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Things I Love Thursday - The Little Things

Since I don't love that we added a plumbing leak to to the truck and the Rowdy adventures after my last post, I decided I needed to take a minute to focus on some of the things I do love lately.




Sweet notes from The Princess. She gave me the one on the left after my half marathon last weekend. It says: Good Job Mom You Did A Wonderful Job. I Love You Mom So Much. Love The Princess.

Booking our trip to Hawaii and getting a screaming good deal (even though it took over an hour and three different travel web sites to finally nail it down).





Watching my happy girls spin in their new back-to-school clothes!






Getting this package in the mail, which means a Runnerd giveaway is coming soon. Very soon. It was going to be in today's post actually, but I'm still waiting for life to slow down just a little.

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  1. LaurenSeptember 1, 2011 at 6:24 PM

    Those notes are SO sweet!

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  2. ChristiSeptember 2, 2011 at 7:32 AM

    I love the pics of your daughters!

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2011 at 7:37 AM

    Oh vacation! I'm so jealous!

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  4. Running RicigSeptember 2, 2011 at 7:54 AM

    Woohoo! Hawaii!!!

    Your girls are so cute!

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  5. WhitneySeptember 2, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    Hooray for Hawaii! I'm going in April to the Big Island!

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  6. Rachelle WardleSeptember 2, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    LOVE the notes that your daughter wrote you. Nothing can top that. Have a great weekend Candice!

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  7. Jen @ Run for AnnaSeptember 2, 2011 at 11:47 AM

    Your girls are so sweet. And, Hawaii? So jealous! Sorry about the plumbing thing, though. Hate it when those things happen. Have a wonderful weekend! :)

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  8. IngiSeptember 4, 2011 at 12:30 AM

    Love the "love" notes!!! Jealous of your trip to Hawaii :-) Fantastic that you find the little things in life that make it worth living :-)

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  9. ash & dizSeptember 4, 2011 at 8:26 AM

    awww the love notes are SO sweet! :)

    Your girls are adorable in their back to school clothes! I miss back to school clothes shopping. I beg my Mom every year to take me again... but... it's been a NO for the last 10 years. ;)

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  10. AmyleeSeptember 5, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    I totally need to focus on more positive in my life. THANK YOU FOR THIS!

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  11. KaraSeptember 7, 2011 at 8:10 AM

    Hawaii? Nice!

    I love the pictures of your girls. :)

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