Living in Nacogdoches there always seems to be plenty of estate sales to go to! And since the town is not very big and the SFA campus is in the middle none of these sales are very far away, most of the good ones are in the neighborhoods right around our apartment.....So on Friday when I saw a sign for one on Saturday Adam and I decided to go check it out!
And look what we found....
A buffet type table with a record player inside!
And for $30!!!
After we lugged that thing inside of Adams apartment (thankfully there was a nice man who helped Adam carry it to his car my my muscles just weren't cutting it!)
Later Nicole came over and Adam figured out how to work the record player!
Also yesterday was one of my roomie's (Lauren) Birthday! The team came over and we had a spaghetti dinner and Steph made her a cookie cake!
Moving on to today....
After a long run in the morning and a whole day jammed with studying Adam and I grilled steaks and sweet potatoes for dinner (I wish I had a picture!) They were sooo good, I didn't want my steak to end!
Afterwards we had a "light and fun" (competitive and serious) game of FARKLE....
We played this Friday night and I beat Adam pretty severely, so he was back for revenge!....That didn't work out to well for him, because I crushed him again!!! And I learned Adam doesn't take to well at loosing twice in a row to a game of Farkle, even though I was a perfectly good sport about it ;)
A little about running...
Our next meet for Team Green is right around the corner! The TSU Relays on Saturday the 17th, the girls will be running the 1500 & 800!
Today I had a nice 18 mile run, nice way to start out a big 80 mile week woop!
Time to get through this week and make it to spring break!
Its Thursday......
Initially I intended to write something fun for the rest of that sentence but when I wrote Thursday the word association that automatically came to my mind was "Turtle Thursday"
Not Exactly this kind of turtle but...the term "Turtle Thursday" will be recognized by almost everyone i've been running with the past 5 years. Thursdays were always set aside for a recovery day. It would be the day with the least amount of mileage and the girls team came up with the thought of looking forward to that day and naming it after a slow moving animal.
While I don't have a set "Turtle Thursday" anymore in my running schedule I still think the idea is very important! You need to have that day to give yourself a break. While i'm looking at this in regards to running it applies with generally every aspect of life. There needs to be a day of rest (even God knew that! Thats what he did on the 7th day) and a day of recovery. This can help you push hard on the days that you need to.
Moving on,( but not too far from running of course!) This past weekend, like I said before was the Track and Field Indoor Southland Conference. I did not get to go :( But luckily Dennis (a friend from the team) was there and gave me a play by play during both the girls and guys 5k and 3k
During the 5k:
Adam had a conservative start, but worked his way up during the 25 laps and had an amazing last k of the race and came in 2ND PLACE!!!!
This is Adam during his race, I wish I knew where the podium picture was!
My roomie, Lauren, got 2nd in the 5k after leading the whole way and 1st in the 3k!
And the Women's team took 1st Overall!! 4th year in a row!!!
Several days ago on February 24th Adam and I had our big "3 year" woop woop!
As I said on the blog last time Adam and the team were at conference in Oklahoma (tearing it up on the track!), which in turn meant that Adam and I had to postpone our 3rd year tradition of an anniversary Lufkin dinner date to last night.
Adam came and picked me up at my apartment, when he tried to automatically come in the door (like he always does) I made him knock first... so I could answer it, like I did 3 years ago :) And then I asked him "oh do I need to go change?" Which was the first thing I asked when I opened the door 3 years ago lol, back then in 2009 I was wearing jeans and a nice top and I opened the door and Adam had dressed up a lot more than I had!
Last night we didn't have that problem....
On our first year together Adam gave me a picture frame that had pictures of our first year together, and I gave Adam a scrapbook with that was a calendar that had all of the things we had done over the year written down. We decided then that we both loved our gifts and that we wanted the same thing each year!
So I opened....
And Adam got......
Afterwards we drove to Lufkin and had dinner at Ralph and Kacoos!
What a wonderful three years it has been! Love you Adam :)
I am trying to focus enough to write this blog, but currently completely wrapped up in one of my new shows that I am absolutely crazy about......BIG BANG THEORY!!
A few weeks ago I discovered the Big Bang Theory and now I can't get enough! It is absolutely hilarious!
{So today the SFA track team left town, headed towards Norman, Oklahoma to run in the Southland Conference Indoor Track Meet! Which in turn means I am left with no fiancee or roomies for the weekend. But good luck to everyone, I hope yall break more school records, run PRs and win rings!}
This past weekend I was able to go to Lafayette and partake in some of the Mardi Gras weekend festivities! Short summary by Points of Interest throughout the Weekend:
1) Driving there the Lake Charles bridge was down to one lane for construction and I sat in traffic for two and a half hours! (I missed the Friday night parade)
2) I ate my weight in Meche's King Cake, sooo good!
3) I had a lovely visit with the Borques (Adam's Aunt's family)
4) Went to the Bonaparte Parade Saturday night and caught lots of beads!
Very fun weekend, cant wait to eventually get to experience Mardi Gras on the actual day!
So tomorrow is Adam and my 3 year anniversary and since he is gone to conference I woke up to these today......
What a sweet Fiancee I have :)
Oh and just a little side note: I bought groceries tonight (I desperately needed to!) and when I pulled up to my apartment I decided there was no way I could manage it all in one trip.....but I did! This is a picture of everything I carried from my parking lot to the kitchen. I was impressed just saying ;)
Good night everyone time to rest up for some good ol' 400 repeats tomorrow!
So yesterday was the big day....the one February day of the year that you either look forward to with great anticipation or dread from the bottom of your core! Ok, maybe that is a bit drastic but some people do have some pretty strong feelings about Valentines Day....
Here is a letter that I found that some kid wrote to their mother, too funny!!
This year I am blessed enough to be with a wonderful guy who is smart enough to want to spend the rest of his life with me ;) lol (Love you babe!)
Adam and I generally don't do a lot for V-day, because our year anniversary is a mere ten days later (and we happen to think that ones more special!) But if you ask Adam he would tell you our story actually started on Valentines day 3 years ago..... (Adam's version of the story is not correct, just to let you know!)
February 14th 2009:
It was Saturday morning, Adam and I had both gone to the training room for an ice bath (I mainly went there because I thought Adam might be too). When taking our 10 minute plunge in the cold tub Adam asked me if I had any big plans for V-day? I proceeded to tell him that I had a big date planned and jokingly admitted it was with the coaches son, Louie, who I was babysitting that night. Adam then says (In a very joking manner!) "oh well thats too bad cause I was gonna ask you to dinner." Now this can be taken differently when read over a blog, but in real life it was very very unconvincing and so sarcastic that I had absolutely no idea if he was being serious and was left still questioning if this guy could be interested in me at all. Only later did I find out that he was entirely serious and had I not had any plans Adam and I would have had our first date on February 14th instead of 24th.
Adam still considers this to be him asking me out...but I beg to differ! Either way it is a fun Valentines day story we like to laugh about together.
February 14th 2012
I woke up in the morning to find a rose and red water bottle (the awesome kind that Adam has that I keep stealing!) filled with mini Reese cups!
This was a package my Mom had given me at the A&M race the previous weekend with her instructions not to open until February 14th!
Inside was a sweet card from my Mom and Dad and a new scarf! Mom knows me :)
Then I got to open my package from my future In-laws which was a dessert cookbook and oven mitt!
Oh thats right whats better than a water bottle...a water bottle filled with chocolate and peanut butter!
Then I went to work and found all these sweet valentines on my desk :)
Despite having to go to class and only seeing Adam for a short while, not a bad heart day.
p.s.- Running Life
This past weekend I ran the mile at the A&M invitational. I ran a 4:59 which was a PR for me and I am now officially a sub 5 minute girl :)
My sister Amanda ran a 3k and ran PR for her, a 10:01 barely missing out on that 10 minute barrier!
Adam ran the 5k in Iowa and set a school record with a PR 14:41! (his teammate broke that record again the next day, but he had it for a few hours Friday!
This week has been full of new happenings! Not the greatest week I could have chosen to get lazy on my blogs :( ... Here is a list of just a few of the things I have been up to this past week!
- Saw Kacie, Kelli and Trey in Houston
- Went shopping with Mom at Macy's and bought some new things :)
- Ran a 20 sec 3k PR!
- Started my job at the Registrar's office
- Finished my first 18 mile long run
- Finished my first 80 mile week
- Had desserts at Shelly's bakery with Nicole
- Finished The Lucky One book
- Watched Tower Heist with Stephanie
- Went on a bike ride with Adam and got Marble Slab mmm
- Went on a Thursday Date with Adam to Jalapeno Tree
Running Life- This past Saturday (not yesterday but the one before that!)I traveled to Houston for the UH Indoor Track Meet. I was entered for the 3k and so very excited to hopefully run a PR and see everyone there! SFA was going and also I would get to see Amy Shack (and old teammate) who was in my heat and my future in-laws!
This is on the starting line...Lauren (my roomie) is the first one nearest the inside, Amy in the royal blue top, and I am in the neon green top with the blue shorts.
Now I love running 3k's to begin with so I was excited to get back on the track and see what I could do this year! It was chalk full of competition and the front girls were not messin around. My final time was 9:42 which was about a 20 second PR!
The race was followed the next morning by an 18 mile run which was an entry to my first ever 80 mile week!
Workouts for the Week:
Tuesday-
20x200s @38-40 secs (at this point my legs felt like they were going to fall off)
Thursday-
6x 800s
2:43
2:40
2:38
2:36
2:40
2:36
2:36
2:34
Saturday-
4 mile Pace run (all were sub 6 min pace, and I was so glad to be finished with my week!)
This coming weekend I will be going to college station to run the mile at the A&M Indoor track (don't even get me started, if you have read my past few blogs you will know how I feel about that place) And the exciting part is all of the TEAM GREEN Girls will be there running, can't wait to run with ya'll girls!
Tuesday was my first official day as Graduate Assistant at the SFA Registrar's office! Its nice to have steady hours and a job to go to, still learning the ropes though. No judging but I love answering the phone and actually knowing the answer to peoples questions!
Axe 'em Jacks!
Weekend Adventures:
Friday night Steph and I had a date night at the student center! Tower Heist was playing and we decided a $1 movie was too good a deal to pass up ;)
(We actually took quite a few picts like this, we got there 30 mins early and had time to kill lol)
Steph and apparently everyone else in the theater loved the movie, I on the other hand thought it was just alright. Here is the trailer, see if it sparks your interest.
Today Adam and I wanted to do something new and different after church so we went for a bike ride and got some ice cream at Marble Slab :)
squinty sun picture...
for some reason my memory fails me on how to rotate this picture
So there is a somewhat quick sum up of my past week, here is to a better blogger next week!
P.S- Here is something that I have been loving these past few weeks that I wanted to share!
Baked Sweet Potatoes!
Cut them up, pour a very little of evoo and sprinkle them with salt, and pepper and bake in the oven till soft. They are soo amazing!! Good for a lunch or side of dinner.
Waking up this morning I planned on taking care of my 6 miles for the day, but the little monster on my shoulder talked me into an afternoon run. So instead of running I .....made Pancakes!!
-Being a college student I have recently learned the importance of having a box of pancake mix on your shelf. A box itself lasts forever, or as Steph would say "You get a lot of bang for your buck!" And not only that but who doesn't just love a good pancake?
Over time I have gotten a bit creative with my pancakes adding all sorts of different ingredients. Today I made a pretty basic (for me) oatmeal and cinnamon pancake!....and later I added banana
I reealllyyy wanted to add peanut butter also but I held back, I love pb but it really shouldn't be eaten very much (though it does make everything better!)
I like mine pretty thick, this makes them slightly doughy also!
I put the bananas in while they were cooking, not bad but I didn't particularly love the the taste or texture of cooked bananas so I probably would just eat them on the side next time.
Yesterday was jam packed with things going on, but started with a nice mile repeat workout :)...
I was very happy with the workout, best mile repeats to date!
At ten I had an interview with the Registrars office on campus for a Graduate Assistant position!
Here is my interview outfit....
This is mainly because I know Mom would want to see this :)
After the interview, and having to run back and forth from different departments on campus for paperwork I met up with Adam in the library. He was studying so I had a few minutes to read my book that checked out a few days ago...The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
-I saw that this book was coming to video, so I figured I needed to read it before!
Here is the video of the trailer:
After the library Adam and I grabbed a bite to eat in the UC and then I headed off to Lufkin to ....Try on my Wedding Dress!!
Last week my dress came in and yesterday I finally got to try on MY dress. It was so wonderful finally putting on the dress that is yours and not a random sample dress. It was beautiful and perfect and I absolutely love it!
Downtown Lufkin
A sign around the corner from Lesa's shop
Afterwards I drove home and then had an ASAP (working on campus) Training followed by a quick dinner and then my first on campus class of the semester Ancient History with Dr. Dahmas, were I learned I would be writing a paper..every week. (Its only 3 pages not that bad!)
Well off to the rest of the day, working the basketball game tonight, should be fun!
