Bike Riding Inspiration 

So today I was talking to my friend Katie Rose (in the picture) and she was on a lovely Bike Ride. Apparently she was riding for over an hour and while she was riding, she was listening to me tell her about the new book that I'm reading (which is VERY interesting by the way)!:D But it got me thinking, that I want to have LEGS OF STEEL and EXCELLENT CARDIO.............so Katie Rose is my new inspiration to start riding my bike again!!! We both plan to go biking Friday morning. So I'm super excited! And when I got home today, I asked my Dad to fix my bike up b/c my tires had NO AIR in them at all! So now my bike is good as new and I'm ready for my bike ride on Friday!! WOHOOOO!!! Thanks Katie Rose!!!;)

Happy Fathers Day!

Happy Father's Day to the best dad in the whole entire world......MY DAD!!!!

Thank You Dad for....

1. Always showing me how much I am loved 

2. Always tempting me with ice cream bars and chocolate peanut m&ms

3. Being the provider that you are 

4. Always being there to listen to whatever I have to say (funny girlie stories, listen to me vent, etc.)

4. Always being me shoulder to cry on 

5. My wonderful Jeep Islander :)

6. Being the best Dad you could be to ME! 

I LOVE you Dad always and forever!!!

Babysitting Adventures!:)

I had a wonderful day babysitting my 3 year old niece, Skylar. She is absolutely adorable and so sweet!! I love kids so much that babysitting is not a chore but something extremely FUN!!! We went to Raising Canes to eat a quick lunch. And then we went to Cold Stone Creamery to get some yummy ice cream!--that was so much fun but a little bit on the messy side (hahah). I got chocolate with chocolate chips mixed inside, and Sky got blue cotton candy ice cream. After our ice cream adventure, we picked up my good friend Judy and went to the park and had so much fun swinging and sliding and drawing our names in the sand.  And then my little angel of a niece fell asleep on our car ride home! We had a blast!! She is such a little blessing in my life:)

Photography Obsession 

I just found out that my baby cousin Maddie, who is 10 years old, will be coming to stay with my family and I in July! I adore her and want her to have a blast when she comes to stay with us! So, this got me thinking that I want to make her a FABULOUS photobook of pictures of her time she spends with us so she can have it to remember her time with us. I have a Canon Rebel Camera (J'adore J'adore J'adore!!!) and love photography, so I think I'm going to have a blast getting great pictures of Maddie! 

Here are just some of my favorite photographs (NOT take by me)

And here is some of MY own photography: 

Just one of those days...

Honey-brown sugar-lemon body scrub: today was just one of those exhausting days that makes your emotions go bananas!! It wasn't a horrible day, but it wasn't ubber pleasant at some moments. So to relax, I made my favorite-calm down-relax body scrub. Once I scrub down in it, I rinsed off and soaked in the shower for about an hour and now I feel on cloud nine again:)

Directions: 

1) Gather a bottle of honey, brown sugar, half of a lemon, and a jar or any type of container 

2) Half a bottle of honey, half a cup of brown sugar, and lemon juice and its pulp--MIX it all together with a spoon 

3) Lather it all over your body and let it stay on you for about 10 minutes (or however long you would like) and then rinse off

4) Feel Relaxed!

What made me HAPPY today...

Well, I've made through my first week of touring with BRBT's Junior Company! HORRAY---I survived without dying of exhaustion. But....today, I started a new week of touring (all though it is the LAST week)! Today I woke up at 6:45 to get ready: hair in a niffty up do, stage makeup, trendy cover up to go over my leotard and tights. I thought I would be EXHAUSTED and in no way, shape, or form to be pumped and ready for a long day of dancing in different areas. BUT... I was in for the unexpected because it turned out to be an INCREDIBLE day and I was full of lots of energy!! And here's what made my day full of HAPPINESS: 

1) My wonderful group of kidie "ballerina's in the making" were just PRECIOUS and greeted me with warm hugs and glowing smiles!--that's boasted my energy levels SKY high

2) I got to see my favorite little ballet boy's new haircut--it is so much better than his old fluffy hair (all though it makes him look like a little man now!) But he fell asleep in my lap and  I got to pet his sweet little head and it felt like I was petting my old bunny April--so that made me feel warm and fuzzy inside!

3) I had a lovely dinner with my super awesome Best Friend!! It was so fun! We had some great laughs, shared wonderful news that's going on in our lives, and there was lots of "flying ice out of the mouth" pahahah:D I also got to try a something new to eat b/c instead of the "Salad Sampler", I got the "Turkey Bistro" and it was TO DIE FOR!!!!:D MIAM MIAM!!

         4) And to top of my WONDERFUL DAY, I ended with a wonderful Vanilla Latte w/ Skim Milk from the one and only...STARBUCKS!!!!D

Exhaustion Ahead 

Well starting tomorrow and for the next 2 weeks, I will be touring with the Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre's Junior Company! I'm super duper excited!!! Mais.... after a long weekend of 5 hour rehearsals I'm EXHAUSTED!!!!

So here are my 5 things that are going to keep me pumped up and energized:)

1) Caramel Cappuccinos (From La Madelines--my favorite place in the whole wide world)

2) Gelato in a Waffle Cone ;)

3) Fun with the Friends 

4) Going to sleep nice and early (hopefully)