Running with Toys

This weekend was the LRC Toys for Tots run!

Most of you who read this blog know who the LRC is, but if not, check out the website here (and come run with us!)

There was the normal scheduled run at 7 am with dogs. Our fearless leader's dog passed away recently, and this run was in memoriam of her. She was so sweet and will be missed by the club! Runners brought their dogs and although I didn't go to that run, I feel like I did thanks to Facebook uploads. woot. Y'all have cute dogs!

At 9 am was the Toys for Tots run. I wore my token "Meowy Christmas" sweater and one of my many cat hats, mostly because the FB invite said "festive" sooooo duh. Also, I realized that I hadn't shared my "ugly" cat christmas sweater with these fine folks yet. Here was the sweater's debut last year:

After the run, I went to a place called Hansa Coffee Roasters with a few LRC friends, specifically a sweet sweet man named Chris that introduced me to the place for the first time! (He also was a student at the school I teach at. Small world) Thanks Chris! I got a honey latte with ALMOND MILK (Thank you Jesus...you hear that Starbucks?) and it was very good. Might be my new drink, and I think it's a local biz, soooo 😍. They also had a lavender latte on the menu that I want to try. I'm all things lavender since Maui. 

Anywho, the cat sweater was purchased for an ugly Christmas sweater party that my fine fine friends Kyle & Kelsey put on every year. I found it online (typical) and got the cat ear headband from Target's dollar spot around Halloween 2014 (typical squared). Thanks Taylor Swift for making this a thing.

I'm pretty stoked to share this year's ugly sweater with you, but I must wait until it's first appearance at K+K's party! We went all out this year. Not only did I actually MAKE the sweater with supplies from the Hob Lob, but my husband also made his! He doesn't do shit like that, but apparently he was feeling the Christmas spirit this year.

I also fully expect to wear this sweater to every ugly sweater themed anything forever and ever amen, even though I already have ideas for next year {Insert silly face emojii here}

Tommy's sweater is PERFECT for this specific party f.y.i.  Can't wait!



UPDATE:
Now that the annual party has come and gone, here are our sweaters:

 Plus a few other good snaps:

K herself

K himself

Little 'ole ussie. 

Flat Kyle with 3D Kyle- that's a nice face you might say!

The inspiration ....

P.s.- if you don't who Grumpy Cat is, go home. Just leave. We can't be internet friends anymore. NO. 

Oh yea, and this happened....which I couldn't NOT take a picture of for Laura, so I hope I don't get arrested or whatever!