Coffee surprise

Hey guys! I LOVED this morningโ€™s discussion about the Paleo diet. I had a feeling it might be controversial because it seems to be a love it or hate it kinda thing, but way to be respectful of each other while voicing your opinions. Youโ€™re a classy bunch, so I wouldnโ€™t expect anything less ๐Ÿ˜‰…

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Focus On: The Paleolithic Diet

Letโ€™s get all caveman up in hereโ€ฆ. Source and talk a little bit about the Paleo style of eating. Itโ€™s gained a lot of popularity over the last few years and is huge among Crossfit devotees. When I first heard about it while we were living in Valdosta, GA, I diverted my attention as soon…

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2 months

Thank you so much to those of you who entered the Baby Kโ€™Tan giveaway! I was cracking up reading your funny storiesโ€ฆ they were hilarious. Hereโ€™s the winner: It totally reminded me of the scene from Four Christmases (I love that movie, can ya tell?) where the mom says โ€œwhen he hurts inside and canโ€™t…

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Fast food

Night weeks, Iโ€™m not a fan. Source Iโ€™ve never loved night weeks because I miss having the Pilot around- it just feels lonely over here. Liv and I have had fun hanging out at the house together or meeting up with friends, but we havenโ€™t seen much of the man of the house for the…

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DIY: Wire headbands

Iโ€™m really excited to bring you guys a very special guest post from one of my good friends and future sister-in-law: Meg! Meg is quite the little fashionista โ€“sheโ€™s an amazing shopping buddy- and writes over at With a Sentimental Heart. She and my bro recently started a blog to chronicle their wedding adventures, too:…

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Winter White

Warning: sunglasses highly encouraged before reading this post ๐Ÿ˜‰ Itโ€™s pretty sunny and warm in AZ, but my legs would tell ya otherwiseโ€ฆ Yes, they really are that pasty. Besides the sun, they also havenโ€™t seen a roundhouse or Turbo move in quite a few months, but I brought it back yesterday! Liv was taking…

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Baby K’tan giveaway

Itโ€™s been quite a day over here. Liv hasnโ€™t had a single long nap โ€“Iโ€™m scared for what tonight will be like because when she naps well, she sleeps well and vise versa- sheโ€™s on outfit change #4 and Iโ€™m on #3. Weโ€™re still trying to get her to have one long nap in the…

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Schweaty March Workout

Like many people, I tend to go through workout phases- find something new, love it, keep it up for a while, and then go back to the old standards. BodyPump comes to mind ๐Ÿ˜‰ With all of the things Iโ€™ve tried, there have been 3 workout constants in my life: Zumba, yoga and weight lifting/gym…

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Sabino Sunday

Hi! Hope youโ€™ve had an amazing weekend <3 Today was breakfast in bed, courtesy of the Pilot, and a lovely hike at Sabino Canyon- happy Sunday, indeed ๐Ÿ™‚ The weather was perfection โ€“warm with a cool breeze- and we did around 4 miles. Sabino Canyon is one of my favorite Tucson spots– I have no…

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How times have changed

Babyโ€™s first birthday is a popular event in our squadron ๐Ÿ™‚ Itโ€™s a lot of fun because all of the kids can play together, the girls can chat and the guys can hang out. Itโ€™s funny because every time we all get together -pretty much every weekend- the talk ends up turning to how weird/crazy…

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Protein fruit yogurt

Hey guys! Happy Friday ๐Ÿ™‚ Anything fun planned for the weekend? We have a party to go to on Saturday, along with a return to tapping. <— So random, but exciting. My boss is an incredible instructor and is teaching some fitness and dance classes at a local studio. When I saw her the other…

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