Losing my mind

I'm usually really good at keeping things organized and put away. However, I'm going through a bit of a rough patch.

I cannot remember anything! My most recent blunder was probably the worst, since, somehow, I lost a picture from one of our advertisers. Ugh! I know I put it somewhere safe...too safe. Luckily, he was really nice and not worried about it at all...sooo nice!

Next, J had to pick up his watch from BC Clark {new battery} the other day and, of course, he'd given me the claim check. And, of course, I'd put it somewhere safe {per his instructions} and when it came time to get the watch back, I couldn't remember where I'd put it! {I remembered where I'd put it later that evening while I was in the shower...}

My latest lost object wasn't quite as terrible. I was working on an ad on Friday and needed some info our contact person had given us for it. I checked my purse...not there. I knew I needed to ask J what had happened to it, but knew that if I'd asked he would get mad at me. {He's getting a little frustrated with my lack of memory} As luck would have it, he called and said he needed to email the list to me {yes! he had it!}. I confessed that I thought I'd lost it and we got a nice little laugh.

It may be funny after I've found what I'm looking for, but it gets entirely too frustrating trying to figure out where you would have put something important.

J says I need to take some Ginseng. I think he's right.

The best time of year

I'm so pumped that we're finally in the midst of fall! Every year around this time, I'm always looking forward to football, cooler weather, fall clothes {I love me some sweaters, jeans, boots, etc}, the leaves turning and of course, all the good tv shows coming back!

Not that I really need to be taking on any new shows, but it's always nice to have a full DVR waiting for a rainy day, right?

Shows I'm most looking forward to {in no particular order, of course}:

Mondays

How I Met Your Mother {J and I got into this last season...it's hilarious!}

Gossip Girl {Next week!!!}

Greek {It's already started, and I love it!}

Rachel Zoe Project {It's a guilty pleasure...}

Tuesdays

{so sad Big Brother is over next Tues...}

90210 {I sorta watched this last season...maybe I'll get back into it.}

Maybe So You Think You Can Dance {I love dance shows...I just can't handle all of the audition episodes}

The Biggest Loser {It's a serious tear-jerker}

Melrose Place {I've DVRed the first episode, so we'll see...}

Wednesdays

Top Chef

Glee {I've DVRed the first ep, but haven't watched it yet. I have my fingers crossed though}

Thursdays

Project Runway

The Hills {Sept. 29! I just hope K. Cavallari doesn't annoy the crap outta me...}

Fridays

I don't watch much tv on Fridays, but I've caught Ghost Whisperer once and I liked it...I might think about adding it to my repertoire.

Saturday

The only acceptable thing to watch is College Gameday and football

Sunday

60 Minutes {I'll endure 5 mins with Andy Rooney for good informational tv}

The Amazing Race {I love this show!!!}

I know, I really watch wayyy too much tv, but luckily I DVR most of it and watch it on a lazy Sunday or when I'm folding laundry {bleh}.

What shows are you looking forward to this fall??

{BTW, this is my 50th post!!}

30 Minutes

I've had a lofty goal for last two weeks or so...

I've taken it upon myself to try my hand at training for a half marathon. I've checked online and found a training program.

Now, I'm not exactly a "runner," ya know? I'm not one to love running miles on end. So, why am I taking on a half marathon?? Gooood question.

I kind of think having a goal is the best way to motivate me to continue working out. And, I think I'm right.

One of the things that the training program says is that you need to be able to run for 30 minutes before you can really start training. I can do that, no problem {as long as I'm on a treadmill, watching my favorite DVRed TV}. Since I know I can do that on a treadmill, I needed to know if I could do it outside, with all the hills, etc. My first attempt didn't go so hot. I made it for 21 minutes and my legs were like jelly. I did a pretty darn good job, making it for that long, but 21 minutes is not 30 minutes, is it? {It's not...}

Yesterday, I made another attempt at running for 30. I made it to 21...and ran for another 9!! I made it. And, last night J and I clocked how far I'd run and it was 3.1 miles!! Almost a 5K.

My plan is to run that a few more times before I actually start doing the training. It's quite daunting to think that at the end of that training I'll be running more than 13 miles. Crazy!

Wish me luck...I'll probably need it.

Not what I expected

I had high hopes for this past weekend.

Dinner and a movie with B on Friday, a wedding and the start of college football on Saturday, a lazy Sunday followed by a lazy Labor Day.

Friday night was great. We had dinner {mostly consisting of chips...ha} and then saw The Time Traveler's wife. It was ok, but I'm thinking I lost some of the information since I've never read the book. But, it must be said, although I wasn't completely into this movie, I still cried.

The wedding on Saturday night was really pretty. The ceremony was outside in the bride's grandparent's backyard. It was gorgeous...shaded with beautiful flowers, etc. We didn't stick around too long, but enjoyed the reception while we were there.

College football, on the other hand, did not go as expected. If you don't know by now...then you're just not well-informed and I'd rather not go into it.

Sunday and today were just as I suspected. I really should have gotten some work done, but definitely enjoyed just lazing around.

I guess, all in all, the weekend wasn't too bad. Although the one bad thing was pretty darn bad. I keep trying to tell myself that losing a game isn't the end of the world. It definitely hurts and probably will keep hurting, but hopefully we can get back up and treat next week as the real start to our season. {fingers crossed}

Gameday!!

It's football time in Oklahoma! Today is a long-time coming!

No Comparison

The Sooners play their first "home" game against BYU this weekend, and while I'm very excited for football season to finally be starting, our first game should have been in Norman.

Can I tell you that this game is taking somewhere around 30 {thirty} million dollars from the city of Norman and all of the businesses around there. Since we deal with several Norman businesses, we've taken it upon ourselves to boycott the game in Arlington. Yes, it will probably be fun {but, not that fun} but that's not a good enough reason to take that kind of money from the town that gives you unending support. Who's with me??

On another note, I've seen many people trying to compare this game to OU/Texas. Seriously?? If you think playing BYU in Arlington at some billion-dollar stadium is the same as playing long-time rival Texas in Dallas at the State Fair is the same thing, then you're delusional. C'mon, people. You cannot say that those crazy Mormons are going to be giving you hell like the Horns will.

I'm a little bummed to be missing the first game of the season {and possibly the first showing of the always-anticipated intro video} but I'll be even more bummed if this game turns into some kind of campaign to move OU/Texas.

So, if you're headed to Arlington to cheer on the Sooners, please do so, and very loud. But, don't have too much fun and remember, there's no comparison to playing OU/Texas in Dallas at the state fair.

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On the verge

You guys all know that J and I have really gotten into photography. We've taken pictures for a restaurant in Norman a couple of times for their ads and of course, J has been taking pictures for the paper for years {mostly basketball and football}.

Last week, we pulled the trigger and we have 2 new lenses coming in {one is courtesy of The Purcell Register}, as well as a tripod, remote and a UV Filter. Can you tell that we're well on our way to becoming professional photographers? Well, we are.

I've been asked by my friend Beth to create some kind of postcard for her to send out to potential optometry patients. We are tentatively scheduled to take some kind of picture of her for that, and I'm pretty excited that we have these new lenses coming in to take her picture with.

I'll keep you posted. And, if any of you have anything in the works that might want me to help with...let me know! I'm going to try designing our Christmas cards this year, and wouldn't mind doing some for friends!