Inspire Me 2014 : The worst gift you’ve ever received

Hey everyone! Happy Tuesday! I feel like I have been so behind on everything lately! I need to organize my life!  I found some photos that I wanted to post back in November/December so I figured it's never too late right?
Here's a photo of me an the fiance before his friends wedding in Carmel:

Here's the same trip, we went to the local beach to check it out.

 One of my girlfriends from High Schools wedding,  and yes I am wearing the same dress (a month later)  Don't judge me...

and my cousin and I at our second cousins going away party.. he's headed to the air force!

 
And now for the good stuff.. here's today's prompt for the Inspire Me 2014 Day 19 hosted by Kristen and myself:

 The worst gift you’ve ever received

Gosh this is a toughie.  I don't know if I have the heart to say it's the "worst" gift.  Well, I have received some gag gifts in my life so I guess those could qualify as the worst gift as well, like over sized grandma underwear... yeah.. exactly.

Well, the absolute worst gift I can think of at the top of my head, other than the underwear, was a cute chia pet as a white elephant present.. it wasn't the chia pet that I wasn't pleased about though.. I was so stoked to plant it and it never ended up growing.  I didn't find out till later, that it was really expired, like years and years and years old.  Talk about a bummed moment..  All I wanted was it to grow!

What's the worst gift you've ever received? 
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Inspire Me 2014: Blogger Challenge

Co-hosting with Kristen, and the prompt for today is..
January 22: What are some personal goals you’d like to work on this year?

My goals for this year are to eat better, create meal plans for at least 4 days out

 of the week, and exercise more regularly. 

Last night, I started working out with my fiance.  He's my personal trainer so he showed me what to do, how many, and really pushed my limits.  Lets just say, I haven't worked out in a long long time, and he really forced me to get a good workout.  It sucked at the time, but I am very motivated and driven and wanted to exceed what he told me to do.  My pre-workout meal was oatmeal and bananas.

I've found that eating at least 1 hour before a workout , prevents low blood sugar (which leads to light-headedness and fatigue.)  The only reason I felt light headed was because my iron is low, and fatigued because I never workout.  But I don't like giving up. 

I'll push through it!

Now, what are some personal goals you'd like to work on this year? 
 

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Showered With Inspiration

I have always been inspired by my many surroundings.  Living so close to Disneyland, the mountains, the beach, the river, VeGaS, and living with such amazing weather year round.... I am always surrounded by great inspiring moments.  I need to start taking pictures of these moments to share with you =)

Also, many of my friends and families weddings are coming up and I can't help but get in the design mode.. Here are some of my favorite floral designs right now.  One of my phases I'm currently going through.

Quote for the day (my design =)  ):

Hope ya'll have a fab day!

- L