Friday Faves (+ Pilot is back!)

 Hi friends! HAPPY FRIDAY ๐Ÿ™‚ Any fun plans for the weekend? We donโ€™t have anything crazy going on, but Iโ€™m excited to hit up the farmerโ€™s market and watch some of the Oscar winners that we havenโ€™t seen. (The Theory of Everything is happening tonight.) Something exciting about today: the Pilot is home! He was…

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A photo an hour

Hi friends! Happy almost-the-weekend!! Hope youโ€™re enjoying the morning so far. <3 Donโ€™t forget to order the book and cookies giveaway! Book. Cookies. All you really need in life. So last time I was going to do more of a โ€œday in the lifeโ€ style post, I gashed the heck out of my hand. Since…

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Taking back Sunday

(sadly not the band) Hi friends! Happy Monday! Howโ€™s the morning going? I canโ€™t believe that Winter Shape Up is over (unless youโ€™re repeating the fun for an additional 4 weeks). Thank you again to those of you who participated, and for your awesome check-ins, support for each other, and fantastic energy along the way.…

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Around the house survey

Hellooooo! Howโ€™s the morning going? Hope your day is going well! Since today is a traveling day, I thought it would be fun to post this survey that Julie did on her blog last week. I always love reading these types of posts, and am excited to read your answers to the questions, too. ๐Ÿ™‚…

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cheers to the v-day weekend

Hiiiii ๐Ÿ™‚ Howโ€™s the day going? Hope that those of you who are off work today are enjoying the holiday! I taught BODYPUMP this am, Liv had her gymnastic class, and I’m hoping we can make a little beach stop. We can never stay away for too long. Valentineโ€™s weekend was filled with the good…

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Friday Faves + Heart Day weekend

Hi! Happy Friday! Hope youโ€™re having a wonderful morning. Iโ€™m excited to enjoy the day with this little Valentine, and hopefully take an Orangetheory class this afternoon. Itโ€™s been a while! In the spirit of Friday, here are some things Iโ€™m loving and reads from around the web this week. As always, I love hearing…

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movie + the Bar

Hiiiii ๐Ÿ™‚ Howโ€™s your day going? So excited you liked the almond milk truffle recipe. So glad round two wasnโ€™t a total failโ€ฆ in fact, most of them are gone. ๐Ÿ™‚ Also, donโ€™t forget to check in here with todayโ€™s workout to win an amazing prize pack from Sizzlefish! Yesterday, Livi and I had a…

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do you even know the squat track, bro?

The family that Menchieโ€™s together, stays together. Yesssss. Howโ€™s the day going? We’re going to clean up around the house -I have suitcase/laundry explosion to deal with- and then head to see a movie. I love morning movie dates with my favorite little lady. ๐Ÿ™‚ At spin last night, I ended up playing a more…

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Namast-heyyyyy + Meals and fitness

Hi friends! Happy Sunday <3 Hope youโ€™ve had a wonderful weekend. Iโ€™m floating on a beautiful Zen cloud after this weekendโ€™s press trip adventures at Lโ€™Auberge de Sedona and the Sedona Yoga Festival. Thank you so much for all of the wonderful Sedona recommendations! Iโ€™ve experienced one of (what I consider to be) the most…

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Friday Faves + hi from AZ

Hi friends! Happy Friday! Hope youโ€™re having a lovely morning. Helloooo from Arizona. It feels good to be back in the homeland. ๐Ÿ˜‰ As long as I lived in Tucson, I never made it up to Sedona. Needless to say, we must make up for lost time; itโ€™s absolutely breathtaking. Iโ€™m in town for the…

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Nice to Seasons again

Hi friends! Howโ€™s the day going? Hope youโ€™re having a lovely morning. A little later posting today; Iโ€™ve been trying to figure out how to fix something I screwed up on the blog yesterday. I was editing the menus (up top) so the recipe links will show an image and paragraph, and in the process,…

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steam + spin

Hi friends! Howโ€™s the morning going? Hope youโ€™re having a lovely day. Donโ€™t forget to check in with your workout here for Winter Shape Up! Iโ€™m so stoked you guys are loving the full barre video.  Check out the STEAM after spin last night! We packed the house and it was an awesome, sweaty session.…

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