Frienemy

I have a frenemy, and its name is running. To say I love running would be a lie. I love that it keeps me moving, tones my body, and the feeling when I am done, but the actual running itself sucks. I hate being out of breathe and the occasional pain it causes when I push myself too hard.  I just recently started running when someone in my work was recruiting for a race called Ragnar that would be in October 2011. Check out the video if you haven't heard of Ragnar its pretty amazing. I am still going through withdraws.

Keep in mind that was my first race. My next race was a 5k, then I did a 1/2 marathon. Yeah I am a bit crazy I know, but I am going back and going to start training the right way. My goal is to do a race each month just so I can keep running so I can be better prepared for the Ragnar and other 1/2 marathons and who knows maybe build up to a marathon.

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Honey Mustard Chicken

Meal Plans

Nacho ordinary taco salad
Baked Parmesan Garlic Chicken

Quinoa Salad Beans Avocado

Cream Cheese Cakes

Meal Plan Monday

So its been awhile since I have done a meal plan but its time to get back on the wagon.

Sloppyjoe Stuffed Peppers

Green Chili Turkey Burgers

Black Bean Tostadas


Super excited I hope everything turns out well.... I will also be  making my own smoothies so wish me luck!

So my days off have changed so I have to start the menus on different days and attempt to get back on the meal plan wagon.

Southwestern Beef bean burger wraps

Healthier general tsos chicken

Survey

I used to love doing these way back when....so here we go.

A. Age:26
B. Bed size: Queen maybe we will be getting a bigger bed.
C. Chore that you hate:  Dishes I usually make Ryan do them.
D. Dogs: Just Daphne my collie. Maybe we will be getting another one soon!
E. Essential start to your day: I have to shower first thing out of bed its shower time.
F. Favorite color: pink and purple.
G. Gold or Silver: Silver
H. Height: 5'4"
I. Instruments you play: Flute but not for a long time. 
J. Job title: Order Verification Core Protector.
K. Kids: none
L. Live: Las Vegas
M. Mother’s name: Barbara
N. Nicknames: Firefox, E.
O. Overnight hospital stays: Only when I was born.
P. Pet peeves: I have so many...people chewing ice, the squeaky sounds that straws make, people not using common courtesy just to name a few
Q. Quote from a movie: Boo, you whore- Mean Girls
R. Right or left handed: Right handed.
S. Siblings: Misty, Dave, Dawn, Chrissy, Denise, Debbie, Rich
U. Underwear: Yes, I wear them
V. Vegetable you hate: Brussels Sprouts
W. What makes you run late: I usually don't run late unless its to parties or concerts and its because I take my time getting ready and try on 5 different shirts.
X. X-Rays you’ve had: Dental, wrist, lungs, ankle
Y. Yummy food that you make: Oreo Truffles and cupcakes. 
Z. Zoo animal: Elephants

Meal Plan

So this week will be kinda tough. Ryan is working constantly and doesn't have a day off, plus we have a work party on Sunday and my mom comes in on Wednesday.

Thursday - Taco stuffed Shells  This has been on our list for awhile and I really want to try it.

Friday- Stacked Roasted Vegetable Enchiladas

Saturday -Parmesan Squash Bake

Sunday- Vendor Party

Monday- Jalapeno Popper Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Tuesday- Left overs

Meal Plan

So last week the meal plan didn't go as planned we only made 2 recipes but we are going to get on the ball again.



Wednesday- Kickin Chicken Burgers

Thursday- Taco Stuffed Shells

Friday - Dinner at Cabo

Saturday-Crock Pot Hawaiian Bbq Chicken

Sunday- Left overs or Take out

Monday- Left overs or Take out

Tuesday- Left overs

Week 2 Meal plans

The first week went really well. We only spent about $10 more on grocery than normal but I think we made that up with not eating out, plus I am sure it was healthier than take out. 

Honey Sriracha Beef Skewers - Thursday

Kickin Chicken Burgers -Friday

Hash Brown Casserole -Saturday

Taco Ring-Sunday

Black Bean Pizza-Monday

Meal plans

So I am going to try this meal plan because maybe it will help us eat better and even save some money since we wont be eating out as much. Since today is my Friday we will just start it out on Wed. which I know seems backwards for most people.  This week it is all new recipes.

Wednesday - Slow-Cooker Mongolian Beef

Thursday-Enchilada Casserole

 Friday-Crispy SouthwesternWontons

Saturday-Alfredo Tortellini

Sunday-Leftovers or Take out

Monday-Summer Coucous Salad

Tuesday- Leftovers



Lets see how this goes!!

Justin Timberlake

We all have celebrity crushes, there is even a new TV show Love Bites about celebrity crushes. My teenage years all the boy bands were huge, N*Sync, Backstreet Boys, 98 Degrees, etc. but I wasn't really into them especially Justin Timberlake. All my friends were swoon over them and imaging getting married and having kids with them while I played Tragic Kingdom on repeat. Recently though I have developed a crush on Mr. JT himself. Really I don't know what it is about him, but something has changed. My its because his style has changed or my taste have changed, but I can watch any of movies and listen to his play list on Youtube for hours. How could you not find this attractive??

To say the least I am very excited for his new movie.

Nail Art!!

So I found a pretty amazing blog the other day and you should take a look. Melissa did a different nail design each day for a complete year. She is done with her project but it was still pretty inspiring and she still keeps up with her blog. I am the type of girl that never paints her nails mainly because they chip about 5 min after I paint them, but I decided to give it a try and I am pretty please with the results.

Now I didn't clean the sides or anything but I was pretty impressed with them hopefully they will last.

Billboard Awards!!

So I was still sick but when else do you have the chance to go to the Billboard Awards. Our seat were high but it was still an amazing show and the crowd had a lot of fun. The exciting part about the Billboard Awards is that you don't know exactly who is performing because they want to have some surprises, ex Britney Spears (even though I knew she was going to perform), Neil Diamond, Travis Parker among many others.

Now that we know that we can actually get tickets to award shows, next year we will hopefully get better seats. I would post more pictures but you can't really see anything from them.

Allergies

I think my body has picked the worse time to decide to have its butt kicked by allergies. When my allergies start acting up it can be really bad, my throat burns, I get earaches, and my nose either runs or is so stuffy I can't breathe.
I have to get better by Sunday because we are going to the Billboard Awards! Our seats our in the nosebleed section but I don't really care, I think it will be amazing.

Nap time!