It's Fall Ya'll!

Kicked off October with a fun "fall" filled weekend.  My mom and I drove south into the Delta to Merigold, MS.  We went for a long anticipated trip to McCarty. My mom has collected McCarty pottery for as long as I can remember.  She describes herself as a McCarty snob because that's the only pottery she really likes and keeps around the house.  I guess it's rubbed off on me too. I know there are people that have way more of this stuff then we do but we love every piece and it's always fun to treat yourself every now and then.  It's simplistic, useful, and deep rooted in southern charm.  I have collected quite a few pieces myself.  It's fun to actually go there and get it where it's made, to walk around Mr. McCarty's garden, and to be lucky enough to get to visit with him and hear his great stories.  Here are a few pics from our day trip.  

D and Mr. McCarty

My New Pieces...

Large Bowl, I love how it has the brown and jade colors. 

The Black Eyed Pea Plate

Isn't it cute!?!? It has small legs that raise it up a little when it's sitting flat.  It will make a fun serving piece and has a fun story to go along with it.  

Square plate and small bowl.  Once again, love the brown and jade.  They two little owls were just fun extras.  Thought they were too cute! 

The Gardens

So pretty and peaceful.  Could have sat here all day. 

I would love to have one of these giant planters! Very cool :)

It's everywhere! 

After we shopped we had lunch at the Tea Room.  Homemade veggie soup with cornbread, chicken crepes, Merigold tomatoes, sunflower spinach, and we couldn't help but share a piece of chocolate cobbler.  SCRUMPTIOUS! There isn't much else to do in Merigold so we made our way back up North and enjoyed our ride watching the farmers out picking and bailing the cotton.  It was everywhere! Fun, beautiful day with great company! 

Now, Let's Talk About RUNNING! 

This is week three of our training for the St. Jude half marathon.  I am up to $260 in my fundraising efforts! Thank you to all of you who have donated.  I still have $240 to go, so if you are looking for a good place to send $10 head over to my St. Jude Heroes page and donate to these awesome, brave kids! mystjudeheroes.org/alkhughes

Lindsey and I had our 6 mile long run today.  That's 10k distance and thanks to the wonderful weather and good vibes and energy, it went awesome! I was a little nervous because being sick last week I missed my 5 mile run.  I haven't run more than 4 miles since May (Gumtree) and was lacking a little confidence.  We did great! We even went a little further (6.25) by adding a little extra challenge.  Oxford is full of crazy hills for runners.  We thought our finish line was going to come at the top of the hill, but we actually finished at the bottom of the hill.  To build a little endurance and maybe just to show off, we went ahead and ran/crawled to the top of the hill.  Good times! We conveniently parked and started our run in the Baptist Memorial Healthplex/Big Bad Breakfast (ironic) parking lot, so we celebrated by enjoying a yummy breakfast with a few cups of coffee.  We are almost half way there! 

Week 3 of SJHM Training Stats

Monday: 3 mile run

Tuesday: 2.5 mile run

Wednesday: 2.5 mile walk/trip to YaYa's for a little treat (hey, you gotta have fun!)

Thursday: Rest (work/school)

Friday: 3 mile run

Saturday: rest

Sunday: 6.25 mile run

Feelings: Great! Excited! 

Total Running Miles this week: 14.75

Total Official Training Miles: 32.75

Fun with Mums! 

I love mums! and white pumpkins.  Wanted to make the porch fall festive so went and got a few today.  I'm gonna add some more giant orange pumpkins by next weekend.  I'm hosting our Halloween supper club next Saturday.  Should be a fun time! Hope everyone has a great week!