If you want a little laugh you can read this totally legit letter.
You're welcome.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
let me paint a picture for you
Figuratively, Lord knows not literally. Because this gal can paint a wall but not a picture. Anyway, I digress. For those who are wondering...and those who weren't but you totally love me so you have to read it now...I have maintained this running thing. (wahooo for me! do a little happy dance ya'll) Do adults do happy dances? Oh yes they do. Heck, I do one every time I eat something that tastes good.
Back to business...I kept up the running throughout the tour of the South. I did not really maintain my training program because let's be honest folks this belle has not been in the South in the summer in a while and I sure as heck was never running in that heat before. So the goal on "running days" was to actually run, somewhat, kind of. In NC my shins bout near gave out on me and silly me I hadn't eaten beforehand and let's just say things got a little woozy. In SC I waited until 9:00 PM (thinking it would've cooled off somewhat) and 2 minutes in I literally felt like I was suffocating. Then in TN, bless my in-laws' hearts, they set up their treadmill for me. My new shoes had just come in so I was real pumped about running (I know, I can't believe I just typed that either). Then I thought my body was going to collapse. My shins felt like they were going to break...or pop out of my legs...or I swear I heard their voices plotting my demise. So I stopped. And decided to pick it up again once we returned here. Sorry for the long story...the moral is that I maintained it (and the fact that I'm writing about it in a public place and making such a dang big deal about it is evidence of the small amount of confidence I have in myself for sticking to it) and my shins are finally getting a tad better.
Now for the surprisingly motivating music I listened to today while running. I recently updated my ipod (last time that happened I was in college) and added like all of the Glee music on it. While running I shuffled across one of the songs and thought "nope, it's not hardcore gangsta rap or Jock Jams so I'll keep on shuffling" but then I gave it another chance. And of course I loved the song but then I began to picture the episode in which it was featured. And next thing I knew the song was over and I had ran a little farther. So I kept it up for the rest of the run. See I believe I have a mild case of ADHD and that really comes out when I'm running and looking for like a million and a half reasons why I should stop. So listening to a song, picturing the episode in which it was featured and thinking up witty lines for the blog while wiping beads (re: waterfalls) of sweat off my face keeps me entertained for a minute or two. Yep. So here are a few songs you may like as well:
Back to business...I kept up the running throughout the tour of the South. I did not really maintain my training program because let's be honest folks this belle has not been in the South in the summer in a while and I sure as heck was never running in that heat before. So the goal on "running days" was to actually run, somewhat, kind of. In NC my shins bout near gave out on me and silly me I hadn't eaten beforehand and let's just say things got a little woozy. In SC I waited until 9:00 PM (thinking it would've cooled off somewhat) and 2 minutes in I literally felt like I was suffocating. Then in TN, bless my in-laws' hearts, they set up their treadmill for me. My new shoes had just come in so I was real pumped about running (I know, I can't believe I just typed that either). Then I thought my body was going to collapse. My shins felt like they were going to break...or pop out of my legs...or I swear I heard their voices plotting my demise. So I stopped. And decided to pick it up again once we returned here. Sorry for the long story...the moral is that I maintained it (and the fact that I'm writing about it in a public place and making such a dang big deal about it is evidence of the small amount of confidence I have in myself for sticking to it) and my shins are finally getting a tad better.
Now for the surprisingly motivating music I listened to today while running. I recently updated my ipod (last time that happened I was in college) and added like all of the Glee music on it. While running I shuffled across one of the songs and thought "nope, it's not hardcore gangsta rap or Jock Jams so I'll keep on shuffling" but then I gave it another chance. And of course I loved the song but then I began to picture the episode in which it was featured. And next thing I knew the song was over and I had ran a little farther. So I kept it up for the rest of the run. See I believe I have a mild case of ADHD and that really comes out when I'm running and looking for like a million and a half reasons why I should stop. So listening to a song, picturing the episode in which it was featured and thinking up witty lines for the blog while wiping beads (re: waterfalls) of sweat off my face keeps me entertained for a minute or two. Yep. So here are a few songs you may like as well:
- P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing)
- Blame it on the Alcohol
- It's My Life/Confessions mash up
- Misery
- Empire State of Mind
- Bills, Bills, Bills
- Rose's Turn (love me some Kurt solos)
- Dog Days Are Over (what a great song, so uplifting!)
- Only the Good Die Young (I finished and stretched to this and sent up some thoughts to my cuz Will)
my new running crew
your daily (cake) quote
A slice of cake never made anyone fat. You don’t eat the whole cake. You don’t eat a cake every day of your life. You take the cake when it is offered because the cake is delicious. You have a slice of cake and what it reminds you of is someplace that’s safe, uncomplicated, without stress. A cake is a party, a birthday, a wedding. A cake is what is served on the happiest days of your life.
Jeanne Ray (Eat Cake)
Bless your heart, Jeanne Ray, bless your little heart. I love you for this quote.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
a few books
This was cute. It's along the lines of your "recently divorced woman, what will she do with her life, she decides to work for a private eye agency" kind of thing. Not phenomenal but it was entertaining. I would probably give it a B if it were receiving a report card. So yeah, there you go.
Now this is a book I can get behind. I loved it! In the words of my sweet niece, "I'm a fan of"...this book. Ronda Rich definitely speaks truth and has a good sense of humor doing it. Also, it speaks to the hearts of women who have grown up in churches in the South. She would tell a story and I would think "yep, I've experienced that" or "yep, I can totally imagine that". Good stuff people, good stuff. So if you are a Southern belle and would like to have your heart spoken to, do yourself a favor and pick this gem up. Also, if you are in my circle of family/friends where we trade books...my mom currently has it so you can take it up with her if you want it next. Holla.
And now we jump to a whole different type of literature with this book. What a great book! Be forewarned though: this book is dark, kinda twisted and a tad bit creepy. Like for instance: I was reading it while we were at John's parents' house and it was like hmmm midnight (?) and we were in the middle of a thunderstorm. The power flickered and I literally jumped in my seat. John was like "are you serious?" and I said "you have NO idea what I"m reading right now". So for the first 200-300 pages of this book you're going to have to push through to even have an idea of who this character is and how they connect to that character. BUT once you've passed the 300 page mark (just guessing here) you want to get nuzzled on your couch with your doors locked, lights on and a generator just in case. Just sayin. And in the middle of the creepy parts I was thinking "there is no way I'm reading the rest of this series" but by the end I already knew there was no way I couldn't read the other two books. I am taking a breather from them for right now. First of all, they were originally written in Swedish so you have to decipher some of the stuff that doesn't translate (like uh...their names, for instance) and there's just a lot of heavy stuff in the book you'll have to process. That makes it sound like kind of a pain to read. But if you're looking for a really good book and not purely lighthearted then you must try it. A+
technical difficulties
Hello sweet blog readers. There are some technical difficulties going on up in this blog. I've tried creating slideshows of our trip, I've tried uploading them and they don't appear on the blog so apparently there are pics of us floating around in some mysterious folder that I'm unable to locate, ughhhhh. I've pretty much had it up to here and the computer keeps getting really, really hot. Hopefully this does not indicate old granny (my computer) is on her deathbed because that would just not be good news. I PROMISE to have some kind of pictures up sometime. If one day soon you try to visit this site and nothing comes up then you will know that I've lost my sanity. Until then...
The one picture i can get on this stupid blog. Us enjoying a sunset, wish I was there now :X
Monday, June 27, 2011
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