Color Run

 Yes, I am over a week late posting this...sorry for the {travel} delay. 

Last weekend Atlanta hosted round 2 of the Color Run, and it was a blast!  If you don't know anything about the "happiest 5K" then you should definitely go here & read more.   If there is one near you, do yourself a favor and sign up!  It is a blast.  Don't believe me, just look at the fun we had.....

Here are the before and after shots....

Make it a great day, friends!

Friday phone dump...

FACT: I take 95% more pictures on my phone than I do on my camera. 

Below are some fun/funny/adorable/sweet pictures I've taken over the last few weeks.  None of them will be life changing, but all will help me remember some special moments.  

This Thanksgiving I ran my first 10K with BL... he was so encouraging and fun to run with, even if I did run at half the pace he would have liked! 

 

I like to call this one "guitar hero coma" ...

Little demon doggie... 

He is actually sweet as can be but the flash does something crazy to his eyes...

 

Black Friday.  My Daddy was the very first person in line at Home Depot...true story, he had an employee come open the door 45 minutes before they opened, took his list and was his personal shopper before the doors even opened.  When he walked in at 6:00am, his buggy sat there filled with every single thing on his list.  How about that for customer service?! 

Little baby Westin ... all mommy wants is a silent night. 

Look at these two cuties hamming it up for the White Christmas app on my phone: 

 

Ok, that is all for now.  Hope you're all having a super Friday!


PS--my work Christmas party is tonight & it's a 'tacky Christmas party'!  Can't wait to share pictures :)))

Stylish Blogger = Friday Fun

First of all, a big thanks to one of my favorite bloggers, Ty, for awarding me with the [new and improved—looks so pretty] Stylish Blogger Award!  It’s always so fun to ‘win’ blog awards and I am happily receiving this one!

Rules of the game are simple, I have to share seven random facts about me and then award this to seven other bloggers.  

[1]      If I do not make my bed in the morning and let’s face it, I rarely do, I will make my bed before I go to bed.  I like crawling into a bed with the sheets pulled up tight, rather than scattered everywhere.  Does it make sense, nope, but it makes me happy.

[2]      I recently chopped my hair.  I will provide a picture when I actually style it and not just throw it up in a ponytail soon.

[3]      Not so random (at least to any loyal readers), but I am obsessed with my nieces and nephews.  As in, I pretty much think they are the coolest kids ever and brag about them as if they are my own.  Did I mention I love being an aunt?!

[4]      I hate it when shampoo doesn’t lather.  Case in point, last week on a business trip I opted to use the fancy hotel shampoo and I HATED it because it did not lather well.  I ended up using about 4x the amount I really needed in my hair, in hopes that it would foam up.  It didn’t.  Fancy Schmancy—I didn’t like it.

[5]      Thanks to my new job, I have tripled the amount of caffeine I drink in a day.  Fresh brewed coffee all day long, plus a QT or Mickey D’s within .25/mi for iced tea.  Holy smokes, this is not good for my system!

[6]      For six years I was a loyal American Idol watcher and when they announced all of the changes last year I said I would not watch knowing this would not hold true. I can honestly say that I did not watch one entire episode all year.  It felt like I was betraying a friend at first but now that all is said and done, I was happy to have one less show to watch.        

[7]      I love milk; skim, whole and everything in between.  I only buy skim (and sometimes 1%) because I will literally drink huge glasses of it if I have anything else and it is just not worth the calories, in my opinion. 

So there you have it—seven [very random] facts about yours truly.  It is now my honor to pass this award along to some other bloggers:

Brynn at Wicked Sweet Tea 

Leigh at All You Need Is Love 

Julie at The Smitten Mintons 

 

Ashley at Hutson Happenings 

Elizabeth at Burfitt Beginnings 

PS, go read Henry Tate’s birth story!! 

 

Candra at Curious Georgi 

 

Liz at Just a Girl…and a Boy

 

from big city to big horses

As I mentioned in my last post, BL and I went straight from the big city of New York straight up to the North Georgia mountains.  Quite the contrast of locations in just four days but we loved it!

BL loved the fishing even though they didn't bite...


I loved the view...




We even took some time to go ride some horses - this was so much fun!









Needless to say, I had a fabulous time with BL and I am so glad we were able to see two very different and very wonderful places.

The Big Apple

Last week BL & I made our way up to NYC for reasons I cannot yet discuss on a public forum a really fun quick trip!

We made it to Central Park for a nice stroll....

Then on to Rockefeller Center to watch the ice skaters.....

After we had walked up and down 5th Avenue doing some very unsuccessful shopping, we had worked up an appetite and a visit to Magnolia Bakery was a must! 

Once we'd stuffed our faces silly had our fill of cupcakes, we walked on over to Times Square.  Have you ever been?  Holy Moly, all the people!!!

are you noticing a theme?!  I take a picture of BL, he takes one of me & we ask someone to get one of both of us...oh, the joys of traveling with just your husband :)

The next day was a whirlwind and I simply canNOT wait to share more about that later...but we did have fun! 

Believe it or not, we headed back to Atlanta after just two nights in New York City!  Good news (for us, at least) our vacation was not over & we drove straight from the airport up to North Georgia for another two nights away ... more on that later.  Until then, make it a great day :)

Guess Who?

I'm back!  
for a minute...

Back home, back to the routine, back to my seemingly normal schedule...

What a crazy few weeks this has been!  On both a person and professional front, I have been challenged and pushed to the edge; needless to say I am happy to be home :) 

 

 

Final Four was a blast and certainly a successful program with a happy client!  We stayed at The Houstonian Hotel and it was outstanding!  If you're in Houston and need a beautiful place to lay your head, this is your spot!  Staff was great and super helpful, rooms were wonderful, beds were cozy (if only I actually got to enjoy sleeping more hours here!) and guests have access to one of the top 5 fitness clubs in the US while you stay!

While in Houston I had a lot of great food, and by a lot, I mean A LOT including this lovely BBQ feast!

yes, that is half of a chicken on my plate!

One of the very best cupcakes I have ever had, in fact my mouth is watering just thinking about it.....


...NUTELLA :)

However, there was one food item I did not try, and although I love this food I can't think eating it in this fashion is really to my liking.  Maybe it was the price for something so simple or maybe the fact that MAYO was their topping of choice?  Either way, I did not shell out $5 for this.

Is this common where you live?


It was a really special treat to have seen both my parents and my husband while I was on program!  This made the trip so much better!

We arrived back home late Wednesday and headed out again Thursday for Bobby's aunt's wedding.  Stay tuned for pictures of that trip soon...

Make it a great day!