That 15K...

days 3 and 4 of training.

i ran for 45 minutes without stopping or walking once yesterday! this may not sound like a big accomplishment, but i've never gone more than 15 minutes without tossing a little walk in there - bible. so i'm proud!

p.s.

if you run and you have an iphone, you must download the free imapmyrun app. it's seriously amazing.

Sunday (Monday) Night Confessional

i had the best birthday weekend!

lisa and i had a bunch of people over on saturday night for a housewarming/bday party. there were probably 20-30 of us. of course i took zero pictures - i need you taryn! - but i can paint a little picture for you...

we finished a full bottle of kirkland vodka (have you seen one of those things??), a bottle of ciroc, a 24 pack of bud light, a six pack of amstel light, a six pack of fat tire, the remaining coors light in my fridge, a bottle of white wine and a bottle of champagne. yikes.com.

yesterday, my family came downtown (and brought marcel! i miss that little munchkin) for my bday dinner.

we went to salpicon right down the street and it was amazing (great margs!). then we came back to my apt for cake and presents. i love bdays. :)

thennnnn things took a turn for terrible and i woke up in the middle of the night with a 103.6 fever. um, what the??

needless to say, i won't be making it to my first bulldog bootcamp class tonight (oh, ps - it's outdoors). i also had to use one of my sick days at work which i was trying to hoard for summer hookie days. and every doctor i called was overbooked so i'm sitting in my apt dying with no access to medical care. meow.

I'm so excited! I'm so excited! I'm so... scared.

i bought this groupon today.

masochist.

Sunday Night Confessional

god, i'm such a loser.

i did pretty much nothing this weekend.

i'm committed to getting back into the workout routine.

i'm hoping that the facts that it's bathing suit season and my yoga buddy liz is back in town will keep me accountable.

i want to be a kardashian.

i do. i love them.

i want to go on a shop-pin' spree-ah.

so many things on the wishlist.

{the possessionista}

Rock 'n' Roll Chicago Half Marathon

i got something in the mail the other day about the upcoming rock 'n' roll chicago half marathon, benefiting the american cancer society. it's $110 to register & will take place on sunday, august 1st.

i've never done anything more than a 5k, but i think i might give it a shot. i'd love to have a running (...slash walking) buddy. lemme know if you're interested!!

event deets.

Winner!

okay, so, i've never won anything in my life.

i enter into endless sweepstakes & giveaways, but i never expect for anything to actually come of any of them. & nothing has.... until now!

i was the randomly selected winner of have your cake's pilates video giveaway! this one, to be exact. woo hoo! :) thanks, jenny! it was a great surprise.

...

i think my luck is changing for the better.

not only did i win the greek easter egg cracking (6 months of luck, baby!), but i had a lady bug sighting in my bedroom the other day.

i'll take it!

Flashback Friday

dunkaroooooooos

off to work out at my fab new gym. :)

customer appreciation at dj's tonight! it's gonna get wild.

have a great weekend!!

XSport Fitness

guess what i did yesterday.....

crossed one of my many new years resolutions off the list

& joined xsport fitness!!

this summer i did the free 7 day trial with my cousin lisa.

i liked it - the gym was huge, they offer like 30 classes a week, there's a rock climbing wall, a tanning salon, an aquatic center, and hundreds of machines - but i already had a free membership at the time so it just wasn't worth it.

but being without a gym for the past month (my family membership expired in december) was starting to make me totally stir-crazy. i mean, with a foot of snow on the ground, it's not like i can just go for a run around the mwc. & while i am by no means a gym junkie or fitness freak, i definitely notice a difference in my energy, mood, and overall health when i'm working out regularly vs. not. so i caved & joined.

& i couldn't be more excited about it!!

reasons i already love xsport:

you pay month-to-month.

you have a full month to decide if you like it.

if not, you get a full refund.

the gym is open 24 hrs a day.

it's $39/mo & membership includes unlimited access to the pool & all of the classes offered.

i did the "muscle max" class followed by "six pack attack" last night & i'm definitely feeling it today, which i love because, duh, that means it's working.

xsport is massive & has an insane amount of machines, all of which come with their own little tv.

so i don't have to watch soap operas with the woman next to me & there's no waiting around for the elliptical.

when you join, you get a free fitness evaluation by a personal trainer.

i'm meeting with him tomorrow at 1:30. he'll tell me how out of shape i really am, what kinds of workouts with best benefit my body to get the results i want, how many calories i should be eating a day, etc. i'm psyched!!

i have friends who are members there.

workout buddies!

so if you decide to join xsport or at least check it out, which i highly recommend you do, please give them my name as a reference. if you do, i get a free month!! which - lets be real - i could definitely use.

happy working out, lovers.

xx

Get It Right, Get It Tight

on the schedule for today:

pain.