Day 10: Mission Complete!

Day Ten: One confession

I have not met an item on my 101 in 1001.  It's the no sweets for one week a month.  I deem this impossible while training for 1/2 marathons.  And after this one in November, John and I are signing up for another on in February.  It's not that I overindulge, sometimes that sweet tooth just gets the better of me.  If I'm not running as often, I can go literally months without eating junk, but my body just craves that sugar when I'm burning that extra energy.  Sometimes fruit can deter me from the sweets, but not for long.  I've decided it will be marked as a failed attempt.  One mini-sized candy bar during the day has become my undoing...boo.  But hey, there's no way that extra 50 calories is putting  a dent in my burn for the day...bright side?  Sure.


This is the end of my 10 day challenge!  Happy Hump Day!  

Day 9

Day Nine: Two words that describe your life right now.

{one}

Amazing.

Thanks to John, my family & friends (& Lily).  They all make my life better everyday.

{two}

Blessed.

Thanks to God.  I wouldn't have anything if He didn't allow it.

Day 8

Day Eight: Three turn ons.


So, I'm pretty easy to please...most of the time anyway :)  These will be more geared toward John today.  Here goes:

{one}

Doing something thoughtful, just because.  If I've been doing a lot of dishes lately, cleaning up the house a lot or just had a long day John is cleaning up or cooking me dinner when I get home...it's amazing!

{two}

Working with his hands.  In my opinion, there's nothing hotter that a guy that's good with his hands.  Any home maintenance or repair, fixing a truck, or even mowing the grass-It's nice to see a man working hard.  Thankfully it happens often in my life :)

{three}

Helping out others.  This is something that John is so good at.  He's there for his loved ones, especially when they need help with something.  It was one thing that made me impressed with him early on.

Day 7

Day Seven: Four turn offs.

I'm lumping some of this together because I have time today and may not tomorrow :)

{one}

Smelly or loud bodily functions...especially on purpose.  

Yes, it's natural, it also is not cool to do it on purpose to gross out others.  Thanks.

{two}

Being mean to others.  

I understand that as people, we may not particularly click with each personality we encounter in life.  So, understandably, you do not have to be best friends with every one you meet.  What you do need to be is polite.  Not fake nice.  Just polite.  Have some common courtesy.  I do not care if someone annoys you-it does not give you an excuse to be just plain mean to them or trash them.  Just accept that you don't mesh well and move on.  Being rude at any time to someone just because your personalities don't mesh is totally uncalled for.

{three}

Being inconsiderate.  

Just think before you do things.  If you would be annoyed if someone did something to you, try and not do it to them.  I guess it's just trying to be sensitive to what others around you may be feeling...at least sometimes.  Make an effort.

{four}

Blowing people off.  

If you say you'll be somewhere-be there.  If something comes up and you can't make it, at least call and let people know the issue so they know not to count on you.  It is the least you can do.  And making that a habit will cause people to not really want to invite you places anymore because they eventually actually do feel blown off.  It goes back to number three.

Day 6

Day Six: Five people who mean a lot to you.

I'm clumping, because...how can I just pick 5?  In no particular order...

Family Picture

Andrew Lee

Carla & Melissa

Some of our wonderfully supportive friends and family after the marathon

Grandma, Grandpa, John, Dad

Lily and sleeping John

Mom & Dad

The girls!

Yes, John again-ha!

Clint & Jody

One of my favorite Robin pictures ever!

John's mom and dad on our snowboarding trip--my future in laws :)


This is not all inclusive, but I feel like I got a good chunk of those I love :)  I've missed some aunts and cousins, but I'm close.

Day 5

Day Five: Six things you wish you could change or you wish you’d never done.

{one}

I wish I could change my involvement in sports in high school and college.  I love to run.  I really started to enjoy swimming while training for my triathlon.  I feel like I missed out on something I would have really enjoyed.

{two}

Sometimes I wish I wouldn't open my big fat mouth.  I am the type of person that needs to air their grievances.  But then, I'm usually over it.  Sometimes there are issues that are better left unspoken at the time.  BUT I find instant relief in speaking it.  Then I don't hold it in and grow angry while mulling it over.  But sometimes, it's selfish to do that.  Just sometimes...

{three}

I regret allowing some things to make me angry that were never worth it.  It created problems for a while that were never worth it.  But, I feel like I've learned to let a lot of things go and my relationships are healthier because of it.

{four}

I wish I traveled after I graduated college.  Instead, I started working the next Monday.  I look back and think how perfect that time was to explore a few places before the commitment of a career.  A warning to my friends and family...I will be advising this to your kids :)

{five}

I wish I hadn't graduated college so quickly.  There is plenty of time for the 'real world'.

{six}

I wish I hadn't fought with my mom like I did in high school.  There were many reasons we didn't see eye to eye, but I could have handled it all a lot better.

Day 4

Day Four: Seven things that cross your mind a lot.

{one}

What's for dinner?

{two}

Where's Lily and what sort of mischief is she into this time?

{three}

Hopefully John's having a good day.  I wonder what our plans are tonight and for the weekend.

{four}

I really should have stopped with the 'Angry Birds'/reading/TV last night and gotten some sleep...I'm tired and I don't want to get up for the gym.  Maybe we could play hookie today and just spend the day doing something fun.  But I know we can't...there is work to be done.

{five}

We need to plan for the football game this weekend.  What fun food will I make?

{six}

Will the economy ever pick back up?  It seems to be staying at such a lull and being in construction, that makes business tight.  As a matter of fact, why can't I just win the lottery?

{seven}

How am I going to incorporate my training runs in this week?

Day 3 + Wedding Wednesday

Day Three: Eight things you couldn't live without.
Well, let's be honest, I could live without everything, besides food, water, and shelter.  So I changed it to what I wouldn't want to live without.

{one}

John.  I mean he's my best friend, and I'm about to commit to spending the rest of my life with him, so of course I wouldn't want to live without him.  :)

{two}

Lily.  We're tight.  Nuff said.

{three}

My family & friends.  There's a lot of us and I love it!  I have been lucky enough to be surrounded by many wonderful people from over the years and I value each and every one :)

{four}

Florida Football.  It makes me happy.

{five}

8 hours of sleep a night.  Not much more, not much less.  If less occurs over an extended period of time (2 days or more) things get ugly.

{six}

My boob pillow.  I have a squishy foam cylinder shaped pillow I sleep with every night.  I need to hold something against my chest when I sleep, hence: boob pillow.

{seven}

A toothbrush.  I can't go without brushing my teeth.  Yuck.  Really, just personal cleanliness altogether.  Teeth, hair, body, face...

{eight}

Exercise.  I'm not happy if I'm sit around too much.  Plus, then I don't sleep well, for results of this, refer to number five.

Wedding Wednesday

Flowers.  You need them, most certainly at a wedding, but what a pain!  

How do I know if I'm getting a good deal?  

Right now my predicament is cost difference between two florists.  One is telling me that my bouquet is going to cost $60 the other $285.  They claim it's for the same exact bouquet.  The more expensive one is young, has TONS of pictures from past weddings and appears to have very nice work.  The other lady is a little older, so she has much more experience, but she does not have past photos.  She does sketches.  I really do not like sketches when it comes to my wedding bouquet...because that is one thing I KNEW that I specifically wanted, and there is no substitute.

This is my bouquet:

Simple. My style. Plus, my Granddaddy had a greenhouse full of orchids, and it was always the plan for him to do my wedding.  Since he can't anymore, I'm still doing the bouquet.

I just wonder how I know I'm not getting screwed over.  The one florist sounds really high, but I worry that the less expensive florist is not going to provide what I am looking for in the end.  How can she be soooo inexpensive?  I don't know how much flowers are suppose to cost.  I'd love for it to workout with the inexpensive one, but how do I know it will what I want it to be?  This is the one thing about my wedding I've had in my head since I was younger, so I want it to be perfect... sentimental reasons more than anything else.  Is it worth the cost?  How can I make sure it turns out right?  Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

10 Day Challenge-Day 2

Day Two: Nine things about yourself that most people don't know.

{one}

I have to have my toes painted.  Right now, they are bare and I'm not happy about it.  If you are around me much and notice, they almost always have a polish of some sort.

{two}

Planning a trip for me, is as much fun as going on it.  I can't wait to start planning our honeymoon details...although we have a few trips to go on before that to plan :)

{three}

Every time I enter Ben Hill Griffin stadium, I get a little choked up (and I'm not and crier and really not an emotional person).  This feeling is not because of my great love for the Gators (that gets giddiness and loud cheers) but because it brings back tons of memories from my Granddaddy and Granny.

{four}

I always envied the girls in the 'Sex in the City' series because, well, who wouldn't want to have girlfriends like that?  I found a better group, more suited for me...yay!

{five}

I don't squish bugs.  I hate the crunching.

{six}

I'm ridiculously picky about the shape of my silverware.  It was hard picking out a style that suited my taste when registering for wedding stuff.

{seven}

I hold grudges.  I try not to, but it's hard for me to get over certain things...as ridiculous as it might seem to someone else.  Usually, it only happens when I feel someone intentionally cheated me, deceived me, or hurt me.

{eight}

I did a modeling thing for JC Penny's when I was about 10.  I had to wear different outfits and walk on a runway and take pictures.  No one would ever guess that :)

{nine}

I have an issue with textures.  Especially in dealing with food.

PS: Puppy Update...the puppy was having problems dealing with the medicine they gave her to get rid of the puppy worms she may have.  She was not handling it well.  She was having seizures and foaming at the mouth last night, but apparently that sometimes happens and one other pup in the litter was doing the same thing, but he was worse.  Poor puppies.  They're getting checked out today so see if it was just a reaction to the meds or other problems, so we are up in the air about Delilah right now...boo.  No pictures either...it was too dark and she wasn't doing well, so I left her alone.

10 Day Challenge

I've been reading over at Polka Dots, Pearls, and Pink...Oh My! and Jess has been doing a 10 Day Challenge.  It seems like fun and I've enjoyed reading it, so I decided I'd start today.  Here's the challenge:

Over the next 10 days, blog about the items on this list:

Day One: Ten things you want to say to ten different people right now.

Day Two: Nine things about yourself that most people don't know.

Day Three: Eight things you couldn't live without.

Day Four: Seven things that cross your mind a lot.

Day Five: Six things you wish you could change or you wish you’d never done.

Day Six: Five people who mean a lot to you.

Day Seven: Four turn offs.

Day Eight: Three turn ons.

Day Nine: Two words that describe your life right now.

Day Ten: One confession.

Day One: Ten things you want to say to ten different people right now...

{One}

John

 To my person...I've been missing you while you work late hours.  I know it'll be worth it later.  It's one of the things I love most about you...that you give things that are important everything you've got, but I kinda miss you when you're gone for nights on end.  Oh yea, and thanks for being so awesome about the puppy thing...and about Lily for her many 'problems' and quirks.  I can't wait to marry you and be Mrs. W (although I'm still gonna miss the 'K' just a bit ha!).  Only 5 months, 3 weeks and 1 day until you're my HUSBAND according to my clicker at the bottom of my blog (eek!) :)

{Two}

Lily

Stop being a bitchy little princess.  I love you and I know that's partially my fault, but there's going to be another little dog in the house soon and you're going to have to learn to play nice.  I hope you learned your lesson about eating things you know you shouldn't from your upset tummy this weekend.  I'm glad you're better though, I was worried.  Oh yea, and you'll always be my #1 pup...but don't tell Delilah.

{Three}

Stupid Hoe on eBay Who is Claiming Fraud Against Me

It is not my fault that your phone broke.  If you would have paid attention to my seller rules, we would not even be having this discussion right now.  Also, if you didn't try and cheat your government with from more import tax, then you really wouldn't be in this predicament right now.  I have 100% seller record in the past 8 years I've been using eBay...almost ALL ON PHONES!  Please go away and stop trying to scam me.  And no, I don't want to give you any money back.

{Four}

Banks

Please start loaning money again.  This time, let's try to loan to only qualified people, and not let the government bully you into giving loans to just anyone to be nice.  I don't want to see us in this predicament we're in ever. again.  If you loan money, people can build and businesses can thrive.  I love when people build.  It's exciting and my job is more secure.

{Five}

Mom

Let's just relax about the wedding.  It'll all get done...trust me :)

{Six}

Robin

I can't wait to have a sister.  I'm so glad we've gotten to be friends over the years.  I'm SOOOOO happy you're as awesome as you are.  Thanks for everything.  I look forward to spending many happy years with you and David with holidays, vacations and the boys not listening ;)

{Seven}

Delilah

Please be a good dog.  Maybe you can teach Lily a thing or two about good dog etiquette...I'll do better with you, I promise.  Oh, and if you wouldn't cry in your kennel that would be awesome.  I can't handle it, I already feel guilty.

{Eight}

Ashley & Christy

Thanks for taking the challenge of the half marathon with me.  It's been so much fun so far and I'm sure we'll have many more fun times to come.  Thank you for your friendship.  I love having wonderful girlfriends to laugh with and talk to oh yea, and no drama!  You two are awesome!

{Nine}

Mr. President

Stop. Giving. Out. Money.  We are in so much debt now, it'll take decades to pay off...if we're lucky.  No, you didn't start it, but you doubled it-Congrats.  I didn't want you in the white house to begin with, not that I though McCain would do much better, but because of your stand-for-nothing platform of change and lack of experience, but now you've proven me right.  All you've done is spend money, start government programs we won't ever be able to pay for (hellloooo, China's already loaned us too much) and forced the country to become that much more fearful of spending money.  Economy, please step down another notch.  Stop it!  No more stimulus, no more loans to corporations and really...GM?  Why'd you buy them?  Since when does it seem ethical?  The unions already had you in their pocket (don't get me started on them).  Please start listening to the people.  The people who you are suppose to be representing AREN'T HAPPY.  I love how you're responding to questions from citizens now with comments of how 'people don't like things you're doing right now, but it's for the best'.  If the people don't like it and that's who you're representing, then it's not for the best.  Period.  This is not a dictatorship, it's suppose to be democracy.  

Oh yea, and to ALL politicians...LISTEN UP: Stop playing the stupid partisan games.  Not passing something because you're a democrat and a republican put it on the table (or vise-versa) needs to STOP!  We need to get back to what's best for the country as a whole instead of party politics.  If not, you stupid people up in Washington are going to be to downfall of everything that has made America great.  I'm sure that'd look great on a resume!

{Ten}

Urban Meyer

Hi.  I'm one of your biggest fans.  Thank you for coaching us to 2 national championships and for helping us get number one recruiting classes.  You're a great coach sir and I trust your judgement.  But...I'm just a little confused about Steve Addazio and his employment within the University of Florida Athletics.  Last year wasn't such a stellar offensive year.  The more I watch Florida play this year, the more I question whether Addazio or Tebow was actually the offensive coach...I believe Tebow would be the correct answer.  Addazio's plays suck.  Brantley seems like a lost puppy on the field.  How many times does the poor boy have to throw his hands up in question to what the next play is going to be?  DELAY OF GAME because of the unclarity of it all...what the f-?  I hate the be a nay-sayer, but Addazio's not looking so good.  You can only play Moody up the middle so many times.  I mean, if that's going to be our play, let's at least get someone bigger in that position.  If your boy Addazio doesn't shape up, he's going to have to ship out.  As you've seen in the past, the Gator Nation won't put up with that.  Before the angry villagers come out with their torches and pitchforks, let's do something about him.  Either teach him how to coach good offensive plays, or find someone else.  Heck, even coach Brantley on some good play making skills and tell him to grow a pair and call the plays himself.  The boy's got talent, he just doesn't have an offense that's adjusted to his style and he has no confidence...compliments of Steve Addazio.  If you could fix that, I'd really appreciate it.  Thanks so much :)  I'd love to shake your hand one day.