Weekend Happenings

Happy Monday (if there is such a thing). I swear after the Chicago Bears massacre last night, people coated their stomachs in alcohol and were driving hungover today because it was a mess on the roads. I didn't even bother watching the game, I don't quite care to watch them lose horribly like that. Instead I did some laundry and packing for my trip later this week, eek!!

 

My big plan this weekend was completely my very first 5k!! I am so so so happy I finished it and ran the whole thing (minus the last .5 mile because of a crazy high incline). Not only did I finish it, but I did it in the time frame I gave myself which is a big accomplishment. To say I was undermotivated to train is a huge understatement. I trained for a few weeks about 3 months ago, but gave up on all of that since starting my new job and being exhausted. So to say I completed 3.1 miles in a pretty awesome time frame is a huge accomplishment for me. I definitely got that runners high after and it felt awesome, plus the hot chocolate and fondue they gave us afterwards was SO worth it!! I'll just let the pictures do the talking now.

 

Pre-race keeping warm & selfies with the sister

The finish line!!!!

Right after crossing the finish line w/ my running parter/coworker & the yummy chocolate after!



Group selfie

Group shot in front of the bean

Proud 5k finisher in front of the bean :)!

 

I know people run 5k's all the time and it's no big deal, but I'm happy that I was able to finish and not collapse at the end. Any tips from any runners will be definitely welcome as I want to do some more 5k's in the future, maybe even an 8k or 10k!

 

How were all of your weekends??

 

Linking up with Bella & Lisa for weekend recap

 

Friday Happenings

Thank god it's Friday guys! I am exhausted and even though I have a few busy weekends coming up, I really need this week to be over. Big news, it's freezing in Chicago again...

 

Also, I'm doing my very first 5k this coming Sunday and I'm scared guys. I don't know how I'm going to do it not only with the cold weather, but the fact that my training has gone to shiitake mushrooms. Good thing is, the girls I'm doing the 5k with are heading downtown tomorrow to spend the night there. I love the fact that we're making a staycation out of this.

 

Next week can also fly by because next Friday I'm getting on a plane and heading to Houston to see my boyfrand! I am so excited and cannot wait to explore the city with my love. I haven't been back there in 4 years so I'm excited to see the city again. Unfortunately, I did hear that there will be a cold wind heading that way, but I'm hoping that it sort of warms up.

 

I don't think I have much else to write about today, so I'm going to just leave it at that and chug on some more coffee to get through this day.

 

Happy Friday folks!

 

 

 

 

Song of the Week Wednesday

Have I mentioned before how much I love Helene, she seriously is bringing it with me keeping up on blogging. First with BlogTober and now with this awesome link up. I love music and find myself falling in love with certain songs so this is a great way to not only share my favorite music with you guys, but to find some new music!

 

Since I'm blogging from work (whoops) I need to keep this short and sweet, but here is a song I've been obsessing over as of late. It is such a chill song and just makes you feel relaxed all around. I know when I walk run (HA) my 5k this weekend I will most definitely be jamming out to this. So without further adieu, enjoy.

 

So if you have a favorite jam of the week, link up with Helene!!

(The image isn't working for me, but click on her blog and it'll take you right to it)

 

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween friends!!

I'm working all day, but I am excited to get home and pass out candy to the kiddos. I hope we get more than we did last year, but it's supposed to be a cold and windy evening, unfortunately. Since I'm not going anywhere except work and don't feel like dressing up, here's what I'll be wearing to work today.

When I get home to pass out candy tonight, I'll likely get my cat costume on. Here's how I wore it last year, but I may skip out on the tutu, that glitter on there got e.v.e.r.y.w.h.e.r.e. 

What are your costume plans for today? Any fun plans or parties you have planned?

Whatever your plans, enjoy and stay safe out there!

Facts About Nikki

Hey friends! I cannot believe this is the 2nd to the last post for BlogTober & second of all I cannot believe I have participated in almost every day of this. It has seriously been so much fun, I always felt like I totally had to post because the prompts have been so fun and creative. 

Speaking of, let's get moving onto today's prompt.

[1] I need coffee in the a.m. or I'm a grouch

[2] I hate hate hate creepy crawly things, especially spiders

[3] I have over 50 cousins

[4] I can't (see: won't) leave my house with some sort of makeup on my face

[5] I'm super detail-oriented to the point where I think I'm OCD sometimes

[6] I'm a sucker for any love story (especially mine hehe)

[7] I feel extremely awkward & anxious in new or uncomfortable situations

[8] Music can fix just about any problem in my life

[9] I'm obsessed with Target

[10] I'm a complete girly girl, but can def dish it with the guys & watch football on Sundays

[11] I'm not a huge hard liquor fan, I much prefer white wine or champs (preferable with OJ)

[12] I secretly love selfies, don't hate me

[13] I constantly dream about moving to Texas

[14] I'm a huge procrastinator

[15] I'm a total night owl

Embarrassing Myself One Day at a Time

Sometimes I feel like I excel at embarrassing myself. I have flung food across the room cutting it in the lunch room at work, spilled on myself every chance I get (see: all the damn time), and if I had a $1 for every time I almost tripped over my feet, I'd be rich. I can probably recount numerous embarrassing stories from my childhood on, but I will tell you about a more recent time. 

On just my second day at my new job (this week), I was sitting at my desk checking my emails and setting up passwords for software where all of a sudden, it hit me like a freight train. I felt extremely nauseous and just knew my body would turn on me and I was going to hurl reallll quick. Luckily I was super close to the bathroom, but apparently not close enough. My coworkers were in the room farther from the bathroom, but I ended up hurling all over the toilet instead of inside of it. Sorry for that visual. Let's just say I'll be laying off the salads for a while. When I felt like my stomach would finally calm down, I cleaned my mess so nobody would know what just happened.

Lucky for me I don't think my coworkers noticed anything wrong, but all I could smell the rest of my shift was vomit and I kept feeling like everyone could smell the vomit on me. Maybe they were just being nice and pretended. 

From Google

Now that I have thoroughly embarrassed myself not only at work, but now on the internets, I'll leave it at that. What's your most embarrassing moment?

p.s. I don't have Ebola so don't worry.

Linking up with Helene & Taylor.

Very Superstitious...

...writings on the wall

Sorry for getting the song stuck in your head, but in case you want to jam out to it, enjoy it below.

Now you're welcome.

Superstitions, we all got em. At least I think we do. Hmm if you don't email me, I'm curious to pick your brain.

Now I've never been the black cat or walking under a ladder kind of fan, I was a bit more on the weird side actually. I actually thought one thing I did was so unique to me that I just basically made it up, but alas I did not. That thing was trying not to walk on any of the lines in the sidewalks, so no matter if I looked like a baby giraffe walking for the first time trying to avoid those lines, I did it. I'm not sure why I did this, but I would totally make a game out of it on my walks back home from school. I still catch myself doing this now, probably out of habit.

I also strongly believe in superstitions when it comes to sports. If I wore a specific shirt for more than 2 wins, you bet your bottom dollar I'll be wearing that shirt for the rest of the season. I mean if I didn't the team would lose, I can't have that. Also, no I am not talking about the Bears because they are just pathetic and I can't even with them. Guess there is always next year...

Friday the 13th is also one of those days I just get eerie about. That paired with a full moon is just a hot mess waiting to happen especially working in healthcare, it's like the crazy people know. I try not to do anything major on any Friday the 13th, especially flying, hell to the N.O!

Although I may not believe in the whole black cat/ladder deal, I do strongly believe in the mirror thing. I truly think I will get 7 years of bad luck if I break a mirror and I've been extra careful around mirrors ever since I heard about this. Also, if I had a broken mirror, how would I take my mirror selfies? First world problems, folks, all day every day.

What are some superstitions that you believe in?