December 2009

5.0 wonderful miles on my favorite running trail on Earth! Florida Christmas is the best kind of Christmas - even better than a White Christmas!    The Husband didn't want to run, so he rode a bike alongside of me.  It was like I had my own support crew on the run! It was so [...]

Road trip!  We drove to my in-laws' house on the coast for the night to celebrate an early Christmas.  We also dropped the dogs off because my in-laws are watching Maggie and James while we're vacation in London.   My sister-in-law is going to Orlando to stay at out apartment with her European friend (we are [...]

Glorious run with the Husband this morning!  We did 3.0 miles in 28:47. :)  I am very much enjoying being in taper mode for the marathon.  I like shorter distances (you know, as opposed to 20.0 miles at once).    After the run, I did some last minute Christmas shopping!  I’m giving the Husband an [...]

It’s almost Christmas!  :)  Christmas is my favorite holiday.  Although my family is not religious, my mother and father were raised Catholic so we always celebrated the secular versions of many holidays.  I just love the cheer and goodwill spirit that everyone seems to exude around Christmastime.   Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like we’ll have [...]

I must clean out fridge before we leave for the trip!   Presenting… Spanish Spaghetti: So easy to make, and packed with veggies + vegetarian protein!   Ingredients:   Whole wheat spaghetti Pasta sauce Black beans, drained Corn on the cob, removed from cob Green pepper Onion Raw spinach   I cooked the pasta as [...]

I was a good daughter today!  I drove about 2 hours north to take my dad to and from a doctor’s appointment.  I’m his “person.”  You know, the person you list down as your emergency contact.   :)   My dad lives in the middle of nowhere! To stay within the goals of the Responsible Spending [...]

Good morning!  :)  I had an invigorating run this morning!  It was very cool, and my thighs felt like frozen chicken breasts the entire time (now, it that doesn’t paint a visual for you, I don’t know what will).   I normally prefer to run in the evening, but I have a full day planned [...]

Tonight, I was laying on my couch watching Law and Order, thinking about how I never do strength training anymore.  Marathon training has sucked away my desire to do push-ups for some reason – I think I’ve reach a natural point of “I don’t want to exercise anymore” than I already am (which is approximately [...]

Good afternoon! :) I have been running around like a wild child today – I’m trying to wrap things up for our trip; do some actual work for the book; clean the apartment (we’re going an apartment swap with a friend of a friend from London); and generally pull my life together.  I feel like [...]

Because sometimes you need a double dose. And today is one of those days!   Coffee oatmeal is flavorful, bitter, and delicious.  If you love coffee, and you love oatmeal, you will LOVE coffee oatmeal! :) My oatmeal contained:   1/2 cup oatmeal 1/2 cup vanilla rice milk 1/2 cup brewed French vanilla coffee 1 [...]

I am addicted to PUMPKIN YOGURT.  It’s amazingly delicious AND it’s such a healthy addition to my diet.  You know I eat Greek plain yogurt everyday, but the addition of real pumpkin has so many benefits. Pumpkin Yogurt rocks because:   1/4 cup serving has 150% of your Vitamin A needs (including LOADS of beta-carotenes, [...]

This morning, I hit a new weekly total mileage (WTM) record: 36.5 miles in 7 days!   In the 4 years or so that I’ve been running, I have rarely run over 30.0 miles a week – maybe only once or twice.  And I KNOW I’ve never broken 35.0 miles before!  :)  My body prefers [...]

Discovered the sports photography mode on my camera!   And what happens when you slow the shutter speed way down: As well as how hard it is to take pictures of Corn hole in action: Obviously, I just played with my camera and participated in a Corn hole tournament all afternoon long! :) Pretty sweet [...]