Run.Chew.Sparkle

I have a little bit of a rant right now... Which by the way HI!!! I know it has been quite some time since I last posted. Life has been a bit crazy and super busy with work. Seriously I feel like all I do is work, sleep and eat haha. Oh and fit in some work outs here and there, which this week I have been on point, despite Mother Nature came and I was on a mini vacation with James. Okay so here is my rant... The other night after work I decided to go for a run. I do not run in the gym, I always hit the pavement around our neighborhood. Seriously I know each direction and the miles they will give me. I love my neighborhood, so many things to look at and at times lots of people out doing the same thing as me. People will honk as I am running on by, smile and wave, it is extra motivation I need. When I first started running I was nervous people would make fun of me, or see my jiggly thighs or if my shirt rised up a bit, how embarrassing. But then I got over that fear because...

It has taken me a week to just sit down and do a quick recap of Running Nashville. It has been a whirlwind of my life since getting back from Nashville and I have not really been able to relax all week. First off want to say that Nashville is an amazing city. It is so awesome, I seriously want to go back and vacation there again for much longer and it would be a city I would consider moving too, if I ever had to move. The city is filled with music after music, after music. Musicians start playing at 11:00 in the bars and go to the early morning. Each bar has at least 2-4 floors and on each floor there is another bar and live music on that one too. It is like getting 4-5 bars in one bar. Crazy I know but the coolest thing. And each level will have a different variety of country music playing, with a little rock and maybe some pop mixed in. We instantly loved Nashville once we went downtown. The downtown life is not only filled with bars but museums and fun atmosphere to do so much...

Good Friday Morning!!! This Friday is extra, extra amazing because I am in Nashville, TN!!! Which means I am on vacation and running this weekend at the Rock and Roll ST. Jude 1/2 Marathon! James and I arrived yesterday morning at 8:00 am. Our flight was out of Tampa at 7:00 and got here at 8:00 and it was an 1.5 hour flight. Yup we time traveled :0) I forgot that TN is in a Central Time Zone. It was so funny to see on our ticket that time change, it didn't dawn on me at first. We were so excited to be here. James and I have not had time off together in a really long time, definitely not back to back time off and we haven't had vacation since October  when we went back home for the wedding. We NEED this time together, believe me. I know it is the trip to get us back to US. Not realizing we couldn't check in early at our hotel, even though online it said you could, we decided to grab some breakfast, they let us leave our luggage and then we got a LYFT and...

It has been a week.... Yup and it is only Tuesday AND we had a Holiday on Sunday.. Crazy right, how one day can make it seem like it has just been all over the place crazy. When I am having a rough or bad day, a work out sometimes can be the last thing I want to do right? You just want to curl on the couch and just veg out, your energy from the day is drained and you are feeling all kinds of crappy. When I lack energy,  nothing, and I mean nothing seems fun to do or appealing. BUT I know I need to get out there and get a good work out in. And I know it isn't the bad day that is making me not work out, but it is what I choose to eat earlier in the day that has just made me feel icky. Good food choices through out the day make for better work outs and allow you to handle stress much better. So when you are having a bad day, do not go for chips, grease, fat, candy, cookies. Yes they seem sooooo good in the moment right. The sweet taste of a victory!! BUT it will not help...

Recipe ALERT :0)!!! So I have a part time job. Well it isn't really much of a part time job, I don't get paid for it. Except for in big wet, sloppy kisses and snuggles from this handsome guy... This is Sherman and he is my part time job on my days off!!! I watch him during the day for one of our friends while he is at work. Sherman has become my favorite part of the week and he is an absolute treat and blast to hang out with. He seriously makes my heart full with love and joy, I couldn't even express before. He has been the stand in puppy until the day James and I get our own.  Which seems forever away...  But having Sherman around has opened up and entertained the idea to James more and more of us getting our own dog. It has only taken 8 years!! One of my favorite thing to do with Sherman is going on walks and runs. He LOVES being outside and lucky for him, as do I. We go for long walks downtown and around our neighborhood, or even sometimes ...

Happy Tuesday!!! I know I am late in the day but man was today a crazy day. It was the Mondaiest of all Tuesdays. Yup that is a thing... But one thing that is getting me by is the fact we are going to Nashville in 18 days!!! I am so excited, seriously like so excited. And you know what I am most excited about, besides the half marathon I am running, is all the country music all the time. I LOVE LOVE Country music. It is practically all I listen too anymore. So in honor of my trip to Nashville, I am doing my Top Ten Tuesday on my favorite Country songs currently!! 10. Jason Alden- Any Ol' Bar Stool 9. Kelsea Ballerini-  Yeah Boy 8. Billy Currington- Do I Make You Wanna 7. Brother's Osborne- It Ain't My Fault 6. Zac Brown Band- My Old Man Makes My Heart just swell... 5. Something' I'm Good At- Brett Eldredge Follow him on SnapChat he is hysterical 4. Body Like A Back road- Sam Hunt 3. Hurri...

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