0 Gobbled up Monday

Welcome back from Thanksgiving weekend {or your regular weekend, for those outside the US} and back to reality. Hope your pie induced hangovers have dissipated and you are no longer napping thanks to tryptophan. My Thanksgiving was wonderfully full of family, friends, food, and shopping. Oh, I braved the crowds and got myself some good deals at the outlets. Yes, I am one of those crazies who goes out late at night hoping to score some major Christmas loot. I didn't end up finding a ton, but I did get a few things from Under Armour to replace my stinky workout gear, and a pair of Nike Free's for my mom's boyfriend's son for less than $50. Yeah, try saying that relationship fast.

The weekend was like any other; I worked, did hair for a photo shoot, watched movies with my B, and saw friends. How was your weekend?

My turkey trot went well, though I was feeling majorly sore from a workout with Anne the day before. My friend Austin ran with me, so thankfully I had a buddy to brave the early morning run with. I goofed up by letting him have two GUs before the race, and then found out he had already had a Red Bull, so he was so hopped up on caffeine and I didn't have any, so I spent the race chasing him down. Billy managed to get a few good running action shots, so there is proof we earned our turkey and pie.

A few things I learned this weekend:

~eating two Thanksgiving dinners in one day never gets easier.

~a hard kettle bell workout the day before a turkey trot makes running very difficult.

~Family is wonderful. I am blessed to have pretty much all of my family in the same area and I often take it for granted.

~I've got to get my brain in gear and on board with a healthy eating plan. 

~Pie for breakfast and several snacks a day is not acceptable. 

~My birthday is in 33 days. I'd like to weigh less by then.

~I'm having a tea party for my birthday. It's the first birthday I've willingly planned in years. That's because I hate my birthday.

~I love having my Christmas tree up, decorated, and presents wrapped underneath. So what if it's fake? I've got Yankee candles and scentcicles hanging off of it to make it smell lovely.

~I've seen a lot of movies lately, my favorites were Pitch Perfect and Red Dawn, even if it scared me. Least favorite? Savages, it was so violent and sad. 

~I need a better workout schedule. One that makes me actually work out regularly.

What have you learned lately? 

Tell me all about your holiday weekend in the comments!

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0 Blessings

Happy Thanksgiving lovelies! I hope today you are surrounded by family and friends, enjoying lots of yummy food, and taking a moment to remember what you are thankful for.

Today, I am running a 10k turkey trot, hanging with my B, then heading to my mom's house for dinner #1. I am bringing along my Happy Girl pumpkin pie and a yummy salad with cranberries, pecans, and a raspberry dressing.  Once we get our fill of turkey, we head over to Billy's family for dinner #2 where we will enjoy a slightly less traditional meal including ham, and some mashed potatoes I am bringing. Who knows, I might even throw in a third home to visit and see my adoptive family the Rhodes, since they always have a lot of fun and love more guests!

I am feeling so full of blessings and love today!

I am so incredibly thankful for the love of my life, Billy. I often gush of my love for my Mr. B on this here blog, but I can always say it more. He completes me, makes me better, and lifts me up. I am so blessed by my marriage, my husband, and  the love, and even more importantly, the friendship we share.

I am thankful for my fur babies. Adopting Sadie this past year made my family complete. I can completely understand how parents fall in love with their children, and would do anything for them.  I am so that person who lets my pet lick my face, I arrange myself around her in bed so she's comfortable, and I think about her all the time. Somewhat pathetic, but I am not ashamed by my love for a cutie pie little dog.


I am thankful for my family. Sometimes they drive me crazy, but I am so grateful to have a large family who love and accept me.

I am thankful for my amazing friends, because friends are the family you get to choose. I have more girlfriends now than I ever have before, and though they are mostly in separate circles, I know I always have a friend to talk to, hag out with, and just be myself around.


I am thankful for my good health. Simple, but true.

I am thankful for a job that I love, that pays my bills and gives me a flexible schedule and constantly forces me to improve by trying new things. Thank God I don't have some horrid job I hate that makes me miserable. I get to make people pretty, be a part of celebrations, and be a "hair-apist" more often than not.

I am thankful for my location. Really though, the San Francisco Bay Area is a fantastic place to live with great weather, a ton of fun things to do, and is super diverse.

I am thankful for income that allows for some frivolous spending occasionally. I am by no means well off, but I do get by without having to worry most of the time. Really though, we all love a good shopping trip right?! While I've had my share of scary months where I am not sure how we will make it financially, more often than not I am able to go shopping or not think about how I will pay my bills. I'm hoping to begin using a budget and becoming more accountable for my income and expenses in 2013 so I can save more for a home, pay off what debt we have left, and know that even in lean months we will be fine.

I wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving day! Tell me what you are thankful for in the comments :)

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