sleeping under the stars

want to sleep under the stars? get this roll-away bed, a deck, and huge opening windows.... I think I'll add this to my "dream home list"

{desire to inspire}

bama!

Bryan and I went to visit his parents in Alabama(north-west-ish, in the middle of nowhere)! Here are some photos! We had a great time!

"a pretty wild ordeal"

Black bear knocks down Vernon man, steals sandwich.. read the whole article here.

{story found via facebook (k-fresh)}

3 months of planning + 4 days shooting + 6,000+ post-it notes = awesome

Filmed by Jay Tseng and edited by Bang-yao Liu, see how they did it here. {found via a black eiffel}

we the people...

{etsy, seen on mint}

summer-ish

Is this too much yellow?{anthropologie}

i love cards.

{buy on etsy}

have you seen my boyfriend? he is pretty awesome.

danskin

This race was awhile ago, but I just got the photos from a friend. I did this race last year.. and this time around, I beat my time by 17:43. It was awesome.

{pre-race}

lovely

I hope that one day, I will have a wedding invitation that warms the heart like this one:

{found via Oh, hello friend made by Matt Dorfman for his own wedding}

Gus's

Tomorrow, I am headed to Alabama with the boyfriend.... which means that we get to make a pit stop at Gus's because when you drive from Austin to Alabama, Memphis, TN is "on our way." I am SO EXCITED. I went to Gus's... oh 3 years ago and I still dream about it.

{found here}

i can't stop...

i can't stop listening to Bon Iver... click on the album and lala will let you listen for free..

WALL-E

found via: littlebink (blogged by many)

I love this movie and I love pixar, so magical.

summertime... come quick.

{cheezorg}

{ms_boomer}

{hugohum}

2+2=4

i have always loved math...

{newmath}

found via oh hello, friend

Half Marathon Report

So I realized I never posted about my 2nd half marathon... its not because it was meaningless and not because I didn't do well... I was just plain lazy about posting to my lovely blog. Therefore... I am posting this super late.

The good news: I set a new PR!
The bad news: I was sore for a week because of the ridiculous hills! My hamstrings were on fire!

I started the same way I started my first half... saying all along, I would pace myself, follow a pacer, speed up at the end if possible... and then, getting to the starting line and going as fast as a I can... until I get tired and slow down. I still set a PR with a time of

2:12:21 (10:07 pace)

Maybe next time, I will stick to my plan.. somehow I doubt it.. I just get so excited at the beginning and run my little heart out... This race was pretty awesome because it was a ladies race.. a few men did sign up, but it was mainly women. The course was out and back so you got to see everyone in the race some where along the course. My good friend also ran the race, she was running her first half marathon, and we both had a great time. We run at different paces but enjoyed the pre-race jitters and the post-race festivities together. The hills were pretty terrible and my hamstrings were on fire for quite some time after the race. The were really up and down rolling hills rather than slowly increasing ones.. so there was little "flat" ground on the whole course. I am glad I completed a second half marathon.. but I think I'll be waiting until next spring to do another one. I need a break on the long runs. But I have achieved one of my year goals... :)

pre-race! (where was my flash?)

It's raining in Austin...

It has been raining all day in Austin... here are a few rainy photos via flickr.

{!.keesssss.!}

{3whiteroses}

{3amfromkyoto}

{Maggie's World}

{Tapio Hurme}

{borealnz}

{byocom, not flickr..}

Don't forget your taxes!

I hope you didn't forget to file your taxes. Luckily, I am still in school... so I get a refund. But this is the last time... maybe I'll find a tax break someday?

Also, for my running readers... the Boston Marathon is Monday!!! I can't wait to watch the race. I just read a great article about Kara Goucher on Runner's World and I got all pumped up...

I like.

I like this photo/outfit. (by Brian Lopiccolo)

I like carrot cake pancakes. (Joy the Baker).

I like this photograph. (originally seen on ohhellofriend, source)

I like these shoes. (Seychelles via Solestruck)
I like this outfit. (academichic)
I like this photograph. (blissful images)I like this book. (Three Cups of Tea)

I just finished Three Cups of Tea last night and I loved it. You should go read it!

something sweet...

Last weekend, after my 10k, I was craving something sweet... homemade cinnamon rolls. It was a baking adventure, but I survived and the rolls were delicious. 

Unfortunately, I can't source the recipe because I can't find it online! The whole process took about an hour and it was worth it. I only wonder, can you freeze a cinnamon roll? I would love to pre-make these and pull one of my freezer at any given moment... Also, the rolls were topped with a cream cheese frosting... so good.

It was a perfect way to celebrate a good run. 

p.s. If I find the link, I will post it. 

new blogs...

This morning, I found few new blogs (yay!).

warning (to my running readers out there) : these are not fitness related

Academichic

Lately, I have been thinking about expanding my blog topics to include more things about my life since the name of this blog is.. this is me.... stay tuned.