ebay! Ebay has all of it new with tags, at great prices! I am not a fan of the stuff that says "Sexy Little Bride", but there is a ton of cute stuff I did like... my something blue, tanks for before and after the wedding ("Kiss the Bride" and "Just Married"), tanks for my bridesmaids and a hoodie to wear while getting ready, that I got from Victoria Secret online, its says The Future Mrs. on the front and my sister's friend is going to add Dan's last name and Bride on the back, so cute! I just love that blueish teal color!

Yummy New Snacks!

So last night Dan and I ran to Publix and came across a new snack in the buy one get one free bins in the front of the store. Alexia Crunchy Snacks, I had seen them on TV, and was very interested in trying them, so I grabbed a bag of the Savory Seasoned Onion Strips and Hot Pepper Waffle Fries, they were both awesome, and lower fat than chips! The Onion Strips tasted like large French's Fried Onions you put on top of green bean casserole, and the Waffle Fries had just the right amount of heat for my taste, such a good snack!!! 150 calories for 17 pieces, not that much worse than my beloved 100 Calorie Packs!

Candy Buffet

I just love all the pictures of Candy Buffets out here on the internet, I knew right when I saw one it was a great idea for our wedding. We found some great deals to help us make it happen...


Dan and I found these on sale at Ross for $9.99 to $12.99 depending on the size, there were 5 different styles all very nice and a good size, we got 6 total spending only around $70.


Then on Ebay I found this package for only $19.99 total with shipping, it comes with 5 scoops, 2 tongs and 100 bags, I think I will use green and pink take-out boxes but still a great deal and I have the bags just in case or to use for something else, I got them in the mail Monday and they turned out very nice, the perfect size (look a little big in the picture).

Tap and Track IPhone Application

I found a great IPhone application a couple weeks ago and what a help it has been! Its the Tap & Track application, it allows you to log your weight, food, exercise, goals...everything you need to lose weight. Its so simply to use, it has all the resources you need right on it, a database of food nutritional information, restaurant guides, favorite food section, whoever created this must have done Weight Watchers at some point, the application is so much like WW Online, but right on your phone. You know its easy if I have stuck to doing it for weeks, its even helped me order when we go out. Here is a great write up about it.