Gracias! Danke!

Blogging on a Holiday? Yup. Don’t be surprised. I got a new baby laptop and I just had to give it a test drive. I’ll be blogging about it sometime soon but thus far it’s amazing and I’m in love with it! Some ladies have given me some awards and I wanted to give them a shout out for their kind words. I truly appreciate and enjoy reading every one’s comments and encouragement, especially about the upcoming marathon.

Shopaholic Confessions
Julie

and

Brandi

gave me the Queen award!

Toronto Girl out West

gave me the Renee Award

A Glimpse of the Girl Next Door gave me the One Lovely Blog Award (send me the link to your blog and I’ll link you! Sorry I couldn’t find it on my new computer )

and Mrs.GI Joe
Gave me the Charming award

Thanks ladies. I don’t think you all realize how wonderful it is that people find me to be an running inspiration or funny, or whatever you think. I’m glad that I have all you “in” my life, and just as much as you like reading about my failed runs, my home, my life and my exercising, I like to read about yours!

This weekend I did an eight miler and it was poopy. Not figuratively but literally. I seriously think that Gus make me poop. Too late to really work with figuring out what works the best for the marathon but there are porta potties along the route! Other than the bathroom break the run was great, I felt really fast and just cruised along. I am getting excited for this weekend! I can’t believe it’s approaching so quickly.

Other exciting things that happened this weekend was my roommate graduated! I think I’ll post some pictures on Foto Friday. I also have been searching for the new perfect shirt for the marathon, but haven’t had much luck, but today I am going to continue my search and lay out by the pool and enjoy the sun! Good luck to everyone who ran the LA marathon and did any type of Memorial day race.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Memorial Day! Remember all those who have fought for our freedom.

xoxo

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Is it Awards Season?

I sometimes get awards from the most lovely of ladies out there in the blog world and though I hate posting them all the time because I feel like I’m ‘tooting my own horn’ I post them every now and then because I don’t want them to think that I don’t appreciate them!

I appreciate all my readers and every comment and question that you guys ask me. I love sharing my knowledge of running and things that have happened in my life, and I love motivating others and answering questions if anyone has them. Thanks again for lurking around my site!

Bama Belle in the Big City, Newlyweds Next Door, and Days of our Lives gave me the Kreativ Blogger Award. Thank you three and I am so glad I’m a follower of you all, I learn so much more from you guys as well!

Also I am the Blog love of the week from The Reality of Happily Ever After. I ADORE her. She is so sweet and hearing her perspective on things is great for me.

Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!

REMEMBER!! You have until Wednesday at midnight (PST) to enter my drawing for $100 to OnlineShoes.com!

ALSO! Everyone who said they loved my “I only date republicans shirt” with the elephant in the middle of the shirt, from my post yesterday, I got it last season at Urban Outfitters, but it’s by the brand Junk Food. To those of you who didn’t like it, there’s was also a “I only date democrats” shirt, but that’s if you want to make an ass of yourself. I’m so clever.

xoxo

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Why, thank you!

I have gotten many awards from some of my blogging friends but I unfortunately never got the chance to post them. I never want to be tooting my own horn at all, but I felt bad not posting them for their sake because I really do appreciate them!

First off, I got the Bloggy Goodness Award.

Then I got the Lovely Award from Mollie @ MizzouBelle and Pink Pearls & Muddy Sneakers @ Pink Pearls and Muddy Sneakers

Then I got the Honest Scrap Award from Kirby @ Good Gals Inc

I got this award also!

Then Aron @ Runner’s Rambles gave me the Your Blog is Fabulous award.

Most of these awards say to tell 5 things you love, or 10 weird things about you, or 10 super honest things about yourself. So here’s 5 things I love, and 5 super honest and somewhat weird things about me.

1. I am obsessed with my iPhone and I feel lost and naked without it. I’m constantly checking where it is and making sure it’s safe and constantly am on facebook. We are being honest here!

2. Mr. R always picks up things after I leave them behind and then I freak out that I left them at wherever we were. I.E. the other day we were at dinner and I freaked out thinking I forgot my sweater, and started looking all over for it, like throughout the place we were at, about ready to get on my hands and knees searching. The entire time it was on Mr. R’s shoulder.

3. I am the biggest klutz around. I am always bruising myself and running into walls and hurting myself in the most random ways. I.E. when I run into walls on my run.

4. I love Macaroni and Cheese. It’s my favorite food in the world and nothing compares to Velveeta Shells and Cheddar. It’s the BEST. If I could eat that every day for the rest of my life I would be happy. I also love grilled cheese. I am pretty much just obsessed with cheese.

5. I am obsessed with my TIVO. I think about all the shows I’ve recorded all day long and when I’m going to watch them. Now that I just moved and gotten a new TIVO, I’m super scared that my shows aren’t recording right and then I won’t have anything to watch when I get home from work or working out.

6. When I’m running, I think of my body as a car, the first 5-10 minutes I’m in 1st-2nd gear, then I kick it into 3rd gear for a little bit, and then the majority of my run I’m in cruise control in 4th gear. It’s really weird but I literally picture my body shifting gears like a car. Sometimes I can also feel my hands switching the gears like on a stick shift. Freaks me out too.

7. I drink about 6-7 nalogen bottles of water if not more a day. I usually go to the bathroom once every hour. Long car rides and I don’t mix, I can barely even make it home from work without exploding.

8. I’ve become very obsessed with running blogs and reading about others running, racing, and working out. I feel like everyone is so nice and friendly. Honestly, I was nervous for my first blog meet up but it was great and the people that I met up with were just like they were online! Nice, caring, supportive and friendly. I am not a creeper so it was nice to meet up with people with my same interests, and everyone is so motivating and kind!

9. I want to travel more. I love spending long weekends away and just lounging and running in new places. I figure if I run marathons in new locations it gives me a mini reason to travel and check out cool new places!

10. I am obsessed with peanut butter M&Ms. They are so delicious and I try to always have a bag at my desk. Not like a Fun Size bag, like a straight Costco Sized Bulk Bag. Yea, no wonder I have to run!

Sorry for the two awards that I don’t remember who gave them to me, if you did, please remind me and I’ll post your link! Seriously, it really means a lot that so many of you get so much out of my blog. I never think of myself as motivating or inspiring at all, but I’m glad that you can come here and get more ideas and learn more about running and racing! I am glad I can help give advice and make exercising more fun and fashionable! I hope that you continue on my journey to the full marathon in May. You are all such an encouragement to me as well and I’m so thankful to this community!

On another note, I’m participating in the virtual race, 7 on the 7th! hosted by Run To The Finish! That’s 7 miles on the 7th of February. You can be added by adding her a comment if you want, and you have up until February 5th! So get over there and sign up. You can walk, walk run, or run the whole thing. There are a lot of participants and I’m really looking forward to it, and ‘running’ with all my virtual friends. Wow that last line made me sound really lame :…/

Enough! Go Sign up! And thank you, thank you, thank you, for reading, for visiting and for the awards!

xoxo

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Why, thank you!

I have gotten many awards from some of my blogging friends but I unfortunately never got the chance to post them. I never want to be tooting my own horn at all, but I felt bad not posting them for their sake because I really do appreciate them!

First off, I got the Bloggy Goodness Award.

Then I got the Lovely Award from Mollie @ MizzouBelle and Pink Pearls & Muddy Sneakers @ Pink Pearls and Muddy Sneakers

Then I got the Honest Scrap Award from Kirby @ Good Gals Inc

I got this award also!

Then Aron @ Runner’s Rambles gave me the Your Blog is Fabulous award.

Most of these awards say to tell 5 things you love, or 10 weird things about you, or 10 super honest things about yourself. So here’s 5 things I love, and 5 super honest and somewhat weird things about me.

1. I am obsessed with my iPhone and I feel lost and naked without it. I’m constantly checking where it is and making sure it’s safe and constantly am on facebook. We are being honest here!

2. Mr. R always picks up things after I leave them behind and then I freak out that I left them at wherever we were. I.E. the other day we were at dinner and I freaked out thinking I forgot my sweater, and started looking all over for it, like throughout the place we were at, about ready to get on my hands and knees searching. The entire time it was on Mr. R’s shoulder.

3. I am the biggest klutz around. I am always bruising myself and running into walls and hurting myself in the most random ways. I.E. when I run into walls on my run.

4. I love Macaroni and Cheese. It’s my favorite food in the world and nothing compares to Velveeta Shells and Cheddar. It’s the BEST. If I could eat that every day for the rest of my life I would be happy. I also love grilled cheese. I am pretty much just obsessed with cheese.

5. I am obsessed with my TIVO. I think about all the shows I’ve recorded all day long and when I’m going to watch them. Now that I just moved and gotten a new TIVO, I’m super scared that my shows aren’t recording right and then I won’t have anything to watch when I get home from work or working out.

6. When I’m running, I think of my body as a car, the first 5-10 minutes I’m in 1st-2nd gear, then I kick it into 3rd gear for a little bit, and then the majority of my run I’m in cruise control in 4th gear. It’s really weird but I literally picture my body shifting gears like a car. Sometimes I can also feel my hands switching the gears like on a stick shift. Freaks me out too.

7. I drink about 6-7 nalogen bottles of water if not more a day. I usually go to the bathroom once every hour. Long car rides and I don’t mix, I can barely even make it home from work without exploding.

8. I’ve become very obsessed with running blogs and reading about others running, racing, and working out. I feel like everyone is so nice and friendly. Honestly, I was nervous for my first blog meet up but it was great and the people that I met up with were just like they were online! Nice, caring, supportive and friendly. I am not a creeper so it was nice to meet up with people with my same interests, and everyone is so motivating and kind!

9. I want to travel more. I love spending long weekends away and just lounging and running in new places. I figure if I run marathons in new locations it gives me a mini reason to travel and check out cool new places!

10. I am obsessed with peanut butter M&Ms. They are so delicious and I try to always have a bag at my desk. Not like a Fun Size bag, like a straight Costco Sized Bulk Bag. Yea, no wonder I have to run!

Sorry for the two awards that I don’t remember who gave them to me, if you did, please remind me and I’ll post your link! Seriously, it really means a lot that so many of you get so much out of my blog. I never think of myself as motivating or inspiring at all, but I’m glad that you can come here and get more ideas and learn more about running and racing! I am glad I can help give advice and make exercising more fun and fashionable! I hope that you continue on my journey to the full marathon in May. You are all such an encouragement to me as well and I’m so thankful to this community!

On another note, I’m participating in the virtual race, 7 on the 7th! hosted by Run To The Finish! That’s 7 miles on the 7th of February. You can be added by adding her a comment if you want, and you have up until February 5th! So get over there and sign up. You can walk, walk run, or run the whole thing. There are a lot of participants and I’m really looking forward to it, and ‘running’ with all my virtual friends. Wow that last line made me sound really lame :…/

Enough! Go Sign up! And thank you, thank you, thank you, for reading, for visiting and for the awards!

xoxo

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super excited!

I am so excited! My boss just told me that we are ordering a new microwave after not having one for two weeks because some one stole ours? Weird, but that means I can bring leftovers again! And Mojito Maven gave me the Kreativ Blogger Award.

I don’t think I’m creative, I think I love shopping and running, but hey, whatever, I love her!! How precious. So therefore I have to answer with six things I value, and six things I don’t value.. ha ha, and tag more people. My favorite!

6 things I value are:

1. My faith, family, and friendships, and I am lucky enough to say that some of my family members are my best friends (shout out to my Olies!!).

2. Organization and cleanliness…seriously, I hate being unorganized and not having my planner with me 24/7. I’m already getting excited about ordering my filofax for next year, I can’t decide on what I’m going to include.. There are so many good fillers!

3. Food. I love food, and I seem to have a special place in my tummy for food that is ridiculously bad for me. Take for example, my odd love for Taco bell, and yes, I have to admit, yesterday after running the Nike+ race, I went to McDonalds… and got a lot of bad things, but they were wonderful.

4. The fact I’ve lost 20 lbs. since I graduated in May. Running with a goal, ummm SERIOUSLY saved my tummy from all the bad foods I eat. and seriously wasn’t really trying, just running a TON…

5. My dog, Cassie. She is my child. and I’m excited to dress her up for Halloween! A bee! (I’ll try to find a picture soon)

6. Watching funny movies/TV shows that crack me up EVERY time! Like last night I was watching forgetting Sarah Marshall and the Office on Saturday night. Ohhh Michael Scott!

6 things I don’t value are:
1. Arrogant, fake, and rude people. I’m sorry, but I cannot help you so just be nice!

2. Clutter. It annoys me to no end. Why! Throw it away! Throw it away!

3. People who take everything so seriously. The other day I wrote someone that I broke my wrist because on my writing team I had to transcribe a whole interview (seriously?! not necessary!) They wrote back, “Oh no I’m so sorry!” WHAT! ha ha, I realized that I was kidding and they didn’t know me well enough.

4. The nights when there is nothing on TV, but that leads me to my loving relationship with TIVO!!

5. The DREADMILL!!! It’s a love/hate relationship actually, I hate it, but it loves me

6. Cars who seem to want to run me over. Be alert drivers!

Now who to tag…
1. Girl on Top
2. See Bride Run (If you want to drool over AMAZING looking food… go here! YUM)
3. P.O.M
4. That Pink Girl
5. L.A. Runner (because he relates to my running paths in L.A. with out of control drivers)
6. Heather Daniel (because her race pics are SO cute!)

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super excited!

I am so excited! My boss just told me that we are ordering a new microwave after not having one for two weeks because some one stole ours? Weird, but that means I can bring leftovers again! And Mojito Maven gave me the Kreativ Blogger Award.

I don’t think I’m creative, I think I love shopping and running, but hey, whatever, I love her!! How precious. So therefore I have to answer with six things I value, and six things I don’t value.. ha ha, and tag more people. My favorite!

6 things I value are:

1. My faith, family, and friendships, and I am lucky enough to say that some of my family members are my best friends (shout out to my Olies!!).

2. Organization and cleanliness…seriously, I hate being unorganized and not having my planner with me 24/7. I’m already getting excited about ordering my filofax for next year, I can’t decide on what I’m going to include.. There are so many good fillers!

3. Food. I love food, and I seem to have a special place in my tummy for food that is ridiculously bad for me. Take for example, my odd love for Taco bell, and yes, I have to admit, yesterday after running the Nike+ race, I went to McDonalds… and got a lot of bad things, but they were wonderful.

4. The fact I’ve lost 20 lbs. since I graduated in May. Running with a goal, ummm SERIOUSLY saved my tummy from all the bad foods I eat. and seriously wasn’t really trying, just running a TON…

5. My dog, Cassie. She is my child. and I’m excited to dress her up for Halloween! A bee! (I’ll try to find a picture soon)

6. Watching funny movies/TV shows that crack me up EVERY time! Like last night I was watching forgetting Sarah Marshall and the Office on Saturday night. Ohhh Michael Scott!

6 things I don’t value are:
1. Arrogant, fake, and rude people. I’m sorry, but I cannot help you so just be nice!

2. Clutter. It annoys me to no end. Why! Throw it away! Throw it away!

3. People who take everything so seriously. The other day I wrote someone that I broke my wrist because on my writing team I had to transcribe a whole interview (seriously?! not necessary!) They wrote back, “Oh no I’m so sorry!” WHAT! ha ha, I realized that I was kidding and they didn’t know me well enough.

4. The nights when there is nothing on TV, but that leads me to my loving relationship with TIVO!!

5. The DREADMILL!!! It’s a love/hate relationship actually, I hate it, but it loves me

6. Cars who seem to want to run me over. Be alert drivers!

Now who to tag…
1. Girl on Top
2. See Bride Run (If you want to drool over AMAZING looking food… go here! YUM)
3. P.O.M
4. That Pink Girl
5. L.A. Runner (because he relates to my running paths in L.A. with out of control drivers)
6. Heather Daniel (because her race pics are SO cute!)

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