. 10 day you challenge: 2 songs .

Here are 2 of my favorite songs!

1. Bohemian Rhapsody. The love I have for this song is insane, I've loved this song for as long as I remember. Every year for New Year's we would watch a countdown to the #1 song and it was always Bohemian Rhapsody, the song just brings back childhood memories.

2. O holy night. I LOVE all Christmas music, and I pretty much start listening to it right now..in July to get in the spirit for Christmas. O holy night is one of my favorite Chritmas songs!


There ya have it. Stay tuned for #1...a picture of yourself

xoxo E

. 10 day you challenge: 3 films .

Here are 3 of my favorite movies!

1. Twister. Such a classic. I love this movie and I can probably say every line...made me want to be a storm chaser haha. That desire didn't last too long :)

2. Titanic. I also think this is a classic. It was such an amazing movie to see, granted I saw it in the beginning because I was drooling over Leonardo DiCaprio...but who wasn't in the 90's?? Now when I see it, its more then him, its the whole story. I came back from vacation recently and my family and I visited Nova Scotia where some of the bodies from the titanic are burried and they have a little Titanic exposition. Its very intersting and the movie did such a good way representing what it was like

3. Legally Blonde. I know this movie isn't a classic or has anything to do with history. But the story behind it all is great, and I love this movie. Maybe because Elle and I have a lot in common...blonde hair, love for pink, and the love for our dogs. Call me crazy, but this is one of my favorite movies.

These are (for now, until a new good movie comes out) my 3 favorite movies. Stay tuned for # 2... songs.

xoxo E

. 10 day you challenge: 4 books .

Here is my 4 books. I had a hard time with this one because I don't read books, so its more by author, and genre and not always a specific book

1. True Crime (genre). When and if I read, this is mostly what I read. I think I have over 25 true crime books, and most of them have the pictures in the middle. Some of my favorites are "who killed my daughter', by Lois Duncan, and "murder in Greenwich" by Mark Fuhrman.

2. Robin Cook (author). His books are amazing, they are best described as medical thrillers. Some of my absolute favorites by his are: Outbreak, Chromosome 6, and Toxin.

3. Iris Johansen (author). This book was suggested to me by a customer of mine a long time ago. The first book of her's I read, I couldn't put it down (that hardly never happens!). So far I've read a few of her books and my favorites are: Dark Summer, and Eve, Quinn, and Bonnie. The last three books are a part of a series...they are unbelievable.

4. The 10th Justice by Brad Meltzer (book). This is actually the most recent book I read. I was reading it on our great Canadian adventure and it was surprisingly amazing! I could not put this book down and there were some surprising twists...I loved it


There ya go, my 4 favorite books/author's/genre's. Be back with #3 tomorrow...my favorite films

xoxo E

. 10 day you challenge: 5 foods .

Here are 5 of my favorite foods

1. Raspberries. They are by far my favorite fruit. I hate how they are so expensive, but they are so worth it!

2. Olives. I LOVE OLIVES!! When I was little, maybe 4 or 5, I was trying to explain to my mom that I wanted olives but I didn't know what they were called. So I told her they came in green and black and they were round and had a hole in it. It took her a while to figure it out. My parents took me to a Greek restaurant when I was 2 and they gave me feta cheese and olives and I ate all of it. The Greek people that were there were shocked that a little kid was eating all of that...my love for olives has never gone away

3. Cheese...preferably feta or brie. I like most cheeses, but I'm not a fan of older, sharp cheeses. On Sunday when I still lived at home, we would go to my opa and oma's house after church and she would serve brie and crackers...yummy!







4. Hummus. I love hummus, so so much. I don't like peas at all, but hummus is so darn good. I love it with pita crackers and recently I've been eating it with baby carrots. I totally eat hummus with carrots as dinner :)

5. Sushi. Now I'm not a fan of fish, but I like some sushi. My favorite place is King's Island in VA..their Avocado Cucumber rolls are great and so are their Crispy Tuna rolls. The cripsy tuna is fried and it is delish!!

Stay tuned for #4...my favorite books!

xoxo E

. foster Friday: Sammie .

This Wednesday I drove over an hour (almost crossing over the Peace bridge into Canada...oops) to pick up my very first foster kitten. I have so much time on my hands and animal shelters are in desperate need of foster parents who can take in a cat or 2. Izzie loves all animals, and just wants to play. I wanted a cat but I don't have the money right now to care for one so now I can play with kitten's, socialize them, bring them back when they are ready to go to their forever homes, save lives and not have to pay...it's a win win win win all around.

Let me introduce you to Sammie (formerly known as Rio). He's a black 10 week old kitten that is just the sweetest. He loves to cuddle and is pretty fearless, he wandered around my house like it was no big deal. He has an upper respiratory infection, so right now he needs medicine every day for the next 8 days and then he goes back to the vet to check to see if its better or cleared and if not then I'll take him back home and nurse him back to complete health so he can be adopted. He was a little hesitant of Izzie first, but now their best buds! I'm hoping this will make him more adoptable once he's ready.

{ My supplies }

{ On the way to his temporary home }

{ inked kitten }

{ Snuggle bunny }

If you live in the Buffalo NY area: Sammie is not yet available for adoption, but he will be shortly. If you are interested in this cute little guy, please send me an email!!

xoxo E

. throwback Thursday .

Remember when:

I went to visit my best friend in Denver, CO (2011)

So, a tiny back story. I met my best friend Jonell in 2008 thru a mutual friend. We clicked on a whole other level and became instant best friends. After she graduated high school she went in to the Air Force, then went to college and just recently graduated from the University of Denver with a Master's of Social Work. She is now an animal assisted therapist with Harper, her canine co-therapis....did I mention she's awesome!!

I hadn't seen her in about 2 years and was contemplating visiting her in September for her birthday. My mom was born in Denver and I figured I could see where she was born at the same time.

I was going to keep it a surprise from my friend but she is an incredibly busy person and I didn't want to overwhelm her by just showing up....so I called her and told her I was coming to Denver, in 2 weeks.

I flew from DC to Minnesota then to Denver. The whole time I was thinking "I know the Rockies are pretty big, but where the heck are they?? All I see is flat land!" I was thourougly confused but then all of the sudden, there they were...it was beautiful!!

I loved spending time in the mountains and hanging out with my best friend, her animals and the city and state she loves. I got to see the street where my mom was born (it's now a huge shopping area). We got to reminis, talk about the past and the future and relax. It was nice to see my best friend after so long and it was like no time had passed at all.

Colorado is gorgeous, I love the state. And I would like to say to all of you who are living in Colorado or have loved ones there, that I am praying for these fires to go away and for rain to come very soon!! Its absolutely horrible to watch houses go up in flames, and I couldn't imagine my house being one of them. Stay safe!

Here are some pictures from my trip :)

{ Atticus the weimeraner }

{ Harper, the Vizla and now certified co-therapist }

{ This is my all time favorite picture...I love the lighting }

{ best friends }

{ oh ya know, just petting chipmunks }

{ remember when I kissed a chipmunk :) }

{ On top of the world }

Happy Thursday

Xoxo E

. work out Wednesday .

Ahhh...its Wednesday again. So here is my little update. I started Saturday with Ab Ripper X...it was pretty hard, and my abs were sore until, well this morning. Which makes me feel good, because that means I actually did something.

Monday I got ready to start my first stint at the 30 day shred and lemme tell ya a funny story. I got my water ready, my mats and my weights ready and I got started. Now it must have been a combination of having absolutely no stamina, not having eaten anything all day and choking on my water...but I puked DURING A WORKOUT DVD...what the heck!!! I was shocked, turns out I need way more help getting healthy and I'm in much worse shape then I thought.

BUTTTTT... I did lose a little this week. I'm down to 153lbs as of this morning :) At least that was a little consulation to my incredibly embarrasing work out!

Lets hope I have a better week this upcoming week!
Happy Hump Day

xoxo E