Some of my favorite items for Spring come in the Peach family hue. If you don't currently own anything in this lovely shade... branch out!
Thursday, April 19, 2012
If you're going to run....
You might as well have all the right gear to make it pretty!
Here are a few favorites I thought I'd pass along.
Not that I'm a Pro, but I've learned a few pointers this year!
1. Cute Work Out clothes are a MUST! You are much more likely to
put it on (and subsequently work out) if you like your work-out wardrobe.
2. If you're running long distances, keep some kind of energy
block/goo/bar on you! My energy supplement of choice- Clif Shot Bloks-
especially in Tropical Punch.
3. Good socks are vital to keeping your feet from feeling like they
will fall off at any second.
My bff got me hooked on Feetures. Give them a shot.
4. Chewing gum while you run keeps your mouth from getting dry and
keeps you from feeling too thirsty...
Not for the Faint of Heart
I've played sports my whole life- never been serious about it, it was mostly for the recreation, work-out and cute uniforms. I like to stay in shape but usually a handful of crunches in front of the TV counts as aerobics to me... Fast forward to 2012, when two of my closest gals and I committed ourselves to running a half marathon! Wait, what? Why on earth would we do that? I am not sure we know the answer to this, even now. But this past weekend, sure enough, we ran the Go! St. Louis Half Marathon downtown in the Lou. Wow. All I can say is- we survived! and it felt so good to actually accomplish something that took serious planning and hard work. Too often my goals are tiny and with minimal effort and time commitment, I can check them off my list. Not so, with this whole running thing. Crossing the finish line made us feel like champs. Immediately after we finished and I was in major pain, I swore I would NEVER do it again. It's been a few days, and like the Biebs says, never say never. After I recoup and give my legs a few days to rest, I can't wait to put a (short) run in!
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
who doesn't love DIRT?
This morning I have been thinking about how much girls love having info (AKA DIRT).. on other people's lives, situations, secrets, etc. Why oh why do we crave information that is altogether unrelated to our own lives? I am not exempt from this quality- I mean really. Someone explain to me why a friend of a friend's prego photos are online and I care to see them! Wow! I don't even know that person! With the onslaught of social media like Facebook and Twitter, we now feel involved in other people's business that we would never know about if it wasn't for the web. But we continue to gather information- pointless information- about people, like their grocery shopping experience, their reaction to a fight, their opinion on the Bachelor. It is such a waste of time to gather this information about people we don't even know, when we have dozens of people directly connected to us that we could be getting closer to in person!
I recently read a blog by a woman in ministry, and she ended her post with:
"I hope today you will take a second to love the little things about the people closest to you."
And it dawned on me- It's okay to be interested in other people and their situations!
IF....
I'm interested in the healthy and thriving parts of a person's life, and if I really know them.
And that is a quick and cutting dividing line. But take a second and look- what stories/tweets/posts are you drawn to? Does a sign of drama cause you to investigate? Does someone's crazy predicament have you gathering any available information and wondering about all the variables in the story? And even worse... do you get a teensy bit of satisfaction when you are RIGHT about your suspicions?
So this is my new mission. In conversations and online, I am going to seek out the positive conversations and celebrations of the people I know and care about. I am not going to look for the dirt because that is just sad. Plus, it is way more fun and interesting to learn exciting and special things about people anyway. Weddings, Babies, Engagements, Birthdays, Parties, Graduations- those are wonderful and happy and worth knowing about. And beyond that- there is nothing more fun than learning something new about someone you love. The small, the silly, the insignificant-those qualities are what endears us to our friends and family. So dig up something sweet or special about someone today that you think you know like the back of your hand.
Here are a few small things about a few people I love:
1. My mom knows every single flower's name and how it takes sun, water, everything. I really love this about her.
2. My hubby got voted Most Mischievous in middle school. This is absolutely no shock to me.
3. My cousin Cath is the most creative person I know & wants to one day open a taco shop on the beach called the Rusty Bucket. Noone steal that.
4. My dad was pre-law and a paralegal when he first married my mom. When he told me this when I was little, I thought this meant he used to have no legs and that amazed me. He still amazes me all the time!
5. My sis Meg almost ALWAYS changes her original order in a restaurant. 90% of the time. It's always funny and expected to the rest of us.
6. My bro-in-law used to keep pet lizards and snakes in kitchen cabinets.
7. My little bro was a huge baby- over 10lbs! They had to break his collar bone to deliver him.
8. Late at night my sister and I get the sleepy sillies together and alternate between laughing and crying from minute to minute. Ask our brother- I think he is still learning how to handle it.
9. My sister, brother & I had a make-believe pet sheepdog for several years and would talk to him (Philip) like he was in our house. Parents never got us a sheepdog- fail.
10. We called our niece Cupcake before she was born, and now at 2 years old, her favorite food hands-down: Cupcakes.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
A New Year's Resolution
Here is my list of resolutions for 2012:
1. Be happy every day (because why not? life is good)
2. Read at least one new book a month (fiction, faith, autobiographies, the lot of em!)
3. Run my first half marathon (help me Ronda!-and subsequently be in my best shape)
4. Wear more fur (Don't be casual everyday just because I can)
5. Paint my nails every week (because I'm 25 & nail biting is for babies)
6. Be kind to everyone I meet (Learn my Baristas' names)
7. Plan more adventures with Mr. King (Surprise trips, dates and being more thoughtful during the work week)
8. Be a really good friend (and make new ones too)
9. Laugh a lot (over any and everything, especially the silly and the stressful)
10. Try new things (recipes, hobbies, vacay spots, music genres, etc!)
11. Trust God (with the in's and out's of our life, not to mention dreams and hopes)
12. Go out on a few limbs (for people and opportunities)
The older people get, usually the more rigid they become.
That's why I have decided this year, the year of 2012, I am going to get younger and more flexible!
Laugh more, forgive more, venture out more, and
worry less.
Cheers, 2012!
A merry little Christmas
Miraculously, Mr. King & I both made it on the NICE list this year!
We got amazing gifts from our family and friends, and from each other.
Here are some of the wonders we received.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
to all the dears who know just how to make a girl (and guy) feel special.
his loot:
(Not Pictured, new Swiss Gear Luggage set & all the items he scored on our weekend getaway in Dallas. To put it lightly, the boy did good)
My loot:
(Not Pictured: cash$$, jeans & a partridge in a pear tree).
An impromptu photo shoot with the Mister
We were asked to shoot a video for a girl's school project. In return, she gave us a couple still shots from the shoot. It was also the day we celebrated our 2nd Anniversary, so naturally we were feeling awfully lovey dovey.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
a chance of frost
This morning, my ears woke up to hear words that I LOVE to hear in the fall..."Be prepared to scrape your car windows, because there is a chance of frost this morning..."
OMG do I just love those words.
You might think I am crazy for it, but there is nothing better than a good frost when it was like living in a desert here this Summer.
Besides, Frosts call for Scarves.
And everyone. needs. scarves.
Here are a few of my scarves du jour:
1. OMBRE SCARF! You've seen it in hair, now wear it around your neck!
Love this. Need this.
2. Fur Scarves, faux if you prefer.
Looks good with everything.
3. Classic Burberry
(classic if you went to Prep School.. which I didn't.
But you can fake it)
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