LLRB 365: 2012 Weeks 13 & 14

Since we were on vacation this week and I didn't get last week's photo post done, I'm combining these 2 weeks.  Enjoy :)

Sunday

3-25-12

Happy 70's birthday to M's mom!

Monday

3-26-12

Went to an Oberon release party - this was taken at midnight Monday morning :)

Tuesday

3-27-12

Sometimes a little Sbux for lunch just makes the day better.

Wednesday

3-28-12

Beautiful sky on the way home from running kids around.

Thursday

3-29-12

Gotta love slave labor :)

Friday

3-30-12

Our drive to TN got interesting when the Garmin took us down a single lane road in podunk, OH.  We were pretty sure we weren't on I-75.  The goats were of no help, either.

Saturday

3-31-12

Three runners at the Knoxville Marathon Expo!

Monday

4-1-12

My girl finishing her first official 5k! (My half marathon pictures weren't nearly as cute - but I finished.)

Monday

4-2-12

We spent the day exploring Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Tuesday

4-3-12

Made it down to Asheville, NC and lunch was some yummy NC BBQ.

Wednesday

4-4-12

Beautiful waterfall on the Biltmore Estate.

Thursday

4-5-12

Driving from Asheville to Louisville, KY we found the Woodford Reserve Distillery (official bourbon of the Kentucky Derby).

Friday

4-6-12

Before driving home, we hit up the Louisville Slugger factory.

Saturday

4-7-12

Back to reality with meal planning while icing my shins.

Since the past week was our spring break, and we managed to cram in a visit to Brooke, a race, horseback riding and hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains, a visit to Jaime, multiple Asheville brewery stops, Biltmore Estate and wine tasting, a distillery, underground ziplining (a must-do if you are ever in Louisville), the Louisville Slugger factory and museum, and dinner with Ali on the way home, choosing just one picture a day was very difficult.  Each of those events could have been it's own blog post :)

Did you take any spring break trips this year?  If not, what was your favorite spring break memory?

LLRB 365: 2012 Week 10

Sunday

3-4-12

She always steals my spot as soon as I get up.

Monday

3-5-12

Loved the mix of sun and clouds.

Tuesday 

3-6-12

Happy Birthday, Oreo!

Wednesday

3-7-12

Been taking a lot of these lately - stupid legs.

Thursday

3-8-12

I'm desperate enough to start bringing my foam roller to work.

Friday

3-9-12

Quiet evening with friends.

Saturday

3-10-12

Not too shabby - legs hurt but not unbearable.

Overall it turned out to be a pretty decent week.  My calf/shin/quad issue seems to be slowly improving to the point that I'm sure I'll finish my half marathon on April 1st but have resigned myself to the fact that my time will probably not be anywhere close to where it could've been if my training hadn't tanked her in the past few weeks.  

I hope these first days of March have been lovely where you live.  Anything fun or exciting happen for you this week?

LLRB 365: 2012 Week 9

Sunday

2-26-12

Had an amazing day in Chicago with Melissa, Christy & Nancy

Monday

2-27-12

Made it through my first New Rules of Lifting for Women workout

Tuesday

2-28-12

It was a margarita night

Wednesday

2-29-12

Happy Leap Day

Thursday

3-1-12

My newest obsession - Draw Some (I'm barif0815)

Friday

3-2-12

I hate kiwi but they weren't bad in my protein shake

Saturday

3-3-12

Managed an 8 mile run during a strong wind advisory & snow in the morning, then this hit by dinner time.  I'm so over winter and we haven't even really had one yet.

There was a little glimpse into my week.  What did you do during the last week of February?

LLRB 365: 2012 Week 8

Sunday

2-19-12

Was feeling the need for chocolate so I made Oreo Truffles.

Monday

2-20-12

We had the day off from school and K wanted to go to the track to practice in her spikes.

Tuesday

2-21-12

Either my girlfriend's son has really huge feet, or I have really tiny ones!

Wednesday

2-22-12

In an effort to get in more protein as I start on my IronSisters New Rules of Lifting For Women workouts, I discovered this at Costco.  Not bad mixed with a banana and frozen berries.

Thursday

2-23-12

Finally bought some decent headphones.  They stayed in great with all my upsidedown yoga crap I did today (but I still have a hard time actually getting them IN my ears).

Friday

2-24-12

A wintery blast reminded me that I really do live in a snow globe for part of the year.

Saturday

2-25-12

The start of a great weekend with friends.

LLRB 365: 2012 Week 7

Here we are nearing the end of February and there is practically no snow on the ground not that I'm complaining or anything.  It's really unheard of.  I could go check a bunch of weather sites and see when the last time it was we had such a mild winter, but I really don't care.  I just hope the trend continues. 

Sunday

2-12-12

Headed to HopCat for some dinner and brews.  Got a pretty light show, too, with the neon and a firetruck outside.

Monday

2-13-12

Siri decided to take the night off.

Tuesday

2-14-12

Happy Valentine's Day - I had the flu and stayed home from school, but still managed to eat some Baked Hot Chocolate!

Wednesday

2-15-12

Felt a bit better so I went for a crazy 3 mile run, but didn't want to get too far from home *just in case*

Thursday

2-16-12

Still not feeling 100% - this has been my lunch for the past 2 days.

Friday

2-17-12

First day of our 4-day weekend.  Took the kids to a great hot dog place for lunch & they spent most of the time doing this (and they were FREE!):

Saturday

2-18-12

Went to the Grand Rapids Griffins #purplegame - a fundraiser for cancer research and the Van Andel Institute.  We had awesome seats and it was a lot of fun, even though we lost.

Anything fun going on in your neck of the woods?

LLRB 365: 2012 Week 5

Sunday

1-29-12

I started the week with a little half marathon in So. California!

You can read my Tinker Bell Half Marathon recaps here and here.

Here's a collage of scenes from the day:

Monday

1-30-12

I flew home to the remains of a blizzard.  The snow made for a pretty sunrise.

Tuesday

1-31-12

In true Michigan fashion, the weather changed on a dime.

Wednesday

2-1-12

Happy palindrome day. I celebrated with a cuppa.

Thursday

2-2-12

Tried out a recipe from the new Shrinking Kitchen site - so yummy!

Friday

2-3-12

Go Red for Women Day - are you keeping an eye on your heart health???

Saturday

2-4-12

After an amazing 6 mile run in the morning, hubs and I hit up a couple local brewpubs to celebrate :)

My week obviously rocked. I mean, seriously, starting the week with Tinker Bell and finishing it with that amazing pizza?!? Hello, Happy Bari!

What was a highlight from your week?

LLRB 365: 2012 week 4

This was a whirlwind week, especially the last couple days of it (which is why this post didn't get finished until lunchtime today). 

Sunday

1-22-12

Got the toes pretty for the Tinker Bell Half

Monday

1-23-12

Hubs hung up my memory boards

Tuesday

1-24-12

Went to a conference & they had cookies out - for breakfast

Wednesday

1-25-12

Bought some scarves today

Thursday

1-26-12

Almost finished packing!

Friday

1-27-12

This is how I fly

Saturday

1-28-12

Disneyland!!! (more info later when I do my race report) And yes, the sky was THAT blue.

I can't wait to write my Tinker Bell Half Marathon race report.  I have SO MANY fun pictures. 

Reader poll: One giant post or split it into 2 (expo/Disneyland and race)?