Miscellany Monday

*ONE* At least once a year one of my ex boyfriend's sister always sends me a picture of my name in snow. They live in NC and got like 6 inches of snow!! Crazy! So this year she had to add some food coloring so that it would show up! Love it. Thanks Keely!

*TWO* Speaking of snow... let me just say, a white Christmas is beautiful, but I am for once happy I live in a state where it doesn't snow. Crazy Blizzards!!!

*THREE* I conquered the Pioneer Woman's cinnamon rolls!!! They turned out GREAT! Nom nom nom!

*FOUR* I have realized that Jax hates lights...like the flash on a camera, laser pointer, flashlight. Hence why I had to hold his sweet face in this Christmas Eve picture. I love my lil bear!

Jax on Christmas morning, wondering where his presents are.

*FIVE* Christmas day here in FL was gorgeous! It was about 70 degrees. So I took my new Ohio State Cycling Jersey and Trek out for a ride. Love Love Love.

Hope you all had a very wonderful Christmas and are staying warm!!

FRIDAY!

Oh happy day! I am so happy...for many reasons!

1. The obvious being that it is FRIDAY! This week felt so long!

2. Last night I had an amazingly fun time at my Spin Class. Last night was the first time going to a Thursday night Spin Class. The instructor was around my age and had the best music! She had some intense workouts too. I walked out with my shirt soaked in sweat. Yahhhh. I am feeling it a little today, but pain equals gain baby!

3. It should be a good weekend! Jax is having a sleepover tonight with a new friend, Dexter... (I am petsitting for my friends). I have my Ride for Breast Cancer Awareness tomorrow! Stoked bc it is Trek and I's first cycling event! Sunday I am hopefully going to see my godson Austin and his little sister, Kylee and their Momma! I have missed them a lot!

Austin kissing his little sister Kylee

Finally got a real road bike helmet. Love!

4. Two weeks from today I will be visiting the West Coast! Going Going...Back Back...to Cali Cali! Words can't express my excitement! Btw- My Dad is awesome. God has truly blessed me with amazing parents.

5. Fact: I love Johnny Depp. He is one of my favorite Actors. I absolutely love him in Cry Baby, but love him even more as Jack Sparrow! Did ya'll see he recently went to a school to suprise a little girl who wrote to Sparrow!? Too freaking cute!

Yes, that is really Johnny Depp.

What are you up to this weekend?

Whatever it may be I hope it's an enjoyable one!

Cycling Adventures

I had a rather interesting 10 mile bike ride last night. Here are my reflections:

-Wind and a road bike DO NOT GET ALONG. Road bikes are very light weight bikes and when you add some strong wind into the mixture it is quite frightening.

-With the wind came a much harder resistance that I am not use to. My legs are a bit sore today and my arms/triceps got a great work out while clinging on for dear life. Oh and I can't even count the times I was hit in the face by an acorn, leaf, or bug. That being said, must remind myself to keep my mouth shut!

-Why don't my fellow cyclists smile, do a finger wave, or greet in passing? I do not get it. Motorcyclists do it. Annoys me.

-Know what else is annoying? People who take up the entire trail. HELLO! I swear one of these days I am going to accidentally run into one of them when they don't get out of the way. What happened to being courteous and staying on one side?! Grrr.

-I had a companion keep up with for about 5 minutes. Yeah...some random dog ran along side of me. I was nervous at first (thinking the dog was going to attack me and Trek) but then I laughed. Eventually the owner passed me on his bike and apologized saying the dog was with him. I was very impressed with the dogs ability to keep up!

I can't get over how much my love for cycling has grown.
Love you Trek! (im a dork, I know)

Ride for Awareness

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I am so blessed to have wonderful friends like you all.

Thank you so much for your comforting words and prayers.

They are more than appreciated.

My heart hurts but I know God is so good.

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Yesterday I signed up for Trek Women's Ride for Awareness!!!

You can choose from a 10 mile or 25 mile bike ride. I chose 10 miles. It's Trek & I's first ever event! I am very excited. This event is happening October 9, 2010 all over the U.S.

See if a city near you is doing it!

Miscellany Monday

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Happy Labor Day!!

One- I haven't posted a picture of Trek and I in awhile! I am wearing a BondiBand! After this post we're going on another ride...on a Monday! What a treat!

Two- I have a 5k this Saturday, Autumn Rock n Run 5k! I am stoked...but gotta get a few good runs in before then!

Three- I had this made for my best friend. It turned out great! You gotta check out Poppy Chic Jewelry!

Four- The boyfriend and I broke up last night. I hope it's just a break, that's the feeling I keep getting from God. I have never had my heart broken this way before. He is the one. God has made this clear to me. But I feel I have lost him. We had many fights and problems but I never thought it would come to this. I don't even know what to do or think other than pray. I find myself questioning God and that is so wrong of me to do. I know he has a plan but this really sucks. He is my best friend, the only person I have fully opened my heart to, my other half. Gah.

Did you & your boyfriend(or hubby) have a huge breakup or fight? How did you mend things back together? Was it just a matter of time... Any words of advice and prayer would be so appreciated right now. I refuse to give up on him and "us".

That's all I've got today... I hope you all have or had a wonderful holiday weekend!

Oh Wednesday.

Today I woke up feeling extremely tired and sick. LAME.

I had an absolute great run at the gym last night. I haven't been to the gym in about 4 months because on the weekends I have been cycling with Trek (for my new followers, that is my road bike). It's an intense cardio workout so I skip doing anything during the week. BUT it's the time of year where I enjoy doing at least 1 5k a month so I have to get my running butt in gear.

My Current Work Out Schedule:
Monday: REST
Tuesday: RUN
Wednesday: REST
Thursday: RUN
Friday: REST
Saturday: CYCLE
Sunday: CYCLE

*If you have any 5k running tips they would be much appreciated!"


FEW MORE THINGS:
1. Don't forget today is the last day for the TOMS giveaway! Ends at midnight!
2. My blog friend Vivs has a new online art journal class, Float On! I did her previous online art journal class and LOVED it so check it out because you might love it too!


I love her glitter TOMS!

3. I am thinking of doing this 30 Days of Me thing. It's pretty neat! You should play along too!

Sorry for the lack of a fun entry.

Miscellany Monday

I love Miscellany Mondays!

ONE-Happy Summer!! Today is officially the first day of Summer. Here in Florida it has felt like Summer for the past few weeks!


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I love this picture...It's what you want to do after being outside for what....10minutes? Yeah...it's that bad.

TWO-CONQUERER! I did it! I conquered my little fear of the bike shoes! It was amazing. I am even more addicted to cycling after a ride with them. It completely changes the bike ride. I felt more in control and I wasn't constantly shifting my feet. It was great! Didn't fall once. Hooray! Thanks for all those motivational comments! And HEATHER...I thought of your comment from your hubby on my bike ride: "to clip out you have to act like your kicking a dog running up next to you or something weird." Haha. It worked!

THREE-STEAKS. Father's day was full of great food and great people. My boyfriend cooked steaks for our entire family! He seriously can cook a mean steak! Delicious! He can grill and is very handsome...and he loves Jesus. I am a lucky gal! Love you bf! Xoxo.

FOUR-GRADUATION. My sister graduates (gets pinned) tonight from Nursing School! Congrats to her!

FIVE-MANGO MOJITO. I had the best dang mango mojito at Chili's Friday night. I have been craving one ever since my trip to Atlantic City, where I had THE best $10 mango mojito! Oh it was worth the money, trust me. But Chili's does a mighty fine job on theirs AND it's 2 for 1 for only $6.99! Can't beat that!

SIX-JOURNAL. Here are journal pages from Day 4 and Day 5. I have much catching up to do for days 6, 7, and today because I left my journal at work. I will share them as soon as I finish!

(Day 4: "What fills your heart?" Day 5: "Blogs you love")

Have a great Monday!!

Reunited

I am stoked, for a couple reasons today:

The most obvious one...it's FRIDAY!

*HARRY POTTER HAS COME TO UNIVERSAL ORLANDO!!!

I LOVE HARRY POTTER! I WANT TO GO ASAP!

Hmmm...Maybe for my birthday next month?

*And I finally got TREK back!! I encountered some complete dorkness last night... I seriously had a huge grin on my face when the bike guy brought my bike out. It was like seeing your pet after being gone for like a week! I felt just like that...with my BIKE! Haha. Whatever... REUNITED AND IT FEELS SO GOOD.

Also, VERY proud of myself for having put together my shoes and putting on my cleats. So I then decided to give them a try on my bike...

(my pretty shoes)

(For those who aren't familiar with road bikes: The cleat is on the bottom of my shoes. I have to clip onto the pedal where the circle on the cleat is)

Well at first I couldn't figure out how to connect the cleat to the pedal (because I wasn't doing it right). So after sweat and tears I came inside to try to find a YouTube video to guide me. After 15minutes finally went outside for attempt #2. Woo Hoo finally got one foot clipped in...and....ohhh....CRASH. Idk how it even happened. I was at a stand still and next thing I knew I was on the floor. It wasn't an instinct to unclip my foot from the pedal. I hit the ground HARD. My body hurts today. My poor hands are torn up at the knuckle. TREK is perfectly fine, of course. I got up after that though and pinned myself between the garage and my mom's car (for balance) so I could practice clipping in and out. But...now I am too freaked out to go on a bike ride with them. AH!

(picture of my battle wounds taken last night...today they are red and swollen!)

I am only working a half day today, but it's not for an exciting reason. I am going back to the doctor's office to get a test done. Please pray that everything goes well and the test results come back negative. Thanks in advance!

HAVE A GREAT FRIDAY & WEEKEND!

Friday!

Who is happy it's FRIDAY?!
I know I am!

*If you have decided to do Janel's 30 day Journal Challenge...be sure to head over to her blog and grab the button! If you look on the left hand side of my page you can see it. Looks fabulous! Also, make sure you connect to the journal's Flickr page!

*Interested in helping with the massive oil spill? I am disgusted with the way the government and BP has handled all of this...

You can help by purchasing a BP "Beyond Pollution" T-Shirt & support BLACKND, as well as The Institute For Marine Mammal Studies, which is an organization that is currently rescuing and rehabilitating marine animals affected by the oil spill.


(click on the pic-directs you to the purchase page)


$5 of every shirt purchase goes to IMMS.

If you purchase a shirt be sure to take a picture of you wearing it and send it to my email address: pinkstarr403@yahoo.com so that you can be featured on my blog!

Came across this video (thanks Casie!) & wanted to share it with you all... It'll make you laugh, even when it's wrong too, but it summarizes the BP idiots rather well I think!

"This is what happens when BP spills....COFFEE"



TREK (my road bike) is in with the Bike Dr for the weekend...so...No long bike ride Saturday. I am upset but it's impossible to ride if the chain isn't working right!

I have a hair date with my best friend tonight!!! I am so excited to see her and her cute preggo tummy! Yay!

I don't have any big plans this weekend...I might do a random escape on Saturday...just depends on how things go. We shall see!

Have a great weekend, friends!

Hi Friends! I don't have much to post today. I finally was able to sleep but for some reason my alarm clock scared the crap out of me this morning! Like...I sat straight up in bed when it went off, heart racing! Bad start to the day. (Thank goodness it's almost Friday!)

I went on a bike ride yesterday night...and well...it was awful! I was so uncomfortable (I think it had to do with my back) and my chain is messed up. I am so upset because I had planned a long bike ride for Saturday, but that isn't looking possible. Grrr.

*For those who are looking into cycling...be prepared so spend money. It isn't cheap. I tend to jump into things too fast when I am set on getting something...and don't bother researching it. I have spent about half of what I paid for the bike already! And now I have to spend more $ to get it fixed (which I am hoping won't be too much).


Yesterday I bought padded spandex shorts (sexy right? LOL) and a pair of gloves from Sports Authority:




My coworker and fellow cyclist told me about his favorite bike gear website...Performance Bike. I love it. I bought a small bike pump and SHOES finally!!! I got them both on sale!




*note-I bought these thinking I was going on a long bike ride Saturday. Grrr.






*One of my favorite bloggers, Janel of Run With Scissors, is having a 30 day journal challenge!!! I love this because it isn't necessarily an art journal thing (I attempted art journaling but it's not really my thing...) You can simply use pen or marker for each day's prompt! I love that because I love to doodle! You should go check it out and join in!
Starts Monday, June 14!*



Have a great Thursday!

Mother Nature

Wanted to say THANK YOU to those who left comments about Trek and I's first ride! If you are interested in road biking you need to visit this site...Healthy Tipping Point. Caitlin is so awesome! She posts all kinds of training advice, recipes, and tips on buying a bike. She is going on a 100-mile bike ride this weekend in California... Cheer her on!

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Anyways, today...I just want to be curled up on the couch with no sunlight watching Pride & Prejudice and the DVD's for Band of Brothers. With sweet teas, sushi and a mango gelati. [sigh] Ohhh well.

Bible study tonight, thank goodness! I've slacked this week... because it was cancelled last Thursday, I didn't get the fuel I needed. Lame excuse I know. AND the Grey's Anatomy 2 hour Season finale is on tonight! This very much excites me!

This week went by fast...or maybe just for me? I like it!

Hope you all have a fab Thursday! Tomorrow is Friday! Yay!

First Ride

I took "TREK" (yes I named my bike..though it's not a very creative name, whatever) out for our very first ride together! I lasted 40 minutes...I probably could have gone longer but there was a nasty storm approaching. I mainly road on the trail, but had to get there by riding along the road a little ways. THAT WAS SCARY! I do not like the road...I shall stick to the trails for now.

Surprisingly my upper body is the part that hurts the most today. I don't normally... okay...well I don't ever work out my upper body because I hate the pain I am left with. I know pain = gain but I'd much rather endure pain in my legs...that I can handle. I do feel some pain in my legs but not as bad as the upper body. AND my bum feels great?! I didn't even wear padded shorts...awesome! (I worried about that the most)

Needs: bike gloves (my hands were hurting on the ride), bike pouch, padded spandex shorts, sport sunglasses
Wants: pink taped handle bars or silver? & cycling shoes

Saturday I am going to attempt an hour ride...until then...I've got some training to do!

Miscellany Monday

(1) I pray every morning as I drive to work that I will make it through another day in the office. I wake up wishing I didn't have to go. Isn't that awful? It's so draining...emotionally and physically.

(2) I have had a headache since Saturday night. I get these, randomly. I can't ever tell if they are sinus pressure headaches or just a reallllly bad migraine! It's awful. It's killing me today.

(3) I love cherries. I love when there in season :) I have a lovely bag waiting for me at lunch time. It's also strawberry season, but I can no longer be happy about this. Why? Because my love towards strawberries will never be the same since I found a dead worm or caterpillar stuck inside a strawberry... that I almost ate. Gross and horrifying.
(4) I ventured into Bass Pro Shops this weekend for the first time in my 24 years. Rather interesting...way too much Camouflage.

(5) I severly lost a fight with the beau about whether it's appropraite to wear a Camouflage hat to dinner at a BBQ place. Damnit.

**I got my first ever road bike on Saturday! STOKED! It's a Trek 2100. I love her. Can't wait to take her out this weekend! Isn't she pretty?!