Currently Craving

I've been hitting the gym a lot lately. The bathing suit season is upon us after all. And though I enjoy my gym time with the normal dumbbells and a treadmill, I found two pieces of equipment that I would love to add to my regiment. 

The Airope takes the danger (ok it's only dangerous if you're me) out of traditional jump roping. Minus the rope and add two weights and go! It looks so fun and I won't have to worry about tripping over the rope!

I also found this video of an Airope class. Doesn't it look fun!

Now, the Foam Roller is actually something I have used before, and I love it. It's like a massage for your whole body! It also helps to get rid of any tension hiding in your body, and since you're the one doing the massage, you get a nice strength work out too! Happy Monday!

Brown Sugar Blueberry Pancakes with Blueberry Syrup

To round out a week of the blues, (this week I also included blue crabs and a blue dress), all in the name of the good old red white and blue, I give you blueberry pancakes! However, these are not your typical blueberry pancakes. These are brown sugar blueberry pancakes with blueberry maple syrup. Just saying the name makes me want to whip up a batch. The recipes, here and here, were surprisingly simple and made for a wonderful dinner. That's right, dinner. What can I say... I had a craving!

Festive Fourth

Ok so, I like fashion. In fact, you could say I love fashion. But there's something you should know about me and fashion; being that I just graduated from college, I am poor and often do not have the luxury of fashion. Confession: I haven't bought a pair of shoes or an outfit since December. (I'm long over due) Alas, I try with what I do have. This weekend however, my sweet mother treated me to a new dress and an adorable ring (both from target). I found this dress perfect for the fourth festivities; the off-the-shoulder sleeve reminded me of those swooping flags you see on old victorian houses. I paired it with red shoes I already had and was ready to celebrate!

Red, White, and Blue Crabs

Here in the south, with my southern family, we only have one tradition for the fourth of July (or really any gathering): food! Now it doesn't matter what kind of food, but trust that there will be no shortage it. This year we dined on a delicacy so tasty and so perfect for this occasion. We got live blue crabs! They're festive because they change from blue to red when you cook them. We pair them with a bit of garlic butter and saltine crackers and they were oh so delicious. Oh and keeping with an American tradition, we also had hamburgers and hotdogs. It was the fourth of July after all!

The Workings

Remember when I said I was working on a video for a job opportunity? (ok, I said it here) Well, I thought I'd show it to you so you could see what I'd been working on. It took about 2 weeks to get everything right, but I'm super excited about the result! And I'm also excited about why I put it together in the first place. As you know, I recently graduated college with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. This video is my application for my dream job up in Virginia Beach to be an entertainment reporter for the Hampton Roads area! Of course there's a voting round, here, and so far I'm doing pretty good. There's still a week to go but I'm confident. Also, I put together this page for everyone voting to get to know me more, but I figured you could get to know about my professional side a bit more too! So that's what I've been working on the last few weeks. I'm hoping it all works out! Enjoy!