Treating myself to a baby banana cream pie // my ever-growing collection of skullies // candles that smell like buttercream frosting and frootloops!

One of my favorite things about aerial are the strange warm-ups we do. This, ladies and gentlemen, is the Acropede! Everyone sits in a line, legs in a V and then in one swift motion we all flip to one side and hook our legs. Now we have to work on walking on our hands!

Weird warm-up #2 this week was the Koala Backpack. One person hops on the other and then you do squats. Katie (the other tiny chick in the class) and I immediately looked at each other and agreed we wouldn’t be able to lift anyone else. It’s as hilarious as it looks and everyone was laughing the entire time.

And weird warm up #3…Side-Mount Acro. Just grab the abs, grab the boobs and flip yourself upside down. If both people have big muscles the base can actually come up to their knees or stand – but it takes A LOT of muscle for that.

When I got home from class I was starving, so I just started pulling things out of the fridge. Chopped up leftover rice, sweet potatoes, onion and chick peas. Mixed in taco seasoning, an egg and bread crumbs until it started to stick together and then fried them up. They were actually really good!

Painting my nails and eating freeze pops at my parents house + legs completely bruised from hooping + Wednesday night dessert + plaid, stripes and a rhinestone Hello Kitty

THIS is why I call him Piglet!

Yesterday was pretty rough and stressful as about 500 things went wrong, so the word for today was “release.” All the lose ends were tied up last night and I put Tuesday behind me and focused on what made today a million times better. The light snow and cool breeze as I walked to my hair appt. Being a good neighbor and shoveling my sidewalk before work. Hanging out with Mr. Mike Herty as he worked magic on my hair…seriously, he is a wizard with color. (And can be found at Black Salon in Royal Oak if you’re interested) An inspiring blog post from one of my favorite people. Wearing warm thigh-high socks with fur boots. Feeling focused and productive at work. A silly, laughter-filled aerial class. My Door-to-Door Organics shipment waiting on my doorstep when I got home.

Somebunny likes the smell of my lip gloss :)

Now I’m going to snuggle on the couch with my cute pup, eat a grapefruit and work on a couple sites.
Happy Wednesday :)

I got a Facebook message from my aerial instructor this morning saying I’m doing great and can take intermediate classes next session. SO EXCITED! I was having a little lull in my weekday workouts, so this is just what I needed to get back on track. I did pull-ups this morning and I will stretch and sit in boat pose forever when I get home. I’m going to touch my foot to my head if it kills me!

Future me – not straining and wincing in pain

Also making me super happy…eating a ton of fruit and imaging my skin turning glowy and radiant; meeting new people; the weather being hot and humid and making me excited for family vacation to South Carolina; two tiny peppers sprouting; rocking my new studded Matt&Nat bag; rain so my grass will stop being crunchy; being all caught up on Friday Night Lights so I can watch new episodes; garlic breath from delicious pasta creations; having friends I can talk with for hours about a million random things; making plans for dinner dates with my girlfrenz; 1/2 of double trouble getting her ass home; listening to Saves the Day all day and wishing Gravy was there for sing-a-longs; exercising self control; new dress being delivered today; wearing my hair messy and curly; reading Eat, Pray, Love again; getting to see my favorite bloggers tomorrow!

I took yesterday off work for an appointment out near my parent’s house and then spent the day hanging out with my mom and sister who is home from college for a few days. I finished season two of Friday Night Lights (not as good as season one, but I still love love love it!) and sat on the deck in the evening sun reading, with Slayer sleeping on the chair next to me.  My mom and sister made burritos for dinner and they were so so good. I’m not sure if it was the fresh avocado and green olives or if I was just in a clearer, more positive state of mind that I was finally able to enjoy them.

I’m taking tomorrow off work as well and have plans for a massage (yay Groupon!) and yoga. I’m going to be so relaxed I may just float away.

my adorable guard dog  a fridge full of fresh, organic produce getting my hair color refreshed baking in the sun (slathered in sunscreen of course) pouring rain making plans with my sister leftover cake reading on the deck (Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage) walking all over town w/ Gravy bathroom dance parties while getting ready pasta with lemon raspberry lemonade raging Tigers fans always kissing in parking lots having all the windows open tiny pepper plant shopping with mom getting a real tan and a fake tan and still being ghostly white stretching stretching stretching making crazy plans for an escape to Vegas swinging with Slayer on my lap the real housewives bringing cake to work

Went to the Fly House today to make up the circus class I missed a couple weeks ago. Everyone was super silly and there was an ’80s dance-off at one point.

You know what I love? Hanging from the trapeze and holding my legs out in front of me…no wait, that sucks. (see above) Ummm…I love giant bruises and sweat stains? No, that’s not it…

I love learning new tricks, baking bread, watching the Wings WIN, hanging out in bed with Slayer after work, making plans with my mom, The Blind Side (so good, I totally cried), singing along to “Something to Talk About,” working on a new blog layout, receiving a random Facebook message from my high school crush (the kind of crush you stare at from afar but never have the balls to talk to), giant salads with hard boiled eggs, the fact that someone left ice cream in my fridge, rearranging my living room, having over 100 RSS readers (yay you rock!), stretching while watching late night TV, ginger bubble bath, the word “shman,” not washing my hair for a week, &&& my over sized FDLS hoodie.  Yep! That’s what I love.

Can you spot the cutest puppy ever?

LOST blew my mind tonight, so I don’t know how much of a post I’ll be able to construct. I will say I got the best news ever today – the launch date for the site that has been frustrating me all week (almost cried at my desk at least twice) got pushed back a month. SO HAPPY. We were supposed to launch next Tuesday and we would have absolutely whipped that site into shape in time, but I am so relieved to have an extra month to work on it.

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Over the weekend I watched the movie Waitress. HOLY PIE CRAVING BATMAN. Why didn’t anyone warn me?! The movie was absolutely lovely and I completely recommend you watch it, but, BUT! you must have pie in the house. Lots of pie. Cover all the basic pie groups – fruit, cream, chocolate, maybe even a little pecan. I was dying all night and then woke up the next morning still craving pie. So I went out and bought stuff to make chocolate tofu pie the next day (along with groceries to feel my family of 12). Silken tofu + melted semi-sweet chocolate chips, slather a graham cracker crust with peanut butter, pour in the filling and freeze. NOM!

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Other things making me oh so happy this week…long-distance Scrabble games, my calves hurting from running, LOSSSST, icon packs, reading 4-Hour Work Week, making pickles with my grandma’s pickling spice, Millionaire Matchmaker, melon scented sugar scrub cubes, sing-a-longs all by myself as I drove out to my parents house after locking myself out, my mom sending me off with a giant bag of candy, getting a real sunburn and a fake tan, Red Wings playoffs, living in my FDLS hoodie.

I love finding things in my closet I haven’t worn in a while. I believe this top is from 80′s Purple. Plus I’m wearing my new jeans (F21) which are as snug and comfy as leggings, and my new blue nail polish.

The other day my iHome set off the alarm instead of my iPod. Waking up to beeping makes me very cranky, so I had the spazziest solo dance party (Slayer was looking a little concerned and backing alway slowly) and sang obnoxiously loud to get out of that funk. If anyone caught sight of me – underwear clad, limbs flailing, and hair flying – they may have thought I’d taken a couple shots with breakfast. But when the song ended and I breathlessly resumed getting ready for work I was in a much better mood.

I watched Wall-E the other night. How did I go this long without see it?! Cutest movie ever. Pixar always makes great films, but Wall-E was just genius. The characters were adorable, the plot was thoughtful, the soundtrack was beautiful. It’s one of my favorites now.

Other things making me happy this week…
+ rain turning the grass green + walking Slayer when I get home from work + finishing reading Slow Man and starting The 4-Hour Work Week (totally inspiring!) + planning adventures with my bro, sis, and cousins + circus class starts on sat!! + doing pull ups every day + cleaning out the fridge instead of grocery shopping + making homemade pasta sauce before work this morning + stretching every night and most mornings + changing my makeup routine + movies from Netflix showing up almost every day + 90s rap mix on the radio every day at noon aka The Old School Nooner + Across The Universe soundtrack + LOST + Double Trouble/Triple Threat + wearing a ton of sequins + having a little, tiny crush + purple flowers popping up in my yard +