What I'm Loving Wednesday

Linking up with Jamie today and loving a lot of Random things. 

I'm loving that I work for JCPenney.  Today the new company strategy was announced to media, investors, and the supplier community.  The broadcast was shown live at the home office at 7:55 this morning.  I have never seen so much traffic around the building before 8am, and I had to park in the back corner of the parking garage...did I mention it was before 8am?  I can pretty much guarantee I am never at my desk before 8.  8:01, yes; 7:59, NO!  I do not think it is appropriate for me to blog about my company, so you can watch an interview with our new CEO here.  I will say I am very excited for the new logo, reminiscent of the American flag, and I am super excited that Ellen is our new spokeslady.

I'm loving yoga!  My New Years resolution was to go to yoga 5 times/week from January 1 to April 7 (aka the wedding day).  I made myself a calendar that I put on the fridge to track my progress and I get a sticker for each class.  I realize I am not 5, but I love seeing how great I am doing.  I am in the 4th week and I have stuck to my goal 100%.  I also love that I am able to bring a guest for free each time.  It helps me justify paying so much for my membership.  If you ever want to go with me, just ask:)

I'm loving my new Kindle Fire I got for Christmas and I am especially loving my new sleeve I bought on Etsy.  I have a slight obsession with chevron.

 

I'm loving that I found Essie Smokin' Hot at Target.  I was convinced that it was discontinued after I found it on pinterest.   I was either wrong, or they brought it back.  Either way, I am one happy lady.

I'm loving my Etsy shop.  Since the wedding is only 73 days away, I have not had a ton of time to dream up new creations, but I love the pieces I have been making.  My favorites have been: sashes for a wedding party, a flower girl sash, a maternity sash for a photo shoot, a newborn headband for a photo shoot, and a red, white and blue headband for a little girl to wear when her dad comes home from Afghanistan.  I have also sold a lot of dog collars and poo bag holders.  Who said picking up poo couldn't be cute?  You can visit my shop here, but there are really not a lot of new pieces.  My shop will get a complete overhaul in May - new creations, new photos, and hopefully a lot of new customers.

Happy 30th Birthday Johnny!!!

John's 30th Birthday turned out perfect!  I really wanted to surprise his with a trip to a warm beach, however we just got back from Costa Rica and we are going on our honeymoon in 3 months, so a trip did not make sense.  Instead we went to Fort Worth - Yee Haw!  

The day started out with a surprise visit from John's family, followed by lunch at Mi Cocina, and Bundtlets from Nothing Bundt Cakes.  YUM!!!

John & Noah

Reading Noah's card.  He is the ULTIMATE card picker-outer.

Noah, John, & Nicholas (John's little bros)

That night we met a bunch of friends at Texas de Brazil for dinner

Me and John

The Girls

After dinner we headed to Pete's Piano Bar

Since it was John's 30th we had to get him up on stage.  He decided he needed to make friends with EVERYONE and was giving everyone he passed a high five.

 Even though we did not celebrate at the beach or in Vegas, I think the day still turned out fun.  Thank you to everyone who helped celebrate.

Painting with a Twist

For our team holiday event at work we decided to be different and go to Painting with a Twist.  We waited until after the holidays, which was a fantastic idea.  We did not have to cram in another event into our busy schedules before Christmas, and it was a great way to end the first week back in the office.  Everyone in the group has to paint the same thing, and none of us agreed on a painting, so we each picked out our favorite and then had someone draw from a painting from a bucket.  Of course I wanted something girly, but we ended up with a sail boat.  Here is the final product:

I only had a little help

Jill (aka the boss)



Jean!

The group

I think they turned out FABULOUS!