November 2009

The curse of the 2009 – 2010 race season is OVER, my friends! :) I tore across the finish line in 53:16.   (MAJOR kudos to Ryan for her excellent photography skills!) After two less-than-stellar races (the blah 5K and the disastrous 15K), all I wanted today was to PROVE to myself that I still [...]

This lovely butternut squash has been sitting in my fridge for about a week.  I had NO IDEA what to do with it.  My family didn’t ever ‘do’ squash, so it’s a vegetable I’m slowly discovering and appreciating as an adult.   I thought about making a soup, but deciding that was too time intensive.  After [...]

This morning, I completed the Chickpea Masala 10K.  I know – you thought I was running a Half Marathon today.  Well, that was the original plan. Let me explain.  :)   Around 4:00 AM, I was suddenly awoken by cramps in my stomach.  At first, I thought it was nervous butterflies, but I soon realized [...]

I was SO excited to take a photography course tonight.  This class was all about the Canon Rebel (I have the XS), and it was really helpful.  I think the biggest lesson I took away from the class was not to be afraid to play with the setting on the camera.  It’s not going to [...]

Good afternoon!  I am having trouble with my Internet – bah!  Hopefully this post goes through at all.  :)  Oh, James says hello. Earlier this morning I put together my game plan for tomorrow’s Half Marathon.  As you know, my goal is to finish in under 2 hours.  My previous Half Marathon times are 2:05 [...]

A refresher:  I am signed up for TWO races this weekend – a Half Marathon on Saturday and a 10K on Sunday.  I am running the Half alone, and I am running the 10K with my brother-in-law.  It is Nick’s first race, and I will be pacing with him (AKA I’m not running for time).  [...]

Hi friends!  I am going to take the night off from food blogging (all my eats were pretty unexciting, except I had 1 million cups of tea to stay awake).  I need to disconnect.   But, I wanted to leave you with an interesting passage from a book that I am slowly reading called “Don’t [...]

A pretty presentation makes a meal so much more enjoyable, don’t you think? For lunch, I bulked up some pre-made Israeli cous cous adding a bunch of stir-fried veggies, like mushrooms, zucchini, and red peppers. I’ve only eaten the Israeli cous cous (from Costco) cold, but the package says it can be eaten hot.  It [...]

French Toast is a breakfast that always symbolized the weekend and holidays.  I can remember my mom cooking it for me on Christmas.  I consider it a “special” breakfast, which is probably why I make it ALL THE TIME.  Why wait to experience the good stuff? I’m entering this recipe in Tina’s Eggland’s Best Competition.  [...]

That I stumble upon a 180 pound Great Dane in the middle of a bowling alley: Seriously.  Seriously. He was awesome! I want one!  Do not ask me why he was there.  I have no idea!   Date Night was fun!  The Husband and I had a little friendly competition. As usual, he won.   [...]

Ever had one of those days when you just want to crawl back in bed? Yea, me too!  :)  It’s dreary and rainy outside – perfect snoozing weather!   Despite the lure of my comfy bed, I am getting a lot of work done today! I hope you’re having a productive day, too!   Lunch [...]

Good morning!  :) It is quite the rainy day here in Central Florida.  It was hard to drag myself out of bed, but I knew I had this waiting for me: Yoga Sculpt with Maura Barclay is by far the best yoga program on Exercise TV.  All the other yoga programs are very relaxing and [...]

WOW – if you need something to smile about, simply read the responses to my Stonyfield Farms “What Makes You Happy?” giveaway.  Amazing!   I finally got down to business this evening (why, oh why do I wait until 4 PM to start being productive) and was especially excited when my night class got canceled.  [...]