Catch Up

Hi friends! I know it's been awhile since I blogged but life has been busy and there isn't anything too exciting to report :)

Anywho, life is basically just work around here! Andy's almost done with his in-doc process for the command and then he'll start the real work. I am working a good amount as well, which is awesome. It feels SO GOOD to be working again, and I absolutely LOVE my job! Although, it's rough working at store where I literally want to buy everything....I've done good so far and only bought two things ;) I knew working at an athletic clothing store would have it perks and here is quite a big one: they've asked me to teach 2 in store yoga classes next week during our mall's "Fashion Night Out!" So, if you are reading this and  you are in the general Chicago area, make your way up to Northbrook next Thursday and join me!

Both Andy and I were lucky enough to get this Labor Day weekend off to head on home to Minnesota for some relaxation time! Andy is going to ride his motorcycle all the way home so we can store it at his parents and then hopefully sell it. Yes, we are going to sell the bike. It's just not as practical to have on the boring roads of Illinois and we sure could use the money from selling it! But the biggest excitement of this coming weekend....the Minnesota State Fair. It has been KILLING me to see people posting all these pictures of their beers and fabulous fair food. I'm so used to going more than once so I'm going to have to cram alllllll that food in my tummy in one day! Besides the fair, we don't plan on doing much and I'm so excited for that haha. Our visits home are always so packed running all over trying to see all our family members and friends that we end up leaving way more exhausted than we were when we got home!

With me working a lot of nights and weekends, we haven't had too many fun outings for me to tell you about! I did have my first Dave and Buster's experience....fun but a waste of money :) Well, that's really all I have to fill you all in on. I'll try and be a better blogger from now on!

Here are some pictures to leave you with:

The guest room futon is Layla's new hang spot....and I have no idea why she's laying in the position!

I did win enough tickets at Dave and Buster's to get some candy!

So precious! This is a nightly occurance :) my loves!

Better late than never!

Hi friends! Sorry my weekly post is a bit late this week...but hey, better late than never right?

As some of you may know, I got a job! I just had a feeling the whole job scene would work out here :) I'm working for lucy Activewear. I feel so fortunate to have the opportunity to work for such a fun company that encourages healthy and happy lifestyles! The coworkers I have met so far are incredibly nice and we've had some awesome fitness/yoga/health discussions...so as you can tell, I'm a happy girl. I also met up with the owner of a gym/training center/chiropractic office to see if they want to add yoga for their clients. It's a wonderful company, but I'm just trying to decide if I would be the right type of teacher their looking for, because I think our views on the benefits and values of yoga may not be the same. But thankfully, my new lucy coworkers know I teach yoga and are giving me the details on more area studios!

My mom and one of my brothers paid us a visit last weekend! My brother had never been to Chicago before so we went into the city most days they were here. We had fun seeing some of the big things such as, Navy Pier, Millennium Park and the science museum (which rocks I might add, everyone should go there if you're ever in chitown!). Also, if you are ever in the Chicago area/suburbs...try and grab breakfast at Wildberry, so so yummy.

Besides our fun weekend, I don't have much else exciting to report! I am keeping my fingers crossed that I'll be able to get work off so we can come home for the Minnesota State Fair (aka heaven) on Labor Day weekend. I haven't missed the fair ever in my 22 years and I really hope this year isn't the first!

Well I hope everyone is having a good hump day...we're almost to the weekend folks! I'll leave you with a couple pictures as usual:

Back at it

Hi friends! As promised, I am back up to my usual blogging schedule, yay! That means life has started to slow down a bit :)

I come with good news too: I have two interviews set up! One is tomorrow with Lucy Activewear and the other is next week. My sweet sweet next door neighbor knows I'm a yoga instructor and has hooked me up with a wonderful opportunity. She goes to a chiropractor that also has a personal training gym in it too. She told them she had a new yoga lovin' neighbor and they told her to have me contact them! Turns out, they are thinking of starting up a yoga program to offer to their clients, so if I was to be a good fit, I would be running my own little set of classes through them! I don't know many more details, or if they'll even want me but we are getting together next week to hash out ideas and chat.

I have looked into a few of the area yoga studios too (there aren't too many, sadly) and the one I've been taking a few classes at said they're always open to new teachers too! But, as I said, there are not many places to get my yoga on in a class setting around here. And being that we live fairly close to some rich areas, yoga here is PRICEY. Kinda a bummer but we're trying to figure out a way to work it into our budget :)

As for new and exciting things besides the interviews, I don't have much else to report! Andy is still getting adjusted to the command, and will be for about another 4 weeks. The area we live is similar to the MN suburbs we grew up in, so I'm finding it very easy to get around. It's definitely opposite of the bustling city of San Diego! But we are still finding ways to have fun :) We took Layla to a dog park for the first time a few days ago...safe to say she was in HEAVEN. This dog park is MASSIVE  and she had a blast chasing around other doggies and swimming. We had some friends over for dinner on Saturday and hit up a Sunday night movie with 2 other couples as well!

Also, I just have to ask: has anyone out there read the books Divergent and Insurgent? They're more written for young adults but wow am I flying through the first book! I cannot put it down. If you read the Hunger Games trilogy and are looking for books that are similar, check these out! And being that they are written for young adults, it's an easy and fast read :)

Anywho I will leave you all with a few snapshots of our new place, all put together! I didn't take a picture of every room because quite frankly it's still a little unorganized...oops!

My two little snuggle-buns! :)