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A Shake Out Run and Throwback Thursday
It looked like a Halloween kind of day today. Which means that I would have loved to stay in bed. And with my adorable kitten curled up in my arms, I did end up staying in bed a little too long this...
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Hot Cider Hustle
I almost didn’t get up and moving this morning! Typically before a race, I get everything set up the night before. But this morning, I scrambled to pull together some cold weather gear, breakfast,...
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The Start of Cold Weather Running
Cold weather running weather is here (insert sigh of sadness here). Between the weather and the time change, it’s been tougher for me to get out and run in the mornings. It’s not all bad, but since I...
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This, That, and Another Thing (or Two)
After a whirlwind holiday weekend filled with food, family, dreydal, more food, and a massive parade…and maybe throw in a bar crawl and some NYC love, I have returned home. Obviously, I am...
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A Reason Not to Hit Snooze
I’m back to work this week and really happy with my new job (thank you all for asking), but struggling with the early morning wake ups. I’m sure the holiday weekend had something to do with it : )...
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What Does the Car Say?
I’m sure by now you’ve all seen this video (or at least heard the song) because let’s face it, I’m usually the last one to hear about these things. And when I do it’s usually from the kids who think...
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12 Days of Recipes {Day 3-Butter Chicken and Indoor Winter Workout}
So I attempted to make Beef Stew this weekend, and it didn’t go so well! Although my soup flavoring was good, I totally dried out the beef rendering the entire thing inedible. It was a bummer because...
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12 Days of Recipes {Day 7-Caramel Bars Revisited}
Big apology as I have been out of commission on my blog reading and responding this week. I am heading into the city this morning until tomorrow night, so I’m sure that won’t change, but I’m hoping to...
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Weekend Update
The big talk of the weekend is the weather! Is this true by you too? Mostly, the extremely cold temperatures approaching on Monday (and in our case, possibly some snow first). It’s been hard to tell...
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2 Easy and Crowd Pleasing Snacks
I mentioned on Friday that I was up late waiting for my spiced nuts to be finished. Man, they were worth the wait! I used a crockpot liner to make easy clean up and these sweet pecans and cashews...
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We Need More Snow…
Like we need a hole in our umbrella! But more snow is exactly what we are getting today (and possibly more on Wednesday)! In prep for being snowed in, I did what everyone else in town did and...
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I Should Have Bought Snow Shoes
I was this close (imagine me pinching my fingers close together) to buying snow shoes on sale at the end of last season, but got myself talked out of it. Go figure…I could definitely use some this...
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Did I set January Goals?
I really have NO idea! Which means that I have to go back looking through my blog in search of January goals. I mean it’s mid February already, I probably should have figured this out. I know that I...
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To Race or Not to Race?!
So you may have noticed that my 2014 Race Page is non existent! This is by no means a reflection on my desire to train for and participate in a spring triathlon or half marathon. It is just the...
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I Still Like Running
Although you haven’t heard much about it, I am still running (finally outside now) and still just as in love with the sport as ever! Yesterday morning, I ran outside along the path before work. It...
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10 Mile Coffee Date
It’s never too late to post a race recap…right? My Memorial Day weekend is definitely unique! Instead of bouncing from BBQ to BBQ or joining my family at the lake (or my brother in Indy), I spent...
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Celebrating the Summer Solstice
It is the longest day of the year and we were back home indoors at 5:30pm because there was a raging storm (complete with flood warnings) outside our windows. Boo! We’ve had storms on and off all...
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Running Woes
It’s been way too long since I’ve been out for a run! The worst part is that I am running a half marathon in less than 8 weeks. Actually, that is the exciting part! It’s my second race of the year and...
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I’m Still Addicted to the Tour!
After not getting to watch much of the tour this week, I arrived home from work last night with Chipotle for dinner declaring that I would be watching hours of the tour to catch up before today’s time...
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Check In and Check Out
Can a runner that doesn’t run, wake up Saturday morning and crank out an 8 mile training run?! For sure! And it feels sooo good to be a runner that runs again. 13.1 here I come! I put it off last...
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