Livin' the Dream in Lima

Also known as my first marathon where I DID NOT WALK! Woo hoo! (That was my one & only goal going into this race.) Biggest medal ever. I signed up for the race just 6 weeks before, so I didn't have much time to put in a lot of quality training. I decided to take a laid-back approach to this marathon and remember why I love running - because it's fun.  My Business Man and I headed down to Columbus Saturday afternoon, and strangely I was not nervous at all. We hit up the expo for some goodies. (Thank you, King's Hawaiian, for the 7 free product coupons!) Love that the tech shirts are long-sleeved this year... seems like I always need more cold weather running gear than hot weather running gear. Somehow we scored an awesome deal on a hotel room  corner suite. I swear, it was bigger than our first apartment. Bedroom, complete with lounge chair and hot tub. Bathroom with a double shower (with 3 shower heads on each side!) And then a full living room with a pull-

I saw this idea for a blog post on another site, and thought I'd have some fun with it. Two foods I cannot get enough of: Peanut butter & pumpkin butter on a toasted cinnamon raisin bagel. It's the perfect fall lunch. Can I also mention that I love the fact that I get to eat lunch at home and actually toast my bagel? And not cram bathroom + lunch prep + eating + chill time all into a 26 minute lunch period? Mellowcreme pumpkins. Enough said about that. Two people I got to see this weekend: I drove over to the other side of IL to attend my BFF Talen's bridal shower. It was a lot of fun. This was the only pic I snapped of the day. Doesn't she make a gorgeous bride? Haha. I got to meet my mom for breakfast at Cracker Barrel on my way back Monday morning. Nothing like catching up over coffee & bacon. So good to see her.  Two new clothing purchases: I got my first maxi skirt. There was a deal on Pickyourplum.org and I ordered one for jus