Little bit tired

I’m currently a little bit tired but this weekend was totally worth the tiredness!

Friday night I was in bed by 10pm and Saturday I woke up at 5:30 to do my long run with Jimmy’s uncle. I got home around 10am and spent the day doing some planting (basil and green beans) and walked Lola with Jimmy. Then my family and I headed to downtown Pittsburgh for the Pirates game. We had a blast and the Pirates beat the Houston Astros. The weather was perfect and Pittsburgh was bumpin‘!! So many people just having a good time. 

We enjoyed some delicious food during the game as well:Pepperoni pizza

Chicken bruschetta wrap

[Hannah and I ended up making it on the jumbo-tron too :p]

My family left near the end of the 9th inning to beat traffic and made it home around 11pm. I was pooped! I hopped in bed and their was a spider in my bed so I slept in my sister’s bed. Cray cray.

I got up at 5:30 am to make a Mother’s Day card for my momma before I headed off to church. 

I even found time to paint my nails. Who am I lately?!

Today I’ve been plopped on the couch making a new Spinning class workout for this week. I’m headed back to church in about an hour.

This weekend has been full and so fun. I’m happy :)

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Happy Mother’s Day.. I hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Peanut Butter Corn Flake Bars

Peanut Butter Corn Flake Bars

Ingredients:
1 cup white sugar
1 cup corn syrup
1 cup peanut butter
5 cups corn flakes

Directions:
1. Bring sugar and corn syrup to a boil in a small saucepan, then remove from heat. Add peanut butter and mix until melted.
2. Place corn flakes in a large bowl and pour the corn syrup mixture over them and stir until all of the corn flakes are coated.
3. Place corn flake mixture in a buttered 9×13 pan until cooled. Cut into bars and enjoy!

Recent Eats

First things first in the foodie department: I finally put up my recipe for mac & cheese! Also, I have another recipe soon to come. Here’s a sneak preview:It involves cornflakes and peanut butter. Can’t go wrong with that combo!

Now for the recent eats:

Microwave popcorn

Luna bar & Italian bread with peanut butter

An apple with peanut butter

Hard boiled eggs. These we a snack before I taught Spinning the other night.

A severely under-cooked microwave corn muffin for one. I love dough.

Blackened tofu

A de-constructed stir fry dinner

Chicken Alfredo at Eat n Park

Steak salad topped with red peppers and onions from a local cafe

Salmon salad, also from a local cafe

Salsa chicken. This was almost a disaster. I was going to use my family’s outdoor grill for the first time but it ran out of gas… after I pull all the raw chicken on the grill. George Foreman saved the day though!

Lots of drinks. I’m always thirsty.

Coffee and my Bible. My favorite way to start the day.

Iced coffee and my Bible. My other favorite way to start the day ;)

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Bible verse of the day:Zephaniah 3:17

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I’m just hanging around my house today (for the most part..) and then teaching Spinning tonight at 4:30 and 7:15. Hope you have a great day!

What’s the best thing you’ve ate lately?

I’m alive

It’s true. I’m still alive. I just haven’t blogged in a few days because I’ve been busy having fun!

Summer has officially started for me. My Spanish final was on Thursday and it was tough. It was 145 questions and took me 1.5 hours. I was exhausted and brain dead after taking it. I got an 85% though, so I’m happy.

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This past weekend was amazing and just plain fun. I didn’t turn on my computer or stress about anything and it felt so good.

On Friday I swam for a little in the morning, got my eyes checked (20/20 vision, yay!), picked Hannah up from school, went out to eat with my family, and got to see my best friend for a little bit at the mall.

Saturday can be summed up in pictures:I worked at Jimmy’s family’s shop from 7am-12pm. We had to run to Home Depot and I saw a little cactus so Jimmy bought it for me. We also went on a trail run together (well.. Jimmy biked and I ran) and saw a snake. Fun stuff!

Saturday was also spent playing with street bikes, Rzr’s, and riding in Mustangs. I guess it was a vehicle binge kind of day?

On Sunday I went to church, grilled out with my family, took Lola on a trail walk, and washed my truck. 

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Today is my day off of work but this is my work schedule for the week:

• Monday: off!
• Tuesday: Teach spinning @ 6:15
• Wednesday: teach spinning @ 4:30 and 7:15
• Thursday: teach spinning @ 6:15
• Friday off!

Not too shabby! Well, this post is long enough and I have a few errands to run today so I better get going.

Have a great day! 

Life stuff

This has been my life lately:Studying for my Spanish final! I find that I focus more when I switch up where I study. One day I’ll hit up the library, another day I’ll chill in a coffee shop, and sometimes I just stay home and study. I definitely get super distracted at home though.

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Since my brain is dead, here’s a small photo-dump:My mom and I went to Hannah’s track meet on Tuesday and had a blast. Hannah ran the 100m hurdles, the mile (her time was 7:07… amazing!), the 800m, and the 4x400m relay. She’s a beast. Go Hannah.

Jimmy and I took Lola to a local park. I had never been to this park and it’s only 15 minutes from my house… I need to get out more haha.

Spring flowers make me happy :) Pittsburgh has been having some really great weather lately (according to me because I love hot weather) with high’s in the mid 80′s!

Bible verse of the day:Luke 16:13

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Have a great day <333

New suit

Heeeeeey. I’m currently blogging from my little sister’s computer because mine is turned off, in my bedroom, and I’m too lazy to get it. White girl problems.

Check out my new suit :DI’ve already made a few people at the pool laugh due to my new weird suit. Mission accomplished.

Since I’m on Hannah’s computer I thought I would browse through her photos and put some interesting ones on my blog. I’m such a mean sister.Cute.

Scary?

I don’t know.

My little sister makes me laugh every single day. That’s all I have to say about that.

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I’m about to peace out. I teach spinning tonight at 6:15 and I have my last final on Thursday. Can’t wait to be done!

Recent eats

Here they are:

Puppy chow! Jimmy helped me make it :)

BBQ Chicken + baked beans

Pan-fried salmon

Mac & cheese! Recipe to come soon :)

Venti iced soy vanilla latte

Lasagna

Lemon poppy seed muffins

Chicken salad from a local cafe

Cookies Jimmy and I baked :) they were chocolate and white chocolate chip

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That’s all I have for now in the food department! I can’t wait to be fully done with school so I can bake and cook more often. . . I have so many cakes and things I want to bake.

Recent Bible verse I’ve been loving:

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Alrighty, I’m off to church in a bit! Today’s plans also include mowing the lawn, studying for finals, maybe grilling outside (!), and spending time with loved ones.

Hope you’re having a great weekend <3