Anniversary Dinner

Fiancé came home with roses and champagne! I think his exact words were “You only get one more of these next year before there is a new anniversary date!” We love him!

 

How pretty are the roses? I love how they fade from orange to peach to yellow! So pretty!!

 

Best 4 Year Anniversary roses ever! Thanks fiancé!

Tonight was definitely cause for celebration!

 

Cheers to 4 wonderful years!

 

I owe fiancé a nice romantical dinner! Tonight we just threw together some stuff we had in the fridge. We tried out a TGI Friday’s Complete Skillet Meal that I picked up the other day – Firecracker Sesame Chix

 

I added a bunch of fresh veggies I had in the fridge.

The chicken that came in the packet was slightly sad. There wasn’t much in there at all! Luckily I didn’t eat much of the chicken anyways, it was all for fiancé!

 

Chicken, noodles, veggies and sauce! Oh my!

It turned out to be a nice, quick, easy lovely meal. Every meal is made better with a side of roses, don’t you think?

  

Topped with some sesame seeds! Yum! Now we are having our own little marathon of The Office. We have been watching the series since the beginning on Netflix over the past few days. I heart The Office! I could pretty much watch it all day!

PS – I heart Jim! :)

 

There are so many good TV series out right now! What is your favorite TV series? I ALWAYS watch Biggest Loser, The Hills, The City, The Office, Grey’s Anatomy and Vampire Diaries! OH! And Say Yes To The Dress! All those shows are on DVR Record! Love it!

The winner of the Whooha Gear Giveaway is:

Naomi @ One Fit Foodie

Email me your information at lmcder01 at gmail dot com

4 Years of Love

Today is fiancé and my 4 year anniversary! Happy Anniversary to us! We met at Villanova sophomore year in college. My roommate was friends with him and his friends so our paths crossed all the time!

We would see each other out at bars and parties and around campus all the time. We became fast friends and would always be laughing and having fun together. He always knew how to make me smile.

After getting to know each other sophomore year and part of junior year, I went away to study abroad in Australia. Fiancé's mom recently told me that she remembers always getting postcards from ‘some girl in Australia’ – that girl was me! I was sending the love vibes from Down Under!

After being away for 8 months I came back to the states right in time for senior year! Fiancé and I picked up right back here we left off. It was nice to be reunited with my good friend. I always had a feeling that someday we would be more than friends and obviously I was right!!

On November 11, 2005 fiancé and I became a couple! We had our first date – dinner and a movie and it was just perfect. It was nice to go out with him because we already knew so much about each other. We didn’t have to start from scratch.

I love the fact that we were friends first.

Here are some pictures I found from the first year of our relationship:

We went to one of many of my sorority formals together.

Lots of Villanova basketball games. Go Wildcats!

I know fiancé loves it when I get excited!!

Countless fun at the Villanova bars together.

We always know how to have a good time together. Being silly is fun!

Fiancé is also my day drinking (during vacation) buddy!

Senior Dinner Dance in Atlantic City

And graduation!

It was love right from the start.

And this love is going to the chapel!

Happy 4 Years Fiancé! Cheers to many more! xo

Early to Bed, Early to Rise

I have to wake up early for school 3 days a week so I have been trying to make more of an effort to get to bed earlier. I feel much more rested when I get a nice long nights sleep in! It’s much easier and more enjoyable to take on the day But then again, who doesn’t love sleep?!? Sleep Rules!

I have been on a major cereal kick lately. Its been my go to meal most mornings. Quick and easy peasy! This morning I tried out another cereal sent to me from Nature’s Path - Optimum Blueberry Cinnamon Cereal

This is “a fun combo of crunchy strands and flakes loaded with flax, soy and blueberries.” It is high in fiber, low fat, no trans fat and has lots of whole grain! The crunchy strands give the cereal a nice kick.

Also check out the awesome homemade jam that my boss brought me after was in Vermont for the weekend. I can’t wait to test out  Wild Blueberry on toast! Should be yummy!

Any suggestions for how I can use this jam other than putting it on toast? I am open to any and all thoughts!

Also, last chance to enter the Whooha Gear Giveaway! I will announce a winner tonight!

 

Trader Ming’s

Have you ever checked out Trader Joe’s line of frozen foods? Fiance and I stocked up on some frozen meals the other night during a grocery store trip. Things have been so hectic and crazy lately, its nice to know that a nice meal is waiting in the freezer!

We wanted to try out Trader Ming’s (aka Trader Joe’s line of Asian inspired meals) Mandarin Orange Chicken! I love that they changed the name, so cute! 

We also decided to open a bottle of wine that Jill had given us as a housewarming present. Two Vines Riesling. It was very yummy! I love trying out new wines. Thanks Jill!

Jackson wanted in on some of the preparation fun! He loves catching stray veggies that find their way to the floor.

   

We heated up the chicken and added some peas and rice on the side.

This was so yummy! The orange chicken was so tasty and the rice and peas were the perfect sides to compliment the meal.

All mixed together! So yummy!

I went to the gym when I got home but it was total ‘Rush Hour’ at the gym! It was packed and I barely got on a machine! I didn’t have much time to devote to the gym today so I only got in 30 minutes, but its better than nothing!

Off to get work done! Lots of studying to do!

Don’t forget to enter my Whooha Gear Giveaway! Ends tomorrow!

Whooha Gear Giveaway

The wonderful people at Whooha have sponsored this weeks giveaway. What is Whooha you ask?

Women Having Optimistic Objectives & Heathy Attitudes

I love the message behind all the Whooha gear. It strives to inspire women to inspire themselves. Love it!

Why Do You Run?

“I Run…for the love of it, for sanity, for ice cream, to keep up with my kids, to be fast, for my health, to eat, to hurt, to find myself, to be happy, to be fit, to look darn good in my jeans, to stay young, because I can, for chocolate, so that boy’s can’t catch me, to be outdoors, because my friends make me, to sweat, for inspiration, so my butt does not grow, to get places, to feel the wind on my face, to be a role model, to appreciate life…for Myself".”

I Run... is a Women's Cut DRI-BALANCE technology T-Shirt. Dri-Balance optimizes the transport of moisture from skin to the surface of the garment, 6-10 times faster than other wicking garments.

This is the shirt that is up for giveaway this week! I was sent one by Whooha to test it out and one of my lucky readers will receive a shirt as well!

I love what this shirt says. Its a great message!

Here’s how to enter:

1) Leave a comment here letting me know why you want the shirt - check out Whooha’s website too!

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Giveaway ends Wednesday! Good Luck!

 

PLAY HARD - TAKE CHANCES - KEEP SMILIN'
Until Next Time,
WHOOHA!

World’s 2nd Best Hot Wings

It was another whirlwind weekend that went by way to fast! On Friday, Fiancé, Jackson and I headed up to Scranton Pennsylvania to visit my grandma. She is in a nursing home there and I haven’t seen her much this past year so a visit was long overdue.

Jackson hung out on fiancé's lap while I drove.

 

Grandma and I had a nice little visit. It was good to see her.

When I was little my brother and I would spend a few weeks every summer with my grandma. One of our all time favorite restaurants is the Windsor Inn – Home of the World’s 2nd Best Hot Wings

I have great memories of coming to this place with my family. My brother met up with fiancé and I for some nice hot wings!

 

I love the wings here. The sauce is pretty amazing. It has to be amazing to get the title of the World’s Second Best!  Obviously this meal isn’t the most health conscious ever, but since I ran 9 miles earlier that morning, I wasn’t all that concerned.

 

The pizza there is also  my favorite pizza ever. I am not sure if its the sauce or the bread, but it is different and better than any pizza I have ever had.

I love that its served on a tray. My brother, fiancé and I had a nice little visit with a great meal on Friday!

On Saturday, fiancé and I went to see This Is It. It was really good, just like everyone has been saying. It was amazing to see MJ in his element. I feel so bad for all the people who put so much work and time and effort into the This Is It concert and never got it see it in realization. I also feel bad for MJ’s family for their loss, but this movie was about the concert that never came to be. Check it out if you haven’t already. The concert would have been amazing.

PS – Check out the ‘medium’ soft drink. Medium my @$$ – it’s huge!!

 

On Sunday, fiancé and I went and checked out a bunch of potential reception sites for the wedding. Reception site shopping is hard!

I have found that I immediately have strong feelings about all the places, which is good. There are some places that I just immediately see and know that its not going to be the place but I have fallen in love with a few reception sites. It’s going to be hard to choose!

At one of the places we checked out there was a “Focusing on the Groom” event that I signed us up for. It was cute. Fiance got a goodie bag full of a Groom’s Wedding Day Survival Kit. There was also lots of manly food and drink and cigars and tuxedos. All that fun stuff.

I am going to post pictures of the reception site that we choose after its all finalized, so stay tuned for that! Check out all the swag that was in fiance’s goodie bag: shaving cream, razor, deodorant, floss, planner, clock, socks and lots of other fun stuff!

haha. i love this.

As you can see, the weekend was pretty busy to say the least!

How was your weekend??

Stay tuned for another fun giveaway!

9 Glorious Miles in Philly

This morning I got up bright today. When I woke up I put on my running clothes right away so I would get out there I would hit that pavement I knew that if I didn’t go for my run right away this morning, I would get distracted!

It was freezing when I got up this morning and I totally bundled up for my run! I need to invest in running gloves because its only going to get colder in Philly as the days go by.

It was so beautiful out today. I was snapping pictures throughout my entire run and tweeting up a storm! It totally keeps me entertained and makes the miles fly by!

Usually I run on the other side of the Schuylkill but I went the opposite way on my run today with the hopes of avoiding the sun in my face. What I didn’t take into account was the wind! The second half of my run I was running into the wind for about 3 miles. It was a man down situation!

So pretty.

This sign made me laugh because I was not going 35 mph. Haha – I wish!! But it was a nice reminder to keep an eye on my pace!

Oh hey! Look where we are? Do this spot look familiar??

Yup – that’s our proposal spot! If that’s not motivating to keep chugging along, I don’t know what is!! :)

Almost halfway there.

At one point in this loop I run over a bridge, crossing over the Schuylkill. Its a small path with cars flying past me! Slow down drivers!

The city was so pretty today! Love the skyline.

My halfway point is the Philadelphia Art Museum, so obviously I have to run up the steps a la Rocky.

Made it to the top. Got to love having a good time with the self timer on my camera! I love this picture!

Then I had to stop and pay a little respect to Rocky himself!

Halfway into the run I added a ZYM tablet to my water. ZYM quickly dissolves in water and replenishes lost electrolytes. It totally gave me a little boost while running – I also love the Berry Flavor. Sometimes I am torn about drinking straight up water or adding something to the water for energy. ZYM is really good and I have had good experiences with it during my longer runs!

More pictures of the beautiful Fall day in Philly we had here today

Random berry tree. Anyone know what this is? It’s so pretty! Made me think of Christmas time! Yay!

Almost home.

I love all the bridges that I pass on my runs. They are so pretty and its wonderful to see the seasons change around the bridges in pics

Last mile or so

I finished 9 miles in 1 hour and 20 miles and felt fantastic! It was a great run and made me feel really good. I plan to get another long run or two in before the Philly Half Marathon in 15 days!

9 miles baby! Woot Woot! I am aiming to enter double digit land next week. That will be a good place to be pre half-marathon!

Post run I enjoyed a mango ZICO – Pretty much always my go-to after running beverage! YUM!

I feel so freakin accomplished when I get in a nice long run like that before 10 am! Now I am off to Scranton Pennsylvania to visit my grandma and brother! Should be a nice Friday afternoon!