Beach prep in the middle of a winter storm?

Arriving at work today was difficult due to the high winds (gusts measured at 136 miles/hour and sustained winds of 80 miles/hour) - thankfully its too warm for snow and instead huge amounts of rain. The upside was that the power was knocked out at work and we were sent home for the day!! Yipee!!

So what's a girl to do with the whole day off, kids at school and my retroactive play in my pocket (we just signed our union contract after a year of waiting)?? SHOPPING!! LOL!

Now, I didn't go there thinking about bathing suits but that's part of what happened. First I scored a new pair of jeans (IN A SIZE 30!!) for $16 and cute top (for $18 at Jacob Connection) for a part tomorrow night. But I landed at Bikini Village and with the help of a wonderful sales lady tried on over half  a few suits. I narrowed it down to four, and with the help of hubby (who was also off today) chose the best one:

I'm pleased with it, its flattering and fits well. Now the really great thing about having done this 7 weeks before the trip is that its has grossed me out  motivated me into loosing those last few pounds (around the belly is anyone with some pull with the higher power is reading) preferably! This is the only picture you will get until I return from my trip with photos!

Oh, I also stopped at Winners and picked up the cutest Roxy beach bag - perfect size, large but not enormous. Canvase, cute pattern, and one side has three outside pockets that would fit sunscreen, waterbottle, etc. We are really getting ready for this trip! I can't hardly wait!!

The down side to not working today was that I also lost the opportunity to workout at Core Essentials today. I had planned on using the TRX tonight, but instead I'm running around the house while the kids are at swimming trying to power clean! We have a Real Ryder class first thing tomorrow, and I'm pleased with how I ate today so I'll leave it at that. 

Right, well, back to the cleaning!

Nite