I am not a coffee drinker unless it has a lot ton of sugar in it.
Because of my love for all types of tea when I heard of taking a bath in it I though to myself...
"why not?"
The main purpose of taking a bath in green tea is to pull all the toxins from your body. It also is said to help fight cancer infected cells without harming the tissue around it.
So I tried it out and I loved it! I placed in the recommended 5 bags of tea into my running bath water, filling the tub almost to the brim.
Make sure that after your tea bath you do not use any other body wash or lotions because that would defeat the whole purpose of taking this bath!
If you take a green tea bath I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Besides having the groom and your family with you on your wedding day a bride also needs her girls!
After searching Pinterest for ideas on how to ask my bridesmaids and maid of honor to be in the wedding I finally found one I couldn't pass up!
"Now it's my turn to pop the question... will you be my bridesmaid?"
First I started with a trip to Michaels (can I get an amen!) So here I am face to face with the first craft of many for the future wedding. Onward I walked with my 40% off coupon ready to begin.
In the end the above picture is what I decided on to purchase.
-Small ivory note cards and envelopes.
-Brown fold up box.
-Double sided tape.
-Burlap Gypsy cards.
-One Paper pad (My Mind Eye).
- Blue paper
-Ring pop
I began by cutting my sheets of scrap-booking paper to fit the lid of my ring box. You can use any paper you want I picked this pack because it matches the theme of our wedding. After I measured and cut the paper I wrote on the burlap pieces with a Sharpie pen.
I doubled taped the burlap to the paper then the paper to the lid of the box. After I had all my pieces together I wrote a personal note for each of my girls, and placed it in the box along with the blue stuffing and ring pop.
For my Maid of Honor's box I just changed the wording written on the burlap.
Right before I gave the girls their boxes I opened their ring pop and placed it in the box and tied it off with some lace ribbon.
To add to the memories I also wrote on the bottom of each box as well.
One of my lovely bridesmaids goes to a different college than me so I had to mail her box to her. She was still excited though!
I am so excited to have these girls join Chris and I during our big day! I wouldn't have it any other way!
Ok how many of you claim to work out but really just go once a month to be able to say "I work out."
I am obviously in the second group.
This semester has been crazy insanely busy at school and just now has started to slow down. With extra time to spare I decided to hit the gym again. With full access to a gym I literally have no excuse.
Monday night at 6:00 I dragged my butt to the gym and warmed up for Zumba class at 6:30.
For the record I did Zumba last year during school but a summer break is a long time.
In short I found two pictures that probably described how I looked during class.
Enjoy...
So let's be honest I probably looked ridiculous but here's the thing, I rather look stupid then go on wishing for a better body or more energy.
Friday night I will look ridiculous again. And that's ok because in the end I don't want to end up like the second guy.
Hello college! Hello late nights, early mornings, and Starbucks.
I can finally say after a month or so I am now all settled in to my apartment at school! (yippie)
So I figured sharing pictures of how my roomies decorate and organized the place would be in order!
Starting in the living room:
We live on the third floor, our balcony faces the club house/pool
That L-Couch is so comfy
My roomie Frankie brought this table, isn't it adorable!
The Kitchen:
Our kitchen. Look how clean!
Bathroom #1:
This is Jessie & Lexi's bathroom
Bathroom #2:
Frankie and I share this bathroom connected to our room
Ever girl needs her beauty supplies
My Bedroom:
I always wanted a walk-in-closet!
Our room!
This is my bed and my DIY frame.
More clothes are in this (hehe)
I did not take a picture of Jessie & Lexi's room because they were cleaning it, but their room is also adorable!
God has truly blessed me with amazing roommates this year and I love coming home to them at the end of a long day. The three of them bring a smile quickly to my face!
"Star light star bright, first star I see tonight..."
Can I just say that I love Disney. It has a special place in my heart, and since August 30th 2013, it has an even more special place in my heart.
*drum roll* I am now a bride to be! (insert squeal)
Chris and I met my parents in Disney World to help my Mom with an event she coordinates, we spent nine days in the most magical place on Earth and let me tell you it was magical!
The firsts day in Magic Kingdom was spent showing Chris all the magical attractions and shows and later that evening Chris had it arranged to take me to Cinderella's castle for dinner. Which was simply delicious! After dinner we met up with my parents, aunt, and little cousin to watch the Wishes Fireworks show in front of the castle.
(Note: It's hot and humid.)
While waiting for the fireworks to begin I will admit I was becoming agitated with the heat and the extremely tall person who decided to stand right in front of me. Remember I am only 5ft! But once the show started I was zoned in to the presentation.
The following is the conversation Chris and I had during the firework show...
Chris: "Hey Stephanie I have to ask you a question."
Me: "What?"
Chris:*gets down on one knee* "Will you marry me?"
Me: "Are you serious!?"
Yes he was serious!! It was perfect every aspect of the moment! My Mom snapped photo after photo, my Dad's eyes were watery, my aunt and little cousin were bursting with smiles, it is by far my new favorite memory. I am so blessed to be able to plan my future with Chris and I can't wait to see what God has in store for us in this next chapter of our lives.
In short my blogs are now going to have a lot more to share with the planning process, and all the new and exciting things that are on the brink of happening!
"...a world of wishes,
A world where dreams come true.
So make a wish, see it through.
Dare to do what dreamers do..."
I am simply bursting with joy to share all the excitement with y'all!
-Stephanie
**Pictures will be posted later due to copy right issues. (aka we don't want them stolen so we have to get them set up properly)
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