May 31, 2015

1.  Brooke used binoculars everywhere that we went for a solid chunk of the day.   2.  I hit up 10 miles on the treadmill (I think an average pace of 8:07).  I switched to my favorite treadmill once it was open at 55 minutes.  I found a quarter on my favorite treadmill so that … Continue Reading

Neither of us were feeling our normal treadmill running routine so we hit up the track instead (I’ll post the workout next week).     The track is our playground.   Running shoes x 2. Next stop was the pool and we shared some salad, popcorn, apples and sandwiches.   We kept things simple for … Continue Reading

For months my youngest niece has been telling us all about her biggest wish.  She has been dying to go to a fancy restaurant. My older niece and I decided to plan a night out all together to fulfill this wish:)   I picked up corsages for the girls because it just felt like the … Continue Reading

I don’t know if you have noticed this yet or not but I love alliteration blog post titles.   Here are some Thursday Things: -I love to FaceTime my nephew that lives 6 minutes away from me.  You may think he looks like he is afraid but rest assured that he enjoys these phone dates … Continue Reading

Just a few things from yesterday: Had a little walk with the Brookers.   Did the bootcamp thing and like usual, Megan killed me a little bit.   The two hardest moves from our evening of sweating: A wall squat with some lovely shoulder presses for 45 seconds x 3.  It burned.   These towel pushups.  Do … Continue Reading

Brooke is boycotting the whole nap thing lately and so we are having an interesting afternoon.  All I’ve got for you right now are some pictures and some sentences.  I’ll be back in the morning with something with at least an ounce of substance:)  Thanks for understanding…  back to the mom and aunt hat.  Why … Continue Reading

I asked my niece what she wanted for dinner last night and I will just go ahead and quote her answer—>  “A Salad.” I bet you can imagine my excitement to have a salad buddy for the evening.  We had another guest over for dinner too and he actually cooked the chicken for the salads … Continue Reading