Hello Loves! How are y'all?!? Life is great right now. Busy and I know I've been MIA. Let's catch you up on things! Socially - Two of my favorite ladies birthdays - AC and Rachel! We got together at PJs last week for the birthdays and Game of Thrones. We had an amazing time. Friday I went to happy hour with two of my girls from work at On The Border. BEST happy hour deals - seriously, the best ever.
Last week was rough for me. Not really sure why. I'm stressed, overwhelemd, had a rough week at school and CrossFit. Saturday I went to the city with Nilda & Jenn. We did yoga in the park then headed to Mercer Cafe. It was my FIRST time doing breakfast in Philly, and the food was AMAZING! I needed it. Jenn also talked us into going to work out with Donnie (her fiance) at his place - 19125 Fitness! It was a BRUTAL workout - love getting my ass kicked!
After we died, I went home showered and let the girls out. I headed back over and we headed to Three Monkeys Cafe. First - they have a FABULOUS drink called "Grape Soda" and it was amazing!
It was a great end to a fabulous night with my girls! Lots of talking, laughs and spending time with my loves! Much needed time. Also got to hang out with my Rachel that night. I needed the day with just girl friends. No major thinking. No stress. Good friends. Good time. And a really good drink haha Food wise - my staying on track is going great! I've been cooking up some mean dishes lately! I've been trying a lot of new things - like the top rack in the picture. Breakfast sausage, onions, garlic, cauliflower rice and tomato sauce. Holy came out awesome! I was kinda of stoked! And yes, the bottom of it is Paleo Chocolate Cookies -- I've like perfected my recipie finally. I'm pumped! I need to share them with y'all one day.
Hey y'all! Can you believe it's October already? I swear life seems to be FLYING by lately! Let's chat what's going on in life and some goals I need you to help hold me accountable for!
Life! Life is FABULOUS right now! Have I told you that lately? I am seriously the happiest I have been in a very LONG time. I have made a lot of personal changes since end of May/early June and I am reminded more and more every day how I definitely took the right path for me. School is fabulous - even with all the changes. It's more work and planning, but I am really loving it. I have great munchkins, as I always do. I'm a little homesick right now. It always comes and goes in phases. This is the first September and October that I'm not making a trip home. We are doing the Princess's birthday in November this year, so I will be home twice then!
CrossFit. Yo, CrossFit is kicking ass right now. Pardon the language but seriously...if you don't follow me on twitter or instagram you may not know that I hit a HUGE personal PR...
100# Snatch...did it! Triple Digit baby!! I also hit a new OHS PR....95# for 3 reps.....
Then added 10# and hit 110# baby!!! I still can't believe it!
It's been awesome month of CrossFit stuff for me, but I want to do more and I need help. Here is what I know -- sometimes I get overwhelmed. I don't know how to figure it all out. I need mobility help and mobility WOD is one of my goal for October. I want to learn more about it and figure it out and how to better use it. I also want to incorporate 2-3 Gymnasty WODs in a week. Plus I want to really clean up my nutrition - strict Paleo Sunday - Friday night. Gives me Friday nights and Saturdays to relax some. So, there is the three main goals:
1. Adding Mobility work into the week - 4-5xWeek for at least 45mins/1hour.
2. Adding 2-3 Gymnasty WODs a week - Tuesday and Thursday nights with Nilda and maybe another day!
3. Food - No going out or alcohol during the week -- strict Primal instead of Paleo as I want some cheese and greek yogurt sometimes.
Last but not least, I'm getting back to running!! I'm starting this week - a track night/speed session with my girl Kelly from the box, plus Aspire Run club on Sunday mornings and one decent run a week! What's your goals for October? I promised some people to talk more about my running/CrossFit schedule...it's coming :)
Last - as you all know I am an ambassador for Delta Labs and I have 5 samples from Delta Labs - the Hair, Skin & Nails -- who wants to try it? I've been taking it for about two weeks and I love it! Leave me a comment below and tell me what are your goals for October! I'll pick 5 random winners :)
Also - Delta Labs is donating 10% of ALL proceeds this month to #BreastCancer -- check out the information in this video from Bex!
Hello Loves! Happy Saturday! I'm finally getting into the groove of school, training, studying, and life, so hopefully back to semi-regular scheduled blogging!! The weekend after Labor Day aka the awesome California trip for Dumbo Double Dare (which you can read about a short thoughts here) was BUSY! I had made plans to keep the Peanut all weekend + had a school BBQ and CrossFit BBQ Saturday and run club fun Sunday. I took the Peanut with me to everything - she's good like that. She spent about 6 hours in the pool on Saturday and two hours on Sunday. I LOVE that little girl - she's such a joy to have around and take care of! The school BBQ was fun - at my work BFF Nicolella's house. Her dogs are AWESOME - seriously, they dive into the pool and swim to the bottom to get the ball - how cool is that? Peanut and I thought it was super cool - wonder if Scarlet would jump in?!?
Got to the Aspire BBQ late, but my bestie Jilly was there! I got to see her and her hubs, Tommy. I LOVE love LOVE them! Seriously, would be lost without them. As always, I had a good time with my Aspire crew. Didn't really talk to a lot of people. Peanut and I didn't get there till late, so most people were in conversation. I got to talk with TLyn and Kelly a lot, so that was good! Relaxed by Sandy's fire pit. I love her backyard/house - so relaxing and makes me feel like I'm home. It was a LONG day for both Peanut and myself.
Sunday started with Aspire Run Club........
I love my Sunday runs with the crew. Our turnouts have been growing steadily and I love it. Jess has even started coming. She is brand new to running, and we all know how much I love working with new runners. Ev comes too now! Such a good group. The boy I have been hanging out with is in the picture too...but no disclosure on that...yet ;) After Run Club I also stayed and did some clean work with Caitlyn.
Got a new Clean and Jerk PR at 130#!
Kelly, Me, Coach Alycia
September 11th brought about the 9/11 Hero WOD - that thing was something different. I really had to push myself. I've been having some issues on my right shoulder, so it was a lot on my shoulder, but I did it. We, as CrossFitters, do this to pay our respect and show we remember and value the lives lost. There was NO way I was giving up! Took about 42 minutes, but it was done. I did 95# for the lifts and 24" for the box jumps!
I LOVE the thought of Steve's Club and really want to get involved - such a good thing and...some of my students are even in it...
Jake & Nilda - teammates
TLyn, Me, Nilda
I had a great time, as always. I love doing CrossFit stuff, especially with my CrossFit crew. It was good to see JC - one of my students from last year, and glad he has found Steve's Club. Was good to hear how hard he has to work to get to the box to train and to keep his grades up. Will have to check in on him! Had fun with my girls...and cheering on the other teams, from our box and others.
Team Snatchtastic - Jamie & me
I was lucky enough to pair with Jamie. She's the best. This lady is seriously AMAZING! When everything went down with my ankle, she was there when it happened and held my hand, she helped me with the girls before I took them to TN, she took me to and from the gym. Not to mention she is a BEAST! She got 1st in her last competition because she completed like 21 deadlifts in a min - I wanna say at like 175 or something too - amazing!
We had fun! At least I did. I was the second to last heat, so I got to watch everything go down. Lots of handsome CrossFit guys to check out ;)
As always, this past Sunday started with Aspire Run Club. It's just becoming a normality at this point haha!
This week has been good - Back To School Night at school and we got treated to sweet new cups from our administration! Love them! I am so blessed to have a job I love so much. I've taken a lot of time off this week, but yesterday I went and played with my snatch to see how my shoulder was feeling. I do have my FIRST EVER Olympic Lifting Competition coming up...and....
I hit my FIRST EVER TRIPLE DIGIT SNATCH!! 100#!! Can you tell be the end of the video how excited I was?!? Even with my broken ankle this year, I've made most of my goals already - and just keep updating them!! CrossFit has changed my life! Can't wait to get my L1 here soon and start changing other people's lives!
Hello loves! How y'all doing? Fabulous here! Still home in Tennessee and loving it. Seriously, I love coming home. I know I don't want to live here right now, maybe one day; however, I LOVE coming to visit! That little Princess right there and that handsome Tank make life so awesome! I am blessed to be able to come home and share moments like Tank's 9th birthday with him and the family.
Plus its always nice to catch up with old friends. For instance - on the right is my KellieShea. Her and I talk pretty frequently while I'm in Jersey, not every day but enough. I go to her for everything! On the left is my Travis - I don't talk to him at all when I'm gone, but when we catch up, it's like nothing even skips a beat. I love it. It seems no matter where I have been in my life, I am also extremely blessed to have such amazing friends around me!
Tank's birthday was awesome. He seemed to really enjoy himself. He's huge into WWE, so that was the theme. It was just family. He's doing the movies with friends another weekend. We played place the patch on Cena's wrist - Tank said it was his Uncle and my future hubby - YES, PLEASE ;) I wish I could date Cena or The Rock haha! Broski, Tank and I went to Splash Country Saturday just us three - it was awesome!
Last night I went out with some HS friends and DJ Nyce One. Christa is on the right in the green - her and I have been friends for about 15 years. We have had some ups and downs and I wouldn't trade it! She is currently expecting a sweet little baby and I can't wait! In the yellow is my BiaBia - her and I have had MANY adventures and I love we still keep up. We are going on about 7 years.
Courtney is in the dress on the left - she is actually Christa's little sister - and my pseudo little sister haha. I love her! On the right is my Nyce One. He's the best! I actually (FINALLY) saw Iron Man 3 today with him. Holy AMAZING!!!
Today consisted of playing with my babies this morning - Princess is falling more in love with my girls! Today she actually sat with LD and pet her and Scarlet. It was super cute! I also went by Fleet Feet Sports Knoxville and got fit for some new shoes. My ankle is doing great and I am ready to get back to it. I got to see my Whooty and it was fabulous. We both got new shoes and to catch up!
Workout wise I've been semi slacking with the week. I did my first ever WOD with rope climbs this week at CrossFit Knoxville. It was awesome. I couldn't believe I did it. Have a huge bruise on my leg, but it makes me feel pretty bad ass!
Fitness Recap Sunday - WODed with Jenn in Philly Monday - CrossFit - Got my 95# Snatch I told y'all about - plus some hang clean & jerk work Tuesday - CrossFit - squatted and just focused on form.
Wednesday - Drove all day Thursday - rest Friday - CrossFit - dropped into CrossFit Knoxville and did the rope WOD
Saturday - active rest - played and walked all over Splash Country with the boys
Sunday - RUN in my new shoes :)
Looking forward to tonight and my last day here tomorrow. Back to semi normal training schedule and school this next week, then off to CALIFORNIA for the DumboDoubleDare next week!! I'm super stoked because Mama is coming too. She has NEVER been to any of my races or CrossFit things so this is a big to me. Too bad I'm not really running - more just trying to survive. haha
Hello LOVES! How y'all doing today? I am in TENNESSEE....don't be jealous...actually be very jealous. I have to tell you, I have been in a funk lately. Not my normal outgoing self. I've been very judgmental towards people I wouldn't normal be judgmental too. I've been a bit of a bitch too. Clearly need to work on that. I'm homesick. The spring/summer is the hardest for me. Throughout the fall/winter I get to see my family a TON- Tank and Princess's birthdays, Thanksgiving and Christmas! Spring/summer I don't really get to get down. I sat down with a really good friend lately and talked about life....and I think he had a point...I'm starting to get nervous about Jerz. Jersey is now becoming the 2nd longest place I've ever lived besides Tennessee. I never thought that I'd be in Jersey more then a year or two. Here I am going into my fourth year. It will tie Ohio this year. I never thought anywhere would tie Ohio or Tennessee. My love for those two places is monumental; however, Jersey is very much so close to my heart.
I think the biggest change to how I feel towards Jersey is my box, CrossFit Aspire. I know, people get sick of hearing CrossFitters talk about how much they love the box, our WODs (workout of the day) and apparently we have all drank Kool-Aid, but seriously, screw that. I LOVE my box. These people have started as complete strangers, and yes, I only know them from the box; however, these people have become some of my best friends. These girls love me regardless of my shenanigans. They know who they are! I'm not sure I can ever thank them for everything they have done for me! There are lots of people at my gym I am friends with, but obviously with how life works, I seem to get closer with certain people. I had an impromptu ladies night this past Monday and I needed it. I don't think those girls knew how much I needed it - HUGE thanks to AC, Rachel, Nilda, Allie, and Teralyn. Love you ladies! AC - I'm glad we started that plan during out workout! ;)
Had some AWESOME WODs Monday and Tuesday - Monday - I PRed my snatch - FINALLY hit 95# and think I could have gone up, but I didn't.
Tuesday night I went to the Legends of the Summer Tour. HOLY SHIT - please excuse the language - but HOLY SHIT. Let's discuss that if you know me, you know my obsession with Jay Z is HIGH! I love him. He was PHENOMINAL!!! Of course I knew everything he did - and totally made friends with the guy next to me over it haha!
JT - yea, I get all the hype over him by the girls now. He's HOT. I went with my cousin Ashley, T and GF. We had an awesome time. Seriously - it was the perfect end to my Jerz summer break. I need more nights like that!
I definitely paid for it yesterday when attempting to drive the 12.5-13 hours home. I was exhausted, but I would do it again tomorrow.
On my way home I stopped in Maryland to see the Boo thing and her girls! Her hubs was at work, so didn't get to see my Danni, but It was a much need little pick me up on the drive. Gummy & Ellie are getting SO big, and I honestly feel like it's been forever since I had seen them. Boo needs to get to Jersey for another girls weekend. She came to see me for my birthday and we need another weekend! The drive - seemed to take forever- was a really nice mental break.
I forgot how much I love that drive. It's long, but I get a lot done mentally on that trip. Windows down the WHOLE way. I miss that. I miss the mountains and the green. Had the girls too! Scarlet loves the car - and she loves rest right next to me. haha
The Princess and Tank were still up when I got here so that was awesome. I was scared I wouldn't get to see them. I don't get enough time with them so I try and suck in whatever time I get.
Everyone is at work and school today - I'm spending my day with KellieShea - going to Fleet Feet Knoxville to get fit for new shoes. Want to make sure I'm coming back in the right shoes from the broken ankle. Plus the Dumbo Double Dare is getting UBER close and I am so not ready. At least I'll have the right shoes for the race. Then we will putz around - I miss my Knoxville friends - excited for this week!
Hello Loves! How are y'all?!? Life is great right now. Busy and I know I've been MIA. Let's catch you up on things! Socially - Two of my favorite ladies birthdays - AC and Rachel! We got together at PJs last week for the birthdays and Game of Thrones. We had an amazing time. Friday I went to happy hour with two of my girls from work at On The Border. BEST happy hour deals - seriously, the best ever.
Last week was rough for me. Not really sure why. I'm stressed, overwhelemd, had a rough week at school and CrossFit. Saturday I went to the city with Nilda & Jenn. We did yoga in the park then headed to Mercer Cafe. It was my FIRST time doing breakfast in Philly, and the food was AMAZING! I needed it. Jenn also talked us into going to work out with Donnie (her fiance) at his place - 19125 Fitness! It was a BRUTAL workout - love getting my ass kicked!
After we died, I went home showered and let the girls out. I headed back over and we headed to Three Monkeys Cafe. First - they have a FABULOUS drink called "Grape Soda" and it was amazing!
It was a great end to a fabulous night with my girls! Lots of talking, laughs and spending time with my loves! Much needed time. Also got to hang out with my Rachel that night. I needed the day with just girl friends. No major thinking. No stress. Good friends. Good time. And a really good drink haha
