Monthly Archives: May 2011

I’ll Be Back Eventually Blogging Besties<3

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You guys know I love each and everyone of my blogging besties.  I’m taking a few days off for personal reasons but I’ll be back soon.  If you need to reach me because of you are having a crisis then you probably already know how too but you can pop me an email at lolzthatswim@gmail.com.

And yes crisis’s do include you are out of pancake mix. 

I may pop in here and there and I’ll be reading your blogs (maybe even posting my workouts on DM) but posting is not in my best interest at the moment.    Don’t worry I’m not sick and it isn’t a family emergency but I just need personal time.

For now I leave you with photos of one of my dogs because she is adorable and a grandma like me.

Eyebrows and Strawberries

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Before I begin this clearly going to be fabulous blog-I must tell you.  I received the greatest compliment on my vlog yesterday. Christy@ Lifttorun (who just ran a 20k trial run!  W00t w00t!) said the following:

Um.  I don’t know if you guys know but I have a weird and I mean weird obsession with eyebrows.  I will judge you if they aren’t groomed and I don’t roll with any of the following, unibrows, shaved brows, penciled brows (with no legitly no hairs), super pointy, super flat.  We all have our jives, some people are butt people, some people like legs…I judge for the brows.  No really.  But anyways.

Each of my blogging besties has great eyebrows (don’t worry…totally scoped it out.).  ;)
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Today, I actually went to the big Strawberry Festival with my mom.  She had to write an article for the base paper (she is a military newspaper editor) We had a ton of fun like we always do.  It is kind of creepers how close I am with my parents. It was terribly hot but I mean strawberries are worth it.  Well the strawberry shortcake was worth it most certainly but we will get to that later.

Although it is called the strawberry festival, it is more of a fair type event.  There are crafters, vendors, lots of food, amusement rides, and other random good times.

They always have delicious greasy crabcakes.  Which are some of my favorite.

Can I have five. k, thanks.

No really. I'll take them all. Funny story, I told the man I had a blog and he was rambling off for five minutes and wanted me to capture every angle of the crabcakes.

Chuck this is for you.  I think we could both take this down?

The best part, however, was the strawberry shortcake.

Mom got the small without ice-cream.

I don’t roll that way and got the extra large.  You can’t see the ice-cream because it is hidden under the whip cream.

Why I'm making that face...god knows...

I also got a chalice of champions.  Who doesn’t like a metal chalice? 

I think I refilled this thing like 200 times.

We walked around for ages and waited for the military helicopters to land.  While my mom was writing about the military firetrucks there, I made the firemen take my photo on their truck. I may quit school and become a firewoman. 

And I'll wear this outfit clearly.

And then the helicopter landed.  It was actually terrifying.  I don’t know about you, but helicopters don’t normally land near me but it was pretty intense.


It was quite the adventure and with quite the nomtastic food.  So if you ever come see me down here we have a Strawberry festival, blueberry and even peach.

Why they don’t have a pancake festival really blows my mind.

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Question for you:
1. Are there big festivals where you live?  Do you go?

 

Warning This Post Contains A Surplus of Photos of My Face

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This morning began when I begged aDuBs to come run with me on the treadmills at the ymca.  Incase you have wondered, I have stopped referring to everything with dubs at the end minus Anna.  I have officially given her the nickname aDuBs (with that obnoxious capitalization) and I’m thinking she already hates me.

After my nice hour run (and my legs do feel better), I made some nomtastic French toast.  I know, shocking  but I did not have pancakes or waffles.  Topped with chocolate PB, I pretended I was a photography major for a bit.

Then I got really pissed because the pb made the top slice soggy and wilt down.  But that is okay, it was still good after I got over the soggyness. 

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I worked on a ton of online homework…the obvious best time of my life and then went to meet the parentals out for sushi on zee base.  Yes, sushi before a 10k.  Gotta get my rice carbload.

On the way there, I got my first iced coffee. Shocker. I needed to take photos.

 

I love eel sushi and wasabi. nom.com

Actually I love all sushi.

It took some effort to figure out why these were called Pineapple surprise..

After my lovely lunch with zee parentals I pretty much relaxed and chilled with daddykins while he did ship stuff and went shopping with mom. Fun stuff of course.

Yes this is a different car. In fact, it's my car and I rode back with daddykins.

and saw this glorious sign for no littering on the highway.

Well I’m off for a relaxing night tonight as I’m racing a 10k tomorrow.  I suppose I should clean off my racing flats considering I haven’t run in them since that terrible cross country championship meet in November.

mmm nice and muddy. Just what I like.

Enough my my estranged face for the week. 

Wish my Arctrainer bestie Justin good luck as he is going for the BQ this weekend in New York.

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Question for you:
Do you have any big plans this weekend?  
Are you racing?  Can we be racing besties?

Pumpkin’s Summertime Bestie, Pdubs & Well that is it.

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I would like for you to all to meet The Pumpkin Pancakes Summertime cousin.

If you know me pretty well, then you know Pumpkin pancakes are one of my favorite pancakes.  So sweet and delicious and you get a serving of veggies (not that I don’t get enough).

Well stores down in VA like to be a pain in my butt.  It is becoming nearly impossible for me to find any cans of pumpkin.  When I do, though, I will hoard.

Greek yogurt has the same effect in pancake making as pumpkin in making them so moist, so it makes an awesome substitute.

The Greek Yogurt  Pancake(with blueberries)

½ cup flour
1 scoop protein powder (If I’m not addicted to pancaked, I am to protein powder).
1 egg
1 tsp baking powder
½ cup Greek yogurt (I used fage)
½ cup blueberries
About ½ cup water
Mix and pour on griddle.

True life: I ate these in less than 1 minute.

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Incase you guys wondered (or didn’t follow zee blog over last summer) Anna is my real life bestie.  I mean I have about 2 real life friends and then 100 blogging bffs.  Then my parents and brothers, because legitly, Anna and zee fam are about all I see down hurr.  I’m perfectly okay with that.  Oh and my road race besties, gotta see them every weekend.  :)

Just to remind you since basically we are not really ever apart.  So she can be your blogging bestie too. 

I went on a date with zee bestie today to Pdubs aka Panera.  Why I decided that was acceptable word for it, I’m not sure.  I was super pumped though, because she called me and said she would be a little late because she went running!  Seriously, do I force all my bestfriends to be runners.

I think this ups my photo skillz from a 1 to a 2 out of 10.

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Incase you wondered what I have been up to workout wise the last few days.  I have had a few 8 mile runs and did some swimming.  But here is the big news:

I took my bike out for a spin.  YES 5 miles of gloriousness and now I’m more sore than I don’t know what.  That 5 miles is killer.  For all you biking babes and dudes, props to you guys.

Today  I went for a swim after Panera with Aanna.  We had such a fun time and were both so focused as if we stopped the creeper next to us would stop and talk.  Um and he asked if one of us would rather share a lane with him versus each other.  No thanks.

No really-I don’t. 

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Question for you:
1.       What recipes remind you of the summertime?  Or what foods?

I can’t really say pancakes because those just remind me that I’m living.

2.       Are your besties athletes with you? 
My two bdubs (okay really this word will get obnoxious quick) in Upstate is actually the other female distance swimmer with me.  The other one used to swim but got a shoulder injury.  .

Anna down hurr, is running to run and because she loves to stay active. She does a few road races with me but she runs on her own time because she is normally a late night jogger and you know us grandmas gotta be in bed by the time she starts.

I don’t force any of my friends to workout with me and I’d rather be there besties then their gym stalker.