We’re home! Well, we are actually still in Atlanta at my parent’s house but at least we’ve made it back to the U.S. We started our trip home bright and early yesterday with a 6 a.m. wake up call for our 7 a.m. shuttle to the airport. It was about a 90 minute trip to [...]
Dining Out + Restaurant Reviews
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Six for Summer
May 19, 2011 { 6 comments }I’m on vacation in Jamaica but I’ve lined up friends and fellow bloggers to keep you in the know while I’m gone. Check out the guest posts so far: Alaina’s Story – My Path To Bliss Win’s Story – Running with Ulcerative Colitis Today’s guest post comes to us from my friend Meg. She’s put [...]
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Brunch and Frappuccinos
May 9, 2011 { 5 comments }This is the third and final post covering our weekend in Atlanta – catch up on Part 1 and Part 2. Since we were in town for the wedding, I was so very lucky to have the chance to spend Mother’s Day with my mom. This is kind of sad but I don’t even remember [...]
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Nuts and Birthdays
April 27, 2011 { 20 comments }I have a problem. Nut addiction – and it’s getting serious. This morning (as I was making toast with peanut butter and banana) I was thinking about the things I ate yesterday and realized that I had some form of nuts in every single meal. Let me show you. Breakfast – {unpictured} overnight oats topped [...]
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Rocking College Style
April 15, 2011 { 7 comments }Happy Friday! I loved the comments on the beauty post…I’m happy to know that I’m not the only waxing fanatic. I also got quite a few comments about you guys having to color for gray hair. I responded to those comments saying that I definitely have my fair share. I’ve had them since I was [...]
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The Final Saturday
April 2, 2011 { 19 comments }I really appreciate your encouraging comments on my Butterflies post. I said this in some of my replies but how cool would it be if I could teleport you guys here for a PBR yoga class!? I had an over-ripe banana that was begging to be made into banana bread so I whipped up a [...]
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I’m actually becoming a yoga teacher!
March 20, 2011 { 28 comments }It’s been a long, exhausting and amazing weekend. I just wrapped up weekend seven of eight of yoga teacher training and can’t believe that we only meet one more time. The past three months have been so focused on teacher training (thank you for hanging in there with me for it!) and the end seemed [...]
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Yoga and Pizza – My Favorite Things!
March 13, 2011 { 18 comments }I’m emerging after a long (but completely awesome) weekend of teacher training. Saturday was a crazy busy day so I took a break from blogging and taking pictures. I started training at 7:30 a.m. and we went through to 5:30 p.m. When I got home from training we had to head straight to an engagement [...]
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Rainy Day Fun
March 9, 2011 { 31 comments }Today has been a great day! It’s been really rainy and gloomy here (like, we were under a flood watch rainy) but I’m still full of smiles and energy. :D No AM workout today. Oatmeal at my desk. Oats, blueberries, banana, dried cranberry, cinnamon, pinch salt, almond milk, water, chia seeds. Topped with almond butter [...]
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Dinner at Vivace and a Winner
March 6, 2011 { 5 comments }The title rhymes…I’m so clever. ;) So it’s Sunday morning, almost noon and I’m in my pajamas again. I’ve been up and at ’em since 7 but enjoying rocking the comfy clothes. Let’s talk about my 7 a.m. wake up time, shall we? I didn’t get in bed until after midnight last night, it’s been [...]
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Food Truck Picnic
March 2, 2011 { 9 comments }I’ll start this post with a recap of today’s workouts because it was a bit of change of pace for me. I received an email from one of my fellow teacher trainees last night that she was going to the studio this morning to practice ashtanga (there was no class scheduled). I wasn’t planning on [...]
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A New Cardio Challenge
February 21, 2011 { 32 comments }When Brandon and I arrived home on Sunday evening I was itching to move my body after a couple of days of rest and a five hour car ride. Brandon encouraged me not to run even though my back was feeling better because of the pounding. I actually listened (that is rare) and we compromised [...]
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A Night In NoDa
February 10, 2011 { 13 comments }Hi friends – thank you for being patient with my random blogging schedule the past couple of days. Life is feeling really busy right now and I think it’s safe to say that I’m running at capacity! Fortunately, I love being busy and love everything that I have going on so I know I’ll make [...]
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A Much Needed Weekend at Home
February 6, 2011 { 13 comments }Happy weekend! It is a beautiful Sunday morning here with sunshine streaming in through all the windows. It’s supposed to be in the mid-50’s this afternoon so I’m going to take advantage of this weather and get a long(ish) run in. I’m hoping for 8-10 miles. I’m most excited about the opportunity to run in [...]
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Housewife Just For A Day
January 18, 2011 { 14 comments }We have some catching up to do! After my long, photo heavy Charleston recaps I didn’t have it in me to blog much more than the giveaway winner last night. I had MLK day off from work. Our office was open but we have the option to take MLK or President’s Day as a holiday. [...]
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Charleston Part Two: SNOB, Beach, Poe’s
January 16, 2011 { 23 comments }This is part two of our fun weekend in Charleston. Catch up on part one here. Saturday night we had dinner reservations at SNOB. Charleston has an incredible restaurant scene and we always struggle with choosing where to eat. We hadn’t dined at SNOB in years so we decided to visit again. We arrived a [...]
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Welcoming the New Year in Asheville
January 1, 2011 { 16 comments }Happy New Year! It’s been a fun two days for us and I am ready to share the highlights with y’all. We spent New Year’s Eve in beautiful Asheville, North Carolina at The Avett Brothers show for the second year in a row. We are really not into going out to bars or big parties [...]
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Slowing Down
December 28, 2010 { 10 comments }We’re packing up to make our way back to Charlotte but I wanted to post a quick update first. This break has pretty much been exactly what I needed. In case you haven’t noticed, I tend to cram my days full of as many activities as possible. Before leaving for this trip, I was averaging [...]
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Fa-Fa-Fa-Freezing
December 27, 2010 { 9 comments }Greetings from Atlanta! Brandon and I left my grandmother’s yesterday to spend a couple of days in Atlanta with my parents before heading back to Charlotte. I have pretty much been living in a perpetual state of cold since Christmas. I just cannot warm up. Waking up to this yesterday at my grandmother’s did not [...]
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Lately
December 19, 2010 { 6 comments }Thank you for your kind words, encouragement and support on my Decisions post. I am very lucky to have such insightful and thoughtful readers. That said, I am not considering having a baby (at least right now, sorry Mom!) or leaving my job. I apologize if I freaked some people out. A full explanation is [...]
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George’s Brasserie and a Snow Day
December 5, 2010 { 7 comments }It’s been such a fun weekend – dinner with friends, a nice long run, a great ashtanga practice, dinner with my in law’s at one of our favorite Charlotte restaurants and a day trip to the mountains with lots of snow! Catch up on part one of the weekend with this post and here we [...]
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A Cold 10 Miles
December 4, 2010 { 6 comments }I think it was a pretty even split between the white v. colored Christmas lights debate. We’ve compromised here and have colored on the tree in the house and are doing white outside. I’ve been busy, busy the last couple days. Friday morning started with an early hot vinyasa yoga class before work. I had [...]
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Yoga, The Cowfish and a Long Run
November 21, 2010 { 14 comments }It’s Sunday evening but I’m not having the typical, “How can the weekend be over so soon?” feelings. I’m looking forward to the short work week and a four-day weekend including Thanksgiving! I hope that you all have Friday off of work too! Lots of happenings since I posted yesterday. I spent Saturday afternoon at [...]
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Mile High Peanut Butter Pie
November 20, 2010 { 16 comments }Happy weekend! Last night Brandon and I decided to finally use a Groupon we’ve been holding onto for a while and try Savor. I was looking forward to finally experiencing Savor after reading good reviews and constantly hearing the Twitter-verse talking about how good their food is. I knew it was going to be good [...]
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Fighting It Off
November 7, 2010 { 15 comments }I woke up in the middle of the night with a raging sore throat. Ugh. Unfortunately, I’m not surprised. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve read that it’s very common to get sick after endurance events. MarathonGuide.com says, “After the marathon, your immune status will be depressed. Because of the physiological hit to [...]
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Marathon Eve and How to Receive Updates
October 30, 2010 { 2 comments }This is going to be a quick overview of my day. I’m blogging from bed and need to start winding down. It’s after 10 p.m. and my 5 a.m. wake up call will come early tomorrow! First up…for those of you who want to track my progress during the race (HI MOM! Love you!), you [...]
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Richmond and The Shirt
October 29, 2010 { 6 comments }Well, we’re officially en route to the Marine Corps Marathon! I worked a half day today and then we hit the road for Richmond, Virginia. We’re spending the night here and then driving into DC tomorrow morning. I started the day with my VERY last training run of marathon training. Sullie accompanied me on an [...]
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PBR is Back!
October 26, 2010 { 8 comments }Not the beer, the blog! Some of you probably noticed that my blog was down Monday. I was in the process of moving it over to self-hosting. I apologize that I didn’t give you all more warning but I wasn’t sure when the switch was going to happen. I have been wanting to transition to [...]
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Weekend Highlights
October 24, 2010 { 3 comments }FRIDAY Post-work run with Sarah. We covered an easy four miles and my legs felt the best they have in weeks. Taper is working! Dinner at George’s with Brandon. Carafe of wine. Cheap endless happy hour appetizers…we created a tapas spread for dinner (heavy on the seafood). Tuna bites. Calamari. French country pizza. White wine [...]
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Saturday Perfection
October 9, 2010 { 11 comments }Today was a perfect Saturday – it involved teaching a group ex class, a great yoga practice, books, coffee, a good friend, cooking, baking, wine and awesome weather. What more could I possibly ask for? I am a lucky girl. My day started with a 6:30 a.m. wake up call. My class at the Y [...]
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Slacking, Working, Talking
October 8, 2010 { 4 comments }I was not feeling bright eyed and bushy tailed (what does bushy tailed even mean anyway?) when my alarm went off at 5:30 this morning. Despite being physically exhausted, I could not sleep last night. I was wide awake until about 1 a.m. before finally dozing off. I hate sleep issues. I hit the snooze [...]
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Slowly Recovering (with the help of good food!)
October 4, 2010 { 4 comments }I’m slowly recovering from yesterday’s 20-miler. The first step was ice bath, hot shower and food. The second step involved me sitting on the couch from 2:30-7:30 p.m. without moving. I blogged, watched Grey’s Anatomy and ate peanut butter chocolate chip bars. It was glorious. Around 6:30 my legs said, “beer me.” I had a [...]
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A Fun Morning at Metro Fitness + Zoe's Kitchen
October 2, 2010 { 4 comments }*Become a fan of Peanut Butter Runner on Facebook! I just set up a fan page and would love to connect with all of my readers on Facebook! Happy Saturday! I started mine with a 6:30 a.m. wake up call. I had plans to check out an 8 a.m. class at the Y and then [...]
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Third Time's a Charm
September 30, 2010 { 19 comments }First, I really appreciate all of the comments/support about my decision to run the Marine Corps Marathon. Tomorrow is the first day of October so the countdown is officially on! Race day is October 31. Eek! :shock: After Tuesday’s 10-miler I forced myself to take Wednesday as a rest day. I was very tempted to [...]
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Rooster's Highland Brewery Dinner
September 29, 2010 { 5 comments }Last week I saw on Twitter that Rooster’s was hosting a Highland Brewery Beer Dinner. Brandon and I are big fans of both Rooster’s and Highland Brewery so I immediately called and made reservations. Brandon was thrilled when I sent a link to the menu and told him we were going. I’m pretty sure I [...]
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Everything Has Changed, Absolutely Nothing's Changed
September 18, 2010 { 14 comments }The words of the brilliant Eddie Vedder sum up my situation perfectly. “Everything has changed, absolutely nothing’s changed.” This song popped up on my playlist today while I was walking with Sullie and this line really resonated with me. Yes, I was walking Sullie and I have no long run to update you guys on [...]
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DC: Part Two – Eat, Run, Eat
August 22, 2010 { 3 comments }We just arrived back in Charlotte from our weekend in DC. I’m going to cover the rest of the trip in two separate updates. This one will be Friday night dinner and Saturday pre-wedding. The next update will be the wedding and our travels home today. Be sure to check out my day one recap [...]
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DC: Day One
August 20, 2010 { 17 comments }Hello from Washington, D.C. It may take me two hours to write this post – I’m on Brandon’s mini netbook and typing is pretty challenging. We are having so much fun in DC. This is my first trip and so far I am totally loving the city! We’ve crammed a ton in since we arrived [...]
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Reunited
August 15, 2010 { 6 comments }We met up with our best friends from law school this weekend in Atlanta. It’s the first time that we’ve all been together since graduation. We’ve seen each other separately over the last year but this was our first chance to get together as a group. After I finished my long run, we headed Becky [...]
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Tempo Run + Hot Yoga = Sweaty
August 12, 2010 { 7 comments }Good morning! I usually post my updates in the evenings but last night I worked on Bakin’ and Eggs and then crashed. Before turning in I made the decision to skip ashtanga this morning so I thought I’d get up early and work on this blog instead! My lower back is still feeling a little [...]
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Early Riser and How to Work Out in the Morning
August 10, 2010 { 10 comments }My alarm went off at 4:45 a.m. this morning. Yeah…seemed like a good idea last night when I got in bed at 9:30 but I was definitely second guessing myself when it came down to it. But somehow it has become easier for me to get up when my alarm is set for the 5 [...]
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Isle of Palms Weekend
August 8, 2010 { 14 comments }Hello everyone! Catching up? Read about part one of my weekend in Isle of Palms here. I was really concerned that it was going to be cloudy and gray on Saturday but miraculously, right after I hit “publish” on my blog post, the clouds parted and the sun shined all day. It was beautiful! I [...]
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Operation Storm Survival, Beach, Run and BEAUTIFUL!
August 7, 2010 { 2 comments }Happy weekend from beautiful Wild Dunes Resort in Isle of Palms, South Carolina. I braved extremely hazardous road conditions to get here…and I was by myself. Brandon left earlier in the week for the beach but I had to work so couldn’t leave until after work Friday. My solo road trip started off with a [...]
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Blogger Yoga and Dinner (and the importance of meal planning!)
August 4, 2010 { 4 comments }Last night’s dinner was proof that if you meal plan and have ingredients on hand you are much more likely to eat at home and make smart food choices (check out my “How to Menu Plan” post). I didn’t get home from yoga until 8:45 and some friend’s stopped by for a beer on their [...]
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A quiet weekend and our first IKEA trip
August 1, 2010 { 5 comments }Catching up on the weekend? Check out part one (including my long run) here. After Saturday’s long run, errands and updating the blog, I had a really hard time peeling myself off the couch. The one thing that I was motivated to move for was lunch (and the possibility of a bloody mary!). Brandon and [...]
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Workout Buddies
July 31, 2010 { 8 comments }Happy weekend! I’m enjoying our last weekend at home before we embark on four weekends straight of traveling in August. Eek! Luckily, they’re all fun travel plans (including two beach trips – score!). Sometimes workouts are more fun with friends and I’ve been lucky to have some pretty awesome workout buddies this week. First, I [...]
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Another Ridiculously Long Post with Lots of Food
July 26, 2010 { 3 comments }Part two of my ridiculously long weekend overview post. Need to catch up? Part one is here. Read at your own risk – it’s a long one! After Saturday night’s food-fest at The Palm I had to regroup and get ready to do it all over again for Sunday brunch. We had a family birthday [...]
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Party Time
July 25, 2010 { 4 comments }First, sorry for the weekend hiatus from blogging but I was in need of a disconnect. This weekend was all about birthday celebrations. My mother in law has a milestone birthday coming up on Wednesday (I will not share the number because I am a sweet daughter in law ;) ) and my sister in [...]
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Menu Plan – Week of 7/20 and an Ethiopian Feast
July 18, 2010 { 2 comments }Today has been so relaxing. I had NO PLANS other than a yoga and baking. Ahh…so needed after traveling the last three weekends. One of the benefits of having no plans was being able to menu plan this afternoon! Here’s what this week is looking like! Monday Tomato Tarts with Goat Cheese and Basil Salad [...]
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Adventures in Milledgeville
July 11, 2010 { 8 comments }Good morning! I’m blogging from my grandmother’s screened porch. One of my all-time favorite places to be! :D We were up early yesterday morning to get on the road. I packed a bowl of banana oatmeal for the drive. Which I ended up having to shovel down in about 5 minutes because Brandon stopped for [...]