"Back In Time" - Pitbull

Let's go back in time a bit.

Since my blogging has been as less than awesome these days......lots to catch up on.

By.  The.  Numbers.

[running stuff]

* 374 - miles I ran in August.

* 370 - miles done on the treadmill

* 26.23 - distance of longest run this month.

* 38 - days until I get to do Rim - to - Rim - to - Rim. 

* 46 - [ish] miles of above said run.

* 1 - mile I ran on old Ed - before I said my farewell to him.

[nothing says, "I'm taking this run seriously" like wearing jeans.]

[Pita/Peanut stuff]

* 100 - percent chance we will reenact this photo when we are there. 

Pita better start hitting the gym more frequently.  She's not 3 any more Pita.

* 24 - bottles of water she probably damaged in isle 11.

"Mom, I'm walking on water."  nice, Peanut, nice.

* 690 - amount in dollars spent at "Ocean Club" for a group of four.

I'm going to go with "worth it". Mostly, because I didn't have to pay it. ;)

[life stuff]

* 98 - percent chance I'll be on Pinterest each night reading quotes like this one:

and this one:

L O V E.

[MY Parent's - stuff]

* 3 - number of days until my parent's 50th Anniversary.

* 1 - number of days after their wedding this photo was taken:

* 3 - buttons on my Mom's above jacket that I'd kill for!!

* 5 - minutes spent cracking up and what my Mom told me to buy her for her anniversary......

[.....ya, I'll get right on that GOLDEN Anniversary Apple Corer right away.] holy crap. 


QUESTIONS:

1.  Do YOUR parents [AND OR family members] do this to you?

2.  What have they said they wanted for a birthday/anniversary gift that made your eyes roll?

"One By One" - Foo Fighters .....I've BEEN TAGGED!

Thank you Jesica, from RunOnOrganic for tagging me!

The Liebster Award is given to upcoming bloggers who have less than 200 followers. {HOWEVER, many that I will tag below have way more than 200 followers .....contradictory to the award description, but I wanted to send you some love anyways!}

The meaning: Liebster is German and means sweetest, kindest, nicest, dearest, beloved, lovely, kind, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing, and welcome.

Rules for receiving this award:

1. Each person must post 11 things about themselves.
2. Then answer the questions the tagger sent for them, plus create 11 questions for the people they’ve tagged to answer.
3. Choose 11 people and link them in your post.
4. Notify the people you have tagged.
5. No tag backs. ;)

MY 11 things:

1.  I work from home/run my own business.  I LOVE MY JOB.
2.  I buy then re-sell designer clothing/purses
3.  Favorite food - sushi
4.  I hate MAKING salads ......but love eating them.
5.  I don't wear any rings other than my wedding ring.  I love my wedding   ring.......even more than my treadmill. ;)
6.  I worked at a jewelry store in college. 
7.  I am addicted to Costco.
8.  I have been to 9 different countries.
9.  I am BUSTING to move to Oregon.
10. While I've always loved my name, if I could change it......I'd change it to Savannah.  {Anyone else see "Savannah Smiles" growing up?}
11.  I vacuum my house 3 times a week.  I hate dirty floors.

Jesica's Questions for Me:
1. What gets you up in the morning?
 - - My Run.  [and Jimmy Fallon {here} ]
2. Who is your favorite professional athlete?
- - LoLo Jones
3. What is your favorite US state?
- - Well.....of the ones I've visited:  OREGON
4. Beach or mountains?
- - BEACH
5. Day or night?
-- DAY
6. Favorite item in your refrigerator/pantry?
- - Muscle Milk -- addicted
7. What would your last meal be?
- - Mammoth sized burger & mashed potatoes and gravy
8. When do you feel the most alive (doing what)?
- - during a hug.  I'm a hugger.
9. Lover or a fighter?
- - 95% lover, 5% fighter
10. Favorite musician/band?
- - holy crap.....too many!!  ok, ok....over-all....Foo, Rush, DuranDuran.  For running Jay Z.
11. Outfit of choice?
- - Current Elliott jeans, White V-neck, Moari necklace, bracelets, VeraWangLavender ....heels

 MY questions for you 11 people [below]

1.  Favorite social media? Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc.
2.  Favorite post workout meal?
3.  Clean the house or do yard work?
4.  Favorite gift you've ever received?
5.  Do you look most like your mom or dad?
6.  If you could go any where in the world - where would you go?
7.  Workout alone or with a group?
8.  Favorite song at the moment?
9.  Three qualities of your best friend.
10.  Favorite Olympic event?
11.  Why did you start blogging?

People I AM TAGGING:

1.  Chris - my partner in Foo crime. @ Evolving through Running
2.  Gracie - she's wicked FAST.  @ How I Complicated My life Today.
3.  Dawn - because she'll have to blog again ONE day, right? Racing Dawn
4.  Petra - she's awesome.  @ Run. Petra. Run
5.  Nelly - complete rock star...always good info on the blog. @ Nelly On The Run
6.  A @ Diary Of An Average Runner Just did her 9th marathon, ya, not "average" at all.
7.  Bobbi - one of the kindest people I've never actually met. @ Zero to 26.2
8.  Mandi - my AZ Ragnar girl. @ Mandi Runs.
9.  Adena - FLH - @ She Said I Needed A Goal.
10. The girl with the cutest little family ever . . Micki Runs
11. Christine - so happy I found her through Instagram @ Dream Big Runner

Happy. Thursday. Friends!!

"In Fact" - They Might Be Giants

So Jen at Miles, Muscles & Mommyhood AND Jason at Cook Train Eat Race both tagged me for a "random things about me" post.

Love it.

Here are the rules:

1. Post these rules
2. You must post 11 random things about yourself
3. Answer the questions set for you in their post
4. Create 11 new questions for the people you tag to answer
5. Go to their blog and tell them you’ve tagged them
6. No stuff in the tagging section about you are tagged if you are reading this. You legitimately have to tag 11 people!

Here we go . . . . . . .

uno:  I cannot live without my C.O. Bigelow lip crap.
dos:  I enjoy yard work.  Love mowing the lawn & pulling weeds.
tres:  I drive fast.  Way too fast.  But only when I'm alone.
quatro:  I hate raisins & papaya.

cinco:  I love making lists. Lists of things I need, things I want to do, things I have to do, things I didn't do.
seis:  I crave Arby's & Taco Bell when I am sick.
siete:  I have a terrible sense of direction.  Like freaking terrible.
ocho:  I'm sensitive.  ok, I'm beyond sensitive.  My feeling get hurt rather quickly.  And I am a crier.
nueve:  I'm a hugger.
diez:  9 out of 10 scented candles make me want to hurl.  Sooo, I stick with lavender.
once:  I have to chew gum when I workout.  Have. to.

Questions to those who are tagged:

You are stranded on a deserted island. Tell me

1. What are the 5 foods you would pick to have with you? Blueberries, Pickles [duh], almonds, a whole freaking cow & sushi 

2. What 2 things would you pick to drink? Muscle milk shakes & RockStars.

3. What book would you want to have?  "The Happiness Project"

4. You are visited by ONE person for 24 hours only, who is it? 

Eve. {yep, Adam's girl}

5. You can have ONE skill that you do not currently posses? What is it?

Singing. 

You just won 5 million dollars! Tell me

1. What is the first thing you do?  Change my name.

2. What is the first thing you buy? First thing. . . my 2012 7 Series BMW I currently have on a very long hold.

3. Who is the first person you share your winnings with?  Mr. Pita.....marriage schmarriage. ;]  Then our parents.

4. Would you relocate? Where?  Relocate . . . no.  Buy a second home is New Zealand . . . YES

5. Would you donate to charity? Youbetcha.

6. You must buy me a gift, what do you get me??  s h o e s !!

My Questions:

1.  Do you love or hate the treadmill and why?
2.  Describe yourself in three words.
3.  Describe your best friend.
4.  Text or call?
5.  Favorite place to eat?
6.  Where did you first see your wife/husband/significant other?
7.  Do you buy lottery tickets?
8.  The first thing you do in the morning.
9.  Favorite recovery drink.
10.  If you could have any car in the world, which would you buy?
11.   What do you collect?

NOW . . .
I am tagging these awesome people.

1.  Fruit Fly
2.  Jess Blonde Ponytail
3.  Laurie
4.  Jill Run with Jill
5.  TMB Racing with Babes
6.  The very MCM mama herself.
7.  CautiouslyAudacious
8.  Blue Balls Matty-O what? His blog says so.
9.  Jen Fat to Finish Line
10.  Carrie Family Fitness Food
11.  Fancy Nancy Living the dream

"Party Rock Anthem" - LMFAO [ A Peanut "fav" ]

So one of my favorite-est-EST bloggers Mooshy, errrr J-Moo [I love you Lady J!]  tagged me on a fun little post idea.

It was to provide seven random tidbits about MY Peanut.

easy. freaking. peasy.

uno - ella no hablamos espanol. BUT.  She does spell wicked awesome.  Ya, that does NOT run in the family.  In fact, Peanut will be representing her class in the school spelling bee on Monday. [just crazy]

dos - She just ran her first ever 10k.  And first EVER, actual race [like one that didn't go down at the local park vs. her dad]  she. rocked.

tres - the kid hates mashed potatoes.  She will dry heave every time. [I partially do it out of humor now......."you must eat one bite!" .....hilarious].

quatro - this kid has every stamp that I do in my passport.  She's been to eight countries.  The one she'd give her 5 pound gummy bear to visit . . . . . Japan.

cinco - she. loves. loves. loves. shoes.
how the freak did that happen?

Santa is bringing four pairs of shoes --- and let me tell ya . . . . they are sumthin' else.
I found a pair she had "designed" on the Converse website.  had to buy them.  HOLY. CRAP. awesome.

seis - she's. confident. and. I love. it. I was never a super confident kid [or adult for that matter] so it makes me smile.

yes, this is her "pooping sunshine".

siete - she loves to take pictures when I have no idea she has my phone.  I'm not about to stop her.

I. love. them.

Now to my four people . . . ya, I changed the number . . because I can.

Patrick - seven things you dislike [his rant posts are my fav, sorry]

Caroline - seven nice things you can say about U of A places you will go in 2012

Kevin - seven facts about pickle juice things you will do in 2012

Dawn - seven. freaking. anythings!!  will you blog already WW!?!  geesh.