Weekend Wrap Up: The Color Run

Dear Color Run,

You were AWESOME!

The girls and I had the best time!

We successfully completed the race and

were successfully covered in color! 

I can't put into words how much fun it was

so I will just let the pictures do the talking.

(stole this one from Elise :) )

After the run

(and naps)

we lounged at the pool, girl talked,

watched a lot of Olympics,

and just had a great time together!

And ate of LOT of Fire Crackers.

We stayed with one of my besties, Maggie,

and Saturday night we had an in-home

wine tasting. 

Maggie's husband Jon owns a wine store, Tasteful Times

and put together a special tasting for us.

It was so FUN!

We had 4 whites and 4 reds.

We tasted the wines, guessed the varietal

and the Jon would tell us more about the wines. 

Cheers to a fabulous weekend with the besties.
How was your weekend?

Fire Crackers

Are you ready for the easiest recipe of your life?

 

I pinned this recipe a while ago and first made it for

 when we were home for Regatta.

(The pin does not go to a link so I am not sure who to credit it to. 

 If you know, please send me a message so I can properly credit them!)

Fire Crackers 

(I adapted the recipe a little from the original)

-1 box (reduced fat) cheez its

 -1 box (reduced fat) white cheddar cheez its

-1 bag oyster crackers

-1 ranch dressing mix

-2-3 tbls olive oil

-1-2 tbls red pepper flakes (more to taste)

1. Mix all ingredients together

2. Devour

 Could that be easier?

I'm telling you, you won't be able to stop eating this mix.

Make it this weekend, you won't be sorry.

(Obviously regular cheez its would be totally fine,

I was just trying to save us a few calories.)

Have a great weekend, friends!

I am so excited to watch the Olympics Opening Ceremony tonight,

see the besties

AND

Saturday is THE COLOR RUN!!

Great weekend in store!

P.s. I'm thinking we need a giveaway when I reach 400...

thoughts??

Running Update

I know you have been sitting on the edge of your seat 

wondering how my running has been going.

Well, I'm glad you asked.

It's been going pretty well. 

There are times while I'm running that it sucks and I am cursing it

BUT I can tell that it's getting easier

and that I've lost a few lbs 

(if we are being totally honest, 

I am eating an ice cream sandwich while I'm typing this...

a girl can't live on protein bars alone)  

I ran while we were at the lake and it didn't go well

and I was really mad at myself.

But instead of getting too frustrated with myself
I repeated the run on Monday and it went much better.

Now today is the scary one...

It is supposed to go something like this

5 minute warm up

20 minute jog.

Yes, you read that correctly...

They want me to run for 20 minutes, straight. 

Like, without stopping.

Monday's run was 

5 minute warm up

8 minute jog

5 minute brisk walk

8 minute jog

cool down.

So what you are telling me (nice, friendly) Couch to 5k trainer lady

is that the most I've run is 8 minutes at a time and now I'm supposed to run 20?!

If anyone needs me I'll be in the neighbor's yard passed out. 

 Any form of life support or encouragement is welcome...

Last time, I had a few questions about my running shoes...

they are the Rush 33's by Asics.

 I picked mine up at Kohls for about $55

(well really for $15 because my mom is awesome 

and gave me $40 in Kohl's cash...) 

Their site is now saying they are $65 but it's 

Kohls so I'm sure they will be on sale by this weekend

Over the weekend a friend of mine told me about 

Running Warehouse

great running gear and their clearance sections has tons of deals!   

I think a running skirt may be in my future

 P.S. don't forget to enter the giveaway I am hosting over at Britt's blog!