What's going on these days....

Top of the morning to you folks.

I have to apologize for being M.I.A lately. My life is just boring with a capital B these days. Unless you want to hear about frozen, Mickey Mouse club or how many miles I ran today…I got nothing.

Here’s what’s going on in our world:

Running:

I have Nashville Rock n Roll Marathon April 26th. Training is finally up to par. Can we just reflect on how hard it is to get up at 3:40am to run on the dang treadmill? Thank the man above for Spark and Argentine Extreme and yes… I mixed them. #it’sagoodtime

The bambino:

Sweet “baby” girl is growing so fast. Girlfriend now likes to get her hair straighten. (Totally gave M a heart attack he thinks she looks too old) She is showing her sweet side more and more these days. She’s learning about Liquid and Solids. So every night we have to point to 403,430 things and she will yell “liquid” “Solid” it’s so fun watching her little brain fill with knowledge. P.S. I don’t know who is more excited about Frozen coming out, me or her. We are totally these people:

M:

I just love me some him. We are headed to Dallas this weekend for a little get away. You know me, I’ve packed our weekend with “Must Do’s” including shopping, fine dining, Zoo, too bad the Rangers are out of town… What else? Any readers from Dallas?

Food:

I had a little ah ha moment yesterday. I was packing and I realized my clothes were getting a smidge tight. It’s time to start eating to live and not living to eat (or what the hell ever that saying is) I gave up sweets for Lent and that is going well. But it’s time to stop cutting corners, like eating off of H’s plate, or just finishing the last of dinner so I can wash the dish, or sticking my sausage fingers in the cheese-it box. Summer will be here before you know it and I’m too vain to look chunky I have some cute clothes to wear.

February Favorites

February obsession list… a few days late…

1.Cuties. Love them. I carry them with me where ever I go. They are great for when you need a little something to keep you from eating the entire bag of Doritos. Which I don’t know how those things keep ending up in my pantry.

2.Since I am back on the running train, I’ve been reunited with my Argentine Extreme. It’s great if you are looking for a pre work out enhancement. It doesn’t give you the jitters, easy on the stomach and gives you just enough boosts to finish your miles. Love it. Can’t run without it.

3.Manny our 3 year old boxer. I’m slowly becoming more and more obsessed with my dog. Example: when I leave the house in the morning and Manny is still asleep. I cover him with a blanket. He’s just so darn cute.

4.This do hicky thing. I don’t know the real name. Maybe soap wand. I saw it at a friend’s house and since I am all “monkey see monkey do”, I went out and bought one. I love it. It’s great for washing dishes. Dish clothes gross me out but I still use them to wipe the counters. GO get one, you will love it.

5.The Frozen Soundtrack. Specifically track #10. This thing is playing none stop in our house and let’s not forget in the car. H is obsessed with it. Can’t wait for the movie to come out March 18th. Yes, I just said that.

6.Yoplait Greek Blended blueberry yogurt. YUM. This has been my go to for breakfast. It delicious. Probably because it has 18grams of sugar but that is neither here nor there.

Preparing myself for Easter. Lent.

Lent has always been very special to me and my family. My parents always encouraged us to give something up.

Each year I think “Oh I’ll give up sweets” I can afford to lose a few pounds. This year I thought the same thing but a little guilt set in. Where are my motives? Where is the dedication in that sacrifice?

Am I alone here? Does anyone else give up something selfishly? Or give up Soda and it’s been 14 years since they’ve had a soda.

A friend of mine posted this on FB. And she nailed it on the head.


This will be the only thing I say about Lent...this year. Lent is not a season of sacrifice, lent is a season of preparation. As Christians, we pattern the season of Lent after the 40 days that Jesus spent in the wilderness. It was the 40 days that led up to His crucifixion. Jesus didn't give up food just to give up eating. He gave up eating to give more time to study the Scriptures to better PREPARE for the next phase of his ministry. So as we embark on this Lenten season, don't simply see it as a call to "give up" something, but use these 40 days to prepare yourself for the next leg of your ministry (ie. life). Ask yourself the question: Will this sacrifice better prepare me for what God's called me to do or am I doing this for show? Will it give me time to seek out what's being called of me or will I just fill that time with another thing? I pray you all success in your season of preparation! ‪#‎happylenting‬ ‪#‎notjustsacrifice‬ ‪#‎itsoktoeatfriedfoods‬ ‪#‎everythinginmoderation‬ ‪#‎noyourenotsupposedtotell


Right… all aboard the conviction train.


So this year for lent, I am:

No cursing. Clean up my sailor mouth (it’s well overdue)
Do one good deed a day
Be more diligent about saying my prayers at night
Sweets. Because let’s be honest it is a sacrifice for my not to eat sweets for 40 days.

What about you? Do you give up anything for Lent?