Asheville!

Well, I just got home from the Asheville trip with the fam. It was fun, but slightly annoying because my mom refuses to go walk around to all the cute little shops downtown, and instead sticks to the mall. Now, I am all for shopping in any type of setting, but I just LOVE downtown Asheville, and I only got to wave at it as we sped past on our way to the mall. Oh well. Heres a pic recap.

My sister and her friend, Anothney.They look excited huh?!

My littlest sis Tatum (I call her Taber)

I think someone mentioned on another post how I look nothing like my sister, and its true. I actually have three sisters, all with curly black hair, dark skin, and blue eyes. Me? Blonde, straight hair, pale as a ghost, and brown eyes. I MAY be the milk mans baby.

Back to the pics:

Beautiful scenery on the drive up

Gorgeous mountains of Tennessee/North Carolina

Arriving in Downtown Asheville

Apparently someone is REALLY proud of their name, and sub-par graffiti skillzz.

Pilot + Co-pilot

Going through the infamous tunnel. Its like 5 miles long, but we always try to hold our breath all the way through. If my mom feels like being a jerk, she'll drive about 10MPH through it.

Old lady jammies make me jump for joy!

In other news, I was completely exhausted when I got home. Shopping does it to me everytime! But I really wanna to stick with my training schedule, and I knew tomorrow would be my rest day because I have to work 9 hours tomorrow! So, right when I got home I threw on my running gear and went for DAY #3 of training. Today called for a tempo run for 35 minutes. Since I just had a time to stick to and not a milage, I decided to run on one of my fave trails today. I have no way to track milage yet, so I have to stick to the treadmill if I have a milage goal. Anyways, usually it takes me about 30 minutes to get around the trail once, but today I was struggling to get in 30 minutes after TWICE around! I really surprised myself, because it is VERY hilly too. I walked the last 5 minutes and made it twice around in 35 minutes. I was so curious as to what the milage was, so I decided to drive it in my car for a rough estimate. Roughly, it was about 1.5 miles around...and I did twice, in 35 minutes, AND it was hilly!! I even took a pretty easy run since I was so tired. So I was pretty happy with this!

Ok...I was planning on taking a shower and getting in bed. But I just received a text from my friend saying I better come play a game of pool ASAP. And who would I be to disappoint?! So I'm off!

Hope everyone had a great day today! Lots of Love, <3 Ems.

Asheville, NC Weekend

Hello my dears. Sorry for my absence this weekend, but my friend Britt and I took a spur of the moment trip to on our fave places to hang out Asheville, NC. I think that I have posted about this place before. It is just such a unique and fun place. Anyone who gets the chance should def. visit it. Its only about 45 minutes from where I live, so it makes a great place to go for a day trip or just an "on-a-whim" type trip. Of course you know I have pictures!

In the car getting ready to go!

We went to a pizza place called Mellow Mushroom (hence the napkin), its a small chain, so some of you may have heard of it before. I tried the tofu hoagie sandwich it had marinated tofu, sprouts, provolone cheese, tomato, and onions, and it was pretty good.

We had some fun with the random sculptures that they have all over the place. This one was a bonnet and a bowl of apples sitting on a bench.

Just your usual "lets take a picture in the bathroom" shot. haha

Anyway, it was a lot of fun. We just got back and that trip coupled with the time change has gotten me exhausted! A nap my very well be in my near future.

Also, this weekend my roommate and I went ROLLERSKATING! it was sooo much fun, it had been forever since I had been and it took a while to get used to it, but after I got in the groove I was skating circles around all those kids! What is it about the wind in your hair as you skate around techno music and disco lights that makes you feel just oh-so-cool. :)

Ok brekkie time! Ill post a better one lata. My mind is having a hard time working right now. What is up?! This time thing is really throwing me off.

ASHEVILLE!

So, today was the shopping trip to Asheville. I know I said this before, but I just love this place! it just has sooo much character, and is not a bad drive either (about 45 minutes), so i always try to go up just to walk around and spend the day whenever I get the chance. There are also some pretty cool restaurants down there too. Rachel Ray even went there on one of her shows! Of course, my mom is not so into trying new foods, so she opted for the food court. I got subway. Its always disappointing to eat at some crappy place when you know there are all these awesome restaurants just up the street! oh well, I like to come here with more adventerous people most of the time! haha.
The car ride was a blast though! I downloaded Kanye Wets's new CD, and I have been OBSSESSED! my favorite song on the whole CD is "paranoid"...its just soooo catchy! I think I listened to it about 10 times on the way up there, and insisted that everyone else agree on its awesomeness as well.
Role Call! Here are my sisters Kelli and Tatum holding it down in the backseat....
Here is my mom, EL CAPITAN...haha she cant even look at the camera she is soooo in the zone with her driving! Just look at that face! soo serious!
And me in the wing man's seat. Dont mind the HUGE sun glasses, my other ones where MIA.
ANNNDD Kelly again...not too amused by the 100th listen of Kanye!

And here is Kelly and I when we finally made it...we are ready to shop!
We Spent most of the day shopping around...i got two shirts, 2 pairs of earrings and 2 necklaces, and a pair of shoes! We got home about 5 and my mom dropped me off at my house. I hung around a little bit and then made dinner, shrimp stir-fry noodles and another one of my mean salads!

Wheew! it has been a looong day! shopping really wears you out, im tellin ya! Goodnight!

Shopping!

Looking forward to things is half the pleasure of them.

- Lucy Mand Montgomery

I have definately been looking forward to this shopping trip with my mom for a long time. First of all, I love asheville...its one of my very favorite places to shop, eat, hang out, etc. It just has such a laid back, cool vibe about it. It also has a HUGE music scene, and I saw my favorite band, Mates of State, there as well. Check them out, if you have never heard them. its worth it I promise!
Anyway, just to give you idea as to just how CUTE Asheville is, check out this picture...

It has a small town feel, but its a pretty big city! If you ever get the chance I would highly recommend a visit. Ok, this is going to have to be a quick-y post because my mom is due to pick me up any second! we like to get an early start to our shopping! Here is my breakfast (the usual) cottage cheese and toast with jelly. Ok nevermind, the picture is having trouble uploading...ill be back later with another post later on tonight!
See ya lata!