Saturday, January 8, 2011

"Me First" and other stuff

That is my 2011 motto! I have a customer who is from Ohio and he got here late yesterday. He will be here until next Thu and we are determined to find him a house! When I was planning our day today, I was talking to Steve and said I will meet with the customer at 11:30 a.m. Steve asked why at that time and not earlier, I said "I have to go to the gym first!" Historically, I would have easily blown off the gym but I just felt like the world will not fall off its axis if push back an appointment! It was at that moment that I decided that my motto for 2011 will be "Me First".

I have been very busy this week and its been all good. I ordered the dress for my daughters wedding in a size 10 and it fits! (Excuse my pose and face as I just can't be serious posing for Steve!) Also, I am wearing a pair of Spanx that I wore 50 lbs ago and they are a bit stretched out to say the least! I think with another 10 lbs gone by 3/25/11 (I pray!) and a correct fitting pair of Spanx, I should be good to go in the fit department. Please let me know what you think.


Now I just have to keep working towards those "Michelle Obama arms" that I so want! I may not agree with her husbands politics but Man, does our First Lady have great arms or what?

In other exciting news, we just booked a 10 day trip to Hawaii!!!! I am so excited. We will be in Honolulu for 3 nights staying at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Resort and than we are taking a 7 night cruise to different islands. This cruise is great because there are 3 ports that we stay overnight in so we actually have two days in those ports!!! We are going in April and we will definitely be needing a vacation after the excitement of the wedding is over.

For my birthday on 1/20, Steve is taking me to see Garth Brooks in Las Vegas. This is very cool too because it will be at the Wynn Resort and its just Garth, his guitar and the audience. No band. Very intimate and no one is more than 75 ft. from Garth! I am a huge fan but this will be the first time that I am seeing him perform live. Thank you STephen, I love you for doing this for me!

Thats all for now! Off to the gym and than on to sell a house to my Ohio customer! Have a great weekend!











22 comments:

Heather said...

I LOVE the dress! Very figure flattering. Have a wonderful time in Hawaii. I lived there for 2 years. My family is returning in November and I can't wait. Garth with just a guitar sounds glorious. I have seen 2 of this shows when it was a production. It was great then. I think that the vegas way could be even BETTER!

Stephanie M. said...

Oh my gosh, you look AMAZING in that dress! The color is perfect for you.

Good for you putting yourself first. You deserve it. And have a fabulous time with your travels.

Linda said...

I think the dress looks great already!

Barbara said...

You look wonderful!.. I love that dress and it looks fab on you.. If I ever decide to move to FLA, I am definitely connecting with you to find my house Jacquie.. who knows..

Anonymous said...

Love the dress! That color looks beautiful on you and you already look so skinny in it! For realz....I adore the Me First mantra. I might steal it from you.....I am sure you will find a house for your buyer too, good luck!

Justawallflower said...

The dress is absolutely gorgeous! you look beautiful!

Theresa said...

You look amazing Jacquie!! All of your plans sound fabulous, you deserve it all!

Susan said...

You look great! And so many exciting things going on. I love your motto for the year and I agree - this morning I left my husband with the kids and went on the treadmill - I said "sorry but this is important".

Nicole said...

You look GORGEOUS!! Love the color..your day sounds so cool..man to be your luggage!! I am jealous ;) Keep up the great work

Sandy said...

I love the dress. And that colour just pops. I'm depending on you to show me how to be a great looking MOTB. But you must learn to smile! I love Garth too. Haven't heard much from him lately but remember one of his first concerts broadcast on TV. It was spectacular but huge. Intimate is best. Hope you have the time of your life. We're heading to Dominican Republic in February to escape this cold.

Sandy said...

Whoops. Forgot to add-don't forget to take off the tag!

MLM said...

You look PHENOM in the dress..it is such a beautiful color and such a stylish dress for a mother of the bride..stunning! and, I love your motto for the year..that is something I need to remind myself of as well. Yay for travels and finding people new homes!

Maria said...

I love that dress on you, Jacquie! Blue is definitely your color! Beautiful :)

Mary said...

I Love that dress! it is very Beautiful! I have to learn to put myself first too.

The Cozy (not crazy) Coconut said...

You are so beautiful in that dress! That color is gorgeous on you!! Hawaii sounds amazing and I know you will enjoy the concert in Vegas. I watched him on Oprah talk about his concert there and it looked like a really unique experience. He said sometimes he just plays for hours and simply goes wherever the night takes him. I think that's very cool.
You have so many great experiences and great memories to make this year! I hope you enjoy every single moment! You deserve it and deserve to put you first!

Gen said...

LOVE the dress, and SIZE 10! Wow!!!! Hot Mama!

Thanks so much for your advice, I did take the Prilosec and it helped.

Sarah G said...

Great dress!

Very cool on the vaca! A tropical vacation is my ultimate weight loss goal though we may not actually get to go until the kids are grown. ;)

Shannon said...

you look so good! the dress is gorgous and you are gorgous in it!!! have fun in hawii :)

Rachel said...

You look beautiful, even with the old SPANX!!! It is so dramatic and has nice draping...the color is also nice with your coloring.


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FK said...

Looking gorgeous xx

Vegas and Hawaii how devine counting down to our little usa adventure only 4 and a bit months to go K xx

Sam said...

I am joining the cheer squad!! You look great in the dress :o)

Good luck house selling!

~Lisa~ said...

I'm a new follower! Great dress, great blog!