Thankful for...

MY HEALTH!!!

I just want to say that I am soooooooooooo THANKFUL that I'm able to do stuff liiiiiiike…

THE FOUNTAIN HILLS

 TURKEY TROT!!!

The whole Turkey Trot crew from LPC!!!

Me, T, Janellie Bean, Sister Abbott, Sister Everlene, Christopher, Judah, Odin, MJ

Annnnnnnnnnd the most spirtited dresser award for the whole event would have to go to MY PASTOR...in case you couldn't tell, that's him right there in the turkey costume...JUUUUUUUUST KIDDDDDDING… SIIIIIIIIKE!!! AHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAA!!! I sent out that pic and someone asked me if that was pastor...we all just busted up laughing so I just had to make a joke about it!!!! 

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Annnnnnnnnnnd THIS my friends, 

 is WHY I lost weight...

Sooooooooooooooooo I can wear a turkey tutu and sequin skirts to 5k turkey trot runs!!! 

Turkey Trot 2017!!!

 I did it you guys, I RAN (Ran/jogged/power-walked) MY FIRST RACE!!!

I didn't come ANYWHERE close to winning...

buuuuuuuuuuuuut...

IF there was a BEST-DRESSED-RUNNER AWARD...

I SOOOOOOOOO WON!!!

 In fact, I would VERY HUMBLY like to give myself that award...bahahahaaaa!!!I did it up right!!! My #thankful in gold glitter shirt, with my black sequin skirt, that my sis-in-love so kindly cut and hemmed for me so I could wear it in MY FIRST RACE, annnnnd my Hobby Lobby turkey headband!!! People LOOOOOVED IT!!! As soon as I walked in someone that worked there came over and asked if they could take my pic for the website! I was like, SUUUUUUUUUURE!!! LOL!!! 

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Our WHOLE GROUP of trotters...Next year we expect some of the LPC MEN to join us...COME ON PASTOR...I see you running the aisles... YOU CAN DO IT!!!! Whoop, Whoop!!! 

Odie did GREAT and he LOOOOOVED the turkey!!!

Especially when he got down and talked to him!!!

 

 Happy Birthday JUDAH!!! Sweet 13!!!

 Getting ready to run...

 Ready...

 SET...

ANNNNNNNNND GOING!!! 

 More than halfway done!!! 

 And when I got to the HOME STRETCH, I heard my peeps cheering for me!

AWWWWWWWWWW!!! 

 Annnnnnnnd FINISHED!!! 

 

Then we all went and chowed at DJ's bagels because they have THE BEST everrrr...even better than Chompies BAGELS!!! NYC APPROVED BAGELS!!!! Nom, nom, nom!!! Ooooh annnnnd I got THE BEST ICED COFFEE EVERRRR THERE...The Hawaiian Beach latte...YUMMMM!!!

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 What, what, WHAAAAAAAAAAT????

YES, Annnnnnnnnnd then I went hiking, IF ONLY cuz I had NOTHING else to do...annnnnd cuz I've ALWAYS wanted to go hiking in a sequin skirt!!! AHAHAHA!!!! Now I'm just finishishing up baking my pies and I've had 3 iced coffees and am SOOOOOOOOOOOO HYPERRRRR!!!! 

♥Mary Frances :)

P.S. Wait till you guys see my BLACK FRIDAY OUTFIT!!! Once dinner is over...it's OFFICIALLY CHRISTMAS TIME...me and the sis and kiddos HIT THE STORES!!! Whoop, whoop!!! 

Turkey Trot 2017!!!

Weeeeeeeeeeeeelllll here we go, TURKEY TROT TIME!!!

My first everrrr RUN!!! It's NOT a marathon, buuuuuuuuut it is a 5k which is 2.5 miles!!! I'm superrrrr excited about this!!! I did a practice run last week in Fountain Hills..2.5 miles...Ran/jogged/powerwalked it in 45ish minutes...NOT to shabby considering in high school I ran the one mile in about the same amount of time!!! and the good news is I shouldn't be coming in LAST place since I checked the times for last years race and there were people that ran it in over an hour...SO PHEW!!!

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Oooooh and WAIT til you guys see my special outfit for this run...JUST WAIT!!! Hee, hee!!!
♥Mary Frances :)

Thanksgiving Day 2016!!!!

Yesturday was an AWESOME-funnnnnnnn Thanksgiving Day!!! We started the morning off with the Turkey Trot in Fountain Hills. Met up with my sis, MJ, Odin, Sis. Abbott, Janelle and Everleene from my church! It was GREAT FUNNNNN! Next year I am sooooo RUNNING this and NOT just doing the fitness walk...which was still funnnnn!!! Annnnnnd I'm gonna go ALL out with my Turkey Trot outfit...hee, hee!!! Just wait, Turkey headband, Thanksgiving Turkey Tutu over my skirt!!! OH YEAH!!!

VERY, very, VERRRRRRRRY excited to have my FIRST marathon ribbon...

SOOOOOOOO going up on my wall!!!

 Managed to talk the big sis into it THE NIGHT BEFORE...wooooohooooooo!!!

 There MAAAAAAAAAAAY have been ONE person that wasn't exited about this morning activity tho...bahahahaha!!!

Afterwards we went and celebrated at DJ's Bagel shop in Fountain Hills...YUMMMMM!!!

After that, I was going to go hiking buuuuuuuuuuuuut opted out for a NAP instead...LOL...Gotta get ready for SHOPPING TIME!!! Hee, hee!!! After my nap I headed over to Dad's house to start setting up and baking stuff...

 

I liked our table get up, we ain't fancy folk but festive and funnnnn is our style!!! My mom's picture was in the middle of it all...a constant reminder of her there with us! Her greatest fear about dying was leaving us and that her grandchildren wouldn't know her...BUT they will...her legacy is continuing on...She planted the seeds, we'll never forget!!!

Before dinner started, I read to the kids, "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" I just LOVE being a Auntie!!!

Eating, talking, laughing and having a great time together!!!

I pretty much wore this outfit for the whole past week...LOVE IT!!!

 The one thing we forgot this year...

My family wouldn't let me use it...they thought I would get drunk...LOL!!!!

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More fun, playing, walks, desserts, leftover distribution and CLEAN UP!!!

Feeling extra festive and happy!!!

Annnnnnnnnnnd NOW SHOPPING TIME!!! NOW for me, as soon as Thanksgiving is over, its CHRISTMAS time!!! Soooooooo being the very festive person that I am, it was TIME to get all decked out...wooooohoooooo!!!  It was a blast and I'm definitely GLAD that I took that nap!!! We went to Walmart, The mall and the outlets...where my sis waited and the LONGEST EVERRRRRR LINE to get in the Kate Spade store...she got some cute stuff tho!!!

Overall, it was a great day!!! I had been worried about being sad without my mom here, buuuuuuuuut, I was to busy to get sad, just moments of thankful reflection on her life with us and gratefulness for where she now is!!!

Thank you God for a great day and a wonderful life!!!

♥Mary Frances :)