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Friday, July 31, 2015

by the numbers

16 days until I go back to work
106 days until my next marathon
6.5 miles run today
100 miles run this month
180 dollars spent at the vet this month
10 days for the dealership to get the part and fix the recall on my car
588 miles run this year
1007.5 (half of 2015) miles pledged to run with my running partner
27 books read this year (goal of 40)
6 books read this month
2 cups of coffee I've had today
239 number of cups my sister probably needs after Jane's first night in her big girl room

Monday, April 6, 2015

what's going on at our house

Last week was Spring Break and it was glorious.

I started the week off by running the City of the Arts half marathon with a group of friends. The actual race ended up being canceled because they couldn't get approval from the city for some of the road closures but one of the girls wrote the race director and told him that we were planning to run the course anyway so they came and brought us some of last year's shirts and medals for our efforts. I thought that was pretty nice. We had a group of ten and we all were different ages so we all placed first in our age groups. Very cool. Probably the only time that will ever happen to me.

We followed that up with a lunch with friends at one of my favorite places. Yum!

Julianna and I kicked around together all week not doing a whole lot but still filling the time with plenty of fun.

We redeemed some of the coupons for birthday treats that she had gotten a week earlier.

We ran together and rode bikes together.

We went shopping and bought some of Jonathan's 38 birthday gifts. And we had lunch at the mall with all the girls.

We drove by my old house and took some stalker pictures.

Then on Friday Jonathan and Josh were off so we got up and drove to the beach for the weekend. It was a quick trip but so nice to get down there even for a couple of days.

Mom, Whit, and I took the kids to an Easter Egg Hunt.

Dad and I ran and took silly pictures at Wings on the giant conch shell.

Then we packed it up and came home in time for Easter lunch at Memama's.

Fun, relaxing, and refreshed... and counting down the days until summer.

What's going on with you guys?

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

circus

For Christmas we got Jane a box of circus animal crackers and wrapped up some tickets to Ringling Bros, Barnum and Bailey Circus to go with them.

This was pretty amazing:

(video is also here if the above doesn't work)

Jane loved the "flying" girls. They were wearing glow-in-the-dark costumes and they were so high up that it was easier for her to see.

I think Jane had as much fun eating as she did watching the show. Check out her pretzel. It was bigger than her head!

Our Circus Selfie

Josh was the funniest with his intermission question.

I'm glad we got to go! It's so much fun being a parent and watching your kids be amazed. We are so fortunate!

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Our #DisneySide Valentine's Party {+ giveaway}

The kids and I were so excited to host a Valentine's Party to show off our #DisneySide! I was selected to be a host of a Disney Side @Home Celebration! The idea behind the party was to bring our love of Disney Parks to life. We decided to let our Disney Side shine by hosting a Valentine's party for our family and friends of all ages on Friday evening.

My sister graciously offered her house for the party and I quickly made up some invitations on HP Photo Paper with @MyPrintly. So easy and adorable!

Next we started gathering our Disney things. I ordered a cake pop maker from Bon Ton and with Shop Runner I got it shipped overnight for free. It made the cutest brownie pops!

We had a fun filled prize table for the guests who participated in the games.

As guests started arriving they got to check out the prize table and talk with one another before we started snacking.

Here is a picture of the food table. Lots of goodies for Valentine's Day and plenty of Disney themed food! We had kettle corn, heart bell peppers and strawberries, Mickey tie-dye cake, Mickey pizzas, and Mickey brownie pops.

The Mickey Mouse pizzas we made disappeared quickly.

and the Mickey Mouse tie-dye cake was a huge hit as well!

At the party we played hot potato with a stuffed Lightning McQueen. This game was great for laughs.

A few guests tested their knowledge with Disney Trivia questions.

One of the sweetest things that happened was when my cousin's son got so excited he'd won a prize that he started jumping up and down. He ran to the prize table and gleefully chose a bottle of princess nail polish and ran back to show his dad. He dad started laughing that he'd chosen nail polish from all of the prizes on the table, but then he excitedly exclaimed, "It's for Mom!" So sweet!

We played Pin the Nose on Olaf (I used this printable to print it poster size).

We played Disney Bingo.

We made Valentine's Day cards for Ronald McDonald House like I mentioned here.

A few guests completed Disney themed activity sheets and coloring pages.

This was so much fun that it might become an annual event in our family. Everyone loves Disney and Valentine's Day is a good time to get together for silly games and treats.

Check out the many ways you can host your own Disney Side @Home Celebration here. There are some really cute ideas!

In addition, if you weren't able to attend I still have several Disney themed prizes leftover from our prize table. I'll select a name on Friday night and the winner will receive a prize pack full of Disney stuff from Disney Parks, Mom Select, and myself. Use the widget below for your chance to win. Good luck and happy Valentine's Day, friends!

Thursday, February 5, 2015

what I'm loving Wednesday (a day late)

We'll be making these at my upcoming #DisneySide party but I'd like to share the link in case any of you wan to participate as well. The Winston-Salem Ronald McDonald House is asking for Valentine's Cards for the families that are staying there. Many of them are dealing with difficult circumstances and their family is split because of it. They might not be able to spend Valentine's Day with all of their loved ones and a card just might bring a smile to their faces. Please consider making a few extra Valentine's cards this week and sending them to the address below.

The Ronald McDonald House of Winston-Salem
419 S. Hawthorne Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27103

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Julianna showed this one to me. All I have to say is EXCELLENT! Well worth the three minutes to view.

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I love my church and if you're local I really don't have enough words to describe how much I think you should come. We're kicking off a new small group called Summit Runners and if you're a beginning or an advanced runner who has a passion for fellowship with other Christians then you really should come check it out. There's more info here and if you're totally not interested in Summit Runners then I encourage you to check out all of the other small groups that are starting up.

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Another running link: You still have time to join a winter training program with Fleet Feet. Here's a $20 off coupon that's about to expire next week. The programs that are about to start are great for beginners. I've said it before and I'll say it again. The accountability that you get from group fitness is incredible and the friendships you'll form by being a part of one of these programs are priceless.