Boom Boom... In the house!

Wednesday's good deed for the day: There were about 25 of us ladies ready for Zumba. We had a sub, which I was happy about because I am all for a new routine. But... we were all ready to go, and the stereo would not work! What is Zumba without music? We couldn't cancel class... We all needed Zumba that night. I was dressed in black, and I stealth mode slipped out of class, flew to my house, grabbed my SoundDock, came back, plugged it in, the instructor placed her iPhone upon it and Boom Boom... In the house! The music was pumping. I even got a round of applause and lots of thank yous at the end of the night!



All of this to say, remember to do good, and the Bose SoundDock is amazing. It's one of my favorite things. I bring it everywhere! It's great for around the house as it's portable. I enjoy it at the lake, and I bring it to the beach. I use it at concerts, on our July 4th parade floats, and it even provided the music at the wedding rehearsal I coordinated. It's sleek, simple and loud. The instructor looked doubtful when I walked up with it, oh typical iPhone speaker, but it brought the house down (and sounded incredible). I'm all for sharing a great product that comes with fantastic customer service (definitely a past birthday gift to remember)!

P.S. We did squats and kicks to this song at Zumba, and I could not stop workout smiling.

Weekend Recap

This weekend was perfectly relaxing, and sometimes, that's what a weekend is meant to be.

My goal was to not leave the pool, but with an unplanned & awkward sunburn on Saturday (due to one floppy hat), I found another way to relax on Sunday - reading Fifty Shades of Grey. I just finished this book yesterday, and it was captivating - I'm already onto the next. I watched the movie The Vow, and I loved it. It's right up there with We Bought a Zoo as recent greats. Bentley and I ran some errands (note him driving), and I continue to enjoy my birthday zeebs candy jar. It's from Furbish Studio, and it's filled with gold Hershey's nuggets (with toffee and almonds) and pink ribbon. The highlight of my weekend was sparkling in my glitter pumps & clutch at Wicked with the fam. We dined at Alivia's prior to the show, and it was delicious. We enjoyed one order of Salt & Pepper Calamari, and we had to order another because it was so good. Another highlight? Sliding down the pool slide with Hank!

Three Cheers

... for summer themed dinners. I was so excited for this meal after Zumba last night. Grilled steak kabobs, sweet corn on the cob and baked beans are three summer staples I love. 

Quote Boat - Always Remember...

*This is one very wise album cover. 

Celebrate here, Celebrate there

This past weekend was so much fun as there was lots to celebrate between my birthday, my sister-in-love's college graduation and Mother's Day. The peak of my birthday was Hank making me a jungle cake, being extra loved by family and friends and lots of dancing.



*Please note my Buzz Lightyear balloon from Hank in the top left - Loved this surprise.

The peak of my sister-in-love, Laura's, college graduation was the moment when she stood up to receive the highest academic scholastic award in her College of Humanities and Social Sciences at North Carolina State University - She worked hard for that 4.o. Congrats!



Then there's Mother's Day which is always a sweet, sweet holiday. I was actually born on Mother's Day. I'm so thankful for how I was raised and all that my mother has given to me. She is still teaching me something valuable every single day. Hank and I share fantastic mothers, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Happy Mother's Day to the best of the best.


My mother said to me - "If you become a soldier, you'll be a general. If you become a monk, you'll end up as the pope." Instead, I became a painter and wound up as Picasso.

                                                                                   - Pablo Picasso