Life as of lately

Apologies for the absence. We were wiped out from the move and Christmas. We did have a wonderful Christmas, though I must admit this is the first year I'm glad it's over. We just didn't have time to enjoy it with the move. Next year will be different. :) I am glad to say that we're finally getting settled in the new house. I can't even begin to explain how convenient it is living in East Memphis now. We're right around the corner from all our favorite stores, restaurants, and most importantly--Super Target. :) We are still far from having the house completely decorated, but there are at least some pictures on the walls. In January I plan on painting our hallway and bathrooms, but just thinking about painting right now makes me exhausted. Speaking of exhausted--you want to know what's even more exhausting than painting? Raking leaves. Lots and lots of leaves.

Since the New Year is almost upon us, I thought it would be fitting to insert a few goals or ideas for January. I've never been one to believe in New Years resolutions (those it's totally fine for those who do). I do, however, like the idea of setting goals in general. Perhaps goals and resolutions are one in the same, but you get the point. :)

Ideas/Goals for January:
1. Painting a few rooms
2. Contemplate training for the Germantown half marathon in March (still can't figure out if I want to do this or not yet...still thinking). If not, sign up for shorter races.
3. Pray for snow!
4. Read more.
5. Make myself relax and not clean if I have spare time.
6. Use cookbooks to make new recipes.
7. Have more dates with Mark. :)
8. Organize some closets (which hopefully does not interfere with #5).
9. Go to a restaurant we've never been to before.
10. Take walks in our neighborhood.

I hope everyone has a happy and safe New Years

House Teaser

Our new kitchen in the works:

Busy

Happy post Thanksgiving everyone! I hope everyone had a wonderful and safe holiday. :) We are counting down until Wednesday when we get to take posession of the house. In the meantime I have a newfound hatred for moving boxes and always needing something the second I pack it away.

We're just really busy at the moment and can't wait to be able to breathe and relax. Mark is coming down with another cold (that kind of sounds like it could be the beginnings of a sinus infection) and my half marathon is on Saturday. Every time I think about the race my stomach hurts and I get extremely nervous...and excited too.

Sorry it's a short post, but that's where we're at right now.

Happy Monday!

:)

We are officially home owners!!! We don't take possession until Nov. 30th at 6pm though. :( But we still are homeowners! Woohoo!!

New Bedding

Our new bedding is on the way! Pretty :) :)

(it's the khaki/brown one)

Happy Daylight Saving Time!

First off, did anyone else know that it's not Daylight Savings Time but Daylight Saving Time? I read that somewhere a few weeks ago and it blew my mind. My whole life I've been saying it with the additional 's' and now I know the truth. Odd. After getting some extra rest this weekend I feel 100% better. It's amazing what an extra hour of sleep can do huh?

This weekend was busy again. Friday night was spent at the genocide conference on campus. Invisible Children had a representative (aka "roadie") there which was awesome. Saturday morning I ran 9 miles...not my best run ever but at least it's done now. This week I'm sticking to my training schedule unlike last week when I slacked off a little. Then there was a trip to Costco and a few other errands on Sunday.

Also...RIP Maximus the fish. :( He died Friday night. I'll never buy another fish again. Enough said.

This week is a little less hectic than last week so here's to keeping our sanity. :)

Happy Friday

Since the last few posts have been about our future house, I thought it would be nice to venture away from that topic for a little bit. I don't know about anyone else, but I am absolutely LOVING this cooler weather. Instead of being angry that it's not in the 40's yet, I'm embracing having a cheaper MLGW bill for this month.

After work tonight I'll be heading over to the University of Memphis to see Mark at the school's Genocide Conference. I haven't been to campus since graduating so I'm excited to see what kind of changes they've made since I left. :)

This week hasn't been my best training week...in fact I've only run once this whole week. After pretty diligently training for 7 weeks, I suppose it all caught up with me because I've been exhausted. I initially felt bad taking a few days off, but I also know that it's important to listen to your body. If I dread doing a run as much as I did yesterday, I think it's better not do it because I want running to be enjoyable. I also decided not to run up to 12 miles before the half and just stick to 11. This weekend I'll be running 9 again, then the next two Saturdays will be 10, and then the last will be 11. Sometimes you just need to realize that you're not a superhero and need a break. After being incredibly busy all week, waking up early on Saturdays to run rather than sleeping probably doesn't help too much either. Maybe a nap will be in store for tomorrow.