sparkles and sundresses

i was 152 this morning...slow and steady wins the race, right?! so excited cause i made this recipe from CorePower Yoga for tomorrow: Avocado Tuna Salad and i tasted it off the fork and it wa...

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i am a SUCKER for daily shopping emails...so badly that i have to blog about them and unsubscribe so i stop buying something every day! without further ado: Bourbon & Boots features l...

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so, i figured i'd check back in to update...myself, evidently.  my weight yesterday morning was 153.8  i am neither surprised nor unsurprised, disappointed nor pleased...i pretty much look the...

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so, it's been...three days? four? since i weighed in previously, and i weighed in this morning.  my period's supposed to start tomorrow so i'm trying to cut myself some slack about being high i...

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another day as a naval officer means another abrupt change in my job.  i'm back to engineering, so no more executive department head for me.  instead, i'm an assistant to the chief engineer......

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so, i took a before picture yesterday.  suffice it to say, that before picture is not getting posted until there is a healthy, impressive after picture to post next to it.  and even then...ugh...

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so, as per usual, i've been shopping.  i've also been thinking about my weight - par for the course.  unfortunately, i think i've finally reached the opposite side of the dreaded fence: my bod...

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sooo, my dad called me the other day and had a talk with me about my spending (keep in mind i am 100% financially independent - they are just extremely good with money and want me to be responsi...

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i found out on monday that my next tour will be in san diego, so...2-3 more years of boys, booze and bikinis.   i greet this with mixed emotions, oddly; my first choice(s, okay, my first ...

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sooo, i know that brocade is supposed to be *it* this fall...thick, heavy, ornamental fabrics that add inches to every aspect of your body sound like they're cute and flattering on everyone, rig...

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so, OMP is supposed to be about success and fulfillment - meeting God's plan and working to my actual maximum potential, right? paying off all my bills really seemed like a great start (keep i...

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battenburg lace is what any southern girl with good intentions and poor execution needs to redeem herself after a successful friday/saturday/tuesday night full of embarassing random flirt sessio...

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LESS TRASHY TELEVISION? Season 2 of RHOM starting. dream on. FINALLY REACHED GOAL WEIGHT? impossible with a 'promotion' at work and unpredictable hours that lay monthly unlimited memberships to a...

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oh lordy... officially cannot wait for summer.   blossom dress printed, $178 dolly dress embroidered, $268 emma dress eyelet, $268 jacqueline dress embroidered, $268 jacqu...

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so obviously, it's the dead of winter in Newport, R.I., and I should be studying. instead, i've been clued into the fact that Abercrombie has some pretty darn cute summer dresses out! i mention...

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so, occasionally my girlfriends and i go on the crazy-person type diet and workout plans.  none of us are super overweight (in my opinion) but living in San Diego, it's hard not to feel insecure...

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so people may disagree with me, but i LOVE me some jersey shore.  i know it's embarrassing and not something i should admit, but everyone is so down to earth and real that you can't help but adm...

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i know! the day has finally come and i have finally closed on my first home - a condo in a beautiful gated complex right next to the river and the trolley tracks and between two fantastic malls!�...

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so bummed that i haven't been posting in the past few months...it's been a whirlwind, with Vegas for Thanksgiving, - elevator photos on the way to a fully comped dinner @ Beso - DEFINITELY e...

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happy thanksgiving, my little turkeys! so glad to be able to offer you guys this opportunity - just visit www.stelladot.com/alannastrei  order whatever strikes your fancy, and the most exp...

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Halloween was, of course, fun.  Friday night we went bowling downtown for a friend of a friend's surprise party.  We went to a large party at the VFW (it was just as classy as it sounds) on Sat...

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First things first...we all made it back from Cabo alive and well! We didn't get particularly tan as we spent every port visit drinking, but c'est la vie.  Especially because if you look at the...

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one fun-sized snickers has 72 calories.  seventy. two.  that doesn't sound so fun anymore, does it? looking forward to fall and winter now - going on a cruise on friday, las vegas for thanks...

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I can't get over how much I genuinely LOVE things when I love them.  I write them love sonnets in my head, think about them before I go to sleep or while I'm driving or having a conversation wit...

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I cannot even tell you which I'm more excited for.  We got the Lilly Pulitzer Resort 2011 linebook in yesterday and I spent a SOLID three hours flipping through.  Every single delivery is full ...

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