Today was the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Atlanta. I loved being a part of this race, and it was by far the LARGEST group of people I've ever seen wearing shirts that all has to do with boobs! HA! There was our team, "Dancing Purple Hooters", team "Hello Titty" (my personal fave, I almost died laughing when I saw this one), a team called "Save second base" and tons more.
It was so special to run this race with so many people who had all been touched in some way by this horrendous disease. At the end of the race, there was a special lane for survivors to finish in, where they were awarded with medals and flowers. I got particularly emotional when my friend's mom finished, but also when a sweet elderly woman finished and I saw that her back "I run in celebration of" tag said "Myself, 18 years!"...I was choking back the tears for hot second there!
I will definitely be running this race again, and I had so much fun with the entire team! It was an amazing and exhausting day...I think Giovanni sums it all up in one picture...
May has been/is going to continue to be an insanely busy month for me. I'm excited about all that this month has to bring!
The first weekend brought fun celebrations of my bestie's new place and a reconnection with my sweet Mary Jane. Meghan and I went to La Fonda Latina and had some great mexican food and some delicious margaritas to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Later, Mary and I went out to Ri Ra Irish Pub, to celebrate Cinco de Mary! This picture is a little crazy, but it is still one of my absolute favorites of Mary and I!
Mary and I at our Summer Thanksgiving dinner after party. Circa 2008.
This next weekend brings my second 5K, and I am just as nervous as I was with my first one. I will be running the Susan G. Komen 5K in Atlanta, in honor of my best friend's mom, Stacey. I have been friends with Krista, and the whole Burch family for 12 years and I am in awe of what an amazingly strong fighter Stacey has always been! I can't wait for all the fun and hilarious memories that this 5K will bring! I'm also headed to the LG to celebrate Mother's day with the best mom in the world!
Coming up in the 3rd
weekend, I have a baby shower for my sorority sister, Sophia. I have so
many whacky memories with Sophia, random nights in Athens (YONK!),
trying to get into UGA games with fake student IDs, driving around campus screaming Fall Out
Boy at the top of our lungs, and hiding a kitten in the on campus
apartments! I am so excited to be able to shower Sophia and baby Nolan
with some wonderful gifts!
After Sophia's baby shower, I am hosting a pot luck dinner/pool party/slumber party for my little Zeta family. I love my little Zetas, and can't wait to be able to make some wonderful crazy memories with all of them!
The final weekend is bringing lots of fun bachelorette and birthday
plans. I will be celebrating Lauren's last fling before her ring, and
then heading to Lake Hartwell with Krista for Memorial Day weekend. On
Monday, we are going to the Braves game for my birthday and I can't
wait! I love love love going to Braves games, and being at Turner Field
on my birthday is going to be the perfect way to ring in the big
26!
Also, I have to give a Birthday Twin shout out to my friend, Sarah Beth! (And actually my grandmother too, but she'll never read this!) Sarah Beth and I often find ourselves saying the exact thing at the exact same time. It's really weird. We attribute it to being birthday twins. It could also be that we spend a lot of time together, but I'm going with the first option!
Celebrating our 25th and 24th birthdays last year, at our "Made in the 80's" party!
May is bringing lots of busy weekends and fun plans and I am so excited for each of them!!
New Girl is one of my all time favorite shows. Mainly because I feel that I AM JESSICA DAY! Insanely awkward and a little to childish for her age.
I think that Jess is perfectly socially awkward, Nick possess just the perfect amount of the slacker gene for me to be naturally attracted to him. Winston sings Wicked in the car. And Schmidt is Schmidt. This show would not be the same without any one character. Except maybe Coach...
Jess also has and absolutely adorable since of style. I love how
everything is a little vintage-y and child-like. A.k.a. lots of polka
dots, bows, high wasted shorts, ballet flats and checks with baby farm
animals on them.
So I think that Jess would be proud of my recent Spring accessory. Little girl's hair barrettes. You know, the ones with bonnet wearing ducks and cello playing cats. We all had them when we were little. Well, I wear them now. To work. Out with friends. When I take off my makeup and have my glasses on to keep my bangs out of my eyes. Hot.
Now, a little trip down memory lane...
If you haven't seen New Girl, it's on Tuesday nights @ 9pm EST on Fox. It is a must see! Now I'll leave you with my all time favorite moment from the
show...the ultimate solution of what to do when you are -1 at a wedding
and there are all those slow songs...
