Love to LOVE It #36 July 31, 2008

I love to LOVE the Indianapolis Mini Marathon! This past spring was my first half marathon!  I loved it.  The training was so long and such a commitment, but it really paid off on race day!  I will never forget coming across the start line for the first time with thousands of people cheering us on!  It was one of the hardest things I have ever done.  I was really excited to cross the finish line .  I couldn’t have done it without my running partner Lindsy!  We weren’t the fastest (really not the fastest) runners, but we had a great time…..and we FINISHED!  13.1 miles! I can’t believe it!  Now the question is, will I do it again next year?

Love to Love it #35 July 31, 2008

It happened…..I love to LOVE Lost!  I had never seen this show until this summer.  Jason and I watched 4 seasons of lost in about 5 weeks!  We couldn’t stop.  I used to think, “who would want to watch some stupid sci-fi show about people stuck on an island?”  Well, I WOULD!  Jason had this playing one day while I was cleaning my house and I found myself asking questions like, “wait, what’s going on?”  or “who’s that?”  Basically, I found myself sitting on the couch watching instead of cleaning and I LOVE to clean my house.  The rest was history.  I can’t stop watching and now we are all caught up and have to wait until it comes on in December!!!!! We do have to thank Joel for introducing us to the drug.  I am now a LOST fanatic!

Love to Love it #34 July 13, 2008

I love to love Minute Maid Low Acid Orange Juice!  One thing about me (well, one of many things) is that I really like to have a glass of orange juice every morning when I get up.  I have one almost every day.  But, not any orang juice; it has to be Minute Maid Low Acid Orange Juice.  Normal orange juice is a little too acidic for me.  I prefer the smoother taste of Minuet Maid Low Acid.  Another perk to this OJ is that it is pulp free!  No pesky pulp for me!

Love to Love it #33 July 10, 2008

I love to love to Marsh Supermarket!  We don’t have a Fresh Market or Whole Foods up here in Kokomo, so Marsh is about at glamorous as you are going to get.  But I don’t mind, I love Marsh.  It reminds me of my childhood.  It’s where my mom used to shop.  I love my Marsh.  It’s newer and big, it has a great pharamacy (run by women-I love that) and it has close to my house.  I shop at Wal-Mart for all the essentials but I always head over to Marsh for my meat and produce.  You can’t beat it.  It is more expensive, but so much better quality.  And if shop the sales, you can get some good deals (thanks Noochymama)!  Happy shopping!

Love to Love It #32 July 9, 2008

I love to love Noblesville, Indiana!  I spent 17 years of my life calling this great place home.  I love the neighborhood I grew up in, how it has sidewalks and a community park and pool, and lots of trees.  I love Morse Lake, and my old high school.  I love the downtown square with Alexander’s Ice Cream and Noble Coffee and Tea.  I love that my ENTIRE family lives in this town!  If this wasn’t enough, Forbe’s magazine recently named Hamilton County the best place to raise a family in the US!  I miss living there, but love how close it is to Kokomo.  There is something about Indiana summers that makes me miss this place like crazy!  Maybe that’s why I’ve been back twice this week!  :)

Love to Love It #31 July 9, 2008

 

Oh boy, I LOVE to LOVE Ghirardelli Triple Chocolate Brownies!  This is one of my favorite fake out desserts.  I make these all the time, and every time someone new tries them I hear these magic words, “these are the best brownies that I have ever had.”  You can’t beat that praise over a box of $2.59 brownie mix.  They are truly OUTRAGEOUS!  All I can say is mix up a box for yourself, you’ll never go back.  YUM!