CHA CHA CHA!

I have a new obsession and I want to shout it to the world... ZUMBA! Zumba is an aerobic fitness program created by Miami-based dancer and choreographer Beto Perez and two entrepreneurs, Alberto Perlman and Alberto Aghion. It originated in Colombia in the 1990s and is taught by some 20,000 instructors in 35 countries.


Basically it is a room full of women, poppin' it, shakin' it, and getting a great work out! I am a member of Lifetime Fitness and trying to get me to workout is like getting a stubborn child to eat vegetables. I have never liked working out, but I have realized that it IS something that I need to make a priority in my life. My sister Ruthie finally talked me into going to a Zumba Class. I am SO glad she did! I went with my best friend Amalia and from the beginning of the class until the end I had a smile on my face. We did latin style moves to modern hip hop songs. It can help you feel sexy and who knew dancing could give you such a workout?! 


It is my new favorite thing and I am going tonight :-)
If they have it at your gym... TRY it!

A Day for Daddy's

On this special day, I want to celebrate all the wonderful father's in the world, especially mine! It takes a special man to raise 3 girls, and when I was 6 years old he finally got his reward, a boy!

My dad has always been my number one fan and number one supporter. Whether it was in soccer or dance, he came to every event to cheer me on. I have always been a daddy's girl and I have always felt comfortable coming to him with anything, good or bad. He and my mom have always had high expectations for all of us kids and disappointing them was never an option in my mind.

We have a ton of old home videos and there is one I LOVE watching. I am not born yet, but my sister Cori was 4 years old and Ruthie was 2 years old. In the video, my mom follows around the girls, while they play, dance, sing, and then there is one part where they are playing in the basement with my dad. They were playing babies and barbies, and my dad was right in the middle of the game. He is smiling and laughing with them. He was only in his 20's! What man in his 20's these days wants to spend his Saturday night playing with dolls in his basement?! Not many...

I feel so lucky to have such a strong and inspiring role model to look up to every day. So here's to you Dad! Happy Father's Day!

Here is one of my favorite songs about the love a man has for his daughter:

It's time to give back

I have been blessed with so many wonderful opportunities and there isn't a day that I do not stop and thank God for all the blessings in my life. As fortunate as I am, I feel as if it is my duty to share it with the world. I would love to dedicate more of my time and effort to help others. I would LOVE to get involved in Haiti Relief and of course anything to do with animals! But for now...


My sister Ruthie introduced me to two EASY ways to give back and help out!


1- http://www.thebreastcancersite.com


This is the breast cancer site and you can go on it every day and click a button and it provides a FREE mammogram to a woman in need. According to Breastcancer.org, "About 1 in 8 women in the United States will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime." Hopefully providing free mammograms will prevent this statistic from increasing further.

2- http://www.freekibble.com


This is a website where you can also go on everyday and there is a fun trivia question. If you answer it (RIGHT OR WRONG), Kibble will donate 10 pieces of dog food to a needy dog! 69,605,060 pieces of kibble donated since April 1, 2008. There is also a link on this website to answer a trivia question to donate cat food! 

Please try and do it everyday!
TF

This song has nothing to do with me but...

I cannot related to this song right now, but I love it!
Maybe someone out there can relate to it, if you are going through a hard time.

Enjoy!

Date Night!

Last night, I finally got to go on a date with my boyfriend Cole! We planned to go see Bridesmaids at the Alamo Drafthouse. Little did I know... my sisters and their husbands were doing the exact same thing! Seeing Bridesmaids at the Alamo Drafthouse... one in Dallas and one in South Austin! Sister telepathy I guess?

I had heard GREAT things about this movie and so I was anxious to see it and have a laugh. We got there and sat down and immediately ordered because we were starving! The movie started and literally from start to finish I was cracking up!! I love when a movie can do that for me. I was Maid of Honor for both of my sister's weddings and the only thing that was unrealistic was the fact that the ladies in the movie were so overly stressed about the wedding it drove them nuts! I had a blast with my sisters during their engagements. Whether it was a shower, bachelorette party, or a fitting, I was smiling and enjoying every step of the way. If planning your wedding is THAT stressful... maybe reevaluate doing it ;-) JUST SAYING!

I totally recommend seeing this movie! Boys or girls, everyone will love it!

Here is a clip from a very funny part in the movie! The ladies are headed to Vegas for the bachelorette party and Annie (Kristin Wiig) has a fear of flying, so she took a muscle relaxer and drank!

Real Housewives of Steiner Ranch

I started a summer nannying job with a family in Steiner Ranch. It's a family that I have been babysitting for since I was in high school. It is the perfect set up... all day we either swim or play X-box kinect! Tough job huh? I love it though. I love hanging out with the kiddos and being active all day!

The funny part about the job I have is one of my best friend's Taylor is nannying RIGHT around the corner from me and our families know each other. So hopefully we will get our kids together (Saying that makes me feel like a mom!!)

One of the greatest compliment I have ever received was on my way to South Padre, I was wearing a velour sweatsuit and Taylor's boyfriend Dom saw me and said: "Dang, you look like a Real Housewife," (referring to the reality TV show!) Hopefully nannying in Steiner Ranch gets me one step closer to becoming the next "Real Housewife!"

;-)

Although Scotty was good...

Scotty McCreery, the winner of American Idol Season 10, was extremely talented. But for some reason, I can not get Lauren Alaina's voice out of my head! She was PHENOMENAL! All I can remember is her amazing audition and how lucky she was to get to sing with Steven Tyler from Aerosmith.

One of my favorite videos!

Bieber Fever

The other night I rented Never Say Never from Red Box and I invited some girls over to watch it. I have always thought Justin Bieber was talented and cute but I had heard so many good things about this movie, so I was anxious to see it.

It is a documentary style film that follows Justin around and counts down to his performance in Madison Square Garden. Along with present performances and interviews, it shows home videos and previous performances that Justin did. It was SO good. I didn't stop smiling the entire movie. He is so talented and sweet, there is no way to dislike him. He seems like a down to earth 17 year old boy, just trying to do what he loves.

So to EVERYONE out there that says he is gay or dumb or anything negative like that... I guess you are just jealous because he is AWESOME!!

I definitely have Bieber Fever and I don't care who knows it!

Here is one of my favorite videos of Justin Bieber: