August Goals and Rainbows

(There was a rainbow yesterday so you're getting the privilege to see a few rainbow shots along with my goals for the month. Well actually the same rainbow shot, just edited and then not. It's fun. For this one I cloned out some junk and tweaked the contrast and coloring a little.)

July Goals: (how did I do?)

1. Go on a date night (or 2 or 3) with my husband before he deploys. We did, we had a romantic dinner at Blue Moon Fish Co. and also some special time together (and our own hotel room with Ariana) while in Key West.

2. Spend lots of time with my sister and do sister things like get a pedicure together!

I think so! We didn't get pedicures done but we painted our nails a lot together!

3. Try my best to see my friends Maggie, Nancy and possibly Marie. I got to see my Aunt Lavon who drove down from Georgia. Also Nancy is coming TODAY for a few days!!

4. Enjoy the little things I miss while living overseas: mall shopping, air conditioning, beaches nearby, Momma's cooking! A BIG HECK YES!!!

5. Shed 5-10 pounds and purchase a new bathing suit! I doubt I've lost any weight, I don't feel like I have. While I have made some apparances at the gym, I think my vacation eating has balanced me out. I did buy a new black and white polka dot bikini that I feel pretty hot in!

July was a pretty relaxing month. I wanted to do a lot of easy, fun things and that's what I did!

August will be a busy one. My birthday! (eeeppp!), flying back to Germany, readjusting to the time change (it's always worse for me going that way), preparing for Rich to go back to the states for more training, preparing for his deployment. Sigh.

 (edited with a filter called "Toy Camera". No idea what it is, but I like it!)

August Goals:

1. Celebrate my birthday!

2. Read a book. I was slack last month. I guess reading 75% of "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell" on the Kindle outloud on the drive the the Keys counts, but I didn't finish it so I need to do that.

3. Paint something new. It's been a while.

4. Plan my 30 day photo challenge (I want to host one on my blog for September, who's with me?)

5. Get back in the swing of Ariana's Alphabet. I just haven't had the time or supplies since I've been here.

xo's

Cat

What are your goals/plans for this month??

Oh, and in case you were wondering, here is the SOOC shot! I'm learning my way around my Aperture!

(Some shots just NEED to be edited! I'm fond of the first one, how about you??)

xo's

Cat

July Goals

Does it seem like time moves so much faster the older we get? Does anybody else remember when 10 extra minutes playing felt like a huge reward? Now, we'd be wishing we could have a few extra hours each day. Phesh, 10 minutes. Make mine an extra month a year! Seriously, we're already half way through 2011. I hope the deployment time goes this fast!

June goals were a success! 

Here's my list for this past month:

1. Have a giveaway on my blog. DONE!

2. Get to know my pen pals better! DONE! Everyone should have gotten or will get some mail!

3. Letters with Ariana. DONE! LOVING THIS! We learned about D, S, X and B ....we're working on letter I this week.

4. Read 2 new books. DONE! Although I don't recommend Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert. Eat, Pray, Love- I adored, but this book is a slower read, at least for me anyways.

5. Share 2 new recipes! DONE! This month I was all about pasta with my summer pasta salad and german dish- cheese and onion spaetzle.

July will be a busy month. I'm going to be spending most of it visiting the states, so it's harder to plan my goals since I'll be winging it along the way. My goals this month are going to be focused on family time and doing things I can't do while living here in Germany. 

Here are my goals for July:

1. Go on a date night (or 2 or 3) with my husband before he deploys. This should be easy since we'll be staying with my mom and sister ie free babysitters!

2. Spend lots of time with my sister and do sister things like get a pedicure together!

(same goes for my Mom)

3. Try my best to see my friends Maggie, Nancy and possibly Marie (who live in SC, GA, and AR)

4. Enjoy the little things I miss while living overseas: mall shopping, air conditioning, beaches nearby, Momma's cooking!

5. Shed 5-10 pounds and purchase a new bathing suit!

I'll be continuing my alphabet fun with Ariana and hopefully while we're in Florida she'll be taking part in a summer camp preschool program a few mornings a week. I'm working on getting her enrolled!

I'm also hoping to read a few more good books (preferably by the beach or pool) and also I've got a few summery (is that a word?) recipes planned to share on the blog in the next week or so! I've been creating in the kitchen again! I don't think my husband minds being my taste tester! :)

Got goals? Share them with me and let's cheer each other on!

xo's

Cat