I’m really happy with my work outs the past 3 weeks. I’ve managed to go about 4x’s a week…or at least have some kind of activity every day.
Sunday – volleyball game
Monday – weight/cardio class
Tuesday – ran 4 miles
Wednesday – softball game
Thursday – volleyball game
Friday – ran 4.2 miles
I’m taking Saturday off!
Friday night I made spaghetti and Malek made garlic bread. Carb loading for our 5K on Saturday.
The Mardi Gras 5K was OK. It was very windy and cold in the morning. 5 mins before the race started the sun came out…and THE HILL took it’s toll on my race time. I definitely didn’t beat my time from last year, but at least I was under my 30min time limit. Malek did well for his first 5K race (he beat me by 49 seconds).
I finally tried out a yoga class! I’ve never done yoga before and Amanda’s neighborhood community center offers classes on Tuesday night. So I figured why not?! It was a great first yoga class! All the stretching really helped my sore muscles from Monday’s weight class. Not sure I’ll go every week, but I think once a month would be good.
Exercise for the week:
Sunday – Volleyball game
Monday- Cardio/Weight class
Tuesday – Yoga!!!
Wednesday – Ran 4 miles, softball game
Thursday – * Planning to run 2 miles after work *, volleyball game
Friday – REST!
Saturday- Mardi Gras 5K race! That’s why I’ve been trying to fit in as much running as possible. The Cap 10K is in March .
Needless to say I’ve been extremely sore all week! 
I received a gift card to Truluck’s for my birthday and figured what better time to celebrate at Truluck’s then for Vday! So Monday night Jonathan and I headed to Truluck’s for a post valentines day dinner (We wanted to avoid the craziness on Valentines Day). For the occasion I wore my awesome red dress that my dad gave me for Christmas – perfect! We even made great time heading downtown, I guess due to Presidents day no one was at work.
Our dinner lasted about 3 hours and consisted of four courses and a bottle of wine:
Appetizer – Calamari
Soup – Crab and Corn Chowder
Entree – Malek had the pan-seared gulf red snapper. I had the all you can eat Florida stone crab claws. My meal also came with two sides: parmesan mashed potatoes and braised wild mushrooms.
Dessert – coffee/cappuccino’s accompanied by the chocolate mud slide pie (or something with a similar name)
Excellent!
Dinner at Truluck's 2/16/09
Awesome dessert
For Valentines Day Malek prepared a wonderful dinner at home.
We started the night off with wine and several cheeses: extra sharp white cheddar, Gouda and feta cheese with pita bread. Jonathan seasoned the steaks and potatoes and cooked them on the grill while I enjoyed the couch and cheeses. I love my steak medium rare and he cooked it perfectly! We enjoyed a nice candlelight dinner with music playing in the background. Throughout the evening we watched a couple DVD’s while sipping wine. Even Sarah had a great evening, she got to lick the plates.
A very romantic low key evening at home.
Valentines Day Dinner 2/14/09
Malek surprised me with a dozen red roses at work today. 
What a great day! I’m so excited, it’s going to be a great weekend.
Happy Early Valentines!!
My mom also sent me a care package that contained a valentine kitchen towel, sugar cookies and choc raspberry coffee. It also contained a kitchen towel for St Patty’s day and a cute platter for Easter. Go mom! 
Roses from Jonathan
Success!
Made it to the gym 4x’s this week and played softball! I have a race next Saturday that I’m preparing for, so gotta keep up the running!
Sunday – volleyball game
Monday- ran 1 mile, 20 mins elliptical
Tuesday – ran 4 miles
Wednesday – softball game
Thursday – ran 2 miles
Friday – ran a 5K (3.1miles)
Failure
#15 – Cook at least one home meal(s) a week [i.e. eat out less] (43/143)
Still no cooking. However Malek plans on making a steak dinner Saturday night for Valentines…I think I’ll count that!
Check! Bought the antioxidant night moisturizer to go along with my day cream this weekend.
Last night Sarah and I went to Old Settlers for Malek’s football game. I brought her favorite ball and gave her free reign on the neighboring field. For the next hour we played ball and I chased her around. Great exercise for the both of us!
This past Saturday was Carnaval Brasileiro! Ever since I heard of this carnival I’ve wanted to attend : the costumes, the bold colors, the samba music, and reckless abandon! It’s an annual Brazilian style Mardi Gras celebration held in Austin, TX. Definitely an experience I recommend everyone try at least once if you can. We had a ball!
