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!
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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!
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