Day 170

I only had 6 kids at practice today - so I brought them bagels (from Einstein's - SO GOOD!) and we did a more specialized set plus a challenge set.  And then I had my little ones do a challenge day - treading water, swimming a 75, kicking a 150, and swimming a 100 IM - that's a lot for them!


Jen and I went to the OSU farms close to her house with Katarina - she LOVES animals!

And I made my project for today with paper, glitter, and scent beads that had dried up...

Day 169

Have I ever mentioned that I love coaching?  Because I totally do! Especially my 15&ups - they are so great!


Besides spending time outside for practice, Jen and I went to the pool - aka I'm super tan :)


And Lindsay took me out to dinner to celebrate graduation at Indian Oven - SO GOOD!  And we had mango lassis - delish!


I used crackle nail polish (on my toes and fingers) for today's project - it's sort of dot-like...and it looks super cool!!!

Day 168

Good day :)


Practice (cupcakes and mimosas!), hangout with Emily, meet (we won!  and we had a new 15&up IM record!), and then bed...plus I bought crackle nail polish!!


Today I made a headband...from potholder loops...

Day 167

Slept in, lesson, workout swim, meeting, and then dinner with Allisha!  I have missed her so much!


And here is a reverse of what I made a few days ago...

Day 166

1)  I absolutely LOVE coaching older kids...my 15&ups are great :)


2)  I got to babysit Hannah today - and she was super happy and it was a blast


3)  I attempted to go to a drive-in movie, but was wayyy too tired :/


4)  I went to Bible study this morning and it was awesome - Proverbs rock


5)  I applied for jobs which is hopefully going to result in a great job :)


I used an index card and Sharpies...this is our memory verse for small group...

Day 165

Coaching - sharks and minnows with the 15&ups - I love playing water games :)


Amazing nap...but slept too long :/


Dinner with friends at Hubbard Grill - delicious tomato soup!


Crimson Cup and a concert with JTT and David...


I'm exhausted!  But I just love coaching - and especially my 15&ups...they are great!


For my project today, I used a moleskine notebook, sharpie pen, construction paper, and Happy Tape!!!

Day 164

Coaching, watched Jen again (I missed her!) - and we pogo-sticked and side-walk-chalked!, relays meet, sushi, bed...


The meet was cool - super chaotic but I really like the concept of fun relays and team bonding :)


I made little notecards...I'm gonna write some notes :)

And this is from Jen and I's trip to Bruegger's - she coordinated her umbrella and twizzler :)

Day 163

Coaching, lunch with Julie, Emily, and Rob, bonding time with Julie, art, Jesus time, nap, dinner with Mags at Northstar, Skip-bo with Mags and Allison, SYTYCD with friends :)


I splatter painted a black sheet with acrylic paints....and I'm currently in the process of tearing it into strips for my kiddos :)

Day 162

Practice on little sleep - entertaining...haha...plus a delicious butter caramel hot smoothie!!!


Time with Kathryn, awesome nap, hanging with Lindsay (and Hannah!), and games with friends :)


Tye-dyeing for my project today - for our meet on Thursday!

Day 161

So tired!


Dual meet today...plus Mongolian BBQ with Emily and back to her condo with Rob :)


Meet was crazy - fun? - but crazy...


I made another bandana bracelet thing but this time I added embroidery floss and braided it...

Day 160

Sunday.....busy applying for jobs and doing random stuff.....NewLife and more job applications...


I'm making something for a photo frame...I'll post a photo tomorrow when it's dry, but for now here is the inside part (using glitter, paper, and yarn)...

Day 159

First real meet - a success!  Crazy of course (tons of little kids) but fun :)


Then I took a great nap, spent some time with Emily and Rob, and then made dinner with JTT and Jesse :)


And I added some glitter to my continual piece....

Day 158

Got to spend time with Erica (and eat sushi!) this afternoon after Fun Friday with the kiddos :)


Our first "real" meet is tomorrow - a developmental for 12&unders!


I used my sequins again - this time to decorate the cover of my visual journal :)

Day 157

Team photos and pancake breakfast :)


Trip to Cinci with Mags


I added to my continual piece (more sequiny things)

And here is my bracelet from yesterday...

Day 156

I'm tired....so a photo is coming tomorrow....but I made a friendship bracelet :)

Day 155

Cold again - so we did a tough dryland workout!  And I went on a 2 mile run with my kids!


Then I took an amazing nap and hung out with JTT and made some puppy chow for the kiddos...


And then I put stickers on the bags - now this is my project, but it's sort of lame but the chow is supposed to be dot-like...

Day 154

Practice was "cold"ed out.....apparently it has to be 65 degrees to swim in a heated pool - who knew?  But we played Ultimate Frisbee and did some relays and even played Monopoly Deal!!!


I also got to hang out with some great friends - Emily for art-making, Allisha for catching up, Mags for a run (super fast!), Allison for stretching, and JTT/David/Jesse/Caleb for drinks :)


Today Emily and I made our project together :)  It's an earring holder made of an embroidery hoop, wire, paint, and crimp beads.  It's made for dangly earrings...

Day 153

Today I graduated from The Ohio State University :)


Four years flew by!  Photos with friends in the morning, student-athlete reception, graduation ceremony, Easton with mom and dad-o, and then The Melting Pot....SO GOOD!  They even had chimichurri steak!!!


And Mags and I played a few intense games of Skip-bo!


In honor of my graduation, I made something Scarlet and Gray :)  Go Bucks!

Day 152

Pre-graduation festivities today


Grad party plus grad dinner with mom and dad-o at the Refectory - amazing!  I had antelope!


And for my dot project, I painted some wooden beads and used it to make a necklace out of a scarf!

Day 151

Friday Friday :)


Practice this morning was "thundered" out but we hung out for a bit waiting for it to clear and in the meantime ate doughnuts, went on a 2 mile run with some of my 15&ups, and played "The Question Game" - it was a great time :)


Then I had an amazing nap, a late lunch with Emily, and Elizabeth, T-ra, and I did our version of "senior crawl"....we only went to three places but that's a lot for us!


And then we hung out with some friends :)


I finished my grad cap - and used sequiny things...

Also, the lights at "Black Olive" in the Short North were sweet!  And dotty....

Plus....on Wednesday, one of my 15&ups broke two records, so I made her something...dotty!

150

Feels like I spent all day at a pool!  But I did get to have coffee with Marie (she's awesome) and Groovy Spoon (yes, for the 3rd time this week - it's really good!) with Lindsay (who is super awesome!)...


And I began decorating my grad cap (using glitter foam) although it's not done yet...

Day 149

First Muirfins meet!  It was a Green vs White but it was fun :)  And I think they did pretty well :)


Besides coaching, all I did was nap and hang out with my friend Sami - haha....not super exciting!


We are going to have a sweet workout tomorrow morning (including a kick set to music) so I decorated the cd...with Sharpies...

Day 148

Coaching and then Jen (Groovy Spoon plus my apartment so the cats got some attention!)

Small group cook-out (Reese's s'mores and Wii games with the kiddos)


And I finished - part 7 of 7 is below and then you can see the whole thing - it still needs to be framed!

Day 147

Coaching (love my job!) - gave my 15&ups a super hard IM set :)


Games with Mags and Allison in the park of Roses and then Groovy Spoon (pomegranate raspberry sorbet with kiwi and mango!) with Jake, Mags, and Allison :)


Coaching again...


And babysitting Hannah :)


This is part 6 of 7...with Sharpies again

Day 146

Sleep in - Run with the roomies - Chill - Learn about swimming - NewLife - dinner and games with Maggie


Sundays are great :)


Part 5 of 7 - Sharpies again :)

Day 145

Great day :)


Mimi's with Erica


Swimming, dinner, and the X-men movie with Emily, Rob, and ESM


Glee finale


Sleep


This is part 4 of 7...and Sharpies again...

Day 144

Fun Friday!  I got to play in the water with the kids and it was awesome :)


Hanging out with Emily and Allisha (including my first trip to Quaker Steak plus Coraline) was also awesome - they are really great friends :)


And it was a BEAUTIFUL day!


This is part 3 of 7....and again, I used Sharpies!

Day 143

I love coaching :)


I also love taking naps :)


And I love 70 degree mornings :)


And I love bowling with friends on Thursdays :)


This is part 2 of 7...and again, I used Sharpies...

Day 142

Second Muirfins day - awesome.  I love this job!


My final final of my undergraduate collegiate career - CRAZY!  And awesome!  It's been a fast four years!


Got to hang out with Maggie today on the porch :)


Plus Graeter's with Jen and Morgs...


This is part 1 of 7....I used Sharpies...