Should Your Workout Leave You Sore for DAYS?

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The past few months my main focus has been on two things: making it through the semester and making it through my half marathon.  (Okay I might have also been a little preoccupied with the state of Dave's job, and then a big move but I digress.)

My workouts were mostly walking, running with a plank after each run (my "strength training") and very seldomly would I partake in cross-training and even less seldomly I would do some random workouts in my apartment like lunges, squats and push-ups between studying.

Basically, I was not prepared for the beating my body would take when I participated in GPP fitness training during the weekend of the Blend Retreat....and I was fully aware of this.  My arms are STILL sore.  Prepare for me to tell you ALL about it!

(More Blend Retreat recaps: here for a sappy recap and link-up and here for a foodie recap post.)

{WIAW #64} Wordless Foodie Fun

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Yes, there still is more to share about the retreat I went on this weekend in the lovely Park City, Utah!

For those of you who don't know, most of the bloggers there were very into food.  Some even call themselves foodies.  So you can bet there was a whole lot of good eats going on!

(This is no longer a wordless WIAW post as I went back and labeled the food and faces...)

{Breakfasts}

There was an omelet station on Sunday and I got regular eggs (there was egg whites, egg beaters, half and half-of what I don't know, but I like my vitamins...and egg yolks have plenty of them!) with all the veggies available except mushrooms and some brie cheese to hold it all together.

{MIMM #19} More Than Blogging (Link-up!)

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I write this with tears in my eyes that this weekend is over, but with such gratefulness that I am overwhelmed with emotion.

How can I describe the way that it feels when you just click with a group of people?

What can I say about the way it feels to be with people who get you?

How can I describe the self confidence I've gained, knowing that I can meet new and wonderful friends over one little thing we have in common?

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{Thursday Thoughts} Don't Judge Me But..

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We judge others/situations every day.  It's actually a crucial part of life!

While we don't want to be rude in our judgements, they can help us to stay safe, choose our close friends and to exercise our free will to think about people and situations the way we choose.

For example...on my roadtrip up to Minnesota last week, I encountered a janitor at a rest stop.  He was cleaning the women's restroom and to my judgement, he smiled a little creepily and was acting a little weird.  I did my business and went back to my car where I decided to lock my doors.  It was daylight, but there weren't many people around and I'm a small female so my judgment or instincts or whatever told me to play it safe.

While I was getting my Pandora set up (thank you God for Pandora on a 6-8 hour trip!!) and responding to text messages before I headed out, I saw that janitor again.  He was doing something with the garbage can right in front of my car.  He saw me looking at him and gave a smile and wave.  Something seemed off, but I did my best to tell myself that he's just a friendly old man.  Don't judge him.  Then he walked up to my car, started rapping on my window, told me to roll it down and asked me where I got my toes done.  (what the what?)

I quickly judged the situation to be unsafe, said "No!" and backed out as quickly as I could.  I really wonder what would have happened had I tried to be polite and roll down my window. 

Sometimes judging others is necessary. 
But sometimes you just need to have all of the facts and then decide how to think about a situation.

Why am I bringing this up? 

{WIAW #63} Mall of America + NEWS!

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Wow where did the last week go?  I seriously feel like I JUST wrote up a WIAW (or What. I. Ate. Wednesday.) post (and painstakingly watched as the bar crept along showing the status of the photo uploads...dang hotel internet!).

Since these photos from the amazing Mall of America did not want to upload for me on Monday, I decided to share them today!

{Breakfast} (No our day did not start at the mall...this was just close to our hotel)
Brueger's Bagels' Western Egg Sandwich with no cheese and no sauce.

Note to self: no cheese or sauce on this type of sandwich means no binding agent for the multiple veggies.  This was super messy, but I was happy to get some vegetables into me so early in the day!

{MIMM #18} Banana Split Chobani Brownies + Raspberry Chobani Frosting

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I hope all of you Mothers had an amazing Mother's Day!  I was only able to text my mom this lame picture...but I will be seeing her soon and hopefully she likes the surprise I'm sending to her work! :)

I am still hanging out in the twin cities with Dave and we actually went out and explored over the weekend.  Saturday I got a tour around the apartments Dave has his eye on if his company ever gives him the official word about the job.

Speaking of which, apparently the paperwork for the position is just being held up by HR (he does NOT officially have the job)....which if that is really the case, Dave lost out on an apartment that would have been available the 20th of this month and now there aren't any available until June 6th.  I would love to personally kick someone in the shins for the way they have been jerking Dave (and me) around.  It's kind of nuts because the guy he's supposed to be taking over for retired Friday...

Anyhow in order for us to feel a little better about life, we are basically planning for just in case.  If he does get the job, I plan on going through my summer classes in Nebraska and then joining him up here.  I have been putting off looking into it seriously, such as looking at school programs or work because I already did that when everyone told him he was getting the job in KC, but I plan on looking into that today.  Just in case.