Whew!!!!..... its been one of those kinds of weeks!!! My days this week have been all sorts of wonky!!! Spent the first three days of the week in my hometown catching up with some good friends that I haven't seen in almost a year since I moved, photographing a charity golf tournament for St. Jude/Wells Fargo, spending time with my best friend, and having a brief visit with my brother before he flew back to his home....Photographing a golf tournament is a whole different kind of animal!!! It was a real success but figured out a couple things that I will need to work on if I photograph golf again...:) That's the great thing about photography, we're always learning new things!! Who knew it was so hard to get the ENTIRE golf club in the shot... :)
On a workout note... :) Since my week was so wonky, as was my workout, or rather lack there of...:( I did however get in a GREAT workout with my workout buddy late in the Wednesday when I got back in town.. Our workout consisted of squats, dead lifts, pull-ups, suitcases with kettle bells, push-ups and inverted pull-ups with bands, barbell lunges, and cleans!!!! Needless to say we were a bit sore the next day!!! But a great workout!!! And today I was able to remove one of my resistance bands when doing pull-ups!!! And just to see how far I am from being able to do a regular pull up, I managed 2 pull ups with my workout buddy holding my feet and giving me some help!!! I was SOOO excited!!! Who knew it would be so exciting!! :)
One week until my first Warrior Dash!!! Crossing my fingers all goes well!!! :)
Friday, May 24, 2013
Friday, May 17, 2013
A couple pics...TGIF!
Happy Friday!!!! Well, this has been a rather uneventful week... Although this weekend and upcoming week should be full of cool and interesting things!!! Saturday the bf and I will be riding in a charity motorcycle ride for the Salvation Army through the mountains, in hopes of staying dry!! :) Next week my photography partner and I (and yes I'm going to plug our business...:) http://captured-photoalieli.wix.com/captured-photography....will be photographing at the St. Jude/Wells Fargo Golf Tournament in NC!!! We are SUPER excited to be working with St. Jude again!!! They are a fantastic organization that helps so many families and children!!!
Ok so here are a couple of pics I took yesterday...
Ok so here are a couple of pics I took yesterday...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Soaking up sun!!
Just a little reminder that we all need our daily dose vitamin D!! But please reminder your sunscreen!!!! Just a quick post of what my afternoon looks like since the weather decided to agree with me!!!
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Happy Mother's Day!
Just a quick post :)
I hope everyone had a great Mother's Day today!! We had a great day today too!! We fixed a FABULOUS frittata that I'll share the recipe on here too, homemade wings, a fresh salsa, and strawberry shortcake for dessert... :) And a brunch Bloody Mary cocktail with our food!! Yum!!
Getting ready for Monday....:( Monday's are never fun it seems like... Although one of the parts of the day that I look forward to the most is when we go in in the mornings and find out what our workout for the day is!!! This weeks workouts should resemble last weeks and next week will be new stuff!! Yay!!! I am also trying to add some exercises to my workouts for the next several weeks to help get me ready for the Warrior Dash!!! Completing it is one of the items on my bucket list :)
Everyone enjoy the start of the week!!!
Frittata with Asparagus, Tomato, and Fontina
Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis
Prep Time:15 minInactive Prep Time:2 minCook Time:10 min
Level:
Easy
Serves:
6 servings
Ingredients
6 large eggs
2 tablespoons whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon salt, plus a pinch
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
12 ounces asparagus, trimmed, cut into 1/4 to 1/2-inch pieces
1 tomato, seeded, diced
Salt
3 ounces Fontina, diced
Directions
Preheat the broiler. Whisk the eggs, cream, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper in a medium bowl to blend. Set aside. Heat the oil and butter in a 9 1/2-inch-diameter nonstick ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Add the asparagus and saute until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Raise the heat to medium-high. Add the tomato and a pinch of salt and saute 2 minutes longer. Pour the egg mixture over the asparagus mixture and cook for a few minutes until the eggs start to set. Sprinkle with cheese. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until the frittata is almost set but the top is still runny, about 2 minutes. Place the skillet under the broiler. Broil until the top is set and golden brown on top, about 5 minutes. Let the frittata stand 2 minutes. Using a rubber spatula, loosen the frittata from skillet and slide the frittata onto a plate.
Per Serving: Calories: 197; Total Fat: 15 grams; Saturated Fat: 7 grams; Protein: 11 grams; Total carbohydrates: 4 grams; Sugar: 2 grams; Fiber: 1 gram; Cholesterol: 214 milligrams; Sodium: 351 milligrams
Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/cda/recipe_print/0,1946,FOOD_9936_24459_RECIPE-PRINT-FULL-PAGE-FORMATTER,00.html?oc=linkback
I hope everyone had a great Mother's Day today!! We had a great day today too!! We fixed a FABULOUS frittata that I'll share the recipe on here too, homemade wings, a fresh salsa, and strawberry shortcake for dessert... :) And a brunch Bloody Mary cocktail with our food!! Yum!!
Getting ready for Monday....:( Monday's are never fun it seems like... Although one of the parts of the day that I look forward to the most is when we go in in the mornings and find out what our workout for the day is!!! This weeks workouts should resemble last weeks and next week will be new stuff!! Yay!!! I am also trying to add some exercises to my workouts for the next several weeks to help get me ready for the Warrior Dash!!! Completing it is one of the items on my bucket list :)
Everyone enjoy the start of the week!!!
Frittata with Asparagus, Tomato, and Fontina
Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis
Prep Time:15 minInactive Prep Time:2 minCook Time:10 min
Level:
Easy
Serves:
6 servings
Ingredients
6 large eggs
2 tablespoons whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon salt, plus a pinch
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
12 ounces asparagus, trimmed, cut into 1/4 to 1/2-inch pieces
1 tomato, seeded, diced
Salt
3 ounces Fontina, diced
Directions
Preheat the broiler. Whisk the eggs, cream, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper in a medium bowl to blend. Set aside. Heat the oil and butter in a 9 1/2-inch-diameter nonstick ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Add the asparagus and saute until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Raise the heat to medium-high. Add the tomato and a pinch of salt and saute 2 minutes longer. Pour the egg mixture over the asparagus mixture and cook for a few minutes until the eggs start to set. Sprinkle with cheese. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until the frittata is almost set but the top is still runny, about 2 minutes. Place the skillet under the broiler. Broil until the top is set and golden brown on top, about 5 minutes. Let the frittata stand 2 minutes. Using a rubber spatula, loosen the frittata from skillet and slide the frittata onto a plate.
Per Serving: Calories: 197; Total Fat: 15 grams; Saturated Fat: 7 grams; Protein: 11 grams; Total carbohydrates: 4 grams; Sugar: 2 grams; Fiber: 1 gram; Cholesterol: 214 milligrams; Sodium: 351 milligrams
Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/cda/recipe_print/0,1946,FOOD_9936_24459_RECIPE-PRINT-FULL-PAGE-FORMATTER,00.html?oc=linkback
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
A very sore core......and some thoughts...
This has been a rather uneventful week so far... :) Which I guess is a good thing!! Today is my chill night with myself to have a glass or few of wine and catch up on the things from the week :) My better half goes and plays with cars on Wednesday nights...Our night a week made me decide on today's post.. Its not workout related, but I will post our Core/Ab WOD that we did today! (its a doosey!!)
One of the most important things I have learned over the years being in a relationship is "you" time.. I wanted to share this particular piece of information because I think that so many couples don't realize how important it is to have "you" time every week. Many couples believe that they have to spend every day, all day/night with each other... Let me share a secret with you, all day, every day isn't healthy!! Each person in a relationship should do something that is not with their partner each week. This can range from going out to dinner with your girlfriends or guy friends, going for a run or workout, to going to play with cars(my better half LOVES to work on cars).. You don't even have to leave the house(well one of you does..:) ) I make one of my favorite old college meals and have either wine or some other beverage and catch up on my shows or I meet a girlfriend for dinner... :) Having some of that time away from each other to do something you enjoy will make you appreciate each other even that much more!!!
My advice to couples is get out and do something for YOU each week!! It will make your relationship stronger and more enjoyable, I promise!!!
One of the most important things I have learned over the years being in a relationship is "you" time.. I wanted to share this particular piece of information because I think that so many couples don't realize how important it is to have "you" time every week. Many couples believe that they have to spend every day, all day/night with each other... Let me share a secret with you, all day, every day isn't healthy!! Each person in a relationship should do something that is not with their partner each week. This can range from going out to dinner with your girlfriends or guy friends, going for a run or workout, to going to play with cars(my better half LOVES to work on cars).. You don't even have to leave the house(well one of you does..:) ) I make one of my favorite old college meals and have either wine or some other beverage and catch up on my shows or I meet a girlfriend for dinner... :) Having some of that time away from each other to do something you enjoy will make you appreciate each other even that much more!!!
My advice to couples is get out and do something for YOU each week!! It will make your relationship stronger and more enjoyable, I promise!!!
Friday, May 3, 2013
And the WOD is....
Well, all the girls were a little worried about what our workout this morning was going to be on the board.....One of the girls is leaving us to move across the country so our strength coach was told to put together a doosey of a WOD for us today since it would be her last workout with us....So we come in this morning and this is what we found....(i'll also add it to the fitness part...)
All of this is to be done outside, so we all took all of what we needed outside to the end zone on the football field....:) Needless to say this kicked my ass!! In a good way though!! My Push Jerks need some work though.... We all got thru saying how it kicked our butts, but how much we loved it!!!
Barbell Complex (5x)
5 RDL
5 Cleans
5 Front Squats
5 Push Jerks
5 Rows
200 yd run
50 MB Slams
50 KB Swings
50 Sit ups
50 HR PU(hand raise push up)
50 Wall balls
Have a great weekend everyone!!! :)
All of this is to be done outside, so we all took all of what we needed outside to the end zone on the football field....:) Needless to say this kicked my ass!! In a good way though!! My Push Jerks need some work though.... We all got thru saying how it kicked our butts, but how much we loved it!!!
Barbell Complex (5x)
5 RDL
5 Cleans
5 Front Squats
5 Push Jerks
5 Rows
200 yd run
50 MB Slams
50 KB Swings
50 Sit ups
50 HR PU(hand raise push up)
50 Wall balls
Have a great weekend everyone!!! :)
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Overcoming challenges
My apologies that its been a couple days since my last post... :( Its been one of those weeks last week, but not to worry, I'm back on track!!!
Myself and girls went in for our workout this morning to find that we had a new one posted for us!!! YEAH!! We were so excited to do some new workouts!! And it was quite a workout!! It pushed all of us in every exercise!! One of the things that I daily have to work on during our workouts is getting out of my own head!!! I can talk myself out of anything, workout included!! I don't know if any of you have this same issue, but its a struggle sometimes in the workouts.... For the longest time I had steered away doing a lot of weight when doing anything using my lower body...I always used the excuse of my knees so that I wouldn't add more weights or so that I wouldn't have to do a particular exercise at all.. But thanks to some really great workout buddies, they have pushed me to go above and beyond my comfort zone!! And amazingly enough, when these exercises are done properly my knees don't hurt!! (Imagine that!! :) ) And one of the things I'm learning from reading and talking to other Crossfitter's(i know, not a word...) it doesn't matter that lbs that you add, its the fact that you push yourself and challenge yourself and not to worry what everyone else around you is doing or lifting!!
Two of the exercises that I swore up and down I was not going to be able to do much at all on were Box Jumps and barbell lunges... And lo and behold, I have moved the platform up two levels in the last couple weeks on my box jumps (i'm only two more slots away from the top and then its on to a much bigger box....)!! I was STOKED!!! (and a little proud of myself, i will admit... :) And on the Barbell lunges, one of my girls is consistently pushing me to challenge myself!! I know its not real impressive, but starting with just the barbell a couple weeks ago for the lunges, to today ending the last set of them with a total weight of 85lbs was VERY EXCITING to me!!! I'm loving overcoming things that I didn't think I was going to be able to!!
My advice is this...No matter what it is in your life, ALWAYS challenge and push yourself!!! You are capable of MUCH more than you think you are!! As I have tell myself, "Get out of your own head!!"
Have a great week!!!
Myself and girls went in for our workout this morning to find that we had a new one posted for us!!! YEAH!! We were so excited to do some new workouts!! And it was quite a workout!! It pushed all of us in every exercise!! One of the things that I daily have to work on during our workouts is getting out of my own head!!! I can talk myself out of anything, workout included!! I don't know if any of you have this same issue, but its a struggle sometimes in the workouts.... For the longest time I had steered away doing a lot of weight when doing anything using my lower body...I always used the excuse of my knees so that I wouldn't add more weights or so that I wouldn't have to do a particular exercise at all.. But thanks to some really great workout buddies, they have pushed me to go above and beyond my comfort zone!! And amazingly enough, when these exercises are done properly my knees don't hurt!! (Imagine that!! :) ) And one of the things I'm learning from reading and talking to other Crossfitter's(i know, not a word...) it doesn't matter that lbs that you add, its the fact that you push yourself and challenge yourself and not to worry what everyone else around you is doing or lifting!!
Two of the exercises that I swore up and down I was not going to be able to do much at all on were Box Jumps and barbell lunges... And lo and behold, I have moved the platform up two levels in the last couple weeks on my box jumps (i'm only two more slots away from the top and then its on to a much bigger box....)!! I was STOKED!!! (and a little proud of myself, i will admit... :) And on the Barbell lunges, one of my girls is consistently pushing me to challenge myself!! I know its not real impressive, but starting with just the barbell a couple weeks ago for the lunges, to today ending the last set of them with a total weight of 85lbs was VERY EXCITING to me!!! I'm loving overcoming things that I didn't think I was going to be able to!!
My advice is this...No matter what it is in your life, ALWAYS challenge and push yourself!!! You are capable of MUCH more than you think you are!! As I have tell myself, "Get out of your own head!!"
Have a great week!!!
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