Three Thing Thursday

1. I did not (x 1000) want to run this morning. Today was no different from any other day but I just didn't feel the urge to lace up my tennie pumps. I snoozed hard the alarm at least 111 times. Finally, I got up about 6:45. I procrastinated--played with my phone, got on the computer, lolly-gaged around the house. Then, I remembered, I ate a brownie with some ice-cream last night at church. Okay Okay, I have to run this morning and out the door I went.

Mile 1-8:33

Mile 2- 8:51

Mile 3- 9:07

Mile 4- 8:50

Average pace- 8:50

NEVER regret lacing your shoes up and hitting the pavement! I feel great now and ready to conquer the day!!

2. After finishing a great run, I was ready to eat. I usually have scrambled egg whites and a banana, a smoothie, or oatmeal for breakfast. Nothing sounded appetizing. I finally settled on this....

-1 cup of coffee brewed straight from my Keurig--man, i love that machine!!

-1 bowl of flavor packed oatmeal (this means with brown sugar, crumbled pecans, a few drizzles of honey, dried cranberries, cinnamon, a scoop of all natural peanut butter, and a few sprinkles of ground flax seed--It turned out to be a pretty good choice if I do say so myself.

3. Two days until my birthday, whoot whoot! Looking forward to a fun weekend!

Three Thing Thursday

1. Last night I tried my hand at making lasagna for the first time. I was a little skeptical and a little nervous since I had never made it before. I found a recipe for Whole Wheat Turkey and Vegetable lasagna! It turned out great. Go HERE to get the recipe. You have to check out all of Caroline's other amazing recipes at chocolate & carrots!

 The ricotta mixture

 Yummy sauce

 My husband grabbed the camera when he got home from work. Thanks to him, you have to see me looking like this! Putting the lasagna together.

For some reason, blogger won't let me upload the finished product. I did run out of monzerella cheese so that is why the top layer is cheddar. It still tasted wonderful!

2. I cannot wait to go on vacation with my family! We spend a week together every summer and we always have so much fun! I have got to get off blogger and clean, wash clothes, pack, and get us ready to head to the beach! This year I will be heading to the beach 25 lbs lighter and with 5 inches more of hair!! haha! Excuse the throwback pictures, a few of them are even rough for me to look at. Thank you Lord for the gift of running and healthy eating!

 Beach 2010

 Beach 2009

Beach 2008

Beach 2007

3. My new kitchen has the perfect spot for a kitchen island. I am trying to decide which kind I want. We live in an older home with wood trim. We won't live here forever so I want it to be one that I will be able to use in the future too! Here is what i am thinking...

Via

What do yall think?! Any other suggestions?

Three Thing Thursday

1. I was up at 6:10 this morning. It has been harder for me to stay on my early to rise, early to bed schedule with nowhere to be during the day! I have been getting up at 7-7:30ish and then heading out for my run, but it is just to dern h-o-t-t! This morning I was up, out of the house, and done with my 6 miler before 7:30! Hooraahh!

6 miles- 57:58

9:28 pace!

Run felt great this morning after some serious soreness in my legs from those wonderful weighted squats and lunges I did before spin class on Tuesday!

2. I am quite a few days into summer and still haven't had any luck finding any school counseling positions in my area. Keep praying for me. As of now, I am going to try not to feel guily when my husband leaves at 5:30 am for the gym then work, doesn't get home until 6, and meanwhile I am lounging by the pool! =) I do have a part time job once or twice a week, that counts for something right?!

As a matter of fact, I think I am getting ready to head there as we speak!

3. I don't read much for pleasure at all. I spent most of my time reading textbooks while in graduate school and it turned me against reading. Although I have never been a big reader, I needed a few books to accompany me on the honeymoon. My current read that I haven't finished yet is Pictures of You by Caroline Leavitt. I read a blog review on this book and decided to give it a shot! It's been pretty good so far, kinda sad, and I am not into sad books or movies! Hopefully it will have a wonderfully happy ending!

Next up on my summer reading list....Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin and I cannot wait dive into this one!

It's almost the weekend friends, hang in there!