Last weekend marked a special occasion in my house: my forever puppy turned FIVE! Every year I get Harley a huge treat to celebrate the occasion. My hubby and I had a chance to take her to the dog beach on Saturday, where she was her usual happy self greeting every man, woman, child, and puppy with a ton of enthusiasm. I grew up in a household where pets are considered family members, and when I rescued Harley, that couldn't have become the case more quickly. She stole my heart right from the start as the very first dog that A and I are the "pawrents" of together. While she is such an awesome dog to have today, for awhile at the beginning she was quite the little troublemaker pup. I thought that in honor of her birthday, I'd share a few stories of how naughty ... [Read More]
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Week 3 Workout Recap: Excited to Get Back Outdoors!
Hi there! How was your weekend? I’m back home in Cali, and spent most of the weekend recovering from my travels (hey jet lag!), getting settled back in, and spending time with my Harley girl. 3 weeks without my canine sidekick felt like awhile, and I definitely missed her a lot. My Marine has been away for training and came home last night, soYAY for being reunited with him after a couple of weeks apart! Let’s rewind back to last week for my last recap of my workouts while I was visiting loved ones in New Jersey. I definitely have not been as active as I usually am in my normal life at home, but I kept up with daily workouts whenever I could fit them in. I worked out Sunday with my mom. We did a 30 minute Jillian Michaels’ Yoga Inferno workout + 30 minutes of Ripped in ... [Read More]
Currently Loving | Thanksgiving Edition
Hi friends! Are my American readers excited for Thanksgiving? I have some fun plans lined up and am very much looking forward to them! And a 4-day weekend?! Weeeee! I have a few things on my to-do list, including studying for and taking my final exam for my nutrition school and painting my backyard fence with my hubby, and I'm definitely happy that I don't have to cram things into 2 days. Instead I have 4 glorious days to both relax & enjoy life and be productive! In the spirit of Thanksgiving and acknowledging the things big and small that we're grateful for, today I'm doing a post about stuff I'm currently loving. Let's get to it: Pumpkin Pancakes - Naturally I'm starting off with food! Autumn is the time for all things pumpkin, and lately I've been into pumpkin pancakes - ... [Read More]
Friday Random Ramblings
Hello friends! I thought I'd keep it light on this lovely Friday and entertain you guys with some random thoughts... so here we go! 1.) Today I'm flying to the east coast to see my family and friends. My hubby's cousin is getting married in a few weeks, so we were planning on heading out to attend that, and then I decided to go back earlier to stay at my parents' for awhile and spend time with everyone. I'm pretty excited! 2.) Harley makes me laugh pretty much every day. The other night I was in the kitchen doing something, and I looked up to see her walking across the floor to get a drink of water with her blanket completely wrapped over her. Sometimes she rolls around and gets all snuggled in it, and it totally reminds me of a person with a Snuggie on or something. On her way ... [Read More]
A Labor Day Weekend Full of Hiking, Food & Booze
Hi friends! I hope that you all had a fabulous weekend. Not surprisingly, I must say that 3-day weekends are pretty sweet! There seemed to be 3 themes to my last 3 days: ... [Read More]
Hug Your Pooch, it’s National Dog Day!
Hey friends! So, I wasn't planning on blogging today, but here I am chatting with you because I found out.... It's National Dog Day! I know that there are lots of random, silly holidays on every day of the year, but truth be told, I think some of them are fun because 1.) I love any excuse to celebrate, and 2.) I enjoy acknowledging days designated to something near and dear to my heart. And pretty much everyone that knows me knows that I'm obsessed with dogs, especially my own pooch! ... [Read More]