ahhhhh!!!

so...a week from now...i'll be married!!!  

week four, run two

i've learned/realized numerous things today and it's only 11:31.

1. running with my contacts in is much more enjoyable.  i can see things around me!!  :)

2. running uphill is bruuuuutal.

3. a 5k is quite a bit longer than i thought it would be.  good thing it's not a race.

4. it's very important to stretch.  

5. the 30 day shred isn't kicking my bum anymore and is helping my shins not hurt so terribly.

6. my phone is still confusing to answer another call while keeping the current person on the line.

7. insurance is like another language to me.  it's like me speaking spanish to someone who speaks insurance.  however, my new car insurance agent is fabulous at explaining things to me.  ;)

8. speaking of car things...i got a new car!!!  sadie's lease was up, so i returned her and got a chevy cruze!!  and, interestingly enough, pepita (cruze) is cherry red!  (they didn't have pink... ;))  

she's pretty cute!  (i'll post a pic later!)

9. i looooooooove watching tennis!  currently rafa nadal is on.  he's one of my faves.  as, of course, is r.fed.  :)

ok, gotta go.  i'm making some turkey, bacon, guac subs for lunch.  mmmmmmmm!

week three, run one

oh.my.gosh.  today's run was good.  i ran three times the length of my runs two weeks ago - which is actually quite an accomplishment!  :)  the only bad part about this run was the humidity.  i saw that it was 63* before i went on my run, so thought "no prob, i'll just wear a <tough enough to wear pink> t-shirt and i should be good.  i forgot to look at the humidity...75%.  i'm not really a fan of humidity.  i think i'd rather have the heat.  :/  


speaking of the heat, poor lebron, eh??  but good for dirk & the other fellas.  


i've got a lot to do this week - find a new car (my lease is up on sadie in july), finish my mom's scrapbook (i'm on pg. 8 & have 27 left to do - it'll take me awhile!), finish some paintings, help td with the rocks outside our house, clean the house, possibly play sand volleyball, perhaps participate in a bit of czech days...


so, in other words, i'd better get going!


yay for running!
xoxo,
m

week two, run one

successful, yet painful...  today was the most difficult run yet.  could be that i was used to the first running/walking routine, and today the times were increased.  oh well, i completed it without giving up!  which is kind of a big deal for me.  :)  

    <-- this is me running in the neighborhood!  ha!

things to do today:

*work on my paintings (two of the three are gifts!!)

*scrapbook

*wash off the driveway

*pull some weeds

*clean/organize the garage (maybe)

hgtv, here i come!

so, i've been working on painting/decorating since about the middle of april with the help of many friends and family...i think i'm FINALLY done with the downstairs!!  (although, i have a few wall decorations i'm thinking about for the 2 bedrooms, but that'll have to wait because it doesn't neeeed to be done, according to td ;))


i just finished the downstairs bathroom today.  strangely enough, it ended up being the only room in our house that's painted a color (blueish) - the rest of the house is called {chocolate mousse} and surprisingly looks different in every room.  on a whim, my mom and i decided to paint the bathroom different - nantucket fog - just for fun.  


it turned out great and looks totes cool with the black shower curtain & black/silver accessories.  some of the best accessories are actually the pictures.  i was watching hgtv [imagine that!] and on *secrets from a stylist* they were trying to cheaply decorate a space.  the guy was a great photographer and had some awesome pics, so they printed them off and framed them in white frames to put up a collage on the wall.  i thought, "hey, i can do that!" 


i picked out some cool scenery & bull fight pics from my time in --espana-- and had them printed in black & white.  i framed them in black and they're not only AWESOME-looking, they're meaningful to me!  


also, i'm quite proud of the fact that i actually got the towel ring/bar to hang on the wall...man, have i had a rough time hanging those things!  you'd think they could make it easier so it works every time.  eh, whatev, it worked this time!  yahoooooo!


[check it out]

{what do you think??}

xoxo,

mag

week one, run three

week one, run three:
uff da, it was HOT today!!  one thing i did do was wear a cute, pink tank top and that helped tremendously.  however, i need to figure out how to bring some water along because i get so thirsty...any ideas?


so, as i'm cooling down, i'm drinking some h2o and listening to the new incubus single "promises, promises."  i'm kind of sad that the whole album doesn't come out until july 12.  that's ok, though, i'm fairly certain i've got enough music to last me until then.


i haven't eaten lunch, so i may go make some GUAC to hold me over until supper.  i cannot decide what to make: pizza or spaghetti?  one thing i do not enjoy - making decisions!


here's to another successful run!
xoxo,
mj

week one, run two

another success!!  :)  
however, today is considerably more hot/humid, so my face is *slightly* red...and my straightened hair is beginning to curl.  dang.


because i have so much energy now, i'm going to go clean the house!  then, perhaps i'll get around to taking some pics to share...  


xoxo,
m