I know we’ve had a lot of really good weekends in the past, but this past weekend, in particular, was really great! Not sure what made it so great, but it was. Lots of exciting news and exciting things.
This past weekend was Purim, which we celebrated with a lot of baking of hamantaschen. My first batch Friday night didn’t turn out so good, but we had a successful try-again Sunday afternoon with Marisa, Paul and the boys. We helped them make gingerbread cookies during Christmas, so it only made sense that they would help us with our holiday! Sunday we also went to a Purim carnival at the local synagogue, which was really a lot of fun. I got to spend time with Melissa and Eric’s baby Brandon dressed as Superman (cape and all) so that was definitely a highlight of my day! A lot of our friends were there with their kids dressed in costumes, and of course, there was plenty of hamantaschen (plus pizza.) It reminded me a little of the Purim carnivals I used to attend at synagogue growing up. It feels so nice to be part of such a tight knit Jewish community here. And it feels amazing to walk into synagogue and know three families right off the bat. Sean and I plan to join the synagogue when we have our child, but for now it’s nice to go for holidays we’re in town for.
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| My first batch. I used baking soda instead of baking powder and didn't fill the cookies correctly :( A+ for looking cute, though? |
Saturday morning I went on one of my longest runs to date (6.5 miles in under an hour) outside, which was amazing, despite it being really windy. Also on Saturday we went to the last Penn State men’s hockey home game. It was an awesome time, though I was so tired from my morning run! I was happy to have that Saturday night watching Netflix movies with Sean and Cam.
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| With Melissa at the Purim carnival! |
My longest run to date is about 8 miles (when I got lost during the 10K last August.) I’m hoping to do an 8-9 mile one this coming Saturday in prep for March 30: In only two weeks our wedding anniversary weekend will be here, which means we have a 10 mile run followed by lots of celebrations with friends!
Also, Sean and I started with a personal trainer last week. We are doing 10 one-hour buddy sessions; both of us workout together with the trainer. We had our second session this morning. I LOVE our trainer. She is working us hard and we are loving it.
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| At the hockey game! (We're in the suite!) |
I know both myself and Sean exercise (my running, his cycling primarily), but this is a nice boost since I really could use some more weight training, especially with my osteopenia. Our trainer has us doing all sorts of weight bearing exercises, including bicep curls while doing wall sits, lunges with weights held out to the side (instead of held down), lots of ab work with the medicine ball, lots of planks and side planks, and the list goes on. It’s really a lot of fun to work out with Sean. And I love being sore the next day!
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| Baking with Paul, Marisa, Shane and Nolan! |
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| YAY! Success! |
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| We used sprinkles in the dough, of course. |
AND, Team Pink and Pearls gained a new member over the weekend! Welcome to the team, Dan! We are so excited to have you! Dan, it means the world to me and to us that you have chosen to take on this challenge to support a cause so close to my heart. Thank you for doing this with us. You will love every second of the tour, I promise. To date, Team Pink and Pearls has raised $3,326! I know that number will grow now that Dan has joined the team, and now that some fundraisers are in the works. Check the fundraiser tab frequently for updates on the Silpada party, Arbonne party, and a celebration/fundraiser in honor of Julie’s birthday! I’m also working with our gym to host a Tour de Pink Indoor cycling event. Hopefully more on that soon.
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| Team Pink and Pearls! |
I don’t know what has changed, but I feel I’m pretty much out of my winter slump! Believe it or not it’s still REALLY cold, and there’s still snow in the forecast (seriously?) but the longer days and sunlight really have boosted me out of my funk.
So we had a really awesome weekend. Here’s to an awesome week!
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