Susan G. Komen 3-Day

I am so excited to be participating in the 3-Day walk in Atlanta in October. My goal is to raise $2,300 by October 21st and i am at $1,000 already. YEA! Training is going great.....now if i can just figure out how to get rid of these nasty looking remains of blisters on my heels! My new Brooks Ghost 3 shoes are awesome. They are the perfect fit. They do me justice whether i walk or run.

11 days to Sarasota Half Marathon

I am so excited and ready to run the Sarasota Half Marathon relay with my Boo. Thank goodness she isn't afraid of heights and will run the first 5.5 miles over the bridges. I am expecting some awesome pictures from her. I will definitely be sharing pics from my portion - 7.6 miles - downtown Sarasota.

Look out sidewalk here I come tonight. Planning on a quick 4 miles after work.

ABCs of ME :-)

A) Age: 41
(B) Bed Size: King
(C) Chore You Really Dislike: Folding clothes
(D) Dogs? Nada....too much work
(E) Essential Start Your Day Item: water
(F) Favorite Color: really digging green lately
(G) Gold or Silver? neither really
(H) Height: 5'5"
(I) Instruments You Play: None
(J) Job Title: Administrative Assistant
(K) Kids: Brodie (4), Jaclyn (16)
(L) Live: Auburn, Alabama but praying we move to Florida soon!
(M) Mom's Name: Laura
(N) Nicknames: LorLor (my grandma was the only one to call me that)
(O) Overnight Hospital Stays? Tonsillectomy when i was 7, two kids/c-sections
(P) Pet Peeve: Chewing in my ear!
(Q) Quote from a Movie: Bolt -- I was like HUH?? then i was like WHAT?? -- cracks me up everytime i hear it!
(R) Right or Left Handed? Lefty
(S) Siblings: 1 older brother
(T) Time You Wake Up? early - 530ish
(U) Underwear: Yes.
(V) Vegetable You Dislike: Carrots
(W) What Makes You Run Late: Nada; I am always punctual
(X) X-Rays: does mammogram count??
(Y) Yummy Food You Make: Homemade pizza
(Z) Zoo, Favorite Animal: giraffes

Three Things Thursday

1. American Idol made me cry last night. Poor J. Lo....I felt so sorry for her. She has a big heart!

2. Running...oh running....how I miss you. Life has gotten in the way alot this week but I promise to find you soon:-)

3. I am so ready to stick my toes in the sand at the beach that I can't stand it! 16 days to go!

Love Your Heart Run 10K - maybe it should be called Love Your HURT Run!

Saturday was gorgeous! Sunny and 70s. My sweet Boo and I headed to Chewacla state park for the annual Love Your Heart Run 10K. We started the day off by spinning the Chik-fil-a wheel and i got a coupon for free dessert and Jaclyn got a free biscuit coupon. We then hit up the honey buckets and it was time to line up. Aubie got the crowd started with an awesome War Eagle and then we were off. Chewacla hills kicked my fanny! My quads are still shaking. Hill after hill after hilll. I survived the first four just fine but bonked quickly. I had to walk through the water stop at the 4 mile mark. After snorting my gatorade at the 2 mile stop i figured it was better to drink the gatorade than to inhale it. Anyhooo.....i did finish. It wasn't pretty....just under 1 hour. Why oh why does it take so blooming long for race directors to post the results????? And FlipFlopFoto, please hurry and post the pics! I can't wait to see the shot of me and my Boo with Aubie:-)

Three Things Thursday

1. Love Moes! Thankful Thursdays is an awesome money saving deal. Can't beat lunch for two for under $12.
2. This weather we are having in the South is absolutley glorious. Really, really hard to come back inside after lunch.
3. Looking forward to going to the AU-AL women's basketball game tonight. Tickets - compliments of Lovie!

Longest run yet!

9.25!

Yup....I did it. Last night...watching Biggest Loser (all time greatest inspiration). Every time i would get pooped i would think - ok - these 400 pound people are working out like machines so i can too!

Happy Tuesday!

What a glorious day today! The sun is shining and I just had a great lunch with the best hubby in the world. Can't wait to hit the dreadmill tonight and watch my favorite motivational show - The Biggest Loser. Wonder what game-playing will go on tonight??

Valentine Swap!

This weekend i got my Valentine Swap package from Nej! It was so awesome. My family thought it was weird that two people who don't know each other would send presents....what do they know??? Anyway, i got some really awesome prizess. I have on the super cool knee highs as we speak. they are argyle and have red and hot pink....love em! The Burts Bees lip balm is so cool. It has a tingly sensation that i never expected. It is definitely a keeper. My teenager swears she has some and has let me use it before but i am totally at a loss on that one...don't remember it ever being shared! Nej also sent me a cool tech tee in hot pink that i can't wait to wear and she sent me a paperback to read. I can't remember the author off the top of my head but it definitely sounds right up my alley.

Have a wonderful Valentines day everyone!

Three Things Thursday

1. Love eBay! My teenager has been asking for Season 1 of Lost for weeks. My husband spotted it at Best Buy for $39.99 but I refuse to pay that much. Good old eBay….I won an auction for season 1 and 2 for the fabulous low price of …wait for it…………………………$9.99! Total price with shipping is $19.91. Now I am sure someone else will find it for 99 cents tomorrow but I am totally happy with my final price. Now, just have to hope that they ship ASAPJ

2. Why do I weigh every day?? I must love torture. My head knows that weight fluctuations occur daily but my  heart just can’t take it. How can I weigh 150.0 one day and the very next weigh 152.4?? Here’s what I ate: Yoplait low fat yogurt with a banana and some granola (200 calories worth of granola), a cup of grapes, three tootsie rolls (150 cals according to the package), a club sandwich made with a whole wheat wrap and some potato salad for lunch at McAlisters, then for dinner I had boiled potatoes with broccoli and a rice krispie treat! This does not equal 9000 calories!! GOOD GRIEF!! I am chalking this one up to the sodium in the lunch meat.

3. Spongebob…UGH! My four year old is totally engrossed in this show. He tunes out the universe when this show comes on. Come to think of it…wish there was something on the boob tube that interests me that much. I could use some zone out time  myself every once in awhile.

Go ME!

Yea ME! Biggest Loser is great inspiration. I did 6.2 miles last night on the dreadmill. Five minute warmup at 4.0mph and then one minute of 4.2mph and one minute of 6.2mph! I definitely wasn't a speed demon but it was a fun workout. Can anyone believe Arthur on BL? He just doesn't get the eating thing yet does he?? Keep him in your prayers that he can figure it out.

"ME" day

Yesterday was fabulous. I took a "ME" day off of work. I started out the day on the dreadmill. Not my first choice but seeing as how it was pouring with no chance of a dry spell anytime in the near future. I knocked out 8.12 miles! Go ME! After a quick shower and throwing a load in the washer i headed out to get a pedicure. It was wonderful! I got the deluxe....oh my that little foreign girl rubbed my feet like there was no tomorrow. Just what I needed. Had a great lunch with the hubby. Finally sold our changing table to the sweetest girl and then picked up Bobo from daycare.

Three Things Thursday

Totally going along with the bloggy world's plan. So, without further ado, here are my three things Thursday.

1. Oh my goodness...it is so cold and rainy! Where, oh where, is the gorgeous sunny South?!?!?

2. American Idol.....I am loving Steven Tyler. He just cracks me up. He is definitely a "dirty old man" but he can still rock out!

3. What is it with toddlers and stickers? My sweet little 4-year old insisted I wear a sticker to work and told me I had better not lose it. HEHEHE....I am really starting to sweat wondering what the consequences will be tonight. Let's just hope he doesn't remember.

Sun....please, pretty please come out!

I am so tired of all the gloomy, rainy, cold weather! Pretty please sun....come out soon:-)

FAIL!

3.91 mile run....first in two weeks....PASS!  Garmin....Big Fat FAIL! Came in to upload data and it locked up. Reset it and it did not save my data. POOH! I was so excited because I looked down after mile one and.....8:45 came up. Yea...still rocking that first mile. But, and a big but....second, third and fourth stunk. Lots of walking. My head just wasn't in it today.

Gorgeous morning in Auburn, Alabama

Thank you God for letting the glorious sun come out today!

My first post!

Ok...I have been a blog stalker for long enough. Time for me to get off my duff and start my own. So here goes. I am 41 years old and have a wonderful husband of 17 years, Vince. 'Boo' is my daughter, and she is 16. She is a wonderful kid. No teenage angst from this little girlie. I do want to pinch her head off now and again due to her incredible laziness in the "clean my room" area but otherwise I can't complain about this smart little cookie. 'Bobo' is my 4 year old. Oh goodness, where do I start with him?? He is so full of energy. Like everyone says, too bad it can't be bottled!

I plan to mostly ramble on about the issues I deal with daily - from toddler meltdowns, teenage issues, a parent living in my home, my quest to become fitter, and the ultimate quest of relocating to a sunny beach:-)