Five on Friday!

Hello!

It’s Friday!

I love Fridays.

Actually, I love Saturdays more because that means my long run is DONE but Fridays are pretty awesome.

And so is wine.

I love wine.

Sometimes, I love wine a little too much.

But, we won’t talk about those mornings.

Yesterday, I skipped my tempo run, rested my aching & freaking out muscles (hello, no CrossFit for 4 months and suddenly, BOOM!, I’m back in it. You KNOW my muscles aren’t pleased.) and enjoyed a lovely glass of wine with dinner.

I also love Justin’s nut butters.

I’m not addicted to them at all. Nope.

Finally made it to the Fresh Market near my house and stocked up!

Except, that was Monday and now it’s Friday and I’m just about out again.

SHOPPING TRIP!

What else do I love? COOKIES!!!!!

I mean, really, what’s not to love?

I even love the ugly cookies. Somebody has to.

And then, of course, there’s my love affair with bacon.

Don’t judge me.

I so totally love my fur babies.

Even though they shed all over the place and make it necessary to vacuum practically every single day. And  they frequently hog the couch and chairs and bed.

*le sigh*

But, they love me back. Unconditionally. (Or maybe they just use me for food? It’s fine. I’m easy.)

And they snuggle. Except for Eliza. She’s not a snuggler.

Fine.

Talk to me: What do you love? 🙂

– jennifer

It’s Foodie Friday! (and some other stuff, too)

Hi there!

Happy Friday!

I’d love to do the Friday dance but, alas, I cannot.

I have zero energy.

Guess who woke up with a fever and a headache?

Yeah.

Of course that means I must be dying.

I just thought I was tired because I’ve been doing the burpee challenge

and the core challenge

but, I guess not.

Looks like my 17-miler isn’t likely to happen tomorrow. *sigh*

I already missed my tempo run yesterday because of the snow.

That’s okay though. It’s still early in my training and I need to feel better. I start a new job on Monday!

!!!!!!!!!

I’m a legal assistant (except the position I got hired for isn’t specifically called that) and I’ll be working at one of the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s offices (Virginia is a Commonwealth, hence the name instead of “State Attorney’s Office” or “District Attorney’s Office”). I absolutely LOVE this line of work. So gratifying! It feels really good to be a part of the process of putting the bad guys behind bars and helping to keep the communities safer for our children. 🙂

So, anyway, as much as the thought of not running pains me, I know rest is the right thing (although, I’ll still be doing the core challenge and I might work in a burpee or 100) so I’m all set and ready for Monday.

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Okay, so now on to the REALLY big news of today –

IT’S FOODIE FRIDAY!!!

I’ve participated in the Foodie Pen Pals program once before and LOVED it!

Then, we moved and I had to take a break from it. 😦

But, now that we’re settled, I was able to do it again!

It’s really such an awesome program! No, you don’t have to be a blogger to participate so don’t let that stop you from clicking the Foodie Pen Pals logo up there. It’ll take you to Lindsay’s page and give you all the deets. It’s a lot of fun and I really think you should try it! Hey, everybody eats, after all! 🙂

Anyway, this month I was paired up with Monica at Cooking Up Veggies.

She sent me some Really. Awesome. Stuff.

Um, yeah. Those Justin’s Peanut Butter Cups?

Ate those immediately. Didn’t share. #sorrynotsorry

And the dark chocolate with espresso beans?

I even ate that for breakfast!

Hey, it had espresso in it. Clearly, it’s a breakfast food.

The beef candy – I’ll admit, the name IS a little strange. I mean “beef” and “candy” don’t seem like they go together – was WAY better than any beef jerky I’ve ever had. So flavorful, rich and delicious! And, it didn’t take an hour just to get one bite! It was soft but still had that jerky texture without being difficult or getting stuck in my teeth. Blech. Worst part about jerky. Beef candy, FTW!

The sour cream and onion zucchini chips were a total surprise to me. I’m not usually a sour cream and onion fan – I can eat a chip or two and then I’m over it – but these were not overwhelming in the least. They were light and crispy and perfectly seasoned. I must go on a hunt to find those around here!

The mini coco-roons also surprised me. I’m not the hugest fan of coconut but these were pretty tasty. I really like that they are small. Perfect little bit sized treats!

Now, let’s talk about that jar of fabulousness.

Monica canned her own orange marmalade.

For real.

And I got a jar!

I LOVE cooking with orange marmalade!

Best. Thing. Ever. 🙂

Talk to me: Do you can your own fruits/vegetables/jams/jellies? I’m totally impressed! What’s your favorite thing to can?

– jennifer