I'm so excited! Today I get to see my bestest friend in the entire world-Ashley! She and Kelly are coming into town today to see Kelly's parents for Thanksgiving. It's a fast trip since Ashley's parents are going to see her new house, but still, I'm glad to spend some time with her! We are going to the Georgia Aquarium, which I haven't done yet so I think it will be fun. I'm really excited to see the Titanic exhibit that just came in.
I got my hair cut yesterday by a new stylist at Bon Vivant. Her name is Christy and I LOVE my hair. I asked Travis if he liked it and he said "Do you want me to be honest?" That of course scared me because I thought he was going to say no, but I'd still rather know if my husband thinks I look hideous or not. Anyways, he said he didn't even notice. haha, all that worry for nothing. But Christy (Ellis) agrees with me that it looks much better than the last time I got it cut. I have finally found a stylist to go to on a regular basis- at least while we live in Atlanta!
Tomorrow is the Weather Channel Marathon. I am a little excited but also disappointed. I have gotten sick so much during this training because of my job and really don't feel as prepared as I would like. Charles convinced me to stay with the marathon rather than switch to the half. I am just telling myself that I am not worried about time (I'm really going to try to be true to this) and that I'm doing it merely for fun and exercise. I know I can finish- probably just not in the time I'd like. I don't want to be hurt after the race and miss more workouts, so I will be careful. I am already looking to the March 14 marathon here in Atlanta and feel that I have plenty of tim to continue my training to get ready for it. That's what I'll be focusing on after tomorrow. Still, it's always fun to run a new race and it will be the first time I have someone I know running with me!
Travis' family comes into town on Thursday afternoon. It should be fun. I can't believe we're even attempting to host Thanksgiving in our itty bitty apt., but we are! It should be interesting.
Happy Thanksgiving!
(PS I can't wait for the parade! I am going to have to tape it though since I'll be running while it's on.)
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Saturday, November 15, 2008
The Holidays are coming!
My favorite time of year is Halloween to New Year's. I love all the holidays in between, but especially love the Christmas shopping season. I love all the lights people put on their houses, the way stores decorate for the holidays, and my all time favorite- 24/7 Christmas music! I always feel so at peace this time of year and really enjoy getting together with family and friends.
Tomorrow night we're going to see the Transiberian Orchestra play. I know this is really going to put me in holiday mode! We are also hosting Thanksgiving holidays with Travis' family here in Atlanta. We haven't seen our families in a long time because of moving so much in the last 6 months, so we are really excited to see them and catch up. We still don't really have our own "place" so it's hard to begin real traditions, but it will still be fun to be able to spend the holidays in Atlanta.
So far we have planned my marathon on Thanksgiving Day (very excited about this!) and then probably a trip to the Georgia Aquarium. I've never been but have heard wonderful things about it. I'm really excited to spend time with Trina! I love having a sister in law that I get along with. She's going to actually stay in our apt. the whole time so I'm excited to catch up with her. We got a hotel for everyone else b/c let's be honest, our apt. is WAY bigger than NYC apt. but we still only have about 850 square feet!
The weather has been beautiful here and I've really enjoyed the "fall". I'm almost enjoying it more than I ever did in NYC b/c I actually have time in the afternoons to go outside.
Tomorrow night we're going to see the Transiberian Orchestra play. I know this is really going to put me in holiday mode! We are also hosting Thanksgiving holidays with Travis' family here in Atlanta. We haven't seen our families in a long time because of moving so much in the last 6 months, so we are really excited to see them and catch up. We still don't really have our own "place" so it's hard to begin real traditions, but it will still be fun to be able to spend the holidays in Atlanta.
So far we have planned my marathon on Thanksgiving Day (very excited about this!) and then probably a trip to the Georgia Aquarium. I've never been but have heard wonderful things about it. I'm really excited to spend time with Trina! I love having a sister in law that I get along with. She's going to actually stay in our apt. the whole time so I'm excited to catch up with her. We got a hotel for everyone else b/c let's be honest, our apt. is WAY bigger than NYC apt. but we still only have about 850 square feet!
The weather has been beautiful here and I've really enjoyed the "fall". I'm almost enjoying it more than I ever did in NYC b/c I actually have time in the afternoons to go outside.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Election, New Job, and GATORS
Today is Election Day! I am ready for the election to be over because I am tired of all the bashing that has been occuring in both local and national elections. It makes me not watch TV...which is not necessarily a bad thing. I also will be glad to listen to the radio in peace again, hopefully in a few weeks.
I am hoping that McCain pulls out a victory but know that is a long shot. I think it's sad that our country is leaning more and more towards socialist ideals and hope that people think about that when they are voting for our President.
Anyways, enough about that because I simply don't want to go there.
Travis' new job starts next Monday! It is a very exciting time and I know he is ready for these last few days to be done. I am so glad he has found another opportunity to work in finance. His starting day is also his 25th birthday! It is hard to believe we are reaching that age! Eek! We haven't really talked about plans but I hope we at least get a cookie cake to celebrate (because they are the BEST!).
We are going this weekend to Highlands for the first time with Christy and Charles. The Kimbel's are also going. It should be fun. I'm hoping to get in a little hiking and running since I have been quite exhausted and sick the last 2-3 days. I hate when I don't feel well enough to workout- I just have to force myself to relax so that I can get better instead of dragging it out longer. It seems I'm getting sick a lot again this year at Brumby even though it's not my first year teaching. I use hand sanitizer ALL the time but it doesn't seem to be enough!
We haven't been up to too much. Mostly just watching the Gators slowly claw their way back up the polls. We are cheering for a trip to the National Championship but know it's still a few games away. Hopefully they win out! If the Gators go to Miami in January Travis and I will do whatever we can to get there....Saturdays in the fall are great! We love watching Gameday and football games all day. I also love reading Every Day Should be Saturday (EDSBS) with Travis. It's a Florida alum who has a blog about all things in college football! He's very witty and makes fun of pretty much everything. I will add his blog link to the bottom of my page!
I am hoping that McCain pulls out a victory but know that is a long shot. I think it's sad that our country is leaning more and more towards socialist ideals and hope that people think about that when they are voting for our President.
Anyways, enough about that because I simply don't want to go there.
Travis' new job starts next Monday! It is a very exciting time and I know he is ready for these last few days to be done. I am so glad he has found another opportunity to work in finance. His starting day is also his 25th birthday! It is hard to believe we are reaching that age! Eek! We haven't really talked about plans but I hope we at least get a cookie cake to celebrate (because they are the BEST!).
We are going this weekend to Highlands for the first time with Christy and Charles. The Kimbel's are also going. It should be fun. I'm hoping to get in a little hiking and running since I have been quite exhausted and sick the last 2-3 days. I hate when I don't feel well enough to workout- I just have to force myself to relax so that I can get better instead of dragging it out longer. It seems I'm getting sick a lot again this year at Brumby even though it's not my first year teaching. I use hand sanitizer ALL the time but it doesn't seem to be enough!
We haven't been up to too much. Mostly just watching the Gators slowly claw their way back up the polls. We are cheering for a trip to the National Championship but know it's still a few games away. Hopefully they win out! If the Gators go to Miami in January Travis and I will do whatever we can to get there....Saturdays in the fall are great! We love watching Gameday and football games all day. I also love reading Every Day Should be Saturday (EDSBS) with Travis. It's a Florida alum who has a blog about all things in college football! He's very witty and makes fun of pretty much everything. I will add his blog link to the bottom of my page!
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