A week ago, last Saturday, my new friend Janetha from Meals and Moves hosted a Blogger Potluck at Liberty Park in Salt Lake. It was so much fun and so nice to meet so many bloggers (and their husbands, pups, and kids) in person!
Here is Janetha getting us all started with introductions, etc. Everyone brought a dish to share and I can't even begin to tell you how much good stuff we had! Oh my! Delish!
The Simply Bar generously gave Janetha a supply of bars for us to sample too!
See the yumminess that was on my plate!
We were able to sit back chat and get to know everyone better! So much fun!
Monday marked the second month of GPP for Carl and Tyson, and the fourth month for me. I convinced Carl and Tyson to try the GPP kool-aid, and it worked. They are both hooked! Carl is down 15 lbs and Tyson is down 10 lbs. Crazy! Tyson is a beast when it comes to lifting the heavy weight (just finished playing 4 years of college football, so he should be a beast, right?)
Hey all, I am taking part in Janetha'sThree Tip Thursday Series on her FABULOUS blog Meals and Moves Go on over and take a look at her blog. Super inspiring! Lots of great tips on fitness, food and fun! Love that girl!
So, it's Friday! TGIF! It's hard having a holiday in the middle of the week! Hard to get back to the grind!
I was able to cross another item off my Summer Bucket List 2012 on Tuesday night. One of our local golf courses always has a big fireworks display the night before the 4th. I think they do this so they don't have to compete with all the other firework shows in the city. It's always a hit and pretty much the whole community seems to be there! We usually do this every year, and the fireworks never disappoint!
We began the night having dinner with a few of my favorite University of Utah Gymnasts, their families, and other friends. Such a fun night. We had a great BBQ, and Tyson and some of his friends even made an appearance.
On our way down to the golf course – great sunset!
We really did have a great time!
Did you get a chance to see any fireworks over the holiday?
I hope you all had a great weekend! It was super hot here in Utah, but we did have a fun weekend!
As I always mention, my weekend starts at the end of the work day on Friday. This was still the case, but my work summer party was directly after work on Friday.
Our party was held at Murray Park and began with a dinner catered by Meier's Catering and dessert from Cold Stone. So delish! There were some fun activities for the younger kids, along with the usual playground equipment. We just sat and visited and watched the cute kids.
Saturday morning, I took this cute girl for a haircut:
Such a cutie pie!
Then I headed to a Blogger’s Potluck hosted by Janetha at Meals and Moves. It was really a great time! I’ve got a separate blog post coming this week with all the details of the get together! It was really a great time and so fun to meet some awesome bloggers "in real life".
The Blogger’s Potluck was held at Liberty Park which is just a few blogs away from Salt Lake Running Company, and I am really in need of new running shoes. I hadn’t been fitted for shoes in years, and I know Salt Lake Running Company does a great job, so I decided to head in there after the potluck.
After a quick run on the treadmill so asses my “running gait”, it was determined I have a pretty neutral stride. I tried on several different types of shoes (Nike, Brooks, Mizuno, New Balance and Saucony). After running on the treadmill with several styles, I walked out of the store with these girls:
They are the Kinvara 3. So light and they feel great on my feet! Love it!
On Saturday night I got together with some Zumba friends at my FAVORITE restaurant The Dodo. Seriously, the best food!
We had a great time!
On Sunday, I made a quick trip to Costco for a few items and then Madison and I hit up the pool. It was sooo hot, but we had a great time. After the pool, Madi stayed to do her laundry and have dinner with us, and Tyson was home from work, so it worked out great! We made the BEST PIZZA EVAH! and called it good! Poor Carl and Tyson had to work most of the weekend, so they didn't get to have too much fun!
Oh, and then we had dessert – milkshakes from In ‘N Out! It’s become a Sunday night tradition that I really need to stop!
How was your weekend? What did you do for fun? Leave me a comment and let me know!
On Sunday afternoon, Madison and I decided to head downtown to the Utah Arts Festival with my good friend Millie. It was super hot and windy, but we had a blast! First stop:
A glass of chardy, of course!
There were so many fun vendors and such great art!
We didn’t stay and listen to any of the entertainment (the band playing on the main stage was, um, not really my taste, but there was a great crowd listening), or sample any of the food. Which was actually lame of us. Carl and Tyson were home and I had already made plans to make Turkey Meatloaf so we didn’t eat anything. Well, except the Chardy. And if you know me at all, you know that was fine by me!
We really did have a blast, and I can’t wait to go back again next year!
As usual, my weekend begins the moment I am done with work at 4:30 pm on Friday! Right after work, I hit up GPP for THIS Leg Shredder workout.
Oh my.
My legs were officially shredded.
I took my first official ice bath when I got home. It was much needed!
I woke up Saturday morning, feeling a little under the weather. Second weekend in a row. Carl thinks it is a combination of too many workouts and lack of sleep during the week.
Definitely a possibility.
We had plans to get together with our tailgating group Saturday night, to go over the fall schedule of football games, plan fun tailgating themes and stuff like. Really, it was just an excuse to get together!
I volunteered to make a pasta salad and bring an appetizer. The appetizer I chose, was this one:
Okay, I’m going to try this post again! Hopefully, I won’t lose it again right as I try to post it!
I was able to cross the first item off my 2012 Summer Bucket List by going to the Farmers Market. I went to with two friends on the morning of the opening weekend. It was so crowded! But we had a ball! The first item on the agenda (at least for me!) was an iced coffee!
I had picked up my Bountiful Basket earlier that morning, so I knew I wasn’t really in need of much in the way of fruits and veggies. It was probably a good thing, since the market was so packed we could barely maneuver through all the fruits and veggie booths! It was crazy!
One of the first stops we made was at Happy Monkey Hummus. I love hummus and they had so many fabulously different flavors to try, like Margarita and Suesabi. My favorite was a Pesto Hummus. Delicious! I picked up a tub, and it was eaten in two days! So good!
Right across from the Happy Monkey Hummus booth, was the fabulous craftsman. He was so busy with customers though, that he hadn’t had a chance to put out any business cards or info about his jewelry. So many beautiful pieces!
I hope to get back again soon, and find out if he has a website, etc. The prices on these pendants was great! Only $15!
Next stop was Gaia's Garden. Oh my! Gorgeous potted flowers!
The next items that caught my eye, was all of this gorgeous pottery!
I especially loved this large platter/bowl
Clark Marshall is the artist, and you can find his shop HERE
I’ve seen these next items all over pinterest (beer bottles), but I haven’t seen wine bottles or liquor bottles before. They were so cool!
I can't believe it is already the first day of summer! Crazy how times just flies by!
Do you have any fun plans to celebrate?
I plan on hitting up GPP after work with Carl for a nice ab workout. That will be nice after the torching my legs/quads received from the past two squat/lunge heavy workout.
If I can still walk, I'm hoping to hit a Zumba class at Skills Fitness after.
Then it will be home to cook up something for dinner! Not sure what yet, but somthing good!
After my last Chobani love post, my cute friend Janetha (who is BFF’s with Chobani) told them about my recent love fest with their yogurt, and I received an email from them asking my fave flavors. Then they graciously offered to send me a case of those faves! What? Really?
Yup!
And last week after a particularly crazy day at work, I came home to this:
Seriously?
I was so excited to rip into this box!
Sorry, for the crappy cell phone pics! I was just too excited to grab my good camera!
I have been hearing a lot about the Honey flavor, but I was unable to find it at my local store. Lindsay @ Chobani offered to send me some to try in my case of faves. I am so glad she did! It was FABULOUS! I loved it!
As I said in my earlier post, I have never been a big yogurt fan. I’m not sure why. Something about the flavor was just off for me. BUT, not Chobani.
I LOVE IT!
Can’t get enough of it!
If you haven’t tried Chobani Greek Yogurt yet, PLEASE do! I promise you won’t be disappointed!
A HUGE thanks to Janetha, Lindsay and Ashley for being so awesome!
Please check out Janetha's Blog Meals and Moves! She is awesome! Great posts on fitness, health, food, and everyday life, and she recently hosted a fabulous blogger retreat BLEND. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting her in person, and sort of working out at GPP with her. I say “sort of” because she is a rock star and much faster and stronger than I am! I am in awe of her!
