So apparently I am not so good at this blogging thing. But, you can't be good at everything right? Wrong. I don't like to do things that I'm not good at. DH and the game of 42 know all about that! However I also realize that you can't be good at everything the first time you try it...
I can across this quote, it's my new favorite...
“Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time.” Thomas Carlyle
I had a wonderful 10 mile run on Saturday. Only 10 more days until my second half marathon!!! Completely pumped. And also wishing that I had a friend to run the race with...it seems that the post-race party is going to be AWESOME! It's a w omen's racing series called Zooma, and I don't think DH will be too keen on hanging out long with me afterward for the brunch, shopping, wine and massages they say will be available there...maybe I'll convince him to stay home? But then have no one to cheer for me? Eek. Don't know about that. The moral and mental support is very important...
Today only being Tuesday feels like a bad joke. Two days in a row at work we've had tough cases and yesterday I left at 6pm and today at 6:30pm...then my 40 minute drive home. Boo to that. And don't let me kid with you, I go to bed early. I need my beauty sleep. I really don't function well on no sleep, so I refuse to sacrifice that!! I didn't get to run Monday but I did get up today and do 30 minutes on the elliptical. It's just not the same though. I miss being out on the road, with the breeze, hearing my feet on the ground and just letting my mind unfocus, my only worry being about which way I'm going to turn, right or left...
I'm buying a treadmill from my friend at work to use at it heats up this summer. I haven't really done any serious running during the summer but I know one thing, it's HARD!! I've already had a bad experience running after work one day and it was 88 degrees! Miserable! So, I should be getting that next weekend and she's giving me a great deal. Love it. We'll see how that works out. DH is adamantly against it, thinks we have no room for it (it's going in the garage) and thinks I'll hate it. Well, I won't love it, but I love running so any way I can get it, I'll take it.
Well. That's enough for now. I think dinner is ready. One positive of working late, DH cooks! YES! Usually it's better than mine too!
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Saturday, March 14, 2009
It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time!
I LOVE PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICHES!
okay. Now I feel better. But I am serious. I love them! It was about 3 months ago, while on my lunch break sitting in the lounge at work, minding my own business, when I saw my co-worker, Scott, eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I said, "Are you eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich?" To which he replied, "Yes, they're always good." so simple! So I thought to myself, 'you know I haven't had one of those in years, and I'm kinda burned out of these frozen lunches (not to mention sick of wicked ankle swelling due to the HIGH sodium content of these delicious little suckers) so that's what I am going to have tomorrow.'
That's when it all started.
I blame Scott for my peanut butter and jelly sandwich addiction and he doesn't even know it.
Now I usually average 1.2 sandwich per day in a week. How do I do that, do you ask? Well, one every day for lunch (except sundays), and sometimes I have it for breakfast if I have leftovers for the night before for lunch. And sometimes, I get to have this deliciousness twice, yes TWICE (whoo hoo) in a day! Softball and bowling days, there just isn't enough time for dinner to be cooked! But there's always time for a wonderful peanut butter and jelly sandwich!
Plus, you can eat it so many ways! Different breads, different peanut butters, different jams, jellies and spreads! The possibilities are endless!
My personal fav: honey wheat (gotta be super fresh and soft) low-fat crunchy PB, and raspberry jam (with the seeds)! YUM. My mouth is watering.
DH thinks I have a problem. Maybe I do. But I like it.
Here's an AWESOME (my singing voice) clip from my favorite show Family Guy!
Can't wait for April 2, National Peanut Butter and Jelly day.
I may have a party!
okay. Now I feel better. But I am serious. I love them! It was about 3 months ago, while on my lunch break sitting in the lounge at work, minding my own business, when I saw my co-worker, Scott, eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I said, "Are you eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich?" To which he replied, "Yes, they're always good." so simple! So I thought to myself, 'you know I haven't had one of those in years, and I'm kinda burned out of these frozen lunches (not to mention sick of wicked ankle swelling due to the HIGH sodium content of these delicious little suckers) so that's what I am going to have tomorrow.'
That's when it all started.
I blame Scott for my peanut butter and jelly sandwich addiction and he doesn't even know it.
Now I usually average 1.2 sandwich per day in a week. How do I do that, do you ask? Well, one every day for lunch (except sundays), and sometimes I have it for breakfast if I have leftovers for the night before for lunch. And sometimes, I get to have this deliciousness twice, yes TWICE (whoo hoo) in a day! Softball and bowling days, there just isn't enough time for dinner to be cooked! But there's always time for a wonderful peanut butter and jelly sandwich!
Plus, you can eat it so many ways! Different breads, different peanut butters, different jams, jellies and spreads! The possibilities are endless!
My personal fav: honey wheat (gotta be super fresh and soft) low-fat crunchy PB, and raspberry jam (with the seeds)! YUM. My mouth is watering.
DH thinks I have a problem. Maybe I do. But I like it.
Here's an AWESOME (my singing voice) clip from my favorite show Family Guy!
Can't wait for April 2, National Peanut Butter and Jelly day.
I may have a party!
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
randomness
So DH and I were laying in bed last night and I said, "I have some chicken to defrost to make dinner tomorrow night in the fridge." Because, as I was laying in bed, I was thinking about (like I think about A LOT) food, and what I was going to eat tomorrow. He says to me, "You are so random." Well, whatever. It makes sense to me!
I will someday post some pictures, with my new camera DH bought me completely randomly! It's nothing fancy, but light, quick, easy to use and takes GREAT pictures! However I am currently sans memory card...
4 miles yesterday! Awesome run. Windy. Hot. It was great. 6 tomorrow provided no rain. Or perhaps, I'll still go...HARD CORE BABY!
It's Chuck Norris' birthday! HAPPY 69th CHUCK!
Here's to you:
# Guns don't kill people. Chuck Norris kills People.
# There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of animals Chuck Norris allows to live.
# Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits.
# The chief export of Chuck Norris is Pain.
# There is no chin under Chuck Norris' Beard. There is only another fist.
# Chuck Norris has two speeds. Walk, and Kill.
# The leading causes of death in the United States are: 1. Heart Disease 2. Chuck Norris 3. Cancer.
# Chuck Norris drives an ice cream truck covered in human skulls.
# Chuck Norris is my Homeboy.
# Chuck Norris doesn't go hunting.... CHUCK NORRIS GOES KILLING.
# Chuck Norris uses pepper spray to spice up his steaks. (New!)
# Chuck Norris once roundhouse kicked someone so hard that his foot broke the speed of light, went back in time, and killed Amelia Earhart while she was flying over the Pacific Ocean.
# Crop circles are Chuck Norris' way of telling the world that sometimes corn needs to lie down.
# Chuck Norris is ten feet tall, weighs two-tons, breathes fire, and could eat a hammer and take a shotgun blast standing.
# The Great Wall of China was originally created to keep Chuck Norris out. It failed miserably.
# Contrary to popular belief, Chuck Norris, not the box jellyfish of northern Australia, is the most venomous creature on earth. Within 3 minutes of being bitten, a human being experiences the following symptoms: fever, blurred vision, beard rash, tightness of the jeans, and the feeling of being repeatedly kicked through a car windshield.
# Most people have 23 pairs of chromosomes. Chuck Norris has 72... and they're all poisonous.
# If you ask Chuck Norris what time it is, he always says, "Two seconds 'til." After you ask, "Two seconds 'til what?" he roundhouse kicks you in the face.
# Chuck Norris drives an ice cream truck covered in human skulls.
# When Chuck Norris sends in his taxes, he sends blank forms and includes only a picture of himself, crouched and ready to attack. Chuck Norris has not had to pay taxes, ever.
# The quickest way to a man's heart is with Chuck Norris' fist.
# Chuck Norris invented Kentucky Fried Chicken's famous secret recipe, with eleven herbs and spices. But nobody ever mentions the twelfth ingredient: Fear.
# CNN was originally created as the "Chuck Norris Network" to update Americans with on-the-spot ass kicking in real-time.
# Chuck Norris can win a game of Connect Four in only three moves.
# There is no theory of evolution, just a list of creatures Chuck Norris allows to live.
# Chuck Norris once ate three 72 oz. steaks in one hour. He spent the first 45 minutes having sex with his waitress.
# What was going through the minds of all of Chuck Norris' victims before they died? His shoe.
# Chuck Norris is the only man to ever defeat a brick wall in a game of tennis.
# Police label anyone attacking Chuck Norris as a Code 45-11.... a suicide.
# Chuck Norris doesn't churn butter. He roundhouse kicks the cows and the butter comes straight out.
# Chuck Norris doesn’t wash his clothes, he disembowels them.
Gotta check dinner. It smells GRRRRRRRRRRREAT
I will someday post some pictures, with my new camera DH bought me completely randomly! It's nothing fancy, but light, quick, easy to use and takes GREAT pictures! However I am currently sans memory card...
4 miles yesterday! Awesome run. Windy. Hot. It was great. 6 tomorrow provided no rain. Or perhaps, I'll still go...HARD CORE BABY!
It's Chuck Norris' birthday! HAPPY 69th CHUCK!
Here's to you:
# Guns don't kill people. Chuck Norris kills People.
# There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of animals Chuck Norris allows to live.
# Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits.
# The chief export of Chuck Norris is Pain.
# There is no chin under Chuck Norris' Beard. There is only another fist.
# Chuck Norris has two speeds. Walk, and Kill.
# The leading causes of death in the United States are: 1. Heart Disease 2. Chuck Norris 3. Cancer.
# Chuck Norris drives an ice cream truck covered in human skulls.
# Chuck Norris is my Homeboy.
# Chuck Norris doesn't go hunting.... CHUCK NORRIS GOES KILLING.
# Chuck Norris uses pepper spray to spice up his steaks. (New!)
# Chuck Norris once roundhouse kicked someone so hard that his foot broke the speed of light, went back in time, and killed Amelia Earhart while she was flying over the Pacific Ocean.
# Crop circles are Chuck Norris' way of telling the world that sometimes corn needs to lie down.
# Chuck Norris is ten feet tall, weighs two-tons, breathes fire, and could eat a hammer and take a shotgun blast standing.
# The Great Wall of China was originally created to keep Chuck Norris out. It failed miserably.
# Contrary to popular belief, Chuck Norris, not the box jellyfish of northern Australia, is the most venomous creature on earth. Within 3 minutes of being bitten, a human being experiences the following symptoms: fever, blurred vision, beard rash, tightness of the jeans, and the feeling of being repeatedly kicked through a car windshield.
# Most people have 23 pairs of chromosomes. Chuck Norris has 72... and they're all poisonous.
# If you ask Chuck Norris what time it is, he always says, "Two seconds 'til." After you ask, "Two seconds 'til what?" he roundhouse kicks you in the face.
# Chuck Norris drives an ice cream truck covered in human skulls.
# When Chuck Norris sends in his taxes, he sends blank forms and includes only a picture of himself, crouched and ready to attack. Chuck Norris has not had to pay taxes, ever.
# The quickest way to a man's heart is with Chuck Norris' fist.
# Chuck Norris invented Kentucky Fried Chicken's famous secret recipe, with eleven herbs and spices. But nobody ever mentions the twelfth ingredient: Fear.
# CNN was originally created as the "Chuck Norris Network" to update Americans with on-the-spot ass kicking in real-time.
# Chuck Norris can win a game of Connect Four in only three moves.
# There is no theory of evolution, just a list of creatures Chuck Norris allows to live.
# Chuck Norris once ate three 72 oz. steaks in one hour. He spent the first 45 minutes having sex with his waitress.
# What was going through the minds of all of Chuck Norris' victims before they died? His shoe.
# Chuck Norris is the only man to ever defeat a brick wall in a game of tennis.
# Police label anyone attacking Chuck Norris as a Code 45-11.... a suicide.
# Chuck Norris doesn't churn butter. He roundhouse kicks the cows and the butter comes straight out.
# Chuck Norris doesn’t wash his clothes, he disembowels them.
Gotta check dinner. It smells GRRRRRRRRRRREAT
Sunday, March 01, 2009
a little R & R
This weekend was one of rest and relaxation at the Lost Pines Hyatt in Bastrop. Courtesy of DH's company and their excellent numbers this past year we got a "retreat" weekend. So, that included dinner Friday night in Bastrop at Baxter's on Main, golf (for him) and spa credit (for me) and dinner Saturday night in downtown Austin at Sullivan's. Needless to say, it was a wonderful weekend. Luckily right now we have a live in dog sitter so with a few items of clothing thrown in a suitcase we were off for our relaxing weekend.
Dinner Friday night was a delicious salad, tilapia, green beans with roasted potatoes and YUMMY pecan creme brulee...to die for! I stayed in for a (somewhat) early night while DH went down to the hotel bar to have some drinks with his co-workers. Yes I opted to stay in...
Saturday morning I got up extra early because it was the day of one of my longest runs in my training program, 10 miles. I had toyed with the idea of running along some of the trails around the resort or the entrance road, but the hotel frowns on that and I honestly was afraid I would get lost, even with my trusty Garmin. That along with the cold front that blew in sent me to the fitness center, ah! the dreaded treadmill. Now, not having a treadmill or a gym membership, I have never done any kind of training run on a treadmill since I've become a "runner". I was a little worried about how it would go and how I would bear 10 miles on a boring! treadmill. Well, let me tell you what! I had an AWESOME run! I set it for hills and was able to do some speed work and really concentrate on my pace and incline. It was incredible! I felt GREAT when I was finished, not my best time ever (10.23 miles in 101 minutes) but I DID IT! And, I was headed to my 9am massage, which was awesome. The Spa Django was beautiful, relaxing and exactly what I needed after my run. I sat in the sauna, the "relaxation" room, took a shower that had 7, yes 7!! shower heads...I could have stayed in there all day. I was so relaxed when I left I went back to the room and crashed for 2 hours! Bliss.
Dinner Saturday night was INCREDIBLE. Crab cakes, shrimp appetizer, 8oz Filet Mignon, (cooked perfectly!) potatoes, mushrooms, spinach and lots of wine with a slice of key lime pie to top it all off. I highly recommend this restaurant. It was 5 stars, classy. (surprised they let me in! ha) We went to a bar down the street after dinner for more drinks and dancing and had a great time. Here's to old friends and new friends! On the drive home we stopped at the in-laws for lunch and visiting/vacation planning. And finally, home where my puppies and I had a happy hairy, slobbery reunion.
Now, it's time to clean the house! (too bad my live in dog sitter doesn't clean, I'm going to have to work on that...)
Relaxing weekend over! :)
It was great while it lasted!
Dinner Friday night was a delicious salad, tilapia, green beans with roasted potatoes and YUMMY pecan creme brulee...to die for! I stayed in for a (somewhat) early night while DH went down to the hotel bar to have some drinks with his co-workers. Yes
Saturday morning I got up extra early because it was the day of one of my longest runs in my training program, 10 miles. I had toyed with the idea of running along some of the trails around the resort or the entrance road, but the hotel frowns on that and I honestly was afraid I would get lost, even with my trusty Garmin. That along with the cold front that blew in sent me to the fitness center, ah! the dreaded treadmill. Now, not having a treadmill or a gym membership, I have never done any kind of training run on a treadmill since I've become a "runner". I was a little worried about how it would go and how I would bear 10 miles on a boring! treadmill. Well, let me tell you what! I had an AWESOME run! I set it for hills and was able to do some speed work and really concentrate on my pace and incline. It was incredible! I felt GREAT when I was finished, not my best time ever (10.23 miles in 101 minutes) but I DID IT! And, I was headed to my 9am massage, which was awesome. The Spa Django was beautiful, relaxing and exactly what I needed after my run. I sat in the sauna, the "relaxation" room, took a shower that had 7, yes 7!! shower heads...I could have stayed in there all day. I was so relaxed when I left I went back to the room and crashed for 2 hours! Bliss.
Dinner Saturday night was INCREDIBLE. Crab cakes, shrimp appetizer, 8oz Filet Mignon, (cooked perfectly!) potatoes, mushrooms, spinach and lots of wine with a slice of key lime pie to top it all off. I highly recommend this restaurant. It was 5 stars, classy. (surprised they let me in! ha) We went to a bar down the street after dinner for more drinks and dancing and had a great time. Here's to old friends and new friends! On the drive home we stopped at the in-laws for lunch and visiting/vacation planning. And finally, home where my puppies and I had a happy hairy, slobbery reunion.
Now, it's time to clean the house! (too bad my live in dog sitter doesn't clean, I'm going to have to work on that...)
Relaxing weekend over! :)
It was great while it lasted!
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