Netherlands

Well, I made it to the Netherlands.....Sunday was a beautiful day and I managed to stay awake all day. Yesterday and today have been typical Dutch days....overcast and rainy. Work is very busy so posting will be at a minimum. I have had several requests for birthday gift ideas, so will try to post several in the next couple days. Hope eveyone is having a good week.

Happy Friday!

Happy Friday everyone! James and I have a tennis match this evening. Hopefully we can pull another W. I leave tomorrow for Holland. The next few weeks are going to be crazy as I will be gone for 3 of 5 of the next weeks and we will have company for one of the weeks I am home. Posting may be pretty sporadic...

Have a wonderful weekend!!

JCrew Dream

I have been wanting to get a sweater to wear to GA Tech football games. I found this one in the Jcrew catalog. I tried it on at the store last night and fell in love. I have had trouble lately with sweaters, they itch....but not this sweater. It felt, well, like a dream. The sweater was so soft! And I got it for a great price.

Now I want all the styles and a variety of colors!!

JCREW

I had to return a couple things last night to Banana Republic (I ordered 4 pairs of pants....same size, same style...2 fit, 2 did not...weird). So, I decided to stop in JCrew to see what they had in the store. I have been looking at a couple things online for awhile. I was very happy to see they had a sweater I wanted on Sale and an additional 40% off...so I got the sweater for less than half the original price! Yeah...now I have something appropriate for fall Ga Tech football games!! Now I just have to figure out how to put it together in an outfit. I am thinking Dark jeans, boots and a simple tank under it. (Picture of the sweater to come in the next post....)

4

Number of miles I ran this morning without stopping!! YEA!!

I'm trying to get some distance in this week (or at least work on increasing distance) since I will be away next week. If I do get to work out/go to the gym, it will be over lunch break and only be 30 minutes, so I'll be doing intervals and sprints.

This working out thing is great.....makes me feel great (and helps work off the potato chips I have been eating!!)

Tar Heels

We met a group of James' friends from UNC for tailgating and game day fun. Even though the Tar Heels lost to Virginia Tech, we had a great time. The pictures below show just how much fun was had.....

A friendly game of flip cup.....
This one is too close to call
What's a tailgate without cornhole?!
You can barely see the score, but it was 17-10 UNC....didn't end that way though

Group shot

Weekend Recap

James and I went to NC for the weekend. Friday evening we had dinner with James' brother for his birthday. Saturday we went to Chapel Hill for the football game. (Post to come) And then headed back early on Sunday. It was a quick trip but lots of fun!! Barley and I just got back from a run - to help work off all the "fun" that was had this weekend!!

FALL

Reasons I am loving (or do love) Fall:

Cool weather
Sweaters and Jeans
Football Games
My Birthday (October)
Getting Ready for the Holidays
Good Red Wine on the Porch on a Cool Evening (hmm, doesn't have to be fall to enjoy good red wine, but this scenario sounds pretty good to me)
Hugo & Daphne - our friends are coming to visit this year