February 2010

Silent Run

The Husband looks older and wiser since I saw him last (about 8 days ago)! He also has a new haircut!  :) He’s the kind of person who changes their hair every time they cut it – on the other hand, I never change my hair!  I feel like we’ve been apart forever.   Before [...]

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Arrived!

10 hours later, I am back in Florida and feeling completely delirious.    Somewhere in Georgia, I stopped at a Cracker Barrel and rented a book on CD for $3.95 (I just have to return it to any Cracker Barrel in the next week and get my $30 deposit back!).  As a result, I entered [...]

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Reader Question

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my Dad!  And HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Meghann!  I hope you both have an excellent day!   Hello, hello!  I am driving from Tennessee to Orlando today – 10 long hours in the car with two whining dogs (just kidding, they are angels).    I had an egg and cheese English muffin sandwich [...]

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Who Taught You?

The Husband would be very proud of me! I spent the last thirty minutes explaining football to my mom.  :)  I wasn’t raised in a very sporty family, obviously!  The Husband taught me everything I know about sports.   Mom made dinner for me while I cheered on the Saints. I was excited to try [...]

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Soup, Salad, and Breadstick(s)

Church was interesting and fun!  My mom was an usher today so I got to see some “behind the scenes” action: The lecture on marriage was very interesting.  The sermon focused on how the traits that initially draw us to a person are often the traits that annoy us once we are entrenched in the [...]

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POM Pancakes

Morning!  Happy Sunday.  :)  Today is my last day in Tennessee.  I’m making the 10-hour drive back to Orlando tomorrow morning, with a pit stop along the way to see my grandpa.   My mom and I made a special breakfast: My mom froze two pomegranates worth of arials earlier this fall, and we thawed [...]

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Ufology and the Orchestra

My, my.  I had an interesting night.   First up: my mom asked me to attend a meeting about ufology (i.e. the study of UFOs and aliens).  I’m pretty much game for whatever, so I agreed.   I guess aliens are a hot topic in Knoxville… There were over 50 people at the lecture! I munched [...]

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Lift, Bike, and Swim

Another triathlon-themed workout under my belt!  :)  Today’s plan was to strength train (per the Intro to Iron Pumping Challenge), bike, and swim.  If I was at home, I would’ve biked outdoors, but I settled for the stationary bike at the gym.   Day 10: Shoulders, Chest and Triceps Warm Up: 5 minutes of cardio [...]

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The Printed Word

Guess what? The cover of the Operation Beautiful book is done.  :) I wish I could show it to everyone, but not yet.  It’s so crazy to see my blog name + my name on a book jacket!  Gulp!   I thought I’d share some information on the book creating process in case anyone is [...]

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Stock Up!

Basically, I had a foodie dream afternoon.  My mom and I started things off with a Ladies’ Lunch at a little place called Lulu’s Tea Room. My favorite thing about Lulu’s is the cute dishes.  My tea cup was leopard print, and the creamer poured out of a tiny ceramic elephant’s noise! I ordered the [...]

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Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Dog?

Not me!   As I’ve written about before, I am scared to run around my mom’s neighborhood for multiple reasons:   She lives in the middle of nowhere. There are a lot of hills with blind spots, and cars make me nervous. Many country home keep big, scary dogs on their porches/in their front yards [...]

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Pumpkin Smoothie

You knew it was coming eventually! Since I’m so obsessed with Pumpkin Yogurt, I figured it was time to venture into Pumpkin Smoothies!    My mom is also vegetarian and feels she doesn’t get enough protein (I feel like the protein issue is overblown, but if she feels she needs more protein, then she does).  [...]

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Blogger Meet-Up

I was lucky enough to have a fun dinner with two local bloggers: That’s Samma on the left, and Jessica on the right.  How cute are they?  Perfect Southern belles!   We planned to do yoga and meet for dinner at Veg-a-Rama, but yoga plans fell through.  That was alright with me because my butt [...]

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Antiquing

My mom and I spent all day shopping (although I managed not to buy much)!  She loves to hit up antique stores and second-hand book stores, so we had a lot of fun hunting for a good deal. I love vintage shops – don’t you?  The stuff inside is always so strange and unusual.  It’s [...]

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