Morning! Let me begin by saying THANK YOU SO MUCH for all you congrats regarding us being homeowners! Your support is amazing and I thank God to have such great readers all the time, I mean it, you guys are the best!!!!
Speaking of readers, this morning I met up with a reader Julia for an am run! It was a freezing cold 32 degrees when we hit the road for a run around the Charles River. I LOVED running with Julia, she is so fun and interesting. She is quite an athlete, a runner and a swimmer!!! She is currently training for a half marathon which is coming up in a few weeks!!! GO JULIA!!!
We ended up doing 5.1 miles in 46 minutes. You guys, I totally STRUGGLED through this run! It stands to reason that after a few really nice runs, I had to have a bad one right?! I had to stop and walk 4 times, Julia was so sweet about it- Thanks, Julia! I think my years of smoking (11 to be exact) make running in the cold weather a big challenge for me. My lungs killed! I just have to get em’ used to it that’s all! Julia was great company, I love running with a partner! We enjoyed running together so much, that we will be meeting again next week, and hopefully it will be a better ran for me!
Woo Hoo, nothing like a sexy, sweaty post run picture take by a random stranger 
Oh, I almost forgot, my pre-run snack was a mini Cashew Cookie Larabar! I love you Larabar!
When I got home from the run, I discovered that my handsome fiance had made coffee before he left for work so I could have a warm cup waiting for me when I got home. Really?! Does it get any better than that?! I love that man The way to my heart is surely through coffee.
Breakfast was a piece of Ezekiel cinnamon raisin toast ( A NEW FAVORITE!) with Earth Balance “butter” and a green monster.
This green monster tasted boring, not enough peanut butter!!! Is there ever enough peanut butter?! But, seriously, I can usually taste the PB this smoothie had NO FLAVOR. You know I drank it anyways.
Here is today’s outfit:
Nice Face, Al! HA! Black Knee High Boots (I forget where I got these), Black tights (Target), Black Skirt (Target), Red Cashmere Cable Knit (J Crew), White Top (Express). Boring? Kind of, huh?
I wanted to wish a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to one of my best friends in the whole wide world!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CRYSTAL!!!! Crystal and I met in college and were instantly the best of friends. She is not only a great friend, but also one of the hardest working and strongest women I know. I honestly find myself thinking, when in tough situations, “What would I do if i were Crystal?”.
(that’s her all the way on the right, on the middle is my good friend Ibelis, and on the left – yours truly).
She is also insanely smart, super funny, and as you can tell from the pictures just plain beautiful!!!
(This is us on her wedding day, I was the maid of honor. Yup, I was blonde then too!)
Crystal has been there for me through so much and always finds a way to make me laugh no matter what the situation!
I have learned so much from her and have benefited so much from having her in my life!
(Silly Halloween Picture!)
Cryst, I hope you have a great day and I can’t wait to meet up and celebrate soon!!!!!!! LOVE YOU!
Today is also my future Father-In-Law’s actual 60th Birthday! Happy Birthday, Bill!!!
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I can’t run in the cold because of my lungs. I have athsma (not too bad, mostly sports induced) and the cold air KILLS my lungs. The last time I tried it hurt my chest!
Cute outfit today, love the sweater!
Happy Birthday Crystal and Bill!!!
I can’t believe it’s 32 degrees there! It seems like I was just there and it was 90!!! Ah, I miss you!
PS: It’s like 50 degrees here. We won’t see 32 until about Jan.
Must be nice, I wish we didn’t see it until Jan! UGH!
Happy Birthday Crystal!!
I ran outside this morning and the whole time I kept thinking, “You’re f*%ing crazy. Who runs outside in this weather?!” I’m glad I’m not the only one who was crazy today
HAHAHAHA! You were not alone, Melissa. Julia and I were out there too! Being crazy!
I’m supposed to run 3 miles after work tonight. So I guess if you girls can get out of bed and go, then I can put on extra layers and force myself to get out there later on!
Lots of birthdays today….wishing happiness to Crystal and Bill!
I love the pictures of Crystal! Love her.
Also love the J.Crew sweater on you! Thanks for keeping me company this morning while I was a dizzy vertigo mess! Love you!
Ali – Hope you don’t mind me hijacking your comments thread to say Happy Birthday to Crystal!!! And to Bill, of course.
And I gotta admire you going out and running on this freezing morning!
[...] on a little over a 4 mile loop around the Charles River. This run was so much better for me than the last one. It was 30 degrees out, so my lungs had a hard time, but I only had to walk once. That was an [...]