Weekend in NUMBERS

10: Number of meatballs I tried valiantly to eat on Sunday at Ikea... (Note to self: Meatball saturation point is somewhere around 6.) (Also- can we discuss how Ikea is WORSE THAN TARGET? I go for like 1 thing and end up coming home with 7392487 little things.)

9: Number of hours spent talking about, coo-ing over, snuggling, kissing, or worshiping the kittens. (Seriously. I challenge you to find more adorable baby kittens.) (Also. I may or may not be entering crazy-cat-lady territory.)

8: Number of times I tried to swaddle Normie and pretend he is a baby. (Um. So there's that.) (File under: I-want-a-baby-itis.) (See also: CRAZY-CAT-LADY)

7: Number of "last treats" I had on Sunday before commencing Operation Kate today. (More on that at the bottom.) (Yes I gained approximately 3lbs.) (Oopsie.)

6: Number of times I marveled at the huge brusie on my kneecap Sunday... (Seeing bones in my legs is still a novel & exciting thing!!) (Yes. I used to have dimples where kneecaps were supposed to protrude.) (No, I'm not kidding.)

5: Number of new undergarmets purchsed on Saturday... (Insert new obsession for Marks & Spencer) (Also, who KNEW I was buying bras that were a full 2 sizes too big around the band.) (Also. Can we briefly have a moment of silence for my ever-shrinking bust?) (Note to body: Kindly use the fat storage in my thighs before my chest. That is all.)

4: Number of times I almost wet myself watching Hugh Grant on Graham Norton. (SWOON.) (Please google for his hilarious-ness.)

3: Number of times that I professed my undying love to Subway on Saturday... (Seriously. Subway? I love you.) (PS- Don't you even think that I have NOT looked up how to buy a franchise.) (Because I have.) (And please email me should you have a spare $50k lying around so I can buy one.)

2: Number of times PB forced Millie-Moo to kiss me... which means I was only presented with a paw on my face. (Hussy.)

1: Number of McDs large fries split with the hubs... (You gotta do what you gotta do.) (PUHLEASE. Don't even act like y'all haven't ever accosted by the scent of fresh fries while driving by.) (I may or may not have eaten 65% of them instead of the alotted 50%.) (File under: French-fry-aholic.)(See also: CAUSE FOR OPERATION KATE!)

So I've been mentioning "Operation Kate" on Twitter and y'all have wanted to know what it is! Soooo... Starting today I'm going on an actual diet. I'm going to be doing the Dukan Diet. As y'all know, I'm a Weight Watchers girl through and through because it helped me lose 90 lbs and it has taught me to eat in moderation and how to lead a much healthier lifestyle. However, y'all know I've been stuck for ONE YEAR. So. I've decided to try a real "diet". It should be interesting! I've never done an actual diet before. NEVER. I've declared it "Operation Kate" because as we know, the Duchess and her mother allegedly used this to shed pounds before the Royal Wedding last year. Today starts my 5 days of the attack phase, which is supposed to be the toughest, but I'm going to take it one day at a time! Tomorrow I'll do a recap of Day One, complete with pictures and corresponding WW points values (so we can compare) and also of my workout plan. Although, if that bores y'all I might throw in some pretty spring jewelry pictures to keep you fickle people rivited.

Now, tell me, how was YOUR weekend!

Friday FIVE!

1. Zara Plaited Leather Shopper

My affordable new spring bag that I'm obsessed with (and might need in every color...)

2. Kiehl's Pink Rider Gloss

It smells like a tropical drink... and it's not sticky... and I'm pretty sure I'm going to go through the tube in a week because I can't stop reapplying it.

3. Kate Spade "Eat Cake for Breakfast" T-Shirt

I don't own this.

YET.

(Matching bag might be a must.)

4. Speaking of cake... Rainbow Chip Cake + Icing (aka our First Anniversary cake by moi).

(We've already eaten the entire thing.)

(Whoopsie.)

5. Dior Rose Collection Eye & Lip Palette

Hubs brought me this home from his trip to Israel and I have used it every. stinking. day.

What FIVE things are you loving this week?

Once upon a time...

This handsome husband and his somewhat cute (on good days) wife went out to a fancypants restaurant known as "Nobu" in Londontown to celebrate getting through their long, arduous first year of marriage. Also, it should be noted that prior to dinner they decided to have pretty adult beverages at The Four Seasons Park Lane... where they luckily sat beside a beautiful princess named Mel B., known to her subjects as SCARY SPICE!

Anyway... The somewhat cute wife had been dying to go to this Nobu for as long as the handsome husband could remember. In fact, he tried to take her on a number of occasions (mainly to shut her up) only to be foiled by completely full bookings. However, the luck was in their favor and they were able to secure a cozy table right next to the pretty windows. The handsome husband ordered his somewhat cute wife the nectar of the gods (aka Sauvignon blanc) while she perused the menu. They both decided to splash out on the Omakase menu... Classic for him, Adventurous for her. The dinner was absolutely amazing and the somewhat cute wife was sitting in a haze of delicious fullness when the handsome husband asked for the bill.

The bill was presented and totalled up to something along the lines of "£££.££." There, sandwiched between two old ladies dripping with diamonds and two young wealthy women decked out in runway worthy frocks, the handsome husband dug out his wallet. As could be expected, he reached one of his four platinum credit cards... You know, as a fancy-pants person would do in such a fancy-pants setting. All of a sudden, as the somewhat cute wife was wiping her lips daintily and glancing around people watching, a light turned on in the handsome husband's head. All of a sudden he exclaimed, loudly enough for at least half of the fancypants people at the surrounding table to hear, 

"O. M. G. DO  YOU KNOW HOW MANY POINTS WE'LL GET IF I USE THE TESCO CLUBCARD CREDIT CARD!?!?!? WE COULD GET A FREE WEEK OF GROCERIES!" 

And he did.

He proudly presented his Tesco Clubcard Credit Card and basked in the glory of earning all of those free grocery points while his somewhat cute wife turned the color of a beet and tried not to notice all of the surrounding people staring.

And that, my friends, is how the handsome husband ensured that his somewhat cute wife will never again ask him to take her to a fancypants restaurant.

The End.

Happy FIRST Anniversary, PB!!

Happy Anniversary to the BEST husband in the entire world... I can't wait for the next 50! 

I love you!

xoxo

Your Swan

Running pretty...

We came.

We posed for pictures.



We warmed up.

We lined up.

We started.

We finished!

The END!

I came in under my 35 minute goal time and was QUITE pleased with that! My short, stumpy tree trunks didn't fail me. Truth be told, I could have sped up a little but I missed all of the distance markers so I didn't know it was time to speed up until my Nike+ guy went "30 minutes completed" in my ear... annnnnd then I couldn't see the finish line... annnnnd I was like, "SHOOT!"

Next up, 10K, baby!

(Maybe...)

(If you twist my arm...)

(And promise margaritas...)

(*ALSO- Please note the "crops" AT & I are rocking. UM, Dear Lululemon, PLEASE start making crops for petite gals... because your crops are really like pants on us. Please note proper cropped Lulu's on Betsy. Who is not short. Damn her.*)

Ah... hahaha... ahhh...

via.

Oh babygirl.

I love you so.

Question of the Day...

WHERE HAS DVF BEEN ALL OF MY LIFE!?

*Tomari*

*Chimona*

*Maja Two*

*Francesca*

*Fumi Embroidered*

*Zalda Bis*

*Trista*



And to give me even MORE encentive to purchase a pretty new frock...

I think I might have a new favorite...

Have you re-discovered any brands lately that you've previously overlooked?