October!

It's officially my favorite month of the year {in addition to my birthday month, March}!!

I looove October {just like I LOOOVE Target, remember?}! October, to me, means football, OU/Texas {just 3 weeks away!}, fall weather, leaves changing, Halloween {although it's not my favorite holiday, it's the epitome of fall}. All the good things in life!

The bet

As promised, I got back on track with my working out. I ran on Saturday, and while pounding the pavement, I had quite the "aha!" moment.

I had a goal at the end of the summer to get to a particular weight, but...well...I chose really great food and drink over shedding pounds. {Not that hard of a decision to make, but maybe not the best decision to choose.} Anyway, with OU/Texas right around the corner {I say this every year, but I cannot believe it's almost OU/Texas, much less, October!}, I want to look my best!

I proposed a little wager to the hubs on Saturday. The terms of the bet are as follows:

1) Weigh in before the bet starts {done, on my part, J, on the other hand, is waiting...not quite fair, but whatever, I'll turn a blind eye}

2) Winner is the spouse that has lost the most lbs by OU/Texas {we don't have a specific date set yet, but I'm thinking we should get on that}

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3) The winner gets a massage

Now, my thoughts on the whole thing are that it's a win-win for both of us. If I win, I not only lost weight, but I also get a massage {I'm thinking, if J will let me, I'll trade that in for a little retail therapy, but we'll see. And if I lose, I've still lost some weight {fingers crossed here}, J's lost some weight, and he gets a massage.

I do not see a down side.

Makes me feel real good

We have a really quiet weekend planned. {yay!}

On Thursday we hit Campus Corner with a few members of our staff for a little comraderie and picture taking for our OTS section of the magazine.

Can I tell you that I didn't really put much thought into what I was wearing. It was a chilly night, and I'm 26. Not exactly on the prowl, if you know what I mean. But for some reason {maybe 21 year-old guys prefer black long sleeve tops and flats?} I was getting more attention than normal.

We were in Joe's Taverna {btw, free beer for girls on Thursday nights...if you're not going there at some point on a Thursday, you're throwing your money away...} and I was sitting solo and this guy came from the bathroom and stopped to introduce himself and chat. John saw the exchange, but found that there was no reason to come over and save me {thanks, love}.

Then, we hit up O'Connell's and I was on the lookout for OTS pics, and there were many there for the taking, and everyone was excited to get their pic taken for the magazine. Then, I saw a group of guys {I like to put at least a couple pics of guys only in there ... girls read the magazine, too}. I asked if they minded getting their picture taken, and one of the guys insisted that I be in there too...uhh, ok, i guess. So, here's the picture. You don't have to tell me twice how awkward I look.

Me and the guys that insisted I be in their pic...

Anyway, we ended up out way later than I expected, but had a great time. It's fun to pretend you're still in college.

Like I said, not many plans for the weekend, but I would like to get our bedside table painted {finally...it's been in the garage waiting for the paint for more than a month} and get back on the workout track. Have I mentioned that I haven't worked out for 3 weeks?? Ahhh!

Have a good one!

What's in a name?

I'm not sold on the name of our blog, but I love alliteration, and obviously "Montgomery Moments" was what popped in my mind first, so I went with it.

I think "Montgomery Moments" is a bit cheesy for a couple of twenty-something married folk, sans kids. Dontcha think? {I wanna hear all opinions, no matter what!}

I've been racking my brain for the last couple of days for a better name for our blog.

I thought of something with "Monty" in it. My first thought was The Full Monty, but that's weird and makes no sense. And I thought of something like "Meat and Potatoes," which is actually a joke between us, but would sound kinda weird {and maybe turn people off from reading} to others {right??}. So...

Any suggestions? I'd love to hear from the people that read this {even the lurkers}. So, hit that little comment button and tell me your fabulous idea for the name of our blog.

Shut-Out

We had a great weekend.

It was OU's second home game {vs. Tulsa} and much more of a challenge for our newly-appointed QB, Landry Jones {who might just have the best mustache in all of college football}.

I was a bit irritated with the bit of rain we had to endure pre-game, but it quickly abated and left us with a pretty nice day. Sunny with a nice breeze. Perfect fall football weather.

The game was pretty fun. It's not everyday you have a shut out and it's definitely not everyday you have a shut out against a team that averages 41 points per game. Yeah! And, it looks like our guy Landry might have another receiver to turn to! We may not have to worry about quadruple coverage afterall!

After the game we hit Campus Corner for a few celebratory beers, queso fries and more football!

Of course I forgot my camera, but just imagine us all in great spirits, celebrating a fabulous OU win and a fabulous USC loss! {I know, I'm not so much as celebrating that USC lost, as I am that we get to move up a little more in the polls.}

After all of OU's preseason misfortune, I'm really doing my best to not be like fans from other schools/conferences. It's not cool to get excitement out of others' misfortune. That's my motto for the '09-'10 football season, people. Maybe you should make it yours, too!

Good luck to our boys on their bye-week and then definitely when they head to South Beach to take on a much-improved/almost-scary Miami team! Boomer!!

Should I be concerned?

Remember this post? {Of course you do, it was less than a week ago...}

Well, in the last 4 or 5 days I've been forgetting things with more frequency and J is none too pleased. He's told me he really is a little worried about me.

I forget big things, like where I put something very important that just so happens to not me mine and I forget little things, like items that we need from the grocery store or Wally World.

Uhh...time to increase my Ginseng intake?

I'm also on the lookout for some kind of iphone app that has brain teasers or something to get my synapses goin...

What do you suggest I do to curb this little problem I have?

The look for less

How much do you guys love Target? I think it's safe to say that i LOOOOVE Target.

Now, because i LOOOOVE Target, I'm always right on top of the who's going to be the newest designer doing their looks for less. And, three days ago, Anna Sui debuted her line for Target.

Can I tell you that I love her stuff? I have a dress of hers that I got from Anthropologie a couple of years ago that I still absolutely love. I've worn it to several weddings, and although I haven't broken it out in a while, it's still always at the top of my list.

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Anyway, her Target line is pretty great. This dress is definitely one of my faves {and it's only $69.99!!}. I've also found a couple of other must-haves.

If you aren't familiar with Anna Sui, check her out here and then check out her stuff at Target, I think you'll love the pretty clothes ... and the pretty prices. Her aesthetic is kinda modern-boho-chic and definitely wearable. I'm not all that boho in my everyday styling, but a piece here and there could potentially take a look from "eh" to "wow"!

The other thing {that I just thought of} is that I really love all those fab embellished t-shirts. There are a bunch at J.Crew and I've found a couple from other designers. But, it just seems like $125 {or more} for a t-shirt is a teensy bit outrageous... So, I'm wondering if it would be doable to make your own? Would this require a sewing machine? Do I need a bedazzler? These are important questions, people.