I realized it's been a number of weeks since I last updated here, and before I take off for a long weekend in New Orleans (!!!) I thought I'd prove to the internet that I'm still around by providing a few updates, in bullet formation:
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| New shoes! |
The Quest for #1...- After a LOTTTTT of trips to Running Fit, I have finally settled into some Saucony Omni's. To anyone in Michigan who's looking for a new pair of running shoes (or really any other running accoutrements), I highly recommend Running Fit. Everyone who works there is super in the know not just about their merchandise, but about running in general, and seemed genuinely interested in getting me the right equipment and not just making a sale.
- I also got some $9.99 earbuds from Meijer after some sage advice from my dad that really, all exercise equipment should be looked at as disposable. These earbuds have definitely done the trick, and I'm ultimately glad I didn't spend $40+ on fancypants athletic headphones.
- I'm signed up for two races in the next few months -- the Shamrocks & Shenanigans 5k on March 11th and the Big House Big Heart 10k on April 15th. I'm also lucky to have awesome friends (shout out to Allie who's doing BOTH with me) to run these with. Matching t-shirts are in the works...
- Thank you SO SO SO much to all my amazing friends who sent me emails, blog comments, Facebook messages and texts with suggestions about running gear. I feel like I might compile a future blog post with everyone's tips and tricks because it really was so useful to me. Maybe I'll do that if I survive Mardi Gras...
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| Delicious beers at Founders in GR. |
Another Michigan day trip...- So, so many thanks to Heather & Matt for hosting me and Lindsay in Grand Rapids a couple weekends ago. This day (well really, overnight) trip was such a highlight of my winter, complete with a trip to Founders Brewery, the most amazing homemade butternut squash lasagna, martinis at a super nice bar, pickle back shots at an amazing dive bar, late night tacos combined with a photo shoot, and a melt-your-face-off-with-deliciousness brunch. Please come back to Ann Arbor ASAP, H&M.
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| BIONIC FLOWERS! |
Other items...- On a January 31st trip to Trader Joe's, I decided I'd make February my month of weekly fresh flowers (see: #10). I bought an amazing bouquet, put them in a vase on a side table in my living room, and smiled because a bouquet of bright red and yellow flowers really doesn't make you want to do much else.
- I did not, at the time, realize that I'd purchased the most bionic flowers on the planet; 2+ weeks later, these flowers are just now starting to lose their luster, right as I'm about to head out of town. So it's looking like March is going to be Fresh Flowers Month, whereby I attempt to purchase flowers that are not made out of titanium.
- I'm planning on checking a few more items off my list during our winter break week in a couple of weeks. If only I thought there'd be snow in North Carolina for #13, because we certainly aren't getting much here in Michigan, at least that is snowman-building worthy.
Alright, now you're updated! I am off tomorrow to laissez les bon temps rouler in New Orleans! If I can't say anything else while I'm in Paris, at least I know that one...
