The Peachtree 2009

I love the 4th of July almost as much as I adore the 25th of December. And my favorite part of the 4th is running the Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta.

Before: 2009 Peachtree crew minus Maureen

The Peachtree is the the worlds largest 10k, and there is no doubt when you find yourself running 6.2 miles, elbow to elbow with your closest friends and neighbors.

Oh look, I found a picture of Maureen before the torture began

This is our 8th year running as a family, and it's become sort of a tradition to ad new victims each year. Emily, my brothers ladee joined us for her first race. She did pretty well I must say.

Mom, Me, Emily and Maureen, I Have no clue who the guy in the red shirt is

We really did have a great run, the humidity was low and the weather was absolutely beautiful. Now if only I can fix the date on the camera so there is proof that we actually ran on the 4th of July 2009 and not May 12th 2008.

Finished: In Just over an hour

Atmospheric

After discovering a post by The Nester I was inspired to repaint my kitchen cabinets off white.

Just a small sample of the cabinets in our kitchen.

But because our home was built just over a year ago and I considering this project would entail painting 23 drawers and 36 cabinet doors. My husband and I decided that wouldn't be the smarted idea, Read: Even though I begged and pleaded the best I know how, my husband said absolutely not.

And that is okay because in the midst of my pouting I realized I didn't necessarily want to paint my cabinets, what I really wanted to do was paint something, anything.

My unsuspecting victim: our formal living room.

The color we used was Atmospheric from Benjamin Moore's Aura Line. It's suppose to by their "green paint" less chemicals, bad smell, + easy application, fast drying and so on. It wasn't the most inexpensive paint by far at $59.99 but the color is stunning and all of the claims above are true except for the smell. I would prefer the strong "paint" aroma over the light Elmers glue odor I smelt while painting. But I also like the stench of paint, I'm weird like that.

Before: Drab cream colored walls

Now: Atmospheric

I am quite proud of the finished product. Now if only I could add these for the finishing touch.