Tag: Holidays

Post New Years and randomness

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

Hi!!!! I hope you had a great New Years!!! Mine was fun but too excessive.

I went out in New Year’s Eve with my roommate, we went dancing and drinking. My intention was to party and i did. I dont drink much anymore so 6 shots in about 3 hours resulted in some lovely alcohol poisening for me. I couldn’t even keep water down until about 2pm on Friday. Then i ordered a pizza and stuffed cheesy bread that i snacked on the rest of the day. Between the greasy pizza and gatorade and water i survived. But this endeavor did prompt me to decided to give up alcohol for the 2016 year. I just really don’t need it and  never feel good with the after effects. I have also gone back to being a vegetarian. I just feel so much better without meat in my system.

My desk at work is ready for the new year.

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A fun dake aquirium from my roommate to help me look forward to Hawaii!!

Remember those PR and run 50 states boards i liked. Here is what i have so far

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I don’t think thats too shabby.

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Yep, i made that! Lol
My christmas/new years gift to myself is this

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It has some super awesome stuff in it!!!

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I am super stoked for it. It is really going to help my training and see where i need improvements and where i can back off. It’s going to be great to help me get safely though all my races this year.

How was your New Years?

Tuesday tangents

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

Howdy!

I decided to enjoy a day off from my calorie counting and be bad lol.

Lunch

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Was freaking delicious and i loved every bite of it!!!! Of course today i ran slower than a slug.

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Damn the dollar bins at target.

I had to hit target to get stocking stuffers for my roommates. We did our Christmas last night.

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I finally caved and got an Eos chopstick. I like it but am not 100% sold yet.

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I failed at wrapping this year.

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Every year my roommate C makes ornaments for everyone who lives here :mrgreen: my initials are on the other side.

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I got this awesome comfy sweater from my roommate E. How awesome is this pattern?!

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This was C’s gift to me. She bought me a luau while we are in Hawaii!!

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My mom got this for me hahahaha along with a kickass REI raincoat that is super cute. Its fashionable and functional.

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But i have to admit, this is what i got most excited about lol. Its a calendar!!! I’ll get new tips and facts everday!!!

How was your holiday??

Monday Motivation**December 28, 2015

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

Better late than never right? Hahaha

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Monday- i happily took today off and had some roommate bonding time.

Tuesday-bike and walk/run

Wednesday-swim in the am and bike & walk in the pm

Thursday- dance my butt off!!!

Friday- bike and walk/run

Saturday-spinning class and swim ( if spin class isn’t cancelled) if it is then bike and walk/run

Sunday- yoga and swimming in the am and bike & walk/run in the pm.

This isy last week to lose the last pound or two to make my 5lbs weight loss goal for this month.

What are your workout plans?

The rest of my weekend and blue apron

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

The rest of my weekend was mostly relaxing.

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I got in some workouts and Artemis is slowly getting better at hanging out with me while i workout in our little home gym.

I took her to the dog park for the first time this weekend but it was a muddy rainy mess so i didn’t take pictures.

I made blue apron mushroom and chard quiche, though i halved the amount of mushrooms they gave me and added red onion and put in an extra egg.

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I really only expected one quiche and was super suprised when it was two mini quiche. I turned it into six meals!!!! All i need to do is add a small side or make my snack between meals a little bigger but man totally got my money’s worth on that meal.

Ok sleep time for me!!!!!

Oh for a romance update i have re-signed up for eharmony so in a few weeks you should look forward to some dating hijinks posts.

Night!!!

How was your weeknd?

Christmas and Blue Apron

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

Christmas eve i enjoyed the house to myself and made a salmon pasta dish from blue apron.

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Weeks later and i still love the ease with which they make cooking. I love that there is little to no excess, everything is used in the cooking.

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And it is good quality.

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Leftover pasta water

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Its delicious!!!!

Christmas morning i got in a good workout.

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40 min on the bike

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40 min on the treadmill

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My hair is pincurled during my workout for christmas celebration

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Dressed up for Christmas

I went to my roommate’s family gathering. It was quite fun!

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They live on an old farm with a good amount of property and i want it!!!! Lol.

I even got a little gift of stocking stuffers from them :mrgreen: they made me feel veey welcome.

How was your Christmas?

Monday Motivation**December 21, 2015

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

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Happy Monday!!!

I am so happy that it is a 4 day work week for me!!! I hope you have a short work week as well!

Monday- training apointment at the gym

Tuesday- run and bike at home

Wednesday-OFF

Thursday- walk and bike at home

Friday- Christmas!!! 2 mile run

Saturday- spinning class and maybe a swim after

Sunday-  yoga and maybe zumba or a swim after

What are your workout plans for his holiday week?

The official start of Winter**2015

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

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Happy Winter Solstice! Today is the shortest day and longest night, but have hope starting tomorrow each day will get a little longer 🙂

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While searching pinterest this is what jumped out at me, apparently to me the winter solstice is all about food this year hahaha.

Which one looks the best to you? How will you celebrate the solstice?

Weekend Wrap up

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

And another weekend comes to a close.   This morning my roommate C and i went to yoga at 24 hour fitness. Today was a good class i got really meditative and realized i need to do yoga every week to stretch everything put with all my training.
I made myself a delicious breakfast

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Then relaxed a bit.
After the relaxation on went downstairs to our mini ‘home’ gym and ran 2 miles, walked a bit then biked for 40 minutes while watching the movie Taken.

I really should not be attracted to a man who could be my dad lol.

While working out i got a text from the BF he is safe in India lol. He found a little cafe with Wi-Fi so he was able to text me for a few.

Tonight the roomies and i did a little Christmas decorating

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And snacking

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While listening to Christmas music.

This Christmas will be very bitter sweet for me. I always felt like my mom’s house was still home but that is gone and i don’t really feel like where i am now is home and i feel in-between familes. I have grown up and my ‘family’ from childhood doesn’t really exist anymore but i have created my own family yet.

Christmas is what 12 days away and i still have no idea what I’ll be doing. No idea if I’ll be chilling at home alone like thanksgiving, if the bf and i will be spending it together, if we will try the meet the parents again, if I’ll go to my roommates family Christmas…….no clue.

What are your holiday plans?
How was your weekend?

An accomplished Saturday

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

Hi all!!!!
I hope you had a great Saturday! I actually feel like i accomplished a good amount. I set my alarm for 7 am sp i could get up and make it to an 8am spin class….my first. My alarm went off and I said “yea, no” and rolled back over. But then i was awake so i figured ok ill get up and go. Then my sweet sweet puppy crawled up and put her head in the crook of my shoulder cuddle. It was soooo precious! So i laid there and  cuddled with her for about 15 min until she moved. Then i got my butt up and made it to class just time to figure the seat amd peddles out and hear the instructor say “today we are doing hills”………may i just say spinning is a freaking workout! Damn!

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This is me afterwards exhausted trying to show you i drank 3/4 of my liter water bottle in that hour spin class.

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24 hour fitness is also having a clearance on my favorite protein bars so i am slowly stocking up as long as the sale is on.

I came home got ready andy roommates and i went to E’s parents house which is a farm and cut down outlr Christmas tree!!! A first for me.

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It was actully quite fun!
I also fell in love with the house and land and now want to buy it for my farm and Inn LOL.

Came home and relaxed the tonight i went to the movies with E and saw  Christmas with the coopers….actually quite a cute movie.

How was your Saturday?
So anything fun?

Happy Thanksgiving**2015

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

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Thanksgiving is a great holiday, we all remember what we are thankful for, it makes people re-evaluate which is good.

Don’t forget to thank the earth for the bounty it has supplied you on not only this day but all through the winter. Unless you live or work on a farm most of us forget that all our food (unless it was made in a lab or with a machine) had to be grown and brought to us.

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I am very excited for the day that i have my own farmhouse/B&B and can host a big Thanksgiving for my friends and family.

What are your Thanksgiving plans?