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It was a LaBlast

Hi friends! How was your day? Hope youโ€™re having a lovely Indian Food Wednesday. I didnโ€™t participate today.. but did celebrate vinegar chip Wednesday ๐Ÿ˜‰ Heh heh. Today was extra exciting because I got to spend my day with this guy right here: Source Louis Van Amstel from Dancing with the Stars ๐Ÿ™‚ He trained…

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Doing the ballroom thang

Hi friends! Hope youโ€™re having a wonderful morning <3 Iโ€™m off to training for a ballroom-based dance cardio class, but I wanted to post the giveaway winners before I go ๐Ÿ˜€ Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to enter my little blogiversary giveaway! I loved reading all of your comments, tweets…

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Things that helped me

This post was originally posted last Wednesday and like my other family posts, was unedited at the time of posting. I didnโ€™t do the best job phrasing a couple of things, but here is the new edited version- all of the info is still here ๐Ÿ™‚ While the Pilot was deployed, I really wanted to…

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Focus On: Core Fusion

Hi kids and pups. Iโ€™m Dori from Doriโ€™s Shiny Blog. When Gina asked me if I wanted to write this weekโ€™s Focus On post about Core Fusion, I said yes right away! Not only do I love The Fitnessista, I love Core Fusion. I credit this class for changing my body and my life at…

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Honeysuckle is hawt

One thing I love the most about spring and summer fashion is the return of bold and bright colors. Every year, thereโ€™s one color that stands out that I have to have, and this year that color is honeysuckle. Itโ€™s everywhere! Shoes, handbags, tops, skirts, jewelry, dressesโ€ฆ Oh my ๐Ÿ˜‰ I just love how itโ€™s…

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A very special blogiversary [giveaway]- ended

Hi friends ๐Ÿ™‚ Howโ€™s your morning going? Hope youโ€™re having a wonderful day. <3 So the blog is 3 years old!! The blog actually turned 3 last week, but with the Summer Shape Up and exciting news, I didnโ€™t want to overload the week with too much going on. For this post, I was originally…

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Mixed berry crumble

Hi friends ๐Ÿ˜€ How has your Monday been? Hopefully it hasnโ€™t been to Moan-day ish ๐Ÿ™‚ Thank you so much for the sweet compliments on my baby belly. I definitely started showing early- Dr. Google said it may be because I have a short torso orrrrr the little nugget just wants to make his presence…

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June 12: Belly Rubs

Iโ€™ve definitely been warned about other people touching my belly, since the word is out that weโ€™re expecting a little one. The thing is, I kind of love it. Like really love it. Maybe itโ€™s because the only people to touch my stomach so far have been close family and friends (not randoms at the…

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Summer Shape Up 2011 Week 2

Good morning! Hope your day is going well so far ๐Ÿ™‚ Iโ€™m super excited for this weekโ€™s eats and workouts if youโ€™re joining in the Summer Shape Up. If youโ€™re fashionably late to the party, check out the intro post *here* for all the deets. Hopefully youโ€™re already feeling a difference after last weekโ€™s clean…

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Snacky Find

Hi friends ๐Ÿ˜€ Howโ€™s your Sunday been? Hope youโ€™ve had a beautiful and relaxing day. (The Pilot got that expression from her by saying โ€œAre you a chicken girl? You want chicken??โ€ and then of course had to give her some chicken) Weโ€™ve been laying low today, it only seemed right after 11 hours of…

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Seize the pancake

Hi friends ๐Ÿ™‚ How are you? Hope youโ€™ve had a great morning so far <3 Madreโ€™s bday dinner was a blasty ๐Ÿ˜€ I wore the red new Loft dress with my eyeball bracelet (and had to go back inside to get my wedding ring) We were serenaded by mariachis (the best Iโ€™ve ever heard at…

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The Birth Team

I think it goes without saying that by far the scariest part of pregnancy is the birth itself. When youโ€™ve never experienced it and always hear horror stories from other people, itโ€™s easy to let the fear overcome you. When we first decided we wanted to start trying last spring, the Pilot was deployed a…

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