Hello Friends! Well it’s been tapering week! (Which to be quite honest…wasn’t all too different from a lot of other weeks in my training for my first ever half marathon.) I only ran a short run once, instead of two short and one long run. I tried to mostly get some walking in. Sunday: Rest/Eat…
{FFFF #20} Blog Reading Guilt
Happy Friday Friends! I haven’t done a Friday Five Foodie Finds for…awhile. (Oh I just checked..it was a month ago.) That’s okay though! I just selected the best of the best over the last month. 😉 Truth be told, I’m not a very good blog reader. Not that in a normal world this would be…
Happy (Late) Mother’s Day + Cupcake Champs
Happy (Late) Mother’s Day Friends! Apparently we celebrate things late in my family. Celebrated the Daddio’s birthday a week late…celebrated Mother’s Day last night… It’s okay though, as long as we get together right? As I said, last night we celebrated Mother’s Day with my family (minus sister Courtney..she was working). Sister Rachel, Brother Josh,…
Happy (Late) Birthday Daddio!
Hello Friends! {First of all: Did you enter my Fitmixer Giveaway?? It closes today, so head on over and come back for the rest of this post!!} Since it was the Daddio’s birthday the night I got back from Blend, we didn’t celebrate it until that Saturday. It was a little challenging getting together since…
Running: A Dangerous Sport
Hello Friends! In running we don’t wear helmets. We don’t have shin-guards, elbow pads or airbags that inflate when we crash. This is why running is a deceivingly dangerous sport. I will tell you why. My First 10K 1. When you run with ipod headphones in your ears and thoughts on your mind, you may…
BLEND: Out of my Comfort Zone + Link-Up
Hello Friends! So I have been back from Blend a full week now. Goodness I miss those lovely views! Back porch at our cabin In case you didn’t know, Blend = Blogger + Friend (although some of the ladies were just readers). Amanda, Katie, Elizabeth, Christine, Me Also in case you didn’t check out my…
All Studied Up and Smart and All
Hello Friends! Well I did it. Participated in the graduation ceremony for my associate’s degree. Did I want to go? Heck no! Daddio and I If you know me at all, the last thing I want to do is be around people I don’t know and walk on a stage in front of thousands of…
First Giveaway Ever: Fitmixer Slim AND Aminos
Hello Friends! Although I’ve participated in giveaways and actually won a couple of products (that I still need to review…), I’ve never done a giveaway on my blog! I thought since my blog is almost 2 years old that I should probably reward my faithful readers with an amazing product giveaway. I won a couple…
Perks of the Job + Giveaway Teaser
Hello Friends! I have this sweet babysitting job this summer. A couple of days a week I get to go over and hang out with cute one-year-old twins. Although the money isn’t great per hour, especially compared to the wing-n-beer job and the coffee catering job, there are some perks that come a long with…
Blend Retreat in Colorado: A Foodie’s Dream
Tons of delicious food to eat in Boulder, Colorado!
