Sunny Days

I'm happy to say, I'm feeling a little less like:

And a little more like:

Stress is an ugly thing.  It doesn't normally affect me too much, but every now and then, it gets me.  Nothing has changed in the situations that have been going on lately...I've just willed myself out of the funk...thankfully!

This morning, I made it to the gym.  I ran 7 miles.  My goal was 8, but I struggled to get moving this morning and pushed time as far as I could make it go before it was time to hit the showers.  I still have a little more than 11 weeks until the Savannah 1/2 Marathon.  I think I'll be ready.  My goal was to increase from 8 miles at a 9:00 mile pace to 13 each week.  That would give me a little time to have screw ups...like today!  So, I'm still ok and on track.  Hopefully I'll get into a rhythm again.  Getting up in the mornings is tough for a non-morning person like myself.  But, it's good to be done.  At the end of the day excuses seem to push their way in more often than not.  Although I made it yesterday afternoon too for some shoulders, triceps and abs...it's a rare occurrence.  Here's to improvement once again!

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I turned on my favorite radio station for a little bit of rock and Bubba the Love Sponge yesterday and quite upset yesterday morning when I heard they're switching it over to a talk radio with news, weather and traffic on Friday.  What?! It's all rock from when I was in high school and a little before...none of the new pop-ish music.  It is an awesome station.  Why cancel it?!  Rude.

I called John when I realized this was going down on the way to work yesterday.  I was a bit bummed because it brought me some giggles on my morning ride and we both really liked the music on the station.  A few hours later he calls telling me to check my email and look for something from amazon.  He found and bought a chord to finally make my iPhone work in my car so soon, I'll be able to listen to my favorite station again on my ride to work over the internet!  It should be here Thursday!  What a guy!!

That was my happy moment yesterday! 

If you can't tell, I not only want to see The Help...I also want to see the new Winnie the Pooh movie!  Who didn't love Pooh when they were young??

What were your favorite movies or characters as a child?

I loved the Winnie the Pooh books!  I also loved The Little Mermaid and a few other Disney favorites.

How was your last workout??

Do you have any happy moments to share?

Friday, You're My Favorite...

This weekend, they will be a little of this...

and little of that...

(hopefully)

some Nertz will be played for my dad's birthday...

and maybe even a little of...

there will definitely be some hanging out with this little devil...

and this one :)

And hopefully some hanging out with some of my favorites.  There's a few I miss...like, a lot.

What are you up to this weekend?

Do a little dance...

It's Thursday!  

I'm so happy.  Because...that means tomorrow is Friday.  The weekend is right around the corner.  I hate to say I've been living for the weekends lately, but I've definitely looked forward to them much more than usual!

*This weekend looks like it will be fun and relaxing.  Two of my favorite things.  More on that tomorrow...

*This song makes me happy.  It reminds me of road trips with one of my favorite college friends.  It also has good lyrics.  And when I'm alone in the car, I can belt-out some Deana Carter!

*I skipped the gym entirely yesterday.  It wasn't planned or on purpose, I actually meant to bring clothes to go on my lunch, but lunch with the hubs was a better idea.  Oh, and I'm using wakeboarding as one of my cross-training days this week.  Think it counts?  I do...

*I just finished reading

I thought the book was wonderful.  The story sucked me in from the first chapter and I enjoyed the entire book.  It was probably one of the best books I've read in a long time.  I'm so excited to see the movie.  I would recommend this book to anyone.  Pretty cool story.

*Back to work.  I have an entirely new scope of work that has been thrust upon me.  Woo...

Happy Almost Friday friends!

And the giveaway winner is...

Michelle at Living a Life of Love!

I've never seen #1 picked before!

Congratulations Michelle!  Email me your address or let me know if you want to meet up and I can give you your goodies!!

It's cold outside--Thank you Florida!!

Well, ok, it's not exactly cold...but in the high 70's and 80's the past couple of days here in not-so-sunny Florida.  Thank God!  We needed this break from the heat and we really have needed all this rain we've been getting!  I wouldn't mind it keeping up until Saturday at 6am! I was almost in shock when driving home from the gym at 6:30 last night, I saw 77*F.  What?!  I did a dance!

Speaking of the gym, I went last night.  I ran.  8 miles actually.  In 72 minutes.  I was happy with that.  That's about the pace I want to run during my 1/2 marathon in November.  I told myself I was going to do between 8-10 miles.  If I ran it within a 72min:--second time, I could quit at 8, if not, I'd have to run to 10 and hope to get to a 9:00/mile pace by then.  Well, I was quite speedy after my first couple miles.  I ran the last 1/2 mile at a 6:58!  Hey, gotta do what you gotta do to finish.  I had to force myself into running last night (as I have had to do a lot lately) but I was happy to have finished it.

Stuff's been going down in my neck of the woods.  Not the best kinds of stuff either.  I'll be happy to be eating hibachi with some of my girls here in a bit.  Maybe take a bit of a mental break, although the hubs has been awesome at mental breaking with me lately too.  We enjoyed some of the finest foods today for lunch:

 We had "Messy Mexican Dogs"...it looked a little something like this...with jalapeños!

Delicious!  But so, SO unhealthy!

I'm not gonna lie.  It was worth it.

Don't forget to enter my giveaway!  This is your last chance!  I'll be drawing the winner via random.org and announcing tomorrow!  Good luck!

Barefoot Blue Jean Night

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Never gonna grow up

Never gonna slow down

We were shinin' like lighters in the dark

In the middle of a rock show

We were doin' it right

We were comin' alive

Yeah, caught up in a Southern summer, barefoot, blue jean night

Maybe I should become a travel agent...

This weekend went by too quickly as always.  I kept saying Saturday yesterday like it still was Saturday instead of Sunday.  John kept reminding me it was Sunday in the tone of voice that people tell children things right before they pat them on the head.  It kept bringing me disappointment.  Oh well.  It's real life.  And thankfully I have to a job to go to on Mondays, although, I'm really praying that the whole lottery thing works out for me...I could be so productive outside of working!  Like, travelling the world!

I've been dying for a vacation lately and I love planning trips.  Planning trips is almost as much fun as going on them for me.  So, I give you...

My Top 10 Vacation Plans

1. Costa Rica

It's beautiful

has great surfing

and an amazing rain forest!

I would like to get there in the not so distant future.  If I can get our miles for our credit card squared away by then, it's a done deal!

2. A trip up the Pacific Coast Highway with many stops!

The Redwood Forest 

The trees are huge

beautiful and magnificent.

California Wine Country

San Fransisco

Big Sur Coast

3.  Germany

There are many reasons I want to go to Germany.  The countryside is spectacular (so I've heard and seen in pictures) the architecture is a work of art and has a history that has effected the entire world.  It is somewhere I've wanted to go since a 4th grade history lesson on World War II.

Frankfurt

Rhine Valley

horrible concentration camps

and lots of pretty castles

4.  Fiji

Hello gorgeous!

amazing reefs and scuba diving

and when I go, I want to stay in one of these!

5.  New York, New York!

I've been to New York once and I thought the city was awesome!  It had so much going on and there was so much to see.  I have to go again and soak it all in once more!

6. United Kingdom

Dublin, Ireland

Edinburgh, Scotland

London

Wales

My heritage is English, Scottish and Irish, so hence this trip.  Beside the fact that it's a beautiful area of the world.

7.  The Swiss Alps

Hiking

Snowboarding?!  Yes, please!

8.  The Grand Canyon & Las Vegas

I've never been to Vegas, but John and I will make it there eventually.  We've talked about doing a white water rafting trip through the canyon where you stop and camp over night a few nights.

9.  Tour of Italy

I went on a whirlwind tour of Europe with my mom a few years ago, but now I want to go back and actually explore certain areas; Italy being one of them.

But I'd also like to see 

Vineyards 

Tuscany

10. A Tour of the Northeast United States

I'd start in DC and revisit the Capital

head through Pennsylvania for a stop in my favorite city of Philly

check out Boston

New Hampshire

A Vermont B&B

And the coast of Maine

If you could go anywhere in the world (forgetting about money) where would you go??