Friday Favs_9.12.14

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Wooooooof. What a week. I must say that even though I'm working on Sunday... I am really looking forward to the weekend. I have been in event planning mode for a few solid weeks and it'll be nice to come up for air on Friday and Saturday. At work, I'm putting on "Taste of Legacy Place" which is next Thursday, it's my first big event that I've planned at Legacy from 'scratch'. It should be a lot of fun! And personally, I am the team captain for "Stacy Strong". We are racing for the cure on 9/28 in support of my sis. If anyone is interested in joining us, just click the link by hovering over "Stacy Strong" above. (see, I just can't get out of the event MODE!) 

ANYWAYYYY... I was able to capture a few beautiful moments this week. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. xo

Tasty little tequila-grapefruit beverage from Local 149.

A little sky writing care of Mohegan Sun. Go sox! (even though you kind of stink right now, let's think about next year)

Stacy sent this photo of Sammi and Jonathan on their first day of pre-school. I have no words. It is the definition of "too-cute-for-words".

Green grass at Fenway.

A dreamy sunset over the city taken from Castle Island.

And hey, believe in yourself. 

xo

Friday Favs_9.5.14

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Hey, where did August go?

No seriously? Pretty sure I snapped my fingers on 7/31 and woke up on 9/4 wondering where in the world August went. Anyway, it was quite the month! Filled with birthday parties, travel, fun in the sun, and good times with friends and family. This weekend, I am looking forward to a little r&r right here in Southie. Hope you all have a fantastic weekend. Here are a few of my favs from the last week or so.

This was pretty cool. A storm came into Plymouth and we raced towards the sun on my dad's boat. The view behind us was unreal.

Sunset at Duxbury with a leftover spikeball net from the day's games.

Probably, no, definitely the best gluten-free pizza I've ever had from Wicked at Legacy. I shared it with Jessica from Gluten Free Boston Girl.

So much basil that made so much pesto.

Yeah! Sprinkle that shit everywhere! xo

Vacation Recap & Workouts

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Last week, I took the entire week off for some real relaxation and local travel. It was so nice to take a break and spend time at home and also get away and explore Portland, ME with friends! When it comes to vacation workouts - I allow myself to do whatever I feel like doing. I don't skip working out completely because if I did, I wouldn't feel like myself, but, I definitely take it down a few notches. Plus, with all the drinking and eating - it's nice to get in a little sweat sesh. Here's what I put together:


Monday: Fighter Conditioning at PWG (James' Class) (Stayed in Boston this day, organized my life, and went to the beach for some solo time)

M St Beach is such a pretty place when it's not crowded with riff raff.

Tuesday: 4.25 mile run (Went to Dux with my mom after my run. We spent the day just relaxing and surprisingly the water was REALLY warm so we swam a lot!)

Duxbury beach.

Wednesday: My parents have the best little workout room equipped with a treadmill, elliptical, roman chair, bench, ball, and a variety of free weights. I hit the elliptical for about 15 minutes on max resistance so that it looked like I was moving through sand. Then I did the roman chair - 3 sets, 3 sets of dead lifts, 3 sets of squats with overhead press, 2 sets of burpees, a couple rounds of abs. Anddd I think that's it.

Thursday: Nope. Arrived in Portland and there was absolutely no working out unless you count walking from bar to bar....

Friday: Woke up feeling prettty hungover but Kristen and I managed to do a 2 mi jog on the waterfront before we felt so dehydrated and starved that we had to stop to get breakfast, of course. Rob and I hit the hotel gym later in the day for a quick workout. I mainly did jumps and body weight work for about 20 minutes. Nothing crazy.

View from the top of the trail we jogged (Fort Allen Trail)

Amazingly necessary breakfast at Marcys.

Dinner at Flatbread Company post-workout.

Saturday: In the morning - Rob and I hit the hotel gym for about a half hour. I did a 15 minute interval workout on the treadmill (run, sprint, walk at max incline, etc). Then did squats, lunges, star jumps, burpees, pushups, and abs for another 15. Later in the day we rode bikes around Peaks Island which was SO FUN! AND, I overcame my fear of bike riding. haha

I did not love this gym but, I made do.

Rock pile formations at a beach on the island.

The boys. (We took a lot of beer breaks on our bike ride)

Sunday: I finally peeled myself off my couch around 6pm and went for a 3.25 mile run.

That's it, my friends! What a fun week! How do you workout on vacation? Or, do you?

Happy Wednesday! xo