Summer Snapshots

Got first in my age division for the 10K!!

I totally schooled the girls I was babysitting the other day.

It's so great to have time to run with my mom now!

Risky or stupid? I was afraid for a second I would be pushing my car into the fuel station

I'm a little hardcore about my sudoku puzzles

Fresh tomatoes for summer!

I'm spending a whole lot of time at the pool! Already finished a book. What to read next...

Delicious QuickQuake

Laura and I discovered an amazing new store at the mall. We were so excited!

Memorial Day

Yesterday was such a good day. I am so thankful for all the men and women who have worked so hard to give me the freedoms and opportunities that I have.
I spend much of the day at my great friend Laura's home hanging out and cooking a meal for our families. One of the things we have decided to do together this summer is to host each other's family every week or so for dinner and just hang out.
We kicked it off last night with a bang! Last night for supper we grilled hamburgers (it was my first time to ever use a grill!!) and had them alongside grilled corn, homemade jalapeño cheddar buns, fresh salsa, cole slaw and yummy nutella filled pastries for dessert! I just can't help but toot my own horn and say that Laura and I did a great job, and it was very yummy.
I can't wait to do it again! Here's a link to the recipes that we used. L&A Dinner Recipes

Our wonderful salsa

Laura mixing up our burgers

The itsy bitsy grill Mr. Scott got for our burgers

It's getting close!

Our nice little spread: Grilled corn, homemade burgers and jalapeño buns,  salsa and cole slaw 

Yum!

Pastry filled with nutella and baked in cinnamon and sugar with ice cream.

Pause for Summer

So I've been pretty much slumming it when it comes to what I wear since I've gotten home from school for the summer. I haven't had trouble with the no shopping rule, but I haven't documented a single thing for my remix. Therefore, I've decided to press pause and pick things back up later in this summer once I get out of this funk. I'm thinking I'll start over August 1. I'm still going to carry out the 30 days of no shopping, but I'm not going to worry about documenting it until I start again in August.

Summer's Finally Here!!!

 

Do you think I have enough junk? My roommate has a rule that whatever doesn't fit in the car gets left behind. I guess we can all see I was not going to let that happen. Yesterday was my last day of spring semester! I got home with a car full of stuff and an afternoon of time to waste. It feels so good to have nothing to do. I'm planning on soaking up as much relaxation as possible over these next few weeks before my month of summer school starts! Happy summer everyone!

30 Day Remix: Part 2

Dress - Forever 21
Jacket - Gap
Belt - Walmart

Shirt - American Eagle
Jeans - Forever 21
Scarf - American Eagle
Shoes - Payless

Shirt - Old Navy
Pants - American Eagle
Sandals - Payless

For my more in-depth commentary (haha) click the "30 Day Remix" Link at the top of my blog!

Weekend of Procrastination

This weekend was supposed to be spent studying and getting ready for my upcoming final exams. Did that happen? No, but my room is starting to look good! I think I am the biggest procrastinator I have ever known. I spent the whole weekend doing anything I could not to study even though I know that it was what I needed to be doing. I'm not the only one that does this, right? Well I spent a lot of time up in my room preparing to move all of my stuff back in for the summer. Fun! I thought that I was an organized person, but it turns out I'm not at all. I'm actually kind of a hoarder.
See all the pointe shoes I've collected over the years? I usually have them all tucked away nice and out of sight, but Kate had to use their container a few weeks ago so when I came home this weekend they were all on my bed. I took this as a cue to get cleaning. I found so many pairs of pointe shoes this weekend I didn't know I had that it kind of freaked me out. I even found my first pair!
Another way I procrastinated this weekend was by waking up this morning and heading out for a run. It was the fastest I've run in quite a while! I saw so many animals. I almost ran over a king snake! If my heart wasn't pumping fast before, it definitely was the rest of the run. We made eye contact. I also saw several little groups of geese! I love to see all the little babies as I run by the pond. So cute!
Also, we had a super hero weekend and all caught up on our movies so that we can go see The Avengers this weekend. I have heard so many good things about this movies, and now I just can't wait to go see it! I'm pretty sure out of all the movies we watched this weekend Captain America was my favorite.
Well, now I am back at school and can no longer put off the inevitable. Ugh..... off to study my spanish and sociology. Wish me luck!!

Fun Day!

Today started off bright and early! I went and did 5 miles with my mom and Caroline. We did 10 minutes straight running! It felt pretty good, but I'm a little tired now. After the run, we all headed home and caroline had her recital this afternoon. She's growing up so much! Her playing was very beautiful and I am very proud of her. She's such a talented musician. I hope she keeps it up. To celebrate her recital, we all went out to Yogn Frut. It was so good! I love me some frozen yogurt for sure.
The rest of the day has consisted of preparing to go see The Avengers. My mom and I watched Captain America this afternoon. Then we all sat down after dinner and watched The Hulk. Now, all that is left is Iron Man 2. I'm so excited! I'm right on track to see the new movie when I get home from exams midweek. Fun stuff!
The result of the day was very successful, and I hope everyone is having as good a weekend as I am!