I know it's a day late...

...but...



I made my husband go with me to Starbucks so we could get this shot. Any excuse to go there, right?

Also, if you drink Starbucks (or coffee-based drinks in general), here's a question for ya. I normally drink mocha, but lately I think they're too sweet. I still like for my drink to be somewhat sweet, but not as much as a mocha. What drink do you recommend?

If I had a tattoo...

...it would look like this.



Writing on my wrist is pretty much how I remember anything.

Disclaimer: Mom, don't worry. This does not mean that I'm getting a tattoo. I still don't like needles. But if I did get one, you could be very thankful that you raised such a practical daughter, right? :)

I've been having fun...mostly.

I went to Keeneland (a race track in Central KY) for the first time ever! Yes, this Kentucky girl had never been to the races, as difficult as that might be to believe. My friend Kate flew in for a few days with her totally adorable family -- I haven't seen her in about two years -- and educated me on the ways of horse racing. I had a blast, and I am so going back! Oh, and I lost all of $6 that day. My first bet was on a horse that finished -- I'm not kidding -- last! Whatever the opposite of beginner's luck is, I have that. I also bet on a horse name Handcrafted (what crafty gal could resist that opportunity), and on a horse named My Pal Charlie. Because I have a pal named Charlie, so it seemed appropriate.






Spring Break was last week. So of course I caught a cold. And it stuck with me. All week long. I did not scrap at all during my time off! Today was the first day I felt close to normal. Maybe I'll finally do something this weekend. I'm in a creative slump.

I ran my first 5K on Saturday!!! Even though I finished somewhere 36 minutes (I think -- finishing was kind of a blur), I did not stop for the entire 3.1 miles! Oh, and I'm really slow. (As if the 36 minutes doesn't give that away!)




Oh, and I neglected to mention that I'm in love with Raggedy Andy.




Long story short: Since the 5K was held during the Raggedy Ann Festival, Mike made the comment to his friend Forrest, "Wouldn't it be funny if we ran in costume..." Of course, Mike thought the chances of this happening were slim. Forrest (the one in the dress) found them. Complete with striped socks.




And yes, I did try on the wig.

Reason #1752...

...why I love this purse. Allergy season might actually be fun this year!



No, not really. But I still love what my purse can do. :)

Do I have anything to talk about?

Heck no. Just a random stream-of-consciousness post because I just wanna blog.

• I jogged yesterday. 2 miles. I've only jogged one other time since the new year. Needless to say, I was (am) pretty sore. So of course the natural thing to do was to jog another 2 miles today. This time I wasn't so jazzed about doing so, but my friend Ashley send me a motivational text: "Suck it up!" So I did. Now I hurt more. Tomorrow is going to be a non-running day. I don't think my body will have it any other way. :)

• Oh, and I'm feeling the need to punish myself because I'm running a 5K in April. Even though it's less than a month away, but I think I'll be ready for it by then.

• I'm loving Ramen noodles right now. We went to a Thai restaurant on Friday night, and I ordered the "Super Angel Noodles" because (1) I loved the name and (2) I thought the noodles were going to be the thick kind. My food came out, and the noodles were ramen-style. (Mike got the noodles I thought I was going to get.) No big deal, becaus it's now my new favorite dish! I'm already dreaming of our next visit. :) And even though all ramen is inferior to what I had on Friday night, it sparked a $.17 ramen craving. Probably because it reminds me of college, and I loved/miss college.

• This is a bland post. I need to take more photos. Daily.

• Puff lotion tissues are the best. My allergies are back (yay Spring!), and I'm sporting what I like to call the "Rudolph" look (sans antlers).

• Looking forward to going to an open house this Sunday. We're ready to buy. Now we just need a house.

• I think I want to see a movie this weekend. Any suggestions? (Nothing scary! I know there's plenty of those out right now.)
  

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I am not one of those teachers that owns a horrendous sweater for every holiday.

Still, I did get decked out in my green today. On my terms.




Right down to the eyeshadow. Possibly the best $3 I have ever spent.




And I finished him! Then promptly gave him away at a baby shower. But the main thing is that I finished a crochet project that wasn't a scarf!

Sometimes I forget about things...like my blog, for instance.

In the Bess household at the moment, we're trying to keep from getting sick. We're doing a horrible job of that. Mike slept all day yesterday, and I slept most of the day today. We're achy and stuffy, and determined to go to work tomorrow. Ugh. Saddest part of it all: we were going to go out for Indian food with some friends after church. I'll have to put off that lassi craving for another week or so.

But potential good news on the Indian-restaurant front: our favorite place burned down a year ago, and I think I found the new restaurant...and it's closer!!! I really hope it's the same place, because it was the best!!!

So instead we watched a Lifetime movie that made me smack my forehead with every decision the protagonist made. Because it's a great idea to marry a powerful businessman you've known all of one weekend.

I'm crocheting again. Before this weekend, my skill level consisted of scarves. Nothing beyond a straight line. Now, I'm almost finished with this guy, and halfway finished with this guy. Because life is too short to only have one project going on at a time. :)

I got my hair cut on Friday. It had been a good 7 or 8 months since it had been cut last, and I'm so happy with the way it turned out! Here's a horrible photo that I took to share with my mom, but am now sharing with you because I'm too lazy to take a better one right now.



I think I have a weird profile.

Scrapbook pages to share! I think this is the first time I have shared all of these...it's been awhile, so if you see a double, just don't say anything, ok? :D


This was for the ScrapMojo challenge a couple of months ago.


The greatest day of antiquing ever.


The title says everything.


Our road trip to visit Mike's family in Ohio this past Christmas.


My Pretty Committee page. The latest challenge is up. Join in!