December 2009

Cookie Date Night

My favorite girl came over tonight!  Maddie brought Meghann over, too.  :)  Kidding, kidding.  Meghann is my fav!   We made cookies – lots and lots of cookies! We made this recipe for Chocolate Chip, but subbed out the chips for smashed chocolate peanut butter pretzels.  Ohmygod – so good. We also made my favorite [...]

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Another Mini-Casserole

One advantage to being married to a British man:  TEA! This loose-leaf Earl Grey is so delicious.  I don’t know where he got it from (I’m guessing from the shop Mum’s Pantry, which is – amazingly – free!), but it’s so good. I’ve inhaled two cups so far!   For lunch, I got creative with [...]

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How to Run in the Rain (Unofficially)

I got sucked into a 2-hour special episode of Private Practice last night (which was soooo good!) and stayed up until well past midnight! I’m regretting it right now.  :)  But oh, the drama!  I couldn’t put down the remote.   I ended up having a bowl of granola + yogurt because I got hungry.  [...]

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Randomness Alert

I had a very rough afternoon (work-wise).  Tremendous writer’s block!  But then I called my mom, and we chatted for a bit.  She helped me out a lot. :)  We’ll see tomorrow.   Writer’s block produces things like this: I swear.   I also snacked on a bowl of yogurt + granola: And a Present [...]

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You’re Right!

This does look ridiculous. Still want one.

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Safety Day!

Isn’t this jogging stroller cute?! Maybe Maggie could sit inside it?   Megan and I went to Track Shack to pick up our Half Marathon packets this afternoon.  I used to never pick up my packet ahead of time, but I must admit it’s been so much easier to have everything ready instead of running [...]

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Baked Banana and Goji Berry Oatmeal

Good morning!  The sky looks so heavy and full.  James was sitting outside with me, and he could smell rain. I’m glad I have one smart furchild.  :)   I woke up around 5:50 AM, which was so lovely.  I haven’t been getting up early (like I used to), opting to stay up late and [...]

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Grooveshark and Soup

Evening!  First things first:  Have you used Grooveshark yet?  It’s the best on-demand FREE music station ever.  Try it!    While jamming to some Snow Patrol, I heated up leftovers:   The best way to freeze soup is to put in a big Ziploc bag and freeze it flat.  :)  It’s so space-efficient!  Kath taught me [...]

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Supermarket vs. Big Box

Good afternoon! :)    I just dug into the most scrumptious lunch: I had two blue corn tacos stuffed with kidney beans, cheese, and sprouts.  Held in place with shot glasses!  :) Plus, Stacy’s chips and salsa.  I have a salsa problem. And a Clementine: I can’t even tell you the last time I ate [...]

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A Spontaneous Long Run

Hello!  :)  Sorry that I’m a little late to the party…. I was RUNNING!  I was also testing out the ShoeWallet, which I’ll give my full review of at lunch!   This morning’s run was kind of unique because I set out to do 6.0 miles and ended up doing 11.25 miles!  Around mile 3.0, [...]

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Bake Sale! Bake Sale!

Tomorrow is a special day!  Ashley is hosting a vegan bake sale for Team In Training (TNT), a charitable organization that raises money for blood cancers such as leukemia.  I am running the Disney Marathon through TNT, and it’s a great organization to support!       The Bake Sale is auction-style fundraising.  I offered to make [...]

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One Year Ago This Month…

One of the coolest things about blogging is that I have a picture journal of my life (well, 90% of it from June 2008 to today).  I started to look through my December 2008 archives and uncovered some noteworthy memories:   December 5, 2008: I left for my wild and crazy Bachelorette weekend in NYC! [...]

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Free Money!

Good afternoon!  The Husband and I went on an excellent run this morning.  He starts off slow, but he ends up being SO fast!  He was bookin’ it by the end, and I struggled to keep up.  My legs still feel a little tight from Sunday’s 20 miler.   Here are our statistics:   Distance: [...]

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Post-Marathon Goals

Searching for that perfect gift?  Check out my favorite Holiday Gift ideas!   Morning!  :)  How are you?    Since a few of you didn’t believe me/didn’t know what I meant when I said I have a block of frozen credit cards, here is the proof: The theory is that I have to let them [...]

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