It has been a scorcher here lately as I will probably repeat and repeat this entire summer! I’m already looking forward to fall. The heat just zaps the energy right out of me. I’m fine in the shade, but direct sunlight is no bueno. It really stinks for any kind of activity outdoors. We did make it on a bike ride Saturday morning, which was the 4th early wake-up call ride in a row for me! I could tell my legs were not quite as fresh and the heat just threw in another lovely variable towards my demise. (more…)
June 27, 2010
June 25, 2010
balsamic tempeh tortellini + a giveaway!
CSN Stores graciously offered to giveaway a $60 giftcard to my lovely readers to use at any of their online stores! They have a ton of home and kitchen goodies, from furniture, cooking gadgets, even neat lighting. I’d love to get some of their landscape lighting in our backyard that’s currently all rocks right now 🙂 Check out the giveaway details below! (more…)
June 23, 2010
summer grilling favorite
Hello Friends! Yes, it is finally mid-week! This one has been going a bit sloooow for me. Anyone else?
Well I finally managed to get my butt up at 4am for an early morning ride, yes! I have been on several rides here and there, but nothing very consistent and boy oh boy I can tell. Definitely wasn’t my best showing this morning, but it feels good to get out there at least. With this hot weather, I’ve been a little bleh lately. Even at 4:30 in the morning it’s very warm. No fun. I cannot wait until I can ride to and from work again. I miss that bunches. (more…)
June 22, 2010
a bit late but Happy Father’s Day!
ooh, sorry for being a missing person lately. Yes, my good ol’ laptop decided to take a dump on me again for a 3rd time!! grrr It was actually pretty funny because Chris and I were talking about how I should get Mozy to back up all my files since my laptop has been so shady, and the moment I tried to then turn it on . . . nuthin’. Yep, it was dead. Another good thing about all this though is that my 2-year performance plan will be up in July, so if it would have waited to die another month or so I would have been sh– out of luck. I’m hoping that they will send me a store credit for a new one since this is the same problem for the third time. *fingers crossed* I do know that I will NOT be getting an AMD processor again. That thing just got too hot and fried itself every time.
I hope you all had a nice Father’s Day! Just a little re-cap of the weekend and our dad’s day celebration . . . (more…)
June 18, 2010
athletic identity in children + simple dinners
I receive the Nutrition and Your Child Newsletter which is a research-based newsletter produced by the USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) at Baylor College of Medicine. I was really intrigued by this recent snippet which linked the creation of a positive athletic self-image in children to being active throughout life. I attached part of the newsletter below and hope you enjoy it too. It’s amazing how truly influential we can be in children’s lives and their future health. (more…)
June 14, 2010
simple sunday supper
After the culmination of the weekend was coming to a close, Chris and I decided to do something not so conventional for us on a Sunday evening . . . we cracked open a bottle of wine and rented a movie!! Usually we spend Sunday night getting things situated for the week and try to get to bed somewhat early so we’re not walking zombies on Monday. Because our weekend was pretty packed with bike rides, swim lessons, visiting with in-laws and friends, homework, and business brainstorming, I felt like taking it easy. (more…)
June 12, 2010
a bad blogger who started swimming
I’ve been a bad, bad blogger lately, but some things have come up recently that must be a priority for my future 🙂 Most of the past week Chris and I have been coming up with random lunch and dinner selections since I didn’t get a chance to get to the grocery store. I won’t spare you the details and frankly I forgot to take pictures eek! I feel like pretty soon, my head with sure spin off and fly away somewhere never to be seen again! Has anyone seen my brain? (more…)
June 7, 2010
weekend with friends
Boy this past weekend flew by for me! Well, I do say that most every weekend, but this one was packed with friend meet-ups and recovering from late nights 🙂 It was nice to catch back up with good friends since we’ve been caught up with life and busy with cycling, school and work. Sometimes it sure is hard to keep in touch with everyone, although I know that shouldn’t be an excuse. Do you find it hard to juggle it all sometimes? I sure do and I hope that my buds don’t think any less of our friendship. So here’s to a great weekend catching back up with good friends 🙂 (more…)
June 2, 2010
back into the swing of things
Man it is tough coming back after having such a nice vacay! CSN Stores contacted me recently and asked if I would like to do a review of one of their products, which may just make the transition to reality a little easier 🙂 I’m not sure what it will be yet, maybe it will be a sectional sofa?! Well, not sure about that, but we sure need a new sofa. Ours is ancient and we have to reinforce it underneath with a broken down cardboard box. No joke. It’s like once you sit in it, you can’t get up because you sink so far into it. literally. Look out for a review soon, hopefully it will be something fun! (more…)
