~ The Thompson Tales ~

I met Meredith and Marisa bright and early Saturday morning to meet the Plano Pacers for the Boo Scoot 10k race. It was great weather and on a running trail we are used to. We had a choice of a 5 or 10k, and we were brave and chose the longer one. We were pretty satisfied with our results and are now gearing up for the 8mile Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving day. My results from the 10k were 58:30, but I have to stop caring about time, b/c the half is about pacing yourself and being able to walk afterwards. I talked to a new teacher at my school this week that has ran marathons before, and she swears that if you can do a half then you can do a full. I'm not sure about that, but I am entertaining the idea...we'll see. By the way I did finally get my reward for running the half last April.....I'll post pictures soon after it heals. ; ) Thanks Mer and James for taking me.

Mom and I got to a experience a concert like no other last Wednesday…..Janet Jackson! I’ve loved her ever since I was little along with Madonna and Prince. We were shocked when we discovered how close our seats were to the extended stage…2nd row in fact. I had to pinch myself to make sure it was real…..we LOVED every second of it! Thanks Dad!!!
We are taking James' mom to the Jackson Browne concert this Wednesday at Nokia...I can't wait!

Hey guys and dolls...errr...I wonder if there are any actual guys that read this..probably not. Anywho, I will do a longer post this weekend, b/c I have some awesome concert pics...two words..JANET JACKSON!!! Best concert ever!!! I'm sore from dancing and I had zero voice for teaching today. Crazy busy week coming to an end. Got a 10k early Sat morning with the girls (Marisa and Mer) and the Plano Pacers...nervous about that one, and then hosting an uppercase living party for Debbie. Should be a fun and fast weekend. I vote for MORE weekends!!! Love to ya and shake your booty this weekend whether it is in your car to some good tunes, around your house or at a concert....
Cheers,
K

Our boys are kicking rear and taking names for sure....get ur guns up!

Anything Double T around here needs some celebration...too much UT and OU trash!! Sorry Kerry and Mer ~

Summer before last we found a vendor at Canton that makes kitchen islands and we loved them! We went back this summer and picked one out we really liked…we got to pick the style, stainless steel top, and I chose to have it painted the color optimistic yellow (love the name). After it was delivered, we toyed around with the idea of glazing it to give it a more antiqued look. I recruited my mom to help (paint Goddess), and she suggested we glaze something before hand to test it. I chose a candle holder (a 5yr old canton purchase) to paint yellow and glaze for our experiment. We felt good about it and went to work on the island. It changed it subtly, but now I LOVE it! It will be great for entertaining and dinners, and I am so happy to have it in time for the holidays. Thanks babe for my belated bday gift and mom for helping me!








Another great Canton find! A $20 quilt rack to display Grandma’s gorgeous work and Granddad’s hat. I miss them so much.


Last weekend we went with moms and pops to see Mama Sweet and Eleven Hundred Springs play at the Granada…one of our favorite venues here.






I then met the Prosper girls for Kim’s bachelorette party….it was fun and interesting night! ; ) I can’t wait to go to their wedding.



All this fun brings me to running…I have a love hate relationship with running….you see, we were hot and heavy last spring while turkey trotting and training for the half, but then we broke up over the summer. I was two timing it with boot camp…now, I’m trying to make room for both. With a nice break from grad school before my last class (a huge blog in itself) I have plenty of time to begin training. I have a few gal pals from school and KORI (a great reason for a visit) training for the Big D half Marathon in April. We are all supporting each other! I joined Plano Pacers with Marisa and Meredith, and last Tuesday was our first 5K. I ran a 28:40, and am excited to carry on my relationship with running. Our next event is the 25th where we will try our luck at the 10K, and then the 8mile turkey trot on Thanksgiving. Whew…again, a love hate relationship. Here is a pic from the half last year with my gals, Stacey and Maureen….also a pic of our cute running shirts that my friend Wendy spoiled us with as an early Christmas gift. If you are wondering, yes James will be recruited once his flag football season concludes.

Kori tagged me to write a list of my husband's favorite things....
Hubby J's Favs~

Had to put me at the top of his list...especially when I act goofy and make him laugh...now, I might drop down the list some after a shopping spree...




FISHING!!! He loves his fishing!!!



Dallas Stars...especially Fights, which also brings me to the UFC!


And his boy, Jake...his "buddy"


Other favorites that can't go without mentioning, mexican food, roadtrips, camping, bird hunting, Texas Country concerts, and TMZ...yes, I said it...sorry babe!
Now, I tag Nichole, Ashley, Debbie and Tiffany.....

Here's our top thirty reasons why we love our Mer ~ I had a lil crafty spirit instead of buying her a traditional card.


Mer, Me, Wendy and Melissa on Friday Funday


The birthday celebration at the Glass Cactus

Yes, it's that time of the year for the State Fair....Yes folks, we spent our garage sale money on junk food and thrill rides (just J on those rides)....words cannot express our excitement and heartburn...here's proof!