what motivates you?

i dont know about you guys - but i def have several conversations with myself daily. the one that most often starts the day is the discussion on whether or not to get out of bed and get my ass to the gym. usually goes something like this. 

me: "dont be a lazy ass. you are already up. you might as well go to the gym"

self: "but i can go tonight after work and sleep for two more hours"

me: "what are the chances you will REALLY workout after work? REALLY?"

self: "okay ill check instagram, twitter and pintrest to try and wake up"

me "good god you really are lazy"

 -- end scene --

ive gotten better now to where i will work out either in the am or pm - as long as i get it in im good. but i know that going in the morning is A MILLION times better than at night. thats just for me - it works better if i go in the am and get it the HELL out of the way. 

the other thing about working out in the morning is that you are well aware of the amount of calories you can consume. now if you wait until after dinner its like you HAVE to work off a certain amount to break even. 

i work better if i know - okay breakfast: check. lunch: check: dinner: check beer: AWESOME! i have enough calories left for a beer. and not just any beer peeps. the kind i like are usually 150-200 cal beers. i know i know its bad. but if i liked shitty beer i could drink the 50-90 cal crap. but thats just it - ITS CRAP. 

this brings me to my point: BEER this is what motivates me. this is what gets my ass to the gym and doing lunges. beer. 

done and done. you wave one of those in my face and im sold. thats all the motivation i need. 

the more i burn - the more beer i can have!

sa-weet!

these are what i see at the end of my finish line. both from my favorite brewing co. (sky brewing) and both deliciously wonderful IPAs. aaaaaah now i want one! haha :) 

what motivates you to get off your ass? 

2011

2011 was such a fun year! sooooooo much happened for us. it will be a year we will never forget...

Feb: we moved into our very first home

April: M had is big 30th birthday!

May: we welcomed Leeu into our little family (and we havent been the same since!!)

July: i was offered a job i couldnt turn down with an ad agency. best decision ever. this is truly my dream job. 

August: M was offered a new position at a promotions agency just 5 mins from our new home. how nice is that? 

August: Tico celebrated his 6th birthday - my little angel is so grown up!!

October: we celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary!

so yea for us! 

we decided to celebrate the end of an amazing year and a great kick off to then new year with an amazing dinner with wonderful friends. we ate at OceanPrime. we had cheese fondue, lobster mashed potatoes, to DIE for mac and cheese...i could go on and on. it was heavenly! 

here are some pics of the night. 

me getting ready (beer in hand - duh). my friend jamie and i went to the Dry Bar to get our hair done for the night. it was my first time and i will def go back again. $35 for a blow out and a glass of wine - duh! oh and these are some bracelets i got for cmas. 

me and the super cute hubs waiting for our table.

me and jamie

the whole crew

i hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! 

xoxo HRH

things that make me smile

i was going through my phone and wanted to share some pictures. 

these are just a few of the things that make me smile! 

in no particular order...

me and my DC bestie kim! got to see her over christmas break (we went to high school together). i am super excited to plan my trip to DC this year! 

me and my bestie brock! love this guy :) 

(please excuse the boobalicous photo!!)

i LOVE my happy everything plate. LOVE IT! 

i am always collecting the attachments. 

THIS is the latest and greatest! and just in time for NYE! 

i also collect fiesta ware. i have the square place settings. 

this week i stumbled upon the NEW turquoise color (new for square) place setting and got it for a steal of a deal for only $14! 

LOVE bracelets! love stacking them. also love turquoise. i dont think a week goes by without some sort of turquoise appearing on my body at some point. 

THIS little ditty is one of my new favorites in my kitchen. makes me smile every time i walk into the room. its the happy everything cookie jar. i decided to turn it into a dog treat dish instead. tico and leeu really like it too :) 

these have NOT left my hand since i got them. 

they are personalized stackable rings! 

my little sister had them made for me for christmas. how perfect?!??!?!

the top ring says "tico + leeu" and the bottom ring says "matt + hailey" and they sandwich the perfect little heart ring :) 

she found them on etsy here

that about wraps it up! :) happy friday all.

xoxo HRH

gym peeve

i dont know if i can hold this in any longer...

PEOPLE WITH BAD BREATH IN THE GYM KILL ME!!!!!!!!!!!!

ah - there i said it. its out there. i feel much better. 

but for reals - when im huffing and puffing on the treadmill or the elliptical - the LAST thing i want in the world if for you and your stank ass breath to jump on the machine next to me and poison my air. my precious oxygen that i am needing more than ever at that exact point in time. 

seriously? did you even BRUSH your teeth before you rolled up in here? it amazes me how much people can be so unaware of the way they smell. 

i have even had to get off a machine and move three machines down to get away. a bit rude and dramatic you say? probably. but i dont give a crap. i am in there to workout. its hard enough as it is without someone making me gag every five seconds. 

and why is it that the ONE sticky person picks the machine next to you when there are SEVERAL empty ones? WHY? do i just attract smelly people? what does that say about me really? 

what peeves do you have at the gym? that is my FAR my biggest. i think i need to start putting perfume directly under my nose so no matter what i can only smell coco chanel. that wold be a much more pleasant work out experience.

aaaaaah venting. love it :) 

xoxo HRH 

whats your style?

i just cant seem to figure out what my STYLE is. 

for example, one of my sisters is uber classic and a bit conservative. lots of classic cuts, cardigans, nothing too revealing, bright colors mixed in with darks and neutrals. reminds me of charlotte from SATC. 

see how i did that? i used two words to describe her style! i cant even come up with ONE word for myself. i can come up with a list of items i wear all the time - but really its just a hodge pod of what most other people wear. so i just cant figure it out. i have attempted to put together a style board on pintrest - which you can view here: http://pinterest.com/haileyhinz/style/ - but it doesnt completely capture my style. i dont even know if i have a freaking style. lordy! i need help if this is one of my problems/issues in life :) haha! 

my fall lineup: 

boots

leggings

skinny jeans

high waisted flare dark jeans

suede pumps

blazers

long tanks

scarfs

capes (love my capes)

fly away cardigans

blousey shirts with rolled up sleeves and pockets

i wear a combination of these things every day. these are my staples that i dont think i could function without. i try to take pics of my outfits sometimes - but they just never look right - so i gave up on that. 

whats your style? how do you classify yourself?

xoxo HRH

my fitness pal

hey ladies! 

how is everyone after the lovely holiday? i dont know about you but i feel like i have gained a million pounds. slight exaggeration? yes! but totally true. 

i have had the my fitness pal app for some time now and have just not taken advantage of it. for ONE i had no idea you could actually BE friends with people and motivate/inspire/be motivated by others with this thing. i mean DUH. had i known this crap i wouldve been doing this for months! geesh. im clearly an idiot. 

anyway - so before thanksgiving i was doing GREAT. i lost 5lbs in 3 weeks (toot toot), back into a workout routine, and feeling great. then i decided - oh its a holiday - i should take some time off and enjoy it. STUPID. the scale freaking sky rocketed right back to where it (almost) was before. annoyed. annoyed at myself. i mean really. all my hard work out the door. 

booooo! enough complaining from me. the whole point of this is to find my other pals out there that also use the my fitness pal app. i want to hold myself accountable and get to know some other gals trying to shed a few lbs. 

so if you are out there and use it and want to friend me for motivation - or even better if you want to help motive ME! you can find me here : myfitnesspal.com.

okay. thanks. bye. 

xoxo HRH

my heart belongs to austin

this past weekend M and i headed to austin for a little family time and for a CD release party. i lived in austin briefly - for 6 months. its actually how M and i met. he was the very first person i met in Austin, he picked me up at the airport (it was for work) and 6 months later i moved to dallas to be with him. 

man i ramble. anyway - our friends are in a band called Guns of Navarone. you should check them out -they are awesome. they have been together for almost 3 years now and finally have a CD!!! we love them so much - we decided to make the trip to austin to see them play live at their CD release party. 

M and i at lamberts in downtown.

and NO its not the same place that throws the rolls. 

M and cory the lead singer cory

 me and cory! 

love this guy - he was in our wedding too :) 

visiting austin really made me miss it. i could have done without the 85 degree weather while we were there - but its just so gorgeous. and there is always something fun to do. if you really like live music - you would LOVE austin. everyone is so down to earth. its a completely different world then dallas - thats for sure. 

hope you all had a great weekend! thanksgiving is just around the corner. woo hoo!

xoxo HRH

dear santa

so now that i have about 1/2 of my christmas shopping already done (thank you etsy.com) its time to think about myself (as per usual). here is my wish list. def a WISH list - because there is no way in hells im getting everything i want. but lets face it i ALWAYS have something i "need". 

i am that wife that will send M links to things i want. i even go as far as to show him EXACTLY how the checkout should look like before hitting submit. it works for us. i send him stuff all that time so really at the end - its a fun surprise to see which thing he picked :)

i digress. 

here is my list for santa! 

this monogram ring i speak of - is the tits. i really NEED this to be on my finger asap. 

let me just show you...

my hand is really aching for it...

~~~

what do you guys want santa to bring for you?!!

i saw the sign

as i mentioned in my post last week - a few pounds have managed to creep their way onto my short and stubby 5'2" frame. of course there were signs for MONTHS that were obvious...but i chose to ignore them. idiot. so now here i sit with a ton of designer jeans just begging to be worn...and yet my ass is to big for them. i refuse REFUSE to buy a larger size. simply wont do it. i will just buy cheap jeans and wear those suckers out until my butt can finally squeeze back into my nice ones. 

so i decided i needed to list out the signs that i let completely slide by without stopping to change what i was doing. maybe this way i wont let those stupid lbs creep back up again. thank goodness the scale has been going down lately and i can look back and clearly see these calling out to me. 

sign 1: 

EVERY. SINGLE. TIME i sat down - i had to pull the waist band of my pants up. anyone else do that? oh yea - you know what im talking about. tell tale sign that your pants are too snug and screaming out to just be unbuttoned! 

sign 2: 

my workouts pants (that i was clearly NOT working out in) left marks on my thighs leaving behind a nice reminder that HEY FAT ASS get on a treadmill why dont you? 

sign 3: 

it feels like someone has played a cruel joke and tightened up my bra straps while i wasnt looking. these didnt use to be this tight. what the heck happened? 

sign 4: 

the scale started collecting dust because i refused to face reality and see just how much i had packed on.
sign 5:
i slept like absolute crap! i always sleep like a baby if i worked out that day. why would i even do that do myself? i just dont get it. working out = sleeping better. its that simple. duh!
sign 6:
i was getting lazy about other things and making terrible food choices. like hey theres a cookie. no im not particularly hungry - but hey its there and i might as well eat it. WHAT??!?! if i had worked out i would have totally thought twice and probably never even thought to pick up a cookie when i wasnt hungry. WTF!!??
sign 7:
i was eating as much as my husband, M. for reals? he has a good 60lbs on me - if not more - we should NOT be consuming the same amount of food in one sitting.
sign 8:
putting on a long sleeve hoodie, sweater, or even just a shirt and the sleeves are a bit snug. um hello large arms - where did those come from? this wasnt this tight last time i wore it. i just blamed the dryer...idiot.
sign 9:
when i jog down a flight of stairs and my belly actually JIGGLED. holy hells bells that was what did me in. nothing should shake on my body unless its my boobs and im shimmying bc its fun. period!

so there you have it folks. my list of in your face signs that you have gained some unwanted lbs. i know im not alone out there. we all have our signs that tell us we need to get back in they gym and eat a carrot stick instead of that candy bar youve been eyeing.

im in a much better place now. def not at my goal yet - and i know that will take a while. but im on the right track and glad i finally saw the signs. 

a new found talent

i have always wondered what talent God gifted me with. i just figured i would discover it and instantly become wildly famous - and obvi He was holding out on me. i kid i kid. apparently He was waiting for me to discover my talent of diaper cake making!!! and yes you heard that right - i am tooting my own horn. TOOT TOOT. 

heres the deal. i have NEVER made one of these things before. i have never even been to a baby shower that had one. i have seen pictures and a few in boutiques and that is about the extent of my exposure to the diaper cake. 

recently i have had two co-workers that just had babies. a little baby girl named Grayson (uber cute name right?) and a little baby boy (actually born today) named Gavin. two G's! how fun?!

i am in charge of parties and planning at work. so when it came to the baby shower i wanted to try something new. DIAPER CAKE!!!

Step 1. i googled "how to make a diaper cake"

Step 2. watched a video

Step 3. bought the "ingredients"

Step 4. ended up with these: 

baby grayson's diaper cake

sorry the pic is bad

baby gavin's diaper cake

i mean for my 1st and 2nd diaper cakes - i would say these are pretty darn tootin good! whoop whoop for me! 

and there we have it. i have tooted my horn and now im all tooted out. 

happy friday! 

this post was posted on 11/11/11 at 11am - freaky!

xoxo HRH