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Dear Monday, You're providing the worst weekend hangover ever.

Dear Ragnar Teammates, Thanks for the best running adventure of my life! Though I really only got to hang out LOTS with my Van 2 (aw, Abe!) crew the most, you all contributed to an amazing adventure that I'm really glad I got to be a part of. Ragnar again, anyone? (Awesome 4-part recap, coming soon!)

At the Ragnar start line! Team 4 Score & 7 Miles Ago.

Dear body, while I understand I put you through a lot this weekend, I really don't appreciate the wide-awake status at 3 am this morning. Doing that the last two weeks was fine, but after minimal amounts of sleep this weekend, I really could have used that hour and a half I didn't get back. Work with me, here, huh?

Dear Washington, D.C., you seem like an awesome city and I'm definitely adding you to my cities-to-come-back-and-visit-for-longer-than-12-hours list. DC's the only one on the list. ;)

Typical tourist. Jeez.

Dear self, you're capable of more than you thought. Ragnar just taught you that. Rock it.

Short Monday post today. I've got lots to write about -- training recap week and at least 3 posts on Ragnar adventures alone. More coming tonight, get excited!

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Dear Monday, Though not a terrible start to the day, it's been rough. Long day ahead! But it's exciting because it involves volunteering at this:

I haven't really listened to country consistently in years... but I'm pretty excited.

Dear NEB, Thanks for an amazing weekend. I am so excited to be serving with such an amazing group of women and really hope I can live up to the expectations and hopes that have been set up for me and my position! You all are wonderful and fill my heart immensely.

Dear Nashville, Though I had all of 48 hours with you, you seem like a truly awesome city and I can't wait to come back and visit for real. Country Music Hall of Fame was neat, Vanderbilt seemed to be mostly under construction, and Broadway seems like a good time. There will be more visits in our future, don't you worry.

Dear Fall Semester, You are going to be amazing. And busy. And outstanding. I've got trips to LA, Pittsburgh/DC, Austin, Detroit, Austin again and Orlando. Exciting times ahead and I cannot wait! Slash... am looking for extra funds. Ideas, anyone?

Dear Lucy, I love you. I know I haven't been around, really, in like eight years and I'm so thankful mom and dad took care of you the way they did. I know you're better, off playing with Sadie again... I just wish I got to say good-bye. Love you, my original fur-ball!

Dear Life, Let's settle down a little bit and make it easier, mkay? Too much emotional and life stress really takes a toll on the desire to get out of bed and go running. I need help, thanks.

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 Dear Monday, Today you welcome back our students to UGA and the start of what looks to be a mostly gorgeous week! Thanks for starting it off on a great note!

Dear (Last) Saturday, Thanks for providing probably the best weather ever for us to go tubing. Rains went away, sunshine, breeze, and best of all... no sunburns. Victory! What a great day, minus losing my driver's license (you win some, you lose some).

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Dear NEB sisters, I am so excited for Nashville this weekend! First fall meeting, first time in Nashville, what a glorious weekend it shall be!

Dear Amazon, All the love to you in the world for making the Garmin Forerunner 110 the Deal of the Day. It was as if you knew that I've been lusting over it and saving up for it for months and was just waiting for the right time (and a few more bucks, but I can make that up). So, as of approximate shipping day Wednesday, I'm the proud new owner of a Garmin! Finally. 

Dear Wine and Dine Half Marathon training plan, Once Sunday rolls around and you begin, prepare to be owned. I will rock you. And I will be victorious! (Insert battle hymn music here)

Have a lovely week, all!

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Dear Monday, despite a rocky start to my work out plan for the day, thanks for cooperating and giving me semi-cool weather to run in outside. You helped it turn out okay.

Dear Ramsey, when I pull up your website on my phone, all I look for are Facility Hours. So putting your announcements about how the whole place is closed on the bottom of your page doesn't help me much. Especially when it takes driving to the gym at 5:53 am to discover that you're closed. #grumble 

Dear grad staff, welcome back! It's going to be so great having some liveliness around here again. Summer got too quiet and I am excited and ready for another year! Let's rock it! 

Dear Olympics, thanks for some truly incredible athletic moments and memories this last week. Women's soccer never disappoints, gymnastics has me more roped in than ever before, and Team USA is damn right beautiful this year, all across the board. Most of all, thanks for keeping me up until midnight when I really should be well and passed out by then. 

One of my faves.

Dear busy fall, bring it on. Lots of personal travel this semester, but am so excited and looking forward to each and every single trip. Truly. Lots of miles, lots of plane tickets, lots of fun! 

Dear beloved puppy dog, I'm glad that while I was productive this weekend and didn't sit still a whole bunch, you did all the lazing around for the both of us. Rough life you've got... rough... life.

Have a great week everyone!

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Dear Monday, thanks for kicking off a short work week. Todayis Monday. Tomorrow is Friday. I call that a win!

Dear Bahamas, I'mma need you to shape your weather up just a bit. While 30% chance of thunderstorms can go one way or another, I still need it to be sunny and clear. I expect to come home with some kind of tan. Please and thank you. 

Dear body, you rock! Thanks for knocking out a great race on Saturday and bringing home that first AG win ever! Excitement!

Earth Fare 5K - age group win!

Dear parents, despte the rain ruining most of our Atlanta plans, thanks for being good sports. I hope you had a great time, regardless, adventuring around a new city and trying new food and the like! I'm glad you're here and I can't wait for cruise time!

and speaking of...

Dear cruise, you're only 2 days away! YES! Vacation. Sun (crossing my fingers still, yo). Snorkeling. Running and planking on a boat. Yes please.

Have a great week everyone! You more than likely won't hear from me, aside from a #RWRunStreak Week 2 post that I've got scheduled to post! Enjoy!

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Dear Monday, I'm ready for the last whole week of work before vacay. I'm also very ready for next week's two-day work week. Yes please.

Dear Summer Run Streak, thanks for getting me to do some major work lately! I can honestly say it feels fantastic and I'm excited to see how I progress. Cutting 13 seconds off from Friday's run on last night's run let me know that if I really keep at this, I know I'm bound for great things. Just gotta keep at it!

Dear friends, Amma and I are running for Team Cruisin' for Cupcakes, as part of the Run 10, Feed 10 campaign from Women's Health. Our 10K has yet to be determined, but won't you help contribute to our cause? Don't deny the children their cupcakes -- be a dear and donate? :) Please and thank you! Side note: many thanks to CrowdRise for the Twitter contest... I won a shirt that will be heading my way! Excited, I've never won anything on Twitter! Yay! And thanks to Latika for the most hilarious email ever. Love them.

Dear Ragnar DC Teammates, I'm already stoked about this. And we don't even register until tomorrow. SO. EXCITED. Can it be here now, please?

Dear family, cruise time is almost here! Get excited! I'm so ready for a vacation, and a tan, and running on a boat, and delicious island adult beverages and yes, family time. 

YES!

Have a great week, everyone! 

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[i even beat megan at her own post today!]

dear monday, i'm feeling optimistic and sunny today. the yellow cardigan might be helping. but i'm ready for you, week! bring. it. on. 

dear warrior dash georgia, thanks for a freaking kick-butt race! race re-cap to come, friends, i promise! for now... post-race gloriousness. 

dear apartment complex, you continue to astound me with your customer service (or, again, lack there of) and your failure to do things you say. if you say it, do it. your failure to follow through is just another excuse, and i'm tired of your excuses. oh, and it's more to add to my letter to your property management company. enjoy. 

dear charter, despite the bad things i've heard about your bad service in athens, i've been nothing but happy with you since starting my account in september! even more happy that the service rep came at 8:30 this morning and was done hooking my new apartment up in less than 15 minutes. win. 

that is all. happy monday!

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dear monday, not sure what you've got in store for me this week, but bring it on!

dear warrior dash, i am SO STOKED for saturday! thankfully it's one of the few sunny days this week!

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dear apartment complex, you suck. your customer service, or lack there of, sucks. yes, those new reviews that are popping up online are coming from me. and that 5 page letter that your management company is going to get? also from me. enjoy. 

dear craigslist, much as you helped furnish my apartment, thanks for letting me make some cash monies back! i'll be sad to part with these two pieces, but i'm excited to make fifty bucks off of them! i need some cash to get through this month, so this is utterly perfect. 

first pieces i refurbished!

dear family, 30 days til we cruise![ps. dear bahamas, get ready for us!]

dear colleagues & former supervisors, thanks for being such a wonderful source of guidance, advice, relief, and support! your openness means the world to me and knowing i have such an amazing support group behind me is wonderful and uplifting. you all... whether you read this or not... are amazing and i value you each.

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dear monday, thanks for being the only reason i consistently blog lately. ten points for keeping me on track. and, despite your crappy start, i'm determined to make this a semi-decent day. ready? go.

dear old navy, thank you for letting me go a little shop-happy yesterday, as i desperately needed some retail therapy action, and for providing me this adorable pattern:

 dear apartment complex, you suck at life. my bug problem has become your problem and i now need you to do something about it -- suggesting another round of pest control is not an answer. and i refuse to accept that. this is how you decided to start my week, so you're going to deal with the consequences. i don't yell often, but if that's what it takes... be prepared.

dear jerk who made a bad decision, the orange rounders they use to close off the shoulder of the highway are not meant to be in the highway. your poor decision, which in turn caused me to lose the side mirror on the drivers side no less, continued to make my life difficult! 

dear friend's husband, thank you for teaching me how to replace said side mirror and where to order one online, so instead of spending $300 on a mirror and labor at a body shop in town, i spent $29.83 on a mirror and shipping. win.

 

dear o-phi-a sisters, welcome to alumnihood! the second best part of our sisterhood and the next best years of your life. i'm so fortunate to call you sisters, and friends of the heart! congratulations to each of you on your graduation or new life endeavors and always remember your home at alpha zeta chapter at kennesaw state.

dear #plankaday challenge, sorry i failed this weekend. guess i'll make up for it today -- with 3 planks in a row. yowch! let's see what i can do!

dear sadie sue, we miss you. i know i don't live at home anymore, but it's sure going to be weird going into the backyard and seeing only one dog, not two. i know you're in a better place, and this wasn't easy, but we love you. all dogs go to heaven, and i hope you plenty of leftovers there! 

dear mom, i love you! thank you for telling me like it is when i need to hear it, but for being a shoulder and an ear when i need you to be. i wish we were with you for mother's day, but know that we send soooooo much love from alllllll the way on the other side of the country. xoxo.

dear cruise, see you in 37 days and 5 hours and 25 minutes (as of 10:35 am EST) -- i'm so excited! bahamas here we come, sunshine here we come, paradise here we come, family vacay here we come!

dear friends, happy week! hope it's great!

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dear monday, you came a little too quick this time.

dear zooma womens half marathon crew, thanks for a beautiful race! those hills were a little more 'rolling' than i anticipated, but gorgeous nonetheless. and what a perfect day!

zooma womens half -- half marathon #2!

dear hand/thigh/knee, i'm sorry. i still don't know what happened at mile 4, but thanks for working with me and allowing me to do all 13.1.

dear family, 51 days until we cruise! excitement ahead! (who am i kidding? excitement already!)

dear molly, i'm really enjoying that you're sleeping in my bed again. i've come to the conclusion that that's why i've slept better the last 5 nights than i have the last two months. please stay cuddly and loving for awhile... my sleep depends on it.

dear body, please stop hating me soon. again, i'm really really sorry.

dear runners everywhere, recommendations for a good half marathon in ga/sc/tn for june or july? yes, i self-impose torture.

dear all, have a wonderful day!

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dear monday, thanks for getting over with quickly.

dear weather, continue doing what you're doing! being able to run in a breeze at 7:20 pm was nothing short of glorious! love it. keep it up.

dear family, i can't wait to see you again on friday. while i wish it were under better circumstances, i'll still take a weekend in the comfort of hugs and laughter over not being able to be there at all.

dear eulogy that i'm supposed to be writing, i wish it were easier. i have lots of memories and certainly lots of thoughts, i just don't know how to get them all down in a coherent way... and one that will allow for minimum sobs while i'm at it.

dear half marathon in 12 days, while i'm not excited that you're almost here (yet), i am feeling after that 6-miler on saturday. bring on the next two weeks... bring it!

dear draw something, thanks for providing me endlesssss hours of new entertainment. i love you. thank you for also allowing me to perfect my doodles of furbies, rockets, airplanes, and the united states.

dear super fun silver french mani, please last all week. for one, you're fun, for two, at least til wednesday for our silver-and-blue awards program, and for three, i don't feel like doing my nails again before i head home.

dear everyone, have a great week! :]

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dear monday, sorry i'm a day late in acknowledging your presence. i wasn't happy with you yesterday.

dear april, thank you for starting off better than anticipated. the news last night made the wait worthwhile.

dear sadie sue, we're so glad you're going to be okay! medicine for life won't be the most fun, but i'm so glad we don't have to go through the pain of losing you. <3

dear spring in athens, you are gorgeous, please stay around forever.

dear ankle, keep healing quickly please! biking feels good, but i'd like to get a few runs in too!

dear zooma half marathon, how are you only 19 days away?

dear family, i can't wait to see you again soon. not for the best occasion, but i know it'll be okay if we're all together.

dear kroger, please keep this fabulous fruit in stock! i can't get enough right now. pineapple makes me smile.

dear credit cards, i WILL overcome debt this year! not all of it, by far, but i will be victorious! eventually.

dear week, keep getting better. :]