Being Single

Most Wednesday nights I spend with my friends Amy and Cathryn as we hang out and watch LOST. I very much enjoy the complexity of that show and enjoy the numerous theories we share as we try to figure out what this "island" is all about and whether or not Ben is good or evil. BUT what I enjoy more than watching this show is the "other" conversations we have. AND without fail, as we divulge the "what's new" in our lives with each other, the topics of being single and/or marriage arises. Cathryn is a fellow blogger and amazing writer. You have to read her recent post "A Marriage Manifesto" on her blog. I couldn't have said it better!


And as much as I am enjoying my singleness, I am a girl who looks forward to that day when God brings a boy into my life that I can walk side by side with and just live life with. Until then....

Weekend Fun with Friends!

I love it when weekend include fun with friends. Friday night a group of us went out to hear the band, The Four Kicks (think classic rock, Pete Yorn and the slightest sound of The Beatles) at this great little venue called The Rutledge (one of my fave places to hear live music in Nashville). The show didn't start till 9 pm and the Rutledge just happens to be next to a great little Mexican restaurant so some of us met up around 7pm for margaritas and Mexican food. Thankfully The Four Kicks played first, because the 2nd band was not good so we migrated outside to hang on the patio. Here are a couple group pics:

Mike, Me, Katie and Patrick

Saturday I had registered to run the Predators Fangtastic 5k along with a friend from Sunday School, Holly. Thankfully the race didn't start until 10 am so it warmed up some and the wind off the river wasn't too bad. Holly finished in around 32 mins and I followed around 33 mins and then we enjoyed bagels and fruit at the finish line. It was so fun to have someone else at the race and I very much enjoyed our conversation. I feel like I have made a new friend. Part of this race of course, is you get free tickets to the Predators Hockey Game that night. Knowing this in advance, I organized a small group of friends from church to go to the game and it was a good time. I hadn't been to a hockey game in almost two years....much different from my CO days when we went to 1 game a month for about 7 months....but it all comes back rather quickly and you cant help but stand up and cheer every time a goal is scored and the loud horn blows!!

Predators Hockey at the Sommet Center in Downtown Nashville

Holly, Mike and I Tim and I
Sunday was church and then I did lunch with friends and then some errands while I was in Franklin. It was a pretty low key day and I tried as best I can to get mentally prepared for another work week. Ugh!

Warm Wonderful Weekend

There is not too much that can make a weekend more wonderful than warm weather and by warm I mean mid 70's (happy sigh). It has been so nice to see blue skies, white puffy clouds and sunshine and I definitely made sure to take advantage of it this weekend. Last week of work was so busy and at times confining so to be outside this weekend was just that...wonderful. Saturday morning after sleeping in a bit, I went to Bellemeade Boulevard to get in a little 3 mile run. Today after church, lunch and a couple quick errands, I went to Percy Warner Park and did the infamous Stairs (climbing/running trails down) 4 times in fact. It was like I just couldn't get enough of the great outdoors. Even driving around with my windows rolled down was refreshing. Now, I just have to break it to myself gently, that we still have more cold weather to endure before spring really arrives. But I think I'll live in denial just a little longer :)

Keith Urban makes it look easy...

I'm talking about his guitar talent. I had my first guitar lesson last night and while I am so excited to learn how to play...it's going to take a lot of work and patience and practice. My friend Patrick is giving me lessons so it's fun to learn with a friend. I honestly couldn't stop smiling from just holding the guitar...I felt like a silly school girl with a crush. I just love music!

He had a basic chord sheet for me and I actually played (or at least attempted to) the D,A,E,C,G chords and learned to read the chord sheet. We went over some basics, how to hold the pick, how to strum, etc. My homework for this week is to work on the D,A,E chords and to work on getting a clear sound. Finger placement is key and it's going to take a while for me to train my fingers how to bend just so. I also now have an excuse (not that i need one) to get a manicure this week and get my fingernails filed down. I never thought my nails were long but they were long enough to get in the way so they will go bye bye.

Mondays

How come Mondays always seem to come so fast but it takes such a long time to get to a weekend? Just something I am pondering today....

I had a good weekend though. I finally found my way to the gym on Friday night seeing that I had not been all week and I also took that dreadful step on the scale. I was glad to have not gained any weight or lost for that matter....just holding my own. But I will say that for a vacation and then not really working out all week, I'll take no change in the numbers. However this week, I will most definitely hope to see some loss. This is the official start week of training for yet another half marathon....the Country Music Half Marathon to be specific. I have friends coming from Colorado to run with me and I am very excited. I also bought new running shoes on Saturday so I am excited to actually run without shoe pains. And on top of running, tonight is the first of 2 introductory classes to Pilates at the YMCA. I have heard so many great things about these pilate machines and I can't wait to incorporate this into my workout.

Another weekend highlight was going to Escape Day Spa with Jen. This was actually our Christmas celebration...that's right...nothing like celebrating Christmas on January 31st. Jen enjoyed the hot stone massage and I enjoyed the aromatherapy massage. I may not be the most "touchy-feely" person but I do enjoy a good massage! From there we had a delicious lunch at California Pizza Kitchen and then got our new shoes from Fleet Feet Sports. We got home around 4pm...the perfect time to take a late afternoon nap. I also very much enjoyed seeing blue skies and sunshine and temperatures above 50 degrees this weekend. After church and lunch on Sunday, Crazy Amy and I grabbed a book and headed to Arrington Vineyards. It was so nice to sit outside on their deck, enjoy a glass of wine and read. We closed the place down!