Im linking up with Ashley once again for another edition of Fridays letters!Dear New Joint Blog: I am SO excited for you to finally launch today! Everyone please go visit our awesome new blog at A Lo...
Sorry Ive been a little MIA lately - Adrianne and I are working on finishing touches of our joint blog and I cant wait to share with you all of our exciting content. Dont worry - I will still be blog...
You guys! Our engagement photos are back and I cant begin to tell you how amazingly happy I am right now. Im basically jumping up and down with excitement (yes, while in public).To view all of them p...
Today Im linking up with Ashleys blog to bring you Fridays Letters. Dear Future Hubs: Thank you for being such a good sport during our engagement photo shoot last night. Through high winds and ...
Before I was engaged (even before I met Jay) I knew I wanted my best friend Cassandra to take my wedding photos. One problem: I also wanted her to be in my wedding. I knew I would much rather have he...
Now that Im taking a break from running some races Ive decided to jump back into other forms of exercise. Last Wednesday I decided to take my first try at spin class (unless you count that time in hi...
While in Arizona we took advantage of the great trails and took a long hike. I was extremely sore afterwards but it was so fun. Im glad we got to sneak away for a few hours :)AZ recaps are officially...
Mothers Day weekend was amazing. I got to see my mom and future mother-in-law and celebrated my sisters birthday (a little early).My mom flew in for a very quick trip to see my sister for her birthda...
Im so lucky that I live with the man of my dreams and get to spend evenings at home with him. I love when we can enjoy a meal at home together, snuggle up and watch TV and chat before bed. Doesnt sou...
Saturday was not what I expected.We woke up to some crazy thunderstorms at 4:30 a.m. to get some breakfast down before heading to our race. Yes you read that correctly ... 4:30 a.m. ...Once we got th...
Dear Future Husband: Thank you for being so good to me - like making me the most delicious dinner last night and cleaning up around the house. Even though your moms sauce took you 5 hours to ma...
Tuesday was my last "long" run before my big 10 mile on Saturday. This makes me happy yet TERRIFIES me becuase a. the race is just a few short days away and b. I dont feel ready. at all. for ...
Not loving this photo of me but I was so amazingly happy. The sun was shining, I was eating my favorite food outside AND was with some pretty amazing company. I dont think I could have been any happi...
Folks - I did it. I PRed my time and finished my 5K over this past weekend in 24:02.1 - a 7:45 pace! I cant tell you how excited I was to see that finish line and my time. I had set the goal to do be...
Im sure youre slightly confused by the title of this post. These three things sum up what I will be doing tomorrow. Running a 5K in the morning followed by some much needed time with my bridesmaids (...
SO excited to share some news with you all - this blog of mine was featured in the Naperville Sun!!!!! I know, some of you from around the globe have no clue where Naperville is - but its an awesome ...
Does this place look familiar? We visited the Queen Creek Olive Mill the last time we visited Arizona. You can read all about that here. We couldnt resist coming back twice during our short visit thi...
Were back from the beautiful state of Arizona. I think Chicago hates me because its cold, rainy and ugly out - thanks a lot for the warm welcome! It was hard enough leaving the sun and hot weather bu...
Jay and I escaped the cold Chicago weather for a few days to visit my parents in Arizona. Were sadly on our way back to some brutal weather but I was so glad to see my mom and spend a few days in the...
Thank goodness for fitness bloggers. I found a fun hill/interval workout to do tonight for training. I was beginning to get nervous about my upcoming 10 mile race (and according to Jay it is even MOR...
I made it. I survived my first 10k. It actually wasnt as bad as I thought it would be. The hills on the course were intense but it was a fun challenge. There were some very encouraging runners all ar...
Friday. Thank you for finally being here. This week has been so long but I surprisingly havent wished away any of it. Last night I was beyond tired after consuming the 489384392 million calorie dinne...
Wednesday night I pulled out one of my longtime favorite meals to cook - vegetarian stuffed green peppers. Ive been making this vegetarian dish since college and I still love it so much. We enjoyed o...
Some pretty awesome ladies Going away party - we miss you, Jen! My future in laws newest baby :) I look like death in this photo Fur Baby! Visiting Ferne for the first time in the NICUShes beautiful!...
So, I could apologize again and again for when I take breaks from this blog (I try not to do it too often but sometimes life gets in the way) but I think hearing excuses will not matter that much. Ju...
Spring has sprung ladies (and gentlemen who read this blog ... I know who you are) and I couldnt be more excited about it. Its sunny out and just so amazing. I work in an all glass building which is ...
Ferne Emily was welcomed into the world on leap day weighing 7 lbs 12 oz and was 20 inches long. She is so incredibly precious and Im so proud to be her aunt. I cant wait to see this little one grow ...
I was getting really bored with my typical routine and decided to explore some group fitness classes at my gym. I was already going to a power yoga class every Thursday (which I love) but I needed to...
Ive got some BIG news!Im going to be an aunt to another beautiful girl. My future sister-in-law is having her second girl today and I cant wait to meet her.It seems like yesterday when we heard the e...
Yep - I disappeared for a little bit again. Sorry to my loyal readers out there :) Some big things have been happening lately. My place finally sold (I still cant believe it) and Ive been busy moving...
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