Posts by Fitnessista
12/11: Pics from the day
It was a perfect Sunday 🙂 Brunch at Nana’s was the standard amazingness, and everyone on my Dad’s side of the family got to celebrate Kyle and Meg’s engagement. A warm and toasty fire holiday decorations Sammi (!!!) hanging out with the fam and Nana’s wonderful food. She had everyone’s favorites (my beloved egg casserole…
Read More →Love and Lights
Last night, 14 of us met up at Winterhaven to check out the holiday lights. Winterhaven in a housing development here, and is known for their elaborate holiday light displays- I think it’s part of the Homeowner’s Association requirements. There are designated nights to walk or drive through, as well as horse-drawn carriages and trolleys.…
Read More →Nursery Fail
I was excited to get the nursery officially finished this weekend, but it looks like it may have to wait a while longer. Most of the time, online shopping is a major win (shopping in PJs and delivered to my door- what’s not to love?) but this time, it was a little bit of a…
Read More →My first B.B.
Today, I was on-call for work since my schedule is winding down until my leave begins. I didn’t plan on being off in case they needed extra coverage, but ended up not having to go in. So, instead of teaching, I got to enjoy my first Brother’s Breakfast and spend the morning with these two…
Read More →Tinsel Hair
As much as I love all holiday decorations and wintery things (SNOWMEN!), there’s one that’s not really my fave: Source tinsel. It’s made a comeback in the holiday decorating world over the past few years, but I can’t help but think of how hard it would be to clean up (especially with an artificial tree) and…
Read More →Notes from the week: 12/9
Walking has become progressively more difficult every day. Climbing up the stairs, I clutch on for dear life and use the the stair rail to propel myself upwards. When I reach the top, I usually need to take a little break. If I forget something downstairs, it will usually stay there, or I’ll ask Tom…
Read More →End it in pizookie
Any night that ends in “pizookie” is a good one. After the dance show last night, the Pilot and I each munched something random to hold us over until we determined what the rest of dinner would be. [I had a couple of sweet potatoes with goat cheese, and I have no idea what he…
Read More →3 Little Javelinas
is a lovely children’s story that was read to pretty much every Arizona child while they were young. It’s like a southwestern version of “The Three Little Pigs.” Even though I’ve always known about javelinas, I’ve only seen them from afar. A guest walked into my tubing class today and said “I saw a wild…
Read More →Outside the tortilla
Last night’s enchilada’s were a little different than the usual chicken or veg that I’ll make. I’ll usually serve them with rice and beans, but last night the rice and beans were inside the enchi’s <—an idea I got from my “Cooking for Isaiah” cookbook In all my years of enchiladas, I’d never tried them…
Read More →“Baby, it’s cold outside” workout
I don’t think Bell has a problem with her sporadic walking schedule since the weather has changed. We still play around the house to get the crazies out: she’s a fetch pro yesterday, we chased around the yard (she went into full on sprint mode! see the dirty paws?) and today, we snuggled on the…
Read More →Focus On: Stability Balls
We’ve already talked about medicine balls and resistance bands, so today I thought it would be fun to focus on another gym staple: stability balls. They look so nice and innocent, huh? Not only are they inexpensive and easy to find, but you can get in a killer total-body workout, particularly challenging your core, using…
Read More →Din for the win
Last night when the Pilot got home from work, I had showered and was wearing real, non-workout clothes (a feat when you’re fighting fatigue) and tonight, dinner was ready and waiting. I’m on a roll, friends 😉 The Pilot LOVES pulled pork, but it’s one of those things that I don’t think to make until…
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