Sunday, June 30, 2013
dogs saying grace
beach weekend!
FINALLY!
The sun came out and I was able to sit on a beach. Moving from NJ to PA was not easy. Having to drive so far just to see the ocean is awful. But this weekend, the sun gods smiled on me and I was able to enjoy a nice afternoon in the sand.
The sun came out and I was able to sit on a beach. Moving from NJ to PA was not easy. Having to drive so far just to see the ocean is awful. But this weekend, the sun gods smiled on me and I was able to enjoy a nice afternoon in the sand.
I'm pretty sure it's mandatory for every female to take a picture of her knees by a body of water
My bestest pal even came to enjoy the beach with me! (Dan was there too!)
Marissa and I even treated ourselves to a girls night in Atlantic City - dinner, drinks, some gambling (girlfriend won $300 at blackjack!) and breakfast.
And I was pretty tired today but Dan and I spent some time on the boardwalk plus I got to hang out with my golden friends.
It's pretty crazy that 4th of July is this week! Hoping to get some more sun, exercise, see my family, and relax. And a three day work week for me!
Thursday, June 27, 2013
My First Prediction Race (or the weirdest 5K of my life)
Normally I wouldn't share my 5Ks on here because this is not a running blog (unless I do a cool one like the Zombie run!) but I believe this story needs to be shared.
I made plans to run a 5K with my two friends, Laura and Jillian. I was very excited. I love to do 5Ks but its much better when you have a friend or two running it as well.
*** By the way, the organization that put this 5K together is one of the most amazing organizations I have ever heard of. MANNA provides nutritional meals for people with very serious illnesses and their meals are prepared just for them - they meet with a nutritionist and are given their meals based on what they need depending on their illness. The guy who was in charge of the event, Rob, was amazing as well. ***
The weather has been weird all week. Sunny then downpours and tornado watches... and of course, as we drive to the running store the 5K is at, the skies opened up and the rain came down. Hard. It let up though and we managed to get out and get to the inside of the store.
We find out it is a prediction run.
Have you ever heard of a prediction run? I have but had never done one. It's when you predict your time and see if you can come close to that. Sounded interesting.
But get this. Predict your time then learn you're not supposed to have your phone or any watches or anything. Plus you have to take into account safety, traffic, etc etc. We put our phones in the car (mainly because of the rain anyway) and Jill and I surrendered our heart rate monitors (our watches that keep track of time/calorie count/heart rate).
The owner of the store (I think) talked about the course. I soon realized there would be no mile markers and you would have to make sure you knew where you were going or pay attention to the running store employees who would be running the course back and forth to keep everyone on the course.
SO YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TIME IT IS OR HOW FAR YOU HAVE RUN OR HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN RUNNING FOR.
Quite the experience.
I am so glad I did this 5K with friends because we GOT LOST.
In fact, we got so lost the people in charge went to go look for us.
At some point, the runners in front of us went missing, we didn't see any employees of the running store, and we had no iphones (see how much we depend on technology these days!) so we couldn't even bring up a map.
So we ran and walked and ran and walked and tried to find our way back. Luckily, the place we had to go was not TOO far and we were sort of familiar with the area.
Then, Jill trips and I just about had a stroke.
My only thoughts were (after asking Jill if she was okay of course and trying to grab her shirt before she face planted) was "WHAT IF SHE HAD REALLY FALLEN AND NEEDED AN AMBULANCE WE HAVE NO PHONES AND WHAT TIME IS IT ANYWAY AND HOW LONG HAVE WE RUN FOR AND WHERE THE HECK ARE WE".
We finally made it back to the store.
Although we did not do very well time-wise, this is something I am going to remember forever. The situation was not ideal but when you have friends next to you dealing with the same thing, it makes it fun. We didn't give up and we worked together to find our way through the Main Line.
Then we decided to get fro-yo, which is always a plus.
I am so sad I didn't have my phone because I am sure any pictures I could have taken while we were lost would have been fun to share. Maybe I will do another prediction run in the future - the concept is cool but I will need to make sure there are some mile markers next time!
Thank you Laura & Jill for an unforgettable running experience! When is our next 5K? ;)
I made plans to run a 5K with my two friends, Laura and Jillian. I was very excited. I love to do 5Ks but its much better when you have a friend or two running it as well.
*** By the way, the organization that put this 5K together is one of the most amazing organizations I have ever heard of. MANNA provides nutritional meals for people with very serious illnesses and their meals are prepared just for them - they meet with a nutritionist and are given their meals based on what they need depending on their illness. The guy who was in charge of the event, Rob, was amazing as well. ***
The weather has been weird all week. Sunny then downpours and tornado watches... and of course, as we drive to the running store the 5K is at, the skies opened up and the rain came down. Hard. It let up though and we managed to get out and get to the inside of the store.
We find out it is a prediction run.
Have you ever heard of a prediction run? I have but had never done one. It's when you predict your time and see if you can come close to that. Sounded interesting.
But get this. Predict your time then learn you're not supposed to have your phone or any watches or anything. Plus you have to take into account safety, traffic, etc etc. We put our phones in the car (mainly because of the rain anyway) and Jill and I surrendered our heart rate monitors (our watches that keep track of time/calorie count/heart rate).
The owner of the store (I think) talked about the course. I soon realized there would be no mile markers and you would have to make sure you knew where you were going or pay attention to the running store employees who would be running the course back and forth to keep everyone on the course.
SO YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TIME IT IS OR HOW FAR YOU HAVE RUN OR HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN RUNNING FOR.
Quite the experience.
I am so glad I did this 5K with friends because we GOT LOST.
In fact, we got so lost the people in charge went to go look for us.
At some point, the runners in front of us went missing, we didn't see any employees of the running store, and we had no iphones (see how much we depend on technology these days!) so we couldn't even bring up a map.
So we ran and walked and ran and walked and tried to find our way back. Luckily, the place we had to go was not TOO far and we were sort of familiar with the area.
Then, Jill trips and I just about had a stroke.
My only thoughts were (after asking Jill if she was okay of course and trying to grab her shirt before she face planted) was "WHAT IF SHE HAD REALLY FALLEN AND NEEDED AN AMBULANCE WE HAVE NO PHONES AND WHAT TIME IS IT ANYWAY AND HOW LONG HAVE WE RUN FOR AND WHERE THE HECK ARE WE".
We finally made it back to the store.
Although we did not do very well time-wise, this is something I am going to remember forever. The situation was not ideal but when you have friends next to you dealing with the same thing, it makes it fun. We didn't give up and we worked together to find our way through the Main Line.
Then we decided to get fro-yo, which is always a plus.
I am so sad I didn't have my phone because I am sure any pictures I could have taken while we were lost would have been fun to share. Maybe I will do another prediction run in the future - the concept is cool but I will need to make sure there are some mile markers next time!
Thank you Laura & Jill for an unforgettable running experience! When is our next 5K? ;)
Saturday, June 22, 2013
what's better than a phillies game on the first night of summer?
A FREE Phillies game on the first night of summer!
The fabulous owner of my gym randomly asked me the other day if I wanted tickets (plus a parking pass!) to the Phillies game last night. She couldn't use them and didn't want them to go to waste so of course I accepted! I'm not a huge baseball fan (to be honest, it sort of bores me) but I knew Dan would want to go so I snatched those babies up and off to Citizens Bank Park we went.
The fabulous owner of my gym randomly asked me the other day if I wanted tickets (plus a parking pass!) to the Phillies game last night. She couldn't use them and didn't want them to go to waste so of course I accepted! I'm not a huge baseball fan (to be honest, it sort of bores me) but I knew Dan would want to go so I snatched those babies up and off to Citizens Bank Park we went.
(I've never sat this close so that was pretty cool)
They lost...
Check out this very cool sandcastle they had at the ballpark!
I had every intention of doing nothing big this weekend but I'm happy we ventured in Philadelphia for the game. Last time we went it was rainy so this beautiful summer night was very welcome.
Thursday, June 20, 2013
summertime = blogging time!
Well friends, clearly my blogging skills need some work. But I have good reasons! I mean, one who works between 45-50 hours a week plus finishing up half marathon training just likes to use her free time to sleep. BUT it's summer. Summer = adventures. I plan to be very obnoxious with photos because I want to remember all the fun and exciting things coming up. And plus, our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY is next month! It seems like the year went by so fast.
So here's updates on our lives:
Memorial Day was spent in Brigantine (of course) though the weather did not fully cooperate, we made the best of it.
Spent time with one of my favorite little boys:
Max turned six!
I got to eat carbs. Lots of carbs.
I made Dan walk the loop at Valley Forge (5 miles!)
Consider this my return to blogging.
:)
So here's updates on our lives:
Memorial Day was spent in Brigantine (of course) though the weather did not fully cooperate, we made the best of it.
Spent time with one of my favorite little boys:
Max turned six!
I got to eat carbs. Lots of carbs.
And...oh yeah! Finished my first half marathon!
I made Dan walk the loop at Valley Forge (5 miles!)
Consider this my return to blogging.
:)
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