Guess who seems to be feeling much better?!?!

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One of my favorite things in this life is Brooke with a ponytail.  I finally figured out why I love it so much.  It is because I wear a ponytail 99% of the time and my goal is for us to be twinners so it only makes sense that I get overjoyed by her having a similar hairstyle as me. 

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I debated putting the below picture on the blog.  Billy’s FAVORITE type of food is Chinese food.  He really has a thing for Panda Express.  

My SIL found a recipe HERE for the copycat version of the Panda Express Chow Mein.  Seriously, I felt like I was sitting in Panda Express with my chopsticks eating their chow mein… it was spot on!  Most importantly it is easy and you could add in whatever veggies and proteins that you have on hand.  

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My SIL did something kind of silly.  She thought that she was actually a faster texter than me because she uses the swiping app on her phone to text and I just do it normally.  We had a competition where my brother told us what to type and we both would type it and whoever sent the text to him first won.  Let’s just say I am a really fast texter…. I can probably even text faster than I can talk.

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It has been a year since I have ridden a real outside bike.  Hmmmm my balance was a little shakey for the first part of our family bike ride.  Who knows how I once did a century ride.

Brooke loved being in the bike trailer which means I need one asap.

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I repaid my SIL for the chow mein by making her Chocolate Chip and Peanut Butter Truffle Swirled Cookies.  I could and will live off of these.  My bro and his wife are quite the peanut butter lovers/professionals so to hear them say these were the best pb cookies ever definitely means that you should make them.  We followed the recipe exactly except we used chunky peanut butter (very good decision) and mini chocolate chips instead of the normal sized ones.

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And then we all lived happily ever after when my brother grilled up some salmon for dinner with roasted potatoes and texas toast.  I have to say, we ate pretty delicious foods yesterday. 

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Do you own a bike?  Any outdoor cyclists or mountain bikers reading?  Anyone done a century ride before?

Do you swipe text?  Are you a slow, medium or fast texter?

What run or workout are you looking forward to the most this week?

Help me solve a debate that I am having with my brother and SIL.  Oreos:  they prefer the cookie part to the frosting part and I prefer the frosting part…. they like the normal ones better than the double stuffed!  Which do you prefer.. normal Oreos or double stuffed?

-DOUUUUBBBLLLLEEEE Stuffed.

Why YOU should take a rest day.

May 19, 2013
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Phoenix MEET-UP INFORMATION!!! You can come to one or both:) May 20th 11:45 a.m. at La Grande Orange!! May 20th at 7 p.m. at KIWI LOCO!! ——————————————– Before we talk about rest days let’s get into the importance of having a delicious breakfast each day. It is proven that starting your day off with cereal (yesterday’s mix was FMW, fruit loops, strawberries and a cut up pear) will make your whole day infinitely better. Nothing like Sunday morning french toast ...

A peaceful run and flashback Sunday.

May 19, 2013
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Somehow I woke up even earlier than normal to run yesterday morning. My body knew that it would melt if I waited to go running later in the day so instead I ran when the sun was rising while listening to Regina Spektor Pandora station. Talk about peaceful. 5 miles with average pace of 7:31 and when I got home I did my 8 minute abs and 8 minute arms youtube videos while watching Scrubs reruns with my brother, our ...

Just a real quick hello because this picture makes me really happy.

May 18, 2013
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I am seriously not even exaggerating (I even have witnesses that will confirm this) but when I pulled out the camera and we started telling the kids to smile for a picture Brooke put her arm around her cousin. It brought tears to my eyes. Oh and another thing that made me happy today was that Brooke experienced one of my favorite things for the first time ever. D. O. N. U. T. I am not a good enough person ...

Worth the Wait

May 18, 2013
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Billy took his second to last final yesterday.  His last one is on Tuesday which means I will come home Tuesday the second he finished and we already decided what our first date back together will involve.   Wendy’s now serves their frosty’s in a waffle cone for just $1.  I think this will be perfect for us because we are super fancy like this.   Just two more pictures of my adorable nephew and niece from our park outing ...

The creeper from my runs.

May 17, 2013
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Have I told about the creeper I have been dealing with every day when I run in Arizona? Every morning that I come out of my brother’s house to leave for my run there is this cat just sitting there staring at me.  At first I thought he was a statue because he wouldn’t move.  No one knows who owns the cat but every morning I come out he is just there waiting for me.  This morning I just had ...

I won the argument and your weekly running homework.

May 17, 2013
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The only way to survive in Arizona in the summer is to live in the pool.   Add a huge big toy with buckets of water that dump down on you, slides and a lazy river (Brooke and I got a tube and went around the lazy river at least 70 times) and you’ve got yourself a pretty awesome afternoon. She prefers a ponytail when we go swimming so that her hair stays out of her face.  She is definitely ...