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Tried it Tuesday: Online Barre, Public Library Online and Chia Seeds
Good morning! Today I am linking up with Lake Shore Runner for Tried It Tuesday. As I am about the most indecisive person in the world, instead of choosing one thing to talk about I picked three (completely different things!). The top three new things I tried this week: 1. Online Barre I really wanted to take a barre class as I had such a great experience last week. However, the studio that I went to does not offer barre classes on Mondays, so I decided to look up online barre classes. Sure enough I came across a bunch of different online videos. I followed one that I found on…
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Asheville Bachelorette Party Weekend
Wow this weekend was a fun one! After months and months of preparation, Paige’s Bachelorette party in Asheville, North Carolina went off without a hitch (or at least not a major one!). Paige has been my best friend since we were both 2 years old–this fourth of July marks our 25th anniversary–and deserved the best last fling before the ring. We got up to the rental home (VRBO.com rental) around 2 on Friday afternoon. Laura, Holly and I arrived before the rest of the gang around 2 on Friday afternoon. As we had 13 girls, we rented a big home from VRBO.com that could accommodate all of us. It was…
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Getting My Groove Back: First Barre Class
Good morning!! After yesterdays post, I realized that I needed to stop whining, put on my big girl panties and just do it! I find that reading other blogs really motivates me to get out and run/exercise even when I do not feel like it and I thank you for your lovely comments they really helped energize me! This morning, I stepped out of my comfort zone and took a barre class. I have always been intrigued by barre classes, but have been either too intimidated or cheap (or both) to actually take one. This morning was the perfect time to test it out, as I am still not ecstatic…
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Shopping Style and Tuesday Night In
So I need some help–for some reason or another I have been lacking some serious motivation to run/workout! I had two great runs this weekend with Drew and since then I have lost the urge to workout/run/eat healthy. I put in two miles yesterday with Scout thinking that I was going to do another 6 in the evening–but that definitely did not happen. I guess I am just in a small rut (I know it has only been a couple days, but I usually feel the urge to workout rather than working out feeling like a chore!). Maybe its the heat?! I don’t know, but it is certainly frustrating! When…
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Top 5 Summer Reads
Good morning! Yesterday, Laura came over to discuss the final workings of Paige’s Bachelorette party this coming weekend. I seriously cannot wait, it is going to be a blast–but I have a ton to get done before then! We decided to go up to the pool to catch a few rays and cool off, as my house is still without AC (the guy is coming today thank goodness!). When we were at the pool discussing the ins and outs of the partay, our discussion randomly switched to talking about books that we wanted to read this summer. I am pretty much all or nothing when it comes to reading (aka…
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Davidson River Campground Trip and Oskar Blues Brewery
Happy Monday! This weekend, I went on a camping trip with Drew’s family. They go camping twice a year–once in the spring/summer and once in the fall. This trip we went to the Davidson River Campground near Brevard, North Carolina. We ate a lot, drank, napped (amazing!), investigated the farmers market, floated/tubed down the river, went on a couple amazing runs through the woods and enjoyed each other’s company. It was a great time spent with his family 🙂 If you would have asked me 3 years ago if I would enjoy camping the answer most definitely would have been no! Growing up my family never went camping–we are not…
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Date Night: Jurassic World and Yard House
Happy, happy Friday 🙂 Last night, Drew and I had a dinner and movie date. We have been trying to go on dates every Thursday night, but life sometimes gets in the way. Drew absolutely loves going to the movies, I on the other hand do not (I think that they are too expensive, DVDs come out 2 months after movies are premiered, you cannot talk, and I am a tad scared of being confined in a dark theater with many people–a tad claustrophobic/partypooper). He was so excited when I said that we could go (it has literally been over a year). We went to The Yard House for a…
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New Running Clothes and Sun Room Complete
I absolutely love online shopping, because I have a tendency to forget what I purchase and then a package shows up at the door–and it is basically like a mini Christmas/Birthday. What did people do before online shopping?! I remember as a kid looking through LandsEnd/L.L.Bean catalogs with my mom and marking what I wanted–and then she would call the various numbers in to place an order. I’m guessing that people still order things that way, but online purchasing is the way to go in my book! Last week, I talked about the sale that Athleta was having and I took advantage of the extra 20 percent off and bought…
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100 Degree Run
Weatherman says that it is going to be another hot one. I have a feeling that this summer is going to be exceptionally HOT. I am not complaining because I love the heat so much more than the cold–but our AC isn’t working properly downstairs making it consistently hot, hot, hot in my household! Yesterday, I had every intention of going for a run in the morning but that run turned into a midday run. Whoopies! Since I got a later start, I decided to go on my shady 5 mile route that I run with Scout (it was too hot to take my furry friend). I was a little…
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Things to Buy at Costco
Yesterday, I braved the summer crowd and went to Costco. I try to avoid Costco on the weekends at all costs and definitely avoid it on Sundays after church (people love some free samples). I had to pick up a boston butt (which is really a pork shoulder–why it is called a butt is unknown to me) and of course found numerous other finds. Costco is fairly close to my house which makes it convenient to purchase items that I know we will eat/use daily. My top things to buy at Costco: Coffee: Charleston Coffee Roasters is my favorite coffee and Costco carries it! The coffee is smooth and not…