Beauty Tuesday: These Boots Were Made for …

• Defending🎤 my dissertation📖 to complete my Doctor of Philosophy📜 ~ YES, I rocked out my Docs when I became Doc!
• Undergoing my Graduation Church💒 Rituals ~ I wore my A+💯 booties
• Walking across the stage at my Commencement Exercises🎓 ~ a professor told me that my cowboy boots👢 were the best pair in the house (two great minds think alike)

4:44 ~ make a New Year’s wish!!!

Beauty Tuesday: Midsummer Makeover

Greetings from my school!

Before I left this week for my grad photo shoot and meeting with my professor about the latest phase of my dissertation, I (finally) got my much-needed overdue haircut a week ago ~ one step closer to chopping off way more length to donate after I become Doctor!

My long-time hairdresser‘s doing hair from home ~ so onto more G-Mac backcomb! #DISPObustAFlow 💆🏻

Ready to get my hair did by G-Mac ~ where it’s @! #DISPObustAFlow 💁🏻

Salon Selfie: Flat iron cut & style with a smile #DISPObustAFlow 💇🏻

When we hit the first spot to snap shots, we enjoyed eating Sunday brunch and seeing eye candy!

 
  
Here are some behind-the-scenes selfies on site …

🌞Sunday Selfie: Ready to roll onto this camera roll! DSLR cam in tow as I’m about to row ~ check✅ 📷🎥👒👚🚢⚓️

🌞Sunday Selfie: Preview to my doc grad regalia ~ final reveal with my doctoral cap in my announcements after I successfully defend my dissertation! 🎓📜🎤🏤🌉

🌞Sunday Selfie: In between destinations … We’re painting the town! 🗿🎭🎨🌆🌃

🌞Sunday Selfie: Last but not least … From cap/hat hair to 1/2 down while makeup’s still fresh & not like a clown! #DISPObustAFlow 👗👛💄👄💋

Workout Wednesday: Wedding Season Shape & More!

HBD to my Uncle Dr. Rudy!!!

When my Tito’s daughter/my oldest cousin, Melissa, got married (exactly 12 years and two months ago today and exactly two weeks after I graduated from McMurry), I spent the ☼morning☼ of her nuptials running in the Maryland rain!

Wayback Wednesday: I can’t believe that back then, I thought that ruching made me look fat ~ it looks fab! #PrettyInPink

Those  were the days when I didn’t have to ~ as Milli Vanilli (whose ½ of the duo would’ve turned the BiG 5-0 almost three weeks ago) would ♪sing♪ (or lip-sync) ~ ♫Blame It On the Rain♫ … BEFORE my crazy cold after I chilled on the chili Corpus Christi beach during my business trip.

Even though I myself am NOT a bride, that isn’t stopping me from wanting to stay in shape during wedding season, and most of all, when I defend my dissertation and graduate this fall. Check out my fave fit babes‘ workouts to get wedding-ready for those of you who are about to walk down the aisle or have another important upcoming event:

Recent Wedding Collab to be Bride-Fab ~ The Bridal Bootcamp Collaboration [c/o Kin Community]

• Sarah Fit‘s Whole Body Wedding Workout {5min x 3sets = 15min x 2 = ½h}

• Sweat with Lauren Hefez‘s Perfect Bride Arms (she’s been my arm role model)

• BexLife‘s Blissful Bride Meditation to Combat Wedding Stress

Wayback Wednesday Wedding Workouts

• TIU‘s Bridal Babe Workout with Kat

• Lauren Hefez‘s Best Workout to Prep for Your Wedding

•  Lauren Hefez‘s Wedding Arms Workout (again, she’s my arm muscle mentor)

• BlogilatesTV‘s Bridal Bootcamp ~ Sexy Shoulders & Beautiful Back [sponsored by BEBE Sport]

Happy Training, Brides-to-Be!!!

Addendum

As I work on my stats scoring manual, the timing couldn’t have been better as this special delivery arrives to my door …

Dr. D, here I come! {Final reveal as we finish 2015 strong}

My Doctor graduation regalia!

All the pieces together … They’ll all fall into place as long as I finish this chase/complete this race & keep a happy face! #FutureDoc #DISPObustAFlow

I must be as excited as a blushing bride because I just received the gown that I’m wearing on my BiG Day!

Speaking of weddings, check out this ^– one –^ of the HAPA who ♪sang♪ the feature ♫track♫ from WFP‘s Everything Before Us