The Funky Door!

Tonight it was girls night out!  All the boys went to a basketball game so the girls decided to do a wine night!  YEA!... I am all for the wine!  We went to this newer place called The Funky Door!  It was really neat, but costly!  Oh Well, it was great while it lasted!  You had to register a card to put money on and then you got to do a wine tasting... you put your card into the machine and you got to choose any wine that you wanted to taste!  It was great but the cheapest wine tasting was $2.50, and I mean it was a tad bit! After you taste a few... it starts adding up!  If you like the wine then you chose half glass or full!  It was really NEAT!  I would go back, but with John on a date... HAHAH, I wonder if we even know what a DATE is!

What are some of your girls night outs?

Here was us girls at The Funky Door!

Yesterday, I went to a new grocery store here in town and they make fresh bread!  I LOVE ME SOME BREAD!  Well, I got this kind called Vegetable Chop Bread... YUM-O!!! I dipped it in olive oil with herb seasoning and ate it with a grilled chicken salad last night for dinner!  

I have stuck to my plan so far for the MaRaThOn!  Tomorrow BHC girls and I are going to do an hour long run in freezing weather... Wish us luck!

I'm Running a WHAT????

This is what I am running...

www.texasmarathon.com

You can just call me crazy, but I am doing it!  I am running a MaRaThOn!  Can you believe it, because I CAN'T!  I have been sitting around all day trying to get motivated to go running in this crazy 70 degree and 30 mph wind!  BLAH!  Well, I got myself motivated by signing up for another half marathon.  I am running the Austin Live Strong Marathon in February!  YEA!  Then I decided to start following a marathon plan to run the Big D Marathon April 10!  I ran the Big D 1/2 last year for my first half marathon ever and I had a blast!  The race went by so fast and it was perfect running weather and the course was awesome, spectators were amazing and I just loved it!

My first 1/2 marathon!

Right before I had to leave him!

VERY NERVOUS

I need some advice... 

1.  I chose the RunnersWorld training plan www.runnersworld.com... any other suggestions?

2.  What do I expect running a marathon?

3.  How do I keep motivated?

4.  Why am I so nervous?

I am so excited, I just can't hide it!

Well, I'm off to go see my sister, she finally got here!

Hideous Christmas Sweater Party!

Yes!  John and I hosted our 2nd annual Hideous Christmas Sweater Party and it was a BLAST!  I went to my parents house to dig around in my moms closet to look for my sweater... and her response was "I still wear those."  Sorry, mom... sweaters are going out!  My dad had a great one for John!  It was a great night spent with some great friends!  I had everyone vote to see who won the most Hideous and then everyone brought a white elephant gift... that was very funny! 

Our most Hideous dressed goes to...

Don won a gift card to Starbucks! He went all out!

 

Bryan and Andrea!  Cute Couple!

 

Erin and Dustin!  

 Ely... his sweater had lights that would flash! Very Clever!

 Danielle and I!  We look HoT!

Cute picture girlies! 

<--- Mandi and Moi...I think this is when we were opening our white elephant gifts because we were laughing hysterically

Us Fabulous Ladies!

 Very Cute girls... Love every single bit of it!

The Hostesses!

We had a great time and had lots of laughs!  But now I have to go run 6897454 miles just to burn off what I ate last night!  Ugh, the price you pay to have fun! 

Christmas Time!!

Love, Love, Love this time of year... except all the crazies out there!  I have been super duper busy all week!  Tuesday we had our teacher Christmas Party, Wednesday we had our Biggest Loser Party, and Thursday we had John's Christmas Party.  So last night we decided to do our annual Christmas light looking!  YEA! Get excited because I love looking at lights!

First off, this is a picture of John and I at his Christmas Party, please excuse my pasty legs and face... I need a tanning bed!!

John Boy and Moi!

Now the good stuff... Christmas Light Looking!  

Boss and I before we left... and yes, we get new P.J's before we go because that is just how we roll! So look at my P.J. pants they are WAY cute!

My picture didn't turn out very good, but this is a picture of a lot of houses down in a canyon!  Very Pretty!

This is at a vintage place... it reminds me of Desperate Housewives on Wysteria Lane

 

 

 

And Boss.... waiting to go home and get in bed!

We had lots of fun... I know, not a whole lot of an exciting Friday night but it is a yearly ritual that John and I have done for the past three year!  

Well, I gots to go get busy... We are having a Hideous Christmas Sweater Party at our house tonight! WOO HOO! I will be posting pictures soon... (probably tonight) :o)

Christmas Parties Begin!... Wooo Wooo!

Well, first off I typed in "wannabe" in the address bar and I accidently pushed enter and this is what I get.

A "wannabe" (slang for "want to be") is a person with an ambition to be someone or something that he is not. The term is mildly pejorative, intended to convey the foolish nature of the desire due to the incompetence of the "wannabe" to accomplish the goal.

It's OK, just rub it in... I want to be SKINNY RUNNER!

Anyways, tonight was our school Christmas Party and can you say F-U-N!  I loved it!  Well, of course 

everybody cool was there so how could I not!

It was a very relaxing and much needed RnR!  If you are a teacher or if ever were you know what I am talking about!!!

Love these ladies!

BHC Girlies!

So much Fun!

Smile!  Love these girls, also!

I think this is when I started getting snappin' happy!

and of course the menu... can't forget the food!

Only 1 full day and 2 half days and I am finished!! I know the count down... but I am totally ready!!

Hope you have a great Wednesday!!

Manic Monday!

Well, well, well! My morning started off great.  I woke up at 5:00 hit the gym for about 45 minutes and came home to get ready.  Nice and Pleasant!  Then I went to school and it wasn't even 8:30 yet, I was calling parents!  AHHHHH!  It is party week and I am ready for it to be OvEr!  Anywho, my day went on and Danielle and I went running our hills after school.  WOW! My legs have never felt more dead.  I got a side-stitch at about mile 1.5 and she told that she read in an article that if you lay down it goes away.  Well, I DID and it went AWAY! AMAZING!  Now, I am pondering on how to do this during a race if this happens... hmmmm?  After we ran we had to go back to school and watch a PTA Program!  Our kiddos rocked it... and that is why I am teacher!! 

 

This is probably what I looked like laying on the ground... pathetic!

I am trying to start running a lot again (like I used to back in April) because my goal for 2011 is to complete a MARATHON!  What is a good marathon to start off at?  I don't want a race that is overbearing, but I want a race that is comfortable and just the right size of people... does that make sense??

Burrrrrrrr!!!

My BHC girls and I went running this morning and OMGoodness! It was freezing (literally)!  I left the house at 7:40 this morning to meet them at Mae Simmons (which is the only hills around!)  When I left I didn't think it was that cold, but then again I got into a warm car that was in the garage... so yea!  Well, I drove by the bank and their sign said 25 DEGREES!  AHHHHH, and YES it was undoubtedly 25 DEGREES!  We stuck through it and made 5 miles!  Woo Woo!  These girls are amazing, they are so encouraging and just all around great girls to hang with!  Nevermind the fact that when we are together we are T-R-O-U-B-L-E with a capital T!  

 First try with the self timer... sorry Danielle for us other two being so short!

Second try... much better! :o)

If it weren't for them getting me so motivated to run I probably would have not done the San Antonio half!  Go check out their blogs!

www.missredrunner.blogspot.com

www.blingontherun.blogspot.com 

What has been the coldest weather you have ran it???