tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82917878908143697772024-03-05T03:49:22.103-06:00Jessica's JourneyJessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03963770570936815985noreply@blogger.comBlogger202125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291787890814369777.post-56590490979094457302014-03-06T15:26:00.001-06:002014-03-06T15:26:29.715-06:00February 2014<div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">February was boring. There is nothing to report that you would care about. :)</span></div><div><br></div><div>So, instead I will tell you about the Little Rock Marathon which actually happened in March. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9H-YxM4-fsuO9UYpLhD9IevFdhptek60dPFNdtKgA_3ohIclLX3tDpfutdOKerToTzDZWFC9Pcp0UJVD-iqz0YOfi3_VkSbUG0fIBnpDtjtJVdeBUcDLtcSFm-mDPyFZQnIl9l6SuLmCl/s640/blogger-image--176817293.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9H-YxM4-fsuO9UYpLhD9IevFdhptek60dPFNdtKgA_3ohIclLX3tDpfutdOKerToTzDZWFC9Pcp0UJVD-iqz0YOfi3_VkSbUG0fIBnpDtjtJVdeBUcDLtcSFm-mDPyFZQnIl9l6SuLmCl/s640/blogger-image--176817293.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I ran the half marathon. This was my second half. I am taking a break from distance running for a little while to let my body have a break! It will also be nice to not have my whole Saturday morning taken away due to running for a while!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEgaD532n2I-xgMeAtGg_H265GUDh0rNG5487riD-qAz_Vyfw0SkhotLTb26578AmgPE-mkjCVJeP1vxr-4b3De2kPvBSDI1FeCQlkJpAg9zGx-8_nSYM-jP7hoHaFmTv7wg-2EeCmJI38/s640/blogger-image-2117162275.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEgaD532n2I-xgMeAtGg_H265GUDh0rNG5487riD-qAz_Vyfw0SkhotLTb26578AmgPE-mkjCVJeP1vxr-4b3De2kPvBSDI1FeCQlkJpAg9zGx-8_nSYM-jP7hoHaFmTv7wg-2EeCmJI38/s640/blogger-image-2117162275.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The theme was epic- so there were a lot of superhero costumes. I was Supergirl and my running partner was Wonder Woman. The purpose of this picture is for you to see my socks! They had little capes on the back of my calves. I thought that was appropriate considering this was a race!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZy63MDfPyTqsuecGTFPxJqDZRIrypHnwk_znW7HE9IfOolkrKh05z42ICvAO9uaznqADP7eiViCba24KgbIM2pMP7kMHOB6aiKmDydYyVCag8jiHDbLja6ie-87Qo6sZv-8VU3niHXRpa/s640/blogger-image-756148979.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZy63MDfPyTqsuecGTFPxJqDZRIrypHnwk_znW7HE9IfOolkrKh05z42ICvAO9uaznqADP7eiViCba24KgbIM2pMP7kMHOB6aiKmDydYyVCag8jiHDbLja6ie-87Qo6sZv-8VU3niHXRpa/s640/blogger-image-756148979.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I got this sweet medal! It is a little ironic that the race had to be rerouted due to lightning. Ha. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuYmWSMQGA1aChPiVpG0nys6VgYowIOtV2irERLhSzPLHfo8_2IXf0U0K5xJH45eh0zDBAt8xRkh4oGnVshI1Tz-cqxvDPnM1tAQneVo0O1zZGwK0MoDi13hVcRi7WPF3_SI2_doPGnXz-/s640/blogger-image-1704748916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuYmWSMQGA1aChPiVpG0nys6VgYowIOtV2irERLhSzPLHfo8_2IXf0U0K5xJH45eh0zDBAt8xRkh4oGnVshI1Tz-cqxvDPnM1tAQneVo0O1zZGwK0MoDi13hVcRi7WPF3_SI2_doPGnXz-/s640/blogger-image-1704748916.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We finished in 2:52. Which I am happy with considering our less than faithful training. Our goal was to finish in under 3 hours, which we certainly did. I have two more 5ks this month. My goal is to get faster by running shorter distances, and then maybe work my way back up to longer races again. </div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03963770570936815985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291787890814369777.post-76410693793957058452014-02-08T08:39:00.001-06:002014-02-08T08:55:46.537-06:00January in ReviewY'all. What is going on? A monthly update a week after the month is over? Who am I? Ha. You have the snow day (AGAIN) to thank. Maybe I am slowly getting back into the blogging groove. <div><br></div><div>I spent New Year's Eve with a few friends by eating at Bonefish and then going back to someone's house for a game night. There is some video evidence of the rock band... However that will stay hidden as blackmail. Ha. <br><div><br></div><div>I finally got my car back from the body shop due to the deer running into the side of me. It was there for three weeks, and when I got it back, the battery was dead. Nice. </div><div><br></div><div>I saw this on Pinterest and it thought it was pretty funny. My name is Muscular Ass. What's yours?<br><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQPhiYi39O_ndRJbNmYw8d7y1UNbGJ6W1F5hZIr4MwsO8OHU5RN3kZXeFqEi5gNGFoCZMY_tZtylFXig-ERV5rJLokGlY1j7E0-FBzhKhDLKRtRWOEETWmwBJcb4SA2lSXdVsKW9Lj4fs/s640/blogger-image--7637130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQPhiYi39O_ndRJbNmYw8d7y1UNbGJ6W1F5hZIr4MwsO8OHU5RN3kZXeFqEi5gNGFoCZMY_tZtylFXig-ERV5rJLokGlY1j7E0-FBzhKhDLKRtRWOEETWmwBJcb4SA2lSXdVsKW9Lj4fs/s640/blogger-image--7637130.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">January was super busy but not that exciting, so I don't have a lot of fun pictures. This is the third time this month that we have had a snow day. I am so over it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here was my street last night after the snow had been falling for a couple of hours. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXxLT2oKfzxMifZ4WbEQqbOj77EoEJ51lnqbOf6o1EMixu0O5tOYh5k7Ihy6tEpjdc9Sb-WD9YNy8bplyov5W-xQhPQSTubnzKFpq_mWb2m8X8uYwQHX1rXttnny7upzQXav-h6pL5DKKh/s640/blogger-image--140452917.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXxLT2oKfzxMifZ4WbEQqbOj77EoEJ51lnqbOf6o1EMixu0O5tOYh5k7Ihy6tEpjdc9Sb-WD9YNy8bplyov5W-xQhPQSTubnzKFpq_mWb2m8X8uYwQHX1rXttnny7upzQXav-h6pL5DKKh/s640/blogger-image--140452917.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">At least we haven't lost power yet. I get a little bored stuck in the house all day! At least there are more options when the power is on. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I am glad the Olympics are on so I have something to watch if I am stuck inside! Go USA!</div><br></div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03963770570936815985noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291787890814369777.post-28892604896098188862014-01-18T18:54:00.001-06:002014-01-18T18:59:17.108-06:00The end of 2013I wasn't planning to write a post today, but I can't stand to look at that picture of myself as Michelle Duggar any longer. Ha!<div><br></div><div>Some of my friends and I went to Festival After a Dark benefitting CARTI. We had a blast!<br><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNREHd9zVAnl38x5ndEyt6De5kFRB2vFjj0_fFZNkdzO7-p2MlE-_Ytob5nvI6sSji5iDTaeuvfV-BM_HaGYuk-w45o2hbWPThFOTJgceKqq9UC39jAAoxaSzRfiU85Je_Mi6_LOukq8N/s640/blogger-image--314575192.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNREHd9zVAnl38x5ndEyt6De5kFRB2vFjj0_fFZNkdzO7-p2MlE-_Ytob5nvI6sSji5iDTaeuvfV-BM_HaGYuk-w45o2hbWPThFOTJgceKqq9UC39jAAoxaSzRfiU85Je_Mi6_LOukq8N/s640/blogger-image--314575192.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div><div>They had a photo booth there and we had fun with that! Photo booths definitely bring out the kid in you. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnferA76MsmtBdW9SGu4OTR4oAAJSmIYKc2Ghsff3b4QGiMMN4Pk7FOGOVVoRvABjv1pAFoH6qKYhonCa4BjSchmWjjw-s6Skg07pjtvxfXQTz7RG_12hyphenhyphentlU3Plce1EPurvRyEPVp-gVK/s640/blogger-image--626450412.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnferA76MsmtBdW9SGu4OTR4oAAJSmIYKc2Ghsff3b4QGiMMN4Pk7FOGOVVoRvABjv1pAFoH6qKYhonCa4BjSchmWjjw-s6Skg07pjtvxfXQTz7RG_12hyphenhyphentlU3Plce1EPurvRyEPVp-gVK/s640/blogger-image--626450412.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I went to Iowa to visit my friend Catherine. We took a tour of the state capital. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9jj3gis7lhAPtfIQJXjqIh3LlRkYgY_Bsfi41MjCbOMle44gGE_bcrx2f9DxnFjVBTB6A1cTYByVNL_l1mienE1_A1KHBlqeFSqpZ64uIDjo6qeIHubX6PU0o4qNBnI6Wm73pTn8MNOct/s640/blogger-image--323198789.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9jj3gis7lhAPtfIQJXjqIh3LlRkYgY_Bsfi41MjCbOMle44gGE_bcrx2f9DxnFjVBTB6A1cTYByVNL_l1mienE1_A1KHBlqeFSqpZ64uIDjo6qeIHubX6PU0o4qNBnI6Wm73pTn8MNOct/s640/blogger-image--323198789.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRYtj60DbcRCiPEq9cM_P78Dke8JjVuXWoaIpUkA7BIxNJJOY8dgstSXPgvjxjpPi_xz6-cIE5x5CY2ajlbiii5d9ghI265Hr-2G1Mbm6ImNGj3j_NnmEsskulHU4AMhHsY1T0tsrrKQc/s640/blogger-image-1571910444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRYtj60DbcRCiPEq9cM_P78Dke8JjVuXWoaIpUkA7BIxNJJOY8dgstSXPgvjxjpPi_xz6-cIE5x5CY2ajlbiii5d9ghI265Hr-2G1Mbm6ImNGj3j_NnmEsskulHU4AMhHsY1T0tsrrKQc/s640/blogger-image-1571910444.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We went to the mall and there was a photo area in Crate and Barrel. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw41OheSA9qjcUOAysQBP-H1ZiBivZ3At-hgkIonYJrnlljvQTii1t39zzz5NGm5Ea9at2ktt3lrE3yRja8k0gIaX3S1XEAwmyavbK7OjFdrEGGklW5PUl9gjk6jZj2GGjhNW_P-Peyk2H/s640/blogger-image--10995245.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw41OheSA9qjcUOAysQBP-H1ZiBivZ3At-hgkIonYJrnlljvQTii1t39zzz5NGm5Ea9at2ktt3lrE3yRja8k0gIaX3S1XEAwmyavbK7OjFdrEGGklW5PUl9gjk6jZj2GGjhNW_P-Peyk2H/s640/blogger-image--10995245.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My great great aunt turned 90 so we had a big party in Kansas City. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zns3U9IqeT_J02FwqwHLko8crmwGnqLxF8S2L3vCS6TDgLF0j4ZuKl6vK4eG2P4krK6DNst_GLZ-SytHkQrBnNt69iniNeKFr7756CBUPwmJYzwdgOZqroYGZw-dU3N1XVqbMKFChnd8/s640/blogger-image-351130784.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zns3U9IqeT_J02FwqwHLko8crmwGnqLxF8S2L3vCS6TDgLF0j4ZuKl6vK4eG2P4krK6DNst_GLZ-SytHkQrBnNt69iniNeKFr7756CBUPwmJYzwdgOZqroYGZw-dU3N1XVqbMKFChnd8/s640/blogger-image-351130784.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7nIJ6pCD77EJye7lprWiEpn9xp74fWhE9IgalbTKUKt5JSl66ZtXF7jM52D0KEvU9QSBmCJPSFrA_1FF3SjQdyfShY49S4Q6QqsVzZall9wFC7ahAST3XLcYi5-n0neq2dr6nnWLFaNb/s640/blogger-image--1176313079.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7nIJ6pCD77EJye7lprWiEpn9xp74fWhE9IgalbTKUKt5JSl66ZtXF7jM52D0KEvU9QSBmCJPSFrA_1FF3SjQdyfShY49S4Q6QqsVzZall9wFC7ahAST3XLcYi5-n0neq2dr6nnWLFaNb/s640/blogger-image--1176313079.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioGTdNSwO90x_QpiIcGdcSkOEtCrcHz7VThkyegPxhUnp3souaKNBKi9tdGhkmbyFVzZeTMLrzM3IvPdJO7-vfG5ZwXrNrLI-jWFTTQXcaUuBwFRP5GNkHJEMbSXKSfrhmR7D7AQjaqOoa/s640/blogger-image-1908374139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioGTdNSwO90x_QpiIcGdcSkOEtCrcHz7VThkyegPxhUnp3souaKNBKi9tdGhkmbyFVzZeTMLrzM3IvPdJO7-vfG5ZwXrNrLI-jWFTTQXcaUuBwFRP5GNkHJEMbSXKSfrhmR7D7AQjaqOoa/s640/blogger-image-1908374139.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For Thanksgiving I made these rolls that I found on Pinterest. They were easy and so cute!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7TRPRHd3a-nKPFW6mPIL-K5IdxK4nm0sfC2NQI8xcii_CBAoGAQH-NsOPitnW8eMefX3sk1T_WwrCnCsJYVNmND9Sc-7doCYUmwLVkzx4eylGJ1LtcoeXOR7Xh0Y0L2wf_lSoJW03XTS/s640/blogger-image-1825091120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7TRPRHd3a-nKPFW6mPIL-K5IdxK4nm0sfC2NQI8xcii_CBAoGAQH-NsOPitnW8eMefX3sk1T_WwrCnCsJYVNmND9Sc-7doCYUmwLVkzx4eylGJ1LtcoeXOR7Xh0Y0L2wf_lSoJW03XTS/s640/blogger-image-1825091120.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">One day as I was driving to the post office on my lunch hour, a deer ran into the side of my car. Everyone in the car was ok, but it was scary. And the deer (which luckily was small) did $1800 worth of damage to my car. My car has been in the shop for almost 3 weeks, so hopefully I will get it back soon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Christmas came and went. Those two big green gifts are dog beds. It figures that the dogs in my family would get the biggest gifts. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHbz6KHnl0dRaLPjVH-gPZBlKVhlxoXTzirh45dOdbPked32tVRFcVNFlhsx6qv1GsjbkaDVspQPU_U5F4xZrCikB66QMBDOXONnEwohgS8QebFAhx-5Fr0xGXXs7-QAzFARaawyPYZ7U/s640/blogger-image-554170958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHbz6KHnl0dRaLPjVH-gPZBlKVhlxoXTzirh45dOdbPked32tVRFcVNFlhsx6qv1GsjbkaDVspQPU_U5F4xZrCikB66QMBDOXONnEwohgS8QebFAhx-5Fr0xGXXs7-QAzFARaawyPYZ7U/s640/blogger-image-554170958.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">See this black sweater? It seriously cost like $7 and they accidentally left the security tag on it at Old Navy. I don't know why they feel the need to put a security tag on such a cheap item. Luckily I found a YouTube video for how to remove it. I think you can find anything on the internet. Ha. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKxjmOI2OT4Bq4i2FqiqRsRVMIDVYwXCqunfw-Dzf0hsYxXMLheT1ltuYA1LVQCcE3z2XSFgUpYZGg4HLFD043zZN0MC-vOSDCp6sVFLcX9lbcgDIm_tBbsWRFHKyEw1oHrac8FQ59er3/s640/blogger-image-1234680790.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKxjmOI2OT4Bq4i2FqiqRsRVMIDVYwXCqunfw-Dzf0hsYxXMLheT1ltuYA1LVQCcE3z2XSFgUpYZGg4HLFD043zZN0MC-vOSDCp6sVFLcX9lbcgDIm_tBbsWRFHKyEw1oHrac8FQ59er3/s640/blogger-image-1234680790.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My mom gave me this medal hanger for Christmas. Now all my medals are on the wall instead of thrown in the closet. Hopefully in March, there will be another LR Half Marathon medal on there. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTyw7HY1dsF6Xa4rNj3e3iAn7kVREbVyiZKst_stLI2bJmBJce6lXY1GjLvF5T6g0Q64wyr8xyKbJEmSNx1ZA_cqzUj-Xt0eXpbzftoJaUrprvdUoKcFMQ93fjK8T_kj0HAZBZ3PpeUbE/s640/blogger-image-2018961167.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTyw7HY1dsF6Xa4rNj3e3iAn7kVREbVyiZKst_stLI2bJmBJce6lXY1GjLvF5T6g0Q64wyr8xyKbJEmSNx1ZA_cqzUj-Xt0eXpbzftoJaUrprvdUoKcFMQ93fjK8T_kj0HAZBZ3PpeUbE/s640/blogger-image-2018961167.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After the LR half, I am going to switch to shorter races and try to work on my speed. I am tired of every Saturday being dominated by long runs. I need to get faster anyway, so I figured this was a good time. Hopefully one day I will go back to distance running, but I just need a break for a little while. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03963770570936815985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291787890814369777.post-88635547540362785532013-12-27T17:22:00.001-06:002013-12-27T17:22:46.844-06:00Halloween and Soaring WingsThis year I had a hard time coming up with a good Halloween costume. I loved my costume last year (Honey Boo Boo) so much that I was having trouble thinking of something to top it. Considering my love of reality tv, one of my coworkers suggested that I dress up as Michelle Duggar. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGvh4_zPbmTfewtpaxSyVvxGEA03PNqAtPJbbVb1sIfPo2bVneOsR1GU2lKRRlAd61AyX-Pxl2BI9fXC_2_jp75YDrY1axDt87iYwAu0iZ2pYnWdSumcp4tBAYlYBGscMjXtSTYQRWSHN/s640/blogger-image-1124257901.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGvh4_zPbmTfewtpaxSyVvxGEA03PNqAtPJbbVb1sIfPo2bVneOsR1GU2lKRRlAd61AyX-Pxl2BI9fXC_2_jp75YDrY1axDt87iYwAu0iZ2pYnWdSumcp4tBAYlYBGscMjXtSTYQRWSHN/s640/blogger-image-1124257901.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It was fun, but still some people didn't know who I was. Also, I have never worn a baby carrier before, and I didn't expect how hard it was to eat, etc. I am glad that my office allows us to dress up. Here is a picture of some of my coworkers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLTOuGt9rR5s9TP4WGxOxYJGhIsI6lxTcdkz2yKL1_wNhfkLo40iypbICCXY74EdIgngD7GVIuN6k5tiXkTciMfVoukLzUQDBkT9hqy7EH176Kjt3BtcaVkHI0ygiR7MXbvz6STbBhnN3I/s640/blogger-image-842302241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLTOuGt9rR5s9TP4WGxOxYJGhIsI6lxTcdkz2yKL1_wNhfkLo40iypbICCXY74EdIgngD7GVIuN6k5tiXkTciMfVoukLzUQDBkT9hqy7EH176Kjt3BtcaVkHI0ygiR7MXbvz6STbBhnN3I/s640/blogger-image-842302241.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Also in October, my friend Elizabeth and I ran our first half marathon- the Soaring Wings Half Marathon in Conway. We trained a very hilly course, and we were well prepared. The thing we didn't prepare for was the cold. All of our training was so hot, and this race was freezing cold! We were having minor aches and pains, until about halfway when Elizabeth really got hurt. We were able to finish, but much slower than we could have done, and we did not meet our goal. Here we are before and after:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMUUUQYC3b78b7-uHyWdKCxg1PsBquqfUMdtcpby1yXATPqXRyz92Vo6McGAlLxb16-L7_P82WBobWBYYPVeSBQapDsSN_iRolfEWKgZ9abaKJgAH7qzZZYSR_sjnLmgFUsI1qQraRwX5z/s640/blogger-image--92370736.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMUUUQYC3b78b7-uHyWdKCxg1PsBquqfUMdtcpby1yXATPqXRyz92Vo6McGAlLxb16-L7_P82WBobWBYYPVeSBQapDsSN_iRolfEWKgZ9abaKJgAH7qzZZYSR_sjnLmgFUsI1qQraRwX5z/s640/blogger-image--92370736.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Since we didn't meet our goal, we decided that we needed a do-over. We are training right now for the Little Rock Half Marathon in March. Hopefully we will improve our time a little. I don't really care that much, as long as we are not last. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Now I am only 2 months behind! Ha. </div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03963770570936815985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291787890814369777.post-899114444522955232013-12-26T14:57:00.001-06:002013-12-26T14:57:02.005-06:00October 2013October was a strange month. I am a state employee, but apparently in a federally funded position. Therefore, I was furloughed for the first part of October due to the government shutdown. I was on vacation with my family when I was notified via email that I couldn't come to work until further notice. That really put a damper on my vacation. Not knowing when you will get a paycheck again is very stressful!<div><br></div><div>We stayed in a house in Navarre, FL. We had a good time and made lots of treats! This is a s'mores pie. Yum. <br><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMW7OZ9lN0E8vRRIr7NBDZTT0rsNnBg9Z65cerc2u7LjGGIEYrK_g6KCaahUcvIxuMdzBhIn2BVKqy-i_6cLc6LfkrbWQbWK_qmWOUbZp_xHpIAhuw0g3WNX6FNyOzfTHkFNriH71yLZcz/s640/blogger-image--896502582.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMW7OZ9lN0E8vRRIr7NBDZTT0rsNnBg9Z65cerc2u7LjGGIEYrK_g6KCaahUcvIxuMdzBhIn2BVKqy-i_6cLc6LfkrbWQbWK_qmWOUbZp_xHpIAhuw0g3WNX6FNyOzfTHkFNriH71yLZcz/s640/blogger-image--896502582.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There was a sand sculpting festival in town while we were there. I had no idea about sand sculpting, but these people had some serious skills!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkEGqgvLYAdV-Q-wMCGXwXqBLtSaCwPoCTvRJBlYhpONg8gUbNWc7NQV5qYHsJkXz27dukzFVCX5g1MtAVhiSRT3R7pu-2XmIdOeqxJmlpNOa2YqTQWH1RKKlS6A38FYdFKVx0egnqN1w/s640/blogger-image--371442999.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkEGqgvLYAdV-Q-wMCGXwXqBLtSaCwPoCTvRJBlYhpONg8gUbNWc7NQV5qYHsJkXz27dukzFVCX5g1MtAVhiSRT3R7pu-2XmIdOeqxJmlpNOa2YqTQWH1RKKlS6A38FYdFKVx0egnqN1w/s640/blogger-image--371442999.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We went to the Track to ride go karts and also to the Navarre Beach pier. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtU3GCSYAonQnBOHGKqqgPYBgmqAXeoNKsF46Z79vzLi5_Sp6MRjpLhdtyQPbj_GLHzq3tgptIMVRR0Zj0m_wBF5SH0lISet2g0_m7WJK0D_89908S2tU5aTVA1PTydPBNN3EsJKh4IGCy/s640/blogger-image--287027419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtU3GCSYAonQnBOHGKqqgPYBgmqAXeoNKsF46Z79vzLi5_Sp6MRjpLhdtyQPbj_GLHzq3tgptIMVRR0Zj0m_wBF5SH0lISet2g0_m7WJK0D_89908S2tU5aTVA1PTydPBNN3EsJKh4IGCy/s640/blogger-image--287027419.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyLnLwyV6W95yIHsTImZGJa79VnK7aeC-Gn3Dspi5arfCkNVvayjD7Pn8MwFGcfmzbidscDH1cWBIhDupPBY5tSEzyD3YPUN7KwYVY3DqIT7rgjI0v0rusdMbR8d-LgCTPK4L_0wcJbsh/s640/blogger-image--238970166.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyLnLwyV6W95yIHsTImZGJa79VnK7aeC-Gn3Dspi5arfCkNVvayjD7Pn8MwFGcfmzbidscDH1cWBIhDupPBY5tSEzyD3YPUN7KwYVY3DqIT7rgjI0v0rusdMbR8d-LgCTPK4L_0wcJbsh/s640/blogger-image--238970166.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My sister made me jelly fish toast. I did not eat that. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ41b3he3-ErLVMfwCZbN7ifdTRgiEqjyPKLZYu_Sbcx8e-n_UjLrZNJ2LSskzAYYYcxLcHXJSsTw_8oFoMtaNS7Z-X9RFdQPyuMfWLenBQghPc5LgKaSP-vF_5KSdZN84NJCBEH9nJnxv/s640/blogger-image-2141927473.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ41b3he3-ErLVMfwCZbN7ifdTRgiEqjyPKLZYu_Sbcx8e-n_UjLrZNJ2LSskzAYYYcxLcHXJSsTw_8oFoMtaNS7Z-X9RFdQPyuMfWLenBQghPc5LgKaSP-vF_5KSdZN84NJCBEH9nJnxv/s640/blogger-image-2141927473.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We set at Fudpuckers and the table we set at had this written on the wall! So I suppose one of my ADPi sisters from my Arkansas chapter has eaten at this same table. Ha!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhicZNyibp8KsWJA_AMoUdf2-tO89ABfUNnxMArQR6OmrewmrrWKjKxSPeJElJPzjQjO30ba3blzhy_Efwj5eLjgwSt7sJaZ8Icg-Q60CRFt3nDAZFZepNr6nerK_QrdJSWl3Nuq3TZVal5/s640/blogger-image-1616179247.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhicZNyibp8KsWJA_AMoUdf2-tO89ABfUNnxMArQR6OmrewmrrWKjKxSPeJElJPzjQjO30ba3blzhy_Efwj5eLjgwSt7sJaZ8Icg-Q60CRFt3nDAZFZepNr6nerK_QrdJSWl3Nuq3TZVal5/s640/blogger-image-1616179247.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>We got our picture taken holding an alligator, and also fed the alligators. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSKMlGVCdG1CVV8We4J1eewwVYbiWg25H5TqWMrkbasvfCU09VHsnBl9tMMVUhJlchyphenhyphen1wJZ71og-_xFAxGIlmW_qMewq8kCizaYtTZB03Py9AI4pd62d0mgIdbuHNeYYPTVYt7lyBdjCFA/s640/blogger-image--861947676.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSKMlGVCdG1CVV8We4J1eewwVYbiWg25H5TqWMrkbasvfCU09VHsnBl9tMMVUhJlchyphenhyphen1wJZ71og-_xFAxGIlmW_qMewq8kCizaYtTZB03Py9AI4pd62d0mgIdbuHNeYYPTVYt7lyBdjCFA/s640/blogger-image--861947676.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We went to the Gulfarium and saw lots of animal shows. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7r6qiaWgvBwfAVHqIaHtJFDkVBcxwx3mUSNiCruWh2XMECxhtcWvBAoxafQR2erSCqxik5l8QKkz0pZVfbO40RtWQxY-ZAQawgZevoFN9aSY4BBGmWHewXb9uLhKkDt00mkEuoBD8jYN/s640/blogger-image--910432285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7r6qiaWgvBwfAVHqIaHtJFDkVBcxwx3mUSNiCruWh2XMECxhtcWvBAoxafQR2erSCqxik5l8QKkz0pZVfbO40RtWQxY-ZAQawgZevoFN9aSY4BBGmWHewXb9uLhKkDt00mkEuoBD8jYN/s640/blogger-image--910432285.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjULhHgshuVwa7fKCs-aJhoOEipjcEA_Covt65UC_eGBl2VMGkYhG_Ub-k950UzulNX35wG9kPAWYX5ElbYt67jMyhIy4FllfHfrNE8l4JKfq4e0P6XjTMi5Yqpe_9QRwKvvEt5jQ4RdQ/s640/blogger-image--1730329136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjULhHgshuVwa7fKCs-aJhoOEipjcEA_Covt65UC_eGBl2VMGkYhG_Ub-k950UzulNX35wG9kPAWYX5ElbYt67jMyhIy4FllfHfrNE8l4JKfq4e0P6XjTMi5Yqpe_9QRwKvvEt5jQ4RdQ/s640/blogger-image--1730329136.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I had a birthday and turned 28! Some of my friends organized a painting party for me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwJuvgLXBa2LAKMdR3AYxZLyVMgRCUkETkKjZ6IPzxSZtJcLWvVSIFYM2Td1CDQd-s8vjx8cGCdIZ6ylQVJC8ku3yKdeiHYkCdez1v9YyQQME1ph8NZ66Uy36NDGFdNcknKswYy3wqYdo/s640/blogger-image-1086046773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwJuvgLXBa2LAKMdR3AYxZLyVMgRCUkETkKjZ6IPzxSZtJcLWvVSIFYM2Td1CDQd-s8vjx8cGCdIZ6ylQVJC8ku3yKdeiHYkCdez1v9YyQQME1ph8NZ66Uy36NDGFdNcknKswYy3wqYdo/s640/blogger-image-1086046773.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCllQcIGbJO9xlzQ141zkSwz4QHgkwFrGzvlIfpzWNw4qwHhGt37K8XElvJY95ayVZs0rRjtTCfgeEtuNkLqBuAkQU-CCnON3suFPQvmpIGpXrOzGJUyQN-TclzmLl37heNAlK9rrrtBMq/s640/blogger-image--1437106081.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCllQcIGbJO9xlzQ141zkSwz4QHgkwFrGzvlIfpzWNw4qwHhGt37K8XElvJY95ayVZs0rRjtTCfgeEtuNkLqBuAkQU-CCnON3suFPQvmpIGpXrOzGJUyQN-TclzmLl37heNAlK9rrrtBMq/s640/blogger-image--1437106081.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguKOcW-JwQbqY5ywWo4OIPepHZb1MWTe9PSSesOPrlng3YdGYykFLgWZGWcGbdvrDpaTauSZPSiMC8aB_1k_owSC29yxYBUI2FAKol1DIR4rKi7E5pi1pptAT9Spuz8dgMbhNiQIhohEQX/s640/blogger-image--700271012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguKOcW-JwQbqY5ywWo4OIPepHZb1MWTe9PSSesOPrlng3YdGYykFLgWZGWcGbdvrDpaTauSZPSiMC8aB_1k_owSC29yxYBUI2FAKol1DIR4rKi7E5pi1pptAT9Spuz8dgMbhNiQIhohEQX/s640/blogger-image--700271012.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My friend Ashley's daughter picked me out a birthday card! Ha. Who doesn't love pink glittery my little ponies?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMdfJjiZn_aoNcFjeU04plk5DvVo_FjM2DcWDwhjWV3htBJfn1MrOVfObE6nDes7bSTd12x0bgBGjADaV-jG2f-Jtjkr4FWEJH3MLgLWw7dXfRugDwLpxEITW2mUZGYhHdrxWyczV-uwUI/s640/blogger-image-1650709429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMdfJjiZn_aoNcFjeU04plk5DvVo_FjM2DcWDwhjWV3htBJfn1MrOVfObE6nDes7bSTd12x0bgBGjADaV-jG2f-Jtjkr4FWEJH3MLgLWw7dXfRugDwLpxEITW2mUZGYhHdrxWyczV-uwUI/s640/blogger-image-1650709429.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My stepmom ordered me a cake from Baskin-Robbins. I feel like this one should be on cake wrecks. I always thought I had a pretty common name. I guess not. Ha. This was their second attempt too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDpcHRJFbOaPxZpHMW5JcGRyg_gJcLuLqVYxtb_-v79ZQ4uaLif-EjDlzYYqV-Sr9M9Q2NnHFZCIgu1v7YF4Zbjeu3cXTTIgBLFBHF4-WPcU6Hlxe67gqgaYN8NhvPEAcP69hDpg4vpYq/s640/blogger-image-1742965316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDpcHRJFbOaPxZpHMW5JcGRyg_gJcLuLqVYxtb_-v79ZQ4uaLif-EjDlzYYqV-Sr9M9Q2NnHFZCIgu1v7YF4Zbjeu3cXTTIgBLFBHF4-WPcU6Hlxe67gqgaYN8NhvPEAcP69hDpg4vpYq/s640/blogger-image-1742965316.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I broke my new lawn mower. Luckily a $25 part and my dad was able to fix it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9FSx4kqCnwNKVpMxRcwab4O2vS1VwBth6vO0h5LwQuTOwYt7wAAfUF7wMeZxLpFp34fshgEO_QPCt8qNMhHoXC0gwgOvrYUBPB098AxUkLRiViYdyq_6hfmhyTSJFxN5VygBXc4PMYncp/s640/blogger-image--1406375641.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9FSx4kqCnwNKVpMxRcwab4O2vS1VwBth6vO0h5LwQuTOwYt7wAAfUF7wMeZxLpFp34fshgEO_QPCt8qNMhHoXC0gwgOvrYUBPB098AxUkLRiViYdyq_6hfmhyTSJFxN5VygBXc4PMYncp/s640/blogger-image--1406375641.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I hosted a baby shower for my friend Liza and her baby Asher! At least I was able to clean my house during the furlough. Ha. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtd0zrFbT3veQCfVe_JciCPkO9gTaI1E2shubBh_0fqWV1ENRe4vhGhWdyJ7Pv8J3JJoVv3U1dxTtLrEzhqslVgI0YhM_uWG725Sg1lBpwaFXIrn96hMHGtmrIOmBo1Zr0ZWcL0hRJxQ63/s640/blogger-image--1972135119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtd0zrFbT3veQCfVe_JciCPkO9gTaI1E2shubBh_0fqWV1ENRe4vhGhWdyJ7Pv8J3JJoVv3U1dxTtLrEzhqslVgI0YhM_uWG725Sg1lBpwaFXIrn96hMHGtmrIOmBo1Zr0ZWcL0hRJxQ63/s640/blogger-image--1972135119.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This cake was a total mess. I had a totally different plan in mind, and it did not work out at all. So I had to make an emergency trip to the store to buy some fondant to salvage the cake. I think it turned out cute for a disaster. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZ1ACd1Oin8Hq7L4_W12juUF-dqQ_eR2fmB0quMBXzwsvS8pCrMRo5r_R7en7X6ZoF8nuZjgc_mH4lVpdkAvGIJvtgyGuxsu89kueftgiEcBx-kEVbnxZfopAfUK0_AlHunUvj68NuUOx/s640/blogger-image--2093846787.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZ1ACd1Oin8Hq7L4_W12juUF-dqQ_eR2fmB0quMBXzwsvS8pCrMRo5r_R7en7X6ZoF8nuZjgc_mH4lVpdkAvGIJvtgyGuxsu89kueftgiEcBx-kEVbnxZfopAfUK0_AlHunUvj68NuUOx/s640/blogger-image--2093846787.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4BvLiMvnR7fCiHrK0G2eXkzKTlWPg_9F38Qg_aLr7HrJjZ0NECjT1xMp83kQhbzXfucCCQw6QFqfuwcLOVhn7-1o9AvRBhZ__LVK4Iz82i74FF1rP9PeB4r11qUBUgtNRe2hQ2E4uDBd/s640/blogger-image--1853615209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4BvLiMvnR7fCiHrK0G2eXkzKTlWPg_9F38Qg_aLr7HrJjZ0NECjT1xMp83kQhbzXfucCCQw6QFqfuwcLOVhn7-1o9AvRBhZ__LVK4Iz82i74FF1rP9PeB4r11qUBUgtNRe2hQ2E4uDBd/s640/blogger-image--1853615209.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My friend Ashley made this diaper castle and it was so cute!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HPZ3rJb2HDDX2wLW6XKPfpW5wvdt455hMR2FbLhwPyM9Wwd4b0O0D5jroPayWMgf-Pk4BDt6jIMAaqx0SwCyvtffknm3aeNkxqVFVKoBU7uOfwxGekemW2e8QBVMo31WnoKcCDBgVBfR/s640/blogger-image--941806656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HPZ3rJb2HDDX2wLW6XKPfpW5wvdt455hMR2FbLhwPyM9Wwd4b0O0D5jroPayWMgf-Pk4BDt6jIMAaqx0SwCyvtffknm3aeNkxqVFVKoBU7uOfwxGekemW2e8QBVMo31WnoKcCDBgVBfR/s640/blogger-image--941806656.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My church had a pumpkin patch as a fundraiser for the youth group. I worked one day during the furlough. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4n6Y6lexv19LN29iV-5NvlsJsDjbhRQqEzDFaKT30yks8o9w7DWviFOC1_0-fOaTkhblVBqpFYi_nMEUjDDYEt-8-6kP1B0KhPqsRaW7yWaj2qmJrSzrj5TgdRQQwl8kzmqyW1KCfw3ZB/s640/blogger-image--25982222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4n6Y6lexv19LN29iV-5NvlsJsDjbhRQqEzDFaKT30yks8o9w7DWviFOC1_0-fOaTkhblVBqpFYi_nMEUjDDYEt-8-6kP1B0KhPqsRaW7yWaj2qmJrSzrj5TgdRQQwl8kzmqyW1KCfw3ZB/s640/blogger-image--25982222.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I finally got to go back to work, and my coworkers had decorated my office since my birthday was while I was out. I also went to the state fair. Who doesn't like apple pie funnel cake and pig races?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDSS58wPu-RDD6PgUg9ltiFnvox5JlaImGJlognO__BrB2k8TsBPKAAIlNOMjHl8Qe1jbxWH0V1r__uJRPdkjSODgMnLNfxTK5DJQDus2qdCwdJ8MbIxB5N43lUzwGeEuKyLtAWhrYKj5/s640/blogger-image-1625006460.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDSS58wPu-RDD6PgUg9ltiFnvox5JlaImGJlognO__BrB2k8TsBPKAAIlNOMjHl8Qe1jbxWH0V1r__uJRPdkjSODgMnLNfxTK5DJQDus2qdCwdJ8MbIxB5N43lUzwGeEuKyLtAWhrYKj5/s640/blogger-image-1625006460.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6pYfuQALOmNOGOXfJT-dmlNAWGgIoBQwLHxFIo5V8YlqGRmZBTAP0RldghsxPvGttSxuBeab8Me0lL8PxI8SSOgyx8Bp81zkvVboyW3AN-Y8Mt1P4OLVp2SgRIoybSCRkqXZItcFJKrU/s640/blogger-image-654739952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6pYfuQALOmNOGOXfJT-dmlNAWGgIoBQwLHxFIo5V8YlqGRmZBTAP0RldghsxPvGttSxuBeab8Me0lL8PxI8SSOgyx8Bp81zkvVboyW3AN-Y8Mt1P4OLVp2SgRIoybSCRkqXZItcFJKrU/s640/blogger-image-654739952.jpg"></a></span><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;">My mom and I did race for the cure. I am aware that I look a hot mess. It was cold and I didn't care. </div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Gl9IvVTozZw83KiQo8BKxMsJkWDEs1I9bPkLAnAz1ch8yPweARgAxD5Dt-SA616brjm-jP-PVZHmrRu-B2qaA-ms1P0Mn4WVIxVGdj0-cascEaW6gzgvjHN67nfnGm-mtQSJHz4-sTH8/s640/blogger-image-898348887.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Gl9IvVTozZw83KiQo8BKxMsJkWDEs1I9bPkLAnAz1ch8yPweARgAxD5Dt-SA616brjm-jP-PVZHmrRu-B2qaA-ms1P0Mn4WVIxVGdj0-cascEaW6gzgvjHN67nfnGm-mtQSJHz4-sTH8/s640/blogger-image-898348887.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Technically, Halloween and my first half marathon happened in October as well, but those will have to wait for the next post. </div><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font color="#ff0000"><u><br></u></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font color="#ff0000"><u><br></u></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font color="#ff0000"><u><br></u></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font color="#ff0000"><u><br></u></font></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03963770570936815985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291787890814369777.post-26908425953746892442013-12-24T10:17:00.001-06:002013-12-24T10:17:40.531-06:00August 2013<div><br></div>So we have made it to August. <div><br></div><div>I was in a flash mob at Dickey Stephens park (where the Arkansas Travelers play) with a group of Komen volunteers. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOfUFozdQfodinTf1W-4uXhh_x9x2ywk5c-zsRYrdRdx07yShWVEhGIPSXJWE5pWzEon38cvD6FPJOzkC1x52SAZj0dtm5i-4TDPddi5Ufet44tdLYF0V0JsZfZnLV3yYsRfNDV-NiICQ/s640/blogger-image-1760239099.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOfUFozdQfodinTf1W-4uXhh_x9x2ywk5c-zsRYrdRdx07yShWVEhGIPSXJWE5pWzEon38cvD6FPJOzkC1x52SAZj0dtm5i-4TDPddi5Ufet44tdLYF0V0JsZfZnLV3yYsRfNDV-NiICQ/s640/blogger-image-1760239099.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My friend Karen and I did the flash mob together. We may not be the best dancers, but we had a good time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My church gives a loaf of homemade (church made??) bread to all first time visitors. Most people probably think it is a group of little old ladies slaving away over the bread- but really it is me and my friends! One of the girls bought us these aprons so we had to take a picture to send to her of the first time we used them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKTq71_UqvdPOiTjdFAejaHUVO3_3DNUF_2bIKdSJW0RH_m_VJQci61DPL5zJ54f2WFKKSnd2MMBmWUy5T5ITaQhKYw_NLKbRViSxn0Ez30SwpoXWXIt4HiRmLYcFsVIEGRkGWLib7KKMc/s640/blogger-image--195646960.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKTq71_UqvdPOiTjdFAejaHUVO3_3DNUF_2bIKdSJW0RH_m_VJQci61DPL5zJ54f2WFKKSnd2MMBmWUy5T5ITaQhKYw_NLKbRViSxn0Ez30SwpoXWXIt4HiRmLYcFsVIEGRkGWLib7KKMc/s640/blogger-image--195646960.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I had my 10 year high school reunion. I had a hard time finding something to wear, but I finally found this dress that I loved at E.Leigh's!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxG2YthONh3UzmMLSQzcj0628DIKNSkh8Ae9S8WXHE6qjdLWroMaoO7pbodXuOWHLwSpUWwyGkUyKsULh9kgQ_9csfApgr0uJeUxdUcvV8i4KNjenhQhouJ5PPBHwRTNFiXc0u7zbhzrC_/s640/blogger-image-1704406779.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxG2YthONh3UzmMLSQzcj0628DIKNSkh8Ae9S8WXHE6qjdLWroMaoO7pbodXuOWHLwSpUWwyGkUyKsULh9kgQ_9csfApgr0uJeUxdUcvV8i4KNjenhQhouJ5PPBHwRTNFiXc0u7zbhzrC_/s640/blogger-image-1704406779.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Friday night of the reunion, we went to the Flying Saucer for a low key meet and greet. My friend Louisa and I went together and I am glad we got to see each other. Even though we live in the same city, it is hard to coordinate our schedules so we don't get to hang out as often. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQp3HisL2afGLDFjqoGbWu0Pe09xWoLNMjSjAhU4j5sOw3cJPXOpYoRZR2pJovoZWI5SULhfPWxVI1oZDo6orpDleHoylrtS-KlUwG2T7Eg62XuqLFdyJbqvHiyQt8LqTDDmFlPY08yg4/s640/blogger-image--158154708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQp3HisL2afGLDFjqoGbWu0Pe09xWoLNMjSjAhU4j5sOw3cJPXOpYoRZR2pJovoZWI5SULhfPWxVI1oZDo6orpDleHoylrtS-KlUwG2T7Eg62XuqLFdyJbqvHiyQt8LqTDDmFlPY08yg4/s640/blogger-image--158154708.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Saturday morning, we went to our school for a tour and group picture. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Apparently my class had this tiger statue restored as our class gift? I had no idea, but I took a picture with it..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbYZkXSUnlB3VyXzoso87SkDfz8ivHV5B6nbNJYLhn8AYr67s_1nWViOCcM6A55HHf-EHLcSMgAG79sWnCZAUYBcqm5ltEPYgQu7-AsZyO5GuVmYJ_7cFszptuNDR8rxekQ86RtYyGOW7/s640/blogger-image-126061127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbYZkXSUnlB3VyXzoso87SkDfz8ivHV5B6nbNJYLhn8AYr67s_1nWViOCcM6A55HHf-EHLcSMgAG79sWnCZAUYBcqm5ltEPYgQu7-AsZyO5GuVmYJ_7cFszptuNDR8rxekQ86RtYyGOW7/s640/blogger-image-126061127.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Obligatory picture in front of the school. (Taking this picture made me think of all the tourists we used to see when I was in school!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIhlHGpAtpY3NHMp657PJ-oQDDXKFYfazSDloOM6VrHiBvYxNPm5n1myY8KnjmTsF025g5bnnvAHUlKflaQ4_JwGrJeQRtW6bxwxZcbGcjGFAB1bFnlY0g_3qh9WHto_XpPDbdyap6G2I/s640/blogger-image-236314748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIhlHGpAtpY3NHMp657PJ-oQDDXKFYfazSDloOM6VrHiBvYxNPm5n1myY8KnjmTsF025g5bnnvAHUlKflaQ4_JwGrJeQRtW6bxwxZcbGcjGFAB1bFnlY0g_3qh9WHto_XpPDbdyap6G2I/s640/blogger-image-236314748.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Group picture (although obviously missing a whole bunch of people):</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiutr6icSfQEC0Er-h95jmJ7sZbZ-cr7CbxmOyBDCPZ_Gb7jdujrf2I3sLQ07hs1JDDq_LaFV3IHexDJBJCLNMFIHti8ELiFKhgRDhX8B4dJsdSv1pzGbdwc0pYDT9vgksDAaqxfjLJlXGv/s640/blogger-image-1713715539.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiutr6icSfQEC0Er-h95jmJ7sZbZ-cr7CbxmOyBDCPZ_Gb7jdujrf2I3sLQ07hs1JDDq_LaFV3IHexDJBJCLNMFIHti8ELiFKhgRDhX8B4dJsdSv1pzGbdwc0pYDT9vgksDAaqxfjLJlXGv/s640/blogger-image-1713715539.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Saturday night, we had a dinner at the Statehouse Convention Center. It was good to see everyone! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2411QC-5VleMePxeaUctjJvGxAy6cTJj-dWms9D5A3SHe7kQEwbYuPuOMtKJHO57JcRT9gpefqoGXiiA9ZkI7_kU7aTviYmFD22cGGPAjaPBgroH8KtL4wA21dhYF-FRvmHQ-d3sgBXyc/s640/blogger-image--2060599170.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2411QC-5VleMePxeaUctjJvGxAy6cTJj-dWms9D5A3SHe7kQEwbYuPuOMtKJHO57JcRT9gpefqoGXiiA9ZkI7_kU7aTviYmFD22cGGPAjaPBgroH8KtL4wA21dhYF-FRvmHQ-d3sgBXyc/s640/blogger-image--2060599170.jpg"></a></div><br></div>I went to Fayetteville for bid day. I saw my dog nephew. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbkaFp1hk2cV7fvDQwmSQ62OMMsHEU5HbQwFpX5FdN79ZDmgdlYZu_VAoMht6xKHPKVkdOVFN5yQZjBvhyphenhyphenCObq5WODHjqEFwoHSswidTDsVdqIPE5ywdA9Lkh_JaAIo9N9TcGLZilCITN/s640/blogger-image-507635043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbkaFp1hk2cV7fvDQwmSQ62OMMsHEU5HbQwFpX5FdN79ZDmgdlYZu_VAoMht6xKHPKVkdOVFN5yQZjBvhyphenhyphenCObq5WODHjqEFwoHSswidTDsVdqIPE5ywdA9Lkh_JaAIo9N9TcGLZilCITN/s640/blogger-image-507635043.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Taking a picture in front of my beautiful sorority house!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSET_DXKvPYY_U_WbaHwA9YQ1ELlgX-KsA5GaHaLttQU7fAdh7Xg1DXyfdyPWFqrrTqA9pxvPAQ9z523oe4LXeSNmHGruNWCM06m8twrnB-zJj2xZankBD_OoZpSUDZjpCpj6rvHzBipQ_/s640/blogger-image--1786878239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSET_DXKvPYY_U_WbaHwA9YQ1ELlgX-KsA5GaHaLttQU7fAdh7Xg1DXyfdyPWFqrrTqA9pxvPAQ9z523oe4LXeSNmHGruNWCM06m8twrnB-zJj2xZankBD_OoZpSUDZjpCpj6rvHzBipQ_/s640/blogger-image--1786878239.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And with the letters! I don't remember having such elaborate letters when I was in school. Maybe we did, but I just don't remember it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1c1ySyqUz8go9rBXVZTCVtKDbYni88kEuLiqoQFdgrZ4v9FKP8Ojglip2WRGUFsBJB3NOvtkVaMgS9RhOV2TN-rrQ5Y4lmE6Q8bDZAetywlWxIlEGDeZbd7zxeiiCW6bP4htMIm5NuzAx/s640/blogger-image--200321629.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1c1ySyqUz8go9rBXVZTCVtKDbYni88kEuLiqoQFdgrZ4v9FKP8Ojglip2WRGUFsBJB3NOvtkVaMgS9RhOV2TN-rrQ5Y4lmE6Q8bDZAetywlWxIlEGDeZbd7zxeiiCW6bP4htMIm5NuzAx/s640/blogger-image--200321629.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Um. Woah. Pledge classes are giant now. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPSDBcznHMMh7qRGUyHDqD2xNgnsqOsJKyundh4gj3S_3TjOZBUfYd3g7oYlnFtnToPKxGpGTjj-QWKzCjOxS4AY3aIPcwThAqfVFsv-1GFD2S_LgjbVfvCHOdJhPTpbendrDxpEI9q2C/s640/blogger-image-518049981.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPSDBcznHMMh7qRGUyHDqD2xNgnsqOsJKyundh4gj3S_3TjOZBUfYd3g7oYlnFtnToPKxGpGTjj-QWKzCjOxS4AY3aIPcwThAqfVFsv-1GFD2S_LgjbVfvCHOdJhPTpbendrDxpEI9q2C/s640/blogger-image-518049981.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Some of my favorite people were there too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHclE9Dp_hw856ma_HRvzZ7l04uin1TJH5UfkIeHw4-3Sr8-8nh2E92Pf_rmWpw5wKmRX0jQQwv0niJyH1lFo9ZYeuzJVNqOXJPp3y3_7NRSdfAc8gcnOwPzLmKRcizjwMC8GWeaCep1R/s640/blogger-image--985692575.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHclE9Dp_hw856ma_HRvzZ7l04uin1TJH5UfkIeHw4-3Sr8-8nh2E92Pf_rmWpw5wKmRX0jQQwv0niJyH1lFo9ZYeuzJVNqOXJPp3y3_7NRSdfAc8gcnOwPzLmKRcizjwMC8GWeaCep1R/s640/blogger-image--985692575.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Supporting the hogs at my running group on the first day of football season!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtreOmZnkW2rm0HYYKioz2xj39Yo1ud200Vnbe3xHJmEPo81ljWM1QxvMA-x3Lc0K8g0tRE0PXcYR0pUQ6ZvQJN7YXScQvxTsnYYQwN3EsGT_3NFxHplxoi-B3BT0gWr9Xwy2P5C1H8AgO/s640/blogger-image-211098780.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtreOmZnkW2rm0HYYKioz2xj39Yo1ud200Vnbe3xHJmEPo81ljWM1QxvMA-x3Lc0K8g0tRE0PXcYR0pUQ6ZvQJN7YXScQvxTsnYYQwN3EsGT_3NFxHplxoi-B3BT0gWr9Xwy2P5C1H8AgO/s640/blogger-image-211098780.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My sister and I went to a free Christian music festival in Benton. It was a fun and free, which is always good. They had fireworks and a bunch of well known contemporary Christian artists there. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My favorite Oreos of all came out! Y'all. You should try these if you haven't already. And if you don't like them give them to me. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Fb4o8cTaYzIjFfWMzVgce-_hIM4HW7AtDtWJoaCPo8xlDhE-G2FttKRVYQ87FL9rSGsMZJDxo1oMIn9IRg-q-pJUfMh1Z-ldROywlY09NXAT8hbYZNBArPmRShPcwoDOiV85CUCxvNBc/s640/blogger-image--1243035449.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Fb4o8cTaYzIjFfWMzVgce-_hIM4HW7AtDtWJoaCPo8xlDhE-G2FttKRVYQ87FL9rSGsMZJDxo1oMIn9IRg-q-pJUfMh1Z-ldROywlY09NXAT8hbYZNBArPmRShPcwoDOiV85CUCxvNBc/s640/blogger-image--1243035449.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">One of my coworkers and I went on a site visit (which we never did find). This was the road. I was not really excited about getting axe murdered. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GJfzNSgm5MiKOLyLmUr6XuJygHxaLr41CR_V5SNTYK4EvwQwzKYjToYf6I8TQSKAw6kYWKsgXXuSsvPS9uShFZC2u84l1gTLYGNA-lrA7cdQwGXzvX_NV73RNXyrzTgNoDwfubvzSSDk/s640/blogger-image--1961493284.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GJfzNSgm5MiKOLyLmUr6XuJygHxaLr41CR_V5SNTYK4EvwQwzKYjToYf6I8TQSKAw6kYWKsgXXuSsvPS9uShFZC2u84l1gTLYGNA-lrA7cdQwGXzvX_NV73RNXyrzTgNoDwfubvzSSDk/s640/blogger-image--1961493284.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I bought Ruger a woo pig sooie cookie from a local dog bakery to celebrate football season. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBy1wVHspQNzbK8aINFdxAx6TOt9-vh8oBeDD9D0M14Oad9kTS03URWwUuu9622Wzk7UaA5tLkfQlBcOIeoXX-TzuhngKX78EyUVeUJgFqDzeqXqeiWVhQjpmjygAy-ptzrSSiw05YASqf/s640/blogger-image--946111954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBy1wVHspQNzbK8aINFdxAx6TOt9-vh8oBeDD9D0M14Oad9kTS03URWwUuu9622Wzk7UaA5tLkfQlBcOIeoXX-TzuhngKX78EyUVeUJgFqDzeqXqeiWVhQjpmjygAy-ptzrSSiw05YASqf/s640/blogger-image--946111954.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>We had such high hopes for this year's football season. Oh well, maybe next year. We went to both Little Rock games this year at War Memorial Stadium. Here's the big A! One of my favorite parts!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArBDDvwuhJ8aJ7tOc5kJuzb1hUeMN7Mapdsa3xci6BsKIris15fFKSdL1g8-IIYj6_kenywDMGFG30vCavFPQzg5E60ZEsvJ_rvQdciXD19LnbGUwbATY7wPaCkrutcojm4f4lyqFi-iY/s640/blogger-image--1384545671.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArBDDvwuhJ8aJ7tOc5kJuzb1hUeMN7Mapdsa3xci6BsKIris15fFKSdL1g8-IIYj6_kenywDMGFG30vCavFPQzg5E60ZEsvJ_rvQdciXD19LnbGUwbATY7wPaCkrutcojm4f4lyqFi-iY/s640/blogger-image--1384545671.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FmgGr0fNEDt_sRTB5E4ZxSwWZpDvvI-jWSa_pYlA0ZGt3mzQzP8QXxtGFy84lNzSFTpm0B6fyjcVUkJBg9ntvjHlF5klxvPOsIdbZ8JsZUgy9E2GYgFl1q3xZbt_HGJ9kBp0CGyWkl32/s640/blogger-image-884683111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FmgGr0fNEDt_sRTB5E4ZxSwWZpDvvI-jWSa_pYlA0ZGt3mzQzP8QXxtGFy84lNzSFTpm0B6fyjcVUkJBg9ntvjHlF5klxvPOsIdbZ8JsZUgy9E2GYgFl1q3xZbt_HGJ9kBp0CGyWkl32/s640/blogger-image-884683111.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>We watched one of the football games where the cable was having issues and it looked like the smurfs were playing. That was a fun day on Facebook. :)</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWcMs_8uufzueWiiQpPV2wz29aYnWVBXGeqdYtfRo1ZPeAluTwoe0cakyvyCpqA2yhMMekrYh97RC7V7bC5XqmOrn971wEij_iVwFYIqTB_aCL65uQxdKeKdXkV4oHbdVkRnKp4u8Wr6d/s640/blogger-image-528854942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWcMs_8uufzueWiiQpPV2wz29aYnWVBXGeqdYtfRo1ZPeAluTwoe0cakyvyCpqA2yhMMekrYh97RC7V7bC5XqmOrn971wEij_iVwFYIqTB_aCL65uQxdKeKdXkV4oHbdVkRnKp4u8Wr6d/s640/blogger-image-528854942.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Well I think that captures most of August and even September. Next up, Florida and furlough...</div><br></div><br></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03963770570936815985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291787890814369777.post-55657981087081665392013-12-08T11:05:00.001-06:002013-12-08T11:05:58.774-06:00Another attempt to catch up...I am still iced in my house... 66 hours and counting of being cooped up in this house by myself. I am so over it. <div><br></div><div>My friend Lyndsey and I ran the Cancer Challenge 10k in Bentonville in June. It was hot. And I ran slow- but I was not last and that is all that matters to me. :)</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2oFWGCogzAzzHGZRJX6WJY8dQ35l5ZJQAOmTv9zALWK2AtZzTZbi8FwKLH0w07oMPpwpMCxPv9W2b4WqekttLaSsTz-Ef4Z8aDUJui6eCBB1EE2kkLcR8EUS5c3qqvAKcRbN8IF8RBtDn/s640/blogger-image--2086463507.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2oFWGCogzAzzHGZRJX6WJY8dQ35l5ZJQAOmTv9zALWK2AtZzTZbi8FwKLH0w07oMPpwpMCxPv9W2b4WqekttLaSsTz-Ef4Z8aDUJui6eCBB1EE2kkLcR8EUS5c3qqvAKcRbN8IF8RBtDn/s640/blogger-image--2086463507.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHvnhBWh4WPWSF9gqJC5d5ns9EyJRrsrKpzDXCbXXPQX_4dkCLX2L0rJpHIYcjTfDPFKdMg8e4aXuSwPSMcDKVjrg1YuOYMKtzdc7-G6G_o71dIXFEyTjPrD5IK8ct6gzaBbplblN5YSFI/s640/blogger-image-348296502.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHvnhBWh4WPWSF9gqJC5d5ns9EyJRrsrKpzDXCbXXPQX_4dkCLX2L0rJpHIYcjTfDPFKdMg8e4aXuSwPSMcDKVjrg1YuOYMKtzdc7-G6G_o71dIXFEyTjPrD5IK8ct6gzaBbplblN5YSFI/s640/blogger-image-348296502.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I left from NWA, and went straight to meet my family at the lake in Missouri. I had a terribly stressful drive. The tire light came on in my car and I freaked out. I stopped to check the tire pressure and my tire gauge blew apart and I couldn't find all the pieces. So, I had to go buy a new one, and the pressure was fine, but I was still worked up. Luckily I made it to the lake with no problems. The light that came on was just for maintenance because the car dealer forgot to change the indicator when I got my tires rotated. This was my stress-eating on the drive:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEgvqeUxop79MlTztZJcKHXO99TjCUkW88UDEHumpyk6vqQFJcSUZkreBnds02l3db19jKhhcBTT4kZ5fAeiou0ARnNa6IJUAlZyKOCZWkZRveKOgeA7JFNe4W7lQq0FJWiqHkiw3rc-UL/s640/blogger-image-932445289.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEgvqeUxop79MlTztZJcKHXO99TjCUkW88UDEHumpyk6vqQFJcSUZkreBnds02l3db19jKhhcBTT4kZ5fAeiou0ARnNa6IJUAlZyKOCZWkZRveKOgeA7JFNe4W7lQq0FJWiqHkiw3rc-UL/s640/blogger-image-932445289.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We carved a shark out of our watermelon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDEaWi1iNF_imBZVEZGrxfeuDMwLoWjH9iEqcMPfSNAOSppcLi8pHFmugXLxzE31T1-bcejoBh-jagbnJ8YVieIUFD2pk_nzWy-qE07o6gKqmg8vJaQDJzcI6XpE0cWrX6NnZEZukg6nL/s640/blogger-image--573047989.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDEaWi1iNF_imBZVEZGrxfeuDMwLoWjH9iEqcMPfSNAOSppcLi8pHFmugXLxzE31T1-bcejoBh-jagbnJ8YVieIUFD2pk_nzWy-qE07o6gKqmg8vJaQDJzcI6XpE0cWrX6NnZEZukg6nL/s640/blogger-image--573047989.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I went shopping at the outlet mall, and my snow cone came in a Chinese take out box? That is a first. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEaOLDmVZU4L8Ur10ivv6Q6mej1Yz8JSypN6wLRFAYZLwqKau394mBeDSvV-WszxznQfwFOjE_ORAjuF8IHOvixPyW9DNV1sIdii7AXMExYAh4BlbVe7EnQO93tPFMzUMD0vmffsTbbUz/s640/blogger-image--405502548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEaOLDmVZU4L8Ur10ivv6Q6mej1Yz8JSypN6wLRFAYZLwqKau394mBeDSvV-WszxznQfwFOjE_ORAjuF8IHOvixPyW9DNV1sIdii7AXMExYAh4BlbVe7EnQO93tPFMzUMD0vmffsTbbUz/s640/blogger-image--405502548.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I made this cake for my family. I don't really like it, but it is their favorite. I don't get in the lake, or really like fishing. So, I spent most of my time cooking. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisgRXbZWS8lwd515XWPiHoQE9th3t-z7QyNnvWxZUpLm5tOVAgED-klstPXgRw-TrZzTMyEhJFuF_0vg5vcrw17MmuGCWLl3nTEUnUf7QMLdWO_g2MmiU50pLZy52o2c_z-JR0tvILE7A/s640/blogger-image-2010162820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisgRXbZWS8lwd515XWPiHoQE9th3t-z7QyNnvWxZUpLm5tOVAgED-klstPXgRw-TrZzTMyEhJFuF_0vg5vcrw17MmuGCWLl3nTEUnUf7QMLdWO_g2MmiU50pLZy52o2c_z-JR0tvILE7A/s640/blogger-image-2010162820.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This was my favorite thing I made! Watermelon cookies for the 4th of July. I especially like the one that looks like it has a bite out of it. Ha!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmOzUeDbOsC2DhT6aVas3wJ7al3uxf5-6tY_OnoQS5C644f8PXnrP2xfWpr-VB743oq-4z4GOUdRzrjNx-0CYiR-9SpAF0oxzjFvWebIjVFBPG_JkcWPTYKj3d9eHvP7msZmnb0Gkgfny/s640/blogger-image-269750603.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmOzUeDbOsC2DhT6aVas3wJ7al3uxf5-6tY_OnoQS5C644f8PXnrP2xfWpr-VB743oq-4z4GOUdRzrjNx-0CYiR-9SpAF0oxzjFvWebIjVFBPG_JkcWPTYKj3d9eHvP7msZmnb0Gkgfny/s640/blogger-image-269750603.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We had a cactus dog competition. You are looking at the two time champion. Ha. A cactus dog is where you take a hot dog and cut it with a knife and then boil it. The idea is for it to look like a cactus when it is done. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFU2KIRFX-AaX0QKkZps-g1i3N9V3NGSxXWe24GiI_oUWtcH4BSJASP-Z5EBoW-p5ZGAlbSClbFq0dAQc6DV9d-BvC26Vh9rSsnDQk2uCMW7risEKjGqT4k5uZi77WLegPFvV9hvRVClwa/s640/blogger-image-905959955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFU2KIRFX-AaX0QKkZps-g1i3N9V3NGSxXWe24GiI_oUWtcH4BSJASP-Z5EBoW-p5ZGAlbSClbFq0dAQc6DV9d-BvC26Vh9rSsnDQk2uCMW7risEKjGqT4k5uZi77WLegPFvV9hvRVClwa/s640/blogger-image-905959955.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I volunteered at Vacation Bible School and got to wear this awesome outfit. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1i0DuPNn9NChfMn8wNfWL_35dxawCgCC96c-7mfaNkzU3q6va1xUz5KclsEbe3O1y99nX9Ky_DEzuTUlPx6nrfdwGGydjj73GEAH2SDvJv16jtkHvxsW0PjxpXFNho5OeKv9PoBRtRAd/s640/blogger-image--611756711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1i0DuPNn9NChfMn8wNfWL_35dxawCgCC96c-7mfaNkzU3q6va1xUz5KclsEbe3O1y99nX9Ky_DEzuTUlPx6nrfdwGGydjj73GEAH2SDvJv16jtkHvxsW0PjxpXFNho5OeKv9PoBRtRAd/s640/blogger-image--611756711.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Remember when I won that competition at the Museum of Discovery? My sister and I made this lemon clock (my prize). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjydvPA3dwNMzfC0v3uZN4HsQh66X1nAcssjuaHytmQxHYGzH2MgjO4jlwW8whuna_u252fLDnLHRHsxgLcC70zV0rMBrFVc355yKOZjdQBmNzxZb_UAyoQmB0ZWrDyl75-9NYr5lNBrcMO/s640/blogger-image--423054785.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjydvPA3dwNMzfC0v3uZN4HsQh66X1nAcssjuaHytmQxHYGzH2MgjO4jlwW8whuna_u252fLDnLHRHsxgLcC70zV0rMBrFVc355yKOZjdQBmNzxZb_UAyoQmB0ZWrDyl75-9NYr5lNBrcMO/s640/blogger-image--423054785.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We have almost made it through the summer. Next up- my class reunion. </div></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03963770570936815985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291787890814369777.post-83347956484007487112013-12-07T16:01:00.000-06:002013-12-07T16:26:48.357-06:00Did you forget about me?I have not fallen off the face of the earth. :) I have been pretty busy, and obviously blogging has been at the very bottom of my priority list. I am iced in my house with no hope of going anywhere soon due to the look of my driveway and street. So, what better time to catch up on some of the last 7 (yikes!) months.<div><br></div><div>In May, my friend Shannon and I ran in the Warrior Dash. It was so much fun and we definitely got dirty. We climbed cargo nets, swam, ran over cars, and jumped over fire, among other challenges. Luckily neither of us got hurt... I have already registered for the 2014 race with one of my coworkers! I am excited!</div><div> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-S4P8CUSrYLBI_CL9Un1thwzW1DZagWwKaXVRz5TcXYT5sE9_dtZqoV0hVCMjLTasc0M3Qc1VcIxFHryO3YaSvuW4paeeTBjMD55Fq124avIvJj0Vyo3-EXrMKCtxdjBgVO2QYdHVa4QO/s640/blogger-image-1046591530.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-S4P8CUSrYLBI_CL9Un1thwzW1DZagWwKaXVRz5TcXYT5sE9_dtZqoV0hVCMjLTasc0M3Qc1VcIxFHryO3YaSvuW4paeeTBjMD55Fq124avIvJj0Vyo3-EXrMKCtxdjBgVO2QYdHVa4QO/s640/blogger-image-1046591530.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here we are muddy and tired, riding back on the shuttle to the car. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4J5WW4Sbh57jeH0zpaXgKFrGcSSVdT4Q_iryEzm-H3r6VOnjoHedP13ejrrcHy1ol1AmXHBC6eMgN8S-1q0fdwJX4uKR70GQbKak58nKveGHvBhJIFNsOomIocMU2gTtwVGg5QG7d2qb/s640/blogger-image--1393121662.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4J5WW4Sbh57jeH0zpaXgKFrGcSSVdT4Q_iryEzm-H3r6VOnjoHedP13ejrrcHy1ol1AmXHBC6eMgN8S-1q0fdwJX4uKR70GQbKak58nKveGHvBhJIFNsOomIocMU2gTtwVGg5QG7d2qb/s640/blogger-image--1393121662.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">While we were running, my mom came over to my house so that my new French doors could be installed. I swear I measured several times, but the door ended up being too big for the hole, so they had to cut away some of my house to get it to fit. I didn't think this would be such a big job, but it took the guy two half days to finish. Definitely looks better and much more user friendly than the old ugly sliding glass door that I had before. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwjjJRlVlS2ccPTetZg6nDrRZttTLQwkkoLsSmV33uwqzZjnhX_owycAzkhjoeOe7yonquaRcpFGgRPw46-6Mrdb0Tw4sifPg7f-Cw2jT-voyCk1xWzjrVZwVj3dQ2-zy-RPXhbfDenaeF/s640/blogger-image-1675388020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwjjJRlVlS2ccPTetZg6nDrRZttTLQwkkoLsSmV33uwqzZjnhX_owycAzkhjoeOe7yonquaRcpFGgRPw46-6Mrdb0Tw4sifPg7f-Cw2jT-voyCk1xWzjrVZwVj3dQ2-zy-RPXhbfDenaeF/s640/blogger-image-1675388020.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My cousin Megan graduated from high school in May, and my cousin Erin graduated in June. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPucz5S2TGSqHfJClg_TboOcq1BBU1bwPfhNiYJqxFGlWJRGX7on-bHiDtqAMOFN7ysKndW10H-9bIHwo9W3acGQ8mdrgaSEC9IKUAviG-quxIkQqd0tH0TnUawop_gn7CGUFGO_84qEYC/s640/blogger-image-1520786907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPucz5S2TGSqHfJClg_TboOcq1BBU1bwPfhNiYJqxFGlWJRGX7on-bHiDtqAMOFN7ysKndW10H-9bIHwo9W3acGQ8mdrgaSEC9IKUAviG-quxIkQqd0tH0TnUawop_gn7CGUFGO_84qEYC/s640/blogger-image-1520786907.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNIBWu7xd-lUyPe7-t28I6tUjtIsMDaMMglZthKnG0DtqQVgDDtgObcxk0RfGbO1AOAS6COMJ5EOfPfhtcBNoUlzWZWUNf1fL_JhLAn-tWX1o6sGv2rmJpwDsnBOax_XkkKSVqDFy1qlw/s640/blogger-image--825090491.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNIBWu7xd-lUyPe7-t28I6tUjtIsMDaMMglZthKnG0DtqQVgDDtgObcxk0RfGbO1AOAS6COMJ5EOfPfhtcBNoUlzWZWUNf1fL_JhLAn-tWX1o6sGv2rmJpwDsnBOax_XkkKSVqDFy1qlw/s640/blogger-image--825090491.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I loved this dress that I got to wear to the graduations! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_9mMKP5SWB0RzVX2VcWrMGmTdH5RizRbx46aeV2Q34zkkdBP_WemauWh_2K00AZzEe6YrxHdMkwJZ699GMH9nrB6FZBnYwuFyh1IYSXl-7OaMpVxoxyghX0bRkZNKIFfHI-wCu5PERc8/s640/blogger-image-588966830.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_9mMKP5SWB0RzVX2VcWrMGmTdH5RizRbx46aeV2Q34zkkdBP_WemauWh_2K00AZzEe6YrxHdMkwJZ699GMH9nrB6FZBnYwuFyh1IYSXl-7OaMpVxoxyghX0bRkZNKIFfHI-wCu5PERc8/s640/blogger-image-588966830.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I went to Riverfest a couple of times. Of course I had to take a picture with the mustache. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9aCJC1GFqazBdrcrpC2aiUMePxPYrd6XS8Einf2js6PsNK7kKAVNJF7ztKNvADRegWP1hbgx1PbPtbilGLVqeWHCIr50egmeNBOjAVC86MRGv24W7MnLxSOScpWcZQmjVSNMOXB5BN7l/s640/blogger-image-626144600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9aCJC1GFqazBdrcrpC2aiUMePxPYrd6XS8Einf2js6PsNK7kKAVNJF7ztKNvADRegWP1hbgx1PbPtbilGLVqeWHCIr50egmeNBOjAVC86MRGv24W7MnLxSOScpWcZQmjVSNMOXB5BN7l/s640/blogger-image-626144600.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I went to an adults only event at the Museum of Discovery with some of my coworkers. I have gone a couple of times in the past few months. Katherine and I each won a prize in one of the games. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4mY9nEOuWY_Hm9EuRehoNMPcbGkWWukIJ_ETexu7Z0ZpOhO4ogZMhcM7I2S4FV1lyHL851DnCtTtOMCrOGiHgJe1coiBk5VCL8ZkxLaGkaFm5x_0jYIbw1Cb0BSs6Lqjp58SkHwOeh9jy/s640/blogger-image-131023487.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4mY9nEOuWY_Hm9EuRehoNMPcbGkWWukIJ_ETexu7Z0ZpOhO4ogZMhcM7I2S4FV1lyHL851DnCtTtOMCrOGiHgJe1coiBk5VCL8ZkxLaGkaFm5x_0jYIbw1Cb0BSs6Lqjp58SkHwOeh9jy/s640/blogger-image-131023487.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I also went to New Orleans for a business trip. Two other coworkers also went and we had a good time. They had a minute to win it game championship at the end of the conference, and we won! 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<br></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03963770570936815985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291787890814369777.post-58609167436271266412013-05-17T21:23:00.002-05:002013-05-17T21:23:44.719-05:00Random Catch Up!It's time for a random catch up post where I tell you about all the things that have gone on that weren't important enough for their own post. :)<br />
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After the Boston Marathon trajedy, I got together with some runners at my favorite running store for a run/fundraiser for a charity in Boston, and to show our support. They had some shirts made, and I got one.<br />
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I babysat my grandmother's puppy (Charlie) for a weekend. I was thinking about getting a dog, and have started some necessary renovations to my house (easier back door and fixing the fence, etc)- but after a weekend with a puppy I am not sure that I am quite ready! I definitely did not realize that dogs came with so much stuff!!<br />
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Charlie was not exceptionally well behaved, and so he had to wear a doggie diaper most of the time he was here because I had to clean the floor one too many times! I was thinking that I wanted a puppy, but now I am thinking I may need an older dog without so much energy!!<br />
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I got hit with a major case of seasonal allergies. It was terrible. I am usually lucky and don't have too much allergy trouble, but unfortunately not this year. I had to give a presentation in a town about half an hour away, and to make this sickly girl even more unhappy, it was after hours. Working 12.5 hours (as opposed to my normal 9) was not what the doctor ordered. I tried really hard to have a fever so I didn't have to do it. Ha! This was when I was trying hard to convince my boss that I was too sick to go. As a side note, I am loving all the neon colored clothes out lately. <br />
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There was a Turkish Food Festival close to my house, so my mom and I went. Here's what I ate (minus some delicious chocolate cake and also baklava):<br />
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I think they were expecting about half as many people to show up than actually did. There was not a lot of available seating and the lines for food were long. But everything was good and I would definitely go back next year. I also signed up for some Turkish cooking classes and they said that they would send out an email before the next round of classes, so hopefully I can fit the classes in my busy schedule!<br />
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My church had a talent show/fundraiser on May 5. The "celebrity" judges were Miss Arkansas, a local news anchor, and the head basketball coach of UALR. It was a fun time! It was like a dessert theater and several people in our church baked items for the dessert time during intermission. I made luau cupcakes:<br />
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I also got my picture taken with Miss Arkansas and Steve Shields (the basketball coach). Bob Clausen ran away right before the picture so he missed out. :)<br />
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I bought some tulips for myself, and they finally bloomed. Unfortunately they didn't last long.<br />
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I think that's enough randomness for one night. Ha. Next up will be an update on the Warrior Dash I ran in Amity (don't feel bad if you don't know where that is, because I have been there and I still don't know where it is haha!) last weekend with my friend Shannon!Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03963770570936815985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291787890814369777.post-47139061069366105012013-05-04T15:58:00.001-05:002013-05-04T15:58:50.026-05:00Hogeye MarathonA couple of weeks after the Poker Run, I ran in the Capital City Classic 10k. It was a nice flat course and I beat my previous 10k time by a couple of minutes. It was a great race and I hope to do it again next year. <br />
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The following weekend, I went up to Fayetteville and ran in the relay of the Hogeye Marathon with three other girls. I had the last leg, which was supposed to be 6.7 miles and ended up being 7. That little bit normally wouldn't matter that much, except that Fayetteville is so hilly! The worst was at the end, right before the finish line, there was a giant hill that we had to climb. It was hard for me and I can't imagine how hard it was for the people who actually ran the whole marathon! <br />
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When I left for the race at 5:45 in the morning, it was dark so I didn't even think about sunscreen. I got so terribly sunburned! Next year, I will have to remember that for sure! I have a really random tan line, and the craziest thing was that i got sunburned around my chip timer! we had to wear a velcro strap around our leg so that we could all four share the chip timer. I learned a lot about how the relay works this time, so we would do much better next year. I had about 3.5 hours before my leg started so I went to Walmart to use the bathroom (better than a porta-potty) and then cheered for some of the 5k and half marathoners. <br />
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I ran into quite a few people that I hadn't seen in a long time, so that was fun. I wish I could have run a little faster, but overall I was definitely proud of our team! <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6ZJoFKIt6XRzbdKXrhWVfFLk6VdxQNjgUHlMp8U1D9rKaH8oyEICp1V_XgT-Z7NdJZodyTC5A9Gr1OEgkk7ivoWoziY0jTLpC-NMTB6gU1zopENpIJKGWSm1joYw6khD1JxdZdP12srR/s640/blogger-image-368936430.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6ZJoFKIt6XRzbdKXrhWVfFLk6VdxQNjgUHlMp8U1D9rKaH8oyEICp1V_XgT-Z7NdJZodyTC5A9Gr1OEgkk7ivoWoziY0jTLpC-NMTB6gU1zopENpIJKGWSm1joYw6khD1JxdZdP12srR/s640/blogger-image-368936430.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTZA8QPg_8WCOrLm1UuKK4tzpCj0xl0ho_EBFDDM0E1knd60i-aySpQwEuVgnyctmReMCwTt86z4cDeUi_ZJgz3oC0iJaRXheGGsvoBLyP3Q2JIsYW9dZrLJsfHjlcu7DVwWrWGLiLU79/s640/blogger-image-1262958569.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTZA8QPg_8WCOrLm1UuKK4tzpCj0xl0ho_EBFDDM0E1knd60i-aySpQwEuVgnyctmReMCwTt86z4cDeUi_ZJgz3oC0iJaRXheGGsvoBLyP3Q2JIsYW9dZrLJsfHjlcu7DVwWrWGLiLU79/s640/blogger-image-1262958569.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2XUf8cFr8ZXKEMhLvrqKYfEBziOzuJ4n0GIyeaHtsIUlijUOlhb3bgiUaGfODbJoLNh5neTBZwxfnzaJ-QcFYTKeKK5EFGSOmGJRbqstNkObVzY9a0uBJXGov8W6SfN5CzrJA3JhgXyy/s640/blogger-image--1968557979.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2XUf8cFr8ZXKEMhLvrqKYfEBziOzuJ4n0GIyeaHtsIUlijUOlhb3bgiUaGfODbJoLNh5neTBZwxfnzaJ-QcFYTKeKK5EFGSOmGJRbqstNkObVzY9a0uBJXGov8W6SfN5CzrJA3JhgXyy/s640/blogger-image--1968557979.jpg" /></a></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03963770570936815985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291787890814369777.post-51801539550986153572013-04-19T19:59:00.000-05:002013-04-19T20:18:04.353-05:00Poker RunBack in March, I ran the Poker Run 5k with Lyndsey. She has her act together a little better, and posted about this a while ago. :)<br />
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This was pretty much the worst 5k I have ever run since I have actually been running. I think I was around 35ish minutes but honestly I didn't really care about the time, because I was just so glad to be done! Lyndsey warned me about the course but I thought she was just exaggerating. She wasn't. This was pretty much the most hilly course you can imagine. I am not in terrible shape, and I had to walk the last 2 hills because I couldn't breathe. I was wheezing- and I don't have asthma or anything. It didn't help any that the temperature so freaking cold!<br />
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When we got to the race and checked in- we had a while to wait so we ended up in my car to stay a little warm.<br />
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The race was neat because at each kilometer, we got a playing card. There were prizes for the best hand and the worst hand, as well as door prizes. Lyndsey won the worst hand and I got a door prize. I am glad that we both won something! She got baseball tickets and I got an insulated bag filled with a bunch of samples. <br />
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Lyndsey is super fast at running, at least compared to me. She was finished and waiting at the finish line for me with some of her family who came to cheer her on. So I was lucky to get a few pictures of me crossing the finish line!<br />
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After the race, we went to the pizza restaurant/bar that was sponsoring the race. We got pint glasses instead of t-shirts at the race and we could take our glass to the restaurant and get beer (or diet coke like me! Ha!). Lyndsey's mom and son came to eat with us, and we had a fun time!<br />
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This race made me so scared for the Hogeye marathon relay that I did this past week (I promise I will try to be more timely with that post...), but even though the Hogeye was more than twice as long, it was no where near as hard as that poker run! I don't think I will sign up for the poker run again, just because it was so hard, although I did have a fun time! <br />
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On Sunday, we had to leave a little early because it started snowing huge snowflakes! I was scared to wait any longer because there are so many bridges along I-540. We made it home without incident, thankfully. And funny story- we stopped in Alma, AR at McDonald's for lunch, and I ran into the lady who cuts my hair in Little Rock! What a small world!<br />
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I am still not sure how to handle these pictures while posting from my iPad, so if anyone has any tips, please let me know. Otherwise, they will just all be at the end. I am sure you can figure out which picture goes with which part of the story. :) <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYx1WD6Zlmy_QKN4ehT-pxk52Ghrjv9GtLV6VOpfQs1JmoweAJA0sPAK5EoZsyZCOfPA9HnQ4HzWhMt9S1NWBBfOqi9ArZs6D16pUszT_uTxVpS06YgTA6mkFzeR7CWN8eIeYTq8UBt8Ka/s640/blogger-image--2060750094.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYx1WD6Zlmy_QKN4ehT-pxk52Ghrjv9GtLV6VOpfQs1JmoweAJA0sPAK5EoZsyZCOfPA9HnQ4HzWhMt9S1NWBBfOqi9ArZs6D16pUszT_uTxVpS06YgTA6mkFzeR7CWN8eIeYTq8UBt8Ka/s640/blogger-image--2060750094.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzKjLrJXlYpoEGfC2wuG1J0KwkvWz4iwDHK9cJjAXj3c2w_giAFdWoRLyIf95LUvDYjxsljhvR-PqjlugpGGlP79sRrYnFA6ykPENlqBmjUpkcrwuzMOX-z6piBzdLzldfGN1N-wT2jmbS/s640/blogger-image--37746042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzKjLrJXlYpoEGfC2wuG1J0KwkvWz4iwDHK9cJjAXj3c2w_giAFdWoRLyIf95LUvDYjxsljhvR-PqjlugpGGlP79sRrYnFA6ykPENlqBmjUpkcrwuzMOX-z6piBzdLzldfGN1N-wT2jmbS/s640/blogger-image--37746042.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcanzMty99owWuBMAtRbzVeD9BViOZHebu544uHPueonuaod-1-P0r2OttD6q_buK45hfKCAKz_VZn6xYkUyxYuv6q3FdRRGkO5YcQ2QqnZ2HRX82J8loHKAnpSk_nSUYIGHVM1Z-WSnRZ/s640/blogger-image--128108223.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcanzMty99owWuBMAtRbzVeD9BViOZHebu544uHPueonuaod-1-P0r2OttD6q_buK45hfKCAKz_VZn6xYkUyxYuv6q3FdRRGkO5YcQ2QqnZ2HRX82J8loHKAnpSk_nSUYIGHVM1Z-WSnRZ/s640/blogger-image--128108223.jpg" /></a></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03963770570936815985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291787890814369777.post-32766826327578536942013-03-31T20:42:00.001-05:002013-03-31T20:42:22.576-05:00March MadnessThe week after the Little Rock Marathon, I had to travel to Jonesboro for work for four days. I had plenty to do during the day, but the evenings were pretty lonely. The first night I was there, I had a couple of coworkers in town, so we went out for dinner. I can honestly say that was the first time I have ever actually enjoyed Indian food. It was yummy in my tummy! The second night I watched the Razorbacks lose to Missouri in basketball and then caught up on the Bachelor that I missed the night before when I was out with my coworkers. The third night I hit up the mall and then went to the Chris Tomlin and Kari Jobe concert at ASU. The concert was amazing and I am so glad I went. I am not a fan of doing things alone so it was kind of hard for me to go to restaurants and a concert by myself, but I managed. <br />
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I got off my two most expensive prescriptions (praise Jesus!!!). I can certainly think of many better ways to spend $95 per month. <br />
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I got a much needed haircut! For some reason I was so scared to make an appointment and I put it off for way too long. I got 8ish inches off and it looks so much better! Yay for no more scraggly hair!<br />
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After my haircut, I went to Fayetteville to do the Poker Run and hopefully my next post will be about that! <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtC3s8_IhfizMyjlXsG4-aGRU18zE_-4E7bFWeDqFb5eWnaV8cEtLUu7w98R34hPxylDBeZHmK3JxRT2he3at_MYNzx7yZY6ofJf54HhPHkfOmfq1G9RN3CIAAsBGvoSjXm3Hk5bLim5YO/s640/blogger-image-1447805689.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtC3s8_IhfizMyjlXsG4-aGRU18zE_-4E7bFWeDqFb5eWnaV8cEtLUu7w98R34hPxylDBeZHmK3JxRT2he3at_MYNzx7yZY6ofJf54HhPHkfOmfq1G9RN3CIAAsBGvoSjXm3Hk5bLim5YO/s640/blogger-image-1447805689.jpg" /></a></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03963770570936815985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291787890814369777.post-1072987682352594092013-03-27T21:09:00.001-05:002013-03-27T21:09:45.014-05:00Little Rock Marathon 10kThe first Sunday of March, I ran the 10k of the Little Rock Marathon. This was my first 10k, and I was a little worried because I had not yet ran the full 6.2 miles. It turned out fine and I ran the whole thing, so I was proud. My running partner didn't make it, it was 23 degrees, and the start line was utter chaos. Other than those minor setbacks, it was amazing. I had a fun time- as much fun as you can have running a little over 6 miles. Ha!<br />
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My official time was 1:14:34, which is a 12 minute pace, which was my goal and is pretty standard for me. I never claimed to be fast. I am just glad to cross the finish line and not be in last place! Running has been great for my weight loss and overall health, so that is the main reason I run. I sign up for all these races in order to force myself to train and not be lazy. :)<br />
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The Little Rock Marathon is kind of a big deal around here. I can't wait until next year's race! I haven't decided which race I will do yet. I am training now for a half marathon and hope to run a half marathon in the fall. So we will see what I decide as it gets a little closer to next March. I have done one other race (the poker run) since the Little Rock Marathon and have two more scheduled for next month, a 10k and a marathon relay in which I have a 7 mile leg. I do find it a little funny that last year I was looking at everyone's pictures from the Little Rock Marathon and I was like oh well that almost makes me want to run! But I didn't think there was any chance I would ever be a runner- and look at me now!<br />
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We had so much fun with the cherry pie making class that I went back for a lemon meringue pie class with some of my friends. We had a fabulous time, however I decided that I really don't like lemon meringue pie. That is also a pie that doesn't travel very well. Mine had some transportation trouble:<br />
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Of course I went to a Super Bowl party- and of course it was a couple of weeks ago. :) I may or may not have only watched the last 5 minutes of the game...<br />
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I am not really all that interested in NFL football. The Razorbacks, yes. But NFL, no. I only watch NFL games when I have a fantasy football team. I never really have gotten a favorite team in the NFL, so for me, the Super Bowl is about eating lots of bad-for-you food and hanging out with my friends.<br />
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My contribution to the waist lines of my friends was cotton candy bars.<br />
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The recipe called for a cup of sprinkles, which I thought wouldn't be a problem since I bake all the time and have gathered up quite the collection of different kinds of sprinkles. Y'all. 1 cup of sprinkles is a lot. Like a whole lot. Here's a picture of everything before I mixed it up:<br />
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It is pretty though! I had to use some Halloween black sprinkles too, so instead of being blue, the bars were black so it was a little tricky as they looked like chocolate but they weren't.</div>
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Here's the finished product. They were delicious!</div>
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The cupcakes turned out fine, but it was one disaster after another to get them done. That is why I could never be a baker for my job- it is too stressful. I always want them to be perfect, and it rarely turns out like I intended. I was only planning on having two variations of cupcakes.... and I turned out to have 6. At the end of the evening, I had dropped an egg on the kitchen floor, sprinkles all over the cabinet, and icing all down the side of the refrigerator. However, I got many compliments on the cupcakes, so I guess it was all ok in the end.</div>
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Each Saturday in February, <a href="http://www.eggshellskitchencompany.com/">Eggshells</a> has held a free pie making class. I went last Saturday for the cherry pie making class, and it was so much fun- not to mention tasty! :) First we learned how to make the pie crust. Even with all of my baking- I am pretty sure that this was my first time to make a pie. The pie crust is a great recipe and I definitely learned a lot in that area. Here is my pie crust in the pan:</div>
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Here I am with my pie before vent holes (or a smiley face):<br />
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We also went to the Roller Derby. I have been intending to go to see the roller derby for a long time, but it just never worked out. We had a great time and I can't wait to go back. A bunch of my coworkers (both past and present) are in the roller derby, so there are lots of familiar faces.</div>
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Monday, my friend Cherry and I went to <a href="http://www.oaklawn.com/">Oaklawn,</a> about an hour away. Luckily the rain mostly stayed away and we were able to stay through the 8th race. After that, we were wet and cold and wanted to get home in time to watch the Bachelor. :)</div>
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It is currently sleeting outside and below freezing. I'm not excited about getting to work tomorrow. Maybe it will be cancelled? {Wishful thinking!} I also got a text message from Entergy about preparing for power outages, and the weather man said on the news last night that power outages were likely. I am so sick of the power going out! I think we have had our fair share plus some of power outages. Hopefully the power stays on and the roads stay clear!Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03963770570936815985noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291787890814369777.post-23754911761782762982013-01-31T20:51:00.001-06:002013-01-31T21:13:25.791-06:00ShrimpyToday I went to the gym to knock out the next step of my training for the 10k in March. I think I did well today- 4.75 miles, which is the farthest I have ever gone! Woo! <br />
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A guy got on the treadmill towards the end of my workout, and I couldn't help but feel like a shrimp next to him! He was at least a foot taller than me ( I am 5'9" so that does not happen a lot) and I swear his arms were as big around as my thigh. I was kind of intimidated!<br />
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I had a treat of frozen banana "ice cream" with nutella after my run. It was tasty. I like the taste and it is a good way to get some potassium. I am trying to cheer on my hogs in basketball tonight but they sure are struggling on the road! Maybe we will have a good game tonight...<br />
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Also, it is Show Us Your Singles Day today (well really tomorrow, but it looks like Kelly is on top of things today!)!! My friend Lyndsey wrote about me <a href="http://lensonlynds.blogspot.com/2012/09/my-friend-jessica.html">here</a> back in September. Everything is the same, except that I had a birthday in October, so I'm 27 now. :)<br />
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This is me before a friend's wedding a couple of months ago:<br />
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Thanks for stopping by!Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03963770570936815985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291787890814369777.post-13582215346800818672013-01-30T22:57:00.001-06:002013-01-30T22:57:45.075-06:00Never again...Never again will I say that I am not expecting much to happen before I blog again! This week has been a crazy one-that's for sure!<br />
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The second weigh in for the weight loss competition at my office was today. I gained 2.2 pounds from last week. Dang! So I had to pay the penalty $1. At least I was in good company. Eleven of the 27 people gained this week. I am going to have to try super hard this week and do better!Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03963770570936815985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291787890814369777.post-7868556837492968732013-01-28T21:54:00.001-06:002013-01-28T21:54:36.323-06:00Today. Today has been a weird day. It seems like everything that can go wrong has. Everything at work was wonky- drives where switched up and things were mixed up- just an overall weird day. I heard some rumors from a pretty reliable source about some office politics, and it kind of freaks me out a little. Nothing to do with me, but still. Drama is never good. I made a protein shake that actually wouldn't have been that bad, except that I overdid it on the SweetN Low. It was disgusting, and I poured it down the drain. I ate my lunch for breakfast and so I had to go buy something for lunch. And as a result- I am probably over my calories for the day. I decided not to count because I really can't do a lot about it today.{As I am sitting here eating Gobstoppers! Ha!- I am obviously really concerned.}<br />
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I met with my young adult group today at church (and ate a lot of pizza- seems like when you are on a diet, all you can think about is food haha!). We talked about being spiritually dehydrated and what that may mean in our lives. One guy brought up the fact that even in our conversation tonight, we were talking about how we do different church related things, and they can be for our own benefit, and not to glorify God, even when we mean well. This hit home with me- not doing things seeking anything for myself, but to give of myself to God. I mainly listen to Christian music. Not always, but often. It puts me in a better mood, and I have an overall positive start to my day when I listen. There are no cuss words, no questionable lyrics. Usually that means my language and thoughts are a little better just by concentrating on those things. But am I doing it for a lift to my day, or to praise the creator? Not that there is anything wrong with listening to music that I like, I just want to be intentional with my actions.<br />
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Speaking of Christian music- this is my favorite right now:<br />
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Anyway, I wasn't planning to post today. Like I said, it has just been a different kind of day. I found this on pinterest and I really like it:<br />
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My day hasn't even been bad. But I still think I need to remember this. I am trying to make a concious effort to count my blessings instead of focusing on the things I don't have. There are some things that I pray about every. single. night. So much that I feel like a broken record sometimes. Things I think I have to have. But in reality, I'm pretty lucky. I have a job, a house, family and friends. I'm on the road to being mostly healthy. I have the ability to run, even if most of the time I hate it. I don't have any special dietary restrictions like so many others. I have disposable income. So many things that so many people wish they had. And I am trying my best to be grateful.<br />
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We had another freak snow/ice storm. Really it was mostly ice. Everyone freaked, and schools were cancelled and businesses closed. Except mine- for some reason we had to stay until the traffic was especially crazy before we could leave. My neighborhood is pretty hilly, so I think my blood pressure was through the roof, but I made it home just fine. No major drama- but I am so grateful that I bought the 4-wheel drive version of my car. Snow days are not good since I have to cross over the river to get home and also have so many hills to deal with. <br />
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I started back with my running and Zumba since I had a month long break due to holiday craziness and a broken tailbone. The doctor told me I had to take it easy for 2 weeks, but in reality I waited about 2.5 weeks. I made it through my first couple of runs, even though it was a little sore. I have been running on the treadmill due to the weather, but Friday I was able to get to the Big Dam Bridge for a run. My favorite running spot, Two Rivers Park, is still closed because of a sink hole I think, so I had to drive a little farther. (You can see the Big Dam Bridge from Two Rivers, so in reality it is not that far... just a minor inconvenience. Although, the trail is longer over at the BDB, so that is good since I am running longer now.)<br />
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I tried to make some pancakes out of 2 eggs and a banana. Thanks Pinterest... NOT! That was the nastiest thing ever- definitely couldn't even choke it down. That went straight to the trash. Fortunately Pinterest redeemed itself and I found out about making "ice cream" from frozen bananas. I added some Nutella to mine and it was delicious! I will definitely be making that again!<br />
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We started a weight loss competition at my office. I am super excited. I am not really in it to win the money, although it would be nice- there are alot of people in the competition. Everyone is really supportive of each other and it is certainly more fun. We do have to pay a penalty if we gain any weight in between weigh-ins, and I certainly don't want to pay any more money, so that is more motivation to stick with it. I have decided that Sundays are my cheat day, but I am pretty strict with my calories the other days. I have also been doing better with bringing my lunch, which helps with calories and money!<br />
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My sorority alumni association here in Central Arkansas got together at Santo Coyote the other day. Um, hello- New favorite Mexican restaurant!!!<br />
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My sister and I were invited to the zoo today with my friend Ashley and her family. They have some fun cut-out things in the children's area. Ashley is the squirrel and I am the boy...<br />
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I am excited. I am doing pretty good in my training- I am up to 4.5 miles. Now I just need to get to 6.2 by March 3!!! There are quite a few races going on by my friend Lyndsey, so hopefully we will get to do at least one together! And my friend Sarah and I are trying to get a relay group together to run the relays in the Hogeye Marathon in Fayetteville in April. So I can get two medals in two months! Woo! My first running medals! It doesn't matter to me that all finishers get them- I will be proud of myself for finishing! Who knows- maybe next year I will be able to run the half marathon in the Little Rock Marathon. I never would have thought of myself as a runner- now I am well on my way!</div>
Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03963770570936815985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291787890814369777.post-49243808247601232682013-01-22T21:42:00.001-06:002013-01-22T21:42:23.561-06:00The end of 2012Let's do a little more catch up!<br />
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I think I left off at Christmas. I had a good one. I got an iPad and the metal razorback I wanted. Unfortunately I couldn't use my iPad too much at first because the power was out. We had a very white Christmas in Arkansas. I was actually not excited at all for the snow/ice. I had a project at work that needed to get done and I live in a very hilly neighborhood. The power went out in most of central Arkansas on Christmas afternoon. Mine stayed on a little longer- into the evening- but then it eventually gave out too. While the power was out, I was bored to death. I was planning to take off work over Christmas to deep clean my house since one of my roommates moved out. The snow actually gave me the days off work for free -although that is not how I wish it would have worked out. I did everything that I could while the power was out- dusted, cleaned the grout in the shower, washed the blinds and baseboards, etc. My house was almost clean enough for the queen. Ha!<br />
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The power came back on a couple of days later. After charging my phone and taking a shower, I vacuumed and all that. Then on Friday morning, my office reopened. It was my scheduled day off but I had this project that had to get done. We were on a two hour delay so I thought that I would sleep in a little and then get up and steam mop the hard floors and then text my boss to see if I needed to come in to get this project taken care of. So when I got up and around, I put water in the steam mop and decided to start downstairs in the laundry room. I made it all the way down to the last step when I slipped on the step and landed straight on my tailbone. I was pretty sure that I broke the tailbone right when I fell. It was terrible pain and I am pretty sure that I sounded like a woman in labor with all of my huffing and puffing. Luckily the night before, I was bored and looking through my pinterest for projects that I had pinned but not done yet. I decided to make some ice packs. Ironic, since I certainly needed an ice pack that Friday morning!! <br />
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As the day went on, I had just about convinced myself that it was just a bruised tailbone. Also I texted my boss that I could come in even though I was off but that I thought my tailbone was broken. I don't think he believed me! Luckily he was very nice and took care of a lot of the work for me. Then Friday night I had some weird concussion like symptoms. I was very nauseous when standing, started seeing spots kind of like when you get a migraine, and then when I laid down I had ringing in my ears. I did not hit my head but my massage therapist later told me that you can have concussion like symptoms from hitting your head since your tailbone is at the bottom of your spine. The doctor did not tell me that but she did notice that my sinuses were very swollen. I wasn't aware that I have allergy problems so I guess I will just have to watch that. Anyway after all those weird symptoms, I decided that I should probably go to the hospital just in case. It was still below freezing and kind of icy so I decided to wait until Saturday morning. My dad came to pick me up and after a few hours in the ER, it was determined that I did in fact break my tailbone. I will say that is an experience that I never hope to repeat!!!! They told me that it would be 4-6 weeks until it heals. I am at about the 3.5 week mark so hopefully I am almost healed! I have been running and doing Zumba for the past week so I am feeling pretty good about it. I do have a race in about 5.5 weeks so there is not a lot of time for sitting around and feeling sorry for yourself!<br />
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I think I have to go back to November to start the catch up.<br />
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I voted for the first time in a while and went running on the same day. Two gold stars for me.<br />
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Not the best picture, but this is my favorite part of the trail.</div>
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I decorated for Christmas. I went out on a limb (ha!) and tried a new color scheme. I don't think I like it- I think I am going back to red and silver next year. I am a creature of habit.</div>
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I went to Fayetteville and had a cute dinner date. He didn't cry this time, so that is progress. :)</div>
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Lyndsey and I went to see the Hogs play Syracuse. They lost, but it was closer than I thought. We obviously had great seats. Second to last row in the upper deck..</div>
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See how close we were? Ha!</div>
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I went to a million Christmas parties. I made some cake balls for a couple of them. They are supposed to look like ornaments.</div>
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My mom and I made a gingerbread house.</div>
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We had a couple of secret santa groups at my office. I got these things from one of my secret santas:</div>
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I made some stuff for my secret santa and here are a couple of the things that I remembered to take a picture of:</div>
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I made these super cute snowman cupcakes for my work Christmas potluck.</div>
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I also made some reindeer cupcakes for my kids at church.</div>
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My brother graduated from college. It was a crazy time. We had three bottles that needed to be chilled, and only three buckets. We improvised with a kleenex box holder. Ha.</div>
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I got to eat at Flying Burrito so it was a success in my book. :) </div>
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Meet my dog-nephew, Ruger.</div>
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He likes it when I bring him treats!</div>
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I made Santa hat brownies for Christmas with my family. See that Christmas tree in the back of the plate? They were originally going to be like that, but it was too much work, so I switched to Santa hats. :)</div>
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I would also like to add that strawberries are freaking expensive in December. (to the tune of $7 per pound. I only bought 1 pound- that is crazy!!)</div>
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I actually have a lot of laundry that I should be folding, so I guess that is caught up enough. I will try to write a post again soon and finish the catching up!!</div>
Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03963770570936815985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8291787890814369777.post-85693990406792341202012-12-09T20:13:00.001-06:002012-12-09T20:13:09.931-06:00Light up the nightSo I obviously have been slacking in the blogging department! There is so much going on and I will catch up later but I wanted to post this one before I forgot. Yesterday my coworker Casey and I did the Light Up The Night 5k through downtown Little Rock. I am proud that I ran the whole race. I was not super fast- but at least I didn't stop. That was my goal. I wanted to blog my time so that I can remember it for the future as a comparison. I was the 119th female finisher with a time of 39:39. Hopefully my next one will be faster, but I am still proud of myself. The race is at night and you are supposed to wear Christmas lights. I also had reindeer antlers, but it was so windy that I mainly just carried them. <br />
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