November 11, 2014

MOST FUN #NBGNO EVER!

November 11, 2014/ sherri d'alessandro

Hello my friends! So I know I've talked about NBGNO a lot on here after attending the "Self Expression" event in the Summer and then hosting the October event in collaboration with Komen. This last event took place at the Westin Copley and the theme was "Staying fit While Traveling". Caroline and I hosted and it was a freaking BLAST! Did you know that the Westin has a partnership with New Balance? So, when you visit ANY Westin, WORLDWIDE, you can borrow a kit filled with sneakers with replaceable soles, t-shirt, pants, shorts, sports bra, and socks (you can keep the socks - score!). Haha anyway, it's such a cool program and it makes traveling and working out a whole lot easier. Plus, they have mapped out running routes, in-room Holly Perkins workout DVDs, and running concierges to guide you through it all!

To get a refresher on the gist of NBGNO - check out THIS POST. This post is going to be a bit of a photo dump - there were so many cool things happening and a lot of smiling faces so I wanted to capture it all.

So we kicked off the night, told everyone how the night was going to go (Caroline joined the run group and I stayed with the boot camp group).

I modeled the really cool roller that New Balance was kindly raffling off.

Then we split off into our groups!

Love this pic of the runners!

The boot camp was lead by THE Chris Heuisler! Don't know who he is? Read his BIO HERE. He pretty much as the coolest job in the running business. He was not only a great instructor but also, super funny!

The boot camp went a little like this ...(FYI - Lots of GLUTES)

Then, we finished - glutes burnin'. Everyone met back up and had great food (power foods also part of the Westin program - edamame pot stickers, almonds, fruit skewers, salmon toasts, & more) and BEVS - wine and beer.

My new friends!

My BFFs.

Oh, AND, there was photo booth!

Then, it was time for Caroline and I to chat with the audience again and discuss tips for staying fit while traveling! The big ones were BRING SNEAKERS, PLAN AHEAD, FIND A LOCAL CLASS IN THE AREA, WORK OUT IN THE AM, STAY AT A WESTIN!

The below picture sums up our personalities! lol

That's a wrap, my friends! Last week's NBGNO was the last one of the year, but, I know I can speak for everyone who attends these events that we cannot wait for next year. What beats getting together with your girlfriends, working out, having snacks, drinking wine, and getting prizes? Nothing.

Have an awesome week! xo

November 06, 2014

Friday Favs_11.6.14

November 06, 2014/ sherri d'alessandro

Already time for another edition of Friday Favs?!! What a week - the weekend kicked off with a night in, making dinner and catching up on Homeland. Saturday, we went to Harpoon to take the tour and enjoy the beer hall (none of my friends had ever taken the tour and we've all lived in Boston for at least 8 years). Sunday - game day at Gillette (I know, so lucky - WHAT A GAME!). Go Pats! Tuesday night, Caroline and I hosted the last NBGNO of the year and it was amazing! Whew! I have another busy weekend ahead... working days and plans at night, but, hopefully I'll get the cronut I've been admiring at some point.

Here are my favs of the week!

I made the acorn squash that I posted from HOW SWEET IT IS blog. It was delectable. The gigantic organic, grass fed NY strip was good, too. I hate half of it and sliced up the remainder for my salad the next day.

Best part of the Beer Hall? The pretzels. Hands down. Gimme those dipping sauces.

TB12. That is all...

My favorite picture with Caroline from the night. ha!

Remember, keep on pluggin', keep doin' what you do. Don't give up, you can always get BETTER.

Have a fab weekend! xo

PS: Question: How do you guys feel about Homeland this season???? LMK

November 05, 2014

Things I'm pumped about today.

November 05, 2014/ sherri d'alessandro

As I was making dinner tonight, I was thinking about my day (typical). There were some frustrations and also some little things (and a couple big things) that made me super pumped. It prompted me to write this blog post because I think often times, we can focus on frustrations at work or other annoying things that are going on in our day (traffic). But, if you look at back your day... there's probably some little things that shed a little (or a lot) of light. Focus on THAT. Big picture, Big picture!

Anyway, here are my things!

1. I woke up on a happiness high after last night's NBGNO event at the Westin. Co-hosting with Caroline and socializing/working out with a bunch of amazing women, was so much fun! More to come on that!

2. The weather was way warmer than expected and I didn't need my big jacket that I brought in! (Little thing)

3. My sister, Stacy, texted us with some really good news! (Big thing)

4. Jawbone told me that I take an average of 7,364 steps a day more than the average Jawbone UPster. Whoo! Love this because it's an effect of my newish job. I definitely didn't take this many steps at my old job. (Medium thing)

5. I felt really strong during class at PWG tonight. (little thing)

6. When I got home, I realized that I didn't have many veggies so I checked the brown bag of green tomatoes that I had picked before the last frost to see if any were ripe and, alas... there were some ripe ones! Yay! (little thing)