October Goals

I'm definitely a list person. I'm also old school. I don't get the same gratification from typing as I do writing it down and crossing it off when it's complete. If you were to come into my house today you would see a bazillion notepads with lists of stuff that needs to be done.

This is my list of October Goals:

1. Complete all of my training runs. Last month I really slacked on my half marathon training. I can't keep doing this or I will end up with another stress fracture. Nobody enjoys wearing a boot for 6-8 weeks!

2. Cross Train/Yoga 1-2 times a week. This is going to be key to running a sub 2 hour half marathon....yep I just said my goal for the race out loud. EEEKKKK!!!!

3. Spend more time with God each day. When I spend time doing my devotional and reading the bible daily I feel like a BRAND NEW WOMAN!

4. Daily Cleaning. I'm notorious for putting this off until it all piles up and I freak out! I guess that's the procrastinator in me coming out. I'm trying to come up with a daily/every other day cleaning schedule. Nothing crazy...maybe 15-30 minutes a day.

5. Cook dinner at home 1-2 nights a week. I cooked chili and corn bread last night and have TONS leftover..WINNER! I know what I'm eating for lunch.

Hopefully when I revisit this at the end of the month I will be able to cross all of these of "My List".

No post is complete with pics of Mable Anne....

Big Lazy Baby!

Stare Down 

A little Instagram fun.

One of her favorite spots...Our Bed!  

Angel baby

Her pitiful face.

This is my all time favorite picture of her. She still thinks she is this small.

Happy Hump Day!

WILW

Today I'm linking up with Jamie for What I'm Loving Wednesday. Please excuse my lack of creativeness!

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First things first. Half Marathon training starts in 2 weeks so a new shoes were definitely needed! I went with the Asics Gel Cumulus 13. They are exactly like the picture above and I LOVE THEM! I went running at Shelby Farms last night and helped my little feet get in 3.5 miles (with lots of walk breaks).

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I'm also loving that Tiger Football season is a mere 10 days away! We may not have the best football team in the country but we sure do love to Tailgate! Our Huntsville friends are coming in town for lots of the games which make the Franks Family happy, happy, happy!

 I don't know about y'all but my favorite games are the night games. It gives you all day to tailgate a.k.a PARTY and you don't have get up at the crack of dawn either!

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Y'all I can not say enough AMAZING things about this book. I have seen it floating around the blog world for awhile now. I had also read her blog a couple of times. I don't know what took so long for me to download the book but I am so glad I did. I'm a very emotional person so I pretty much cried the whole book. The tears were happy tears but it got to me. I can't imagine being in her situation but she definitely is making the most of it and I can only hope that one day I am half the mother she is to my kids!

RUN don't walk and get this book ASAP. You won't be disappointed! Is she beautiful!?! Her little girls are precious too and she's got another baby on the way!

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Essie Top Coat is my new love! I have always used Seche Vite but have been hearing lots of good reviews about the Essie Rapid Dry Top Coat. Well let me just say that it lives up to all of the great reviews and it's not that pricey either. I got mine at Walgreen's for around $7.

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I jumped on the Erin Condren Life Planner bandwagon last year and wasn't really impressed. Yes, it was cute. Yes, it had the weekly and monthly pages like I love. However, it was HUGE and heavy. I know they made updates to it this year I just wasn't wanted to ride the bandwagon again and I didn't have 50 buckaroos to shell out either.

This is where Lilly Pulitzer comes in. She saved the day! Not only did she have the monthly and weekly pages with room for notes she also made the planner cute and lightweight. Not to mention it was only 18 dollars! I love have a sister that works at a Lilly store. Now if I could only get Lifeguard Press to send me some free Lilly Items to "review" my life would be complete! hahaha!

What are you loving this Wednesday?????

What I'm Loving Wednesday

Today I'm linking up with This Kind of Love for "What I'm Loving Wednesday!"

First is Cetaphil Face Wash. I've tried everything imaginable. This is the only thing that keeps my little acne flareups away and also makes my skin look marvelous.

I've been using the facewash with this brush from Sephora. My budget isn't allowing me to purchase the Clarisonic that I have been coveting forever so this will have to do until Christmas! I will say that this has made my skin so smooth and my makeup go on so much easier.

The next thing I'm loving is Crystal Light Pure. I try not to drink my calories but sometimes I need to change it up. I love this because it doesn't contain aspartame like all of the other Crystal Light Mixes do.

I'm also loving my mountain bike. It's not anything fancy but I have definitely gotten my money's worth. The Hubs and I have been biking alot lately and I love it. It's the only exercise that we both enjoy doing together! He's not a runner and I don't really care to play basketball so biking works for us!

I've also started this devotional/bible study. The one I'm currently working on is Prayer. I struggle alot with this. I'm always worried that I'm not praying the right way or saying the right things and this has really opened my eyes!

Lastly, I'm LOVING my Husband. He is my rock and he's pretty cute too!

What are you lovin this Wednesday???

It's Okay Thursday

Today I'm linking up with Amber & Neely for It's Okay Thursday #50.

It's totally okay that I just got back from a long weekend vacation and I'm already ready to go out of town again!

It's totally okay that I still haven't unpacked my bag from said vacation. My room looks like a tornado ripped through it.

It's also okay that I completely didn't follow my no dairy rule this past weekend. I was in the Cheesehead state.

It's completely okay that I worked out for the first time in a week last night.

Make sure and check out all the other blogs linked up for It's okay Thursday!

ABC's

A is for age: 29


B is for breakfast today: Leftover Whole Wheat Oven Pancakes with Chicken Sausage form last night's dinner
C is for currently craving: Dairy. I recently decided to cut back on dairy products and see if I could avoid some stomach issues. I'm happy to say that it is working so far. That's not to say that I don't slip up every once in awhile. :)
D is for dinner tonight: Not Sure. Jared has kickball so it might be take out. I's craving spaghetti so I might cook.
E is for favorite type of exercise: Running!.
F is for an irrational fear: Drowning

G is for gross food: I really don't dislike any food. That's why getting these 10 pounds off is proving to be super hard!
H is for hometown: Collierville, TN

I is for something important: My Husband and God
J is for current favorite jam: Petey Pablo Pandora Station and anything by Justin Beiber
K is for kids: One, Mable our precious Bullmastiff
L is for current location: Clark Tower where I'm slaving away for Cb Richard Ellis.
M is for the most recent way you spent money: Groceries at Kroger

N is for something you need: More vacation time
O is for occupation: Process Improvement Specialist at CBRE
P is for pet peeve: When people start to tell you something and then decide not to finish! So Annoying!
Q is for a quote: Treat others like you would want to be Treated!
R is for random fact about you: I was born at 7:13 and weighed 7lbs 13ozs
S is for favorite healthy snack: Fresh Fruit or Larabars
T is for favorite treat: French Fries or Ice Cream
U is for something that makes you unique: I have two middle names Savina-Louise

V is for favorite vegetable: Probably carrots, cucumbers, broccoli...but raw and crunchy.

W is for today’s workout: Hopefully a Jillian Michaels DVD. It's going to be close to 100 outside today.
X is for X-rays you’ve had: Chest, Foot, Knee, Hand, Dental...I'm pretty clumsy!
Y is for yesterday’s highlight: Spending time with my husband!
Z is for your time zone: Central

Things To Do

In honor of the first day of summer I decided to follow the lead of other bloggers and make a Summer Bucket List.

• Wakeboard at least 3 times
• Putt-Putt Date
• Read 4 books
• Help Host a Baby Shower for Mac and Sweet Baby Parker
• Take a long weekend trip to Wisconsin and introduce Jared to my Mom's crazy family. ;)
• Celebrate the 4th of July with our fun little neighborhood celebration
• Go see a movie at the drive-in (Can you believe I've never been?!?)
• Go to the Lake as much as possible!!
• Color my hair (nothing permanent just something fun)

Any other suggestions to add to my list?????

Happy Father's Day

I just wanted to wish a Happy Father's Day to my Wonderful & Amazing Dad! He's been there for me through thick and thin. I wouldn't be the person I am today without him. He may have a short temper and selective hearing but he's my Daddy and I wouldn't have it any other way! 

My friends think he's pretty cool too! 

He has the best laugh and his face lights up when you get him going.

Not only do I have an Amazing Dad but I am also blessed with an awesome Father-in-Law. He's always made me feel like a part of the Franks Family from the beginning! He has the biggest heart of any man I know and I'm so thankful that my husband inherited that trait from him.

Not only does he have a big heart but he also plays a mean air guitar! Love you Mr. Larry!!

Happy Father's Day to all the dad's out there!!