run three...

Today will be run #3 and I'm starting to get a little wigged out about the whole thing... It's a little stressful to make sure I'm running the right amount of time and figuring out where to run, etc.  I like it but it's hard.  Plus, when I ran on Tuesday, I didn't have enough time for the whole 30 minute run, so I only did the run/walk sets for 18 minutes. 

BUT it's going to be good anyway!  And I really am looking forward to lacing up my sneakers tonight.

Other positives today...
- gonna see Mom sometime tomorrow!
- long morning in my apt :)
- I will study today.
- talking to Krysten on the phone makes me happy.
- spending time with my roommate does, too.
- last night's lightning storm was epic.  check it...

I really have the best people in my life, and the best friends.  I'm so, so blessed.  Thank you so much, God.  :)

xoxo

best friend love

From now on, wherever I go, wherever you go, the ground is holy between us. As you leave, you stay within the hospitable solitude of my heart. - Henri Norwen

Legends say that hummingbirds float free of time, carrying our hopes for love, joy and celebration. The hummingbird's delicate grace reminds us that life is rich, beauty is everywhere, every personal connection has meaning and that laughter is life's sweetest creation.

May the road rise to meet you, may the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields. And until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand.
Irish blessing

I saw that.

Is this real life?

Rude.

For the love of God, someone turn on the fan!

You're such a Methodist.

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true love.
xoxo

it's the little things

Here are some little things about me that you may or may not already know.

- I look for palindromes on the mileage on my car (i.e. 92429).  Also, birthdays.  (i.e. 121188 will be my birthday)
- I am not good at keeping up with the laundry as it moves from washer to dryer to folding to dresser or closet.
- I can't stand hair when it's not on my head, like in my hairbrush and on the floor.
- Needles used to wig me out, but they don't anymore.
- Poor use of apostrophes drive me bonkers.  It's is different than its.
- So does poor use of capitalization.
- I don't like it when plans are changed unexpectedly, but I really can handle it.
- I don't like it when marching bands don't make straight lines when they're supposed to be in straight lines.  You can always tell these things.
- I hate overuse of the f-word.  "F-in this and f-in that you f-in f-er" loses the punch of the word. 
- I don't really like confrontation.  (that's putting it lightly)
- I like to do math.  Not the really complicated kind.  I just like formulas and letting everything work itself out.
- I don't like it when the other team's band plays during football plays.  I think Les should always complain when that happens because the GBFTL never does that.  Respect.
- There's not much about UGA that I like.
- I color-code my life.
- I find secret, great joy in cleaning the counters.
- I watch the series of Friends over and over.
- "When Harry Met Sally" is my all-time favorite movie.  I watch it whenever I need to be cheered up, and other times, too.
- I can type 84 words per minute.
- I can play all the notes on my clarinet (a chromatic scale) really fast.
- Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, a very famous clarinet piece (one of the first written for the instrument to have a solo), was one of the two pieces I played for Dr. O'Dell when I was accepted to LSU.
- I was only in one Pregame when I was in Tiger Band.
- I sing in my car and dance when it's appropriate (sometimes I'm driving so I can't!)
- I will always eat macaroni and cheese or a grilled cheese sandwich.  Always.
- If you want to win my heart, do these things: 

1. Open doors for me, especially car doors.
2. Take me to see an orchestra play.  Don't take me to see an orchestra play something contemporary because I won't like it.
3. Hold my hand.
4. Listen to me talk about things I "nerd out" about - marching band, music history, LSU, etc.  And let me listen and be interested in the things you "nerd out" about.
5. Flirt with me.
6. Cook me food, particularly breakfast.
7. Love my dog.
8. Spend time with me and my family and my friends, and laugh with us.  I will do the same for you, of course.
9. Laugh at things I say that I think are funny... Enjoy me when I think I'm hilarious.
10. Take me on dates that you plan for me.

xoxo

bummy day

Today is the bummiest of all days.

I woke up and felt like I've forgotten how to sleep.  My neck is killing me and I have been seriously clenching my jaw when I sleep, so my head is killing me.  I have a ridiculous bump on my forehead that is seriously painful, like I got bit by something.  It's not just a zit.  Then, even though the first thing I did when I woke up was reading a devotional and journaling and praying, my heart is still in knots.  (luckily this one is emotional, not physical.)

I want to keep growing, and everyone is saying that I'm getting better (yay!), but I really feel so sad.  I miss my friend, but our relationship was bad for me for sure, and was probably bad for him, too, which makes me sad. 

Focusing on positives:
- my hair and makeup are very pretty today.
- my mom and Krysten are so patient with me.
- first official phi lamb meetings tonight.
- I am in the top two choices for a new position at the UREC.

xoxo

run one

Tonight after I get off work, I'm heading to the trail around the LSU lakes to go for a run.  Yes, I'm nervous.  I'm not planning to run straight for a certain period of time or distance, just a walk/run pattern to start getting my breathing right and my muscles loose. 

Okay, I said I was nervous, but I am also excited.  I hope the weather won't be too hot and humid and that I will survive and actually want to get back out there.  I hope this is the only "first run" I have this time... usually it's "Yay I'm going for a run!" then it's "oh crap I haven't run in a week."  The running plan I'm starting has a specific plan for each day of the week for 8 weeks.  So that's what I'm doing.  Plus, all that time outside will be glorious.  And I'll have some fantastic music to listen to.  (I'm especially looking forward to creating an epic running playlist.)

When I get home I have a few other things on queue to be excited about, like reading my Bible, watching a TV show or two (I'm interested in PanAm, want to watch more Modern Family, and need to watch the season premiere of Grey's Anatomy), working on organizing my planner/life, and eating macaroni and cheese.

xoxo

let's try this again...

So here I am again.

I am just trying this out and I can't make any promises about how awesome it's going to be or not be.  But I can promise a few things.

Here you will find the notes of a healing heart and the ways the Lord is working on me.

Here you will find honest excitement, honest hopes, honest joys, honest hurts, honest honesty.

Here you will find links to things around the Internet that I find enjoyable.

Here you will find glimpses of me that I hope you will like, but I will try to not let it get to me if you don't.  This is a lesson I'm learning: that only one opinion matters.

Here you will find me finding me.  Yes that made sense.

Here you will find me learning what my style is.  Shallow, yes.  But it's important to me.

Here you will find me ranting & raving about pop culture in TV, movie, magazine and book form, all three of which I honestly enjoy.

Here you will find verses, passages, tidbits from journals and devotionals, and quotes from my interactions with others that are centered on the Lord.  I am aiming to make Him more of the center of my life.

Here you will find me talking about my dog.  Yes, it's gonna happen.

Here you will find me talking about a recipe I've tried, a run I attempted, a splurge I made.

Here you will find me being dramatic (but I do try to tone it down!).

But most importantly, here you will find me, and I hope you will visit more than once.

xoxo