And it’s a going to be a great year for Alabama. I’ve said it many times and I’ll say it again. Every program has its ups and downs. The years when the football program is “rebuilding” are tortuous. The excitement for fall football is still there, but knowing deep down that the team is just …
Real Life
I’ve been waiting for this day. I love the Olympics, and after watching a few trials in track, gymnastics, and swimming, I’ve tried to be patient. Other than Football in the South, these Games have been on my calendar. So, what is on my top 10 list? 1o. Opening ceremonies. Beijing was UNREAL. I’m not …
Now this doesn’t mean that I won’t be partaking of any Sour Patch Jelly Beans if they somehow wind up on my desk at school (Token Male, I’m looking at you). It just means that I like looking at this variety of color and would definitely choose this over skittles. Most days… 😉 Speaking of …
1. The peace and quiet of a GREAT hotel and 1 orange. That doesn’t sound very exciting does it? Neither does altitude sickness. I woke up no less than 15 times during the night with extreme nausea and headache. We spent a lot of time at 14,000ft on Thursday and I hoped the fatigue …
How about a little Friday alliteration? What am I loving about this week? 1. F is for FitFluential Ambassadors. I got a much-anticipated email from Danielle at FitFluential notifying me that I’ve been accepted as an Ambassador. So what does this mean? FitFluential is a network of fitness enthusiasts created by Kelly Olexa in 2011. …
I can’t believe how fast it’s moving. My teacher friends would hang me by my toenails if they knew what I was about to type: I really need the days to slow down. We are in the home stretch before the Colorado trip and every year, I wish away the last 4 or 5 weeks. …
It all started with a Hepatitis A scare from drinking an unsweet tea at a McDonald’s on the same morning as an infected employee. I immediately went to my “sports injuries” doctor because he is the last one to see me for anything involving my liver, which is what Hepatitis can adversely affect. Sure enough, …
~yes I’m back from a brief post race break. Last week was nothing but school testing, field trips, and crashing hard after school. I didn’t have the motivation to post the most boring week of the year. ~this week is non stop school meetings and getting back to running and CrossFit. I shouldn’t be this …
Thanks, McDonalds. Because of you, I’m now patiently waiting to see why my liver is enlarged and my eyes are jaundiced. Who knew a post-long-run hash brown and unsweet tea could cost me 30$ in a copay and possibly a lovely disease? ***** I’m not lovin’ you right now. It all started when I …
~ I think I look so totally not awful when I’m slinging weights at crossfit. Then I get a glimpse of the profile in the reflection off the door and I just want to cry. ~ When we are 8 rounds into a 10 round workout and all hope is gone and we are hanging …
~ Seriously, what would I do for a Klondike bar? ~ A gallon of water will clean out the systems no matter how dehydrated I once was. ~ Backing into smaller pants just makes the whole seem brighter. That’s exciting and very sad that I attach that much emotion to smaller sizes. ~ I liked …
But hey, it’s fun and I love anything fun. I found this over at Janeetha’s blog and accepted her gracious offer to use her template. So, without further ado, here is a bunch of stuff about me that you may not want to know or care about. If you’re just here for the food, go …
It’s late Friday night and the day has been uneventful so far. While I’m waiting for the big show of storms to arrive tonight, here are some of my favorite good ol’ fashioned healthy living items. 1. Wood spoons. I’m ashamed to admit how long it has taken me to jump on this train. I …
One more week gone and I have some things that make me smile through the congestion and hacking cough. I wish I could say it was the soothing smells of my own chicken soup. But I didn’t make it. I ate crap or didn’t eat at all. But I got some sleep, read a little, …
Some days, you just know it’s best to lay low. And nobody likes a teacher running fever from strep throat running wild all over the halls. I went to the doctor on Tuesday and hoped the shots and medicine would just knock it all out of the park. I went to school Wednesday and started …
Driving to Mississppi on the I-20. We’ve taken many road trips on this stretch of road. Some happy, like the week of Thanksgiving 2004. We had just found out that during the day on Wednesday, that Stephen made the final cut and was hired for the job. This was the job that required us to …
~ I went down the toy aisle at Walmart and almost had a heart attack. Why do they set up those motion detector toys that speak when you walk by? It seriously creeped me out. Buying Play Doh used to be so much easier. ~ Valentine’s Day. Who chose this to be the mascot?? I …
The food was amazing. I made a copycat of Chili’s southwestern egg rolls. I’ll do a full recipe post later, but let’s just say that I didn’t deep fry them and they were still so good. I also “made” chili lime wings. Opening that bag from Tyson was TOUGH!!! And putting them on a …
Hectic week coming up at work and the past two days have jump started the whole thing. Big state department visit and our school is top of the list to host the 15 visitors. Long story short, there is a team of teachers that will meet with them for a round table discussion about our …
I’m ready for it. It’s going to be a good day, no matter what the calendar reads. It’s payday. It’s professional devp. day which means we get to eat lunch with ADULTS!!!! It’s Biggest Loser day. It’s manicure day. And clinique day (I go twice a year to replenish my face gunk). Oh, and I …