This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of DICK'S Sporting Goods. All opinions are 100% mine. As a lover of fitness and active living, sports are definitely a passion of mine. When it comes to my own workout routine, sports play a big part. Boxing is one of my all-time favorite ways to break a sweat, hitting the tennis courts for a friendly competition with my husband is always fun, and as an adventure lover, the feeling of racing down a trail on my mountain bike is an adrenaline rush like no other. Watching professional sports is big in my household. I love absorbing myself in big events like the Olympics, Grand Slam tennis tournaments, and Vegas fights that thrill the the boxing world. Even soccer games have even grown on me due to my husband's constant watching. But when ... [Read More]
NY Giants
Reasons Why I’m Loving Football
During long flights, my brain wanders and I get to thinking about lots of random things. One of those things on my travels over to Europe was the game of football. I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned it on the blog before, but I grew up in a football family. My dad has been a high school athletic director and football coach my entire life, my brothers played football, and one of them now coaches as well. I was a competitive cheerleader growing up, and cheered at football games from the age of 7 up to 17. So while I get that a lot of women have no interest in football, I not only understand the game, I love it. With football season officially underway, here are some reasons why I’m digging the sport right now: Funday Sunday…and Monday: NFL football makes Sunday and Monday nights (and ... [Read More]
One Fabulous Friday
"There are exactly as many special occasions in life as we choose to celebrate." - Robert Brault From the moment I woke up today, my Friday has been all kinds of fabulous - work-wise, exercise-wise, weather-wise, and so on. It's obviously always great to have days where everything feels like it's going my way, but it's especially nice on a day when I'm already celebrating my awesomeness. And why am I doing that? Because today is 4 months since my husband left on a deployment. FOUR MONTHS down, a few to go, and I'm still trucking along. I happen to think that is cause to pat myself on the back! Every month that has passed in this deployment, I have in some way done a little something special. After all, I deserve it right? ;-) Last month, I devoted an entire Saturday to all things ... [Read More]