What a wonderful weekend!

Seriously! I had such a great weekend and I'm so thankful for every second of it!

To kick it off, we must back allll the way up to Wednesday, when Kaden & Kale showed at Tulsa. They got 2nd and 3rd place with their prospect steers. Matt and I drove up on Wednesday morning to watch them show, and of course we stopped at QuikTrip. Since everything with me just has to be an adventure I decided to leave accidentally left my wallet in the show box after Matt and I left - which wouldn't have been such a problem except I have a lead foot and we were in my Jeep, which happens to be a standard. Thankfully there were no run-ins with the police on our two hour drive home!

With three of my favorite guys! Kaden, me, Kale & Matt

Thursday after work I bought the best movie ever made, the Little Mermaid! I can officially throw out my VHS player, ya'll. On Friday, Matt and I had made plans to hang out and he told me "you pick what we do - whatever you want!" Well, obvi. Not only did Matt have get to watch my favorite move ever, my parents AND brothers joined us! I might have shed a few tears at the end and been so overwhelmed with happy that I got a few analogies mixed up, but it was the best Friday night in at least two centuries. 

Saturday was the much-anticipated Color Run at Remington Park! It was so silly cold, which I love, minus the fact that I knew the second I started running I would get warm and regret wearing a jacket. It was my second 5K in 2 weeks, and I am definitely looking for my next one. 

Oklahoma bloggers at the run!

After the run was over, as in, as soon as I crossed the finish line, Matt and I headed up to Stillwater to watch the Cowboys play! While I'm not a real sports blogger, obvi, I do have a few thoughts on the game:

1. Holy moley I'm glad we won because I Matt really wasn't completely positive we would for a minute. 

2. It was beautiful & a perfect day for football. 

3. I really wish OSU would have worn orange-black-orange instead of black-black-orange. I think the orange helmets would have been beautiful with the black tops and orange pants. It was such a sunshine-y clear day that the bright helmets were needed to add to the sunshine-y feel on the field. Just hire me to pick the uniforms already, please. 

4. The band's performance at halftime was AMAZING. Shake Your Booty, YMCA, Staying' Alive, Dancing Queen... such great selections. 

5. The pom girls' dance was filthy and unacceptable. 

 

On Sunday, we finally celebrated my Trapaw's birthday! As I walked in the door to my Aunt's house, the little munchkin below ran to me yelling "I MISSED YOU, SHAE!!" She was then stuck to my side for a good part of the next few hours :) 

To wrap up the weekend, I spent Sunday evening at Lori & Tate's house! We visited Lori's friend's pigs and Tate loved them. He blew my mind when he started WALKING. Kids these days, they just grow up so fast :)

See, I told you it was a wonderful weekend, start to finish! I couldn't have asked for a better one. 

Wednesday Weekend Post

I just love birthday weekends. And the new iOS.

Siri really thinks this is busy. Soon she'll learn this is normal.

Friday I took off work at noon after a looooong week and, after I did a little running around, Matt & I headed to the fair to celebrate his birthday with corn dogs & candy! The candy store at the fair is now a tradition. They have smarties suckers that are the most delicious candy ever. I just hope it's not a tradition to spend more every year...because eventually it'll take a truck to haul it all out if we do :) We also had cupcakes from Gigi's with glitter number candles, much to Matt's excitement. After the fair, we made a stop at the outlet mall to get Matt new shoes then went back to his house for a fun & relaxing evening.

After round 2 of Matt's birthday celebration with a pizza lunch (& cake. always cake) on Saturday, we headed to my house to celebrate my brothers' birthdays! Kaden turned 16 & Kale turned 13 - they're growing up way too fast.

After the party, Julie & I had some girl time with a hair & makeup salon ;) 

Sunday was a big day for me - my first 5K! The Hot Mamas Run supports the Regional Food Bank & Oklahoma Birth Network and their color was hot pink, so clearly I was in. 

I had so.much.fun. and I'm officially hooked on this running thing. 

Kimmy & Tandye are in my eyes super runners, and they were such a huge help to me! They gave me all sorts of tips and convinced me that I need new running shoes :) They were cheering me on as I crossed the finish line and I appreciate their encouragement and knowledge sharing so very much! 

My coworker Denice also ran, so of course we had to take a picture with Bernie to rep the Food Bank!

I'm already looking forward to my next 5K - the Color Run - in a week and a half! 

To continue on this whole healthy kick with the running, I've also officially signed up to be a Herbalife distributor! I have taken Herbalife before and loved it, and I still use it when I leave early enough to stop and get a shake. I decided it was time to just get myself some to be able to make it here at home! I'm so excited to get my starter kit in. Super thanks to Wacey for helping me get signed up! 

And that wraps up an awesome weekend. I left out Monday & Tuesday, when we celebrated my brothers' birthdays with Chicago style pizza on Monday night & homemade donuts on Tuesday morning. I'm telling you, birthdays are the best. 

High 5(K) Friday! (And a special offer!)

Happy Friday!! football weekend!! It's time to hop in the car and head to Houston to cheer on my Cowboys! I'm so excited for a four day weekend + football. If you know of any Houston Musts, let me know - we'll have tonight and tomorrow night to have some fun.

Anyway, it's time for high 5's, Color Run Edition! The Color Run™, also known as the Happiest 5k on the Planet, "is a unique paint race that celebrates healthiness, happiness, individuality, and giving back to the community." I haven't had the opportunity to participate in a Color Run yet...but I'm about to! The Color Run is coming to OKC on October 5, and I can.not.wait! I've been told The Color Run is "less about your 10-minute-mile and more about having the time of your life, The Color Run is a five-kilometer, un-timed race in which thousands of participants are doused from head to toe in different colors at each kilometer." I also keep hearing rumors of tutus and lots of giggles. Clearly, I'm in, even though I'm not entirely sure glitter will be included since I'm not sure if they consider glitter a color...

Anyway, do I have to convince you to sign up? Okay, well, just in case, here are 5 reasons why YOU should sign up for the Color Run.

1. Just because you're awesome and read Sprinkles & Glitter, you can get $5 off registration, for whatever city you want to run in! Find your city here and sign up, just use the code COLOR5OFF to get the discount! Discounts = awesome always.

2. Do you see those beautiful colors? Pink and orange? You can be coated in PINK and ORANGE (and other colors too). It's like stepping inside the pages of a coloring book.

3. Because exercise is always a good thing. In the words of Elle Woods, "Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy." This also leads me to think of the Be Happy Friday song on the Sports Animal, and I may just dance around like a two year old in a tutu singing the Be Happy Friday song thanks to endorphins. 

4. Speaking of a two year old in a tutu, do you see those girls in that picture? THEY'RE WEARING TUTUS. You guys, this is a perfect excuse to wear a tutu. Maybe even a tiara, if you wanna go that far (I mean, I won't judge you. My invisible tiara is always on...just ask my momma). Of course a white tutu would mean you could get more colorful as you go, but I'm thinking of using some glitter tulle to create an already-amazing tutu just to add to the excitement. And a giant white bow, of course. Don't go stealing my idea. Just wear white at the start like you're supposed to!

5. Because this would be a perfect way to get pumped up for the football games taking place later that day. I'm going to call the Color Run Extreme Tailgating. What better way to get in a winning mood than by starting the day with some exercise and laughter? After you're done running, just wash off the colors that don't match your team (or just avoid those non-matching colors to start with), and you're already painted and ready to be the best fan in the stadium! 

So what are you waiting for? Find your location and don't forget to use the code COLOR5OFF to get your discount! The runs fill up fast so sign up, like, now. The OKC Color Run benefits the Oklahoma Zoological Society which promotes and supports the OKC Zoo. Considering how much I love the zoo, I'm pretty sure this reason number 6 you all should run. I can't wait!

I was compensated for this post with entries to the OKC Color Run. All opinions about why you should run are definitely my thoughts, though. Quoted text is from the Color Run team, and all pictures & videos in this post are owned by the Color Run.