Hey friends! Whew it has been a crazy month. Let's just say I am so incredibly glad that I got to go to Hawaii right before a busy month at work. I have put in an average of 50-60 hours at the office for the last 4 weeks, hence the reason for my lack of blog posts. Lucky for me, we completed our big deadline at work, all while having a good time. I have to say that I love my coworkers; we have such a great time together and get along very well. Which is great considering that as auditors we work in conference rooms two feet away from each other. We spend so much time together that by the end of the audit we are like a big family. We have nicknames for each other, eat most of our meals together, and hear each other's funny stories and personal phone calls (I once had to explain to my mother what "poking" was with the guys I work with snickering two feet next to me). So although we might work a ton, it is a pretty enjoyable experience.
Since I had been working so late, I had to cave on my Halloween costume and go with my backup costume, which is a Dorothy outfit I have had since high school. It has come in handy at least 3 times since I was 16. Casey and her boyfriend John were supercute as the Spartan Cheerleaders. I went to a bar with some friends where I saw several other Dorothy's, and let's just say that I was the most tasteful out of the group. The most creative Halloween costume I have seen in a while is below. This is my cousin Jenny who went as an awkward yearbook photo. Love it!
Last weekend (which was my first weekend to not work), we had a great time. My sister, her husband Chris, my friends Sarah and Ryan, Casey and I all went to see Lady Antebellum, my absolute favorite group. We had a blast! The show was amazing (love their new single "Hello World") and there was some GREAT people watching, which consisted of a small Indian man who was literally having a religious music experience, a country couple in front of us that consisted of a rather large cowboy who was obstructing our view and his wife who was wearing a Bump It, and finally a couple who got into a knock down drag out fight on the way back to their car after the concert. Apparently he had made her a mix CD with a Lady A song on it and she was pissed that he had been out of town 4 out of the 6 weeks they had known each other. Hmmm, what is wrong with that situation??? Again I can't make this stuff up. All in all it was a great night, and we even found someone to take our picture.
And our seats were so incredibly good. They said "obstructed view" for some reason so we originally thought they would be behind a big pole or something. But they were great! The only thing that obstructed my view was the tall cowboy who stood right in front of me and Amy.
Charles, Hilary, and Dave in action. (Here's a little irony for you: I am watching their CMA performance on my DVR right now for the second time in 10 minutes as I type this....I am a little obsessed).
The rest of the weekend was also pretty dang eventful. Casey and I ran in a half marathon at White Rock Lake on Sunday. It was a blast. I was so incredibly proud of Casey, it was her first one. She and her friend Elizabeth ran together with an impressive first time of 2 hours 12 minutes. This was my third half, and I finished in 1 hour 50 minutes, which I am totally happy with. Especially since I for some reason decided to run it during a week of working until midnight every night...stupid. I haven't really gotten to blog about how much I love running. I will keep it to a minimum here but I would just like to tell you a few things:
#1 - I am not a natural at it, no one is. I took up running towards the end of high school when I realized that I would need to start some form of exercise considering my dance days were over.
#2 - Anyone can become a runner. Seriously, I couldn't run more than 2 miles when I first started. You have to slowly build up your tolerance, but once you get to a good distance you will be shocked at how much easier each and every run is.
#3 - It is good for you! I don't care what my mom keeps trying to tell me. She is so worried about my knees and thinks I won't be able to walk by the time I am 50. I have one thing to say to that. I don't care. If I can have 25 more years of good running I will be satisfied.
#4 - It is a great stress reliever! I cannot tell you how much I love the hour I get to run (almost) every day. It is the one hour of my day that I have to myself and listening to great music. It calms my nerves and gives me a chance to reflect on my day.
#5 - Once you start, you won't want to stop!
Ok, enough advocating running. You get the point. This race was special for me because it was the first race that my mom came and saw me in (although she jokingly said that she was only coming into town to see my aunt Trudy who was in Dallas). Sarah and Ryan were there too which was great. I have never been to a race and had people there for me at the finish line. It was awesome. My mom was a little over the top. She had her iphone out and was taking pictures and posting them to facebook every 5 minutes. She also decided to tag everyone in the picture that she wanted to share the picture with. I then got an email from our friend Heidi who asked what picture of her I had tagged on facebook. Oh Nance, I love you and wouldn't change you for anything, but we need to have a chat about your facebook obsession. The first step is admitting you have a problem.
Lucky for me though, because I have such a great family and friends the day was a great experience. Here is a picture of Casey, Elizabeth, and I after we finished the 13.1 miles.
Ok I realize this post has been the most random ever, but that is everything that has gone on the past couple of weeks. Tonight was my first night to not work late since the beginning of October and I spent it getting caught up on my DVR and watching the CMA awards. I want to go to Nashville for them next year so bad! Congrats to Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Lady Antebellum, and Brad Paisley who all took home big awards!
Have a great weekend everyone! I will be spending it up in God's country, otherwise known as Norman, Oklahoma. I am so excited to go to my first OU game of the season. Yes I do realize that the season is almost over and we lost to Texas A&M last week, but still I will always have a love for OU football.
Until next time, Ciao for now!