My First 5K and The Color Run (Plus a Discount)!

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(Disclaimer: I was not paid for this post, however I did receive free registration for The Color Run for this post.)

Today, I’m taking part in my first 5k at the BlogHer event in Chicago! I’ve been running for the past couple of months and have finally convinced myself to run a 5k. The funny thing is, I happened to sign up for two races within hours of each other – the BlogHer 5k and The Color Run this November in Dallas.

The Color Run is known as the Happiest 5k on the Planet! It’s a 5k, un-timed race that celebrates healthiness, happiness, individuality and giving back. Thousands of contestants take part in events located all over the country. Runners begin at the starting line wearing all white and finished plastered in color… check it out!
Looks like a lot of fun, right?!
Down Home Traveler has teamed up with The Color Run to offer you all a $5 discount off registration! If you register with a team of four or more, you will automatically receive an additional $5 discount for a total of $10! (Who doesn’t love saving money?!)
Who’s joining this with me?!

BlogHer 2013 – Here We Come!

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The time has finally come and I’m on my way (with my good friend, Heather) to Chicago for BlogHer 2013 (heck, maybe I’m already there). BlogHer is an annual conference where bloggers from around the world join together to connect, learn, discuss and inspire each other. (5,000 of us!) We all come from different and diverse backgrounds and hope to make long lasting connections.

In addition to meeting fellow bloggers, there will be workshops to help expand our knowledge on blogging(and hopefully help me with technical aspects of running this show). We will have a chance to listen to various speakers and hear their advice on the blogging world (such as Ree Drummond, the Pioneer Woman). If all that wasn’t enough, we will also have networking opportunities with various companies who have helped to sponsor this exciting event. This includes attending parties and some private parties!

I’m sure we will be blasting social media over the next couple days. Be sure to follow me to stay up to date on the happenings in Chicago. I’ll be running my first 5k tomorrow morning, so I’m pretty excited about all that!

Hopefully, I will take away new friendship, knowledge on the blogging world and new relationships with some sponsors. Most of all, I hope to take away some incredible memories that I can hold onto! I can’t wait to catch up with y’all next week to let you know how it all went!

Heading to Justin

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Last week, I was headed to Justin and I did what I do when I head anywhere, take a road that may not always be taken and see what I can find along the way. Never steers me wrong. For some reason this year, I am totally intrigued by round bales just sitting in large open fields. Rarely, do I enjoy pictures of myself but I would love to just get out there and have some pictures taken of me (or take pictures of others). What a beautiful back drop! The sunflowers make it even better!

To top it off, I found this old barn. We all know how much I love old barns (barns, windmills, old homes, the list goes on and on). I couldn’t help myself.