In other news...

Warning...cursing occurs in this post. Please shield your eyes if that is offensive to you.

Lately, I've been having really bad road rage. Little stupid things make me boil with anger and then a flood of curse words come flying out of my mouth before I even think about what I'm saying.

My go-to phrase is: "Suck my dick, asshole!"

Now really Sprinkles? Is that necessary? Lets look at this logically....you don't have a dick. So then I start to wonder...why is there no female equivalent to this famous curse-phrase?

If GI Jane can say it...why can't I?

 

There has to be something better than "Suck my dick, asshole" that I can yell to offending drivers. Like the asshole who decided to slow to a complete stop in the middle of the road after I honked at him for going too slow!

 

If you have anything better that I can yell at horrible drivers (of which there are many!)...please let me know!

 

In other news...

 

I had dinner with RatBastard on Sat night. I am attempting to keep it on the DL but as I'm posting it online for the world to see...I am apparently having trouble with that! It was a good dinner. He apologized for everything that had happened in the past (very important to me) and we were able to discuss how I felt. He's agreed to go to counseling with me so we can work on building trust back up and working on how to deal with certain family members. We're going to slowly start to date again. 

 

This works because RatBastard has moved to a different town about 20 mins from me. He also can't drive so it falls on me to do the driving. I hate going to that town (I always get lost!) and have a very full schedule so we won't be able to play sleepover every night like we did before. I think this will introduce a very new element into our relationship.

 

There's just something about this guy that I can't seem to walk away from. Maybe I'm just stupid and will end up getting my heart broken again...but maybe there's something there also.

 

I want to at least try to find out.




Hurricanes Hockey!

Hockey is big down here. You wouldn't think so, since I live in the south...but trust me when I say it is. We do things a little differently though. For example, we tailgate for HOURS before a hockey game! We believe in Redneck Hockey!

I'm a big hockey fan but not as big as my friend HotRod or even my boss. I follow games but not religiously. I tend to talk a bigger game than I actually follow. :D

So when the opportunity arose to go with HotRod to a Full Season Ticket Holder Event with the Carolina Hurricanes...you'd better believe I said hells yeah!!

We got there right on time and stood in line for a while. While HotRod waited in line...I went and picked up a ticket to go see Macklemore later in the month! Awesome! (yes...I'm not afraid to go to concerts by myself)

We picked up our food vouchers and schedule and decided to go up to tour the press area. This was pretty exciting to me because I love behind the scenes stuff. They had the door to the TV area blocked off but open...you could see inside but not go in. We convinced one of the guards to let us take our pictures in front of the TV backdrop...so that was awesome!

Coming to you live from the Hurricane's game...it's Sprinkles!

Next we decided to go down to the ice and take shots on goal. After waiting in a small line and signing our lives away...we were allowed on the ice to practice shooting pucks into the net. It is harder than  it looks! I made one of my 3 shots in!

 

Gooooooooooooaaaaaal!

After that we went and took a tour of the locker room. We stood in front of one of the most annoying people on the planet. Everything we said about how cool the locker room was or any joke we made about sneaking into somewhere...she had a know-it-all response to. But we quickly ditched her and made our way back up to where the food was!

 

Who me...hide in a locker? Never!!!

After sitting down and eating (nothing terribly exciting...chicken fingers, pork bbq sandwich, and pink lemonade) we went down to the ice and got to take our picture on the team bench, in front of the Zamboni, and in the penalty box! HotRod made me take his picture with the storm squad chicks. (I won't mention what I call them!)

 

Jumping over the players bench just like a real hockey player!

We were pretty worn out after running up and down the stairs after this so we picked up our dessert. (Dippin Dots for me and a cinnamon roll for HotRod) There was only one thing left to try to do.....meet Tim Gleason.

Tim Gleason is my favorite player on the Hurricanes squad. I love him. MommaB made me a shirt that says "Tim Gleason makes onions cry" and "There is nothing to fear but Tim Gleason." I met him back in 2011 when Raleigh hosted the All Star game and I got his autograph and gave him a kiss on the cheek!

So you'd better believe that I wanted to meet him again! Unfortunately....I had verbal diarrhea when I met Timmy and sounded like a babbling idiot! But I did get his autograph and I got to take a pic with him again!

 

Be still my heart!

 

And just because everyone thinks I went to this event by myself...here's a shot of the two of us on the player's bench. It was hard to get pictures together because one of us would take the pic while the other person was doing the activity or posing!

 

 



Yes ladies....he's single!

Where's Sprinkles: Halloween Edition!

Sprinkles has been spotted!

Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year. When else is it social acceptable for an adult to dress up in costume and eat tons of candy?!

You already saw a preview of my awesome costume (that I've worn the last 4 years in a row!) so it should be no surprise to you what it is!

So let's play...Where's Sprinkles?!

 

Sprinkles is hard at work!

 

 



Sprinkles stretches after a run!

 

Sprinkles also went to Panera for her stitch n bitch but forgot to record the moment for blog-sterity. So just pretend you can picture me knitting! Use your imagination! It looked pretty awesome. I got tons of weird looks and lots of smiles. Love it! 

City of Oaks Marathon recap

I'm going to post vomit today. I've had so much going on this past week/weekend that I want to capture on blog paper...that it's going to take a couple of posts!

First of all...the most recent: The City of Oaks Marathon and Half!

I volunteered for this awesome event last night and OMG it was so much fun.

I was scheduled to be a course monitor for which I got the awesome swag you saw in an earlier post. I showed up to my intersection on Hillsborough St in downtown Raleigh at 6am and it was COLD! I sat in my car as long as I could.

I met my partner, CostaRica and we sat in our chairs side-by-side waiting for some action. Ms. CostaRica was so nice. We chatted about how we got into running and she told me that her and her husband were expecting their first child! I eventually had to go get my sleeping bag out of the trunk (hooray for never cleaning it out!) and bundled up in my chair and snoozed a little.

Finally we started to see people running in our direction! Little people! It was the kids mile run! They were so cute running...some with parents...some by themselves. I saw some of them afterwards with their big medal and they were so proud of themselves!

We sat around a bit more and finally the fast runners started trickling past. I stood in the middle of the street and directed traffic. I clapped and cheered for all of the runners. It was so much fun yelling their bib numbers and giving them encouragement. I had so many runners thank me for being there to which I just told them that they were the real inspiration. I saw people who looked fresh as a daisy...and people who looked like they couldn't take another step. I tried my best to encourage them all.

Run away from the crazy lady!

I wasn't far from the finish line so lots of runners asked me how far they had left. I was happy to be the one to tell them only .1 of a mile! I told them to run towards the donuts and beer! I told them that they looked awesome and that they should finish strong because they've got this! I told some runners that their feet were on fire they were running so fast! And others that they were killing it!

I saw a dad who had finished and was wearing his medal. I congratulated him on finishing and he told me that his daughters had surprised him at the finish line and that he didn't know they were coming. I could see how much this meant to him by the tears of joy in his eyes. That made me tear up just a bit.

Finally...6 hours after the roads had opened back up and I was getting ready to leave...I saw that there were still runners out on the course, now running on the sidewalk. I stopped on the other side of the street and cheered as loud as I could for those last runners who had been running for 6+ hours! They were amazing...talk about giving it everything you've got!

 

Some runners started to pass as I was taking pictures...so this is me in action!

Where's Sprinkles?!

So, I've had two bad running days. I wish I had some great insight for you but really...I'm just looking forward to seeing the Hurricanes tonight and for Halloween tomorrow.

Here's a preview of what I'll be wearing all day long tomorrow...through work...running...and knitting group.

I wore this on Monday night to run club. It was hella fun running through the streets in costume!

So fast, my feet are on fire!

 

Where's Wanda is my go-to costume. I've worn it now for something like 3-4 years straight. A friend of mine, MommaB asked me if I couldn't just DIY myself some sort of crafty costume. I told her that like me....this costume was cheap and easy.

 

Waldo is flabbergasted that I would try to be him!

 

 



Trust me...he's truly flabbergasted.

Crazy week!

It's been a crazy weekend and is shaping up to be a crazy week!

I took my GS troop camping this past weekend. It was a lot of fun but also very exhausting. I'm extremely lucky in that I got to go with one of our mom's who is amazing to work with. We get along really well and work well together to keep the girls safe and happy. The girls make me laugh all the time with their antics.

The best part about camping was that it reinforced the fact that I really am a runner! I left the girls in very capable hands and snuck in a run! I did 3.25 miles. It was super hilly and slightly chilly!

Happy Camper after a good run!

 

On tap for this week...

 

Monday: Run with the Hibernian Harriers Run Club. We'll be running in costume so that should be hella fun!

 

Tuesday: Run with my meetup group. Then spend some time with a friend of mine.

 

Wednesday: Tickets to the Hurricanes STH party! I'll get to visit the locker room and meet some of the players. I can't wait!!! Pictures will be posted!

 

Thursday: Halloween! I'll be dressing up for work and then running with my meetup group. Knitting group to follow! All in costume of course!

 

Then this next weekend is the City of Oaks Marathon! I'm hoping to make it out to the expo and am really looking forward to volunteering and seeing what goes into a marathon and half.

 

In other news: I heard from Ratbastard. I sent him a card last week and wanted to know if he received it. So I texted him. We chatted for a bit via text last night. It was nice to catch up with him and hear what he's been up to. My feelings are so mixed regarding that whole situation. I just don't even know. Who knows what will come of it...if anything?!

 

 

The GS bandito says surrender all your S'mores!



Struggle

Winter will be a struggle for me.

I realized that last night when I ran with my meetup group. It was cold and I was under dressed.

 

The only bonehead with bare arms!

 

Did I mention it was cold?

 

I have trouble figuring out exactly what to wear when it's cold because I know I'll warm up eventually as I run, and I hate having to take off shirts and try to tie them around my waist or something.

 

I have no doubt that this will cause me pain this winter as I hate the cold almost as much as I hate the dreadmill.

 

Here's hoping for a mild winter!!!