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Showing posts with label random. Show all posts

Friday, November 30, 2012

"My Life" - 50 Cent

I.
Am.
F r e a k i n g.
Grateful.

Here is my list of 30 [one for each day in November] things than I am grateful for.

[in no particular order (other than 1 and 2) ;) ].

1. 

This guy. 
Who totally puts up with his share of crap, mood swings, running, races and more running. 
I am BEYOND grateful for MY Pita.

2.  Peanut.  This girl is all personality ALL of the time.  I love her GUTS.  And she loves me.......mostly because I know Ron.




3.  My parents.  They. FREAKING. Rock.


4.  My Mother-in-law.  I'm incredibly blessed to have an awesome relationship with my MIL.  No horror stories here guys.......Well, SHE may have a few about ME.....

5.  Having an OLDER brother.

6.  My sisters and sister in law. 
 
 
7.  My Woody - what would I do without my dear treadmill?


8.  Calculators.

9.  Spell check.

10.  Pickles.

11.  Bad races.

[yes, even this SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUPER bad one]

12.  Friends.  The awesome ones.  The ones that love you despite ALL they know about you.

13.  444

14.  The Monster's in my life.

15.  Costco.  Where else can you eat lunch for free [samples], get car insurance, 96 rolls of toilet paper and see Dwight[my 65 year old in store boyfriend]?  word.

16.  Washing machines. 

17.  Bandaids.

18.  Emojis.  Seriously.  Without them.........the true point of my text would never fully be realized.

19.  Religion.

20.  Second, third and fourth chances.

21.  The "Cheerleaders" in my life.

22.  Texting.

23.  eBay.

24.  Handkerchiefs.  The only suitable "classy" way to carry two weeks worth of snot --in your pocket.

25.  Prayer.

26.  Air Conditioning.

27.  Love.

28.  Non-judgmental people.

29.  Google.

30.  t o d a y.



Thursday, October 11, 2012

"Fly By Night" - Rush

So last night was like the BEST night ever.

Why? Two reasons.

1. Modern Family was on

t h e n

2. ANOTHER Modern Family was on. And I sooooooooooo love this lady:

My favorite Phil-ism from last night......

"When life gives you lemonade make lemons....and LIFE will be ALL like.... Whaaaaaat?"


Now a few not so interesting random facts / thoughts. . . . . .

1. I'm not a big TV watcher.

2. I SUCK at sitting down.

3. I 4% blame my super sweet LOOKING but super uncomfortable modern couch.

4. I don't enjoy reading. [book recommendations? I wanted a book for our recent trip to Kauai . . . . I asked the employee restocking the books at Costco . . . . she handed me this:


[no judgement......but no thank you, that book..... just not for me.]

5. I'd much rather fall off mountains than sit and relax.


6. I'm a little concerned about falling down the Grand Canyon in 8 days. [pretty sure there won't be any guava trees to stop my sliding. And I know there won't be a Pita present to literally push my bum back onto the trail.]

6.5 Waimea Canyon - Hawaii's version of the Grand Canyon

.......still don't want to fall down that.

7. I'd collect cups/glasses if I had more storage space. I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE cups. [this was for you Dawn]

8. Pretty sure "anonymous" should not be allowed on blogspot. He's/She's freaking mean.

9. While I DOOOOOOOOOO 100% realize a treadmill PR does not equal a real PR

......I'm still happy.[If I'm doing the math right...it's a 3:13-3:14 due to the incline]

10. The Pita brings his middle finger with him everywhere. Even to Kauai.

Turns out - he brings it where ever I'm holding/have access to a camera.

freaking. love. his. guts.

** So book recommendations? Please? **

** Do you find it easy to relax/unwind? **

** What's your favorite way to unwind?" **

Friday, March 30, 2012

"Rebel Yell" - Billy Idol

Pita & Peanut last night.
Pita: waaaa. waaaa. waaaa. [as to say, stop your whining]
Peanut:  I don't whine.  I REBEL YELL.

Freaking love my girl & my ipod playlist we listen to in the car.

Feels like it's been a while since I bored you all to tears with a BPP [bullet points post] . . . so bam [ * ] here it is.

* The Pita swears he got food poisoning from mangoes we bought at Costco [I'm pretty sure Costco is too perfect for THAT but whatever].  Food poisoning, I'm finding, is one of those illnesses you can't really help someone through.  You buy the Pepto, make a small pyramid of toilet paper readily available, go gorillas buying bananas . . . . then, seriously. . . . . leave the house for the day.

* We attended a Habitat For Humanity Charity Event over the weekend.  Which of course meant we ended up with the one item we should not have.  The Pita and I + silent auction =  . . . . this never ends well. [well for us anyway]  We are the new proud owners of a 10' guitar with all the teams on it who have played in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. 




Ummmmm, Yay, us?!

* Finished my run this morning to Peanut asking if she could push the "easy" button.  I said "No, that was freaking hard!"

Her reply, "Mom, it was only 17 miles!" [then I hear, "that was easy!"] I swear, no respect in this household. ;)

* I was the proud recipient of a milk out the nose shower recently.  Holy. Gross. 


Nothing like snotted up milk on your fillet to help you all the sudden feel "done" eating.  [was pretty freaking funny though].

* Is it Saturday yet?  After attending the sweet 16 games in Phoenix this past weekend . . . .


I am beyond ready to see how the final four games turn out . . .

Who are you rooting for?

My bracket . . . it's actually turning out rather nicely given Duke's crap showing. [not that I wanted them to win . . . but C'mon.  Destroyed my bracket]

* And NO.  I will pass.  I do not get sucked into the MEGA-wasted-MILLIONS lotto crap.  The Pita does though.  Gotta love a dreamer.  I do love this stat I heard this morning though:

Based on other U.S. averages, you're about 8,000 times more likely to be murdered than to win the lottery, and about 20,000 times more likely to die in a car crash than hit the lucky numbers.

The odds of winning are 1 in about 176 million.  Which are quite similar to the odds of me running outside tomorrow.

Did you buy a ticket?
If yes, how many?

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

"Heartbeat" - The Fray

okay, so it's been a while.

So I thought I'd bore you with a few photos I've been storing up on my phone, until I find the right words to actually write a decent post.

A few are from Turkey Day [my favorite day of the year] and a few are just random photos that make me happy.

Like this photo Peanut took [when I thought she was reading] of me, doing dishes.

I love the photos she takes.

Peanut spent T-day Eve at my parent's place with her cousin.  Where.......... thanks to "pinterest" we were each lucky enough to receive one of these:

They had also made this:


which I freaking loved.

And since I had started my day off with a Turkey Day 20 . . .

I was sooooooooo ready for this stuffyourfacefest2011.

As always, my famous cookbook writing mom, put together an amazing feast.

So good, the Pita had to sleep for two hours and I got to go on a LONG walk with my brother-in-law "Buff".  [ya, freaking loved that]

We made it home just in time for this awesome sunset.

And even though the Pita doesn't see it.....I see my car in the clouds.

I. am. thankful.

freaking. thankful.

for a daughter that invited me to run club on Monday [but not so much today].
for a brother-in-law, I love to talk to.
for a mom, that's a freaking rock star.
for a loving Heavenly Father who knows what I can handle.
for bloggers who's friendships are unlike any other.
for friends with unlimited texting.
for a Dad that calls me "sweetie".
for laid-back, loving in-laws.
and
for a Pita who knows me this well . . .


Roxette.  Love.  Roxette.

Happy Wednesday.

See you in Vegas!!?!

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

"Black & Yellow" - Wiz Khalifa

okay.
truth.
time.

I'm lacking time today.

I think this belt buckle might be weighing me down.  You must check out this post.

Way too awesome.



Got 13 miles in this morning [87% happy with it].  Thanks to the song above [clean version] - this song is working for me right now.
The 13% of unhappy was mostly due to the guilt I felt while running with my Peanut awake and it's "girl's day" today.

So quick post and we will be off.

Got this yesterday from my friend Judi . . . Thought this was hilarious [so I'm sharing it].

Truths For Adults 

1. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.

2. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

3. There is great need for a blogging sarcasm font.

4. How the heck are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

5. Was learning cursive really necessary?

6. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on # 5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

7. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.

8. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.

9. Bad decisions make good stories.

10. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment, when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.

11. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...again.

12. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page technical report that I swear I did not make any changes to.

13. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.  *****

14. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with a beverage than Kay.

15. I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.

16. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

17. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear or understand a word they said?

18. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in the front.

19. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

20. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I'd bet everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time!

21. The first testicular guard, the "Cup," was used in Hockey in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974. That means it only took 100 years for men to realize that their brain is also important.

Happy Tuesday!!

Thursday, December 2, 2010

"Scar Tissue" - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Not sure why that band came to mind today?! 

Hmmmmmmm.   Weird.

Anyway........my Thursday "numbers" post.

1 - # of injuries incurred on today's run [outside......gasp......] this is what happens when you are pulling your dog the last 1/4 mile and don't see that "speed limit" sign.


24 - # of M&M's I ate off of Peanut's Gingerbread house [for breakfast] she made last night.  No I was NOT the one counting.

13 - # of "Mad-Libs" we did yesterday at Border's.
10 - # of days until the Tucson Marathon.

45 - # of days until RNR AZ Marathon.

58 - # of days until I run the ARR Marathon with my sister!!

22 - # of days until the Pita's family arrives.

18 - # of days they'll be staying.

3 - # of family members arriving.

3 - # of family members arriving that I adore.

22 - # of shopping days I have left to buy gifts [for these members].

4 - # of shoes I've bought for myself in 7 days.  Don't judge.

90 - the percentage off I got these babies at.
40 - dollar amount paid after 90% off.

2 - days until we get our Christmas tree.

0 - # of "running" related ornaments I've found for my tree.

7 - stores I've looked in for one. [and the ones on eBay . . . are not nice]

44 - number of cycling ornaments I have found.

100 - percentage I am sure I'll be "taking up" cycling starting February 1, 2011.  So I'm buying the 44, ones I've seen along the way.

1 - # of cuts I have on my tongue.


0.044 - percentage chance, I'll actually share how I managed to do it.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

"Nowhere Fast" - The Smith's

That song title by the Smith's [that's for you, Slowmo] . . .Is pretty much the story of my treadmill running life.

I may be getting "nowhere" but I'm getting there nowhere fast.

now.
this.
post.

random.
doesn't.
even.
cover
it.

These are little thoughts that I found myself thinking of while running today.  Thursday's are my NO TV while running on "Ed" days.

* I am loving my new PRR shirt from Ron. 

Seriously.  how.  cool.  is.  that?
*  I wonder if he's gotten that bra top design started up for me yet? ;)

* Is it okay that I let Peanut eat this for breakfast?


* Am I really going to have to pay $300+/night for a hotel in Boston?

* Can I really [have enough patience] to wait until next October to run a 100 mile race?

*  Is it really only 37 sleeps until the Pita's family arrives?

* Am I really going to be 30-ish something in January?

* Why can't I look as sweet as my Mom did when I vacuum?

* I wish we still had that vacuum.  and those blinds.  and that sweet floral arrangement.

* Peanut hates tennis [all of the sudden] and I want to make her do it.  Is this ok?

* I hope buckle hater is okay.  Love you M1.  Sorry about your car.

* Is it okay to buy/have shirts made with the intention of self promotion giving your family something to wear at your races?  I mean, if they are "with me" they should look sweet right?!

right?
right.

Hmmmm, let me know by tomorrow.

Happy Thursday!

Saturday, November 13, 2010

"Tag" - Fast Eddie

Well thanks to Matty-O [MO, to me, says me]....you guys get seven more not so interesting facts about me.

1.  yes.  I.  do.  love.  my.  Ed.  Treadmill.  running.  is.  for.  me.

2.  I will not play Monopoly with the Pita.  He.  Cheats.  but.  I.  never.  lose.

3.  I'd rather stick pencils in my eyes than go to Home Depot.

4.  First job I ever had was working at Baskin Robbins.  Lasted 4 days.  or was it 3?!

5.  I don't wear contacts or glasses.  Perfect vision.  Tried failed vision tests until I was 14 then gave up.  Those eye doctors are cleverishly sneaky/smart.  Or I'm just bad at lying.

6.  I'm bad at lying.  Learned that at a very young age.  One of my favorite quotes is, "If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything." - Mark Twain

7.  Emily & Ajh ----- I finally.  finally. f i n a l l y .  got this yesterday from my new boyfriend [post man].
Awwwwwwwwwwwww.  ya.  Boston.  Baby.

NOW "tag" you are it......

1.XLMIC @ Taking It On.
2.Leah B @ Leah B's Running Life.
3.One Crazy Penguin @ One Crazy Penguin.

:)  :)  :)  :)

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

"Ramble On" - LZ

Ten Things Tuesday

1.  I love high-fives
2.  Six days until I register for this:

3.  The Pita's hands may be big but "J"'s hands are especially tiny.
4.  And her pinkie may be even tinier . . . [yes, I thought it was a little funny]
5.  Miles for today, ehhhh, I'lll take it

6.  Scored a sweet "Ladies Technical Vest" from Barefoot Neil Z's 10*10*10 Virtual race.  Completely awesome
7.  Pita came home with this for me Saturday.  Left me a little confused.

* I tried 74 times to fix it/turn it - I give up.*
 [ok, ok, that's not rare but . . ] he said, "I just need to fit the word "running" in there somewhere."  Sorry, can not print/type my reply.......I swear, he even thought it was funny though.

8.  Fun night Saturday night celebrating "S"'s birthday.  Yes, the guy behind us to the left [wait was that Kovas?!] was super creepy.

[ummm, ya, just realized I photo shopped him out - wise move by me.]
9.  Why is [most] everyone waiting until 2012 to do Boston?!  Just curious.  Well, I'm not - so take that --- all eleven zero people that care.

10.  Reason # 812 that a ten year old should not have a cell phone.

Your mom is the only one who wants to talk to you knows your number.
Reason #813 - - she never answers the bloody phone.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

I walk the line

Yesterday was a "Johnny Cash" juke box day.  Love that song.

Okay, so I'm too freaked to write what I really want to write . . . . [I'm dreaming of horses and they are stomping all over me]. . . So Instead [lucky you] you get [more] TMI.

In layers.

LAYER ONE:


– Name: Emily

– Birth month: January

– Birthplace: AZ

– Eye Color: Blue

– Hair Color: Blonde [fine, light, light brown]

– Height: 5′9″

– Righty or Lefty: Righty Tighty

– Zodiac Sign: Capricorn



LAYER TWO:

– Your heritage: Sweedish? or Sweet-ish? ;) [I have no clue as to what I am, {don't judge} I haven't had to write a paper on this since the 5th grade]

- The shoes you've worn [so far] today: Saucony pro-grid ride3, haviana's & now these . . .



– Your weakness: good food

– Your fears: Being alone

– Your perfect pizza: thin crust margarita

– Goal you’d like to achieve on a physical level: ironman ...... in life: feeling/knowing like I am a good mom.



LAYER THREE:

– Your most overused text talk: IDK

– Your first waking thoughts: never really thought about this.......well, the first thing I say every morning is, "XXXX [Pita], what do you want for breakfast?"

– Your best physical feature: I like my eye color

– Your most missed memory: jumping on the trampoline with my family



LAYER FOUR:

– Pepsi or Coke: Coke

– McDonald’s or Burger King: McDonalds

– Single or group dates: Yikes, If I have to pick one . . . Single

– Adidas or Nike: Nike

– Chocolate or vanilla: v a n i l l a - - ice, ice baby



LAYER FIVE:

– Smoke: No

– Cuss: VERY rarely. I'd still write "very rarely" even if my mom didn't read this.

– Sing: you bet cha! I work at home. alone. why the heck not!!??

– Take a shower everyday: at least two X day

– Do you think you’ve been in love: I KNOW I have.

– Liked high school: Loved first two years - not so much the last two.

–Want to get married: AM

–Believe in yourself: depends on what exactly we are talking about. But yes 99.44% of the time.

– Get motion sickness: Y E S !  Not pretty.

– Think you’re attractive: some days

– Think you’re a health freak: freak - mostly, yes. healthy [eating] - not like I should be but pretty good.

– Get along with your parent(s): like PB&J

– Like thunderstorms: now - yes. as a kid - no.

– Play an instrument: is my treadmill an instrument? I have ZERO musical talent



LAYER SIX:In the past month

– Smoked: No

– Done a drug: No

– Ran a marathon:  Yes

– Gone on a date: Yes

– Run a crazy man / horse 50 miler?: Not yet.

– Eaten an entire box of Oreos?: No-never.

– Eaten sushi: yes

– Been on stage: yes

– Made homemade cookies: yes



LAYER SEVEN

– How do you want to die: In my sleep or while running

– Where you want to go to college: Been there done that "BEAR DOWN!" - for you Adam.

–What do you want to be when you grow up: I like me - I hope I'd just be a more patient, calm & relaxed me

– What country would you most like to visit: Spain



LAYER EIGHT:

– Number of piercings: One in each ear

– Number of tattoos: four [my eyeliner - two up top two down below]

– Number of times my name has appeared in the newspaper [in HS]?: eight

– Number of scars on my body: five

– Number of things in my past that I regret: one [biggie] three [so-so's]

– Number of people I could trust with my life: Off the top of my head 4... but probably more.

* * Hopefully, you just pretended to read all of that. * *

Final thoughts . . . .

You ever tried making a 12 hour playlist for a run?
You have any songs for me? [pretty please]
Please refrain from submitting any songs containing the word "death", "dying" or "horses".

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Gangster's Paradise - tagged

So Captain Strange & I am strong Adrienne tagged me to mention 10 [only 10?!] random things about me.

1. I have Brady Bunch checks. Marsha. Marsha. Marsha.

2. I own three watches. Only two tell time [of day].

3. I love hamburgers.
Favorite: the grind.
Least favorite: burger king

4. I do all my grocery shopping from right to left. No matter which store. Start right end at left.

5. If given an option, I will always use "self-checkout". I mean who could pack my groceries better than me?!

6. I hate [truly hate] valet parking. I will walk 1/2 mile in 5" heels before using a valet. No joke.

7. It took me until my sophomore year in high school to consistently spell licorish [ wait] "licorice" correctly.

8. I think Eminem is more inspiring than Yanni.

9. I had my photo taken with Coolio. [in 1996] Yep, livin' in a "gangsters paradise".

Now, my friends, THAT is one short dude.

10. Favorite songs to blast from my juke box...... "September" [earth,wind & fire] & "Rich Girl" [Hall & Oats].

And now.....

TAG - you are IT, IT, IT.

1.  Kera - that's a no brainer.  I love this woman.
2.  Kelly - Still have a room for me, right?!
3.  Angie - Who may I add, is running St. George Marathon October 2nd!

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Hold The Line & my best attempt at "zen"

AM I the only Toto fan out there? 

Heard this while driving Peanut to school today.  [Turns out there's some creep-O stalking little ones walking/biking to and from school.  freaks.

Anyway.  Still blah.  I did put my running shoes on because I don't learn from my mistakes[not as I should anyway].  Then a wise "voice" told me to take, take, take um off.  UGGGG.

I did capture this photo from my backyard last night.  Love it.


So here's my sad post for today [kinda funny though]:

The Zen Of Sarcasm

1.  Do not walk behind me, I may not lead.  Do not walk in front of me I may not follow.  Do not walk beside me either.  Just pretty much leave me alone.

2.  The journey of 1,000 miles begins with a broken fan belt and a leaky tire.

3.  Don't be irreplaceable.  If you can't be replaced.  You can't be promoted.

4.  Always remember you are unique.  Just like everyone else.

5.  If you think nobody cares that you are alive, try missing a few car payments.

6.  Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes.  That way, when you criticize you'll be a mile away AND have their shoes.

7.  If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again.  It was probably a wise investment.

8.  Some days you are the bug.  Other days you are the windshield.

9.  Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.

10.  A closed mouth gathers no foot.

11.  There are two theories about arguing with women.  Neither one works.

AND

12.  Never under any circumstance, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.