Happy Halloween!

LOVE this holiday as dressing up is always a nice break in the routine! I'm a big fan of Halloween Homemade costumes. Since I've been in Nashville....

2010

chick from dodgeball 

2011

Princess Lolly (Candy land) 

2012

Gilly from SNL 

2013

Monday's Run Group Costume run

50 Shades of Grey and Lady Godiva 

Today at work 

The leg lamp from a Christmas story (the lamp is a staple at my desk)

What is your favorite costume?

Most creative / homemade?

Tuesday Tangent--- the last 3 weeks.

I haven't blogged in awhile so here are the highlights:

Running / Fitness

• Up until this past weekend, I hadn't ran since New Jersey... that was Oct 14th-- call it a combo of travel + stress / busy at work + didn't feel like it, + lost my ipod shuffle charge and my roommate broke my garmin charger. 
• I gained 6 lbs in those 3 weeks--- sigh
• I did run 5 miles on saturday- it sucked and I realized how quickly not running for 3 weeks takes a toll on stamina--- my avg pace for the run was 9:40 haha. I ran the same 5 mile route on Sunday and something just clicked and avg pace was 8:12--- that is more what I like to see. 
• Only paid for and planned races are Turkey Trot 5 miler with brother and Mark. Becca's debut back into half marathons by doing New Mexico, and our annual rudolph downtown 5k to kick off the Christmas parade. I need to fill up 2013, so state suggestions are welcome :) 

Work

• Work has been SUPER busy, but that is expected with open enrollment season. I have to take it home every night and on the weekends. 
• What has been my SAVING GRACE is a little website I've been meaning to share with you all--- www.mobilevids.org . My brother told me about it a month ago---- pretty much ANY tv show you can watch on this site. Different from hulu because the show gets uploaded right after it airs, and its every season. I don't have a tv so I've been able to catch up on Revenge, Once Upon a time, Pretty Little Liars, True Blood, Gossip Girl to name a few. I just pull this bad boy up on my personal lap top, pull up work on the work lap top and plug away... its been a sanity saver. 

Personal / Social

• I went to San Diego- got to see the Running skirts store mecca in real life (it was super dooper tiny and they only carry the current season in stock

• saw a seal in person for the first time EVER. 

• Went whale watching and saw a TON of dolphins for the first time EVER (no photo proof)
• got sea sick and had to take meds--- i was one of the lucky ones that didn't vomit... there was a  LOT of that going on
• Found out I was 4 pumpkins tall

• Had a last minute visit with my cousin Chad while passing through in L.A.- he moves to Saigon next week. 

• Cried for a total of 9 hours in week... yup 9, it was fantastic. 
• Scored last minute tickets to see Alanis Morisette live--- she was good, her opening rapper husband.... not so much. I sang the entire "head over feet" song as she belted it out. 

• Went as warrior girl for Halloween on the weekend (costume was free so no choice there)

• Then I channeled my inner sex good and went as SNL character Gilly for work Halloween

I got her dance moves down too 

• I decided to take the plunge again and got full front bangs- pic later
• Gearing up to go to Catalina Island this weekend--- Mark is running the marathon, I will be shopping, eating, and talking with his mom while he runs the tough hills. 

So that has been my life over the last 3 weeks. Hoping to blog more as well as catch up on the 300+ posts sitting in my reader!!