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Just Breathe.

January has been non-stop! Even though I am thoroughly enjoying the visits with people and spending time out, I can't wait for a break! February has virtually no plans set-up, with the exception of Girl's Night, and it looks like a dream. I am sure that once there is "nothing" to do I will go a little stir crazy, but hopefully I will find ways to enjoy the quiet and take advantage of it.

In the meantime I am trying to be optimistic about upcoming changes and trying to focus on creating a workout routine that I can keep up with at the house. I broke out the yoga DVDs today and did one after my run. I think it might just make the rotation. My goal starting today for the rest of the week is to hit 20 miles total for the week.

Stats: 32:44 - 3 miles, 10:55 min/mile

#Yoga

Downtown.

We took Carlos's cousin, Nick, on a tour of downtown Seattle today before he headed back to Bremerton.

Pike Place Market, the Bubblegum Wall, and 5th Avenue. We ended up in Capitol Hill for lunch at Oddfellows and then watched a movie at the house before driving him back to the ferry.

#Pike place market #bubblegum wall #5th avenue #Downtown #Ferry #Bremerton

Allegra's Birthday!

Brunch was awesome today! There was tons of food and everyone had a good time. Alex made the cake for Allegra, it was a traditional Polish bundt cake.

After brunch was finished we headed over to Knee High Stocking Company for a night cap. What a day!

#Birthday #brunch #knee high stocking company

Busy Day

I ended up having to go into work today, not until 10:00am though. It was a quiet day, not too much happening. Once I was off Carlos picked me up and we headed to the store to get the rest of the things I needed for our brunch tomorrow.

He went out with a friend and I had the house to myself. After a run I began preparing: french toast casserole, orange sauce and a quiche. The boys ended up back at the apartment with a pizza and it was nice to have some company.

Stats: 4.0 miles - 43:40, 10:55 min/mile

#Brunch

Part 2

Work was cancelled again today. I balanced staying in be until 10:00am with cleaning the apartment and getting ready for Saturday's brunch. It snowed all day.

We had dinner with our neighbors, in hopes that work would also be cancelled on Friday. We had some delicious left overs and good drinks.

Stats: 4.0miles - 43:40, 10:55 min/mile

#Snow #Neighbors #Dinner

Hooray!

Work was cancelled today, even though I was still up and out of bed by 6:15am it was nice to not have to go in. The snow must have come during the night because when I went to bed there was no sign what-so-ever of "snowpacolypse".

It was a fabulously lazy day. I made banana bread, we watched some movies and then went out for a walk. Once we were back we made lunch, had some wine, and watched more movies. We went back out for another walk later, and then settled in with some dinner and one last movie. I also made another quiche for the rest of the week. I have dubbed myself the "Duchess of Quiche" (Carlos said I was not a Queen yet). I'm on for a run tomorrow, trying to take a day in between for this week to build my miles back up.

#Snow #quiche

"Snowpacolypse"

Apparently we're supposed to be hit pretty hard with snow in the Seattle area tonight and tomorrow, I'm not holding my breath. We've had a late start both days this week, with no snow on the roads at all. Who knows...

Just a little art from downtown Seattle. Made a delicious dinner of lettuce wraps tonight.

Stats: 3.0 miles - 30:10, 10:04 min/mile

#Snow #Lettuce Wraps

Snow!

Work had a delay this morning and I didn't have to go in until 8:30. We were pretty quite for the rest of the day. Lena and Allegra met me after I got off and we headed back to my place until it was time to go to the airport. We took the obligatory Charlie's Angels photo and said our goodbyes. It's still crazy that we all got together after almost 10 years!

I made a quiche once we were back home and a slice has already been eaten. Resting today, still feeling tight, I don't want to push it too hard after being off my routine for almost a week. I'll run a few tomorrow. Hopefully it will be a full snow day!

#Quiche #Snow

Farewell weekend.

It was snowing when I woke up this morning to go to the grocery store, and it continued all day. We'll see if work is cancelled tomorrow.

Since the weather was so wacky we headed down to Allegra and Jeremy's for the night. We walked to the Daily Grill and got some food. There weren't too many people out, it was fun to tromp around in the snow. Once we were back home I was itching to run, it had been almost a week. I pounded out a few miles on the treadmill and felt amazing. Now it's time for some sleep!

Stats: 3.1 miles - 29:56, 9:40 min/mile

#Snow #Daily Grill

Recovery.

Nothing too exciting to report about today. We had a little too much fun last night at girls night and it took a while for me to get going.

It snowed a bit today and is supposed to carry on until Monday or Tuesday. We hung out in the house today and watched a few movies.

#Snow

Girls Night!

Today was the first Girls Night of 2012! We had so much food and tons of delicious drinks.

My neighbor Alex came over and brought a friend to join Lena, Allegra and I. We ate and drank while talking about everything under the sun!

#Girls night

The Lookout

Another busy day today. I picked up Lena from the train station after work, she spent the day with friends in Vancouver, WA. We grabbed a quick bit and caught the bus home. Allegra and Jeremy met us at The Lookout on Capitol Hill for dinner.

It was a cool spot and perfect for hanging out. Tomorrow's Friday and the first official Girls Night of 2012! The boys are planning on going to a new Bourbon bar in Fremont. What a great way to start the weekend, hopefully there will be time for a run somewhere in the future chaos of it.

#The Lookout #Fremont #Bourbon Bar

Maybe tomorrow.

I had grand plans to run a few miles after getting home from work today, but that didn't happen. I ended up working late and only had a few minutes to eat before having to head back out. Maybe tomorrow.

I wore my Grandma's earrings today and I am so glad to have something to remember her by. Looking forward to the next few days, hopefully a run is in my future.

#Earrings #Grandma

Reunion!

Today was epic, a reunion 10 years in the making. Lena came to visit Seattle for the week and it was a great start to the weekend ahead.

Lena met me after work and we rode the bus back to the house, after stopping at Jimmy John's for a quick sandwich. We headed over to Allegra and Jeremy's for dinner shortly after and it was the first time in over 10 years that the three of us have been together! We are making plans for the weekend and it's shaping up to be a fun girls night on Friday (maybe we'll invite the boys out with us on Saturday). I realize it's only Tuesday, but I can't wait for Friday!

#Reunion

Hello Monday.

Back to the grind today. Work went by quickly, but it's definitely going to take some time to settle back into a full week. Oh, and my bus never showed this morning. Not the one I normally take or the one 25 minutes after that, so I was 20 minutes late to work. Bummer.

On the upside I got to use the treadmill in its cool new spot today. I got to watch some TV and pound it out when I got home today. It was threatening rain on the way home so I decided to stay in. Otherwise I just made some dinner and hung out for the night. Nothing too exciting, until tomorrow!

Stats: 2.0 miles - 24:00, 12:00 min/mile

#Treadmill #Bus

Zucchini, Granola, Pancakes, Oh My!

Did a lot of cooking today! Made some zucchini cakes, homemade granola, and coconut pancakes for the week ahead.

We also perused the Fremont market before heading to the gym to cancel our membership. We also successfully figured out how to fit the treadmill into the bedroom! All we had to do was take the doors off of the closet and find a place to put them, totally reasonable right? Long story short, it worked and we have our living room back. It was a pretty quiet Sunday and we'll see how the week pans out. Here's to a new week!

#Cooking #Fremont Market

Saturday.

It was a really great day. Allegra came over at 9:00 and we went for a run around Fremont. The weather was prefect, overcast in the low 40's and just a tiny bit of drizzle. After cleaning up Carlos and I went to Born To Run to get my new Vibrams.

They are a huge step up from my old ones. Way more comfortable and warmer. It's going to take some getting used too, but I'm so excited to have a new pair. My other ones were coming up on two years, two 10K races and the training that went with them. We ended up at Serious Pie for lunch and then just hung out at the house for a bit until our friend made her way over to visit. We made some chocolate fondue and had some bubbly to go along with it. Like I said, it was a really great day.

Stats: 6.6 miles - 1:08:00, 10:19 min/mile

#Vibrams #Serious Pie #Fondue #Born To Run

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