It's Giveaway Time!

Happy Friday! As promised, since I hit 100 GFC followers earlier this week, I have a wonderful fall giveaway for you all!

Here's everything that you can win!

$10 Starbucks giftcard ~ Pumpkin candy dish

Pumpkin fingertip towels {2}

A fun polka dot scarf...I liked this so much that I had to buy myself one too!

A bottle of Essie Nail Polish in Gym Dandy {sorry the pic is kind of dark, but it's very similar to the color of the scarf}

Candy!

Over $40 worth of stuff for one lucky reader!!!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

The contest is open till next Friday, and the winner will be announced later in the day on October 5th. 

Good luck and have a great weekend!

Oppan Gangnam Style!

So, if you read my post from Sunday, you already know that I'm liking Psy's song "Gangnam Style." I even have it downloaded and on my running playlist. Well, you could say I'm mildly obsessed now, and TJ isn't helping. On Monday night, TJ came upstairs after I had just gotten into bed and showed me the following video.

Needless to say, I had a good laugh before hitting the hay.

Then, last night after we ate dinner, TJ had to show me a few more videos which I now have to share with you.

I hope these videos bring a little laugh to your Wednesday! Have a great day!

Ten Day YOU Challenge {four books}

Happy Tuesday! Time to link up with Tiffany and Lauren again! This week's challenge is four books. Instead of choosing four of my favorite books, I thought I'd share four books that are on my "to read" list.

{one}

Cutting for Stone

This book is actually sitting on my nightstand, but I haven't started it yet. I've heard it's really good, and I think it'll be the next one I read. Have any of you read it?

{two}

Gone Girl

I don't really know much about this book, but I've heard several other bloggers say they really liked it. Thoughts?

{three}

The Help

I know this one is kind of old, but I really want to see the movie, and I won't watch the movie until I read the book.

{four}

any sports medicine book...

Okay, so this one is not for my reading pleasure, but I should probably be reading some type of sports medicine book before I read any of the first three. I know....boring.

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If you want to catch up....

My nine loves

My eight fears

My seven wants

My six places

My five foods

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In other news, something pretty cool happened yesterday....I hit 100 GFC followers!

 

I try not to get caught up in the number game, but it's crazy to think that there are 100 of you out there that read what I write on a daily basis! To say thank you, I'm going to have a giveaway later this week, so come back Friday for the details!

Have a wonderful day!

Weekend Recap

Monday again? Really? Why do the weekends always have to go so fast? And to think that this is the last week of September!!! Seriously, where has this year gone????

Friday night:

I was super excited to have a Friday night free of football {it was an away game, and I didn't have to go). I was especially happy because it was kind of stormy, and it would not have been fun to be stuck outside in that. TJ and I went out later on Friday for our brother-in-law's surprise birthday party, but since it wasn't till 10, we stayed in for awhile and enjoyed some wine and cheese while the storms passed through. I had gotten a couple of good French cheeses from Trader Joe's, so we had that with French bread and strawberries. It was delicious.

Saturday:

I rang in the first day of fall with a 6 mile run outside. It was another beautiful morning, and I even spotted some leaves changing color! Fall is really here!

I had to go to the Marian University football game Saturday afternoon...it was a nice day, there weren't too many injuries, and they won! Woo hoo!

Saturday night, we went stopped at DSW to get a couple new pairs of shoes for TJ, then we went to Mitchell's Fish Market for dinner. They had a special 3 course fall menu and TJ got 1.5 lbs of crab legs plus soup and dessert for only $29.99. I got a shrimp and scallop entree with gumbo and dessert for only $19.99! It was a great deal and very, very good!

TJ was in heaven!

Sunday:

After church, TJ and I headed downtown for another Colts game. They played okay in the first half, but really fell apart in the second half and ended up losing to the Jaguars. Kind of disappointing.

I did have a chance to try out the new "panorama" feature on iOS6...pretty cool if you ask me!

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Linking up here!

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Have a great week!

Sunday Social {More Miscellany}

Happy Sunday! I'm back again for another round of Sunday Social with Neely and Ashley!

1. What is something you have wanted to do but are afraid of?

In high school, I really wanted to go skydiving. Now? No way! I think of all the things that could possibly go wrong, and there's absolutely no way you'd get me to do it now...

2. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Family-wise, I hope that TJ and I have 1-2 kids, are happily married, and maybe even thinking about moving from our townhouse to a bigger home. Career-wise, I hope that I am still in a job that I love and enjoy, maybe even as a part time gig. It would be amazing if we have a large chunk of my med school debt paid off, but that may be wishful thinking...

3. What are you looking forward to before the end of 2012?

Wasn't there a question like this last week? Well, to be consistent, I'll say the same thing...I hope to have the house a little more organized and decorated. Would anyone like to donate some more time and money so that I can get this done? Pretty please....

4. What are your hopes for your blog?

I take this whole blogging thing day by day. I like sharing my thoughts and my life with you all, and it's just an added bonus that there are people out there {other than my family that reads this} that enjoy reading it too. I think it will be really fun to look back on this in a few years and read about what our life was like. I hope to keep meeting more amazing ladies like you too!

5. Do you always see yourself living in your current town/city?

If you had asked me this question when I was in high school, I would have said, "H***, no!" However, now that I've had my time away {4 years in New Orleans for college}, I'm so happy being back here in Indianapolis. My family is here, my extended family is within a couple hours' drive, and I think we'll be here for a long, long time. And I'm okay with that. Indy is a pretty cool city after all.

6. What is your morning routine?

Well, the time I wake up varies from what rotation I'm on...this month I've been on musculoskeletal radiology, so I have to leave for work between 7 and 7:30 {too early!}. I set my alarm for 5,  hit snooze for the next 15-30 minutes {sorry, TJ, I know this drives you crazy!}, then finally get up by 5:30. I shower, do my makeup and hair, and get dressed. I always pick out my clothes the night before, so it saves me time on mornings that I am especially indecisive. Sometimes, depending on how tired I am, I'll run downstairs and make myself some coffee after my shower so I can sip on it while I do my hair and makeup. About 30 minutes before I leave the house, I eat breakfast and catch up on my blog reading. After that, I run upstairs to brush my teeth, say goodbye to TJ who is still snuggled in bed, make another cup of coffee to go, and I'm out. I have a bad tendency to try to do just one more thing before I leave in the morning, so sometimes I'm running a few minutes late. I hate that I do this and would love to change this about myself! {oh, and hit quitting snooze too!}

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This is totally unrelated, but I can't resist sharing it with y'all. Have you heard the song "Gangnam Style" by Psy? Psy is a rapper from South Korea...I think he's like the Korean version of Pitbull. Anyways, I had heard it a couple times on Sirius, and I kind of liked the beat, but thought the song was kind of random. Well, but TJ and I started talking about it Friday night while we were driving home, and he said that he's watched the YouTube video, and it's really random. So what did I do? Watched on YouTube right away on my phone, of course! I was cracking up and had to watch it again on my computer when we got home. You better believe I was trying to recreate some of his crazy dance moves in our living room!

Hilarious!!!! {and what's with the horses???}

Have a great Sunday and GO COLTS!!!

Ballet, Blazers, and the Weekend!

Yay! It's Friday! Since it's the end of the week, it's time for random, brain-dump time! {i.e. I'm too lazy and tired right now to put a decent post together for you!}

1. I'm so happy for the weekend, especially because I have tonight off! The high school football game tonight is about an hour away, so that means I don't have to go! I'm looking forward to a real Friday night date night with the hubs tonight...it's been awhile since we've been able to!

2. Thank you all SO much for all your sweet comments on Wednesday's post. In case you missed it, I took a ballet class on Wednesday night. It was kind of a big deal because I hadn't taken a dance class in over 3 years. How do I sum up how it went? It made me a very happy girl. Sure, I wasn't able to lift my leg nearly as high as I used to, and I had to focus a little more on the combination in order to nail it, but overall, it felt GREAT to be dancing again. There's just something about losing yourself in the music...oh, and I CAN'T WAIT to go back next week!

me after class :)

3. I'm loving all these knit colored blazers for fall. I got a purple one last weekend {sorry the lighting isn't very good in the pic and it looks a little dark}, and a navy one a couple days ago. Both were under $40! I have a feeling I'll be wearing these a ton over the next couple months!

4. Nutella + pretzels = AMAZINGNESS. I don't know why I just thought of this the other night, but it's awesome. You have to try it!

5. Speaking of food, I think y'all know by now that I LOVE pumpkin stuff. Well, my morning coffee just got a little more exciting too. {and it's sugar free, so less guilt!}

6. I'm probably more excited than I should be about getting a new full length mirror...I've been wanting one of the leaning ones for our bedroom for awhile now, and I finally got one! I happened upon it at Target yesterday afternoon, and after emailing TJ a pic and asking if I could get it, we now have one! {Thanks babe!} TJ doesn't quite understand why I need another mirror and why it's leaning instead of hanging on the wall, but I love it!

please excuse our messy closet and the shot of the bathroom and toilet. I already have an idea of what I want to hang on the wall next to the mirror, and I can't wait to see how it turns out!

If you follow me on Instagram, then you've already seen a lot of these pictures, so sorry for the repeats! If you don't follow me, you should!

@pagingdrgrace

Leave your name in the comments!

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Okay, enough of my rambling....I hope you have a fantastic Friday and an even better weekend!!!

Back to the Ballet Studio...

I am so excited. Tonight, after a several year hiatus, I am going to take a ballet class again. For those of you that are new around here, I've never played any sports...I've always danced. From age 4 all the way through college, I spent a lot of time in the dance studio. It's one of my passions. Ballet, pointe, modern, tap, jazz...I used to do it all. Unfortunately, medical school and residency kind of got in the way of me taking classes regularly, BUT, tonight, I'll be back. I am so ready.

So, how did this come about? Well, last week, I was at my old dance studio on Monday and Wednesday to help judge auditions for their performance group. While I was there on Wednesday, the girls were doing a waltz combination across the floor, and I said to the teacher, "man, this makes me miss dance." She didn't have to say much to convince me to come back this week to take class.

In honor of tonight, I couldn't resist sharing some of my favorite images with you today.

Enjoy.

Source: nik88.tumblr.com via Emily on Pinterest

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Source: tumblr.com via Emily on Pinterest

Amen!

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Linking up here!

10 Day YOU Challenge {five foods}

Hey everyone! It's Tuesday, so that means it's time to link up with Tiffany and Lauren for the You Challenge! Today was pretty easy for me....my 5 favorite foods!

{one}

Cereal. I could eat cereal all day, every day, and not complain a bit. Seriously, I don't think I've met a cereal I didn't like. My current favorites include Strawberry Frosted Mini Wheats and Crunchy Raisin Bran, but I'm always open to new suggestions. :)

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{two}

Chips. Doritos, chips and salsa, Cheetos...once again, there aren't many chips I don't like. I wish they weren't so addicting and so bad for you...I could eat them all the time. {sigh}

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{three}

Bread. I am definitely a carb girl...I love my bread. I have been known to order something light at a restaurant that has good bread just so I don't have to feel guilty about eating so much of it. When we were in Paris this summer, I was in heaven. 

{four}

Strawberries. All fresh fruit is so yummy, but strawberries are definitely my favorite. In my opinion, they're even better when dipped in chocolate!

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{five}

Last but DEFINITELY not least...ice cream! Regular ice cream, fro-yo, frozen custard....I love it all.

I love me some Orangeleaf.

In case you want to catch up....

My nine loves

My eight fears

My seven wants

My six places

Next week: four books!

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I also just wanted to thank all my new followers out there! Y'all are so sweet! I'm thinking that I may need to have a little "fall-inspired" giveaway to say thank you when I hit 100! 

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One last thing, please check your Blogger profile, go to "edit settings," and make sure you check the box next to "show my email address." If you commented on a post in the last week or so and didn't hear back from me, this is most likely the reason why! I try really, really hard to reply to all your comments, but if you don't have this box checked, I can't do it! Go check it now!

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Okay, that is all. :)

An Awesome Weekend {Recap}

This weekend was one of those weekends I could put on repeat. Especially Saturday. It was just a great day. 

Let's start at the beginning though....

Friday:

Friday night was my first time to cover a high school football game by myself. For the last month, my boss who is the normal team doc for the high school is there as back-up, but this week, he had another commitment so it was just me. Actually, the orthopedic surgeon who is the other team doc was there for the first half, but then he had to leave, so that meant I was in charge. And not only was it just for our team, but I was also covering for the visiting team because they were an hour and a half away from home and their regular docs didn't make the trip. 

I'm not gonna lie, I was a little nervous going into the game, but it ended up being great. Nothing happened during the first half -- of course because that's when I had backup -- but we did have some action during the second half. In the 4th quarter, the athletic trainer from the other team came over and wanted me to come look at one of their player's shoulders. I thought to myself, please let me be able to handle this, but I stayed calm while I walked over to the other side. After talking to the athlete and taking a look at his shoulder, I was pretty sure he fractured his clavicle {collar bone}, and needed to go to the ER for pain meds and an x-ray. 

The only other thing I had to do that night was evaluate a player with a concussion after the game. Friday definitely helped build my confidence....I really can do this whole sports medicine thing!

Saturday:

Even though I stayed up too late on Friday night, I woke up bright and early to run a 10K at Butler University. It was a beautiful morning with temperatures in the 50s and 60s -- I really couldn't have asked for a better day to run. 

beautiful sunrise as I drove to the race {don't worry, it was 7am and no one was on the road!}

I got a picture of Blue II, one of the Butler mascots!

I finished close to my goal time so I was extremely happy!

It was only 9am after the race was over, so I met my parents to walk a little bit and get some coffee. I ended up running another mile with my dad, so I ran a total of 7.2 miles on Saturday...woo hoo! One of my favorite things about the running trail I go to is that it is right by Starbucks, and on Saturday, I rewarded myself with my first Pumpkin Spice latte of the season! Delicious!

After I sat and talked with my parents for awhile {it was so nice outside!}, my mom and I went out to lunch with my aunt. She had been up in our neck of the woods for my cousins' cross country meet, and we ended up sitting and talking at Jason's Deli for a couple hours. Once again, it was just so nice outside to not be outdoors!

P.S. Whoever had the idea to give people free soft serve with their meal was a genius. Seriously, one of the best things ever!

Since Nordstrom Rack is right next to Jason's Deli, we had to go there before heading home. My mom may or may not have gotten me a couple things {thanks Mom!}...

Saturday night, TJ and I met my parents for a quick dinner before going to see my sister-in-law perform in a community theater's production of A Chorus Line. It was a great show {I love that musical!}, and Tiffany did a wonderful job! TJ and I wrapped up the day hanging out with his mom, grandma, aunt, sister {my sis-in-law}, and our brother-in-law for a couple hours.

It was just the perfect day, and I wish I could have one of those every weekend.

Sunday:

The Colts had their first home game of the regular season yesterday, so TJ and I headed downtown after church to enjoy the game. They always have a HUGE flag during the National Anthem, and yesterday, they had a helicopter hover in that big window {you can see it in the top right corner} during the Anthem too. It was pretty awesome.

me and TJ in our matching Andrew Luck jerseys

The game was good, but a little too close for comfort. Thankfully, the Colts got a field goal in the last couple seconds of the game to beat the Vikings, 23-20. Go Horse!

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If you made it through that whole post, you're amazing. Sorry that got a little longer than I thought it would be!

Hope you have a wonderful week!

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Linking up here!

Sunday Social {Miscellany}

Happy Sunday! I hope y'all are having fabulous weekends....mine has been wonderful so far and today is the first Colts home game of the regular season! TJ and I will be sporting our matching Luck jerseys today...go Horse!

I wanted to link up with Neely and Ashley's Sunday Social again. You can read my previous posts here and here.

1. Five items you can't live without on a daily basis (water, food, shelter, and clothes don't count.

-Chapstick {I have one for every purse or bag I'm currently using, and I can't even tell you how many times I use it every day}
-Hand lotion {ditto for the Chapstick}
-Toothbrush/toothpaste {I brush my teeth about 3-4 times a day}
-My iPhone {it goes with me everywhere}
-My computer

It may fall into the food category, but I would have a really hard time going without coffee. I look forward to it every morning. The Green Mountain Pumpkin Spice K-cups are my current fave!

2. All time favorite book? Why?

When I was younger, I read all the time, and my favorite books were by Roald Dahl. {Matilda, anyone?} I'm not sure if I have a favorite book now, but I'd like to re-read the Harry Potter series and probably The Hunger Games at some point.

Alright, let's not kid ourselves...I'll probably read Fifty Shades again too.

3. Something you'd like to accomplish before the end of 2012.

Get the house a little more organized...I have so many good ideas running around my head, I just wish I had the time and money to make them reality!

4. If you could go back and relive any year of your life which year would it be?

I would go back to my freshman year at Tulane in a heartbeat. No hesitation, no questions asked....I'd be there. August of 2001 was my first time off in a new city with new people, and it was so much different than my hometown. My college years were some of the best years of my life and I wouldn't trade them for the world.

me and one of my college BFFs, Robyn {2006}

5. What do you wish people knew about you without you having to tell them?

I'm a nice, {fairly} laid-back, kind of gal. I may be on the quiet side when I first meet you, but just give some time, and I'll warm up to you. ;)

Happy Sunday Funday to you! Thanks for stopping by!

Our Honeymoon {Cabo San Lucas}

Back in March, I did a bunch of wedding recaps....in case you missed those, you can read all about our engagement, engagement photos, rehearsal dinner, pre-wedding, ceremony, reception, and details, but I left out a very important part....the honeymoon!

After our whirlwind wedding weekend {June 13, 2009}, my new hubby and I were sooo ready for a week of bliss and fun in the sun. We opted to wait until the Monday morning after our wedding to leave, and I highly, highly recommend doing this yourself! It was so nice to have Sunday to relax, have brunch with our family and friends, open our wedding gifts, and just have our first night at home before jetting off for vacation. {We didn't live together before we got married, so Sunday night was my first night in our new home! I moved into TJ's house...no more bachelor pad for him!}

Monday morning was an early one...

But it was all worth it because later that day, we were in heaven!

We stayed at the Riu Santa Fe in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and it was awesome! It's an all-inclusive resort with great food, awesome pools, swim up bars, and only a 10 minute cab ride to downtown!

We splurged a bit, and spent the extra $$$ on a room with a rooftop jacuzzi with awesome views of the pool and ocean. It was definitely worth it!

We walked about a mile down the beach to the marina one day for lunch...

Of course spent a lot of time lounging in the pool...

 Enjoyed the nightlife a bit...both at the resort {free drinks!}...

And at Cabo Wabo {Sammy Hagar's bar and restaurant in Cabo...so much fun!}...

 We ziplined over what I call "mountainous desert"...

 Did a little day-drinking...

Got a couple's massage by the ocean...

 Went on a sunset cruise...

Soaked up every last bit of vacation we could...

But unfortunately, the week went waaaay too fast {as it always does!}

We can't wait to go back to Cabo one of these days for an anniversary trip! It was so much fun!