Good morning from chilly Chapel Hill! I guess the weather heard me raving about how awesome NC is in winter and decided to show me who’s boss. Fail. 🙂
Yesterday morning, Elle and I started our day with a chilly run. When we were in grad school, nearly every Thursday morning super early before class, the two of us met for a run at the community center, which was in between our apartments and featured some pretty wooded trails.
We decided that yesterday morning we should have a reunion run at our old spot. The run starts with a massive hill up into town, followed by a nice run through Chapel Hill, then down a big hill, and onto a pretty trail.
I love this bridge. 🙂
And done! We covered 4.31 miles in 37:39, chatting away per usual.
Splits:
Around 3:30, with another 5 hours of studying under our belts, we said farewell to Maria, and Elle and I picked up some groceries before heading back to her place. Our friend Jill from grad school came over for dinner!
On the menu: my Turkey, Veggie & Barley Chili (click for recipe)! An old favorite.
Jill brought ingredients over for a side salad. Spinach, tomato, avocado, and goat cheese. Simple and delicious!
The table, ready to go:
YUM.
We all topped our chili with a little grated pepper jack cheese, plus some plain Greek yogurt for creaminess. And hot sauce, of course!
After dinner, our friend Lauren came over (she had a work dinner thing to go to), and then we had a fun Google+ video chat hangout with our friends Libby and Kort who are, sadly, far away!
We discovered you can put fun props on each other via the Google+ program – hilarious.
Lol. Love these girls.
Such a fun night. And now – back to the books, yet again! We’re studying over at Maria’s again today – time to get a move on!
Happy Friday, everyone!
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A couple announcements before I go:
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I love this bridge. 🙂
And done! We covered 4.31 miles in 37:39, chatting away per usual.
Splits:
- Mile 1: 9:10 <— hill of death
- Mile 2: 8:53
- Mile 3: 8:21 <— glorious downhill
- Mile 4: 8:40
- 0.31 nubbin pace: 8:21
Around 3:30, with another 5 hours of studying under our belts, we said farewell to Maria, and Elle and I picked up some groceries before heading back to her place. Our friend Jill from grad school came over for dinner!
On the menu: my Turkey, Veggie & Barley Chili (click for recipe)! An old favorite.
Jill brought ingredients over for a side salad. Spinach, tomato, avocado, and goat cheese. Simple and delicious!
The table, ready to go:
YUM.
We all topped our chili with a little grated pepper jack cheese, plus some plain Greek yogurt for creaminess. And hot sauce, of course!
After dinner, our friend Lauren came over (she had a work dinner thing to go to), and then we had a fun Google+ video chat hangout with our friends Libby and Kort who are, sadly, far away!
We discovered you can put fun props on each other via the Google+ program – hilarious.
Lol. Love these girls.
Such a fun night. And now – back to the books, yet again! We’re studying over at Maria’s again today – time to get a move on!
Happy Friday, everyone!
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A couple announcements before I go:
- My fANNEtastic food Facebook fan page just reached 3,000 likes! How exciting. Thank you for your support! I’ve love if you connected with me on Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram, too! 🙂
- Blog reader Jessica emailed me about a nutrition program called “Kiddos in the Kitchen” she’s running for children ages 3-5 in an effort to teach them about the benefits of healthy eating. She’s acting on a completely volunteer basis and is raising money to cover the costs of healthy food for the classes, plus healthy snacks and a kid’s cookbook for them to take home. Obviously this is a cause I 100% support and believe in, and if you do, too, here’s her donation page if you’d like to help out! Good luck, Jessica, and keep up the great work!
