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Christmas in July

Lauren — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:57:15 +0000

It’s happening…

I’m day dreaming of Christmas…

The smell of peppermint candles burning…

The tree sparkling…

Christmas Music playing in the background and…

COOLER WEATHER.

Which may be one of the main things I’m dreaming of. It’s so humid here, it’s stupid.

Now back to Christmas, happy thoughts here people. I was curious as to why in the summer you hear the phrase “Christmas in July”. Is it because its the middle of the year and you start to crave the holidays? Well wiki pedia says:

“In the United States and Canada, there are no national holidays between the first week of July (Canada Day on July 1 in Canada and the Fourth of July in the United States) and Labo(u)r Day, leaving two months with no holidays. (Some Canadian provinces hold a Civic Holiday in August, but this is not a national holiday.) Those holidays are not ones where gifts are exchanged between loved ones. Therefore, to justify sales, shops (such as Leon’s in Canada) will sometimes announce a “Christmas in July” sale.”

I do know, that running in the winter months could be brutal, but its easier to layer on clothes and stay warm… you’re outta luck when its hot!

I found this article from one of my fav websites, FitSugar, its how to burn calories during the holiday months, I think it could even apply for now, whatcha think?:

Holidays are a great time to get together with family and friends, to share laughter and memories, and to eat a ton of delicious decadent foods.

Here are 5 easy ways to burn 100 calories around this time of year:

Vacuum your entire house before your guests arrive for 25 minutes.
Clean vigorously around the house for thirty minutes – scrubbing the shower, washing the windows and floors, and sweeping the stairs.
Iron your family’s fancy party clothes so they look pressed and neat for 25 minutes.
Crank up the holiday tunes and dance with your family and friends for 20 minutes.
Take your dog, or just yourself for a brisk 15 minute walk.

You’ve got to do all of this stuff anyway, right? Now you know it’s burning calories too.

Well, I’m gonna go fa-la-la-la get back to working on this mess of a house & kettlebell it up later.

What about you? Are you ready for Christmas?

10 things & 4th of July weekend!

Lauren — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:51:44 +0000

So, I love lists. And Kim and That Pink Girl listed out 10 things that make them happy, and I decided to jump on the train…

I decided to come up with a list of 10 things that make me happy (in no particular order, but no.1):

1. My Hubs
2. Taxi
3. Magazines
4. Candles
5. Running
6. 90% sales
7. Having the bed made
8. Green Tea
9. Sister dates
10. Being an aunt

What are 10 things that make you happy?

Hope your week has been great and your 4th of July weekend is going be fantastic!

Source here.

I should make a cake like this this weekend huh? Bust out my baking skills.

What are your weekend plans? I think we’re going to see Toy Story 3 at some point, and I plan on getting a good run in this weekend too. YEA!

HAPPY HOLIDAY WEEKEND!

Happy Memorial Day!

Lauren — Mon, 31 May 2010 11:30:03 +0000

Good Morning Ya’ll!

Hope your weekend is absolutely fantastic already. I’m about to head out for a bike ride and then Hubs and I are going to the Astros Baseball game. Hope we win!

Have a very Happy Memorial Day! Tell a solider/former solider THANK YOU!

What are your Memorial Day plans?

Happy Weekend!

Lauren — Fri, 28 May 2010 14:52:23 +0000

Good Morning Ya’ll! How’s everyone doing?

Photo Source

Well, its Memorial Day Weekend here in Sunny Texas today and should be that way all weekend. Tomorrow Hubs and I are planning in the morning to head over to our Church’s garage sale {Youth Group is raising money for mission trips}, then after that we’re going Kayaking. We didn’t get to go a few weekends ago like we wanted to, so tomorrow we should be able to make it happen.

Hope everyone has a fun and happy weekend!

What are your weekend plans?