9.29.2012

National Coffee Day…

Happy National Coffee Day! 

I celebrated with Caribou coffee this morning.  Perfect after a morning run!

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Now I’m headed to Lincoln for a little pre-game tailgate that Brian is putting on.  I have a new Husker shirt for the Big 10 opener and I am super excited to enjoy this beautiful weather and cheer on the Huskers.  Go Big Red!

{The Launes}

9.28.2012

Big Brother…

Labor Day is often considered to be the unofficial end of summer.  However, in my books, the Big Brother finale marks the end of summer for me.  In fact, it is one of the highlights of my summer.  With fall just days away, Jamie and I celebrated the Big Brother finale in fashion last Wednesday.  Running, Valentino’s pizza, YoYo Berri frozen yogurt and Julie Chen.

It was a perfect night for indulging.  I jumped on the Ian bandwagon in recent weeks and was rooting him on to win the $500,000.  Life couldn’t get any better.  :)

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In the end, Ian won in a landslide.  Whuuut?  Whuuut?  Very deserving, in my opinion.

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YoYo Berri…Yum!

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Thursday morning, I woke up feeling empty inside.  Summer had come to an end.  My Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday night T.V. schedule was suddenly very open and I now have to wait nearly a year for the next batch of Big Brother houseguests to capture my heart.  On the bright side, it’s something worth waiting for.

Now, tonight is a rare Friday night with nothing going on.  Trent is out of town for football and I spent the night at home catching up on a little laundry, putting out a few fall decorations and surfing Pinterest.  Is it weird that it is not even 9:30 and I am ready to head to bed?  I guess I just need to get rested up for a busy weekend!

  {The Launes}

9.26.2012

Guess Who’s Back…

Where has time gone?  Yes, I am still alive and well.  No, I have not blogged in over a month.  I started school and have been running non stop pretty much since the beginning of August. 

Transitions are always a little hard for me.  I love my job, but have a terrible time going back to school.  The thought of starting fresh with a brand new set of first graders scares the heck out of me!  But, just like every other year, once we get into routine, all is well again.  Today, I was walking downstairs after taking my kids to music and I breathed a sigh of relief.  I finally feel like, after 29 days of school, that we are in the routine.  Now the magic happens in the remaining 146 days of school.

Outside of school, football is in full swing for Trent, Market to Market is less than two weeks away and Trent’s sister is getting married next Saturday.  Busy.  Busy.  Busy.  I literally have something on my calendar every night this week.

While things are busy, I did find time tonight to get a run in after FCA.  I decided to go out to the track and do some speed work and am so thankful that I did.  The weather was amazing and the sunset was even better.  I accidentally brought my camera with me (I had it at FCA) but appreciated the opportunity to snap a couple of quick pictures of the sun setting.

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On that note, I need to stop writing and get some things done for school tomorrow.  It is school picture day and my usual pony tail hairstyle just won’t cut it.  I will be back sooner than later this time!

{The Launes}