Fabulous Run

Here's what three things I'm obsessed with this week... I need to find a gym, like whoa. I did a work out yesterday that hurt so bad. I am so out of shape. Sure I've been running, but I haven't been doing any kind of resistance or weight training. Travel Babbles did a post yesterday called Around the World Wednesday and it made me realize how much I want to travel again. I haven't gone anywhere since London and I haven't gone anywhere not for work since Mexico in 2011. It's been too long! I need to go to Sephora. Now. I am out of my all time favorite chapstick. It is a little pricey at $22.50, but Fresh's Sugar Lip Treatment is phenomenal. And it does last a while 

I just saw this post through Scandal's facebook page. And my first thought was...only 10?  Turns out Cosmo put this list out and it is so true. 1. Based on a true story. Olivia Pope's character aka the Head Bitch In Charge is based off of real-life crisis handler, Judy Smith. 2. Kerry Washington, who plays Olivia Pope, is pretty much perfect for this role. She makes you want to buy every single one of Liv's outfits. Power suit, anyone? 3. There is always some type of cuh-razy love triangle going on. 4. One week you hate a character, the next you love 'em. I'm looking at you, Mellie. JK, I still hate you. 5. It's real. So very, very, very real. Interracial relationships, a gay politician, black babies being adopted...this is the type of stuff you want to see on TV. 6. You will get emotional and love every single moment of it. 7. The scripting is compelling. There are so many times where you will be like, did he/she just say... 8. The twists and turns don...

Some random facts about me... I believe... ...that travel should be a part of life ...that laughing til you cry is one of the best feelings in the world ...that a glass of wine a day will keep the doctor away ...that I could be a vegetarian only if I was allowed two cheat days a month ...that there should be one line in every airport/store for people who have their shit together ...that everyone will eventually find that one special person to share their life with ...that, someday, everything will make perfect sense ...that a well-tailored suit is to women what lingerie is to men Me (R) and my bestie Alexa (L) in London...miss you! I... ...have a twin sister ...can hold a serious grudge. Most of the time, for about five minutes ...really want a french bulldog puppy ...am addicted to tv. and reading. ...would do anything for my friends and family ..."train" for half marathons bc if I didn't have a goal, I prob wouldn't work out ...eat when I...

One of the girls at work said to me a few weeks ago "you didn't realize that once you moved here you wouldn't get to sleep in on weekends anymore, did you?" And for the most part...that's true! Oh how I miss sleeping in. This weekend I volunteered at the Great West Indoor Track & Field Conference Championships. My friend who is a coach there had volunteered for me during race weekend, so I said I would return the favor. This meant Saturday and Sunday alarms set for 6:45am. ugh. But I got to work the horizontal jumps and even one of the pole vault fields. They were long days but it was entertaining. And my friends' team won both the men's and women's titles. Then it was time for the Oscars! I had wanted to have a party, but now I'm a little glad I didn't. I accidentally took a two hour nap when I got home from the meet and missed some of the red carpet. oops. I want to say it was one of the longest awards shows ever, but it was prob...

I'm headed out to volunteer at a track meet. Just remember...

I don't know what it was on Sunday morning but I just did not want to run. No particular reason, I just wasn't feeling it. We stopped by the breakfast to use the bathroom before heading out to the start line. It was chilly, but not too cold. With only four weeks of training behind us,  I was very anxious once we got there. Once the gun went off it took us almost 13 minutes to cross the start line and the course was pretty crowded for the first few miles. My fastest mile was number 7! I was feeling good until 8 when my hamstring started acting up again. And it just kept getting worse. And oh my god the hills. I was not ready for that. But honestly I don't remember much from the race. I just know that I had to get through it. When I hit mile 11 I was still with E and K, but I knew if I stayed with them I would quit. I just had to get done as fast as I could. Mile 13 was my third-fastest mile. And then it was over. 2:16:49. Not my best day. There's always the next ...

Back to my regularly scheduled programming...here's what three things I'm obsessed with this week. I got my first pair of compression socks. From Lululemon. I didn't know how I would feel about them for a half marathon so first I wore them in the 5k two weeks ago. They were comfortable enough that I decided to try them out in Austin. I don't know if I noticed enough of a difference in how my legs felt but at least I liked the way the looked. So I bought another pair Weds after work. Now if only they would bring back the black ones. While I was searching lulu's website in vain for more socks I came across these arm warmers . And I Want them! Now, I know I live in Houston. And it's hot here. But I just really want them for some reason. This might be my next race. I'm not sure yet. We're trying to plan out our schedule at the office. I've never done a Rock 'n' Roll race, mainly because the entry fees are so high. But if the other girls ...