GOOGLE Olympic Fun :)
Posted in on 8:36 AM by Jilian
I've noticed everyday google has an olympic event worked into their logo. They are really cute!! Check out past images and todays :)
Ocean City Maryland
Posted in on 6:59 PM by Jilian
Well we all know what Maryland is like :) (bill that was for you!) I was looking forward to the weekend with the girls, but expecting OC to be crowded, loud, and a bit trashy. Not so. Yeah it's a boardwalk, with lots of junky beach shops, lots of people, and overpriced hotel rooms.. but it was great! Friday we walked the boardwalk, caught dinner, watched the olympics, and caught up on life. Sat I attempted to run 10 miles.. only made it 4. Oh well.. not my day! We laid on the beach chatting (waaayy to windy for frisbee :(), hit Seacrets when you can lay out on rafts in the water and they serve you drinks, got all dolled up :), had an amazing seafood dinner (can't remember the name of the place), sat around telling stories about fun, crazy, and memorable times spent with Kristin (it was fun to hear these from her high school friends), then headed back to Seacrets for a night of dancing and fun! Lots of quality Kristin time which is what a bachelorette weekend is all about :)
Sunday morning since I'm an early riser I spent an hour sitting on the boardwalk people watching. It was great, beautiful weather, people watching. All the families and friends out on rented bikes and those pedal wagon things. People walking and running. Such a mix of folks. The snippets of excited conversation from the kids was priceless. I could have sat there all day enjoying it. By far my favorite was the little ones pumping those little legs on the bikes... adorable :)
So back to Saturday night. It's been a real long time since I've seen that many attractive guys in one place. You could say my brain hit hot guy overload :) Which also equals... really shy, brain not functioning, feel like I'm in 8th grade again, way to nervous and jittery to just go up and talk to some of them reaction from me :) This has got to change. I see a good looking guy and say 'WOW', wonder if he's one of the nice ones of if he's a prick :) Sure most of them are way out of my league... but what would it hurt to go say HI. One of them just might turn out to be decent. Soooooo.... I'm still kicking myself from not talking to a certain 'WOW' on Saturday, and trying to figure out what my game plan will be next time a situation like this arises. If I just had an opening conversation starter that's all I'd need. I'd find out right away from his response if he's worth talking to.. and if not I don't need anything else to say, I won't waste my time :) This is where you guys come into play.. I need some ideas :) I don't think my "HI, Just wanted to come over and see if your personality compliments you good looks" is a good start :) haha
Sunday morning since I'm an early riser I spent an hour sitting on the boardwalk people watching. It was great, beautiful weather, people watching. All the families and friends out on rented bikes and those pedal wagon things. People walking and running. Such a mix of folks. The snippets of excited conversation from the kids was priceless. I could have sat there all day enjoying it. By far my favorite was the little ones pumping those little legs on the bikes... adorable :)
So back to Saturday night. It's been a real long time since I've seen that many attractive guys in one place. You could say my brain hit hot guy overload :) Which also equals... really shy, brain not functioning, feel like I'm in 8th grade again, way to nervous and jittery to just go up and talk to some of them reaction from me :) This has got to change. I see a good looking guy and say 'WOW', wonder if he's one of the nice ones of if he's a prick :) Sure most of them are way out of my league... but what would it hurt to go say HI. One of them just might turn out to be decent. Soooooo.... I'm still kicking myself from not talking to a certain 'WOW' on Saturday, and trying to figure out what my game plan will be next time a situation like this arises. If I just had an opening conversation starter that's all I'd need. I'd find out right away from his response if he's worth talking to.. and if not I don't need anything else to say, I won't waste my time :) This is where you guys come into play.. I need some ideas :) I don't think my "HI, Just wanted to come over and see if your personality compliments you good looks" is a good start :) haha
NEW HIGH SCORE!!
Posted in on 4:33 PM by Jilian
32 MPH this morning!
This going fast thing is growing on me :)
This going fast thing is growing on me :)
Olympics!
Posted in on 10:07 AM by Jilian
I've been successful in watching more of the Olympics this year. Mostly swimming and gymnastics after 9pm when really I should be sleeping. Sleep is overrated though.. 5 hours is plenty!
Last night was the guys gymnastics all-around competition. I think Paul Hamm is adorable so he's my little olympic crush (last night at least). Of course I'm pulling for him anyways cause he's american and he'd be the first american to ever win the gold in the all-around. I get all caught up in the stories and excitement, I get nervous for them, and always feel emotion when someone wins (whoever wins).. don't know why.. just the way I am. So Paul does great in the first three events, has the lead. Disaster strikes on the vault. He not only doesn't stick the landing, but lands on his butt. I wanted to cry for him. It's like a lifetime of work and you miss the grand prize cause you make a mistake on the night it really matters. He went from first to 12th in the standings. So everyone knows this won't be his night for gold, maybe he can still win bronze though. At this point I decide since I was riding at 6:30 this morning I should go to bed instead of watch the rest. I set the sleep timer on my TV for 30 min. I guess I was asleep cause I roll over and see Paul's up on the horizontal bar.. well since I'm awake (half asleep) I'll pay attention. He walks up to the bar... jumps up.... zap TV goes black. STUPID SLEEP TIMER!!! Where's the remote! So I get to watch him kick butt on the bar and win the gold by .012 points!! Amazing :) These are the moments the Olympics are all about! I'm just sad I missed the parallel bars routine!
Read a better summary of the night here :)
Last night was the guys gymnastics all-around competition. I think Paul Hamm is adorable so he's my little olympic crush (last night at least). Of course I'm pulling for him anyways cause he's american and he'd be the first american to ever win the gold in the all-around. I get all caught up in the stories and excitement, I get nervous for them, and always feel emotion when someone wins (whoever wins).. don't know why.. just the way I am. So Paul does great in the first three events, has the lead. Disaster strikes on the vault. He not only doesn't stick the landing, but lands on his butt. I wanted to cry for him. It's like a lifetime of work and you miss the grand prize cause you make a mistake on the night it really matters. He went from first to 12th in the standings. So everyone knows this won't be his night for gold, maybe he can still win bronze though. At this point I decide since I was riding at 6:30 this morning I should go to bed instead of watch the rest. I set the sleep timer on my TV for 30 min. I guess I was asleep cause I roll over and see Paul's up on the horizontal bar.. well since I'm awake (half asleep) I'll pay attention. He walks up to the bar... jumps up.... zap TV goes black. STUPID SLEEP TIMER!!! Where's the remote! So I get to watch him kick butt on the bar and win the gold by .012 points!! Amazing :) These are the moments the Olympics are all about! I'm just sad I missed the parallel bars routine!
Read a better summary of the night here :)
Corolla...
Posted in on 3:46 PM by Jilian
....FUN :) So Charley dumped some rain on us, but the weekend was filled with family, running, shopping, yummy food, frisbee on the beach, lighthouses, driving on the beach, funny stories amd good memories :) I only wish it had lasted longer. Back to the beach this weekend for more of the same :) Prob a few more crazy stories :)
Amazing how time flies!! The half marathon is just around the corner, only two more longs runs until the race! Very exciting! Running on the Ocean City Boardwalk should provide enough entertainment to pass the hour and forty minutes painlessly this weekend :) We've ordered our race shirts :) Our friend at work is going to kindly Tie Dye them hokie colors for us. So we are geeks.. it will be fun! Now coming up with the best way to attach our names so people can cheer for us is the last step :) I'm super ready for labor day weekend at the beach with good friends, lots of live music, and running :)
Amazing how time flies!! The half marathon is just around the corner, only two more longs runs until the race! Very exciting! Running on the Ocean City Boardwalk should provide enough entertainment to pass the hour and forty minutes painlessly this weekend :) We've ordered our race shirts :) Our friend at work is going to kindly Tie Dye them hokie colors for us. So we are geeks.. it will be fun! Now coming up with the best way to attach our names so people can cheer for us is the last step :) I'm super ready for labor day weekend at the beach with good friends, lots of live music, and running :)
Golfing...
Posted in on 12:12 PM by Jilian
I thought for sure I'd have some good blog material after chasing around the little white ball tuesday night.. not really though. Didn't hit any houses this week, so I guess that's an improvement. It wasn't til the 4th hole that I figured out what was off in my swing, so I played the last 3 holes way better then the first three. I figured out why we can only get through 5/6 holes before it gets dark. Since we don't really have the hitting the ball straight thing down, even though the balls aren't in the water or the woods, it takes forever to find the darn thing!! Someone needs to invent golf balls that beep or something so you can find them faster :)
The one cool story. Hole one. We all tee off. My ball actually goes straight and lands in the fairway (only time I had the best shot) J and C both slice theirs towards the ninth green :) J never found his so he just dropped. Well six holes later, dark out, we are walking up the ninth hole and I find a NIKE ball. Jokingly I ask J if it's his cause I knew he started with a NIKE ball. Sure enough :) haha.
In other news:
~ M and I leave head to the Outer Banks tomorrow to spend the weekend at the beach with my family. It's an extended family trip, actually we are just taggin along with my Cousins and Great Aunts, so it should be fun. Time with my cousins has been too few and far between the past couple years, so I'm really looking forward to hanging out with them. B will be going into her senior year in HS (from what I hear her beau will be on the trip too) and her lil sis M will be a freshman :)
~ The new roomie will be moved in when we get back from the beach. Exciting :) I have yet to meet her, I left the 'approval' up to M. So now if we have any issues it's on M's fault :) JK!
~ Ann Taylor finally sells pants with a 34" inseam! Only online, but it's a start :) Next time I'm looking for work pants... I'll know where to start!!
~ Opening Ceremonies are tomorrow! When I lived at home we always watched a lot of the olympic games, since I've been on my own it seems I've been too busy or just forget they are even on. I hope to watch more of the games this year. I really enjoy them and love the personal stories they share :)
The one cool story. Hole one. We all tee off. My ball actually goes straight and lands in the fairway (only time I had the best shot) J and C both slice theirs towards the ninth green :) J never found his so he just dropped. Well six holes later, dark out, we are walking up the ninth hole and I find a NIKE ball. Jokingly I ask J if it's his cause I knew he started with a NIKE ball. Sure enough :) haha.
In other news:
~ M and I leave head to the Outer Banks tomorrow to spend the weekend at the beach with my family. It's an extended family trip, actually we are just taggin along with my Cousins and Great Aunts, so it should be fun. Time with my cousins has been too few and far between the past couple years, so I'm really looking forward to hanging out with them. B will be going into her senior year in HS (from what I hear her beau will be on the trip too) and her lil sis M will be a freshman :)
~ The new roomie will be moved in when we get back from the beach. Exciting :) I have yet to meet her, I left the 'approval' up to M. So now if we have any issues it's on M's fault :) JK!
~ Ann Taylor finally sells pants with a 34" inseam! Only online, but it's a start :) Next time I'm looking for work pants... I'll know where to start!!
~ Opening Ceremonies are tomorrow! When I lived at home we always watched a lot of the olympic games, since I've been on my own it seems I've been too busy or just forget they are even on. I hope to watch more of the games this year. I really enjoy them and love the personal stories they share :)
Is it August or October??
Posted in on 5:50 PM by Jilian
The weather this weekend definitely felt like fall! I wore my long sleeve under armour shirt every morning for biking and running it was so cool! Around 50 degrees! Ah blacksburg :) Today we are back to summer!
Mom was in town with a friend this weekend. We tried out a new restaurant for dinner thursday night. Lefty's Grill (not sure on exact name). Quite a variety with some originals and some crazy twists. I recommend ya'll check it out! My sandwoch was served on french bread, with a blue cheese ish sauce, ham, asparagus, walnuts, not sure what else.. but that's an example. We also had potato crisps topped with a cilantro lime salsa. I like the place.
Friday we headed down to Wytheville, took my bike in for the 2 month tune up. We putzed around and found a couple nice places including a great quilt shop! Had no clue it was there. Now I know where to go when I'm looking for fabric, not that I will be finishing the current quilt any time soon. I found a great rayon batik I'm going to attempt to make into a beach wrap/sarong. Friday night we hit Floyd of course :) M's family was in town from MO and FL, R was there with his family, I ran into an old friend from college.. the place was more packed then I had ever seen it! The oldtime (I think that's what it's called) band was amazing. It was a great Floyd night! Quote from Rob's 7 year olds "Can we move to Floyd?"
Saturday we spent a couple hours walking around downtown blacksburg checking out Steppin Out. It's my favorite festival blacksburg puts on.. well except for TECH FOOTBALL that is :) haha. I'm getting kinda of sick of photography, pottery, and jewelry at craft shows.. but I thought they had a good variety of vendors this year. We spent the rest of the day relaxing and watching HGTV.. surprise surprise when mom has control of the remote. Really though once you watch 5 min of a home improvement/makeover show you are sucked in and have to see the final result! So if you want to get out of the coma you have to be ready to switch the channel or turn off the TV as soon as a show ends!
Sunday was all about relaxing :) Well except for the 8 mile run. I really did not want to run when I woke up and it took all I had to make myself go. Still in my mind I was thinkin 'just get started.. if it stinks you can turn around and cut the run short'. Crazy.. it was my best run so far, once I started it felt great. I just don't get it! Every mile was under 10 min, which may sound slow to you.. but I am slow :) If the VA Beach run is really as flat as everyone says it is, maybe I do have hope of shaving a couple minutes off my time!
I love when Mom comes to town, I had a great time with her and Anne :) Next time they visit I'm thinking of teaching them how to play DDR and Shuffleboard :)
Mom was in town with a friend this weekend. We tried out a new restaurant for dinner thursday night. Lefty's Grill (not sure on exact name). Quite a variety with some originals and some crazy twists. I recommend ya'll check it out! My sandwoch was served on french bread, with a blue cheese ish sauce, ham, asparagus, walnuts, not sure what else.. but that's an example. We also had potato crisps topped with a cilantro lime salsa. I like the place.
Friday we headed down to Wytheville, took my bike in for the 2 month tune up. We putzed around and found a couple nice places including a great quilt shop! Had no clue it was there. Now I know where to go when I'm looking for fabric, not that I will be finishing the current quilt any time soon. I found a great rayon batik I'm going to attempt to make into a beach wrap/sarong. Friday night we hit Floyd of course :) M's family was in town from MO and FL, R was there with his family, I ran into an old friend from college.. the place was more packed then I had ever seen it! The oldtime (I think that's what it's called) band was amazing. It was a great Floyd night! Quote from Rob's 7 year olds "Can we move to Floyd?"
Saturday we spent a couple hours walking around downtown blacksburg checking out Steppin Out. It's my favorite festival blacksburg puts on.. well except for TECH FOOTBALL that is :) haha. I'm getting kinda of sick of photography, pottery, and jewelry at craft shows.. but I thought they had a good variety of vendors this year. We spent the rest of the day relaxing and watching HGTV.. surprise surprise when mom has control of the remote. Really though once you watch 5 min of a home improvement/makeover show you are sucked in and have to see the final result! So if you want to get out of the coma you have to be ready to switch the channel or turn off the TV as soon as a show ends!
Sunday was all about relaxing :) Well except for the 8 mile run. I really did not want to run when I woke up and it took all I had to make myself go. Still in my mind I was thinkin 'just get started.. if it stinks you can turn around and cut the run short'. Crazy.. it was my best run so far, once I started it felt great. I just don't get it! Every mile was under 10 min, which may sound slow to you.. but I am slow :) If the VA Beach run is really as flat as everyone says it is, maybe I do have hope of shaving a couple minutes off my time!
I love when Mom comes to town, I had a great time with her and Anne :) Next time they visit I'm thinking of teaching them how to play DDR and Shuffleboard :)
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