My Life, in Verbs.

Hello!  I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday weekend!  Mine was really a pretty fantastic combination of fun, family, friends and relaxation.  Secretly though, it made me a bit sad to realize that my summer is halfway over and in a little over a month, I return to work.  Le sigh.  Better enjoy it while I can, right?

Instead of doing a weekend re-cap, I just thought I'd tell you what's going on in my life lately.  In no particular order or pattern.  I'm getting really lazy these days.  I swear, someday I will actually take pictures with my really nice camera.

(Side Note:  Did you enter my Stella & Dot giveaway?  It closes tomorrow night at midnight!  You can enter here!)

My life, lately, has consisted of...

* Running.  Well, sort of.  Last week, I felt an annoying pull in my glute, of all places.  It wasn't painful. I stayed off it for several days and iced it as best I could (Just imagine me sitting on bags of frozen veggies).  I ran for the first time in almost a week yesterday morning, and while I was pain free, I still had sore muscles.  However, in the spirit of being proactive, I made an appointment with my sports medicine doctor and have upped my strength training and core work-outs significantly.  And ice baths.  I LOVE ICE BATHS.

BTW, I wasn't about to take pictures of myself in the tub and then post them on here for the world to see, so I did google "ice bath" and here are some of my favorites:

* Apparently, ice baths are communal in Austin...

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* Beware!  Ice baths can cause your leg to disappear.

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* Nobody actually looks this cute while laying in snow and ice.

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* Watching movies.  My husband and I saw "Midnight in Paris" on Friday.  I thought it was fantastic, but my husband hated it.  Without giving too much away, I really loved the references to famous writers, and Owen Wilson was his usual awkwardly charming self.

(Photo taken by me, last summer in Paris!)

* Shopping.  Well, sort of.  The hubs and I went to IKEA over the weekend.  We purchased this:

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Hubs measured it and the car to make sure it would fit.  It did, length-wise.  Width-wise, it did not.  So, we tried to take it apart in the parking lot.  We couldn't.  I asked about delivery.  It was an additional $59.  After an hour, we returned it and went to order online.  It's an IN-STORE PURCHASE ONLY.  Oy.  The universe is trying to tell us that we do not need this mirror.


P.S.  I think it's important to note that while we were waiting to return this mirror, TWO OTHER PEOPLE had the exact same problem.  So, I don't think we're total idiots...


* Watching fireworks.  I FINALLY saw them from my roof!  Thank you to everyone who left comments, wishing me luck in this endeavor.  It was really cute:)  Mike and I hosted a few friends yesterday and enjoyed great food and conversation before we went up to the roof to watch the fireworks.  While the show wasn't as impressive as in past years, it was great to see not only Chicago's fireworks, but all of the surrounding suburbs as well.

* Baking.  Can you believe it?  The raspberry lemon bars I posted about were a true success!  You can find the recipe here if you're interested!  It was really easy to follow...until I had to call my husband and ask him if I was using our can-opener correctly.  (Turns out, I was!)


* Reading.  I've been reading a TON this summer, and as such, I've decided to make this Thursday's Top 5 list about books!  SO.  If you want to link-up, let's discuss the top 5 books you've ever read, or are currently reading, or want to read!  Perhaps we can all gather some great suggestions in the process, no?

How was your holiday weekend?