Niki's Neverending Adventure

This weekend at work was SO SLOW!! I guess that's a good thing though! Last night after work, a bunch of us went to Hueys to eat. I LOVE Huey's, especially their cheese fries! It's so bad for my healthy eating diet! Haha but I can't resist. I normally get a turkey burger, and they are o so good but last night I decided to try a veggie burger. It was AWFUL! I will definitely stick to my turkey burger instead!

Tonight is the Memphis Bloggy meet up! I am so excited! Plus I have been craving Chili's chips and salsa since we set this dinner up! I haven't been to Chili's in forever. I think it's gonna be so fun!

I had to get my run in kind of early this morning because I have lunch plans, then grocery shopping, then weed killing in my yard, then dinner so I have a fun filled day! I did my hilly 3.1 mile route again and it as great! My trusty Garmin told me I ran about 10:14 min miles which was better than my 10:30 min miles last time! Yay! Improvement is so nice! I am hoping it increase my long run this week to at least 3.5 miles maybe 4 if I am feeling up to it. We will see!! I tried to start watching Twillight last night but I was too tired so hopefully I can fit that in today! I can't wait to see it! Hope everyone has an awesome day! And for you Memphis girls, see ya'll tonight!

Posted in: on Monday, March 30, 2009 at at 10:03 AM 5 comments    

I decided today I would try out some circuit training that Bobbi at NHerShoes posted about the other day. Since I have a treadmill and a workout bench, I was good to go. You could always do this at the gym too!! I sprinted for 2 minutes, then did a couple minutes worth of crunches, lunges, or squats, then repeated it for 30 minutes!! Man it was rough! I was drenched with sweat when I finished and my legs feel very tired! I am hoping to work up to an hour, maybe by adding one 2 min sprint session each week. But it was fun to mix it up! Great workout!

On another note, I am so sad Memphis lost last night. That totally kills my bracket, I'm done :(
Oh well, maybe next year!!

I am supposed to be getting Twillight today from Netflix and am so excited to watch it! Al even said he wanted to see it which really surprised me! Not sure if we will watch that tonight or not. We had talked about maybe going out to a movie. I'm fine with either one!! Hope everyone is having a great day!

Posted in: on Friday, March 27, 2009 at at 1:40 PM 3 comments    

Today is my pup's 2nd Birthday!! So I just wanted to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY SADIE!! My life wouldn't be the same without you! I love you pup!! Here are some pics of her today on her 2nd birthday!!

Posted in: on Thursday, March 26, 2009 at at 9:55 PM 5 comments    

The ingredients

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Sometimes you just gotta feel proud for yourself! Today I ran 3.1 miles!! I am very happy about this. I knew I wanted my long run for this week to be 3 miles but was going to do it Friday until I saw the weather forecast... storming all day on Friday! And knowing there is no way I would do it on my treadmill, I headed out to do 3 miles today. I was kind of weary since my legs were very sore from soccer and running yesterday. I am ALWAYS sore after soccer! I must really use some different muscles than I normally do! I must have been in a motivated mood because not only did I decide to do my 3 miler today when I was sore, but I also decided to do it on a very hilly route!! I just kept telling myself, "you can do this", and I did! It ended up being 3.1 when I finally got to my house and looked at my Garmin. I did about a 10:30 pace according to my Garmin watch. Not too shabby, not where I ultimately want to be but hey, this is my first 3 miler post ankle injury!! I am glad tomorrow is an off day because my legs are pretty sore:)

On another note, how many of ya'll have really big sweet tooth's?? I do and I am really wanting to cut back on the sweets I eat. I just feel the need to have something sweet after lunch and dinner! I don't know when or why this started but I have been doing it for quite some time. Most of the time chocolate is what I crave! So my question is, what are some healthier alternatives to candy, cookies, ice cream etc. that you like to eat as your dessert? And if you have kicked your sweet tooth habit, please tell how!!

I am making spicy chicken alfredo for dinner tonight! YUM! One of my favorite pasta dishes and I generally don't like alfredo! I will post pics and the recipe later on:)

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I had so much fun tonight playing soccer in the rain!! We ended up winning too!! It is so fun to have a reason to actually be out playing in the rain! And it wasn't a cold rain either!! I played very well, am pretty proud of myself! I got a lot of playing time too so my body is very tired from running and soccer in one day!! But a good tired of course... :)

When I was driving home tonight, there were frogs everywhere!! How could I notice frogs as I was driving home you may ask? Because they were jumping up right in front of my car! And I am talking like at least 20 frogs jumping up in front of my car on the way home! And a family of deer decided to cross right in the middle of the road too! Good thing I am a good driver and know when to slam my brakes on! Haha. Guess the rain brings out the animals!!

Posted in: on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at at 10:32 PM 4 comments    

Had a great run today, did 2 miles like I had planned. My legs felt very tired so I made sure to stretch really well when I got home! Hopefully I will still have a soccer game tonight, and it won't get rained out! We will see! Did some arm work also. I'm kind of boring today, have just sat around the whole afternoon! I did watch a movie, Changeling with Angelina Jolie. Very good! Ya'll should check it out! How has everyone else's day been?

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I forgot the reason I never buy ice cream.... because I eat 2 bowls at a time! I bought some cookie dough ice cream at the store today and could not just eat one bowl after dinner, I had to go back for a second. No wonder I haven't bought ice cream in a long time!




I meant to post this a couple days ago but have been busy! So here is what I got from the springtime swap from the lovely LAUREN KELLY!!!

Posted in: on Monday, March 23, 2009 at at 9:31 PM 5 comments    

After doing a million loads of laundry, I decided it was time for my run. I did 2.5 miles on my hilly route. I would say this particular route is 75% hills! It was a great workout! My legs were screaming! I have a love/hate relationship with hills. I really enjoy running them because it breaks up the monotony of running and my thinking is if you go up you must come down! Haha, but it also makes my runs tougher! And I'm not saying that's a bad thing, but mentally sometimes it can be no fun! But I really enjoyed my run today, I felt very productive. I did a little ab workout before hand too. Tomorrow I have soccer at night, but I am also planning to do 2 miles in the am. I might throw in a little arm work too, guess we will see!! The weather was so nice today!! Overcast and in the 70's!! Yay, I love this weather. I really enjoy running in warm weather (not HOT) because I feel like I worked extra hard since I get so sweaty and my face gets beat red! Gross I know but that's how I feel! Haha. Now, when the temps get in the 90's with crazy heat indexes, that's when I wish for cool weather! Plus that means I have to get up extra early on my days off to run before the scorching heat appears. Oh the joys of Memphis summer! How was everyone's Monday?? Was the weather nice where you are?

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