15 Minutes of Fame

Well as most of you have now witnessed...my mom and I were on wheel of fortune last night. It was such a neat experience to see myself on TV. It was also SO cute to have Luke with us. He kept saying Nani, Tia? Then he would look at the TV and back at us. Totally confused. It was adorable. Anyways...after seeing the show air I can now say confidently that we did NOT stand a chance. It was just bad luck after bad luck. However, on a positive note...I have decided to spend my winnings on a personal make up artist...haha! Well all in all it was a blast and I now everyone I know can say they know a TV STAR!!!! Thanks for all you kind words this week...

pics to come...

I am a princess!

Well, today was the day that my group of running friends were able to be kids again. Tutus...tiaras...glitter! We ran the Disney Princess 1/2 Marathon this morning. As the alarm went off at 4:15 (actually 3:15 because of the SPRING forward), I thought to myself...hmmm...why am doing this again? Oh yeah to dress up! So I rolled out of the bed (I stayed at my sisters house so we could go straight to Disney). After putting on the usual...shirt, tiara, shoes, shorts, tutu, throw away shirt, race number... I was ready to go and we were off. At bag check in G we met the rest of the princesses in our group and we made the 1 mile walk to the start. Anthem, fireworks, greetings from Cinderella..then we began the RUN! We did not have a race time goal but wanted to break 2 hours (of course NO goal though). I have to say, overall it was a tough race but we finished in 1 hr 56 minutes!!! I crossed the finish line holding my sisters hand. Man am I going to miss her when she moves. It is such a great feeling to finish a race and share the accomplishment with my closest friends! Oh yeah and did I mention that Jo-Anne (a friend in the group) PR'd (personal record). She beat her last time by 10 minutes. Way to go girl!!! Overall, I felt like such a princess at the end. Maybe next time my prince will meet me at the end!

Here are a few post-race pics (gotta LOVE how bloated I am)!!!

Princess for the Day!

Princess for the day...this Sunday it is time again to endure another 1/2 marathon. This time, we are all dressing the part. The name of the 1/2 is the Princess Marathon so...we are all dressing up as...PRINCESSES!!! Today we decided to make our tutus and tiaras for the big event. Let's just remember that there is not one ounce of creativity in my body. However, thanks to YouTube, we were able to learn how to make a "no sew" tutu. I must admit I am quite impressed with the end product. Oh yeah and did I mention that my sister is sick so I got to make 2! I am so excited to run the race with some of my closest friends. Here is one of the pics...

Care Bear and Rainbow Day

Well, this week is Winter Break at my school. This is when all the kids go skiing and the broke teachers get to sleep in and play all day! Yesterday was one of those care bear days (a name I call a perfect day). It started with sleeping in until 7 (that is way late considering my usual time is 4:45). Then, I went to my moms house and dropped off Bean for a playdate with Maggie! After that, I went to my friend Mary's house and we went on a 20 mile leisure bike ride. After the bike ride, we went to the Y (with all the stay at home moms) and did a nice little weight work out. After that, we went to Dandelions (one of our favorite vegetarian restaurants downtown). After a nice lunch outside, we started our journey to Mall at Milena. Oh how I LOVE the mall and now I love it even more when it is 2 on a "school day!" I felt so special because I got to help Mary pick out a gift for her daughter's 21st birthday. Kelsey is going to love the present!!! Did I mention how much i love Tiffany's? I am trying to figure out how I can earn some extra cash and get me a new piece of jewelry...hmmm....

After the mall, I visited my grandma at the rehab place and then I went home, changed and headed to my sis's house for dinner and play time with my niece and nephew...man am I going to miss them next month :(

What at Care Bear Day...
1. bike ride
2. Y during the day
3. lunch outside at Dandelions
4. MALL (including a trip into Tiffany's)!!
5. Sisters house for dinner

All and All I think it was one of the best days!!!

Super Bowl Fun

So I know this post is a little late but I was waiting on pictures. Sunday night I went with my mom, my sister and her family to watch the super bowl. The theme of the party was "favorite jersey!" Well, since I am not really a pro-football fan, I wore my favorite team...Miami!!! Looks like I had fellow hurricanes at the party with me. Of course the number one fan is future

Miami Cheerleader, Olivia Rush!!!

Isn't she so cute.

Of course the night was bitter sweet. I had a great time at my sister's neighbors house but at the same time I was so sad to think that in less than a month my sister and her family (including my little man, Luke) will be moving to Atlanta!!! I know I know...what a cool place to live, so great for young families, wonderful churches, season changes...and the list continues. But for me, it is like half of me moving away. I have always been near my sister. We grew up together, roomed together in college, same sorority, running buddies, shopaholics...you name it, we do it together. This comes as a HUGE surprise to everyone. However, I hold on to the promise that God has a plan and I know I have to TRUST God with this. That is my saving grace!!! Anyways....overall we had a great time!! Thank you to the Adams for having us over.

Today is my lucky day

Earlier this week I blogged about losing my belly ring at the miami marathon. Well I decided to contact the company because I was so disappointed that the ring fell out less than 24 hours after getting it. The girl from the company was so super nice. Not only did she offer to replace the ring, she sent me a "surprise" with it. So I was thinking maybe an extra charm or a coupon for my next purchase. NOPE!! She sent me one of their brand new items, a 26.2 charm necklace. It is so SUPER cute and they were selling for like 25 bucks at the show. I feel so lucky, like I just won the lottery or something. So, I highly recommend this company for all your cute running gear! My friend's belly ring had broken also and she replaced her ring too. They definitely stand behind their product. I wish all companies were this good to their customers. Here is the link, you should check it out!!!! All the jewelry is sterling silver.
http://www.inspiredendurance.com/

Friday the 13th

Well, i got a phone call today from my wonderful friends at wheel of fortune (actually...wheel of non-fortune)!!! Looks like my show will be airing on Friday, March 13th. I just thought that was perfect. It will match perfectly with my winnings. Planning on having a "party" for the show. I figured I wanted to be with friends for some moral support! And when you see the first puzzle, I want to be around to hear everyone call out the same answer I called "Family...."
Hope you all can come

Christina