Tuesday, November 19, 2013

That time I didn't die running

If I'm blogging, you know there is something exciting going on. As we all know life is…well, life.

Last weekend something pretty crazy happened.

Well, two crazy things in fact.

KU won their first big 12 game in three years. 

and….

I ran a 5K.


Ran as in literally didn't stop. Just ran. That last mile I was pretty sure I was going to have a heart attack. 

I coached Girls on the Run this fall and we had our race on Sunday. I ran with one of the girls and I'm pretttttty sure she was carrying the team on that one. I kept asking her, "you okay?" and she looked at me like really, I could go for days you old woman.

How I was smiling over there on the very left…I will never know.

Either way, it was pretty dang awesome to finish and now I'm ready for the next one! Just hopefully not so pokey next time. 

One thing I am pretty pumped about these days is that the weather is actually making me get ready for the Christmas season. I just can't put out or even think about putting Christmas decorations until it's like 30 degrees. Warm and Christmas just don't flow.

Happy almost Hump Day!

Sunday, November 3, 2013

Cheers to the Freakin' Weekend

Drink to that, yeeaaaah.

How about a flashback for ya on that song?

Okay so this weekend flat out ROCKED my socks off. Gosh I just love weekends that are relaxing, filled with awesome people, and getting a few things knocked off of the to-do list.

I guess it always makes things a little better that I had off two whole days from school. It was pretty glorious. No really, like it was something that I needed so severely bad.

It's been a rough go at times this year and I think these few days off are just what I needed to recharge. Get back on track. And ready to go go go again.



I filled the days off with deep cleaning and just enjoying putting my ever thinking mind at rest for a few days. Oh how that is good for my soul. And sanity. And complexion. And a million other things I'm sure.

On Friday night my parents came to town and got to hung out with us for the weekend.

Somehow we always have some kind of project going on and on Saturday Jeff and my dad put new doors on the main level of our house. The doors are finally gone that have driven me absolutely INSANE since the day we moved in.

I feel a sense of relief now that the horrid things are gone. ha ha ha. No, but really. It's awesome.


I think it made a HUGE difference. The left picture is from last year when we were painting the entire upstairs. It wasn't completely painted in this picture, but you get the idea. I am pretty much in love and they aren't even painted yet.

While they were hard at work, Jeff surprised my mom and I with a manicures and pedicures. Mani/Pedis/Shopping > Hanging Doors.



It was a beautiful thing and I really loved that I got to spend that time with my mamacita. Just relaxing, having fun, doing our thang. Now my fingers and toes are ready for some KU football (and basketball) and Christmas. Too soon? No...never too soon.

We also went to a Japanese Steakhouse, Kobe, and it was de-flippin-licious.

Nothing like watching your food get cooked right in front of your face by someone else. Thank goodness my hair is all still intact from the big fires.


Unfortunately all of the other pictures were completely blurry, but what can ya do. All I know is it was the bomb and I can't wait until we can go back again.

It's weekends like these I wish I could just bottle up because they are just so awesome. Simple weekends with good company tend to be my absolute favorite ones. It almost makes me sad when they are over. Okay, it totally does. But I GUESS I have to go back into the real world now.

Okay now I'm ready for the next one to get here :)

Friday, November 1, 2013

5 Years, Halloweenie, and a Favorite Photo Canvas

For the first time in a bit, I actually have something to say. Okay who am I kidding, I always have something to say. But this time I actually have pictures to back them up. Whoop Whoop!

As we all know last night was Halloween. Halloween happens to be my least favorite "holiday". I don't know why I just can't get into it, but I do like the left over candy from the trick-or-treaters. I've just never been the dress up kind.


Even though come to think of it, my favorite Halloween costume growing up was when I was a "baby" because I got to drink out of a bottle. It was pretty much the highlight of my Halloween life. I don't even want to remember how old I was then. Gosh I have to find a picture of that.

But I have found that having a dog makes it way more fun to dress this them up and torture them instead.


Piper was a little pumpkin and decided to eat her outfit for a good few minutes before she realized how cute she was. Then she decided to pimp the pumpkin. I think she was disguising herself to get some candy. Not today sista....


On another note, it is Jeff and I's five year dating anniversary. It's crazy to think it's been that long....and some days it's crazy to think it's only been that long ;) I kid, I kid.

Five down, a lifetime to go!

We also just got our one year anniversary pictures back and even though my hair was, let's just say...a little wild and free, I loved so many of them and am so glad we took them. I think we may have to make it an annual thing. Just maaaaaybe not in August. Maybe one day we'll learn :)



Photo Credit: Simple Splendor Photography
Speaking of pictures, I had the privilege to review a canvas from easycanvasprints.com. If you have been to my house, you know I love some me some canvases. Jeff and I are plastered all over our walls from our dating years, wedding, and other random pictures we have taken.

It was time for something a little different. Or we just need to have a kid so we have something else to take a picture of. You can only have so many dogs on your walls, too. :)

When I ordered my print, I decided I wanted to try something different and got one of a verse I loved and wanted to put it in my office so it would always be in my view.



I couldn't be more pleased with the canvas, as well as just the quality and process of it. Super durable, super easy, and awesome quality. It fits perfectly into my little space. Plus, you can order one for 25% off right now AND free shipping, say whhhhhhat?!

I seriously don't think I'll ever get over my canvas obsession. They are just perfect and fit literally anywhere in the house. And now I think I'll head on over and order more ;)

HAPPY FRIDAY! HAPPY NOVEMBER! HAPPY....WEEKEND!


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