5.31.2013

Friday Things

Why is it that the week following a Monday holiday still feels just as long or LONGER than a normal week?  I had the kids yearly checkups yesterday and just the time spent in the waiting room/exam room felt like a lifetime.  My kids are, shall we say... energetic.  Sitting patiently is not their strong suit, especially when our doc is doing appointments out of the office without the fish tank.  No Dory!? No Nemo!?  They literally starting rolling around on the ground:



At least there were no shots to contend with during our visit.  Speaking of my punks, this week I came across this reassuring post on Gail Werner's website. It made me feel a lot less guilty over trying to scale down on all of the birthday hoopla with the kids.

Here's another awesome internet discovery this week: after I updated my Facebook profile with my new race pic, a friend commented on how I looked like a runner from the future (Oiselle, fashion forward, fo real) and asked what was I wearing on my arms.  When I went to grab the link from the website to share with her the greatness of Oiselle armwarmers, I discovered this:

Me sandwiched right between superfast teammates Kate Grace (winning the Grand Blue Mile) and Jen Bigham.  NBD.

So, if you tag yourself sporting Oiselle duds with #FlyStle on Twitter, it will show up on the homepage and in the #FlyStyle gallery.  I didn't realize that they were also tagging specific clothing items and that pics come up while shopping said items.  SO COOL. 

You can shop the look!


Here's something that also made me smile, and nearly die laughing, this week - juuust in case you haven't seen it already:





Since I've been branching out with some trail running, maybe I should broaden my horizons even further with some Prancercise?  Or prance when I'm having a crappy run, to shift my focus.  Sometimes I think of Phoebe and try to channel her running...



In fact, I was having a crappy run just this morning!  I wanted to get 7 in, but barely mustered 5, when just the other day a 5 mile interval workout seemed like a walk in the park.  Anyhow, I ran past two lady runners and did the usual smile and nod to the brethren when one looked like she knew me and gave a really enthusiastic hello!  Aaaah, that's always fun.  But, for the life of me I couldn't place the face as I went through the rolodex of faces in my head: school, preschool, Y, Soccer, old workplace, Eastside running...?  Was it you??  Sorry if I didn't stop - I was afraid I'd never start again if I did!

For the playlist, I'm adding a new song from an old favorite deejay; one that I danced to live, well over a decade ago...

Ain't No Stoppin' by Ferry Corsten (featuring Ben Hague)




Happy weekend!

2013 Playlist
Come and Get It by Selena Gomez
Apollo by Hardwell featuring Amba Shepherd
This Head I Hold by Electric Guest
Castles in the Sky by Ian Van Dahl
Feel this Moment by Pitbull, featuring Christina Aguilera
Into Your Arms by the Lemonheads
Just Give me a Reason by Pink
I Love It by Icona Pop
Little Secrets Passion Pit
Sovereign Light Cafe by Keane, remixed by Afrojack
Clarity by Zedd
Years by Alesso
Something Good Can Work by Two Door Cinema Club
She Wolf by David Guetta, featuring Sia
Alive by Krewella
Illmerica by Wolfgang Garnter
Drowning by Armin van Buren
Give Me Your Hand by The Ready Set
Language by Porter Robinson
Cry for You by September
You Are My Diamond by Tiesto - featuring Kianna
Arguru - Deadmau5
We Are by Jus Jack & Oza, featuring Aeone



5.29.2013

Soaring Eagle 5 Mile Trail Run Race Recap

My first trail run was a smashing success!  That is to say, I did not do a major faceplant or break a leg - WIN.  There were definitely some close calls, but this was a great race/course to try out this whole trail running bizness.

One of the many great things about this race is that it started rather late compared to most road races.  I'm guessing this is because there's no need for closures, etc.  So I was able to sleep past 7am, and was so glad to get that rest.  I chose the shortest (5 mile) distance, which started at 9:45.  There were also 26.2, 50K and 10 mile options, which also seems to be common with many trail races, and the two longest distances started about an hour earlier.

After downing my breakfast (oatmeal nuked with a frozen banana and a dollop of maple almond butter - this stuff is crazy good), I gave the kids about 20 hugs and kisses goodbye and headed out the door.  The trailhead is situated amongst the many (beautiful) residential areas on the Sammamish Plateau.  Since the parking lot is small, most participants had to park on the main road leading up to the trail.  This was not a problem at all, as I was obviously one of the last to arrive (with my late start time), and it was no more than a quarter of a mile or so walk to the start.  Walking along, I noticed that almost every single car had an oval sticker: 13.1, 26.2, definitely lots of 70.3's, and 50Ks.  I was starting to wonder if I was going to come in DEAD LAST.  

Picking up my bib was easy and there was a big tarp set out for people to put their bags on; I wasn't sure if there would be somewhere for gear and was pleasantly surprised by this little setup of mutual runner trust.


gear check!
There were about six port-a-pottys and the line moved fast.  I listened to the 10 mile pre-race announcements, used the facilities one last time and before I knew it, they were doing the 5 mile pre-race announcements and raffle (pretty cool that they did a raffle for each race distance).  I loved that things were small enough that we could all gather 'round and easily hear the race director talk about the course through his bullhorn.  It's pretty cool how they set up the spray paint on the ground and flags so that you know where you're going, when to turn, that you're on the correct path, etc.  All the course markings are on the side of the trail that you'll turn next - flags on the right side of the trail before a right hand turn and vice versa.  I quickly learned that the less I had to think, the better.

The first mile was on a fire road that would have been pretty easy to cruise along, except for the fact that it's been pretty rainy lately and there were some big sections of shoe sucking mud that were hard to navigate.  At least there was a nice big and dry downhill portion before we hit the single track trail that comprised most of the 5 mile course.  Once on the trail, I just kept my head down and followed a few women that seemed about my pace.  I'm sure I was making lots of huffing and puffing sounds and, at one point, the person in front of me said to go ahead and pass.  I told her it was all I could do to move forward without falling on my face.  Although, after another half mile or so, I was kind of getting into the swing of things and told her I was gonna go for it and went ahead and eked past her on a spot that wasn't too narrow.  I seriously felt like I was FLYING, leaping over tree roots, side stepping rocks, going over all the undulating ground.  In reality, I was doing ten minute miles, tops.  I think this probably has something to do with being so close to all of the trees and my brain's perception that I was passing them all so quickly, when normally I don't perceive myself passing anything but the occasional runner during a road race.  It made the time go by pretty quickly, all that concentrating on my feet and the trail.  Although, I must admit, it also started to make me feel a little queasy.  All of the ups, downs, and hairpin turns were giving me a slight case of motion sickness.  After awhile I just started thinking about concentrating on my breathing and footsteps while inhaling that beautiful, sweet trail air.  I did have my headphones in, but I didn't put on my music; I just wanted to hear my splits from my GPS app and not broadcast them throughout the woods.  

Before I knew it, the loop on the trail was over and we were on the fire road going back the way we came - which meant having to go back up that nice downhill from the beginning.  That's where I really slowed down, because I still haven't come to terms with the negative talk that goes on in my head during hills.  It was about 100 ft of elevation over .5 miles - not terrible, but my legs were feeling like rubber after the new crazy workout they'd just been through.  Other than slowing to a brisk walk a few times along that hill, I was really happy with how I did for my first experience running on trails: five miles in 54:15 and smack dab in the middle of the pack for the race as a whole and for my age group (not dead last). 

I've run an Evergreen Trail Run event before, and love that they are small and have a homespun feel.  I ran the Lake Sammamish Half last year and, even though it's their larger race with about two thousand folks, they still had big bowls of chips, bananas, Oreos, candy and other fun goodies.  The same was true for Soaring Eagle.  I love having easy access to post race food, and so much of it!  I chowed down on a Costco muffin half (yes, they had a bowl full of them cut in half), grabbed some Muscle Milk and Food Should Taste Good samples for the road.  




Major bonus?  Nuun is a sponsor for Evergreen Trail races. 


big fat Nuun cooler!
To top it all off, they have an amazing photographer who (quickly) uploaded gorgeous pictures at such great prices.  




I'm so, so happy with this picture.  It costs $5 for a lower resolution file to download for use on your computer, social media, etc. and $15 for the highest resolution one with unlimited use (one that you can print).  I went with the $15 because it was still less than half the price of most other race photos and because one day, when I'm old and crotchety, I may just want to line the walls with photos of my youth...




  

5.26.2013

This Weeks Eats 5.26.13

This weekend has been absolute perfection and it's not even over yet: I get to sleep in tomorrow!  Ahhh!  I had a great time on my trail run on Saturday (I'll recap soon) followed by a solo sushi lunch, shopping, a nap on my couch and my favorite thing of every week - Saturday night dinner without the kids.  Yes, it's a bit of a pain to eat late after they go to bed, but SO worth feeling like we have a date night every week.  And today we had a lovely hike around one of our favorite kid friendly parks.




OK, food - last week's tortilla pie was a success and we'll definitely make it again, maybe experiment with ground turkey.  The Indian cashew chicken had great flavor, but the sauce was a little on the pasty side; we might try it again and add a touch of whipping cream or half and half.

Since it's Memorial Day, we're switching up the usual Monday pizza and doing some grilling...

Linking up with Mommy Run Fast and Jill Conyers, as well as Rachel at In No Simple Language - be sure to check out all the great weekly menus!

5.24.2013

Friday Things

I was sitting down to write and got totally sidetracked because 50 First Dates was on.  Do you have those kind of movies, where you've seen it a million times but will stop to watch it - even if it's always on, or already halfway through, or if there are (gasp!) commercials to sit through?  I have this problem with any Adam Sandler movie, Overboard, Idiocracy, Sweet Home Alabama and any Fast and the Furious movies...

By the by, this is one of my favorite Youtube videos that I could also watch ad infinitum:



ANYWAY!  I'm so looking forward to tomorrow's trail race and I think it's primarily because I'm so not stressed about it.  It's the first race in a really long time that I'm going to on my own (oh, and I'm gonna make a WHOLE DAY out of being footloose and fancy free), and I have no basis for comparison since I've never run a trail race, nor a 5 mile race of any kind.  I'm debating whether to turn on my GPS at all.  Although, I would like to see the elevation chart...  We'll see.  In fact, I'm so relaxed about it, I forgot about doing my nails until just now!  Eeegads!  I think I have to go with Essie's Turquoise and Caicos since I finally found a lone one left at my local Target.

turquoise & caicos - greens By Essie
from essie.com

My husband is working from home today and has sent me with marching orders to the nearest Starbucks just now (it's been that kind of week in the world of child wrangling), so I leave you with a good read:  I always enjoy Thought Catalog and this is a great one I came across: 17 Things Running Teaches You About Life.

And, of course, my song selection for the week - a nice and embarrassing one.  It's just so darn catchy, and I guess Selena merits a spot on this year's playlist, just like she did last year with Hit The Lights...

Selena Gomez - Come and Get It



Happy weekend!

2013 Playlist
Apollo by Hardwell featuring Amba Shepherd
This Head I Hold by Electric Guest
Castles in the Sky by Ian Van Dahl
Feel this Moment by Pitbull, featuring Christina Aguilera
Into Your Arms by the Lemonheads
Just Give me a Reason by Pink
I Love It by Icona Pop
Little Secrets Passion Pit
Sovereign Light Cafe by Keane, remixed by Afrojack
Clarity by Zedd
Years by Alesso
Something Good Can Work by Two Door Cinema Club
She Wolf by David Guetta, featuring Sia
Alive by Krewella
Illmerica by Wolfgang Garnter
Drowning by Armin van Buren
Give Me Your Hand by The Ready Set
Language by Porter Robinson
Cry for You by September
You Are My Diamond by Tiesto - featuring Kianna
Arguru - Deadmau5
We Are by Jus Jack & Oza, featuring Aeone

5.22.2013

Movin' Blackjack Tables (A Running Metaphor)

Oh, how I miss Vegas.  It's been nearly seven years since my last visit (um, since children happened), I was actually a few weeks pregnant with my first at the time.  Prior to that trip, I used to go at least once (mostly twice) a year, beginning with my 21st birthday.  



I searched high and low for a good picture from nearly 18 years ago, and all I have are pictures of The Eiffel Tower! The Luxor!  All things that are no longer So Exciting!  But, that is indeed me standing in front of what used to be the entrance to MGM Grand.  Looks a bit different now.  Speaking of looking different, here's a picture from the air on that trip:


pretty sparse
And the pool at the Hard Rock, back during the time of my Bachelorette, looked like this:



Back in 2002, you could actually SWIM in the pool!  Anywaaaaay....  I have a major tendency to go on a tangent when talking about Vegas.  All of this to say that, despite my undying love for sin city, I'm not a huge gambler.  No, I love it for Circque du Soleil, the clubs, the energy, the vast pools with chairs equipped with flags to signal waitresses, and most of all - the food.  However, I learned the basics of blackjack over the years: to split aces, when to double down, and, most importantly, when to leave the table.  

I feel like that's where I'm at with all this half marathon business: I've been sitting at the same table for too long.  Obviously, I want to still be in the (running) game; it's what makes me happy and sane.  But, when you've been dealt a few crappy hands in a row, you really should move to a different table.  And it's haaaaard to switch up when you're all bellied up with your buddies and your "free" drinks.  Same goes with the 13.1 distance, it's where the par-tay is at and definitely where the best meet ups are happening.  Sure there are lots of 5Ks and fun runs that lure folks in, but they don't have the same gravitas with runners as the marathon and half marathon.  

Alas, some of the best decisions of my life have been to take a completely different road and go my own way.  I'd certainly love some 13.1 defectors, so let me know if you want to join me at the 10K table.  I think that's where I'm going to focus my efforts for awhile.  I've said before that it's a distance that scares me, since I only have two race gears: one being OMG I'm going to hurl 5K pace and the other being my steady effort 13.1 pace.  I'm going to follow a 10K plan that will help me with getting over the fear of the distance and hopefully get my speed back, maybe even a shiny new PR.  Now I just have to find a race...  Hmmm, anyone know of a good 10K at the end of June?  Early July?

I'm also playing a little roulette and, not only am I so excited to do my first Ragnar with my fabulous teammates, but I'm trying my hand at a trail race this weekend - yay!  My first trail race!  Anyone running Soaring Eagle?  I'm doing the 5 mile run to get my feet wet (maybe literally) and I hope do another before the end of the year.

By the time I've explored some new ventures, I'm sure I'll want to say hi to my friends at the half marathon table again (or, yes, maybe one day the marathon) next year.  Here's hoping I'll be a bit speedier and, most importantly, re-energized about the distance.

5.19.2013

This Weeks Eats 5.19.13

Last week was a good one for trying new recipes; the 'mojo sauce' that we used to jazz up our beef kebabs was SO simple, and SO delicious.  The new chopped salad turned out easy and tasty.  And I also experimented with a super easy way to make a tasty peanut sauce for our satay marinated chicken, behold:



We always have this red curry sauce from Trader Joe's on hand and I thought it might make for a good peanut sauce.  I just threw equal parts peanut butter and curry sauce together and nuked it in the microwave for 30 seconds to make it easier to stir.  It's also good with a little sriracha thrown in, or coconut milk to make it creamier - WIN.  

This week's eats:

  • Monday - Pizza
  • Tuesday - Tortilla Pie (trying this Dinner A Love Story recipe I had marked in Google Reader and I'm starting to go through all of those so I can get moving to a new reader.  Sigh.)
  • Wednesday - Creamy Indian Cashew Chicken (new irresistible looking recipe from Bev Cooks)
  • Thursday - Fish Tacos with Cilantro Lime Crema (an old Cooking Light favorite)
  • Friday - Baked Ziti (easy freezer meal, since we saved half the last time we made this recipe)
  • Saturday - Seven Flavor Beef with Bok Choy, Carrots and Brown Rice (yes, we'd eat this every weekend, but we're afraid we'd get sick of it that way...)
  • Sunday - Garbage Salads (my attempt at a salad they used to make at  Blackies in Chicago: hard boiled egg, bacon, artichoke hearts, hearts of palm, avocado, red onion, tomatoes, blue cheese and a Ceasar vinaigrette) 
Linking up with Mommy Run Fast and Jill Conyers, as well as Rachel at In No Simple Language - be sure to check out all the great weekly menus!

5.17.2013

Friday Things and What I Accomplished on the Kids' 'Sick Day'

On Wednesday afternoon, completely out of the blue, my daughter came down with a fever and hardly moved the rest of the day.  So odd that yesterday morning she woke up completely fine and her normal, chipper, self.  On the other hand, my son started to complain that his tummy hurt (which is his universal symptom whenever he gets ill).  I told him I'd drive him to school, in lieu of taking the bus, to give him some time to rest.  Now, here's the thing: when does the faking illness thing start?  On one hand, I don't want to send him to school only to look like I'm pawning my lethargic and ill child on school and have him end up puking all over the place.  On the other hand, I don't want him to think he can stay home for every little sniffle.  


Seriously, when's this sh*t gonna start? Side note, one of the best Chicago movies EVER.  source

Alas, I let him stay home, because I was worried that he might have caught whatever 24 hour bug his sister had.  I parked them both on the couch with a movie and told them to rest.  During which time I accomplished the following:

  • stripped the beds/washed sheets
  • put away all the laundry
  • tackled a mountain of filing
  • went through my closet and made a Goodwill pile
  • dusted and vacuumed the upstairs rooms
  • vacuumed the stairs
  • cleaned the bathrooms 
Sorry about my type-A bullet point list; I am just super proud of myself, so I had to share.  Man, I sometimes I wish they'd get sick more often...  Anyhow!  By about 10:30 I hear the usual bickering ensue downstairs, and someone says he's feeling better.  Gah!  OK, well, let's go to school then.  Isn't school over? He says.  Practically, but I don't tell him that.  So now he knows how freaking boring a sick day is: no we're not going anywhere, no you can't play outside, no running, etc. etc.  So they piped down, acquiesced to the rules and I set them up with snacks and coloring.  By the time I was done we did a family rendition of The 30 Day Shred, because I was missin' my Bootcamp class; doing exercise videos with small children is really rather entertaining.

Thank GOD I had some plans to get out of the house last night, as I was going so very stir crazy.  And, hot damn, has anyone ever been to an IPic theater??  

We got the premium plus seats where they bring food, drinks (including my prickly pear n' honey margarita), and free popcorn to your plush recliner outfitted with a pillow and blanket!  The ticket only cost $17, not much more than you standard movie ticket.  Oh, and The Great Gatsby was indeed great.  I adore Baz Lurhmann movies, ever since I lived blocks from an old movie theater when I was living in Wrigleyville and walked over to see Romeo + Juliet nearly ten times.  That could have also been because of Leo's awesomeness, but Baz sure knows how to pick his leading men. Ewan McGregor is also one of my all time faves and I could listen to him sing Your Song all the livelong day.  I have a think for tall, freckled Irish guys (see also: my husband).  I also highly recommend Salmon Fishing in the Yemen; just love Ewan as a romantic lead.

OK, I'd better stop talking about movies before I can't stop.  Funny videos!  Here's something to put a smile on your face for the weekend - watch until the end: hilarious fun.


For the playlist: this came on my David Guetta channel on Pandora the other day and it got me through some hill repeats.

Apollo by Hardwell featuring Amba Shepherd



Happy Weekend!


2013 Playlist
This Head I Hold by Electric Guest
Castles in the Sky by Ian Van Dahl
Feel this Moment by Pitbull, featuring Christina Aguilera
Into Your Arms by the Lemonheads
Just Give me a Reason by Pink
I Love It by Icona Pop
Little Secrets Passion Pit
Sovereign Light Cafe by Keane, remixed by Afrojack
Clarity by Zedd
Years by Alesso
Something Good Can Work by Two Door Cinema Club
She Wolf by David Guetta, featuring Sia
Alive by Krewella
Illmerica by Wolfgang Garnter
Drowning by Armin van Buren
Give Me Your Hand by The Ready Set
Language by Porter Robinson
Cry for You by September
You Are My Diamond by Tiesto - featuring Kianna
Arguru - Deadmau5
We Are by Jus Jack & Oza, featuring Aeone


5.15.2013

May: Celebration Overload 2013 (Birthdays and Mother's Day)

The beginning of May is one of my favorite times of the year.  My kids' birthdays being around the same time as Mother's Day seems like serendipity, as I can't help but reflect on the day they were born and (well, at least with the first one) the day I became a mother.


Yes, I use this picture a lot - because I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF IT.

This is the first year we didn't do any kind of party for the boy child, and it was fantastic.  Now that he's in Kindergarten, if you invite one kid, you have to invite them all.  We did that last year with his preschool class and it was fun, but I just seemed to be grasping at straws trying to find a place to celebrate.  For his first two years it was easy to have people over to our house or a friend's house, since the crowd was small and consisted of 'baby' friends.  For year three and four, with preschool friends, going to a park worked out fine; but the weather can be fickle in May.  So last year we decided on the local Children's Museum, since it's one of his favorite places to go.

This year, we wanted to start making things a bit more low key and do something that would be fun for both kids, as we're starting to celebrate the birthdays together.  It would be an understatement to say that my son is obsessed with any and all sea creatures, and the current favorite is sharks.  My daughter also loves all things Nemo, although her favorite gifts this year included a fully operational Buzz Lightyear and a tea set; this just about sums up my daughter.  So, the one big common thread is that they both have the best time at the Aquarium.  To make it special, we headed down to Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium for the first time and it did not disappoint - mainly because: SHARKS.


baby girl and my favorite: the walruses - 3000 pounds of cute.

I hope we can keep the tradition of a family outing for birthdays; it seemed a lot more meaningful to the kids and, of course, it's much less stressful.  Not once did either of them pipe up wondering where the big party was, and I'm quite happy to keep things this way until they do.  



Ah, and of course this weekend was Mother's Day.  The best gifts ever:
front and inside of big brother's card
yearly Mother's Day hand print poem from baby girl's toddler  group


I also started doing this questionnaire I found on one of my all time favorite blogs, All and Sundry, when big brother was three.  Every year the answers are priceless, age six being no exception:

Okay, ready for some questions? Here goes. 
What is something I always say to you? I love you
What makes me happy? me being good
What makes me sad?
being bad
How do I make you laugh? Tickle me
What do you think I was like as a child? You liked pugs (true, I told him a story about how I met a pug when I was a little girl and always wanted one)
How old am I? 23 (looooove him!)
How tall am I? 10ft (he ascertains as he starts by my feet and counts off, raising his hand little by little until he gets to my head)
What is my favorite thing to do? Cuddle with me
What do I do when you’re not around? You read a book (smart kid)
What am I really good at? Working on the computer and reading
What am I not really good at? Doing the hula hoop (hah! true)
What is my favorite food? Garlic bread (I can never leave garlic bread untouched when we have some with a pasta dinner)
What makes me proud of you? when I do nice stuff with my sister
What do you and I do together? Play together
How do you know that I love you? Because you’re the best mom
What is one thing you wish you could change about me? that you’d let me do whatever I want to
What do you wish you could go and do with me? go and buy a real great white (um, I'll get right on it!)
fin




5.12.2013

This Week's Eats 5.12.13

Okay, has anyone tried these Chobani Flips??  I try my best to stay out of Target, but it's the only place I can find them and, man, they are worth braving all of Target's temptations...




I'm not usually a Key Lime person, but this has become my favorite.  This one is heavenly, too:





They factor heavily into my snacks or breakfasts during the week - highly recommend!  I would also highly recommend the southwest chopped salad we made last week, but I was 'meh' about the buffalo chicken casserole.  For all of the unhealthy stuff in there, I wanted to looooove it.  We may make some tweaks to it and try it again though...


  • Monday - Pizza
  • Tuesday - Tequila Lime Turkey Chili (I'm feeling a bit under the weather today - Mother's Day of all days! So I pushed this back from last week.)
  • Wednesday - Kebabs with Sirloin Steak Tips and Veggies with Cous-Cous (we got a couple pounds of these tips with our last Omaha Steak order, so we're going to try them in a simple kebab recipe.)
  • Thursday - Mom's night out to see the Great Gatsby!
  • Friday - Satay Chicken with Roasted Broccoli and Peanut Sauce
  • Saturday - Rigatoni with Arrabiata Sauce (in a dutch oven, saute about 1 cup chopped onion in olive oil until soft, add about 3 cloves of chopped garlic and 1/2 pound italian sausage, deglaze with some white wine once it's browned and add 28oz can crushed tomatoes, 8 oz tomato sauce, a can of tomato paste, a generous pinch or two of Kosher salt, pepper and crushed red pepper - let it cook as long as you can stand waiting to eat.)
  • Sunday - Nancy's Chopped Salad (trying this recipe I found on Pinterest from Bonappetempt.com
Linking up with Mommy Run Fast and Jill Conyers, as well as Rachel at In No Simple Language - be sure to check out all the great weekly menus!







5.09.2013

Friday Things

Aaaand, my other child is celebrating a birthday today.  I had my first baby SIX years ago...  Oh the evil march of time!




Oof, on top of that, I'm a quite a bit sore from doing 100 push ups yesterday in bootcamp.  I hadn't been to class in two weeks and now I'm paying for it; we did several really fun variations!


Pike push ups, yeowww - source
Or how about these?

'T' Push ups - source
The last round were the kind where you just lay on your stomach and have to push yourself up to the starting position, then lay back down, lift your palms up  and start again.  Brutal.

Anyhoo, here's something brutally cute for your entertainment:


And, you probably already saw this video, but just in case...


Mmmmm, John Krasinkski...

Happy mother's day in advance to all the fabulous mothers I know!  I'll be celebrating by taking the kids to Point Defiance for their birthdays, huzzah!  Hopefully we'll get 'er done on Saturday so that I may have a day of sloth on Sunday...

Lastly, thank you Jesse Thomas for putting 'This Head I Hold' into your Wildflower race report so I could add it to my playlist.  I love that song and never knew the name or artist info; if it gave you a boost during a race, well damn skippy, it should work for us common folk!

This Head I Hold by Electric Guest


Happy Weekend!


2013 Playlist
Castles in the Sky by Ian Van Dahl
Feel this Moment by Pitbull, featuring Christina Aguilera
Into Your Arms by the Lemonheads
Just Give me a Reason by Pink
I Love It by Icona Pop
Little Secrets Passion Pit
Sovereign Light Cafe by Keane, remixed by Afrojack
Clarity by Zedd
Years by Alesso
Something Good Can Work by Two Door Cinema Club
She Wolf by David Guetta, featuring Sia
Alive by Krewella
Illmerica by Wolfgang Garnter
Drowning by Armin van Buren
Give Me Your Hand by The Ready Set
Language by Porter Robinson
Cry for You by September
You Are My Diamond by Tiesto - featuring Kianna
Arguru - Deadmau5
We Are by Jus Jack & Oza, featuring Aeone