is it fall yet?

When summer is over (and to me, it’s over once school starts), I’m immediately ready for fall though the temp outside seems to disagree. I’m completely jazzed for football season, pretty trees and perhaps a sweater here and there. How about you guys?

On a different note, I am going steady on my Couch to 5K program. I even bought real running shoes and socks yesterday, and I’ll admit, they make a world of difference. Many thanks to Fleet Feet for their amazing service and for not making fun of me when I couldn’t speak the runner lingo.

TGIF!

wish list wednesday

What am I wishing for this Wednesday?

* To see Julie & Julia!

* Some matte nail polish – h-o-t this fall!

* To meet baby Alex Cougle! Thank heavens for little girls!

* One of these adorable house pillows from Olive’s Etsy shop. Think if I asked her pretty-please she’d make one for my new house? Plus, her name is Olive! What’s not to love?

* To be able to wiggle my nose and have a spotless house.

What’s your wish today?

weekend run-down

It’s Monday again, readers! How was everyone’s weekend?

First and foremost, I am so proud of my hubby! He's training to run a half marathon, and he's inspired me to start a Couch to 5K program! Whaddaya think? Can I handle it? Sure hope so.

Now here’s the run-down on my weekend... (Get it? Run-down? And I've got a picture of a runner? I'm so clever.)

The twins went to the vet Friday to get groomed, and poor little Charlie didn’t take it so well. He was so stressed that he burst a blood vessel in his little eye! Poor wittle guy.

I watched Rachel Getting Married and LOVED it. Anne Hathaway is absolutely brilliant; I cannot say that enough. Watching her as Kym, the crazy addict sister of Rachel (who is of course getting married), I completely forgot how glamorous she is on the red carpet. She totally pulled off “junkie.” I’m now following her on Twitter!

Saturday – nothing. Really. Like, I went to the grocery store. That’s. About. It.

Sunday we had Supper Club at Lake Tithelo with all our buddies and their pups – after the eyeball incident on Friday, we decided to shield the twins from any undue stress. Anyway, we had a great time and can’t wait to do it again!

PS…Have you seen Kim’s new blonde hair? PLEASE bring back the black, Kimmy!

Have a great Monday, my friends. And if you see Kim, please tell her how much we loved her as a brunette.

go dawgs

Check this out…

My alma mater made the top 20 (we're #18 of 100!) in Forbes’ list of America’s Best College Buys! In fact, three Mississippi colleges made the list; Mississippi College was #24 and Millsaps was #39! Sorry, Rebs, y’all missed out.

This weekend, I’m planning on doing a little painting. What are your plans? I hope they’re fun ones!

wish list wednesday

What am I wishing for this Wednesday?

* Kimmy K’s new workout video, Fit in Your Jeans by Friday!

* For Kimmy and Reggie to reunite!

* A new statement necklace…perhaps like this one? Don’t we love how the owl’s little “eyebrows” are little leaves?

* For Jeff or Jordan to win the Big Brother Coup d’Etat!

* That 5:00 would come a little faster…

monday again

Happy Monday, faithful readers! I hope everyone had a great weekend.

After the 8+ hours in the Atlanta airport, I did finally make it home. Being stuck in an airport terminal is not something I particularly enjoy doing, but there is something interesting about how the would-be passengers get to know each other – like the lady going to a family reunion in Terry, MS, who interrogated me about having children…or another lady (who sounded Jamaican) going to visit her sister in the hospital…or the old man who bought his wife a chocolate milkshake since she couldn’t walk all the way to Starbucks. We even found ourselves rallying around a young man headed home for 2 days before he left for 15 months for basic training. It’s extraordinary how unlikely, uncomfortable situations bring strangers together.

But, being stuck in one place did give me the opportunity to finish I’m Down. I heard of this book by reading Jen Lancaster’s blog. I usually howl with laughter at anything she reads, so I trusted her implicitly with this recommendation. I have to say, it was not what I thought. Mishna Wolff is a white girl in a black neighborhood whose dad believes he is black, too. The stories she tells about her dysfunctional childhood – her home that is always being “remodeled,” her dad forcing her to play basketball or run track, her “smart” school attended by only rich kids – are as funny as they are sad. The whole time I was reading this book, I kept thinking, “how can this child ever turn out to be normal?” I suppose “normal” is relative, especially when you turn your childhood into a memoir. I give it a B+.

Now I’m into The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, recommended to me by my impossibly witty and darling friend, Laura Merrill. This book is written epistolary-style, completely of letters between the main character and her friends. So far, so good. Review to come!

PS - I'm now on twitter! I can't guarantee how long I'll do it or how often or interesting my tweets will be, but let's give it a shot, shall we?

wish list wednesday

What am I wishing for this Wednesday?

* To learn how to be an Ebay queen. Perhaps I should get the free DVD from the Video Professor.

* A super cute dress to wear to my reunion in a month-ish.

* To know who all reads my blog. Don’t be shy!

* These new boots for fall. MK, you got me thinking about them again…

* And for my dear friend, Claire, to have a perfect birthday! I miss you like Junior Mints!What’s your wish?