Do you know what June 1 is?

June 1st is opening day for registration for the Dallas White Rock Marathon that will take place on December 5th. Hub's and I have decided that this year we will be participating in the half marathon. The Dallas Whiterock Marathon's main beneficiary is Texas Scottish Rites Hospital for Children which is also where Collin is a patient and will have surgery this fall. Collin's future surgeries as well as all his doctor appointments are completely free to us because Scottish Rites operates fully off of donations. Families are never charged nor their insurance billed for any care that you receive there. We are so excited to raise money for this hospital as a way to give back for everything they have done and are going to do for Collin and other children who need there care! This summer I will be sending a newsletter out about how to participate with us for "Team Collin"!  You can run with us (half or full marathon), come to Dallas to cheer us on, donate in Collin's honor, or just buy a T-shirt as a way to support us from wherever you are! I will also be setting up a separate website to inform you of everything race related! If you are interested in being apart of "Team Collin" in any capacity please email me here to make sure I have your contact information and when we send out our newsletter I will make sure you are included! If you already know you are running with us on December 5, I wanted to let you know that registration is officially open.  You can find out more about the race and registration here. This race does completely sell out every year! If you are going to register this early shoot me an email so I can give you the registration instructions to be on our team. I am in the process of getting our fundraising page active so I will have more info soon! We are so excited and can't wait to form "Team Collin"!

Crazy Coupons Round 3

Ok, so yesterday was my 3rd time to try out my coupon savings plan! I think I did pretty good but felt like I could have done better! Here were my purchases from Walgreens and Target!

Walgreens:

3 boxes of Frosted Flakes

2 boxes of Fruit Loops 

2 boxes of tampons

1 coppertone sunscreen

1 ecotrin aspirin

1 can of Hunts Spaghetti Sauce

1 package of spaghetti

Total before coupons and sales: $43.49

Total: $11.75 plus $2.50 in RR

Total savings: $31.74

1 bottle of ketchup

1 box of eggos

1 loaf of bread

1 gallon of milk

2 Nivea bodywash

2 Olay face astringent

1 Crest toothpaste

10 Smart Ones 

4 Fiber One cereals 

1 Fiber Ones bars

Total before sales and coupons: $87.78

My Total: $38.19 plus $15.00 Target giftcard

Total Savings: $64.59

All of this for a grand total of $32.44 after RR and Target gift cards

Carter

I feel like a terrible Mother because I haven't blogged about Carter in so long! He stays so busy that catching his picture is near impossible! This past weekend we went over to my childhood best friends house for a play-date with her son. Her parent's live directly across the street from my grandmother's old house. That is how the two of us became friends. She moved in when I was 3 and she was 4. My Mimi lived in that house up until 3 year ago. I have so many memories in that house! Its amazing how a structure can hold such a sweet place in your heart! When I parked in front of Kristina's house I sat in my car for awhile and just stared at my Mimi's house. I remember riding my bike up and down the sidewalk, having lemonade stands on the corner, and getting stung by a yellow jacket when I stuck my hand in the front porch bushes! After the babies played for awhile Carter was begging me to let him ride his bike. So I got his bike out and he rode up and down the sidewalk. It was such a surreal moment watching my child ride his bike down the same sidewalk that I used to. It made me feel old and it was a reminder of how fast time goes by! I know somewhere I have pictures of myself riding in front of my Mimi's house and now I have pictures of Carter riding in the same place!

Gabbing Girls Game Night~

Ok, so I have been playing bunco (a dice game) for a year and half with a group of girls that are so much fun! We recently changed our group to a monthly game night instead of Bunco. So it is up to the host to choose the game we are playing. Last Thursday we had game night and our theme was the beach. It was super cute with dolphins hanging from the ceiling ;) and fish tacos for dinner. These girls have always been a blast to hang out with but this past game night was the most fun by far! Or maybe I should say funniest so far! We had performances by New Kids on the Blocks biggest fan, a few dance performances, and someone starting singing the Fresh Prince of Bellaire theme song when all 11 girls joined in! It doesn't seen near as funny when I write but it was HILARIOUS! After playing a few rounds of Taboo, a few of us went out and jumped on the trampoline. I haven't laughed so hard in a long time, I felt like I was in high-school again. I think girlfriends are food for the soul. I have never had friendships like the ones I have in my life now and I can't imagine life without them!