What I ____________ Wednesdays, Vol. 10

What I'm So Pumped Up About that I Can Barely Stand It Wednesday

 1. Just when you think Wednesday night TV can't get any better (the Middle & Modern Family, anyone?) Top Chef is premiering tonight! 

And to make it even more exciting, this season is "Texas Edition." 

Welcome back, Padma and Tom!

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2. Tights, boots, and sweater weather.

3.  Now that Halloween is over, Thanksgiving is right around the corner.  Thanksgiving means the start of Christmas preparations.  Black Friday, baking tons of goodies, decorating, & wrapping.  Tis' almost the season! 




4.  Only a month until my first half marathon!

all 13.1 miles of the race route

5. Next Friday is Veteran's day, so it's only a 4 day work week!




6. Bring on no shave November.   I love a bearded man!  So rugged.



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7. LSU vs. Bama.  I think everyone is pumped about this one...so much so that they changed the time of the McNeese game so we don't have to choose between them! 

Goooo Pokes, then Gooooo Tigers! 

I'll have to make a wardrobe change between the games.

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 What are you pumped about on this beautiful Wednesday?



I interrupt your regularly scheduled blogging....

I was going to continue my vacation posts today with Day 4, but I have something better to share with you...

I ran 8 miles this morning!

Eight. Ocho. Huit. 

That is my personal distance record. 

I am so excited, but my hamstrings are very angry.

It was tough.  The weather was okay, but much more humid than last week when I ran 6, but it was fairly cool.

My route took me all over downtown Lake Charles and gave me a new appreciation for this city.  I went through some neighborhoods with turn of the century homes and a lot of craftsman style and 1920's bungalows. Craftsman is my favorite style of home.  I think in my next life I will be an architect.  Or a stewardess on a yacht.  Or pastry chef. 

Someone needs to invent a chip to put in your brain or eyes and when you blink 3 times fast it takes a picture of what you see.  That way, I could share all the sights (especially all the fall pumpkins and mums on the stoops of these adorable bungalows) along my run with you.  Because God knows I can't run and take pics.  I can barely run and not trip and fall.

My run left me with hamstring tightness and a heinous blister on the arch of my left foot.  I'm going to go ahead and take the blame for the blister, because I wore crappy socks due to the fact that I was too lazy to do laundry.

Another reason I'm excited....

Satsumas are officially in season!

I only had 2 ripe enough to pick, but in a few days, I will have a boat load.

I'm also excited because my parents donated  some patio furniture to me.  Now I can blog while I sit outside with Lola (which I am doing right now). 

I'm off to shower (no I still haven't had a post-run shower. ewww!) and foam roll.





What are you excited about on this gorgeous fall Saturday?