Book Club

Wow, it had been almost exactly 3 months since our last book club, so we were overdue for a fun girl's night of wine drinking, snacking, laughing and playing Cards Against Humanity.

And that's exactly what we had. 

I have no photographic evidence though. I guess I was enjoying myself too much to take any pictures.

Back in March we selected Fifty Shades for our book. Then all of the sudden the ENTIRE world was talking about it. I think it's slightly overrated, but entertaining.

I tried to keep the food simple since the girls were coming over after work.

Caprese skewers

Pepperoni (some just cheese) roll ups

Cheese, crackers, hummus, pita chips, and all of the fabulous goodies the other girls brought. Nice and simple but plenty of food.

I tried to stay with the theme of Fifty Shades for the wine, so I chose wines solely based on their name.

It was a fun night and much needed girl time! I hope we don't wait another 3 months to get together. Now we are reading Firefly Lane. Has anyone read this already?

Home is Where The Heart Is

Tuesday's Workout: Rest Day!

No  matter how much you've enjoyed where you've been, it's always a good feeling to return home.

After 3 weeks of dog/house sitting it was weird to not have a dog greet me at the door ready for our evening walk, but it did feel good to be home.

So I decided to enjoy it, unpack, and relax!

Since we are taking about home, I've decided now would be a good time to share with you a little bit of my not-so-new apartment.

My bed, the roomie and Phillip, our Sunday morning coffee drinking porch, baseball cards from my Grandpa, my marathon medals and a picture from a good friend from many years ago.

I know I've said this before, but I really do love this apartment. It feels like home. I'll share some  pictures of the other rooms soon!

Presents in the Mail

Monday's Workout: Lots of dog walking - Piper and the boyfriend's dogs and lugging my overstuffed suitcase up and down the stairs where I am house/dog sitting.

Monday was GORGEOUS, but I didn't go for a run, instead I walked every dog I could find. It was so nice to just relax and enjoy the weather.

And this arrived in the mail today! I love getting packages!

Now I am all set to see these guys

Via

Unfortunately we aren't going to Liverpool, but we do get to see them play twice at these fields:

Fenway, home of the BoSox and M&T Bank Stadium, home of the Ravens

 I am so excited for our upcoming trip! And now I have the accessories for it too!

Weekend Recap

Weekend Workouts:

Run 3 miles, barre, Walk Piper dog, mow the lawn.

Another fabulous weekend comes to an end too soon!

A quick workout, then dog walking on Friday was followed by a fabulous Indian mean at Raja India then a little deck party at the boyfriend's brother's house. The gathering was complete with little kids (trying to) catch lightening bugs, a fire pit, a midnight beer run, and pellet gun shooting (and of course, no pictures). The perfect way to relax at the end of the week!

Running errands, hitting the pool with the roommate, yagoot and the Greek Festival filled my day Saturday.

We had a Yagoot snack before hitting the Greek Festival for dinner and drinks.

Strawberry with bananas for the boyfriend and white peach with bananas for me! Yummy! It hit the spot and held us over until we could get through all of the madness to the festival.

For dinner we enjoyed the obligatory gyro and beer - after all we were at a Greek festival!

Sunday morning was HOT, HOT, HOT! So after a run (and before mowing the lawn) I pre-warded myself with an ice cold skinny caramel macchiato.

I drank half before mowing the lawn and made myself save the other half for afterwards.

Sunday afternoon we watched the England v. Italy Euro Cup game with the fam. I've been horrible at taking pictures, but luckily my friend that lives across the pond sent me a pic of her cheering for England.

She recently introduced me to the app WhatsApp that allows us to text each other for free even though there is a big ocean separating us. Favorite app EVER!

We cheered for England together, but it was enough as the Italians won in a shoot out. Sad face.

Such a fun weekend...and once again so sad it's Monday!

Oh, What a Night!

Thursday's Workout: 4 mile run, dog walking

Here's my day in pictures:

Sunrise, Graeters, Hospital, a random trip to Sam's (isn't complete without a pretzel!)

Running at 4:45 in 92 degree heat may not be the smartest idea, but you gotta do what you gotta do! I ran with Kelly and Jay after work and I was very grateful to have them to hold me accountable and for their distraction during the misery.

Thankfully it was not very humid and we even had a fairly strong breeze. Of course the breeze was coming straight at us on the first mile which is uphill!

My calves were not happy with me again. It might be time to try to run in the compression socks and not just wear them for recovery. We'll see how that goes!

I had plans to go to yoga under the stars at my gym last night, but more important family matters came up.

Wear sunscreen, eat your vegetables, and tell your friends and family you love them.

A Day of Rest

Wednesday's Workout:

None, N/A, Zero, Cero, Nonexistent...you get the idea (except for walking the dog of course!).

I was pooped yesterday. 

Work has been crazy and for some reason the crazy really got to me yesterday.

Via

So I coped by doing NOTHING. I did run to the grocery, did some dishes, cleaned a little, made dinner, took the dog for a walk and watched the pilot episode of Arrested Development. How did I miss this show?

Mmmmm, turkey meatloaf. These are delish and were requested this week by the boyfriend.

                                            
So, it wasn't a total waste of a night!. My idea of nothing may be slightly different than other people's.

My calves have been cramping and super tight lately. Sunday's run was pretty painful in the calf department, so I think it's time to break out these bad boys again.

I didn't think I would need them until my mileage got where it should be higher, but maybe with Insanity and Barre it's not a bad idea to wear them now.

Falling In Love

Tuesday's Workout:

Pure Barre 1 hour class, walking Piper dog

After not being so sure how I felt about Pure Barre after my first class, the last two have made me fall head over heels in love with it. I can't believe how fast the time flies by during class. 

Via

I love the feeling of my legs shaking. I love the concentration it takes. I love noticing differences in my body and feeling sore from such tiny movements.

And who doesn't want to tighten/strengthen/lengthen/lift their legs, seat, and core?

If a year membership wouldn't cost me my first born child, I'd be in!