Trash the Dress- Evans, Georgia Trash the dress photographer

Hey everyone... I know i've been missing the blog action for a while... but I have been working on my website and blog for my photography business... take a second and look at them and become a fan!!!  http://www.ksbusbyphotography.com/     http://www.ksbusbyphotography.blogspot.com/ 

Also here is something fun that I've got going on!

Calling all married Ladies!!!! Do you still have your wedding dress? Can you still fit into it? Do you want to do something fun and crazy? If this sounds like you please message me for info on a "trash the dress" session!! We can trash the dress as much as you want. Doesn't matter if your a newlywed or married for 10+ years! Free session and a c.d. of pictures! Your husband and kids can come too!


You can jump in a pool, lake, river, or ocean. We can go out to a field, go find some horses, go downtown. You can get painted or any other ideas that you have! Basically its a bridal session...but we won't be worried about keeping your dress extra clean!

If you are interested or know someone that might be email me at ksbusby@yahoo.com


I look forward to hearing from you!

My Photography Website

Hey everyone,


The website is finally up and running... please take a moment to go look at it and let me know what you think!! If you are interested in a photography session, just fill out the contact information on the website and I will get in contact with you asap!

Thank you for bearing with me while I fixed everything!

Hope you enjoy!
http://www.ksbusbyphotography.com

I'm really trying to get the hang of this blogging thing!

I am in the process of some major changes to my photography business and have been working 40 hrs a week at my "real" job, with that said.... I have fallen so behind in my blogging.  I'm struggling to keep up with daily blogs and the only one I'm catching every week is my weight loss blog.  I'm trying to change some stuff around so maybe I can just blog whenever I feel like it and not make it a daily thing.  I'll let you know what I decide!!   Until then, I'm very excited to say that I have decided to change the name of my photography  business and really get it up and running.  My new business name  is Kimberly S. Busby Photography.  I am in the process of building a brand new website and I'm super excited about it!!!!  Until it is ready "2 or so weeks" I have started a photography blog that contains information and such for my customers.  You can take a look at it at  ksbusbyphotography.blogspot.com   It's brand new so don't hate on it too much!  I have really been getting a lot of business and referrals lately and I am super excited to see how everything works out.  If you or someone you know is intersted in having pictures done or needs a photographer, please send them my way!!!


Thanks for bearing with me and I promise that this blog will be a lot of fun soon!

Happy Easter everyone! I hope you have a blessed day

Weight Watchin Wednesday

Hey everyone,

This week has been a tough week for me.  I have been slack on my water consumption.  I have gone to the gym at least 3 times this week.  I have not ate the best stuff.  With that all being said.... I've gained back 3 pounds.  I'm sitting at 237 right now and last week I was 234.  I have lost some inches and I've also been hitting the gym harder than I have since the wedding... so I think that I'm retaining a good amount of fluids and that is probably part of my gain.  I need to keep that water coming so I can flush out my insides.  That will be my goal for this week!!!

On to the inches....

I have lost inches everywhere this week except for my waist (around belly button) 

Left Arm- Decreased from 14.5 inches to 14 inches
Right Arm- Decreased from  14.75 inches to 14 inches
Chest- Decreased from 44.5 inches to 42 inches !!!!!!!
Small Waist- Decreased from 38 inches to 37 inches
Large Waist- Increased from 48.5 inches to 49   :( 
Hips- Decreased from 50 inches to 49 inches
Left Thigh- Decreased from 30.75 inches to 30.5 inches
Right Thigh- Decreased from 30.75 inches to 30 inches


My goals for this coming week are to continue with my inches lost, make sure I don't gain in more back in my waist, work towards getting the weight off, drinking more water, excercising at least every other day.


Be sure to check back next week!

My new favorite site!

This was supposed to be Thursdays post...but I never posted it...so here it is now!

My good friend Tracy over at http://lifeasacarr.blogspot.com/ told me about this website where you can earn points and then get stuff in return!  It's basically like a rewards card or a credit card with reward points, except this is all online and you don't have to spend any money unless you want too!  There are many ways to earn points and some are very easy!  The best way to get started is to start a separate email address just for this site and then join.  Once you join you can fill out a profile (get 60 points for that) and then you will start receiving emails and stuff.... some of them say (check out this website for 5 points)  all you have to do is click the website and then click out.... and you get the points!  You can also take surveys, join groups, or play games online. You only do what you want to do and always use your new email address so that you don't get junk mail in your normal email.  One of the biggest ways to receive points is to shop online.  There are some major companies that will give you points for shopping their online store.  Kohls, Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Gap , JcPenney just to name a few... all you have to do is go to mypoints.com and then follow the link to the website.... shop like you normally would and when you place your order you get the points!!!  You can redeem your points for giftcards to all kinds of places and basically your getting paid to surf the net and do online shopping that you would normally do.

I'm not getting paid for this or anything but I just wanted to let my readers know about it.  I'm addicted! and I can't wait till I get my first gift card for surfing the internet!!!! 

If you are interested send me an email at framedasabusby@yahoo.com and I will send you an invite... when you join up you get points and I get points for having you join!!!  

If you have any questions check out the website or send me an email.... I also did some research and this website is totally legit!!

ALSO IF YOU USE COUPONS.COM OR SUPERSAVER COUPONS.... IF YOU PRINT THOSE COUPONS THROUGH THIS WEBSITE... YOU GET POINTS ALSO!!!

The website is http://www.mypoints.com/    just make sure you email me first before you join so we can both enjoy the extra points together!!!

Give-Away Day

Well if you read my blog often you know I have a hard time sticking to a schedule...and you probably thought I had forgotten about the give away.... well I didn't!   So I wrote down everyone that has started following me or has left me a comment... put numbers by everyones name and had my husband pick a number and he picked number 7 which would be Hollie Mims!!!!!   So congrats to Hollie!!!   Hollie, when you get a second send me an email with your home address and I will get you your gift!  ksbusby@yahoo.com I had planned on doing a gift card but wanted to wait and see who won...to make sure that they would be able to use the gift card wherever they lived... so you will just have to wait and see where it is to!

I will catch up my blog tomorrow and i've been in the gym a few times this week so check back Wednesday to see if it helped!!!

And keep checking back for more give aways and fun stuff to participate in!

I had two bridal portraits this weekend... one the bride is already married and I will post some pictures of her...and the other bride is getting married in September so you will have to wait on that one!

Remember you still have a day or two left to get March Madness Photography Prices!!!!!  $50 and $ 75 packages... all you have to do is book a day before the end of March...the actual photo session does not have to be in March and you will get the special price!    Click here for the full information http://framedasabusby.blogspot.com/2010/03/moments-mondays.html  Send me an email if you are interested

ksbusby@yahoo.com

Weight Watchin Wednesday

Hey everyone sorry this blog is a little late....but it's still Wednesday.   Well I measured and weighed tonight and it's not as bad as I thought it was going to be.  Since I didn't weigh or measure last week and I haven't done the best food and exercise wise I was worried... but I lost another pound so that makes 5 total to make my current weight 234 and I actually lost some inches.

Here is this weeks break down...

My left and right thighs stayed the same and so did my left and right arms.  Everything else changed and here is how much

My chest increased an inch from 43.5 to 44.5  I have gained an inch since I started....need to change that!
My small waist (under chest) decreased .25 of an inch  from 38.25 to 38 for a total of 1 1/2 inches lost since I started
My large waist (belly button) decreased half an inch from 49 to 48.5  for a total of 1 inch lost since I started!!!
My hips decreased .25 of an inch from 50.25 to 50  I have lost a total of .25 of a inch since I started.

Def. not the best numbers but at least I still see change.  I have been really slack on my water consumption and I finally have gotten back in the gym... yesterday so hopefully next week will show a bigger change and I will keep working towards my goal.

Thanks for the encouraging words and support as I continue in my weight loss journey!

Weight Watchin' Wednesday

Hey everyone!

Hope your having a great Wednesday.  I will be posting my weight and measurements tonight so be sure to check back!!!   Do you think I lost any this week?  I missed last week....so we will see.     I received a comment today on the blog I posted last night.  Not sure what it means or who it's from.... if its you let me know... so I will know what your talking about!!!

Thanks and check back this evening!!

Dancing with the stars-- Technology Tuesday

DON'T FORGET TO CHECK BACK TOMORROW FOR WEIGHT WATCHIN' WEDNESDAY.  I PROMISE I WILL POST.... NO MATTER HOW BAD THE RESULTS!

Around 8 last night I settled in on the couch and sent Brandon to watch tv in the bedroom.  Dancing with the Stars started its 10th season last night.... and I was excited!  A lot of people are upset about this season and don't like or know the "stars"   The only star I didn't know was the soap star... but he's really good looking so it doesn't matter lol!  Well for everyone that doesn't know who is on this season here is a quick run down...

Anna Trebunskaya (Pro) and Evan Lysacek (Star)

Evan is a Olympic medal winning figure skater.  He skated in Vancouver and did a great job.  He danced last night and did really good.  He has trouble with turns because they are opposite ice skating... but keep an ey on him this season!

Ashly DelGrosso (Pro) and Buzz Aldrin (Star)

I hope everyone knows who Buzz is... he was one of the first people to walk on the moon.  The man is 80 years old and did his best last night.  He probably won't be in the competition for very long... but he has shown that just because you have a few years under your belt doesn't mean you can't get out there and enjoy life and exercise!

Chelsie Hightower (Pro) and Jake Pavelka (Star)

If you have turned on the t.v. on Monday nights over the last few months or looked at a magazine at the supermarket.... then you probably know who Jake Pavelka is.  He is the most recent "Bachelor" and was actually a "contender" for the bachelorette... but she picked Ed instead.  Jake is a pilot and recently proposed to his final girl.  It was a major upset for everyone and no one liked who he picked.  If it makes him happy...who cares.  Well now he is on DWTS.  He was nervous last night but did ok.  I'm excited to see how he does the rest of the season!

Cheryl Burke (Pro) and Chad Ochocinco (Star)

Chad is a football player for the Cincinnati Bengals.  Don't know his record or anything, but he is a good player and he did really good last night.  I do know that he gets in trouble for dancing after touch downs so maybe this is a good direction for him to go!  We will see.

Damian Whitewood (Pro) and Pamela Anderson (Star)

I think Pamela Anderson is self explanatory!  If you don't know here watch old episodes of BayWatch. She did really good last night and was very quick with the cha-cha.  I'm interested to see how she does with other dances.  She was a little spastic though!

Derek Hough (Pro) and Nicole Scherzinger (Star)

Nicole is the lead singer of the group "The Pussycat Dolls"  She has had dance training but not ballroom.  She did really good last night and looked the best out of everyone!  It is going to be exciting seeing how well she can do.

Edyta Sliwinska (Pro) and Aiden Turner (Star)

Aiden is a soap star...and I've never watched soaps... so I didn't know who he was, but I was really impressed with his dancing.  He was by far the best guy last night and it should be a really good season with him and some of the others being so good from day one!

Louis Van Amstel (Pro) and Niecy Nash (Star)

Niecy is best known as an actress and comedian.  She is on the tv show Reno 911 and seems to be very funny.  She said last night that she loved her "jiggly parts" and is one of the larger women on the show! She did good and I look forward to seeing her throughout the season and to hear her comedic take on all things dancing.

Maksim Chmerkovskiy (Pro) and Erin Andrews (Star)

Erin is a reporter for ESPN.  Lately, she has been best known for having to deal with a guy that was taking video of her through peep holes of hotel rooms.  She seems to be handling things well and she did good last night.  I'm interested to see how she does!

Mark Ballas (Pro) and Shannen Doherty (Star)

Shannen was on 90210 and charmed tv shows.  Not sure what she is up to now.  She was really really nervous and it showed but she did a good job.  Her dad was there and it was really sweet how much she loves him!

Tony Dovolani (Pro) and Kate Gosselin (Star)

Kate is the mom on Jon and Kate plus 8.  She is best known for having 8 kids, 1 set of twins and then a set of sextuplets.  She is recently divorced and now on the show.  She has never had formal training in dance or is she a performer or a athlete.  She had a hard time but you never know...she might end up good.  I'm not boycotting the show because she is on it.  I know her and her ex have issues...everyone does so we will see how it goes.


So there you go!  I will try and recap each week... and once Army Wives starts in April I'll be talking about that too!

giveaway!!!!

Hey everyone, I'm having a giveaway!!! Here's the deal... Between now and next Monday if you become a follower of my blog (click follow on the right side and make a google account if you don't have one) or if you don't want to join anything just comment on this post and say that you are following my blog and you will be entered into a drawing for a gift. Its good I promise!!! I will draw from the followers next Monday night at 10 PM so get following!!! Make sure you check out my photography tab and weight loss tab at the top!

Moments Monday

This weekend we were able to go see some hot air balloons.  They were having tethered rides and then a evening balloon glow.  Brandon wants to actually go on a hot air balloon ride.... but I don't.  So this was fun for us to go and enjoy it without having to actually ride in it.  I took a lot of pictures and here are a few.... hope you enjoy!!

Scott and Nicole helping with one of the hot air balloons!!

Scott in the hot air balloon... it was tethered so they weren't far off the ground!

My family went to dinner for my Aunts birthday and then went to see the hot air balloons.  We told her we got her some of the biggest balloons ever!  She said it was the best birthday ever!!

Hope you enjoy the collages!

I will blog everyday this week.....

I have been having a hard time blogging this past week and a half.  Sorry to all 5 of my faithful readers out there.  I appreciate you!  

To catch up over the past few days..... I weighed myself last wednesday and had lost a pound.  I was not very happy with how I was doing with my diet... so I didn't even measure.   I will be back this Wednesday with weight and measurements!

We went out to eat a few times the past couple of weeks and I have been proud of myselft with the choices I have made.  At Ruby Tuesday's I got their mini burgers and a salad.  It was 2 mini burgers and they were really good!  I made sure to eat more salad than anything else.  I went to applebees and they have these menu items under 500 calories and I got one of those.  It was really really good  some type of chicken with fresh veggies.  Haven't made any outstanding recipes lately... so maybe one this coming friday!

Haven't seen any new movies lately.  I have started listening to Lady Antebellum (2 of the group members are from Augusta)  and they are my new favorite.  I've listened to them since their first c.d. but now i'm addicted to their newest one! 

I found a blog the other day and I love love love it.  She is a photographer and a christian.  She has a lot of stuff on there about photography and some great tips.  Check her out!   http://www.pixelperfectblog.com/     

Ok so I have wednesday caught up, food fridays, tuesdays, and thursdays.... now just a couple new pictures to catch me up and I will start fresh tomorrow!!!!

Girl Talk Thursday--- a few days late

If you go back a couple of posts I blogged about my good friends Shallon and Sheldon getting engaged! Well, they picked a date... actually Shallon has had this date picked for a while, she just didn't know if she would get the ring and be able to plan a wedding in time. They are getting married on October 23, 2010 and guess what..... I'm the MOH!!! I'm very exciting to be part of this day and couldn't be happier for these two! Since we are on the subject of weddings one of my favorite movies is 27 dresses. In this movie the girl has some crazy bridesmaid dresses...totaling 27 of them. I sure don't have that many and all of mine have been very pretty and dresses I really do love. So for girl talk Thursday I'm going to show you my bridesmaid dresses that I've collected over the years and tell you about each bride!!!  Some of the pictures are of me in the dress, some are of models, and some are of other girls in the wedding.

And readers leave me a comment with how many weddings you have been in!!! Or write a blog about your bridesmaid dresses!!!

Lindsey and Tiago  October 15, 2005

I have known Lindsey since we were little. We grew up together at church and were at each others house every weekend. I actually introduced Tiago and Lindsey one day at Augusta State University...and their relationship grew from that first meeting. I met Tiago at a Baptist Student Union meeting. He was stationed at Fort Gordon and was looking for a christian group to be part of. I still remember sitting in my bedroom one night when he called me and wanted to know what his friend should do "the friend was interested in a girl...that was out on a date with another guy" I quickly realized that friend was Tiago... and that girl was Lindsey. I told him to tell her how he felt and then let her decide. She decided on Tiago and they were marrried not too long after that!!! They still live here in the area and have 2 beautiful daughters Savannah and Charlotte!

Here is the dress I wore for her wedding.  The color is toffee!

Mandy and Trey June 10, 2006

I have known Mandy since I was little from church and our families being close friends she also used to babysit my brother and me. I remember sneaking out of bed to go sit and listen to Mandy talk on the phone to her friends and want to be like her! When I got in middle school and high school we became really good friends and I really enjoyed hanging out with the "older" girls. I met Trey when I first got into the college group at church. I remember him and another guy were visiting and they were telling us about their wild adventures... a few I think involved cops lol and I remember being a little scared of them!!! Little did I know that soon Mandy and Trey would start dating and then get married... and No i'm not scared of Trey anymore... I think he has calmed down some lol! They still live in here in the area also and have a handsome little man named Parker!

Here is the dress I wore for her wedding.   The color is rose and creme!

Tracy and Kevin June 7, 2008

I have known Tracy forever!!!! We have grown up together at church and our families have been friends for years. Tracy and I really became close when I joined the puppet team at church. Her dad was the director and we got the chance to hang out a lot. As we got into high school and then in college our friendship grew and we became pretty inseparable. I remember Tracy calling and telling me about this guy that worked at the school she was student teaching at. She was interested but didn't want to be but then she wanted to like him and then she didn't... I told her to go for it... mainly because that's what I tell everyone! Well they started hanging out and ended up dating and pretty soon Brandon and I went on a 4 day vacation with Kevin and Tracy. I learned that weekend that Kevin was perfect for Tracy. They just fit... my mom knew it from the first moment she saw Kevin and Tracy together! They live here in the area still and they also have a little boy named Wyatt. He is so adorable when he laughs...which he does a lot!

Here is the dress for her wedding.  The color is celadon with brown ribbon!  This is Ashley and Lindsay modeling this!

Nicole and Scott August 8, 2009

I have known Nicole since kindergarten. We have grown up together from elementary through high school. In high school we were on the flag/dance team together and we looked a lot alike and at one football game my parents videoed Nicole during the half time show instead of me! We were known as the twins and have been really good friends for a long time. I met Scott our freshman year of high school. He went to Lakeside and then started going to our church also. We became good friends and if you knew us in high school you know we did date for a while but we were meant to be more like family than anything else. When him and Nicole started dating I was so excited for both of them. Nicole and Scott dated through the end of high school and all through college. We all knew they would get married we just weren't sure when.... Well timing worked out great because Nicole and I were able to plan our weddings and finish our last couple of semesters of college together. We would sit in class and make invitation lists, look through wedding books, and talk about everything else... instead of school work. Good thing though we both graduated with our bachelor degrees, got married, and now actually work side by side at work. They do not have kids yet, but they do have a big baby named Chloe... she is an American Bulldog and I am her favorite dog sitter. Well she likes Brandon a lot too. They are planning on waiting a while for kids... so we will see! They are also still in the area

This is the dress for her wedding.  The color is Apple!

Shallon and Sheldon October 23, 2010

I met Shallon in middle school. Her family also started attending the church... they were one of the first African American families at the church, even though Shallon claims up and down she's white! We became fast friends and continued being friends all the way through high school. We were in band together and were able to go on a lot of trips together and have a lot of fun... with Nicole also! When we were in high school Shallon said she was going to marry a white guy. We all joked with her about it and then she went to college and met Sheldon... he is the whitest black guy ever... so I guess Shallon was kinda right!! They are such a cute couple and are a lot like Brandon and I. Shallon is loud and super friendly and Sheldon is very quite and reserved.. till you get to know him! Brandon is the same way...and well I'm super loud myself. So we all get a long and have a lot of fun together. Shallon and Sheldon will get married in 221 days and will not be living here. But they better come home often!!!!! They don't have any kids yet...or any pets. Stay updated for more stuff about their wedding!!

This is the dress I will be wearing for her wedding.  The color is cornflower!

Wow....I need to keep up with my blogging!

Hey Everyone!!

So I just realized I haven't blogged since Wednesday and here it is Tuesday! So almost a week of not blogging... I need to get better about that! Ok well since I have to catch up on Girl Talk Thursday, Food Friday, anything exciting from the weekend, and Moments Monday... I guess I will be spliting this into a couple of blogs.... so make sure you read all of them from today!

Weight Watchin' Wednesday

Well it's already Wednesday again...my how time flies! This means I need to do my weekly weight loss update, so here goes.


I have been very careful this week with what I have ate. No fast food and I've only been drinking water and minimal juice. We've tried to cook most of our meals at home and if we did eat out, I made very wise choices.

I haven't been to the gym this week because I'm having some complications with my membership so I can't go! I will be going tomorrow when I get off work to get things cleared up!

I have checked my weight about once every two days just to check and keep an eye on it. I know they say to only check it once a week, but I like to just see where things are.

I'm very proud to say that as of today I am down to 236. That's 3 pounds in a week. My measurements haven't changed too much, but there have been some changes.

My chest, hips, and thighs have stayed the same as last week

My left arm is down .5 to 14.5
My right arm is down .25 to 14.75
My small waist is down 1.25 to 38.25 ( this is the area I always see the change first!)
My large waist (belly button) is down 1.0 to 49

So all in all i'm very happy. This next week I will continue with watching what I eat and making sure I drink plenty of water. I will also get back into the gym and I hope to see some more changes next week!!!

Stay posted!

If you new to reading my blog...scroll down through my other posts to read about my weight loss challenge.... this is week 1

Technology Tuesday

Today is technology tuesday where I will usually post about stuff i'm watching, reading online, listening to, but today I would like to take this time to pray for a family that has lost their precious daughter today.

If you are on twitter, facebook, or any of the other online networking sites I'm sure you have heard about Layla Grace.  I first heard about her a few weeks ago from another friends blog and went to her website/blog and sat there and read all about this little girl.   Layla was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma ( I think I  spelled that right).  She has fought an amazing fight and has touched many peoples lives at the small age of 2.  The doctors said she would have a few months to live and then it rapidly decreased to weeks and then to days.  She lived much longer than the doctors expected but early this morning she went home to be with Jesus.  Her story has touched many hearts and brought families closer and people closer to the Lord.  If you haven't read about her story I would recommend you read it.  I've been following her mom on twitter with updates since I heard about her and the strength her parents have is amazing!   The website is http:www.laylagrace.org   I think it has been overloaded with visitors today and hasn't  been loading for me so if it doesn't load give it a little bit and then try again... Also be praying for her two older sister one is 9 and I think the other is 4 or somewhere around there.

Moments Mondays

Hey everyone!

Happy Monday.  I hope everyone had a great weekend and I hope you enjoyed the Oscars!!!  At the Busby house we were very excited to see The Hurt Locker take home 6 oscars!  Great movie about a bomb disposal squad serving overseas.

Ok so today is Moments Mondays and today I will be telling you about an opportunity for you to capture your special moments through pictures.  Through the month of March I have a special going on with my photography and I wanted to pass this along to each of you... well those of you that live around the area.  I do travel and have some dates that I will be in different areas...so it never hurts to ask!!!

Here is the special

March Madness Photography Sessions




With March right around the corner...and hopefully some warmer weather with it, I wanted to take this opportunity to offer some photography session packages for cheap!!! Now is a great time to get some family pictures done,pregnancy, some of just the kids, engagements, friends, or just some for fun!



If you are interested in getting some pictures done all you have to do is message me or call me and mention my march madness promotion before the end of March and you will get these special prices. The photo session doesn't have to be in March, just as long as we have something scheduled by then will be good!



If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask!!



I also have special occasion packages including birthdays, weddings, and parties.



I also have some dates that I will be in the Savannah and Columbia areas. If you are in those areas and are interested in one of my sesions let me know!


Package 1



-1 hr of on location photography ( 1 location)

-1 outfit

-entire family

-c.d. of finished pictures for you to print and share as you please

-upload to my website for viewing by family and friends



$ 50



Package 2



-2 1/2 to 3 hr of on location photography (2 to 3 locations)

-unlimited outfit changes

-entire family

-c.d. of all pictures for you to print and share as you please

-upload to my website for viewing by family and friends

-3 free 8x10 of any pictures you want



$ 75

augustaeventsbykimberly@yahoo.com   or 706-830-4600
 
Check out my website at http://augustaeventsbykimberly.smugmug.com/
 
let me know if your interested!!!!

Food Friday

Today ya'll get a special treat!!  I'll be giving some shopping and coupon suggestions  and telling you about a recipe or two!

First, I went grocery shopping yesterday and my new thing is seeing how much money I can save with our grocery shopping.   Brandon and I both get paid bi-weekly and so we go grocery shopping on the Thursday that we get paid.  Well yesterday I got my coupons together and looked through the sales papers and headed out to go do some shopping.  The coupons the past few weeks haven't been that good... or what we need so I don't have too many thoughts on coupons this week, but Publix is having a buy one get one sale and it is great!!!

I started my shopping adventure at Publix yesterday and usually Publix is pretty expensive but yesterday it paid off!!  I have checked prices at Wal-Mart for stuff we use often and if I can't get it cheaper elsewhere I get it at Wal-Mart.  So I go into Publix with my list, prices from Wal-Mart, and a buggy (or shopping cart if your not in the south) 

I ended up saving $36 dollars on my trip and only spent somewhere around $40  I was very excited!!!  Here are some of the deals that I liked and maybe you might like them too!

Buy One Get One Free

* Red Baron Frozen Pizza
*Quaker Chewy Granola Bars  most of these are only 90 to 100 calories per bar... good for a snack
*Quaker Instant Oatmeal
*Aunt Jemima Syrup  they also had the lite syrup for those watching their waist
*Dole 4 pack fruit cups  they had a wide variety and these are good to add to lunchs
*Crystal Light Packs  these are the ones that let you make like 10 or 12 quarts
*Weight Watchers Ice Cream  very good for sweet tooth and if you count points

They also had buy 10 dannon light and fit yogurts for $4 and if you go to coupons.com there is a coupon for this yogurt buy at least 6 and get $ 0.75 off   so basically you get 10 yogurts for $3.25  not bad!  They have a lot of flavors too... Brandon and I like to put the strawberry and strawberry/banana yogurt in our smooties!

Publix also has pillsbury rolls and crescent rolls on sale 3 for $5 it says 8 to 13.9 oz cans assorted varities.
Krogers has the same rolls on sale 4 for $5 I'm not sure what sizes... when I went by Kroger yesterday I just got the small ones because it's usually just Brandon and me.  Not sure which is better deal if Kroger only has small sizes and Publix has larger but it's out there.   There is also a coupon if you go to pillsbury.com and sign up for their website!

Ok. enough about shopping  now on to food and cooking!!!

Here is a different take on a boxed dinner.

Get the chicken helper fettucini alfredo and make it as directed on the box but instead of adding chicken get the frozen shrimp at the store (we get the jumbo ones...because they shrink up)  the ones that are pre cooked, shelled, and de-veined... unless you like doing all the work... and just thaw some throw them in a few minutes before the fettucini is done and wa-la  you now have shrimp fettucini alfedo.

We got sick of chicken all the time and it's so hard to find an alfredo sauce that is good and we didn't have the stuff to make our own so this is what we came up with and it was delicious!!!  We made green beans for veggies and had a great dinner!


Now here is an actual recipe that I have found from http://www.allrecipes.com/ 

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Yummy-Honey-Chicken-Kabobs/Detail.aspx

 It is less than 200 calories per serving which is great!!!  Be careful with the soy sauce, make sure you use lite sauce and if you can substitute some that is best!

Ingredients


1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup honey
1/3 cup  lite soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
8 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into 1 inch cubes
2 cloves garlic
5 small onions, cut into 2 inch pieces
2 red bell peppers, cut into 2 inch pieces
skewers

Directions

In a large bowl, whisk together oil, honey, soy sauce, and pepper. Before adding chicken, reserve a small amount of marinade to brush onto kabobs while cooking. Place the chicken, garlic, onions and peppers in the bowl, and marinate in the refrigerator at least 2 hours (the longer the better).

Preheat the grill for high heat.

Drain marinade from the chicken and vegetables, and discard marinade. Thread chicken and vegetables alternately onto the skewers.

Lightly oil the grill grate. Place the skewers on the grill. Cook for 12 to 15 minutes, until chicken juices run clear. Turn and brush with reserved marinade frequently.


I like to add pineapple to my skewers
You can change up the marinade how you like
Works well with a baked potatoe or brown rice

Hope everyone has a great weekend!!!

Girl Talk Thursday and Thankful Thursday

Well today is girl talk Thursday...and for the first time in a long time I don't have much to talk about!!!  Other than I'm going grocery shopping this afternoon so I will probably blog again tonight about my great finds...that's girly stuff right??? 

Until then I will make today Thankful Thursday!!!

I just want to say how thankful Brandon and I are for all the gifts we received from the wedding.  People were so generous with their gifts and love and our house in full !!!  We have barely had to buy anything else and if we did we had gift cards!!!

With that being said.... we have not finished our thank you notes.  As soon as I got back from the honeymoon I started a full time job and at night when we get home we are so tired we eat dinner and go to bed.  We feel horrible that we haven't got them out yet, but this weekend is thank you card weekend.  We will not leave the house until they are done!!!!

Thank you to everyone that showed their love to us when we got married and be looking for a card in the mail!!!

They are coming I promise!!

Thank you also for everyone that has commented on my weight loss blog... I have done good today I have drank only water and watched what I ate!  I know I can do this with your support!

Starting weight, measurements, photos

Ok.... here we go.

My first goal is to lose the weight that I have gained since the wedding... which is about 10 to 15 pounds.  After that I will set my next goal.  I hope I can lose these pounds pretty quickly just like I did before the wedding.

I will drink water and unsweetend tea.  I will have minimal juice drinks and no carbonated drinks.

I will try my hardest to not eat fast food and if I do have to get something out, I will only get chicken or salad.

I will try to make it to the gym at least 4 to 5 days a week.  If I can't make it to the gym I will at least walk the neighborhood or do something indoors.

When I have reached my first goal I will re-evaluate these things and see what I need to add and what I need to discontinue.

Well here are my measurements (all in inches)

Left Arm-- 15
Right Arm-- 14.75
Chest-- 43.5
Small Waist( right under bra line)-- 39.5
Large Waist (around belly button)-- 50
Hips-- 50.25
Left Thigh-- 30.75
Right Thigh-- 30.75

My starting weight is...... 239 pounds.... I will not hit 240 and that only means I can only go down from here.

And now for my before pictures.  And NO I'm not pregnant....even though thanks to the fat around my middle...I look it.

I did two front images because the black pants seem to make me look smaller but in the pink pants my arms aren't out and so you can't see everything.

I'm not pregnant....promiseI have scoliosis...and the fat just makes it more pronounced.

Well there it is for all of the internet world to see.  Leave comments, thoughts, what worked for you, anything like that.  I know I have one person that is going to do the weight loss challenge with me.... Who else??

Hey! My name is Kimberly and....

I'm overweight.   There I said it.   Now I can do something about it.  I've never been "skinny" and I've never been been "huge" either... I've always been in the middle.  Until I met Brandon....and got comfortable. I mean hey here is this guy who loves me for me and so why should I try anymore right??  Well that worked until I got engaged and realized I didn't want to look like this on my wedding day.  So after months of working out and eating right...and then not working out and not eating right, I couldn't fit into my wedding dress.  So here it is the end of September and I'm getting married in November and I am seriously thinking I will have to wear a trash bag on my wedding day.  I finally kicked it into high gear and was working out at least 5 days a week, drinking nothing but water, and eating healthy... I had stopped all fast food!!! Brandon, my family, and my friends were so supportive and I lost 15 pounds before the wedding... got in my dress, felt so much better, and was really happy with myself.

And then we went on a cruise for our honeymoon. I came back 10 pounds heavier and so did Brandon.  I didn't know it was possible to gain 10 pounds in a week... but I did.  The clothes I wore the first part of the week didn't fit when I got back and instead of getting back in the gym and eating right... I sat on my butt at work and at home and didn't step foot into the gym for almost 2 months.  Ate my way through Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years and haven't thought too much about it.  Until I started watching the new season of The Biggest Loser.  I told Brandon "I weigh the same as them... I'm not big enough to be on that show am I" and he said they are probably shorter than you, which means they carry their weight different than you do.  Well I was looking online and saw where they put each contestants weight and height on there... and there were 2 girls my height and very close to my weight on the show.... That stopped me in my tracks and jolted me back to reality.  

I have to get this weight off... since the wedding I have gained back all 15 pounds I lost plus 5-8 more pounds.  I don't feel good and I can't fit into any of my clothes.

So, I am going to do my own biggest loser I'm going to put out on the internet for all the world to see my weight, my measurements, and before pictures of myself.  I hope by making my weight loss public I will be held more accountable and I hope that my readers will be encouraging to me and supportive.  I will post weekly updates on my weight loss, inches lost, food im eating, and work out program. 

If anyone wants to join me in this challenge send me an email at ksbusby@yahoo.com  and we can do it together!   I'm ready to get my life back and be able to fit into my old clothes!!!!!  I know I can do it. No, I don't have my wedding dress to get into before the big day but I do have a ton of clothes that I can work towards getting into!

I will be posting all of my goals, measurements, weight, and before pictures later this evening so check back!!!!

Plans for my Blog

I started this blog with the intent in mind to use it mainly for photography and then I changed my mind and figured it would be a place for me to just write about whatever, then I went back to photography and then back again... I can't seem to make up my mind lol  

Well now I have decided this blog will be a little about everything.  I've noticed that other blogs I read have different days for different things and I think I'm going to try that.

Monday-- Moments Monday (photography)
Tuesday-- Technology Tuesday
Wednesday-- Weight Watchin' Wednesday
Thursday-- Girl Talk Thursday
Friday-- Food Friday

Saturday and Sunday are free days...if I feel like blogging I can blog about whatever I want!!!

On Mondays I will post some pictures from either photo sessions I did or just some of  my photography and talk about it!

On Tuesdays I will post about tv, internet, and music stuff... what i'm watching, reading, listening too

On Wednesday will be weekly progress on my weight loss journey...more on that a little later

On Thursday I will be posting about being a girl, wife, not yet about being a mom...because I'm not one, but anything that has to do with girls! 

On Friday I will post recipes, food ideas, and thoughts on that.

This might work and it might not work...but for now I like this schedule for my blog..... thanks to my 5 followers.... I'm very grateful!!!  lol  And to my mom and Nicole...who are following...but don't have a google account....thanks to ya'll too!

Make sure you leave comments on stuff you like, stuff you don't like, your thoughts!!  I wanna hear them!

At the doctor with Brandon. Hopefully he can get some medicine and get feeling better!! If you get a chance go read about little layla grace. Laylagrace.org

Congrats to Shallon and Sheldon

Today I want to send out a congratulations to Shallon Williamson and Sheldon Mims.  They have been dating for the past 5 or so years and got engaged last night!!!   Shallon and Sheldon wanted me to do some pictures of them...since they didn't have many pictures of them together this past December, so we decided to call it the pre-engagement photo shoot.  Well now that they are engaged I have to get my calendar out and plan an actual engagement shoot....this time in Savannah where Shallon and Sheldon met.    Until then I will show ya'll some pictures from the pre-engagement shoot here in Augusta.  And yes we did have a great time...and they did do some dancing!!

We love you guys!!!

Meagan and Tim Engagement and Meagan's Bridesmaids Dinner

So our friends Lindsay and Lucio got married back in October of 2009, 3 weeks before our wedding. My mom and I were helping with the rehearsal dinner at the church and I ended up meeting this couple named Meagan and Tim. I had met Tim once or twice before but had never met Meagan. We started talking and became fast friends...since then we've been really close and she even did my make-up for the wedding!!! Well, she is getting married in September and I have been doing some pictures for them. I did their engagement pictures and then just recently I did her bridesmaids dinner. The engagement pictures were so much fun and we got some great shots of Meagan, Tim, and their dogs! The bridesmaid dinner was amazing!!!! I was invited as a friend to come and hang out with the other girls but I also brought my camera and got some shots. Meagan did an amazing job on the decorations and really made the dining room look great!!!

Here are some pictures from the engagement session and from the bridesmaids dinner. I can't wait to show ya'll the pictures from the wedding!!! Just about 6 months left!!!!!