stress relief

Baking is my favorite form of stress relief.

There is something about the process that

just calms my mind. 

My little sister's birthday was at the beginning of July

and I had a lot of fun baking for her.

She requested my Cream-filled Red Velvet Cupcakes

instead of a birthday cake.

I also wanted to try a new recipe I found on Pinterest:

Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies.

{talk about alliteration}

I LOVE anything with cream cheese in it

and these cookies did not disappoint.

They do have more of a cakey texture to them

and I was not thrilled with that.

But they had a great flavor!

I had some extra cream cheese icing from the cupcakes.

And I discovered something heavenly!

I made a cream cheese chocolate chip cookie sandwich.
{sigh}

I do not even want to know how many calories were in that concoction.

I am dreaming of baked goods right now.

Between my sister's birthday & mine in early August

I am doing the "No Junk Food Challenge."

It is really not that hard because I do not eat

that many sweets.
Not that you can tell from this post.

The hardest thing to give up is

peanut butter & nutella.

I think I will be having a PB&J for my birthday lunch!

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geek alert

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I am a geek!

I love science fiction & superheroes & technology. 

I dream of one day going to Comic-Con.

Luckily, I have the world wide web.

This allows me to experience snippets of Comic-Con.

It is a sad substitute but better than nothing!

For the past 2 years,

Zachary Levi has orchestrated Nerd HQ at Comic-Con.

And they streamed all of their panels live!

Woo-Hoo! 

I did not get to watch all of them live

because of the time difference.

However, they archived the streams

which were available almost immediately after the panel.

Of course, there is also YouTube.

I have been spending a lot of time on there today.

I thought I would share some of the awesome

Comic-Con videos

I have been watching this weekend.

Are there any other geeks out there that would love to go to Comic-Con?

Live From Nerd HQ: Nathan Fillion - Watch More Funny Videos

Live From Nerd HQ: Nathan Fillion Pt. 2 - Watch More Funny Videos

Live From Nerd HQ: Doctor Who - Watch More Funny Videos

Live From Nerd HQ: Joss Whedon - Watch More Funny Videos

Live From Nerd HQ: Zac Levi - Watch More Funny Videos

happy independence day!

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i ♥ nail polish

I think it is a well-known fact

that I love nail polish!

My latest obsession is matte nails.

I bought Essie's Matte About You;

which is a top coat that makes any nail polish matte!

I am LOVING it!

The only thing I do not like about matte

is that it seems to chip faster

than regular nail polish.

But that is okay because

I typically change my nail color every 3-4 days.

Here are some of my more recent polishes:

What are your favorite nail polish colors?

fantasy dinner party

Erin over at Blue-Eyed Bride

asked the question

"What 10 people would you invite to your fantasy dinner party?".

I thought it would be fun to play along.
 So, here is my list!

1. Ronald Reagan--The Great Communicator, somebody has to keep the conversation going.

2. George W. Bush-- I just love him! Sorry, not sorry! 

3. Ann Coulter-- I want to be her when I grow up.

4. JK Rowling-- She wrote Harry Potter...enough said.

5. Kate Middleton-- It is a requirement to have royalty at a dinner party.

6. Craig Ferguson-- To keep everybody laughing.

7. Felicia Day-- The quirky queen of sci-fi.  

8. Zachary Levi-- We would fall in love & get married...I am sure of it!

9. Nathan Fillion-- He would probably pull a fun prank on everybody.

10. Adam Baldwin-- Sarcasm covered!

Who would you invite??

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america's favorite pastime

I know in the South

college football is king.

And as much as I love my

Florida State Seminoles,

I am a baseball girl.

Specifically, a Braves baseball girl!

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There are just some things I love about baseball.

I love the traditions & superstitions.

I love the sound of a homerun. 

I love the rivalries. 

I love that there is a stat for everything.

I love watching baseball every night for months.

I love the 7th inning stretch. 

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Every year, my friends and I

try to go to 2 or 3 Braves games a year.

And the experience of baseball is even better at the ballpark.

Sadly, my favorite baseball player, Chipper Jones,

is retiring this year.

Watching the Braves just will not be the same,

without Chipper guarding third.

He will be missed!

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What is your favorite thing about Baseball?

run like the wind

Last summer I started the C25k program.

I really like the idea of the program,

but I really did not have great results using it.

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I just could never get the distance.

I could never actually run the full 3.2 miles straight through.

I did complete my first 5k,

but I did not run the entire time.

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Between frustration with my progress

and the knees of an 80 year old

I just kind of gave up on running in November.

I was still walking everyday

but i was not even attempting to run anymore.

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This past April

I bought a new pair of running shoes

and decided to attempt running again.

I decided not to try the C25k program again.

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Instead, I just started running.

I would run until I stopped

and then I would walk the rest of the distance.

So, far this method is working for me.

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I am consistently running 1.5 miles everyday!

I am still have not hit the 3.2 mile mark yet;

but I feel like I am making better progress than I did last year.

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Do any of you runners out there have any running tips for me?