after clouds, sun

i left off on a pretty blah note tuesday night. understandably so, i hope. i like to keep things real. i'd never want to paint a picture of rainbows and butterflies, when in fact things are more grey skies and stormy clouds. that being said, i also don't want to be a constant rain cloud. this week has been a little off for me. not entirely bad. mostly just meh... so i decided to take a step back and hit reset.

i feel like i don't have much to say about the week's happenings, and yet i have a ton of pictures haha. i can be rather snap happy. ;)

such a bookworm ;)

we have a general rule of no furry pals on the furniture... but sometimes, just sometimes their cuteness wins out. in the case of me vs dexter... well, as you can see, dex won. we snuggled on the couch as i read. i know i've said it before, but i can't seem to put this book down!

should i assume he finds my book boring? haha

why's my right eye look smaller than my left?

wednesday's spin attire. i really needed my endorphin fix. 60 minutes of spin did the trick!

my socks NEVER match haha

thursday was back and bi day. i really wasn't feeling it all day, but once my heart started that familiar thump, thump and those endorphins started flowing... well, i just killed it!! left feeling tired and elated all at once. :)

warm up:

10 minutes on the treadmill 

back
* wide grip pull up (assisted):
   8 reps (displacing 58lbs)/ 8 reps (2 sets displacing 52lbs)/ 8 reps (displacing 40lbs)

* close grip pull down:
   60lbs 8 reps/ 70lbs 6 reps (2 sets)/ 80lbs 6 reps

* cable row:
   60lbs 8 reps (3 sets)/ 70lbs 8 reps
biceps
* standing dumbell curl:
   10lbs 8 reps (2 sets)/ 10lbs 6 reps
* incline bicep curl:

   7.5lbs 8 reps (2 sets)/ 10lbs 8 reps
* dumbell preacher curl:
   7.5lbs 8 reps (2 sets)/ 10lbs 8 reps

pre-run snack attack

friday was supposed to be a rest day, but i woke up with an itch to take a little run. soooo, i got the poodle doo ready and off we went!

my poor heal is still sore and blistered from monday's trail run

what a happy pup :)

hot + humid day = frizzy hair and sweaty sunscreen streaks 

finally a pic of my pasta toss (among other snacky snacks haha). i've pretty much been inhaling my food all week. i eat. turn around. and boom. insta-hungry. i'm surprised i even got these snapshot before they were devoured. got the chips and salsa to go with my burrito bowls (which were too unphotogenic ??, although yummy, to take a pic of). the guac (one of my hands-down favorite foods!) was a spur-of-the-moment snack that my stomach decided it just had to have. 

the rest of my afternoon and evening were spent with my best friend, my sister (from another mister... and momma haha), my confidant. we were well overdue for some girl time. first stop was thai food. a cheat meal for sure, but i did make a decent decision by opting for chicken satay instead of the usual pad see ew. next was a hip, new coffee shop, where we chit chatted until the sun went down. now, we're both sweet fiends, so it was no surprise that we ended up at our favorite vegan ice cream shop. i could feel guilty, but really, it's quite amazing. :)    

all ready for my girly date!

carmel vanilla latte with almond milk. yum!!

a little vino? why yes!

i love how time just stops, and at the same time flies by, with friends. we'd planned on lunch, but of course ended up jibber jabbing the night away. :)