My Busy Weekend

Friday:

1. Woke up about 5:00 a.m. to help co-worker with some of the early morning stuff we are responsible for.

2. Went for a run about 6:00 a.m.

3. Worked from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  It was my late Friday. :( It wasn't that bad, pretty quiet. Didn't get as much work done as I needed to in the afternoon, but it could wait until Monday.

4. Had left over potluck lunch stuff from Thursday. It was great to no have to fix something for my self this morning or have to go out and buy something. My boss, Kay, also had enough left over ingredients to make another batch of the salad she made.  Mixed greens, feta, almonds, dried strawberries and cranberries, crispy won tons, and raspberry vinaigrette.  You can't go wrong with this mixture!!

5. Was thinking about going camping with friends, but because I needed to run lots of errands and run 11 miles this weekend, I opted out. And it was also supposed to rain, rain + cold = not good! I couldn't afford to get sick, with Thanksgiving and a half marathon coming up.

6. Went with my friend Jessica H. to see New Moon!!!! We were going to go see it on Sunday, because I was going camping but because that was no more we able to go to the movies!

This is a movie that I had been looking forward to for a long time, and was pretty bummed that I wasn't going to be able to see it until Sunday. But when I changed my plans about the camping trip, I was pretty excited seeing it opening night!  It was a little crazy, I can't remember the last movie I went to one opening night, and it was quite entertaining. There were tons of die hard Twilight fans there and the theater was packed out! When the movie started people were screaming and clapping. And when they started showing the main characters the same thing happened. Jessica and I were hoping to see lots of people dressed up, but no such luck. We decided they had all come to the midnight showing... Although the critics have not been to kind to the movie, I thought it was great! They stuck to the book a lot better with this movie then they did with Twilight, but it was over too fast. There was one cheesy part, but it was supposed to be that way. Other than that it was fantastic! I will have to see it again!!!

7. Got to bed too late, I just couldn't get to sleep after I got home from the movies... I thought I might get up and go running but with me getting to bed so late and the chance on rain, I decided I would just sleep in.

Saturday

1. Slept in... It was so nice! Even thought it was only until 8:30 a.m.

2. Got up and ready to run lots of errands, there were tons of things I needed to get done!

3. Went to Brandon, signed my application for the new Consignment shop near my mom's house. I dropped something off there over a month ago, but hadn't been able to make it back over there to get the paperwork done (when I dropped it off they were out of applications).

4. Stopped by my mom's house to pick up her recycling and my mail.

5. Took my mom's mailbox apart.  It looked like someone had hit it with a baseball bat.  The actual mailbox was not damaged, but the screws that were keeping it attached to the post were bent and the mail box was leaning to the side.  I took the whole thing off the stand only to figure out that I would not be able to put it back on without power tools.  I used bungee cords to get it back on and suggested my mom ask someone at the church to help her put it back on for real.

6. Stopped at the drug store to get a prescription refilled.

7. Went to Northpark in hopes of finding something new to wear on Thanksgiving... no luck.  But I did find a new jacket! The nice jacket I have, I've had for almost 10 years and it was used when I got it. I went to the Gap in hopes of using my gift cards I got for using my Gap card.  I had two $20 gift cards that were burning a hole in my pocket. I lucked up and ended up finding a pea coat that I really liked! And ended up only paying $2 for it!  So the jacket was originally $118 and on sale for $69.95, then all sale item were another 40% off. So my total went down to $41. With my two gift cards the total came to $2.14 with tax!!! I never do that good, and was really excited about my find! Here's a picture of it:

8. Went and saw New Moon again!! Yes, I know... it's kind of pathetic. But I just had to go see it with my sister. We thought about going and seeing it on Sunday, but since Teresa got off work at 3:00 p.m. and I was done with my shopping, we decided to go ahead and go!

This time around was just as good as the first!  The only difference was the people in the theater with us. There were several people sitting beside us that you could tell hadn't read the books. And there were a lot more "date night" type couples there. Meaning the girls were fans and the guys were there to make fun of it. But it was still lots of fun going with Teresa. I would like to see it again, but that may be a little excessive.

9. Got to bed early... I had to get up early and run 11 miles. Rain or shine!!

Sunday:

1. Got up early and went to the Ridgeland Recreational Trails.

2. So I was supposed to only do 11 miles but somehow I thought one stretch of it was a little shorter than it actually was and ended up doing it twice.  Bring my total mileage to almost 13. Oh well... at least now I know I'm ready for my half!!  Only two more weeks!

3. Treated myself to Krispy Kreme!! I let myself get one glazed and one chocolate.  I even waited a few minutes so I could get a fresh glazed donut!! It was so good. A great reward for myself after my run.

4. Went home to finish my breakfast and then took a shower.

5. Went to Cups to check mail and various other things.  I knew if I stayed home I would go to sleep and I was trying to avoid this.  I wanted to be able to sleep tonight!

6. Went home, fixed dinner, and watched my latest Netflix pic... Speak

Speak is based on the novel by Laurie Halse Anderson, and stars Kristen Stewart. It's about a girl, Melinda Sordino, who had a traumatic experience over the summer before she started high school, leaving her a selective mute and an outcast. You find out what happened to her at the beginning of the movie, but the truth doesn't come out to anyone else until the very end... This is defiantly a movie that all girls and women should watch. I thought this was a great movie with an inspirational message.

7. Went to bed early, sore and tired, and ready to start my two day work week!! Yea!