Columbus Half Marathon!

Gonna keep this short and sweet. 

The Columbus half marathon is finally here.......

Maybe if I trained for it a little harder I would be a bit more ecstatic....

No For Realz. 

The farthest I have ran to train for this is 9 miles.... 

"But Joanna, you only have 4 miles after that to run"

Yeah. I know. Annnnddd... 

running 4 miles sucks. 

So Jo(W)anna do me a favor? 

Please refrain on bringing cake to bribe me to finish because this WILL happen.

Can't wait to cross that finish line...

...so I can take tons a pics with my new medalllll and post all about it...

Yup.

Have a good weekend.

1 Month till Marriage Life!

1 MONTH TO GO!!!!!

But who's counting?

High five....

...I am.

I honestly can't believe it was 10 months ago when Tony proposed. Gee wiz a year really does fly by and boy I am ready for this last month to fly by too. 

Cause:

Typically, I am very sappy about love and weddings and stuff, but here's what's up. We have a very serious problem in Facebook's recent world. Although I LOVE Tony (and like to share the fact that I do), and although it is quite obvious that I LOVE social media... a marriage and honeymoon are meant to be shared with your loved ones first and your creepers, er, acquaintances, second. Yes, I admit, I am a creeper too, BUT, in this case, everyone that I want to see my eventful wedding, will be there to see it!

Sooooo, I am going to make a promise to you right meow. I solemnly swear, pinky promise, cross my heart, stick needles in my eyes, and whatever else, that I will not:

1. Post a Facebook status referring to Tony as "Hubby", "The Hubs" or "Hubster" immediately after marriage. Example: "Sitting at the airport with the Hubby!!! <3 <3 <3"

Like, no. 

2. Change my relationship status the day after I get married. I've got more important things to do, if ya know what I mean.... 

3. "Check in" on Facebook during my honeymoon. Example: "Joanna just checked in at the "beach" in Sanibel Island - with Tony"

I didn't marry Facebook sooooo ummm... 

...not gonna spend time with it.

So what about after the honeymoon and back to reality? Will I log on to facebook, create a facebook status on how amazing everything was and post pictures??????

But Jo(W)anna know what? All I'm sayin is no matter how addicting social media is, whatever it is you want to share with the world can wait when it comes to your wedding and honeymoon. Take the time to give your undivided attention to your spouse with no interruptions. Replace the phone in your hand with a nice cold beverage and enjoy the beginning of married life.

No but seriously. 

If at all you catch myself doing ANY of these things for the week and a half after my wedding... screen shot it and publicly scold me. I will punish myself by watching Honey Boo Boo for a whole month.

Apple Pickin and Apple Makin!

Have I mentioned I L.O.V.E. FALL?!  

Seriously. It's the best. Makes me wanna dance.

I am on a HUGE hot apple cider, smoked Gouda cheese, candle lighting, craft making kick lately. 

Where do I even begin? 

Oh I know... Hobby Lobby. 

I don't know what it is about this season but for some reason my legs are forcing me into hobby lobby and my hands are uncontrollably grabbing craft supplies left and right. 

DIY Wreath Supplies: 
Hobby Lobby grapevine wreath: $4
Hobby Lobby Fall leaves: $6
Hobby Lobby Mini pine-cones: $3
Wreath Hanger - If you don't already have one, Hobby Lobby has all kinds from magnetic to over the door hanger. 
Hot Glue Gun - Again, if you don't already have one, you can certainly find these at Hobby Lobby or any other craft store! 

To Begin: Warm up apple cider, slice some cheese, and set up craft shop! :)

Next: Cut the leaves off the vine/stems and place them/hot glue them onto the wreath.

Cut the mini pine-cones (or whatever these are) off of the stem and begin to place them/hot glue them around the wreath!

And BAM! You have yourself a hand-made fall wreath!

oh hey there.

So with an hour of your time, a good snack, and some good hot apple cider (and when I say good, I mean it should be spiked), and you have yourself a hand-made wreath for under $20!! Don't want to spend the hour? Welp, good luck finding a pre-made one cheaper than that! ;) 

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My next fall excursion includes apples!.... lots of them. I mean like 60 of them. 

Helloooooo MacQueen Apple Orchard!

Warning: Picture overload up ahead! 

(It was really hard for me to only pick a few to share with you!)

If I was jussssst a little taller...

Jenny is extreme apple picking. Climbin trees and what not.

I prefer the ladder.

My bestie and I pickin apples! :) 

Look at all dem trees!

Breathtaking! 

Yay for apples!!!

yum yum yum

It took team work to carry this bag of apples to the car!

 So we rewarded ourselves with Maple Donuts! So. Effing. Good.

Dessert time! Peeling apples to make Apple Crisp! <-- Recipe here!

Didn't even realize until after I took this picture that the apples are smiling! :)

12 sliced apples or 10 cups of sliced apples!

Lay the sliced apples in a 13" by 9" baking pan.

Mix the white sugar, 1 tablespoon flour and ground cinnamon together, and sprinkle over apples. Pour water evenly over all.

Combine the oats, 1 cup flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and melted butter together. Crumble evenly over the apple mixture.

Sand Castle?

Oh yes... we added mini Hershey chocolates to our recipe! :)

Before oven - Cook on temp. 350 for 45 minutes!

DING! All done! :) 

Yum yum yum! 

It would taste delicious with vanilla ice cream but since we indulged in donuts that I am 100% positive were not low calorie, we had to opt out of the ice cream.

(But I have a ton of left overs so I will be sure to pair it with ice cream this weekend!)

So Jo(W)anna know what? I am obsessed with Fall, Food and Pictures. End of story. 

Not sure what to do this weekend? Find a local apple orchard or pumpkin farm near you, they seriously make great day trips and especially great photo opportunities! 

Have a great weekend! :)