As I suspected, I think of all these great things to blog about and then I quickly forget them. So much to talk about since my last blog, which sadly was just last week. I have a couple topics to cover so I will keep them separated..lol (Gotta keep 'em separated... Sorry, I had a moment there)
First topic: Home
I went home this weekend! For those that don't know me, home is Athens, TX. I don't go home nearly enough and definitely not as much as I would like. But as my grandparents are getting older I tend to go home more often. Friday night was GREAT! My mom, Cyndi, and I all sat around until about midnight playing Farmtown. I know, I know. Sad day! And yes, we are aware of the help we all need. :) What better family bonding than harvesting and plowing crops..lol I spent Saturday doing the same thing until that afternoon and then I headed over to Caysie's house for a night out. Caysie is one of my oldest and bestest friends. She's now married and has two kids so we always plan something when I get back to Athens. Those weekends are usually filled with lots of laughter and lets face it, alcohol consumption. But this was my last weekend to drink beer as I will soon be training for some races. Zero calorie drinks for me here on out. I also met up with an old friend from high school days this weekend. It was so great to see him! Time will tell... Then Sunday, after only getting 2 hours of sleep we just kind of hung around the house and then went to Black Beauty Ranch to see all of the rescued - wild mustangs, elephants, monkeys and donkeys. But they were closed so we just drove around and drank coffee. :) All-in-all, it was a FANTASTIC weekend. I will say that my drive back to Dallas sucked! I was so tired, couldn't keep my eyes open so I had to pull over for a minute and wake up. YIKES
Second Topic: More to Love
More to Love is a show that started last night and is basically the same premise as The Bachelor. But instead of all of the girls being a size 2 (which they advertise as average women), it's made for the actual average women (size 12-14) and who have "more to love." Seeing that society already has a problem with bigger women, why make it more obvious by making a separate show? I guess you have to have one for skinny people and one for not-so skinny people. I just think it sends the wrong message to girls. But that's just my opinion and I will NOT be a part of those ratings...
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Tear Jerker
I just wanted to share a moment I had last night.
I was watching So You Think You Can Dance last night and it was pretty much just a normal episode. Fantastic dancing and Ellen was a guest judge...which makes for a funny time. The second to last dance though was phenomenal!! One of the choreographers, Tyce, was working with two of my favorite dancers Melissa and Ade. The story behind the choreography was the love the man has for the woman who has breast cancer. I watched this dance twice and bawled thru both! It was sooo moving! All of the judges were floored and could barely get words out thru their tears. I think Nigel said it best when he said that this dance was the reason why he loves dance. You can get so many emotions from a dance with no words. Mary Murphy and Mia Michaels, more judges, were sobbing talking about how breast cancer has affected their life and thanked Tyce for bringing up the topic. Tyce, the dancers, the judges, the audience and of course me were all crying. It was FANTASTIC! I'm going to try to find a link to that dance and post on my blog because I think everyone should see it!! Stay tuned...
I was watching So You Think You Can Dance last night and it was pretty much just a normal episode. Fantastic dancing and Ellen was a guest judge...which makes for a funny time. The second to last dance though was phenomenal!! One of the choreographers, Tyce, was working with two of my favorite dancers Melissa and Ade. The story behind the choreography was the love the man has for the woman who has breast cancer. I watched this dance twice and bawled thru both! It was sooo moving! All of the judges were floored and could barely get words out thru their tears. I think Nigel said it best when he said that this dance was the reason why he loves dance. You can get so many emotions from a dance with no words. Mary Murphy and Mia Michaels, more judges, were sobbing talking about how breast cancer has affected their life and thanked Tyce for bringing up the topic. Tyce, the dancers, the judges, the audience and of course me were all crying. It was FANTASTIC! I'm going to try to find a link to that dance and post on my blog because I think everyone should see it!! Stay tuned...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Here and There
Hello all! I'm new to the blogging world and I already feel a little overwhelmed. I'm going to try to look at this as a therapeutic tool though it might turn out to be a place to vent here and there. (For that, I apologize now) If you are reading this then you probably know me already. My goal is to write about my journey training for races, school and just life in general. I will try my best to keep up with blogging but for the ones that don't know me, I'm a bit scatter-brained.
Since this is my first blog, it will be lengthy. :)
I guess first, let me tell you about my running adventures. Back in May 2008, my friend Leanne and I decided to join Team in Training to prepare for our FIRST half marathon and raise money for a great cause at the same time. What a great experience this was... I learned so much about running and myself! Who would have thought so much went into running (!?) I had ups and downs as I'm sure most newbies do. But crossing the finish line in San Francisco at the Nike Women's Marathon was ABSOLUTELY worth all of the sweat and tears. And boy were there tears!! Happy tears, painful tears, frustrating tears...you name them, I had them. I am not known for hiding my emotions...haha Anyways, while the training and races were so much fun, I also raised $3900 for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. By far, this was my BEST accomplishment. There is no way that I could have accomplished this without the help and support of my friends and family. They are AWESOME. I could go on and on about what a great cause LLS is and in a future blog I might just do that. But back to running... Since that half marathon was so great I decided to go back for another season of training as a mentor for Team in Training and train for the Rome Marathon. WHAT WAS I THINKING??? This had disaster written all over it! But, misery loves company so I talked my friend Traci into joining me. :) It didn't take much convincing as Traci witnessed first had in San Fran how great TNT prepares you and how supportive they are. So we set off on our mission to each raise $6200 and run 26.2 miles. Training was long and hard but in the end...we crossed the finish line at The Coliseum in Rome, Italy on March 22, 2009. Though Rome was beautiful, I would have to say that I do not plan on repeating that race...haha At the time I thought I would never run again but it didn't take long for me to start planning out my next race.
That's where my blog really begins...
Since this is my first blog, it will be lengthy. :)
I guess first, let me tell you about my running adventures. Back in May 2008, my friend Leanne and I decided to join Team in Training to prepare for our FIRST half marathon and raise money for a great cause at the same time. What a great experience this was... I learned so much about running and myself! Who would have thought so much went into running (!?) I had ups and downs as I'm sure most newbies do. But crossing the finish line in San Francisco at the Nike Women's Marathon was ABSOLUTELY worth all of the sweat and tears. And boy were there tears!! Happy tears, painful tears, frustrating tears...you name them, I had them. I am not known for hiding my emotions...haha Anyways, while the training and races were so much fun, I also raised $3900 for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. By far, this was my BEST accomplishment. There is no way that I could have accomplished this without the help and support of my friends and family. They are AWESOME. I could go on and on about what a great cause LLS is and in a future blog I might just do that. But back to running... Since that half marathon was so great I decided to go back for another season of training as a mentor for Team in Training and train for the Rome Marathon. WHAT WAS I THINKING??? This had disaster written all over it! But, misery loves company so I talked my friend Traci into joining me. :) It didn't take much convincing as Traci witnessed first had in San Fran how great TNT prepares you and how supportive they are. So we set off on our mission to each raise $6200 and run 26.2 miles. Training was long and hard but in the end...we crossed the finish line at The Coliseum in Rome, Italy on March 22, 2009. Though Rome was beautiful, I would have to say that I do not plan on repeating that race...haha At the time I thought I would never run again but it didn't take long for me to start planning out my next race.
That's where my blog really begins...
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