birthday in pictures…

21 07 2008

well our great friend jackie from jaclynphotography.com gave me the pictures she took at the big birthday celebration. there were too many to list here…so here are a few.

if you ever need a photographer i highly recomend jackie.

enjoy!












30th birthday recap

15 07 2008

so i had an amazing birthday! jasen out did himself and we had a fabulous party! our good friends alistar and jackie took pictures for us…and we will pass along a few once we get them.

you can have a little sneak peak to the party here.

thank you for making this BIG day so special!





run to 500 :: goal

6 07 2008

well i did it! actually i did it earlier last week…but nonetheless. as of today, i have ran a total of 514.01 miles! i am trying to think of a new year’s resolution i have actually kept…and i think this may be the first.

i have decided to keep it going and try to run 1,000 miles in 2008. i want to finish by december 31st…but i will give myself to january 7, 2009 since that was the official start date this year.

i will hit the 1,000 miles logged into my nike+ account this year…so that is exciting!





sorry dad…it must be posted

6 07 2008

here is an email i received from my dad today:

 Amanda,

Happy 30th 7-6-78 7-6-08 Yippie!!!!

Happy birthday! Have a great day and 30th year.

(Could this be the year of the grandchild?)

LOL

Love you a bunch!

Dad





top five

3 07 2008

i have had the great privilege to attend some fabulous concerts in my short life. i think the best concert i have ever been to was justin timberlake. hands down.

as i was driving in the car today i was thinking of who would i LOVE to see if given the opportunity. here are my top five in order. (you maybe shocked, disgusted or inspired to take me.)

5. justin timberlake (because once is not enough)

4. coldplay

3. jack johnson

2. john mayer

1. one republic

 

 





run to 500 :: june edition

1 07 2008

i have been working hard this month. i just realized that i should have signed up to work the afternoon shift so i can run in the mornings. but nonetheless…

i was really trying to hit 500 this month. i know i shouldn’t be too discouraged because it was my resolution for the entire year…but i’m ocd. you knew that. i do have to say that june was the biggest run month. that’s exciting.

results::

in june i ran 115.11 miles with an average pace of 8′08″ mph.

grand total: 494.79 miles.

5.21 miles away!





ginger elizabeth yum.

1 07 2008

so i noticed my blog was featured on the press page at gingerelizabeth.com.

sweet. just like the treats. man i love that place.





face book time management

28 06 2008

i now have a facebook page. adding friends is hard.

it is taking me forever to type in all those stupid codes.





fight the fat :: i am not a cheater

19 06 2008

today is day 11 in the south beach diet. i am 4.2 pounds down. it is frustrating when you don’t have too much to go…and those extra doughnuts just wont come off my rear. you know what i am saying?

they say you shouldn’t do phase 1 for more than 14 days. i say, “praise jesus!” i have gone 11 LONG days without fruit. you know how hard that is in the summer? next week i plan to hit up the farmer’s market for some fresh strawberries. i can not wait. besides peanut butter…it’s my favorite thing in the world.

like i have said, i dislike eggs. i dislike eggs badly. so every morning i blend all the ingredients together in my magic bullet:

2 tablespoons protein powder

1/2 cup fat free greek yogurt from trader joes

1/2 cup fat free organic skim milk

2 splenda packets

dash of cinnamon

this is what has got me through the mornings. notice there are no eggs. boo to eggs.

i also found this yummy low carb peanut butter cookie recipe. (i had jasen try them…and he ate more than me…if you can believe that. peanut butter and i are BFF.)

1 cup all natural peanut butter (i by it from whole foods in the milk and yogurt section…delish)

1 cup splenda (that is 24 packets)

1 egg

mix and bake at 350 degrees for 9-10 minutes. i like to under bake so they are nice and soft.

today jasen and i went to panera and i was dying for a cinnamon crunch bagel. i passed and i am so proud. because i really wanted one…and i still do.





some good news

19 06 2008

claire posted on her blog that the babies were found safe and are now with their family.