Friday Lovin'

anyone else feel like this?

Dear Friday,

Thank you for ALWAYS showing up just in time when I think I am going to lose my mind. I can't wait to get some Starbucks in my cup! 

Dear Losing my mind,

Please COME BACK ASAP!!! I officially have misplaced my secret Santa swap that needs to be mailed next week for sure! Hope I can find all the goodies by than. It must be in my house somewhere. 

Dear Wedding,

I officially have finished everything to do with you besides the fun things such as print pictures & hang them around the hosue. I spoke to the wedding photographer about our books, our canvases, payed things off, and even mailed Thank you cards yesterday. I bet some people were starting to wonder if I remembered to write them. 

Dear Guest of the wedding,

I sure hope I wrote you a Thank you letter if you got us a gift/card. I know there were a few people who just showed up and left no gift or card so I didn't write you a thank you note, but thank you for coming.

Dear Trigger, 

I love you way too much. I wonder if its unhealthy. You are the most loveable cuddling dog in the world. 

Dear Christmas,

You are in FULL force in our house. I need to finish up some decorations and wrap wrap wrap esp before the little sister shows up & sees her present on the table. 

we are 25 days & a wake up away!!! 

Dear Alex,

I am excited we are FINALLY going to a military function that I can dress up for. Christmas party here we come!!! Pictures to come too, no worries. I love you even though you've been moody lately.

Dear Clothes & Shoes I need to sell,

I have clothes with tags still on and shoes that I have only wore once. Please let me make some money on them otherwise I will be extremely sad. Most of it is Bebe too!! If you are interested please let me know. Should I do a post of things?

Dear House,

Please clean yourself. 

Dear December,

Please go by slowly. I feel like this year has just flown by. It is so crazy to think that it's almost been a year since we've had Eli move in with us. 

Dear Bloggy Friends,

I love you. I am so excited to have a few new ladies on the side bar this coming month and I want to say thank you to all my past beautiful ladies. Remember to enter Kay's Birthday Giveaway for a chance to win a nook. Also, if you want to be on the side bar please let me know. Thank you for all the comments on this post. You all are so motivating. Have a fabulous weekend! 

Dear Iphone 5,

I can't believe I finally joined the dark side. So far I am loving it but I have already had one problem with you freezing & not doing what I ask. We will make it through though. I have faith. 

Calling all you beautiful ladies

Tomorrow is the LAST day of November? 

Anyone else see the problem with this? 

That means we are 26 days away from CHRISTMAS!! 

First I want to say THANK YOU to all my sponsors for the Month of November.  

If you haven't checked them out, I suggest you take a look at my side bar & dive right in.

Amazing ladies I tell you. I truly have the best bloggers out there

not trying to brag or anything!

Onto the good stuff,  

With all the festive fun things happening this month, I want to invite you all to come join Living My Fairytale for the month of December!!

Starting in January, Living my Fairytale is getting a massive make over!! 

Remember sponsoring us is FREE. It is much more of a button swap. 

Please email me at be4theidos@gmail.com for the promo code (see why I need a makeover?)

So What!

Happy Hump Day!  anyone else as mature as me & think this is funny...?? anyone??
Today I am linking up with Life After I Dew for So What? Don't worry, Kay still has pinterest love but as you see my picture situation still isn't figured out (Thank you google - you are dumb) & she has awesome giveaways happening for her birthday week!!! GO ENTER

So What...
- Christmas shopping is almost done for me! I just have a few more things to get than BAM!! I guess I gotta wrap it all. 
-This means, More shopping for me!!! But I do think, if I bring home ANOTHER piece of clothing Alex just might flip out on me. opps 
- 3 weeks from today, my baby sister will be here for 8 days!! I can't wait 
-that I have found this sweet bracelet that I really want - so I emailed it to Alex 
-That I still haven't sent out the Thank you cards from the wedding!! FML - I have them written just haven't mailed them. 
-That I am ready for the weekend to sleep some. 
-that I started this diet yet again, when I first did it I lost 6lbs. BACK TO THE GRIND!!! 
-Tomorrow I will be posting about inviting all you ladies to come sponsor Living My Fairytale!! or check out my sponsor page NOW!! 
-That I really want more christmas decorations. 
-I have yet to finish this wreath
-I have all these post planned in my head, yet google was a jerk & won't let me upload more images so I have to know think of a way around it and write the post. Recipes & more to come!!! 
-That I am blogging instead of working!!! 
Happy Wednesday!! 

Time to get serious...

I am about to get real serious on here..

I know I hardly ever say anything too serious & I never mention anything I don't want people to know about me..but I thought this would be a great way to document my journey on this new life adventure. 

Remember a few weeks ago, I said I was starting a new life adventure and I couldn't wait to share with you.

That time is NOW! 

This is the beginning of my journey on Medifast. 

Yes you read that right, I am going on the medifast diet. I have tried everything under the sun and I lose interest immediately and I struggle with clean eating alone so I took the steps to help me reach my goals while I find the strength to do it by myself. 
I have been on it a few weeks but I have been having some slip ups that I thought today would be the perfect day to start hard core again and NO falling off. {Christmas will be my expection as I can't not have yummy food}

I did it for a week and lost close to 6lbs. :) It is the perfect motivation for me to get back into shape. 

Mission:

April 2013 is our honeymoon & I wanna be looking sexy!!

I really want a personalized swimsuit to celebrate.

via

 my goal is to be down between 108-113.

My reward for when I lose my weight (only about 15lbs) is a new pair of True Religion Jeans 

If You have any questions please ask. 

I promise to update you all at least ONCE a month if not more on my progress. 

Below are my BEFORE pictures. It has taken a lot of courage to post these, but I feel if I do not than I will not have the motivation to continue in this journey. 

My bedroom. Taken a week ago with my phone (Sorry for the poor quality) Tigger photobombed in the background on the left :) 

Happy Tuesday! 

Friday Letters

Dear Bloggers,

I need your help!! I reached my 1 GB for pictures on this here blog, anyone wanna help me with what I can do now? I don't want to NOT show you awesome pictures especially because I still have wedding pictures to put up!! 

Dear Thanksgiving,

Thank you for being so yummy in the tummy!! Now back to the grind I go. 

Life changing moment is coming to a post on Tuesday. :) 

Dear Alex,

I love you. 

Dear November,

I can't believe we have ONE WEEK left of you. 

Dear Black Friday Shopping,

I will not be taking part in you this year but PLEASE have awesome sales when I do go shopping!!! 

Hope everyone has a great weekend!!! 

Can't wait to read your post about your holiday next week. 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Gobble Gobble Gobble....

Hope everyone has a GREAT day & remember's today is all about being Thankful for what we are blessed with each day!! 

Everyone posted a thankful post everyday up to today, but I thought I would be different & do my thankful post all in one post!! 

I am thankful for... 

Day 1 - my life. I am extremely blessed beyond belief. 

  Day 2- my husband. He truly is a blessing and an amazing man. 

 Day 3 - Eli. As much as he can be a pain in my rear end. I couldn't imagine life without him. 

Day 4- my friends. They are simply the best friends in the world. Always there for me no matter what & can always make me smile. 

Day 5 - my little sister. I love her to death more than she will ever know. 

Day 6- my parents. They are the BEST parents in the world. They have truly givin me so much.

Day 7- my brother. I love him to death. We may fight but we are best friends. 

Day 8 - shopping. I love shopping probably a bit too much, but what girl doesn't love it?

Day 9- starbucks. Nothing beats a nice warm cup of coffee bright & early in the morning to start your day. 

Day 10 -  all my animals. I love ALL my fur babies to death. I promise one day I will introduce bloggy world to all of them. 

Day 11- airplanes. The ability to see my family in Minnesota & friends in NC. I am not sure what 

I would do if I wasn't able to do that.

Day 12 - cell phones. How awesome is it to be able to call anyone at almost anytime you want?

Day 13 - the most beautiful wedding any girl could want. It truly was a dream come true!!! 

Day 14 - my aunt & uncles - I would be truly lost without them!!!

Day 15 - the roof above my head each & every night!!! I love this house & wouldn't want it to be anything else. 

Day 16 - all my girls night outs. I seriously LOVE them. They are much needed and always a good time

Day 17 - the navy. As much as I hate it sometimes, I couldn't be more thankful that Alex has a job & hopefully he does what he loves. 

Day 18 - School - I hate it yes, but what student doesn't hate it than at the end is amazed they finished. 

Day 19 - God. He truly is amazing. He has his own plans for each of us and never fails us. 

Day 20 - a good drink in my hand!! I love a good drink (including beer) with my favorite people in the world.

Day 21 - Country music, it sure makes the world go around! It has always been there to left my spirits and make me feel better. 

Day 22 - days like today. Family days. Days to sit back & remember what we are thankful for. 

Day 22 (2) - all my bloggy friends!!! that I have a place I can just write about whatever I feel like & all the sweet encouraging comments. I couldn't be more thankful for that!! 

Hope you all have amazing food & amazing family time!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!! 

Pinning Pinning Pinning...

I first want to say WELCOME to all my new & old followers,

Please say hi so I can get to meet you all!! 

Today I am linking up with Kay over at Wandering Free for pinterest lovin' 

I LOVE this link up because there are just so many great things on pinterest!!! 

Pin, share, link up!!!! 

Before I start pinning, I just want to say, How about P!nk performance at the AMA's ? 

Anyone else see that? 

She is simply beautiful & amazing. 

Now to pinning for the win!! 

Today is all about workin' it ladies!!
I am in the process of making a BIG life change

(read about more on Tuesday) 

THIS WILL HAPPEN

 AMEN!! 

Work Hard - Eat Clean - Talk Dirty 

& the last thing I want to say -

With that ladies,

Happy Thanksgiving!! 

Eat lots & Love on family. 

If you want to follow me on pinterest go here 

November Awesome Giveaway

My name is Helene from Helene in Between. I was born and raised (and never left) the great state of Texas. I blog about the comings and goings of my life in Dallas as a newlywed, my sweet fur baby Hugo and I am honest to a fault about love and life. My husband and I tend to differ in a lot of ways which makes for some very funny dialogue. I think I am pretty witty but you'll have to judge for yourself!

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 I'm a twenty-something housewife to by best friend and momma to Little E. I'm a serious reality TV junkie, a Craigslist shopper and an exclamation point lover! Life as Mrs B is all about the happenings of a housewife and momma in training. Its all about my crafting adventures, the good {and bad} recipes and of course the trail and errors of mommy-hood. Welcome to the fun! I look forward to meeting all of you.

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Hi! I'm Erin, a quirky 23 year old who still looks like a preteen living it up in New York City. I live for cold beers at the sports bar, sleeping in on Saturdays, and eating as much as I can without bursting the top button of my jeans. My blog takes you through the life of a college grad who'd rather be living in Never Never Land. You'll get one part class and two parts sass.

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Hi everyone! My name is Emily and I blog over at Newlywed Moments about everything from romance to recipes to real life. In June of this year, I got married to Hudson – my best friend and high school sweetheart. Some other random facts about me: I love Jesus. I hate coffee but I’m still addicted to Starbucks. I’m from the northeast but secretly wish I lived in the south. Oh, and I absolutely LOVE making blog friends…so make sure you come “visit”  – especially for the Tell Me About It Tuesday - a weekly blog hop / link party! :) 

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Hello there lovely Living My Fairytale readers! I'm Kailyn over at Wandering Free! Just your average twenty-something year old Southern California girl who is madly in love. I'm obsessed with Disney, love to travel and a huuuuuuuge sports fan, mainly hockey, football and soccer. I'm super excited to be a part of Jessica's big giveaway. So, today I'm giving away a pre-made blog layout, a $30 value, from my design shop, Lost Boy Designs! You can see the design live, here. I hope you all enjoy you're week!

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Living My Fairytale is celebrating being back into blogging after taking October off to become a newlywed by giving away $10 giftcard to Target

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Introducing you to...

As you know, I love to read. My friend Kailyn at Wandering Free loves to read too. Since we both love to read so much, and we know some of you bloggy galpals love to read to, we wanted to introduce to you..

So here's the deal. Depending on the length of the book, you will have 4-6 weeks to read each book at your own pace. Half way through, we will have a poll running for the next book. We are always open to suggestions, so please suggest books to me AND Kailyn in the same email. Throughout each book, we encourage you to discuss amongst other book club readers, below are all those that are joining us for the book club this time around. The Tuesday after the book ends, is where you will spill all your thoughts, reviews, questions or whatever you wish about the book. You will link up on either one of our blog posts, and be able to discuss your final thoughts with others in the club by commenting on each others posts.

THIS MONTH'S BOOK WILL START TODAY
YOU HAVE UNTIL FRIDAY AT MIDNIGHT TO LINK UP YOUR BLOG BELOW
THE POST FOR THIS BOOK WILL BE ON DECEMBER 17

BOOK: HEART ON A CHAIN by CINDY C BENNETT

YOU CAN GET THE EBOOK FREE HERE

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Friday letters

My Brother & I - Can you tell were related?

Dear Alex,

I love you. This week has been crazy, the last month of marriage has been crazy but I wouldn't change it for the world. I am so ready for a vacation please...??? ps. can we please enjoy this weekend.. go lots on the to do list that needs to be done. 

Dear Clayton,

Basically my other brother. When we said "see ya later" a few weeks ago, I didn't realize how fast time is flying by!! This is your LAST weekend in San Diego before you officially join the military. I couldn't be more proud of you & the decisions your are making to have a better future. Can't wait to see where your life leads you.

Dear Cynthia,

We need to have a LONG talk!!!! 

Dear Weekend,

Please go by slowly. I want to enjoy you. I have LOTS of things to do this weekend. I want to make the best of you. 

Dear Thanksgiving,

Why are you here already? It has come so fast. Time is moving so fast. Please slow down. I want to take it all in and enjoy all the moments. I hope you are better this year than in the past years. I am sure going to miss having my brother around for the holidays. 

Dear Christmas Wish List,

I am not truly sure what I really want for once in my life. I hope I can figure something out to help Alex & family so people can stop asking me what I want for Christmas . 

Dear Readers,

I have so many things I want to blog about. I am in the process of still making a wreath maybe two, made some recipes, got some things to say just the typical blog stuff. I know I promised to recap the wedding, When I get some time to really sit down and write I will.. I promise. I just want to say THANK YOU for all the sweet comments on yesterday's post about what pictures and for always being so sweet to me. You all are truly amazing!!!! 

Happy Friday 

Coming up:

Monday - Come say Hi to a lovely lady

Tuesday - Giveaway time 

Wednesday - Pinning for the winning 

Thursday- What I am thankful for 

Friday - Friday Letters 

I NEED YOUR HELP

It is Thursday which means, 

I NEED YOUR HELP!!!

Not just because it is Thursday, but because I really do need your help. I picked my 50 photos to go into my photo albums but now I must pick TWO of my favorites to make canvases. This is NOT fair. I want them ALL on my wall, is that possible? 

Here is your sneak peak into my wedding photos as long as you give your opinion on which TWO I should do! {I promise one day in the near future I will do a REAL update on my wedding day}I will put it on my THINGS TO BLOG ABOUT LIST!! 

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#7 {I am thinking for sure this is happening} 

All photos can go black & white too. 

I need to pick TWO for canvases that come with my package from the photographer  but I am really thinking that one of Eli & me needs to happen so he can remember this moment when he gets older :) 

PLEASE HELP ME!! 

It has been over a month & I still haven't done this. oopppsss.

Than I need to get on making my own album, shadow box, & much more.  As you can see, its been a busy busy time for me. & with the holidays I don't see it ending anytime soon {explains why I have yet to throughly recap the wedding- I REALLY want too}

THANK YOU

HAPPY THURSDAY