Two of my favorite things: Ryan Lochte and online shopping!

Ok y'all, it's confession time. Who else did nothing this weekend but watch the Olympics? Because that is seriously almost all I did! Luke and I helped mom and dad move into their new house on Saturday (Olympics on the TV), but Sunday was dedicated solely to being lazy and the Olympics. Sorry I'm not sorry! I just cannot get enough of Ryan Lochte (don't tell Luke, ha!).

{I mean, seriously?? Check out those baby blues!}
In other news, I have recently made a couple of online purchases that I'm really excited about! The first one is a book that I've heard so many great things about. It is called Well Fed: Paleo Recipes For People Who Love To Eat. Yes, that would be me! I've heard this recipe book has some amazing recipes, including one for paleo mayo and paleo dressings. This girl is pumped!

My second online purchase, which I am equally, if not more, excited about is from ASOS. I needed a black house party dress for my college roommate, Kristin's, wedding in late August, so I headed over to ASOS's mid-season dress sale online. Girls--if you haven't checked out this sale, you must do so immediately!! Great prices, plus free shipping to anywhere. Yup, go check it out. I bought this little number:

50% off baby! Plus, what I love most about ASOS is that you can watch a short video of a model walking down a runway in each piece of clothing so that you can see the way it fits and moves when you walk. Seriously, a girl couldn't ask for more! 
I hope you all had a great weekend watching Ryan the Olympics. :) What is your favorite Olympic sport to watch? Did you catch the women's gymnastics qualifying round last night? I just think Gabby Douglas is the cutest thing ever!

Lately, Weekend Edition. :)

It's Friiiidaaaayyyy!!! Can I get an amen?!

This week has been a little nuts. Working in media sales can be a very up and down. Some days are incredibly busy; other days can be slow. I always like to be somewhere in the middle. :) But this year, the 2012 Summer Olympics will air on NBC and I happen to work for the NBC affiliate here in Corpus Christi. To say my office has been busy would be the understatement of the year! We've had last minute advertising orders for the Olympics coming in, we're wrapping up July's numbers, and on top of it all, we are super excited to see all of our clients' ads air during the opening ceremonies and over the next couple of weeks!

{Love me some Olympics. USA! USA! USA!}
This week has been the first in a couple of months that Luke's world has slowed down (only by about 10%, but I'll take it!). He's been home sometime around 9 p.m. or 10 p.m. every night and it's been nice to have a little time to catch up before bed. I'm not going to sugar coat it, I'm ready for summer to be OVER. I'm ready to have my more relaxed hubby back. I'm ready to have our evening workouts and date nights back. This summer has been real and it's been fun, but it hasn't been real fun. ;)

{One of my favorite pics from this summer. So ready to have our little family back in a normal routine.}
Tomorrow, Luke and I are headed up to Hallettsville to help my parents move into their new house. Plus, a sweet friend of mine from high school is getting married in Shiner, TX (yes, Shiner like Shiner Bock. I grew up about 15 minutes from the brewery. Be jealous!). It's going to be a quick day trip, but I'm excited to see my family and old friends.

{Sweet friends from high school! Lindsay, me, Haley, and Mandie. Mandie is getting married this weekend!!}
And speaking of family, our 2012 Martisek Summer Vacation is just a short 2 weeks and 2 days away. I cannot wait for Vegas with my crazy family!! I may or may not already be picking out the outfits I'm going to wear while we're there...

{Viva Las Vegas!!}
What are you up to this weekend? I'd love to hear!

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Weekend recap.

Hello lovies! How was your weekend? I hope is was wonderful! For Luke and I, it was too quick (isn't it always?). 
On Friday night, I got to watch a sweet blogger friend, Ruthie, and her husband be on national television! Yes, Ruthie and Jon shared their first house purchase with the world on House Hunters. They were SO cute! And so was Ernie, their sweet little French bulldog. If you haven't found Ruthie's blog yet, you must check it out. She's pretty awesome!

{Ruthie--I stole this pic off you fb from someone, ha!}
On Saturday morning, I drove out to Alice, Texas to celebrate Felicia and her sweet baby girl, Harper. Felicia and I worked at Zephyr together as summer staff back in the day and now she and her husband, Brad, are expecting their first little one in September. I can't wait to meet Baby Harper! And she's going to rock out the baby J-Lo jumpsuit I bought her!!

Saturday night, Luke and I went to a wedding for the big sister of his best friend, Jay. A big congrats to Krisha and Lonnie!!! It was fun to hang out with friends, especially Jay and Morgan. We've missed them so much ever since they moved from Corpus to San Antonio, so it's always fun to spend time with them when we can. 

Sunday was chill. Just the way I like it! I did some laundry, we grabbed lunch with family, and ran a few errands in town. Overall, we had a pretty great weekend!
Going back to work on Monday is always super difficult for me after spending so much time with Luke and good friends. Why can't the weekends be three days instead of two?? If we had a presidential candidate that would make this a law, he's sure have my vote! What were you up to this past weekend? I'd love to hear!
Happy Monday!!!