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I kicked off our weekend with a 4 mile walk with Stella. Amazingly, she held up really well and actually seemed to love it! I’m also equally excited that I’m finally able to put my hair up in a crazy-high messy bun. I know it’s not flattering, but it’s taken me almost a year to get it to this point!

Friday night we decided to treat ourselves to a nice dinner at White Mountain Cider Co. I’ve been wanting to try their dinner for years now and it did NOT disappoint! It was so good. We ended up doing a few appetizers, a salad, and then a delicious dessert. The meat and cheese platter was incredible.

But honestly, nothing beat this desert. Warm Apple Cider Donuts, Vanilla Ice Cream, and Caramel Sauce. It. Was. Amazing. Kinda also wish that I had my own portion ; )

We then told Brady that we were going to try Vegan for a week and he was very un-impressed.

We ended up watching The Game Changers Documentary on Netflix (I actually watched it twice because Alex was away at his parents Saturday night) and it really did change my entire perspective on our diet. I’m technically one ‘full day’ in (Saturday morning I realized that my ‘non-dairy creamer’ I had been using actually HAD dairy in it?!?) and already feel like I have way more energy throughout the day and my sleep has felt better too. I had this pizza Saturday night and it was honestly SO good. Like, maybe better than other non-vegan frozen pizzas I’ve had?!

My mom is also away at a Wedding this weekend in Austin, so I offered to check in on her cat (my old cat!). She still remembers me. Gosh, aren’t animals just the best mood picker-uppers?!

And started my new tradition of beginning my mornings with yoga, meditation, and journaling on Saturday. I really love this new habit since I’ve still got two more weeks off of running! While I definitely miss lacing up and getting sweaty, I’m also really enjoying just trying new things and having more flexibility in my day.

I’ve got the day off school because it’s Veteran’s Day (THANK YOU to all of our Veterans out there for sacrificing their lives for us!) and the weather is supposed to turn to snow/ice later so I’m getting as much school work done as I can and then hoping to do more meal prep for the week ahead.

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-What does your ‘day off’ look like? Are you working?

-Any vegans out there? What recipes are your favorite?

-What’s the weather like where you are?

7 Things: This Is Pretty Great, I Like These Stats, and It Was Really Good.

We did A LOT of puzzling this weekend. This one is surprisingly hard despite it having ‘only’ 500 pieces?!? We got a package of National Park puzzles (gotta love TJ Maxx) and are starting with the one of Yosemite! Can’t wait until we get it finished.

I tried this creamer this weekend and it was pretty great. I haven’t tried any other types of Oat Milks yet, but know that they are ‘all the rage’, so I’m sure I’ll have to branch out and try other varieties now. It didn’t taste overly like Snickerdoodle, but it was still delicious.

Also tried this with barbecue chicken and brussell sprouts on Friday night. it was really tasty and super good ingredients for taking 90 seconds in the microwave!

Saturday we raked A LOT of leaves and we didn’t even get halfway through our yard. Ha. At least it’s good cross training right?!

Watched the new Braking Bad movie on Netflix, El Camino, and it was REALLY good. Like I’m still thinking about it over 24 hours later and still think it’s really good. Anyone else watch it yet?

Saw a lot of this view this weekend too.

Made Slow Cooker Lentil and Beef Minestrone on Sunday. It was so good and super easy since I worked from 10:30am-6:30pm! Recipe from Run Fast Cook Fast Eat Slow.

Also, I really like these stats.

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-Anyone else a fan of Oat Milk?

-Breaking Bad? What did you think of the movie?

-How many puzzle pieces are too many puzzle pieces?

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Happy Monday! It was a crazy fun-filled weekend (with not much running!) I kicked off Friday with a 9.1 mile run & strength 

Came home to this view and many distractions while trying to study

Went out for a hike to Arethusa Falls Friday afternoon! 

Saturday morning coffee views 😍 

Went with my mom to Sebago Brewing Company to pick up her Triathlon Bib Saturday afternoon! Their Raspberry beer was 👌🏻 

Also they had amazing pizza. Definitely need to get the loaded mashed potato one next time!  

Sunday afternoon studying and listening to the rain on the tin roof! 

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You know when you go on vacation and come back and are constantly wondering what day it is? Yeah. That’s definitely me today. It’s a Monday, but really kinda feels like a Wednesday? to me. One of the best things about this weekend was that the lake trail is now dry and snow-free! I got out there on Saturday morning and was so so happy. I’m planning on getting back out there today to get my last 20+ mile run until my 50 miler! I’ll simulate the race course by doing a 3-mile warmup (the course has us do a 3 mile loop and then 3 x 25k loops) and then 2 loops of the 10 mile lake trail. It’s supposed to be rainy until Friday, so I think mother nature is giving me a sign that today is my long run day ; )

Brady was also in his usual spot last night - he loves to hide behind our fan while we go to sleep?!? Anyone elses cat do this?

After I ran Saturday morning, we headed to the movies to see the new Avengers: End Game! It was SO good. Normally I have a really hard time watching a movie that is 3 hours long, but this one was done so well and it honestly felt like several movies in one.

Also weekend chores including laundry. Just realized that Brady is basically the highlight of this past weekend. I guess I missed him on my trip ; )

The weather was so beautiful this weekend, so we also took advantage and got a few things done outside including taking the cats out! There are too many coyotes, mountain lions, and foxes near our home so we choose to keep them indoors, but will take them out on leaches/ harnesses during the warmer months.

Maple says her harness complements her fur so well.

Cat bouquet!

I think this photo also gives nice scale to how giant Brady is compared to Maple. Ha. I swear they are brother/sister!

And we went out for a hike out Mad Creek yesterday afternoon! The trails were crazy busy, but DRY so yay!

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-How was your weekend?!?

-Anyone else see the Avengers movie this weekend? Thoughts? No spoilers though!

-Are the trails dry where you are?