Who Would Have Thought . . .

My Mom always says that kindness gets you a long way but who would have thought it could go this far? This morning it proved true. I was driving to work when I got pulled over.

Police Officer: (writing up my ticket and finally walks to my window) "How are you today?"
Me: "Fine thanks. How are you?"
Police Officer: (looking surprised) "You are the fist person to ask me how I am!"
Me: "Really?"
Police Officer: "Yea most people are angry and either don't answer or will just cuss me."
Me: "That's just unnecessary. There is no need to be rude."
Police Officer: "I knew I wanted to write you a warning!" (rips up the ticket, writes a warning and send me on my way)

** The lesson always be nice sometimes that is all someone else needs**

I was extra excited when I got to work because of two little happies!

1. The new Nicholas Sparks book will be release September 14. I usually keep up with his release dates but I have been so busy that I didn't even realize that it was coming up until I got an email about it this morning! I love this books and I can not wait to get this one!!

2. I saw this video this weekend and I had to share it with ya'll. Everyone knows of my admiration/love/slight obsessiveness about Tim Tebow. So I think I might need to step my game up because I have more competition then I thought.

Side note even with his "initiation haircut" I still love him and would take him!! haha!!

Only 116 To Go . . .

That is the number of days until the St. Jude Half Marathon!!

Today marks the first day of our training!! Tonight is just cross training so we will be working on leg weights and going to step class. If you read my blog on Friday then you know about the two books I am reading to help me train better this time!

I am reading through the food guide right now and hoping to have a nutrition schedule made up by the end of the week. I have some basic ideas but does anyone have a good website that would have an example schedule?

I loved running this race last year!! I am pretty sure I cried the whole time. Well except for the end when I was just so excited to be finishing.

If anyone is interested in running then check out St. Jude's Marathon Site!

I Hope I Don't Sink?!

The usual saying is that the Holidays are the busiest time of the year; however, I think this fall is going to be the busiest for me!!

I am more than ready for some college football, hot tea or cider, new fall tv shows, and of course some cooler weather!! But I am not sure I am ready for everything else that I have coming this fall.

The biggest news of all for this fall is that I am going back to school. Yep that's right I am going to get my masters!! I will be going to class every Tuesday and Thursday night. On top of school I will still be working full time. I will still be heavily involved in the Junior League. And I will be training to run in the St. Jude half marathon again.

Whew! I'm exhausted just writing it all out. haha!!

I am starting my training schedule this Monday. The cross training on Mondays I am doing leg weights and step class. For the cross training on Thursdays I am switching between two videos, one is yogalosophy which is the workout Jennifer Anniston does and the bar method which is Kelly Ripas workout.

Week Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
Aug 9 CT Rest 1 mi CT 1.5 mi 1 mi 1.5 mi
Aug 16 CT Rest 1.5 mi Rest 1 mi 1 mi 2 mi
Aug 23 CT Rest 1.5 mi CT 2 mi 1.5 mi 2.5 mi
Aug 30 CT Rest 2 mi Rest 2 mi 2 mi 2.5 mi
Sep 6 CT Rest 2.5 mi CT 2 mi 2.5 mi 3 mi
Sep 13 Rest Rest 3 mi Rest 2.5 mi 2 mi 3 mi
Sep 20 Rest Rest 2 mi CT 3 mi 2.5 mi 4 mi
Sep 27 CT Rest 2.5 mi Rest 3 mi 2 mi 5 mi
Oct 4 CT Rest 3 mi CT 4 mi 3 mi 6 mi
Oct 11 CT Rest 3 mi CT 3 mi 3 mi 7 mi
Oct 18 CT Rest 4 mi Rest 4 mi 3 mi 8 mi
Oct 25 Rest Rest 4 mi CT 4 mi 3 mi 9 mi
Nov 1 CT Rest 4 mi Rest 3 mi 3 mi 10 mi
Nov 8 CT Rest 5 mi Rest 4 mi Rest 11 mi
Nov 15 3 mi Rest 4 mi CT 3 mi 3 mi 12 mi
Nov 22 Rest Rest CT CT 3 mi 2.5 mi 5 mi
Nov 29 Rest 20 min 2 mi 20 min Rest Race Day Rest

The last time we ran it we did not train very well, we just kinda ran a couple of times a week, so this time we have a schedule and I am reading these two books to help me. Has anyone read these? Are they helpful?


Hopefully with everything I have going on between now and December I will be able to keep my head above water and not sink!

Top 2 Tuesday . . . Simply Pleasures

1. Books

I love to read and I constantly have a stack of books by my bed. I love Emilie Lorring book. She wrote in 1920-1960. They are love story mysteries.

I just finished Emily Giffin's Heart of the Matter and I am currently reading Jane Austen's Mansfield Park.

2. Old Movies

To me there is nothing as fun as curling up in bed and watching and old Cary Grant or Katherine Hepburn movie.

What are your simply pleasures? To play along hop over to The Undomestic Momma.

Unleashed

Unleashed was the theme for this exhausting yet amazing weekend!! I left work early on Thursday and took off Friday to spend the weekend up at The Grove (the old camp cordova) and ministered to a group of 150 inner city high school football players.

I look forward to this every year. My mom and I have helped out with FCA camp since my church first participated four years ago. We had the blessing of hosting Central High School each year and with the new accommodations at The Grove we were able to add Douglass High School to this blessing.

These boys just love to be loved on so that is what Mom and I are there for. We serve them at each meal time, which is a task to feed 150 hungry high school football players! And we get them anything that they need. We have several boys that do not have things at home to bring an others that just simply forget a towel, blanket, pillow, and toiletries.

I love to spend time with these amazing young men. This year we had 48 decisions for Christ which is amazing!! I am looking forward to seeing these teams throughout the year as we continue to feed them before games and as the small group leaders from this week go out there to lead some bible studies during practices.

Here are a few of my favorite pictures of the boys singing and worshiping, praying and playing football this weekend.

Lead Me

Last night I was driving home from spending some much needed catch up time with my friend Lauren when I heard this song on K Love. It is called Lead Me and the group that sings it is Sanctus Real.

Sanctus Real - “Lead Me”

I look around and see my wonderful life
Almost perfect from the outside
In picture frames I see my beautiful wife
Always smiling
But on the inside, I can hear her saying...

“Lead me with strong hands
Stand up when I can't
Don't leave me hungry for love
Chasing dreams, what about us?

Show me you're willing to fight
That I'm still the love of your life
I know we call this our home
But I still feel alone”

I see their faces, look in their innocent eyes
They're just children from the outside
I'm working hard, I tell myself they'll be fine
They're in independent
But on the inside, I can hear them saying...

“Lead me with strong hands
Stand up when I can't
Don't leave me hungry for love
Chasing dreams, but what about us?

Show me you're willing to fight
That I'm still the love of your life
I know we call this our home
But I still feel alone”

So Father, give me the strength
To be everything I'm called to be
Oh, Father, show me the way
To lead them
Won't You lead me?

To lead them with strong hands
To stand up when they can't
Don't want to leave them hungry for love,
Chasing things that I could give up

I'll show them I'm willing to fight
And give them the best of my life
So we can call this our home
Lead me, 'cause I can't do this alone

Father, lead me, 'cause I can't do this alone

I thought it was such a beautiful song. But the part that moved me the most about it was the story. The lead singer Matt wrote this song for his wife and kids after she had sat him down and told him that she needed him to be the leader of their home more. She talked about how hard it was when he came home from traveling and he was disconnected from their family. If you want to watch the video of them talking about it then go to the Sanctus Real website.

Today also starts the first day of FCA Camp! I am so excited! The teams should be getting to the grove this afternoon. I cannot wait to see what God is going to do in their lives!!

Top 2 Tuesday

Top 2 Favorite perfumes/colognes/scents

1. Chanel Chance
I love this perfume. My bestie, Bunny, first introduced this to me about 3 years ago and I love it!

2. Chanel Allure
This is my favorite men's cologne. However, I really love all men's cologne. It is my favorite thing to walk by the cologne counter at the mall and take a big whiff! There is nothing like a really good smelling man.

What is your favorite? Hope over to The Undomestic Momma and play along!