Dr. Oz 3 Day Cleanse - Day 1

So after eating EVERYTHING on a cruise for 5 days along with eating at our favorite Italian Restaurant two days in a row over the weekend {once for Valentines and once for a celebration dinner} I felt like I needed a detox.  Something simple to help me cleanse my system and jump start my energy again.  After much research {on Pinterest of course}I decided on Dr. Oz's 3 Day Cleanse.

I started yesterday ... I had my Green Tea when I woke up ... I was already missing my morning cup of coffee, but it was easy enough.  I made my breakfast drink around 9:30am and it was pretty good, I actually didn't even finish the whole thing because I was full.

Then came lunch ... EW ... that's all I have to say about that.  The four celery stalks contributed to numbing my tongue so I could try and choke this one down.  By 3:00pm though I was feeling quite weak and my stomach calling out for solid foods.  I know this sounds a bit dramatic but I spend most my day sitting at a desk, I think that if I was up and active doing something I wouldn't have noticed it as much.

I'm not going to lie to you I was hungry in between lunch and dinner but I couldn't imagine drinking two more smoothies {snack and dinner} so I opted to chug some water and push through until the dinner drink.  Which actually wasn't too bad.  It had cayenne pepper in it so it had a little bite to it.  

Below I put my stats from day one, and i'll do the same for the next two days.  This cleanse is supposed kick start your energy levels and as a perk you should also drop a few pounds.  For the Energy I based it on a scale of 1-10 {1 being dead - 10 being bouncing off the walls}. - and averaged it for the whole day. For the Hunger Level a scale of 1-10{1 being full and 10 being starving}.

Day 1 

Weight: 135.6

Overall Energy Level: 5

Hunger Level: 6

One day down ... two more to go.

Vacation Wrap Up

Usually my Monday post is my "Weekend Wrap Up" however since I spent my weekend regaining my land legs and cleaning for Grandma Sweeney's arrival ... I give you the Vacation Wrap Up.

Last Saturday Mike and I left on a 5-Night cruise for Key West and Cozumel.  I usually suffer from motion sickness quite easily so I took some Dramamine before we even left for the three hour care ride to the Ft. Lauderdale port.  We boarded the ship and got settled in, and of course got a little snack because the best part of going on a cruise is eating food all-day-long.  We had to attend a reception that evening with Mike's colleagues and I was excited to wear my cute new "nautical" dress.  Sadly this is the only picture we took that night 

{notice my own pillow case in the background, a MUST of mine when traveling}

Sadly the boat was rocking so bad that night I borderline passed out and spent the night in bed while Mike went to the casino.  Luckily in the morning we were docked in the Key West port and could get off the boat! Mike had been to Key West a few times {he LOVES it} and this was my first time so he was our tour guide.  We rented bicycles and rode around the island stopping at the Southern Most Point, Ernest Hemingway's House, and Duval Street.  We had lunch at DJ Clam Shack, of course it was featured on Diners Drive-ins and Dives.  {Mental Note: create a page for all the Triple D's we have been to} The food was great, Mike had fried clams and I had fried shrimp tacos with JUMBO shrimp.  We also hit "Key West's Smallest Bar" and another Irish Pub before heading back tot he ship.

{there were a bunch of kitty cats running around the yard ... this one has 6 toes!}

{inside Key West's Smallest Bar}

The next day we were at sea all day {not my friend} but we made the most of it.  I laid in the sun for a while, Mike went to the gym, watched a movie in our room, we played Bingo, saw a great show, and dinner was at 8:30 every night and lasted until 10:30. {Side Note: it is a rare occasion that we get dessert when we go out to dinner, so I took full advantage of it on the cruise and had my favorite ... creme brulee ... EVERY NIGHT}

In the morning we were docked in Cozumel, and this was the highlight of the trip for me.  The excursion that we signed up for was to swim with the dolphins.  I was a little nervous at first but after a you get in the water and get to pet the dolphins it was so much fun.  Each person got kisses and handshakes from the dolphins, you got to hold one, get a belly ride {hold his bottom fins while he swims backwards}, and you got pushed forward from your feet.  Mike refused to get kisses ... he said they were dirty.  

After swimming with the dolphins we went to downtown Cozumel and ate lunch and did a little shopping.  Mike drank the water .... but he recovered quickly.

The last day at sea we spent most of the day relaxing and eating.  This is where I decided that 5 nights is just too long for a cruise.  Perhaps if we didn't already live in paradise we would enjoy the extra day of fun in the sun on the cruise deck but we are a bit spoiled living in the Sunshine State.   That night the cruise ship was a rockin' .. even Mike felt it this time.

Over all we had a great time and made some fun memories.  I will say though I don't plan on going on a cruise any time soon, my legs want to stay on land for a while.  Its taken me about four days to get back to normal.

31 {Fri} Day Blog Challenge - Business Name

I'm back on land!! Now I know that I missed last Friday with the Blog Challenge so today I'm going to make up {fri}day two and three.

20 Facts About Me:

1.  I'm basically half Philippine and half Irish.
2.  My biggest fear is pain that I know is coming {i.e. surgery, dentist visit, piercing, etc.}
3.  I don't like Coconut - taste, smell, texture ... none of it
4.  I have giant earlobes 
5.  I love Star Gazer Lilies 
6.  I have two younger brothers - Logan and Luke 
7.  I bar tended for 8 years at Ruby Tuesdays
8.  I'm always cold ... I think it has something to do with circulation 
9.  I love Creme Brulee {in fact I ordered it every night at dinner on our 5 night cruise!!}
10.  My wardrobe mainly consists of greys, blues and black.
11.  I love to country line dance
12.  My cocktail of choice is gin and tonic
13.  My favorite music artist is Eric Chruch
14.  I have never been a fan of pink {however it is one of my wedding colors ... go figure}
15.  I love to clean and organize ... its like therapy for me
16.  I was supposed to be named after a state - like Montana or Dakota 
17.  I have no will power when Pizza Rolls are involved {the Tostino ones}
18.  I cry at sad commercials and sport championships {i.e. Superbowl, World Series, etc.}
19.  I love doing home improvement projects 
20.  I am proud to be from Buffalo, NY.

There you have it ... 20 whole facts.  It was actually not that easy to come up with ... try it! 

On to Number 3!! - Meaning of my Business Name

Wamp Designs {although I consider this still a working title} 

Is named after the my most beautiful kitten cat ... Lola.  Yes I know that Wamp and Lola aren't the same but let me explain:

Lola's name was actually Stoopy when I first adopted her- who would name a cat that??? Anyways I had always loved the name Lola so I decided on that for her.  When she was a little kitty I had worked at a Landscape Architects office and one day one of the owners came in {a lady} and was talking about how her skirt was kitty-wampis {crooked}.  I suppose that stuck in my head because I started to call Lola - Kitty Wampis. 

{Just 1 year old} 

Long story short she went from Kitty Wampis to Wampis to Wampy to just plain Wamp.  And now that is what she is known by.  I only call her Lola when she is in trouble ha-ha.

When I set out to create my "business" I wanted it to center around creating beautiful things and be unique so I looked around at beautiful things for inspiration, low and behold I saw Wamp.  Not only is she beautiful she is unique {she thinks she is a dog} and her name, I'm sure, is the only one of its kind.

I'm glad to be caught up now! I hate feeling like I am behind on something {hey look, another fact} I'll be working on getting together all of our vacation pictures so that I can do a "Vacation Wrap Up" and share all the fun we had.  

Needs Something Valentine-y

I usually don't go overboard with holiday decorations {although I highly plan on doing so when I have kids} I did notice though that besides the red wreath I still have up from Christmas I need something a little "Valentine-y" in my home.  I figured since I make these cute prints for my Etsy Shop ... why not print them and put them around my house ... duh.

I printed this one {You Are Loved} and put it at my desk ... oh and looky there my February book matches as well!  

Side Note: My plan was to read my book for the month {one of my 2015 Resolutions} and then write a little review here ... however I got about 80% of the way through my January book and it was due back at the library.  I couldn't renew it because someone else had requested it.  Needless to say I haven't finished my January book but I have moved on to my February book while I'm waiting ... so I'll just have to do a double review ;)

Back to my Valentine-y prints.  I also have seen this cute idea on Pinterest quite a few times.  When you put the print in a frame you can use a dry erase marker to write notes to your loved ones back and forth.

{I Love You Because}

I'm starting to feel the love a little bit.  I was thinking of doing a couple more crafts but I think I have run out of time.  We leave on Saturday for a 5 night cruise.  Of course I will be taking lots of pictures to share!! 

If you are in the mood to add some Valentine-y-ness to your home ... check out some of these other love-ly prints ... see what I did there ;)

{Hearts Valentines Printable}

{Heart of Hearts Valentines Printable}

{Love Valentines Printable}

{Hugs and Kisses Valentines Printable}

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Weekend Wrap Up

This weekend was a nice balance of busy and calm.  I liked the busy because I got to see a friend that I haven't in a while and did some fun wedding stuff.  But I also liked the calm because I have a crazy week ahead of me and it was nice to just relax.  

Now, this isn't from this weekend but I wanted to share.  Wednesday night I skyped {rather oovoo'd - its the app we use} with my friends Katie and Laura.  Katie lives in Tampa {which is about an hour north} and Laura lives in Philly {which is a lot of hours north} so we like to have a group skype date when we can to catch up!  I love catching up with these girls :)

Saturday I "Met in the Middle" with one of my very dearest friends - Brandy and her little munchkins.  Brandy lives in Ft. Myers which is about an hour south so on occasions we meet in the middle in a city called Port Charlotte.  We have been friends since the 4th grade so even when I haven't seen her for a while we pick right back up where we left off. 

We ate breakfast at Cracker Barrel {YUM} and then went on to do some shopping, as we always do.  I am not sure there has ever been a time that we were together and didn't shop!  There were times when we shopped with out kiddos but its so much more fun with them! 

That little one around my leg is Cole {my godson} and the cutie in my arms is Cali.

After meeting up with those guys Mike and I went to do a menu tasting for our wedding with my parents and his mom.  They haven't seen the venue yet so it was really nice to show them and walk them through the day.   {Below is where the ceremony will take place}

On to the food - Let me  just clarify something: Mike NEVER gives a 10, when you ask him to scale something from a 1 - 10 he will NEVER give a 10.  He says a 10 is perfect and nothing is perfect.  So in my mind, if he gives something a 9 he really is giving it a 10.  It is also rare to get anything more than a 7 out of him .. talk about hard to impress.

He gave the food a 9! How exciting is that! 

Mike's love for food is very well known by his friends and family so his only request for the wedding is to have an amazing menu and it looks like that is what he is going to get.  I can't share what we are having  because he wants me to keep it a secret but I'll be sure to share TONS of pictures after the wedding {Sept. 26th}

Sunday ... the day of rest.  Mike and I slept in and had my signature breakfast {Homemade Waffles with any toppings you want}.  I went and did a little grocery shopping for the big game and then spent a couple hours laying in the sun.  I must admit the only good sun at our house is in the front, so I laid out in the driveway.  I asked {Chelsea, Marie and Mike} if it was trashy to do so but they all gave me the green light :)   Then came the food.  Mike had it all planned out and I was given instructions on where to go and when to pick up my part.

Margherita  Pizza - Francescos 

Boneless Wings - Winn Dixie Boneless Bar

Nachos - Moe's {welome to moes!}

Pizza Rolls, Mozzarella Sticks, Potato Skins - The Frozen Section

We also had plans to make cookies but by the time we finished all this that plan went out the window.  Luckily the cookies called for crushed Oreos as an ingredient ... so we just ate the Oreos.  Then we watched the big game.  I was happy with the outcome, as a Bills fan I normally hate the Patriots during regular season but I thought since they were in our division why not root for them over Seattle.  I also think Brady is a stand up guy {for the most part} 

How was your weekend?