I saw this on a friend's blog and snagged it for my own. You can do the same, too!
I always...
-wear my seatbelt
-love Karen Kingsbury or Francine Rivers books
-am on time to work
-try to remember birthdays by sending a card
-am ready to leave work at the end of the day
-hit the snooze button
-like to watch Christmas Vacation or Back to the Future
-want to win
-love a Sunday afternoon nap
-love to take pictures
-like to play the piano
-running in the mornings right before the sun comes up
I sometimes...
-brush my teeth at night (but always in the morning)...don't judge!
-return items I buy when shopping (this might be a better fit in the "always" category)
-get directions mixed up
-like to watch baseball
-get tired of having to motivate people in my aerobics classes
-think it'd be fun to live in a big city...or in the country
I never...
-eat fish or seafood
-take a bath (just showers for me!)
-like to fold and put away laundry
-want to watch science-fiction movies
-could play hooky from work and use a sick day instead of a vacation day
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Kansas City 1/2 Marathon
Last Saturday, October 16, I ran the Kansas City 1/2 marathon and thoroughly enjoyed myself! I did this race last year and loved the course so decided to do it again this year. It is a bit challenging, with some major mountains--I mean hills--along the way that seemed to never end, but I am happy to say I ran all of the hills and did not walk!
I finished in 2:29:31, seven minutes faster than my time last year! And I am so proud of the way I finished this race - I ran strong and sprinted across the finish line. Usually I tend to slow down the last mile so was so proud for running strong.
Ross and I stayed in a hotel about 1 mile away from the start/finish line and I had planned on walking to the race by myself Saturday morning and would see Ross at the finish line. Well, Friday afternoon he surprised me and told me he would walk to the starting line with me - this absolutely made my day! He said he didn't want me to have to walk alone, even though it meant he would just be hanging out there by himself until I was done with the race. He is SO good to me!
It was fun having him walk to the starting line with me and see the 11,000+ people lined up for the race. And he took a few pictures of me, which I loved! After the race started Ross actually ran into a good friend of his from high school, whose wife was walking the 1/2 marathon, so they were able to hang out and catch up during the race.
All in all it was a very good run!
I finished in 2:29:31, seven minutes faster than my time last year! And I am so proud of the way I finished this race - I ran strong and sprinted across the finish line. Usually I tend to slow down the last mile so was so proud for running strong.
Ross and I stayed in a hotel about 1 mile away from the start/finish line and I had planned on walking to the race by myself Saturday morning and would see Ross at the finish line. Well, Friday afternoon he surprised me and told me he would walk to the starting line with me - this absolutely made my day! He said he didn't want me to have to walk alone, even though it meant he would just be hanging out there by himself until I was done with the race. He is SO good to me!
It was fun having him walk to the starting line with me and see the 11,000+ people lined up for the race. And he took a few pictures of me, which I loved! After the race started Ross actually ran into a good friend of his from high school, whose wife was walking the 1/2 marathon, so they were able to hang out and catch up during the race.
All in all it was a very good run!
Monday, October 18, 2010
A Man's House is His Castle, Until the Queen Arrives!
Ross now has an official Man Room in our house! This room holds one recliner, a TV, stereo, XBOX and some workout equipment - nothing more, nothing less!
About a month ago we painted one of the spare bedrooms that has been deemed "Ross' Man Room." The walls were white with a beach-themed border that neither one of us liked and were more than happy to tear it down.
Ross decided to do two colors in his room - three light-colored walls and one dark-colored, accent wall. I think it turned out very nice and tasteful!
But do you want to know the best part about this room? The sign (that Ross picked out himself) hanging on the wall!
About a month ago we painted one of the spare bedrooms that has been deemed "Ross' Man Room." The walls were white with a beach-themed border that neither one of us liked and were more than happy to tear it down.
Ross decided to do two colors in his room - three light-colored walls and one dark-colored, accent wall. I think it turned out very nice and tasteful!
But do you want to know the best part about this room? The sign (that Ross picked out himself) hanging on the wall!
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Six Months!
Ross and I were married six months ago today! My how time does fly! I cannot believe we're already 1/2 way through our first year of marriage!
We have had a great time together so far and have found marriage to be enjoyable and somewhat easy. Sure, we've had our moments of frustration with each other, but Ross and I are very good and talking through and working out our disagreements. I think we've settled into married life and living together quite nicely. I can't imagine what it would be like to live by myself again.
And oh what fun we had on our wedding day! That was the most absolute perfectest, best day of my life! If I could, I would bottle it and live in that day from time to time!
We have had a great time together so far and have found marriage to be enjoyable and somewhat easy. Sure, we've had our moments of frustration with each other, but Ross and I are very good and talking through and working out our disagreements. I think we've settled into married life and living together quite nicely. I can't imagine what it would be like to live by myself again.
And oh what fun we had on our wedding day! That was the most absolute perfectest, best day of my life! If I could, I would bottle it and live in that day from time to time!
Friday, October 15, 2010
The Office
Ross' office is now painted!
Ross picked out an olive-green color for his office and I must say, I am pleasantly surprised at the way it turned out. All along I thought the color was, quite honestly, gross. It looked more like a puke-green to me instead of olive-green, but he liked it and it's his office, so it was his choice.
The office had a wallpaper border that we had to tear down in preparation for painting and it turned out to be a fairly easy process. Once the border was down, the holes patched, and the tape up, we began painting.
I think both of us were a little worried when we started seeing the color on the wall - it just did not look like a very pretty green. But, as I'm sure you know, when the paint color dries on the wall it darkens a bit. And thankfully this paint darkened a lot to where I ended up apologizing to Ross for dissing his color choice! In fact, I fell in love with the color so much that I brought a roller upstairs to our bedroom to sample the color on our bedroom walls. It looked nice in the bedroom, but we've since found a little bit darker, more vibrant green that we'll do in our bedroom.
So one more room checked off our list, lots more to go!
Before:
After:
Ross picked out an olive-green color for his office and I must say, I am pleasantly surprised at the way it turned out. All along I thought the color was, quite honestly, gross. It looked more like a puke-green to me instead of olive-green, but he liked it and it's his office, so it was his choice.
The office had a wallpaper border that we had to tear down in preparation for painting and it turned out to be a fairly easy process. Once the border was down, the holes patched, and the tape up, we began painting.
I think both of us were a little worried when we started seeing the color on the wall - it just did not look like a very pretty green. But, as I'm sure you know, when the paint color dries on the wall it darkens a bit. And thankfully this paint darkened a lot to where I ended up apologizing to Ross for dissing his color choice! In fact, I fell in love with the color so much that I brought a roller upstairs to our bedroom to sample the color on our bedroom walls. It looked nice in the bedroom, but we've since found a little bit darker, more vibrant green that we'll do in our bedroom.
So one more room checked off our list, lots more to go!
Before:
After:
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Sunshine Run 5K
I am a runner. I've been running for 7+ years now and have completed several 5Ks and 10Ks (3.1 and 6.2 miles), 6 half-marathons (13.1 miles), and 2 full marathons (26.2 miles). All of these runs have been great, but I completed the best run of all last Saturday - the Sunshine Run 5K. The reason you ask?
I ran it with my husband!
Ross likes to workout and bike a little here and there, but he is not a runner. Sometime this summer we were talking about running and I asked him if he'd do a run with me in the fall. He said he'd love to ... okay, it probably wasn't spoken that enthusiastically.
We decided to do the Sunshine Run 5K together. I have done this run myself a few times in the past and found it to be an enjoyable course. It's a fairly flat course that starts and ends at Hammon's Field (where the Springfield Cardinals play baseball.) In fact, home plate actually serves as the finish line so at the end of the race we got to run the perimeter of the baseball field.
As I said, Ross is not a runner, so this was not an easy task for him. He started training for the run in mid-August, running one mile, two-three times a week, slowly working up to three miles the week of the race.
I'm so proud of him! He did a great job, we ran the whole way without stopping to walk, and we finished in 29 minutes, 45 seconds. It was so enjoyable doing something I love to do with my husband. He is so good to me in that respect. He really takes my needs and desires into account and just makes me so happy!
We decided (well more so I decided) this would become an annual event, perhaps even adding on a race in the spring!
I ran it with my husband!
Ross likes to workout and bike a little here and there, but he is not a runner. Sometime this summer we were talking about running and I asked him if he'd do a run with me in the fall. He said he'd love to ... okay, it probably wasn't spoken that enthusiastically.
We decided to do the Sunshine Run 5K together. I have done this run myself a few times in the past and found it to be an enjoyable course. It's a fairly flat course that starts and ends at Hammon's Field (where the Springfield Cardinals play baseball.) In fact, home plate actually serves as the finish line so at the end of the race we got to run the perimeter of the baseball field.
As I said, Ross is not a runner, so this was not an easy task for him. He started training for the run in mid-August, running one mile, two-three times a week, slowly working up to three miles the week of the race.
I'm so proud of him! He did a great job, we ran the whole way without stopping to walk, and we finished in 29 minutes, 45 seconds. It was so enjoyable doing something I love to do with my husband. He is so good to me in that respect. He really takes my needs and desires into account and just makes me so happy!
We decided (well more so I decided) this would become an annual event, perhaps even adding on a race in the spring!
Monday, October 11, 2010
Creativity is Flowing
I'm having a baby shower for one of my very best friends later this month. She is expecting her second baby boy and I am so happy to have a shower for her. It will be nice to bless her with gifts, but probably more fun for me to throw a party! I love planning parties and this will be even more fun as it will be the first party in our new house.
I decided to make the baby shower invitations and did a lot of searching online for ideas. There are some oh so super cute invitations out there and oh how I wish I was a graphic designer - I'd recreate the designs on my own at a fraction of the cost!
But I'm not a designer so I'm forced to go another route: scrapbook paper.
I took a trip to Hobby Lobby and found several different coordinating designs of baby-themed scrapbook paper that I knew would somehow play into my invitations. I started looking online again for ideas, but this time searched for invitation templates or do-it-yourself instructions and came across the cutest idea. It involved a folded invitation covered with scrapbook paper and ribbon, sealed with a diaper pin. This particular invitation seemed pretty easy to make so I decided to go with it.
The card itself was pretty easy - just measure, cut, fold, cover the card with the decorative scrapbook paper, cover with ribbon, and it's ready to go. Pretty easy until the diaper pin. The diaper pin was supposed to attach the flap of the card to the card itself, but I had issues with this. Major issues. I had a very hard time getting the diaper pin through the hole to close it up - I kept mangling up the flap. So I modified the design and instead of closing the invitation with the diaper pin, the diaper pin just hung on the ribbon as a pretty "extra."
I had so much fun putting these together and honestly it was kind of hard mailing them - I wanted to keep them and just look at them over and over!
Here's a link to the instructions and pictures of the invitations!
http://www.do-it-yourself-invitations.com/baby-shower-invitations-diaper-pin.html
I decided to make the baby shower invitations and did a lot of searching online for ideas. There are some oh so super cute invitations out there and oh how I wish I was a graphic designer - I'd recreate the designs on my own at a fraction of the cost!
But I'm not a designer so I'm forced to go another route: scrapbook paper.
I took a trip to Hobby Lobby and found several different coordinating designs of baby-themed scrapbook paper that I knew would somehow play into my invitations. I started looking online again for ideas, but this time searched for invitation templates or do-it-yourself instructions and came across the cutest idea. It involved a folded invitation covered with scrapbook paper and ribbon, sealed with a diaper pin. This particular invitation seemed pretty easy to make so I decided to go with it.
The card itself was pretty easy - just measure, cut, fold, cover the card with the decorative scrapbook paper, cover with ribbon, and it's ready to go. Pretty easy until the diaper pin. The diaper pin was supposed to attach the flap of the card to the card itself, but I had issues with this. Major issues. I had a very hard time getting the diaper pin through the hole to close it up - I kept mangling up the flap. So I modified the design and instead of closing the invitation with the diaper pin, the diaper pin just hung on the ribbon as a pretty "extra."
I had so much fun putting these together and honestly it was kind of hard mailing them - I wanted to keep them and just look at them over and over!
Here's a link to the instructions and pictures of the invitations!
http://www.do-it-yourself-invitations.com/baby-shower-invitations-diaper-pin.html
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