Back in Action!

Well, clearly I have fallen off of the blogging wagon as of late. But I am happy to say that I am back! Hope you like the new look of the blog - I'm working on updating the other pages at the top for quick reference also!

I wrote a post earlier today about priority setting and why I have been MIA for a bit, but I also wanted to give you a taste of what is coming up as I get back in to the swing of things!

Running

• Over the past two months I've run 3 races that I am excited to tell you guys about!
• How am I doing with hitting my 1200 mile in 1 year goal by June 15th?
• Race/running plans for the rest of the year - still in brainstorming phase here

Weight Maintenance

• General update on how things are going with maintenance - struggles, successes, etc.
• Goals going forward - is 130lbs my forever happy weight?
• Recent low-cal recipes and changes to my meal planning process (thrilling, right?)

Life

• Recap of my brother's visit to Beaumont, including a trip to the Houston Rodeo
• Canoe trip, Houston Dynamo game & a new haircut (cliffhanger!!)
• What's coming up for the summer - lots of fun stuff planned...

Dogs

• Nothing really to update, except that they are still super cute, obviously.

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Happy Friday!

Hope you have a great weekend! We are anxiously waiting for Mom & Taylor to arrive in a few hours!!

Weekend Recap

So I'll share the productive things I did this weekend later on this week, but for now, how about a recap of the fun?

A few weeks ago, Sam & I went to the Humane Society for a volunteer orientation, and Friday was my first time volunteering there. Basically, you can show up whenever you want and play with a dog or cat - score! And they are very happy to get some one-on-one time! On Friday, I played with beautiful dog named Stormy, a 3 year old Black Mouth Curr, and she was so good natured and sweet. Some one please adopt her!!

Friday night, Sam & I went out for sushi (I saved up calories by eating lower cal than normal all day) and then watched NC State basketball of course!

Saturday was mostly about yard work, but we also went to Starvin Marvin's to celebrate Adrienne's birthday (my Beaumont BFF!). It's crawfish season around here, which is pretty serious business for any southeast texan! I didn't take any pictures for some reason, but it was a good time.

Today we did a long bike ride, got the grocery shopping done and mostly just hung around the house. I did make a crazy recipe for dinner (it involved swiss chard, making crust from scratch and putting broiled bell peppers in a paper bag... haha), and it turned out pretty well! I'm not going to feature the whole recipe this week, because it is longggg, but here's the link - Cooking Light Pizza Rustica.

 I'm excited for my mom and sister to be here next weekend!! Weekend project updates to come later this week... sneak peak:

Happy Friday!

Hope you get a chance to relax this weekend! Ruby certainly will...

With any luck, I'll have lot of front yard progress to share next week!!