Good Morning!
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I am back from my weekend in Starkville and I’m already missing it – well, I’m missing Nick – not necessarily Starkville. We had a great weekend that started off with my most embarrassing moment ever.
WEEKEND RE-CAP
We had planned on “date night” for Friday night as my award for completing the 21 day workout challenge (Workout for 21 days straight!) We had decided on the Veranda and I was already looking forward to the Harvest Risotto I was going to try. Well I bought some new shoes this past week for the occasion and as I mentioned before, I’d been looking for some wedges similar to what I borrowed from my cousin in Texas. I thought I found the most perfect pair of wedges and they were super cute! We get out of the car to go eat and I was just standing by the car waiting on Nick. Then it happened, I had the most ridiculous slow fall of my entire life (in a dress). I kept trying to catch myself, so it delayed the actual fall, but basically… these shoes are the devil and I’m returning them immediately! I couldn’t help but laugh at myself. Nick had to pull me off the asphalt. There was zero arch support, I was getting blisters, if the pavement wasn’t 100% even, there was no telling if I’d fall on my butt again. It also felt like my skin was splitting from the way my foot fell in the shoe when I walked. It was awful. The rest of the night was amazing though. I may have indulged this weekend a little too much since I knew my 28 day Whole Foods challenge was right around the corner.
We started dinner off with Fried Green Tomatoes. I absolutely LOVE these, probably more for the dipping sauce and not the actual tomatoes.
I then chose the Gorgonzola salad with my meal and it was perfect. I love the piece of cheese toast that they bring with your salad.
Nick got the Kobe Burger and I got the Harvest Risotto. We both really enjoyed our meals and left with a small doggy bag. Since this was my “award” dinner, Nick allowed me to have the Peanut Butter Pie that was their special for the evening! To be honest, it wasn’t as good as my Peanut Butter Pie. Now I’m realizing that I forgot my left over Peanut Butter Pie in Starkville. Really sad.
After dinner, we went and saw Hercules. The movie was a lot better than I expected and I was really impressed with “The Rock”. I’m glad we chose to see that Friday night.
Saturday we ended up helping my sister’s boyfriend move out of his apartment. Nick was kind enough to volunteer us for the job, but we got free pizza & beer at the end of the day, so I’d say it was worth the time and effort. We also had lunch with my friend Lacy on Saturday and Sunday. She’s officially moving up North tomorrow, so I’m glad I got to see her this weekend.
HEALTH STARTS HERE
My Health Starts Here 28 day challenge with Whole Foods starts today. I did a lot of prep when I got back to town. I went grocery shopping to pick up some basics. I soaked some pinto beans over night and they’re in the crock pot all day to cook. I also bought ingredients to make Whole Wheat Cornbread so I’ll let y’all know how that turns out! I love pinto beans & cornbread as a meal. I cooked up some rice to keep on hand and plan on having lots of rice & bean bowl combinations for lunch throughout the week. Our first weekly meeting is tonight and we’ll be learning about restocking our pantry and building our plates around nutrient dense food. I’ll take notes on what I think y’all might be interested in.
MARATHON-TRAINING
Well, it’s about time that I actually do a marathon. Nick and I have talked about doing the MS Blues Marathon and I think this will be the year. We wanted to do the Disney Marathon, but we didn’t want to take off work that long and it was going to be pretty expensive. One day, we’ll do that one. I’m starting out with half-training and then I’ll continue on to train for the full. I purchased a Trigger Point Foam Roller to help in my training. These things are amazing at loosening up sore muscles & joints. I’ve wanted one for a long time and I think it’s going to make a huge difference in my recovery throughout training. My cross-training and healthy eating should also have a positive impact on my marathon training. I’m excited to see how it goes!
- What is your most embarrassing moment?
- Have you worn shoes once and returned them because they were so uncomfortable?
- Have you seen Hercules? What did you think?
- What are you training for this upcoming fall/winter?
