Fall shoes:

These are the shoes I am dreaming of covering my feet with for the fall. And yes, I've included two different leopard print pairs. Too much? Never.

Happy Weekend:

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Happy Friday, friends! Got any fun plans for the weekend? We will be getting up early for a long run (only 11 miles this week!) and then we've got some not so fun errands to attend to.

Don't forget -- the Phillip Lim collection for Target is debuting this Sunday! It's going to be epic!

Have a great weekend, everyone!

We are here:

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Sorry for the radio silence, everyone. We've been busy, a little under the weather, slightly stressed out, and well, just not really feeling like communicating much with anyone lately. Sometimes, I get into a funk and all I want to do is just disappear into a cave and not speak to anyone or go anywhere for about a week. So, that's where I've been -- my cave.

I've crawled out though, rather unwillingly, to fulfill obligations and get stuff done, before everything falls spectacularly to pieces. Sorry if this is a little cryptic but I value my privacy too much to spill my guts on the internet.

We're around though. And in memory of today, we will be performing random acts of kindness. I hope you consider volunteering your time as well because when you do something to make your community better, you make the world a better place.

Happy weekend:

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Happy Friday, guys! Can you believe it's already time for another weekend? I love holidays -- a three day weekend and a short work week? It's like the gift that keeps on giving.

What are you doing with your time off? Something glorious, I hope. I'm just excited Andrew and I can finally spend a weekend together. We will be spending our free time being luxuriously lazy (after my long run, of course).

Here are a few highlights from our week:

1. A surprise package of records from a certain family member made both of our weeks!
2. I survived the Tupelo 14.2 and actually got a pretty decent time considering the insane heat and humidity.
3. Celebrated Andrew's return from Atlanta with early morning chai tea lattes.
4. Got to spend a long car ride getting to know a friend even more -- great conversation and lots of laughs.
5. You know how they say bad things happen in threes? It's true. We have been tested more in the last week than the entire year. But what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, right? Well, consider me Superman at this point.

Have a great one, everyone!

We love:

As a kid, I loved the Mary Poppins series by P.L. Travers. I have copies, even now, in my adult library. That dear old flying nanny has a special place in my heart. I really enjoyed the Disney film adaptation too because, come on, how could you not love something with Julie Andrews in it? Everything she touches turns to gold.

But I just learned that P.L. Travers, the mastermind behind Mary Poppins, actually hated that movie. She, like many authors, believed they butchered her beloved story. And obtaining the rights to her story was a huge ordeal, too. Apparently, Disney made a promise to his daughters that he would make a movie of their favorite book and it took him 20 years to make good on that promise. Interesting, isn't it?

This movie looks fantastic. I mean, I am obviously already invested. It's got most of my favorite things: a really good book, Mary Poppins, Tom Hanks, and Julie Andrews. And it's a true story! It's a movie about a movie based on a book that's based (loosely) on the author's real life.

Can't wait.

We love:

I am kind of in love with this shirt from www.litographs.com. It's a website that creates goods (shirts, prints, bags) from classic literature. And for each poster/print they sell, they donate one book to a community in need.

This shirt is Anne of Green Gables -- clever, isn't it? Check them all out here.

A break:

We are taking a break today to celebrate Labor Day -- relaxing, catching up on sleep, and just generally enjoying being at home, especially after all of our traveling this past weekend.

Have a great holiday if, in fact, this is a holiday for you.