WWU: 6

Tuesday, 2/19 - 30 min elliptical with 5 lb. bicep curls during commercials (374 calories burned)

Wednesday, 2/20 - 30 min treadmill...1 min warm up walk, 4 min run at 6.0, 5 mins of 30 second sprints at 7.0, 5 mins of 30 second sprints at 7.5, 3 min run at 6.0, 2 mins walking lunges with kick back, 1 min cool down walk (478 calories burned)

Thursday, 2/21 - Rest

Friday, 2/22 - Rest

Saturday, 2/23 - RACE DAY!!! 5k (478 calories burned)

Sunday, 2/24 - Rest

Monday, 2/25 - HIIC plus 9 minutes walking on the treadmill to round out my time to 45 mins total (526 calories burned)

Tuesday, 2/26 - 40 min elliptical with 5 lb. bicep curls during commercials, 1 set 20 windshield wipers and 1 set 20 v-ups (478 calories burned)

Wednesday, 2/27 - Rest

How Do You Eat a Cupcake???

Do you eat it like my brother???

Or like me???

If you eat it like me...then you can find a little surprise in the middle!!

Can you believe this was my very first Nutella cupcake?!?! I can't believe I waited so long...ha ha!

My brother found a new bakery by the house called Sweet Cakes and picked up 12 for his own birthday...ha ha. These were good little cupcakes...just the right amount of icing to cupcake. The flavors he got were... Nutella (2), Cookies n Cream (2), Red Velvet (2), Chocolate Delight (2), Birthday Cake (2) and White with Pink Icing (2). I can't wait to eat the other Nutella one and try one of the chocolate ones. Yum!

5k...Done and Done

I did it! Or I guess I should say WE did it!! Erica and I completed an entire 5k (3.1 miles) without stopping!! Feels good to cross that off the 13 in 2013 list :) Now, what should I do next??? I'm thinking color run! Or maybe if I'm having a crazy moment I'll sign up for a 10k...eek! Probably not thoough...ha ha.

P!NK The Truth About Love Tour

I received a surprise invitation from my Aunt last week to go with her to the P!NK concert. Of course I said yes!!! I guess I should also thank her boyfriend for not being able to go :) Here are some pictures...she moves around a lot (it was pretty much like a Cirque du Solei show) so over half the ones I took were blurry...hope you enjoy!

February Meal: Stove Top Beef Stew

Of course I've had beef stew plenty of times over my 20 some odd years of existence, but never have I ever (did anyone else play the game never have I ever???) made it myself. Since I made it all by myself this time, I'm counting it as a new recipe for 2013!

After discussing stew options with Erica, I decided to go with the stove top version since she recommended it. It turned out really good! I somewhat followed the directions on the packet of Stew Seasoning (found by the taco, chili, and spaghetti seasoning packets).

Stove Top Beef Stew

1 seasoning packet
2 pounds stew meat
3 T flour
1 T Lantana (similar to Tony Chachere)
2 T oil
3 cups water
2 cups baby carrots
3 cups chopped red potatoes

Add your carrots and potatoes to a large pot and mix in the seasoning packet and water. Start cooking that pot over a medium heat. In a skillet, pour in your oil and start heating over medium heat. Combine flour and lantana in a small bowl. Coat each cube of stew meat with flour/lantana mixture and place in oil. Brown all sides of the meat and transfer to a plate with a paper towel on top to soak up excess oil while you finish cooking all your meat. Once all your meat is browned, add it to your pot with the carrots and potatoes. Bring to boil. Cover and reduce heat to a simmer for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Stir occasionally.

All-Star Baby Shower

Yesterday, we had an All-Star baby shower at work for our friend Heather. Below is everything we made...check it out!!



The invitation...Created this using Publisher! Love that program and picmonkey for invitations!

 

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I wanted to make the card look like the invitation. I had to free hand the designs onto the cut out circles and then cut one circle into a football...not the easiest thing ha ha, but I think it turned out cute. For the textured paper I used my cuttlebug and the 'B' I cut using my cricut.



Sports banner...the sports balls came from Heather, I hand cut the pennants using 12x12 paper and used my cricut for the letters. We then taped everything together using packing tape and taped baker's twine to the back to string it up



Same sports ball from Heather...I used a regular foam wreath form and wrapped it in red ribbon. We again used packing tape to secure them on. We didn't want to hot glue anything in case she wanted to use them for something else again



We saw the idea for small diaper cakes on google and decided we wanted to create some as well. We used sizes Newborn and 1. There is one size 1 in the middle, then a row of newborns and then a row of 1's. The balls are taped to Popsicle sticks and stuck in the middle diaper.



Yummy cupcakes from Sams...half white, half chocolate and half whipped icing, half buttercream. That way everyone can get exactly what they want



Desserts galore! Erica brought strawberries with the best fruit dip ever and sugar cookies with sprinkles. I made Rolo Pretzel Turtles (boy and girl versions ha ha). And Elizabeth made cookies stuffed with oreos and caramel. Yum!



Edith made these adorable thank you gifts!

I want to give a big shout out to my awesome co-hosts/friends Erica, Elizabeth, Edith and Angela!

p.s. check out these cute coasters and candle Heather made all of us for hosting!

WWU:5

Tuesday, 2/12 - Rest

Wednesday, 2.13 - 2 mile walk (316 calories burned)

Thursday, 2/14 - Rest

Friday, 2/15 - 60 minute Stride Machine resistance 5 (665 calories burned)

Saturday, 2/16 - Rest

Sunday, 2/17 - 5k (627 calories burned)

Monday, 2/18 - Rest