{Friday Fab 5}

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The week flew by with these fun things happening…

{#1-Carving pumpkins for date night}

Elf sat like this all on his own! Best cat ever!

{#2-Roasting Pumpkin Seeds}

I had never had roasted pumpkin seeds before this week so we made two kinds both with coconut oil-salted garlic and cinnamon.

{#3-Trying out my new fuel belt}

It did some moving, but that was more from my outfit than anything. I love how flat it sits on my hips and how roomy the pocket it. They thought of some great storage ideas here.

{#4-Tips for Running in a Costume}

I like this costume! (news.cincinnati.com)

I’m so jealous of anybody that gets to do a Halloween race. I’ve always wanted to, but it just won’t work this year with cross country.

{#5-and the big news!}

My husband, with no prompting, begging, or mentioning it from me, is running a marathon with me this spring. I’m still shocked. I honestly did not expect this day to come, yet in a way I did. Lets hope our training together goes well.

Happy Weekend!

18Oct2013

{Friday Fab 5}

Posted in Friday Fab 5 by sneaksandstilettos

TGIF!

{#1-The Great Gatsby}

Ryan and I watched this movie a couple of weekends ago. I had never read the book before and LOVED the movie so much I watched it again the next day while grading papers. Just as good as the movie is the soundtrack. I’ve had some of the songs on my running playlist for the past two weeks. Definitely check both out. I just got the book in the mail and am hoping to get some reading in this weekend.

{#2-Autumn Beer}

I’m a big fan of seasonal beer. I love Blue Moon’s Harvest Pumpkin Ale, but had never tried the Caramel Apple Spiced Ale until Monday. The fresh apple juice with cinnamon, nutmeg, and caramel malts is fall all the way!

{#3-Honky Tonk Half Marathon}

Sunday I’ll be heading to the Honky Tonk Half Marathon. I know a few of you are racing this weekend. Will anyone else be racing there or elsewhere this weekend?

{#4-Hitting the Trails}

After racing this weekend, I hope to continue my goal of hiking somewhere new each weekend this fall. So far, I’m 4 for 5 of hiking in new places each weekend.

{#5-October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month}

Now that it is getting colder outside in the mid-west, I am back to wearing hats often. All of my favorite hats are from Under Armour. One of them happens to be hot pink and has a breast cancer ribbon on it because part of the purchase price goes to breast cancer research and charity organizations. Under Armour has some very cute ways to support the cause. There are also many local races to support the tas’!

Happy Weekend!

11Oct2013

{Friday Fab 5}

Posted in Friday Fab 5 by sneaksandstilettos

This week was one of those weird weeks where it feels like I can’t believe today is Friday and TGIF.
{#1-I heart pumpkin anything…especially pumpkin dip}

I ate mine with apples and it was the perfect fall snack! Warning: this recipe makes a lot. I’d recommend cutting it in half if you don’t want a huge bowl!

{#2-Wine & Memories}

Ryan and I cracked a bottle of wine last weekend and added our cork to our vase with corks inside. Per a Pinterest idea I found a while back, we’ve started dating and writing what we were doing when drinking the wine on the cork. It is a fun way to look back at all the little celebrations we’ve had. The wine was purchased while in Texas Hill Country while on vacation this past summer. Another tradition we’ve started is buying local wines while visiting places and saving them for future dates to reminisce and enjoy the places we visited.

{#3-Getting back in the groove…the running groove}

They say it takes 21 days to make a habit and I’d agree most of the time. Lately I’ve only been running with the cross country kids and not so much on my own. While it saves time, I don’t get that I’m a runner and I loved that run feeling, so this week I started my mission of getting in some quality runs solo after practice. I managed a blissful, geeked out smile 8 miler and a recovery 4 miler in addition to practice runs. This week was about falling in love with running all over again runs. More on those later!

{#4-Chicken Quinoa Chili}

This was one of my freezer meals I wrote about in August and let’s just say…AMAZING!

{#5-Fall Runs}

I’ve made it a goal to really enjoy fall outdoors (and not just by running) since it is my favorite way to experience the season. What are your fall goals?

Oh, and it’s not too late to sign up for the Glow in the Deke 5k this Saturday. It is a great family event and you can read more about it here.
Happy Weekend! 😉