Party Animal

(Thursday) Workout Wrap-Up: AM -SLEEP, PM- Booty Call class
(Friday) Workout Wrap-Up: AM - Elliptical, PM- 2 miler

Sweet! The weekend is here!

Friday kicked off with invitations to 2 parties last night - party animal, right??!  Not so much.  After I got home, I went for a short run - it was too nice out not to.  I ended the run right near a place where I could pick up some wine or beer to bring to party #1.  Before running into the beer store, I decided to check out a new running store that opened up right across from it a few weeks ago.  I had heard that they focused on minimalist running & someone from my run group had been in contact with them b/c there was some interest in having our group join them on there Tuesday night runs. That didn't work out - long story.  Anyway - I popped in and it was very small.  The one employee was working with someone on a treadmill, but I was really surprised I didn't get any attention.  No "hi!", "Welcome", "I'll be with you in a minute" - nada.  I was in running gear - clearly a potential customer.  I checked out what small amount of merchandise they had and left.  I won't be back.

On to Party #1!!

I wasn't quite ready to leave to walk over with some friends - so I headed out a bit later to find my friends Chadd & Katie's house.  I arrived at the address but was a little confused.  The outside light was off.  The living room light was on and I could slightly see through the blinds.  All I saw was a TV on and an abandoned couch. I rand the bell.  Wait - wait.  Knock! knock! Wait - wait!  Peer into window again.  I called and texted a friends inside...wait - wait.  Look in window again.  After like 10 minutes of looking like the world's worst burglar - I decided to head out.  Sorry! Now what to do with this birthday beer I bought??

On to party #2!  The theme of party #2 was a Bad Beer Tasting party hosted by my friends Andrew & Lindsay.  I arrived at their place just a few blocks away - I had previously let them know I would not be bringing any bad beer b/c I wasn't planning on taking part in the taste test.  Instead I showed up with good beer - well basically regifting it.  I avoided all the beer (probably a good thing since people were forced to drink things like Boh Ice and MGD)  and a table full of yummy smelling pizza.  I left before the winners were announced - so I'll update later when I find out. AKA, I left before 10 pm - see, party animal!

Today I have my Evolution class in about 30 min.  I am curious if we will have a "Pop-quiz" weigh in today.  Last time we did that at the half way point, and this weekend or Monday is the half way of this 4 week version of class.  According to my scale I am just about on track with about 2lbs a week - but the gyms scale is way more accurate.  After class I am biking/walking to another neighborhood to have lunch with my friend Sarah and my mini-friend, her daughter Harper :)  Hoping for the rain to stay away.  Then later tonight I am off to make dinner and get yogurt with my friends Carolyn!

Last year at this time I was running my 4th 1/2 marathon with my friends Alyssa and Eric! This was my PR 1/2 - guessing mainly due to the rather flat course (at least compared to insanely hilly-Baltimore course) and great weather.  I have 1/2 #6 coming up at the end of April on a new course in my hometown, Rochester NY - so maybe a new PR in the future??

Time to get moving!


Oh, BTW - the chia pudding pie wasn't half bad.  I didn't follow a recipe really.  It was a spoonful (the big spoon, not the normal one) of cocoa powder, a spoonful of stevia, and a spoon + a little more of ground chia seeds.  I added some unsweetened almond milk until everything was almost covered and blended for a few seconds in the magic bullet.  I was pretty much in pudding form right then.  I let it sit in the fridge while at the gym and then later put it on the crust I made out of ground chocolate Fiber One cereal and a little I can't believe it's not butter spray.