Favorite Fridays: Party Game

In college, there were definitely a lot of fun times just hanging around whether it was a party or just the roommates and I. Two games stand out.

1. Apples to Apples

Here is one such instance of playing Apples to Apples in 2008:

I LOVE this game. We always had the best time and get some of the most hilarious cards in the process. Anyone who hasn't played this, bring it to your next party!

2. Circle of Death

Now I'm not one to be big on drinking games, but this one is the BEST. This is the only game that can surpass the hilarity of Apples to Apples. Having alcohol in the system makes people and their responses even more ridiculous. You can find the rules here. If there were any rules we didn't like, we made up our own. Its more fun that way.

What are your favorite party games? Join in the fun!

Hubs thought it would be funny to bring a monster into the house and put it into the dogs' cage to see if they would play with it. Me finding it the next day and thinking how the heck has this creature sneaked into our house- not so funny. This two inch long beast of a grasshopper almost scared the poo out of me.

For future reference, hubs- leave the critters outside!

Workout Wednesday?

So I've been feeling pretty down on myself lately. I think all the stress, the restaurant food, and the constant "go here, go there" of life has been catching up with me. Not to mention the bliss of the "honeymoon" stage of our married life which equals lots of time spent in the kitchen baking yummy goodies. All that being said, I'm really feeling awful about my new, much curvier physique. Being Italian, I realize my curves are going absolutely nowhere, no matter what weight I'm at, but I feel like enough is enough as far as this "married weight" is concerned. Did anyone else experience this?

So naturally after work today, I headed out for a little retail therapy. A girl at work told me there was a great sale at Old Navy so I headed out to find something that would fit my new body better than all my pre-weight gain clothes are fitting at the moment. What I got instead were a great pair of workout pants, a super cute workout tank, and a uber comfy sports bra. This is the inspiration I've been needing (I hope). I'm now about to get out of my chair and get moving to a workout video- with some good tunes playing of course. I would love to go for a walk but its about 100 degrees outside (can you blame me for staying inside?), and I'm not too keen in walking the neighborhood without hubs being at home anyway. But hey, some kind of movement is better than none at all.

So I've dubbed today Workout Wednesday. Hopefully if I blog about it once every week, my motivation to keep on moving won't waiver. 

Anyone else got a great fitness routine that's working for them? or What are you doing to live healthy this summer?

Top Two Tuesday: Favorite Scents

These scents are both for men but men's colognes are my favorite!

1. CK Free

This is what I got hubs for Christmas and I love it. Hubs always tells me when he has his "smell good" on and i just got to hug him and get a whiff.

2. Abercrombie Fierce

This has been one of my favorite scents for years. I'm even guilty of wearing it on occaision because it smells so amazing. If you've walked into an A&F, you have smelled Fierce and I don't know anyone who doesn't like it.

Go on over to Undomestic Momma to join in the fun!

Only a few days left in July to take advantage of my Scentsy Special. Buy a warmer, get a scent bar FREE! You might just find your own new favorite scent! Read about the special here.

House Hunters: SC

We officially started our house hunt a few days ago. But the odd thing is, its not really a hunt, because there is only one house we want, and it really all happened by accident. We were driving out of town and passed the same beautiful, old house that we have passed hundreds of times. We have never seen a car there as long as we could remember. We figured it was just left to rot because it is overgrown and rundown. But this particular day, something was different. A For Sale sign in the front yard by the road. I immediately got on my blackberry and searched for the home and found it. Its in our price range, bigger than we ever thought we could afford, and is beautifully situated on 10 acres. The kicker: its a fixer-upper- like majorly.

Got in touch with a Realtor and toured the home. Having been an estate, the home is still full of the last owner's beautiful antique furniture. But it needs a new roof, the landscaping is majorly overgrown, and there is a colony of honeybees in one of the front columns. That's the least of the issues plaguing this beautiful house. But we want it. We want to make it ours.

Our Realtor said there is a type of loan made just for this situation. It will give us the extra funds to fix all the problems and it actually forces us to get the stuff done in a certain period of time so we can't drag our feet in getting the remodel done- which is good because it will give us a very strict time line of when we would be able to move in.

We will make an offer on Monday after visiting with our banker. Send a few prayers our way that our offer is accepted!

Jaded

I loved our wedding. I truly did. There is nothing that I regret. Nothing that I wish I would have changed. We had the most beautiful weather, at the most beautiful location, with the most beautiful family and friends surrounding us.

But if I think about it honestly, it is not something I ever want to do again. I know, that's a good thing. I don't mean it in the sense that I hope I never get married again, because I've already got my perfect match, but I mean it in the way that I never will plan another wedding. Not for myself. Not for someone else. Never.

Wedding planning was stressful. It was expensive. Who wants to spend their hard earned money on bubbles or a silver knife you will only use once? I know I'm being a little ridiculous, but I think planning my own wedding has jaded me. If I turn to TLC and Say Yes to the Dress is on, I have to change it. Immediately. My heart starts racing, and I feel that at any moment my palms just might start sweating.

I know I'm only three months past my own wedding, and maybe this reaction will fade over time. I'm hoping that it does. Weddings are a beautiful reminder of why we all fell in the love in the first place and they cause us to hope that our love can always be new and fresh every day.

Scentsy Special

Many of you may have seen the giveaway on Taylor's (Undomestic Momma) blog for for a Scentsy warmer and two scents. I would like to continue the fun and offer a special for the month of July. Any orders placed in the month of July will receive a FREE Scentsy Bar with their order.

So for instance, you could buy one of these:

Taro Plug In Warmer: $15

Or one of these:

Faith Full Size Warmer: $30

And get a Scentsy Bar scent for your warmer for FREE! The warmer is up to you, and the scent is FREE! This is great for anyone who has never tried Scentsy before.

Visit my Scentsy website here and then send me an email at scentsationaloakes@gmail.com to let me know which free scent you would like or I can help recommend one if you're lost in all the wonderful scents :)

And finally, if you live in South Carolina or a nearby area, lets Party! A Scentsy Party that is. Email me at scentsationaloakes@gmail.com if you are interested in hosting a Scentsy party. You get to smell all the wonderful scents and receive free stuff, just for hosting a party. What could be better!

Thanks for looking!