Bless her heart.

June 19, 2013

My MIL is a preschool teacher.  She is actually the best preschool teacher in the world (and I’m not just saying that to earn brownie ((donut)) points with her).  She is having preschool graduation on Thursday and so we HAD to go to the donut shop to get the donuts for the graduation ordered.  PS That little girl isn’t Brooke…that is a friend’s little girl.  

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You can’t possibly just go preorder donuts without bringing a box home with you.   That would be wrong on so many levels.  

I think the reason that the apple fritter is my favorite donut is because it is the size of three donuts.   

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My in-laws had plans last night and there was a blogger party not too far away so I got to go hang out with my S. Cali running bf’s and eat salad and have deep and intellectual discussions about running and frosting.

 I met up with Pam for a little bit before dinner and we just hung out outside and enjoyed the sun.

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And then the rest of the crew came.  Pam, Brooker face (that is what my brother-in-law calls her), me, Kristina, Heather, Skinny Runner, Margot and Sheila.

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We went to a place called Tender Greens and when I saw the category ‘BIG SALADS’ on the menu I knew I was going to be happy about what I was about to devour.

The cob salad with bacon, grilled chicken, bleu cheese, avocado and hardboiled eggs.  It was definitely big but I think they need to experience one of my mixing bowl family sized salads so they can really know what big is.  

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Skinny Runner.  Bless her heart, she brought us all cake.  We were having a welcome back Margot party and you have to agree…flowers made out of icing is pretty awesome.

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We were super classy and ate it on a pizza box. 

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Once again I have made a lot of good decisions in what I eat the night before a hard run.  Donuts and cake.   

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Since it is Wednesday I think that you should answer one or all three of these random questions:

1.  What is one of your running goals?

2.  Frosting or cake?  You have to choose which one is better.

3.  What brand and model of running shoes did you wear (or are you going to wear) on your run today?

Story behind the picture.

June 18, 2013
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In the 6 Tips for Running Resiliency post a few of you asked what was going on in the below picture.   It was at the end of my first marathon.  I didn’t eat anything the entire marathon (I did have a little bit of gatorade) because I had no idea you were supposed to (now I start fueling at mile 5-6).  I did all of my training on a treadmill so I am sure the hills were a little tiring ...

Monday in roughly 35 pictures.

June 18, 2013
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We sure have a lot to catch up on.  Get ready for all of Monday in roughly 35 pictures. First: My legs were still pretty tired from Saturday’s workout but somehow I managed to do the above run (probably because I am not awake during my runs and I don’t even realize what I am doing until I wake up during the last mile). 7:58, 7:15, 7:09, 7:02, 7:00 and last .5 @ 6:21 pace.  Strides 1-6 and 10 felt ...

6 Tips for Running Resiliency.

June 17, 2013
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Brooke and I are currently on our first ever ‘just the two of us road trip’ down to Southern California!! Billy has a crazy busy week with work so we decided it was the perfect time to go hang out with Billy’s family and Charlie (their awesome dog). ——————————————————— Being a mom is making me smarter.  I read and research about things that I want to teach Brooke and then realize as I am learning about these ‘skills/traits/habits’ that I ...

I can’t wait to send you one of these!

June 17, 2013
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We started Sunday off right.  Presents (I could barely wait until Father’s Day to give them to him so there was no way I could wait until after breakfast to have him open them) and egg and bacon english muffin sandwiches with juice.  And then we went to church and I just had to post this picture because of that little smile of hers.  It is getting out of control how cute and hilarious she is.   Can we talk ...

Happy Father’s Day

June 16, 2013
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Happy Father’s Day to the world’s GREATEST Dadio and Father-In-Law! And Happy Happy Father’s Day to Billster/B$/B-diddy/Bill. Kind of crazy how happy it makes me to see the two of them together. Best friends for life. Brooke colored the coolest dinosaur picture for Billy and she has been following him around from room to room all day like she normally does. Happy Father’s Day to all of you amazing men out there!

I did the workout I was nervous about and lego candles.

June 16, 2013
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Saturday morning I headed out about 30 minutes later than I normally do but it was still really early because I am officially hooked on getting the run done first thing.  The temperature is perfect.  I don’t have to deal with a lot of traffic and I get home before Brooke wakes up so it just works for me.  I did the early morning thing for the three years I taught high school and I am back to it again ...