Weekend recap.

This week was soooo busy at work. and next week is going to be crazier. I needed this weekend.

Friday after work I went to my usual yoga class, and it kicked my but. That night Travis had some friends in town so after we cooked some delicious dinner together we went our separate ways. I went shopping with my friend Megan and bought a beautiful fall grey pea coat at H&M. Im in love with it.

Afterwards we went back to my house and binge watched gilmore girls. It was a great idea.

Saturday we started out with our ward service project cleaning up yards and helping someone move. I then ran 7 miles. I was supposed to run 10 but my ankle started hurting. I am thinking I may need to take a couple of days off if the hurt doesn't go away.

Then we grabbed some gandolfos and hurried to get ready to meet my parents at the Timapnogos LDS temple.

My little brother just turned 12 so he got to go for the first time! It was so fun to watch him, he cried because he was so happy, and it was adorable. It was so fun to be in the temple with almost my whole family (Come-on jake why are you in Spain?). We got to do some family names that Travis' grandparents gave us. I loved the feeling of our families meshing.






I finally remembered to bring my fancy camera somewhere important :)

After the temple we headed to Fongs, our favorite chinese food place on the planet. We joke about how we don't want to tell people about it because we don't want it to get busier. If I could eat there everyday I probably would. Good thing its just a little too far away to do that.

Next we saw, "Meet the Mormons." I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the movie. They really did show a diverse group of members of the LDS church and did a great job explaining who we are and why we do what we do. My favorite story was of the couple in Costa Rica. The wife is a fighter and so hard core. They really seem to have a grasp on balancing responsibility and what they love to do.

Sunday we went to church and hung out with Travis' family. Still getting used to this whole 9 o'clock church thing....


Miles this week: 20
Miles this year: 220.5

My weekend Jam.



In case you didn't know,  I love Taylor. A lot. I'll be jamming to this all weekend


Delicious recipes I've tried recently

Follow the great recipes Ive tried board. These are tried and true, I don't post anything that I didn't love.



Oh my gosh. This is probably the best pasta dish I have made from pinterest. You have to try it. Incredible. And it has veggies! 



I love this recipe because it have 5-7 ingredients and took 10 minutes to whip up. I would probably lower the amount of chicken stock to 4 cups next time tho. I also used black beans, which I like the best. 




We've been experimenting with tomato basil soup recipes lately and this is the best one we have found so far. Add a little orzo pasta and it feels like you are right at Zupas! 




Another recipe to rave about. So easy and delicious. We heated up some uncooked tortillas and filled them with this as well as some guacamole. Couldn't get any better. 


10 things to do after work to de-stress


Work is my life now if you couldn't tell. Something that Ive noticed in these last 4 months of working full-time is that I have to do something to de-stress from work or I let the stress of work take over and seep into my home life. Here are some of the things I do to de-stress from work:

1. Take a walk outside
2. Go for a run
3. Go to a yoga class or meditate for 15 minutes
4. Look up something funny online (Youtube/pinterest)
5. Spend 15 minutes reading a book
6. Take a long shower or bath
7. Do something nice for someone
8. Take a nap
9. Change into more comfy clothes and drink some hot cocoa
10. Blast your favorite song on your commute home and sing your heart out.

I do not think its a good idea to just veg looking at your phone/computer checking up on social media, after staring at my computer/phone all day I spend at least my first hour at home disconnected. I need a real transition in between home and work.

What tips do you have for de-stressing after a long day at work?


Our little weekend

A lot of things fell through this weekend. But there was a lot of good as well.

Failures:
1. forgot my sports bra for yoga class, used a regular bra, had to not participate in a lot because of this.
2. Travis pulled his hamstring so that cancelled out lunch hike plan
3. Real salt lake game was sold out so we drove up to Sandy for nothing

Successes:
1. Ran 10 miles with my mom! Fall Runs up the canyon are the ideal running environment.
2. Got to have basically 3 days of cuddling and taking care of my husband
3. Hung out with family and friends sunday and watched all of our wedding videos. I love mine so much.
4. Got to eat cubbys and shakes on the way home from Sandy cuz we deserved it.




This last week wasn't too bad actually I ran, did yoga, cooked some delicious meals, and got to meet my cousins new baby in the hospital. The weeks go by so fast, when it gets to the weekend I am like oh man I didn't write down anything about this week. Oh well. and it continues. haha

Miles this week: 20
Miles this year: 200.5

you've got mail!


When I was a little kid getting mail was basically the best thing on the planet. And you know whats crazy, my excitement for getting mail is basically unchanged from then to now.

Especially now that there is such a thing called, "online shopping"

I almost would rather buy things online instead of real shopping because it will come in the mail. Weird right?

When you get home from a long day at work and you see that package on your doorstep it just makes your eyes light up and you get a little hop in your step. Am I right?

At the moment I am waiting on two packages in the mail: some new fall boots and some new workout clothes. STOKED.

This makes me think I should do some kind of monthly box. Any suggestions? I also think it would be fun to start having a pen pal postcards letters whatever it sounds like a great idea.

Dreams.





Got some pretty new photos

One of my friends and her husband just started a photography business. Its something fun they can do together, which I love. Check it out here.

They graciously took some lovely photos of as at the Riverwoods. It was such a beautiful fall day! Perfect for photos.

I've never taken photos with two photographers before, so it felt a little bit like we had the paparazzi after us. Everyone needs that feeling at least once. haha

Here are some of my favorites: