Skip to main content

Girls' Weekend

Girls' Happy Hour
Last night I had an absolutely fantastic time with two girlfriends. We met up at a place downtown called Dizzy's Gypsy Bistro. It's a fun, ecclectic place, but I will say they're proud of their food if you know what I mean. The salsa is great, but not 8.99 great. But it's the company that was most important (and yes a couple of drinks too). We chatted, laughed, gabbed for over two hours before calling it a night. My friend Meg also gave me an early birthday present. She is one friend who absolutely gets me. It's like we've known each other forever. Do you have a friend who absolutely gets you?

Windy 10-Miler
I didn't want to mention it yesterday because I was going to be alone - but Jason went camping with his dad, brother, nephews, and brother-in-law this weekend. My sister is staying with me tonight though so I don't feel uncomfortable saying he's gone. Anyway, I turned in around 10 pm and had a really good night's sleep actually.

This morning I woke up to a cold, windy, gray day. But I was determined to get in a long run today. The forecast said it was supposed to reach 63 and the sun come out. Um, not so much. The winds were insane, and really cool, biting. I hit the river trail around 10:30 with new wind jacket I bought last week. Loved it. Though I did end up taking it off as I got pretty warm. However, on the return, um, hello headwinds from HELL. I got super cold and wished I had worn gloves. It was a complete change from the first 4.5 miles out.

Anyway, I kept going and felt pretty good despite the crazy freaking wind. I checked when I got home and it said 16 mph, but it felt way worse than that. Maybe because it wasn't just gusts, but constant and I was near the water? No matter, I managed another 10-miler today. I think getting a dose of runner's high around mile 6 may have helped. I was all but giggling out loud. It was really comical I have to say. Anyway, I got in 10 miles and it felt really great to accomplish that mileage on my own.

Oh, I tried the Clif Shot Bloks today. I only managed to eat 2 though. They were a lot bigger than the Gu brand I used last week and I had a really hard time chewing them without choking. I had wanted to try a gel but since I didn't have an extra pair of hands to help me out (never used them) and I didn't know how they'd make me feel, I opted to play it safer. The last thing I needed was to be 4+ miles from my car and get sick.

Girls' Day at It's Best
Sarah got here around 1:30 and the skies finally started clearing up, but it never warmed up. We hit the mall for a bit. I love getting to go shopping with my sis. I was really excited to find two pairs of dress pants that fit, not hemming, not being taken, up, down. They just fit. We both found super cute skinny jeans too. It was a very successful shopping day I must say.

After shopping, we headed over to a friend's house (one of the girls I met last night) for some late afternoon mimosas and girl time. We stayed and chatted for a few hours. It's been a fun girls' day all the way around.

Right now we're in our PJ's, and I have Chipotle Tempeh Chili simmering on the stove (and smelling delish). I'm going to sign off and enjoy the rest of the night with my sis. I think we're going to try for a run tomorrow. I think she wants to try for 4 miles, and I think she'll really enjoy running by the river.

I hope everyone is having a great weekend so far!

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Love in Photos

In honor of Valentine's Day - Love in Photos Husband Family and Furbabies Friends Even if you're not a fan of Valentine's Day - I hope you have a wonderful day and remember the loves in your life.

Hump Day and More Pineapples

Full-Body Workout  I'll readily admit that getting up this morning was quite painful and almost didn't happen. I forced myself out of bed though not exactly excited about tackling a full-body Pyramid workout. Sort of daunting at 5 am really. I did the warm up from Shock Cardio Cardio Core Circuit (cardio only premix) then hit the weights. It was a pyramid up only so I increased my starting weight. I topped it all off with the first 2 1/2 drills from the cardio workout. I ran short on time and was basically spent. Squats into Plie Squats Step Ups (seriously hate these especially at 5:30 am) Incline Chest Flyes into Chest Press Pullovers into DB Underhand Rows Step Ups (freaking again) Static Lunges Overhead DB Press into Lateral Raises Deadlifts Kickbacks into Overhead Extensions Hammer Curls into Alternating Curls Calf Raises I am so excited to report that my new cross-trainers and running shoes arrived today. Can't wait to test both of them out. I waited way way way too

Hitting the Gym and Lazy Means Creative Tex-Mex Creation

Sunday, Gym Day Why do vacations and min-vacations go by so quickly? Just doesn't seem quite right. Anyway, we left Branson around 9:30 am to head back home. It was a pretty uneventful drive back, which is usually a good thing. We got home and unpacked, then I headed up to the gym. I started with a 10-minute treadmill run to warm up before hitting the weights for back and light legs then abs. I went with a giant set for back then supersets for legs. GS - 4x8 Underhand barbell rows Pullovers Double-arm rows SS#1 Rear-leg elevated lunges (Bulgarian Split Squats) - 3x8 Calf raises - 3x20 SS#2 - 2x8 Walking lunges Plie squats with low-end pulse Single-leg deadlifts - 2x8 I did some ab exercises, stretched, and called it quits. Lazy = Crazy Dinner I may have made it to the gym and washed a few loads of laundry, but I never made it to the grocery store - lounging in the pool trumped grocery shopping. This meant getting creative with dinner. We had another package