Sunday Verse

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Psalm 91:14-16

Happy Sunday, friends!

Five on Friday :: Sweet & Girly Spaces

From time to time, or maybe every day, I get on Pinterest and swooooon over the pretty living spaces I see. I wouldn't call myself an interior decorator by any means, but I still love to look at, plan out & envision sweet & girly accents for my room.

Here are five of my favorites!

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Happy Friday!

Guest Posting :: Snail Mail

Hi friends!
Today you can find me at Monograms & Margaritas guest posting for my fellow Hokie girl :)

Sharing my favorite notecards so y'all can send a little snail mail love to someone near or far :)

Have a sweet start to the week!

Weekend Recap!

Here I sit procrastinating a school assignment :) I've done a lot today & am finally sitting down to do some work, but thought I would throw in a post first!
I had a pretty good weekend of running. I ran 5 miles on Saturday after I got home from class around town.  Felt pretty good & still had energy to walk around Steppin' Out. I ran 5 miles again today, but this time on the Huckleberry.  A friend and I decided to start at the "mall side" and run into Blacksburg for a change -- and let me tell you, it was a nice change! I've decided I like running from that direction more :)

Huckleberry Trail

I love having such a great trail to run on! It's 5.76 miles altogether, but they are adding on to it! Part of the Hokie Half Marathon will be run on the trail. I ran Saturday a little faster than I ran Sunday, but I am okay with that.  It ain't called a Sunday stroll for nothing.   Steppin' Out was super fun, as always!

 Just a little snapshot of what the day was like.  Everything was great this year - the vendors, the food and the music! The headliner on Saturday night was Laura Reed. So much fun - especially when her encore song was Killing Me Softly. Yup, jam time.   My purchases this year were a spoon ring (which I've been searching for the past couple of years) and three super cute prints from This Sweet Season :) She has an Etsy shop so YOU can buy some too! I love her work and will post a picture when I have my prints hanging up!  
The Rails headed to the CVCL tournament this weekend and made history making it to the championship game! Unfortunately I wasn't able to make it due to my work schedule & having Saturday class :(

So proud of this guy who had 3 saves :) Love him!  
All in all it was a great weekend, but flew by way too fast! However I'm ready for these next two weeks to get a move on so I can enjoy two weeks off :)
Happy Sunday!

Looking Forward to August

Although this has been a very long summer for us, I still can't believe it's already August!
My days at work have flown by...we've been on lots of fun field trips & still have a couple more in store! Last week we went to the VA Safari Park, which is one of my favorites!
As the eighth month begins, I can't help but think of all there is to look forward to as summer begins to wind down -- boo :(
Increasing Mileage I am actually pretty excited to increase my mileage this month. I am anxious to start using gels and liquids on runs so I can get my body used to them. I'll probably use my own gels and such during my races because I can't trust what flavors are provided and some of them grosssssss me out.
James Moves to TX My big brother is moving to Texas at the end of the month! My mom is driving out with him on the 23rd and hopefully I'll be able to visit soon. He's moving to Austin, which is where Steven is from, so it's kinda fun :)
Summer Classes - Check! As of August 17th, I'll be done with my first 2 graduate classes! I am SO looking forward to two weeks off...driving to Roanoke is getting kinda old. Those two weeks will also be my weeks off from work so I hope I can find something fun to do!!
Official Anniversary Steven and I have an "official yet unofficial" dating anniversary of August 26th. It's a long story, but although we were together before that date, it's the date that we use. That means this will be 5 "official yet unofficial" years for us. More officially its like 5.75 years :) Confusing enough for you? Unfortunately the 26th is when Steven will start his last semester so we will have to celebrate early!

This weekend is the annual Steppin' Out festival in Blacksburg. Definitely a huge tradition for the town & my family! Lots of music, performances, handmade crafts, food, etc. Excited to see what fun stuff I can find :) 
What are you most looking forward to this month?