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A Quick and Easy Breakfast Idea

May 9, 2013 by Anne 32 Comments

Hello friends! Today I want to share one of my favorite really quick and easy breakfasts as of late. Continue Reading …

Sweet Potato Black Bean Quinoa Salad

May 8, 2013 by Anne 30 Comments

As you guys know, I’m not really into recipes that take longer than about 15 minutes to prepare. I finally hit the grocery store for provisions last night, but yesterday at lunch time I was staring into our (almost empty) fridge and spied some sweet potatoes. In the cabinet, we had black beans and quinoa. And thus this simple and easy recipe was Continue Reading …

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Sweaty Yoga + A Dishwasher Challenge

May 7, 2013 by Anne 24 Comments

Hello my friends! I’m a little delayed in posting today because I decided today was finally the day to switch from my maiden name gmail account to my new married name gmail account. Um – who knew so much of your online life was tied to Google?! I literally spent the past 3 hours exporting and importing data (think calendars, google drive, Continue Reading …

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Adventures in Pittsburgh

May 6, 2013 by Anne 35 Comments

Hello, friends! I hope you all had fun weekends. I spent mine in Pittsburgh! As you guys know, Matt is from Pittsburgh and his parents still live there. We hadn’t been up since Christmas so we decided it would be fun to pay the city a visit when the weather was nicer! We had a lovely weekend. Here are some of the highlights. :) Continue Reading …

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Marathon–Registered! Plus, Outdoor Yoga, Runs & A Dinner Out

May 3, 2013 by Anne 61 Comments

Well, my friends – it’s official!!!! I will be running my first full marathon on November 16 in Richmond, VA. :) I just registered this morning. Eek! Thank you all SO much for the enthusiasm and helpful tips on my “Never Say Never" post – your excitement was contagious. :) Let’s do this – bring it on, marathon!! Regarding Continue Reading …

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Never Say Never

May 1, 2013 by Anne 103 Comments

I’ve always said I’d never do a full marathon. “26.2 miles? Oh, that’s just crazy.” I said. (Yeah, it is, but maybe I am too?) “That’s SO far.” I said. (Also true, but my mom reminded me that in 2009, after signing up for the Army Ten Miler for the first time, I was saying how 10 miles was so far and I wasn’t sure I could do Continue Reading …

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Plant a Tree!

May 1, 2013 by Anne 9 Comments

Hello my friends! I’ll be back shortly with a normal post, but first I wanted to share some details about a cool earth-friendly campaign that’s going on right now – and how you can get involved! Odwalla is teaming up with The Nature Conservancy's All Hands on Earth campaign to plant up to 100,000 trees throughout 2013 in cities and towns Continue Reading …

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Because Cute Pants Make Workouts Better

April 30, 2013 by Anne 17 Comments

First of all, thank you all so much for all the sweet comments on my Nike Women’s Half Marathon recap post from yesterday! Being able to share the excitement of a great race and a new PR with you guys keeps me going out there when my legs (and my mind) start feeling worn out, so thank you. :) And a big congrats to those of you who also PRed or Continue Reading …

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