29 days to go! AND I got tagged! What a Friday!

1. What is your funniest childhood story? I can't think of anything right now. Alright here it is: I was videotaped at my sister's wedding, I was 5, with my hair in a french braid and a puff sleeved pink flower girl's dress (It was 1989) and I said to it, "Daddy I'm starving." For those of you who don't know, I was a bit chubby as a kid, and my whole family RIDICULES me to this day with those words. Especially when I say them without thinking of the reprecussions!

2. What would your dream dress look like if you could design it? Ohhhhh high boatneck in the front low v neck in the back, black sateen with amazing pumps

3. What weird habit does your hubby have? (future) hubby....hmmm...he reads 3 books at once. It annoys the DAYLIGHTS out of me!

4. How many cookbooks are in your kitchen? None, it's all in my head! I have scraps of paper with recipes all over my fridge! And I use allrecipes.com which is an electronic cookbook

5. Granny panties or loyal Victoria Secret girl? Sexy Little Bride need I say more!?

6. My favorite memory from 2008 so far is: Getting engaged!!!!!!! And little Evan being born!

7. I secretly: wish I could eat unlimited sweets without getting sick!

8. I could really go for: A good glass of wine....or the AMAZING trader joe's orange sesame chicken!

9. We are going to have a big snow storm and you will find me: sleeping in and cooking a BIG breakfast! Or with a cup of tea and a book.

10. I knew he was the one: he could go with my mood swings! ;-)

ONE MONTH!!!!

Check out the counter ladies and gents, one month from today I will be MRS. KRISTIN MILLER!!!!!! Oh it's so exciting I can barely stand it!!!! Wow. Pictured is the reception/ceremony site, Glastonbury Hills Country Club! It's not going to have the autumn foliage but we're crossing our fingers for a light snowfall during the ceremony with the awesome open windows! That is actually where the altar will be, made of a "hoopa" aka a garden arbor (For those of you who have watched Meet the Parents, you get me)

I've been running really consistently again, for almost two weeks I barely did any because I was so busy, not feeling well, and was completely run down. I'm still hoping and believing for no sickness colds etc!!! I will be running the Manchester Road Race next Thursday, it looks like it's going to be a COLD one again! My first one was really cold, one was rainy, but the rest have been fairly mild...last year was close to 60 degrees! But I've really been enjoying my long runs around my neighborhood, I've been doing 5.5 miles, it's just a big rectangle twice, but it's been a huge stress reliever for me!

Thanksgiving is looming...it's going to be an INSANE weekend! So much to do, my "to do" list is 3 post-it's long!!! Unbelievable but true. I'm really looking forward to the next month though, the end is near but it's been so enjoyable so far, and the season in which we are entering (can anyone say CHRISTMAS?!) makes it even happier! I keep walking into work every morning with the chorus group practicing Christmas songs, it's incredible. We're even including some Christmas music for the reception which is a DREAM COME TRUE!

I'm really overwhelmed at this very moment by how happy I am. Truly happy. I am marrying the love of my life. Brian has been incredible throughout this whole process, and supportive beyond words.

Tear.

What I've been up to....

So my internet hasn't been allowing me to post pictures, so strange, some stupid securties settings, but here's some of the highlights from the past couple of months!

My attempt at being artsy at our last Yankee Game :-( (New stadium next year!)
Uconn Football Game! My brother Jaime and his wife Deb

Amanda got married and she looked AMAZING!

Brian and I are SO excited for the wedding! One month and 13 days away, time is FLYING! This has been the perfect time balance. We're both working and super busy with school, college, small groups and pre marital counseling!!! But we're loving every moment of it. He has put up with me, and thankfully I haven't had any MAJOR meltdowns, just itty bitty ones.... :-D

Blogland has not been having any posts from me, I'm sorry for that! I have been blogstalking everyone else though :-)

Happy Fall!

A crazy day tomorrow!

Tomorrow is my 24th BIRTHDAY! And what do I do?! I cram EVERYTHING in. It's going to be crazy. Here's the rundown:

- Get a new license

- Dress fitting

- Uconn football game (!)

- Cake tasting

- Family dinner

- Putting together the invitations

Next day...

- Evan is being dedicated!!!

So yes, I feel overwhelmed and rushed already! Pray for no traffic! Last time it took us 3hrs and 15 min...it should only take 2 hours :-(

I ate a bite of the fried ice cream that I was surprised with at my "birthday dinner" with friends last night! I felt so guilty, it was practically shoved into my mouth. In one fowl swoop, my streak since we got engaged of no fried food and no dessert banished. We'll see how cake tasting goes this weekend! :-/

Anyway, Brian got together some of my closest friends to celebrate a little early since we would be gone. Unfortunately, about 5 of the friends invited couldn't make it due to being on a work trip to China, a (till 3am) workathon, babysitting, and being at a wedding in Kentucky! I picked a lousy time to have a birthday! :-) But hey, the people who did come made it so much fun! The thai food was great and we went shoe shopping after! The above picture is the restaurant we went to, it's so amazing, it's where I take people when they visit me in the city because it has everything; atmostphere, music, good food, fast service, and REASONABLE pricing!

Have a good weekend!

1 month and 30 days to go!

AH IT'S REAL! Look at my counter! It's less than 2 months away!!! I'm so excited! It's so surreal, and then with the shower it kinda became real. Things are finally coming together, a little hectic but they're coming together! Sending out invitations this week, hopefully I get them all done in time!

Beat the bus!

So, this is a story about beating the bus!!! Ha ha ha. This is on Steinway and Broadway, and I run up Broadway, so I found it highly ironic that I found a picture on google of the EXACT spot that I run on! Anyway, we started at the same point (I will not divulge the exact location for those stalkers out there!) and I beat it to the gym!!! (I run a mile to the gym just to get me going) It was so funny to think I could run faster than the bus at 3:30 when there's a lot of traffic.

Speaking getting places fast...so when Brian called me this morning and said, "Good morning." My immediate response was to LOUDLY say, "WHAT TIME IS IT?!" "Huh?" "WHAT TIME IS IT?!?!?!?!" The sun was up. I knew what that meant. I overslept. A lot. The sun doesn't come up till about 20 minutes after I wake up. And it was bright. REALLY bright. 7:45. School begins at 8:10. SHOOT. So, showerless, but with teeth brushed, I throw on clothes (A VERY wrinkled polo and jeans and clogs requiring no socks, too much effort) and run myself down the stairs and to the subway. Thank GOD it takes me 15 minutes or less to get to work. Thank GOD I can run fast in the clogs! I called to say I was running late and would POSSIBLY be late. I made it with ONE minute to spare. I now sit here, with my schedule completely changed from what it was supposed to be, tired and disheveled, and wondering, why didn't I wake up?! I know I set my alarm. But hey, just like any kid's story, it all worked out. I arrived on time. Still holding to the "never has been late" status that I have maintained since last January.

Have you ever done that???

Manchester Road Race

With the race a little over a month away, I'm starting to get excited about running it! What is the Manchester Road Race, you might ask? Here is a quick snapshot:

- It's a 5 (4.78 mile) mile race on Thanksgiving that I run every year!

- You get there by the 10am shotgun, so probably about 9am to stretch and run around a bit (I always eat a banana before I go!)

- You run into the "alley", which is a fancy way for 12,000 runners to "take their marks"

- The shotgun goes off...and because there are SO many people, you don't move! You have to wait for the thousands in front of you to run, and so on. Thank goodness it's an electronic chip recording system, so your time doesn't start till you cross the magnetic pads!

- By mile 1 the ameteurs are weeded out. People wheezing, coughing, barely breathing, AND IN MY WAY!

- Mile 3 is HARD it's totally uphill till about the 4th mile. It's tough. This weeds out the good runners who didn't train and walk on the sides. Also, it's when I usually get a horrible cramp!

- Mile 4 is amazing, bagpipe bands playing, you can hear the finish line announcer in the distance, it's great.

- Finishing is incredible. I run across that finish line knowing I get THANKSGIVING DINNER!

- Even though there are THOUSANDS (not joking over 12,000) people milling about, you still run into your old neighbor, a family friend, or an old aquaintance, it's the best part!

So, if you want to join me, come on down!

Below is my main competition (Since I'm a SLOW runner!)