I’m
baaaaaack!
So
much has been going on this week and I have so much to fill you in on! I do have to say, I MISS my daily blogging
therapy and promise to never take such a long break again! Today is Friday, and I normally do Friday
Favorites, but
honestly, these are going to be more like tangents since I have so many random
things to fill you in on! Umm, yeah,
this is gonna be a bit of a long one! J
Here
are my Friday Favorites (a.k.a. tangents). Let’s
start from the beginning!
***
On Tuesday I had a couple of people who
deserved TROPHIES in my book:
1.
Rachel, the bestie! She
received a HUGE promotion at work, and is going to be a big boss at her school
now. Wooohooo! So proud of her and I know she is going to
do a fantastic job!!! We went to the
school board meeting to watch her get officially announced in her new position
and then went out to dinner at PF Chang’s afterward to celebrate.
2.
Javier, the hubby. He receives
a huge trophy for being so thoughtful!
He met us at the restaurant because he was coming straight from an
appointment that he had been at all day.
And when he walked in, guess what he had in his hand? Flowers.
For the bestie on her special day.
That’s one of the things that I love about him, his attention to detail.
3.
Who doesn’t get a trophy? Me!! I hurt myself during my workout on Tuesday. I know this may be a silly question, but do
women have groin muscles like men do?
Well if we do, I hurt mine! I
went to an earlier class than I normally do on Tuesday’s because I needed to
make it to the board meeting on time to see my friend. The class that I go to on Wednesday’s with
the instructor that totally kicks my butt…well, that same instructor gives the
same class on Tuesday’s too, and that’s the one I went to. When I walked in (about ten minutes late)
they were already fully into the workout!
So of course, I did the smart thing and instead of taking a couple of
minutes to warm-up off to the side, I jumped right into the workout! This is the instructor that I told you recently
got certified in CrossFit and has since changed the structure of his class to
make it straight CF. I definitely ain’t
complaining!!! We were standing on
steps with 3 rizers under each side doing lunges, forward and backward, and I
had a 10 pound weight plate in each hand.
On one of the lunges backward, off of the step, I felt a pop in my
muscle at the top of my leg where the thigh meets the hip. The pop was weird; it was so shocking and
quick! That’s when I did smart thing #2
and kept going full-force for the rest of the class instead of stopping. Oh, and then I ran 2 miles on it later
too. Needless to say, that was noooooot
the smartest thing I’ve ever done! It
took me back to my high school days when I continued to play basketball after I
had torn my ACL and when it popped out I would just pop it back in and kept
going like nothing was wrong.
Ouch!! #craziness
***
A
quick Run streak update:
RUNstreak: as
of tonight, 70 days
and counting…
My
“groin” or whatever it is that I hurt is feeling much better after taking it
easy during my workouts for a couple of days.
I continued with my runs, though so as not to break my run streak. I have to admit, though, that Tuesday
night’s run and Wednesday morning’s run were ROUGH. I was hurting sooo bad that I had to stop and walk some. Way more often than I would have liked! And while I was able to finish the two miles
each time, I did end up having to walk quite a bit, and being that I don’t
normally do this, my anal-retentive self is having a hard time calling those
real “runs.” My hubs tells me that I
should give myself a break and give myself credit for even trying to run while
injured. I guess I’ll listen to him! I may have
had to stop and walk some but I still did more running than walking so
I’ll still count it! I felt muuuuuch
better during yesterday’s run and am feeling almost back to normal today!
***
The
“Greatness is ours” Nike commercial.
The Pr and Marketing people at Nike are amazingly good at their
jobs!! They are right on the money.
Every. Single. Time. This latest
commercial, in two words? Inspiring and
motivating! I read a little bit of
background about the young man who made the commercial and his story is
great!! You can read about his story here. What I
love most about this campaign is the fact that it lets us believe that there is
already greatness within us all.
In a time where we are all inspired yet humbled watching the Olympic
greats, Nike tells us that we may not all be Olympic athletes but we all have
miracles within us. It’s beautiful,
really!
***
Friday
favorites – OLYMPIC edition:
-
Misty
May Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings win gold – love, love, love them and have
been following them since High School!!!
I know I mostly talk about Basketball, which was undoubtedly my
favorite, but I played (and loved) Volleyball too. They were my favs then and they continue to be my favs now…and I
WISH they would go for Gold in Rio in 2016 too!
-
Alison
Felix – 200m gold FINALLY!!
-
Kenya’s
David Rashida setting the World Record in the Men’s 200m race – love his story
because he is such a nice, simple man from humble roots…and he runs to make his
country and fellow tribesmen proud!
-
Women’s
Soccer team wins the gold…and gains redemption from losing the World Cup to the
same team last year
-
Ashton
Eaton winning gold in the Decathlon – although no one really doubted he could
do it, it was nice that he actually did do it.
I love that he’s so down-to-Earth, and in an interview I watched with
him and the silver medallist, Trey Hardee, whom he considers a friend, Ashton
credited him Hardee with helping him train to be more successful. Talk about humble, which is an unknown
concept for some athletes celebrating their Olympic success. I don’t wish to take anything away from
Usain bolt because his athletic accomplishments are impressive to say
the least, but it’s nice when an athlete doesn’t’ feel the need to toot his own
horn.
***
And
my last favorite and something you GOTTA TRY – I made this crazy simple
crockpot Bar-b-que chicken earlier this week and it was thebomb.com!!!! I can’t take credit for this recipe; I
didn’t make it up myself, I actually saw it somewhere, I just can’t remember where!! Here’s my version of the recipe:
“Crazy
good” Crockpot Bar-b-que Chicken
Ingredients
4 chicken breasts
1/2 c diced red onion
1 cup diced pineapple
1 bottle bar-b-que sauce
Preparation:
1.
Place the chicken breasts at the bottom of the
crockpot and put the onion, pineapple, and sauce over the top of it.
2.
Put the lid on, turn it to LOW and cook it for 6-8
hours. Enjoy!
That’s
it. So easy and delicious, my favorite
two things! I made drop biscuits,
homemade coleslaw, baked beans, and corn to go along with it. We had lots of leftovers of the chicken and
I froze it for a quick meal sometime next week. I’m thinking next time we’ll make pulled-chicken bar-b-que
sandwiches. I will definitely be
putting this one on the menu rotation!
Five questions for you:
1.
What
are some of your favorite things right now?
2.
What
was your favorite workout this week?
When you get injured, do you take it easy like you should?
3.
Have
you seen the Nike commercial? What are
some of your favorite inspiring commercials being played right now?
4.
What
are some of your favorite Olympic moments so far?
5.
What
was your favorite meal that you made this week?
