Lobster Time

So I found out that I somehow sprained my knee. Luckily the doctor said no gym for a week and to ice it everyday and I should be good to go! Unfortunately I couldn't convince Troy that the doctor said a tropical drink would fix it. But I did manage to convince him that a Starbucks would help. This is how much of Friday night was spent. There is a huge pile of magazines on my floor that I am trying to get through.

Even though I was wobbling around, we did make it out of the house for a nice dinner one night. I've been wanting to go this beach restaurant for awhile now, but it's been insanely too hot the past week. So since it cooled off a bit, we decided it was a go. The only downside was it was SUPER windy.

Practice Ride

Last week was the un-official start of my training plan for the Wounded Warrior Bike Ride. Originally I had planned on stepping up my spin classes for the past two months to practice. But since I was traveling for a majority of the month that just didn't happen.

Troy and I decided to bike ride together one day last week to get some more practice miles in. The only downside was we decided to pick the hottest (like 93 degrees) and the most humid day there was.

The route we chose was 12 miles there and back to a nearby park through the woods. There was at least a breeze while we were riding and lots of shade.

I think training in the heat is a positive because the hot weather slows you down so much. When you finally workout outside on a cool day, you feel so much faster!

We made sure to pack lots of water to stay hydrated. I have gathered quite a large collection of re-usable water bottles. Both of us decided to skip riding around the actual park because it was so hot. We did spot paddle-boating, which I am a huge fan of. This is on our to-do list next time we bike here.

Part of me is still debating whether or not I should do the bike ride. Even though I didn't train for it as much as I would have liked, my cardio endurance is still there. Plus I have been consistent with strength training my quads and hamstrings.

The only problem is I have no one to do the ride with! Everyone I had planned on doing it with backed out the last minute. The race is on Friday so I still have a few more days to register. Part of me doesn't want to do it alone because I would want company on a three hour bike ride. And I keep having visions of me falling off all alone to the side of the ride while everyone just keeps passing me by. Delusional, I know!

In the past years I haven't been able to do it since I was always working. So since I'm off this year I was really looking forward do it. We shall see...

**Question- 
Have you ever done a race or bike ride alone?!

I'm Back!

Hey strangers. Long time no chat huh?!

I had all intentions of blogging from the Dominican Republic, but after seeing the gorgeous beaches, blogging flew out the window. Don't get me wrong, I love you guys, but it's nice to have a break once in awhile. Blogging is like a full time job! It was nice not being on Twitter or Instagram constantly.

I Swear I'm Not A Beauty Product Junkie

We're off to another Marvelous Monday, especially since most of you are probably in bed enjoying the day off today.

It is just starting to feel like Memorial Day weekend around here. The past couple of days had pouring rain and was freezing. Forty degrees in May is just crazy!

Luckily, the sun started shining yesterday :)

As Of Lately...

Ok so I was about to do the happy dance this morning, then realized it's not Friday yet. Whoops.

Some things as of lately:

As of lately-Troy and I are almost finished watching Prison Break. We've been watching about 3 episodes a day can not wait until the end. It's safe to say we are both obsessed. Besides Wentworth Miller isn't exactly bad to look at ;)

Busy Bee

How are ya?! I spent hardly any time on the computer this weekend, which was a nice technology free break, but not by choice. I was busy busy! Of course this meant lots of marvelous things to share.

Saturday was spent getting up super early to squeeze in a workout. This never happens on the weekend. Even though I don't sleep late, I do love sleeping until 8. Of course this mean that a Starbucks run had to happen.

Denver Part Two

I wasn’t kidding when I said we fit so many events into that 3 day weekend. So much stuff to share!

We had a minor setback on Sunday morning. I thought I saw a bug (which was really Troy’s phone) and somehow fell out of the bed backwards. I ended up hurting my ankle. It was another one of those “only me” moments.