Happy August 1st !

I can hardly believe AUGUST has arrived. This exact day, ONE YEAR AGO, Don and I sat down and signed our mortgage agreement for our new home. Still today I feel like we moved in only a month ago. We have put alot of time and effort into our home to make it ours and we still have alot to do. We had to paint every inch of the inside of this home… I ll even admit we aren’t even finished with that. I will also admit I currently am sick of painting ( PAINTERS WANTED!! hehe ) and probably will be for sometime. This sounds weird and wrong, but I wish a small, nondamaging hurricane would pass through so we are stuck inside and forced to paint… ehhhhhh! Don and our oh so wonderful neighbor (brad ) spent alot of time completely re-doing our back yard. It looks fantastic.

I will tell you home owner ship is a wonderful thing ( most of the time ). As a 24 year old, It makes me feel very accomplished and successful. I can only hope the next several years of us living here will be just as great as the first year.

Happy August !

 

Whats been shakin’ bacon ?

It seems like I have been busy for quiet some time the past couple of days. well…I can’t say busy just haven’t really had time to blog. Frankly I haven’t had much to blog about..

Summer TV has started which consumes alot of my down time when I am not working or running… Its a horrible thing I know. The Bachelor Pad, BIG BROTHER, Breaking Bad, True Blood, Americas Got Talent, and of course the Olympics. Speaking of the Olympics, am I the only one that was not impressed by the opening ceremonies? For all the hype, it was just not great to me. It especially T’d me off when all of the Olympic athletes were being introduced and they were more concerned with tweeting, facebooking and taking photos rather than absorbing this moment of there life. Whatever!

About that running thing… So you already know how my race went. . . I changed my running pattern to afternoons since I am running by myself now. I will admit I am to scared to run at 5:00am by myself. Oh, Em, Gee, It is scorching hot outside. Most people say that the heat does not affect the run, damn if it does. It really slows me down, and at 1.5 miles I am drenched in sweat. I was embarrassed on Tuesday bc I was sweating so bad it looked as if I peed my pants. Of course, every car in Lake Mary had to pass by me. I even had some one honk their horn { oh no ! }.

Last time we went to Tallahassee, My mother decided to not nonchalantly tell me my father was diagnosed with melanoma on his chest and back. Thanks Mom ! He did have surgery this Friday to have these areas removed. My understanding was that the front was pretty large. Its hard getting accurate information living away from home, however my mom is keeping me well up to date as best as she can. However, my dad is doing well, sleeping a lot, on the road for good recover. Now we just cross our fingers and pray its all been removed.

Yesterday we decided to have a BBQ and friends over to play in the pool. The water was 89 degrees!!!!!!! Not refreshing at ALL. Lola always gets to play in the pool and becomes very very very sore the next day, almost lethargic-like. I always feel like a horrible mother the next day. I actually got to try some very interesting sausage, one link was made with crawfish and the other was shrimp. Different but Good.

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This week I am making several new recipes, I cannot wait to share them. My mouth waters just thinking about them. We also have our engagement photo session this afternoon. I am kind of nervous about it . I have no idea why. I just am! Our photographer is doing some work in the St. Augustine area for the summer, and I suggested us going to him to take photos. I hear St. Augustine is pretty. I have never been.

Hopefully we will have engagement photos to share with you soon! Happy Sunday !

Race results

I am sure you have been sitting on the edge of your chairs, sweating and waiting on my result post ! NOT! Sorry to keep you waiting!

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So about the 5k… I was a little upset with my self. After several weeks of training I did walk about 10-20 seconds, but that was it! It actually was more painful to walk instead of run!

I was petty t’d off because we ran on red brick roads! Word to runners in training . . . It’s a pain ! It hurts! And it’s slows you down (slightly)! I ended up jumping onto the grass to make it easier on myself and my shin splints- I ran on the grass alot through training. It does help !

I was anxious as it was but to make this experience even more dramatic it was scheduled at 6:30 at night! Who schedules a race, in Florida, at 6:30 PM??? The obvious issue is that it was
Hotter than hell, humid and on top of those annoying florida traits …it RAINED!!! It is kind of an expected thing here on a summer afternoon… Right?

Anyways… I ran a 5k, barely walking and I was 3:40 seconds over my goal. Oh well ! My finish time was 33:40 ! Not horrible but not great either! For a ‘first’ 5k, not going to break myself down ! After all, I am already signed up for another race in 2 weeks! GO ME!

Friday Phone Dump

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Meet my lovely sister. She always is sending me fun pics that she has created. I loved this one and decided to keep it :)

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Lola is so darlin’. She knows exactly when it is bed time. When we lay down and get ready to sleep she hops right into bed and joins us. If one of us gets out of bed, well… your out of luck because this girl will steal your spot QUICKLY :)

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My mom and I were getting ready to go out on the boat. We really wanted to take Lola with us. We tried to dress her up and sneak her on :)

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Oh the joys of spring and summer :) Lizards are EVERYWHERE here in Central Florida. NOW WE KNOW WHY

This was my FIRST ‘Friday Phone Dump’ ! Hope you all had a wonderful week. To all the wonderful mothers out there, HAPPY MOTHERS DAY.

One Year Ago Today

Last year on March 5th, I made the move away from my family and friends to come to Orlando! I am very happy and enjoy living here! I still miss my family TONS and try to see them as often as possible.

To many more happy years in Orlando. Hope every one made the best of their Monday !