Slices of my life

A few recipes that have found their way onto my pinterest-

I need these scones in my life

and while we are at it, these cheez-its too…

 Kitchen gadget on my wish list-

 Aaand this sweet octopus mug.

I am in a wedding coming up this May – I have been looking for the perfect up-do, what do you guys think of this one?

A few links for your weekend:

The gel manicure-cancer connection? What you need to know

Would you have a themed wedding like one of these?

I hear that this is the new 50 shades…what do you think?

Amazing wedding photos that will make you believe in love.

Oh my goodness. Have you met Charles Barkley?

LOVE this- animated Disney characters who were based on real actors.

 Lastly, can we talk about this?

When I first saw his new non-downton abbey self, I shed a tear.

Hello everyone! I hope that you had a fabulous weekend! I spent the majority of the weekend with my good friend Jenn celebrating! In a month she is getting MARRIED! This weekend was her beautiful bridal shower followed by her bachelorette party. We had fun in Saratoga and danced our booties off. For the shower I made the snacks you see above. Totally Pinterest inspired! They were a hit with kids- I have never seen kids so excited to eat vegetables!

This week in fitness: 

S: Dog Walk

M: Elliptical & Upper body weights

T: SNOW DAY – Shoveling!

W: Dog Walk

TH: Elliptical & Upper body weights

F: OFF

S: Running around like a goods bridesmaid & Dancing my booty off

I have got my gym bag packed and my lunches prepped – this is going to be a great week!

I have officially joined Chris and a couple of family members and friends in my first DIETBET! It officially started a few days ago, but there is still plenty of time to join!

Lets talk a bit about failure. Every one of us deals with it. Everyone deals with it differently.

I recently found out that I have failed my last teaching test… again. I keep missing it by a handful of points.

I am angry and frustrated, to say the least. Not passing the test leaves me feeling deflated and undeserving of the job that I have. Yesterday I found this out while I was in the car on the way to the hospital.

My grandfather was not doing well, his blood pressure had spiked and his body was paying the price. He seems to be doing better now, but it was pretty scary for a bit. Seeing someone so close to you suffer puts everything into perspective. Knowing that anything and everything can change so rapidly certainly makes  me very grateful to live where I live and have the friends and family that I have. I am going to take this failure in stride and study what I can for the next test date.

Hopefully this kicked in the gut feeling will go away soon.

picture via Society6