A Little Friday Pick Me Up

We made it!! I am so happy to see Friday again!!

This morning all the girls at work decided that we needed a little pick me up. So we pitched in and bought some coffee, hot chocolate for me, and doughnuts! Doesn't it look delicious? It was exactly what I needed!

Last night I had another little happy. I went to a sporting goods store and bought some new running clothes for the race I am running this weekend. It is the Ashley Scott 5K. Her favorite color was pink so I got some cute new pink running gear and an extra little surprise but you will have to wait until Mondays post to see the pictures!

Here is Ashley's story.

Ashley Scott, a native of Bossier City, Louisiana, and a graduate of Ouachita Baptist University, began teaching at Bolton High School in 2003 where she quickly won respect and admiration as an effective and creative English teacher.

She was found beaten to death on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2006,. Her husband Jeffrey Scott was convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison. The 5K raises funds for domestic violence victims programs in Shelby County.

If your interested you can register the day of the race from 6:45 am to 7:45 am or download the entry form.

If any of you live in the Memphis Area I would love to see you Saturday morning running along with me!!

Hope you all have a great weekend!

The Color of October

With this month being Breast Cancer Awareness month everything is pink!

I will be running in the Race for the Cure Oct 30th. But if running isn't your thing you can support by getting some funny new shirts.

And for the guys.

They even have them for kids.

And the NFL is showing their support this month! There is nothing funnier than watching these big guys play football in pink gear!!

Which shirt was your favorite?

Best Invention!!

How many of you love heels?

I sure do!! I wear them all the time. I feel like if you put on a pair of stilettos then it just makes your outfit. Plus they always give you the little push when you need some happy in your day.

However, do you ever end up just slipping them off? Or carrying a pair of flats in your purse for later when you feet feel like your have put them in a blender?

Well Dr. Scholls has the solution. About a year ago he came out with the insoles for pumps. But now he has created something even better. They are called fast flats. They come in a little zippered bag that will fit in your purse and you just pull it out and slip on some flats!

Is anyone else as amazed at this idea? I think its brilliant!

Top 2 Tuesday . . . Dream Kitchen

Top 2 Dream Kitchens!!

I love this topic! I don't cook and I don't have a Kitchen right now but when I do get one I would love for it to look like any of these!!

If you want to play along head over to The Undomestic Momma! I can't wait to see what you picked!

Personal Best

This weekend felt amazing!! Fall was finally here but will it stay? Who knows. By the end of the week we will be back in the mid 80s. :(

Friday night I got to bed early since I knew that Saturday was going to be busy. I woke up and went to work the Boys and Girls Club kids fair for the the Junior League. I was there for three hours. It was bright and sunny but not too hot. I was definitely exhausted when I left but I needed to get my miles in so I went to the gym and biked 2 miles.

Saturday night the girls and our Mama's had one of our mother/daughter nights. We ate dinner at Chili's and then we were going to go and see You Again but they had switched the times on us! However, they had a special showing of "Life As We Know It". It comes out this weekend and I totally recommend it!!

Sunday was of course church and then a bridal shower for Janet. Her wedding is November 13 so it is coming up soon. Which means that I need to get my dress in to be altered!!! That evening I went for a run, I needed to run 5 miles. I was so happy because my average time per mile was 9.45!!! A Personal Best!! I was running around the ball field so I stayed after to watch a game with Bunny. Hopefully in time for the St. Jude Half I will be running a 9 min mile!!

Hope you all had a great weekend!!

Lime Sherbert With God

I will explain this title at the end of the post!

Tuesday night I had two crazy dreams! So last night I called my sister who has a "dream dictionary" and we looked up what in the world could these mean.

Dream 1: I was trapped in my parents bedroom with and a boy that is in my class this semester and he began to attack me. All the sudden a friend of mine from college shows up and makes the guy stop attacking me. However, we are still trapped in my parents bedroom. So the attack boy sleeps on the bed and I am sleeping on the floor with my friend. I am against the wall with my friend between me and the attack boy. My friend has recently gotten married so I remember thinking how inappropriate it was to be lying there with him, it was not intimate at all, but I felt so much safer that way.

Meaning: From what we could find the fact that I was trapped means that I feel that I am trapped in my inner turmoil. I am fighting between the old and the new, which is why I had the old friend and the new guy from class. There are a lot of changes going on in my life so it could be school or work but probably it is personal stuff since it was in my home and not the office. I am obviously afraid of the new, thus the attack, but I also know that the old is not right, which is why I remember thinking how inappropriate it was.

Dream 2: I am in the hospital being pushed in a wheel chair. I have no idea what is wrong with me or why I am there but the nurse keeps talking about my slow heart rate as a baby. I get so frustrated with her that I jump up and begin yelling that she has no idea what she is talking about cause I am not a baby and I need help now. When I jump up I begin bleeding out of my stomach. I sit back down when I realize this however she begins again to talk about my heart rate when I was born so I jump up to yell again. I begin bleeding more and then pass out.

Meaning: Anytime you dream about your heart you are facing a hardship that is emotionally draining for you. I could also feel like I am being questioned and need to stand up for myself. The nurse symbolizes that I am craving someone to take care of me. Also, my sister is a nurse! So as the nurse, or person of authority, was trying to comfort and take care of me I did not want to listen to her give advice on my heart, or emotional problem, to I began to argue. Which caused me more pain instead of listening because I ended up bleeding out.

Crazy isn't it!!

As I talked with my beautiful Sissy last night she told me that the craziest dream she ever had was right after she got married. She was struggling with a new home, job, city, and being a new wife. So she dreamed that she went to heaven and was hanging out with God. They weren't really talking just spending time together and eating Lime Sherbert! I asked her why Lime Sherbert and she thinks maybe it's Gods favorite because she went to His house and He had it! haha!

So here's hoping that maybe my next dream will be more peaceful and I can go have Lime Sherbert with God.

What do ya'll think? Do the meanings match my dreams? If ya'll have any weird ones that you want to know what they mean then send them to me and I would be happy to look them up for you!

Sorry the post was so long!

Spinning Under The Moon

We made it through another Monday! I always feel like that is an accomplishment!

Last night I went to step class, which I haven't been to in two weeks, but I that is because according to my Half Marathon schedule I needed rest days . . . so I wasn't just skipping. :) I felt great this morning. I love my step class! But I have always wanted to try a SPIN class! Has anyone ever done one before? Do you like it?

As everyone knows October is Breast Cancer Awareness month! I will be participating in a couple of events this month. One, of course, is the Race for the Cure on October 30. The second one is not breast cancer related but it is the Ashley Scott Memorial 5K on October 9. She was a high school teacher that was in an abusive marriage that ended up taking her life. The last event I learned about last night at step class. It's called Spinning Under The Moon. The Bartlett Rec Center is hosting it, but you do not have to be a member to participate. They will have 3 different hours of spin class outside "under the moon". The event is free but they are asking for a $10 donation. Why spinning? Last year the rec center had an instructor that lost her battle with breast cancer and she was a spin instructor. It is going to be held on Oct. 18! I think that is going to be the perfect day for me to give spinning a try!