Ra-haain

Boy, we've sure had a lot of rain this summer.

We really soaked it up the other day....pun intended! Haaardy har.

We had planned a cute little couples run after work but by the time we got home the sun was nowhere in site and it was raining. Well......we went ANWAY. I know, the spontaneity is ridiculous. It turned out to be quite a jolly good time. I am just so happy to be able to spend so much quality time with my hubby bubby this summer. I am really hoping September never shows up.

And running in the rain is always fun. I really do love the rain. Especially that so-fresh-and-so-clean smell.

I didn't appreciate it this weekend when it soaked me to the core whilst doing my bridals though. I have the worst luck with weather for photoshoots. I'm starting to think that god doesn't want to put anyone through the pain of having to look at pictures of me.

I'm only joking. Look how beautiful I look when I'm sopping wet!

Haha, I was a mess....but I really do love the pictures despite the rain. This picture was near the end when my hair was sticking to my face, my dress was sticking to my legs, and my mascara was beginning to run. Yum.

Hot Hot Heat

Now, I'm not saying that I don't love the heat. Cause believe me, I laaaaarve the heat. I love the sweltering hot sun in my face and the feeling of sweat dripping in between your cleavage while you sit on the beach eating and reading all day. I honestly can't get enough of tanning beds. And my heart sinks when they click off (I would go more if they were a little more in my price range). I always ALWAYS wrap up in my blankets at night and when I'm on the couch no matter how hot I am....and our room gets pretty up there in regards to the temperature. So hot.

However, the heat lately has been driving me mad. I don't even care if it is 30 above and gorgeous out....my day consists of sitting in the basement all day and then going home to the overheated house to clean it and cook in it while the sun shines in my face from the windows and I am covered in sweat with ALWAYS too many clothes on. If I have to blow dry my hair with swollen sticky hands against my swollen sticky face one more time, I might scream.

So, today with the hurling cold winds, I smile.

I smile and smile.

And then I walk to the back of my house and look out the window and frown.

The sun would never do this to our tree.

I'll never be thankful for the wind again.

I'm going to miss our cute little tree. :(

Second Non-Annual Anniversary

Congratulations to us. We still are happily married after two whole months. Happily being a tad bit of an understatement.

Al wanted to do something suuuper special for our 2 month'er, so he did this.

It's not scary....it's cute, right??

Haha. He just took a liiiitle trip to the eye doctor today. He scared the crap out of me when he came home, and I was even expecting it already!

Happy anniversary toots. Love your stinkin freaking guts. You are cute when you sleep.

But you got some tough competition.

Housey

I did a little decorating today and couldn't decide how I felt about it. So I took a picture and thought I would ask my blog fans for an opinion.

So Jen, what do you think? And while I'm at it, thanks for being my biggest and best and only blog fan ever.

So here is a picture of my little project. I just hung these frames today. I am going to change the pictures in them one day I'm sure....but we all know that it probably won't happen.

Isn't our coffee table cute? We got it for a whoppin $4 at Salvation Army and spray painted it white. Alan gets yelled at when there is anything on it because it is just too darn cute to be used.

And there's our bird cage and plates in there.

I was taking these pictures and thought, what the heck, I'll give a grand tour!

This is just by the front door.

And over here we have my beloved china cabinet. Yaaaaaaaay.

Kitchen. Thank you for giving me an excuse to clean it. (I don't know who I'm thanking with this, but nevertheless).

You even get to see our bedrom. Bow chicka bow wow.

And here is a picture of the best thing in the entire house. The AC.

Spooooooooooooooon collleeeeeeectioooon!!!

And this, my friends, as I'm sure you've already guessed, is where I get ready.

I'll clean it later, I swear.

It had been a while since I'd done an out-streched arm picture of myself, so I took the plunge...and did it.

Side note: Alan just walked in wearing a black shirt with navy blue shorts and a black hat. I was on early shift this morning and wasn't here to supervise.

Garsh, I love him.

Worst Blog Post Ever

So here are some random pictures from San Diego that I never posted. My computer refuses to not be gay, so this is all I could come up with. The order is ridiculous because....well because I am too lazy to fix it.

Consider me a terrible blogger. I don't even care!

I loved San Diego :).....but it was a little too cold. And no, I'm not kidding. I was shivering almost the whole trip. Maybe it's just cause I didn't have my sweet hubby to warm me up. Or maybe it was that darn cold breeze comin off the ocean. I don't know.

In little Mexico land. We had "real" Mexican food. It tasted pretty much like every other time I've had Mexican food...those two times.

Just frolicking around California! Trying to forget how much I missed my man.

Famous marathon runners. Holla.

Ok, I think these two pictures are funny. It's called up at 3 AM and about to run 13 miles. SMILE BIG.

Oh and here is a picture of me at Disneyland, haha. We did ride It's A Small World, and I did get a headache. It made me unusually cheerful though, I'm not gonna lie.

Ok, I was SO excited to see Sully. We followed him for like 10 minutes until he finally stopped and then stood in line. He didn't talk to us though. None of the characters do. Does anyone else think this is creepy?

So I pretty much was hobbling around the entire day because of my stupid foot. At like 4 in the afternoon we finally asked about renting a wheelchair and it was like 10 bucks! And we got to cut to the front of every line! Scaaam aaartists!

A for Alan. I was going to explain myself and say that the reason I only have one shoe on is because my bummed foot was so sore...but then I looked closure at the picture and my LEFT shoe is off. Uuuuh, heat stroke?

I can't really blame heat stroke though when I said it was cold the whole time though can I? Gee, this is beginning to be a lengthy explanation for something you probably didn't even notice.

It was hot on the day we went to Disneyland! I swear!!

This was my mom's attempt to take a picture of both of us on a ride. Yes, both of us. And no, the ride hadn't started. I'm a pretty decent actress.

MICKEY MOUSE!! DONALD DUCK!

I would just like to say that my internet started working half way through this post, so it really wasn't that bad afterall. I don't think....

I'm in a weird mood. Alan has his volume turned on LOUD and is playing a game on his computer where penguins shoot out of a canon and they say "YIPEE" every five seconds. Five seconds is way too much of a long shot. It is about every half a second.

Bye.

TINA WILDE

Run Fat Girl Run

Weeeeeeeeeell! I did it! 13.1 miiiiilez.

It was fun, and I loved it, and I would do it again in a heart beat...if I could run. But I can't, cause I bummed out my foot. So now all I do is limp and complain. So, you'd be best to avoid me for the next few weeks until it gets all better. 

The runnin crew. We've had a lot of fun training together. I just wish I had as much energy as these 50-year-old (no, not you mom) ladies. They are out of control. 

I love my mom! Still can't quite keep up to her though. 

Marathon highlights:

• The asian drum line that was goin at 'er as I ran past.
  
• The moment the thought finally occured to me to just take my shirt off all together.
• When that lady on the side of the road sprayed me with her garden hose. 
• The sweat dripping down my face into my eyes (I'm not being sarcastic, I don't get to experience that very often).
  
• Actually spotting my mom in the 30,000 people crowd at about mile 10.
• When Vengaboys came on my iPod.
  
• That darn finish line. 

I Learned Today That Hollywood is in California

Has anyone ever seen this movie??

For some odd reason, it seems like me and my sib's are the only ones that ever watched this. And if I remember correctly, we watched it quite a few times. I had a spaz attack about it one time and asked everyone everywhere I was for about a month if they'd ever seen it. I never found a soul.

The spaz attack all started when I made a decently funny joke in reference to this movie, and no one got it. Is there anything worse? I finally find an ounce of wit in me, and no one knows that the H I'm talking about. Result: spazzy Tina.

The reason I'm talking about this movie you might wonder?? My favorite part to mock in the movie is when the little boy and his family are driving through California and he is in the back seat of the car rocking back and forth going "caal...i...fooooor...nia......CAL...I...FOOOR...NIA!". It's not meant to be funny but is (you know, one of those).

Well, my whole life I've dreamt of going to California so I could do the exact same thing in the backseat of the car and have everyone who is with me laugh and laugh and laugh at my funny witty joke.

I'm going to San Diego tomorrow!

So it's really too bad no one has seen this movie. Maybe on the plane when we start flying over California I will do the impersonation really loud and see if anyone laughs. If they don't, I'll just keep acting like I'm mental and everyone will look at me and my mom with pitty. Maybe I'll even get free stuff.

Turns out, that's only part of the reason I'm going to SD, CA. I'm going to participate in a half marathon. Yes, me. No, I'm not just going to watch. I'm going to run it. Or at least make an attempt. I'm also going to go to Disney Land. And to the beach.

I am T-rexcited. I have to leave Al behind (since we planned this trip long before we were engaged) which makes me sad all day. I better go spend some time with him before I leave him on a jet plane.

Good luck to me!!