Whine and Wine Wednesday

Marathon Training Week 5 - Day 3

That would be us!  Our first ever fartlek workout today.  It was already 80 degrees at 4:45am and humid

I'm pretty sure my career in car modeling is about to take off.

Can't a girl tie her shoe in peace?

The plan called for 15 minutes of warm up, 15 minutes of sprint/recover from light pole to light pole, and than a 5 minute cool down. 

In reality we did 13 minutes of warm up, 13 minutes of sprint/recover and 10 minutes of cool down.  We did the loop around Randee's neighborhood and this was how it worked out.  We were fine with that, and felt like we got a great workout.  Next time we will focus more on exact times.

I'm pretty sure we could deep fry some gummy bears with the grease from our foreheads alone.

 Moving right along....

WHINE

1.  I'm dealing with insurance for both a home and auto claim from the hail storm last month.  It's a hassle.  I do realize it could be so much worse, but why does working with insurance companies have to be such a pain in the butt?

2.  My house is a mess.  I should clean it.  However, I would rather sip coffee and blog about my dirty house. 

3.  So far we are experiencing a hotter than normal Texas summer....well, it's not even officially summer yet.  Why oh why would this have to happen the ONE year I'm training for a marathon?  I'm hopeful this is a fluke weather event and it will be 70 and low humidity the entire month of July.  Not that it's ever 70 in July, but a girl can always dream.

4.  I wanna be on a beach vacation, right this very minute.

Double fisting it, while wearing scuba gear and laying on a boat is the LIFE!

Alright, I guess that's enough whining for now.  I was on a bit of a roll today!

WINE

Last night I had some chilled Riesling while sitting my the pool....

....getting serenaded by Lil' Dougie.

I'm to lazy to walk the four feet to the kitchen to find the name of the Riesling, just know it was good.  However, not nearly as good as my all time favorite Riesling.

Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Spatlese.  You got that?  I refer to it as Dr. Pauly.  And to be real honest with you, I have no idea what vintage(s) I have had.  All I know is that we found the goods at Costco, fell in love, and now the stuff is hard to find.  I hate when that happens.


It's 6:40am, and even I won't start on wine that early.  So for now it's Whine and Coffee Wednesday.  I'm sure I'll find something worth drinking in the cellar this evening, but it'll have to come from the "Angie keep your hands off" section.  The purple section is empty.  Looks like someone needs to go to Costco STAT!


Oh yes, and last night after we came back inside Doug started hypervenelating.

Look real close at my bangs. I have a bug in my hair.

He was freaking out and I was determined to get a picture for the blog.  See how much I love you guys!


And one last thing....

I'm thinking I need to backup my iPhone and delete some pictures.  1,263 seems like a  bit much.

Happy Whine and Wine Wednesday!

What's your whine and wine for the week?

Whine and Wine Wednesday

I hope you're comfortable.  My whine list is long.

Whine:

The network at work has been down all week.  Makes working hard.  It makes blogging at work impossible.  Boo!  Not only am I behind in posting, but I am way behind in reading.

I usually find reading blogs on my phone to be a pain in the butt.  And I can never get a comment to post when I'm on my phone.

Today I discovered Pulse and so far I love it.  I can read all my blogs much easier!  I'm not sure about the commenting yet.

It is TAKS week in Texas.  This is our school state assessment.  It makes my job stressful.  It makes my kids expect a hot breakfast in the morning before school.  When you have to be at work by 7am this is quite a challenge.

Mother of the year right there.  Scrambled eggs and cinnamon toast.  I'm not sure Audrie was even awake yet.

I'm bloated.  I'm constipated.  I'm dehydrated.  I'm 10 pounds heavier then my happy weight.  Today I ordered a couple of marathon training nutrition books.  I don't want to cut calories too much while training, but I have got to get my eating back under control.

I did get lots of compliments on this outfit I wore on Tuesday.

Last night Trent broke off one arm of his glasses.  I really have no idea if it's called an arm, but that piece that connects the lens to your ear.  He broke that.  Then when I picked him up from school he had broken the other side off.  So we were off to get those fixed since he is blind and has TAKS tomorrow.  Luckily I only had to pay 1/2 price for the frames and they were able to reshape the old lenses.

Oh yes, and Randee is out of town all week.  I have not worked out.  I have slept late (if you call 5:45am late).  I have gone to bed early (I'm sure you call 8:00pm early).  And you know what?  I am grumpy.  I am tired.  I am ready for my bitchy friend to be home!!

Wine:

Well, today should actually be Whine and Mango Margarita Wednesday.  But it just doesn't have the same ring to it.

Wile we were waiting on Trent's glasses I took the kids to Chili's for dinner.

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This mango margarita was on happy hour special and quite tasty.

I also stuffed my face with chips and salsa.  I seriously love their salsa. I had the Caribbean salad for dinner.  It was 'meh'.  Basically a head of iceberg lettuce with some chicken and dried cranberries.  I don't like iceberg lettuce and I don't like dried fruit.

Looks like I"m still whining.  I did stop by Ross on my way home from work and enjoyed my own fashion show in the dressing room.

I liked this one but thought it might be a bit too young for old me.

I got this shirt.  I love the ruching on the sides.  Makes you look skinny!

Nope.  This one just hung weird.

Nope.  This one was see trough on the boobs and clingy on the butt.

I got this one.  I love the kimono style dresses.  Now I need some cool shoes to wear with it.

This is what I wore to work today.

So we have the half marathon on Sunday.  From now till then I vow to my two faithful blog readers to:

1.  Hydrate
2.  Wake up tomorrow morning and do yoga.  All. By. Myself.
3.  Quite bitching.

Happy Whine and Wine Mango Margarita Wednesday!

P.S. Number 3 is a joke.

What's your wine and wine (or margarita) of the week?

Whine and Wine Wednesday!

Workout Shmorkout.  Randee had to take her hubby to the airport.  And we all know I can't workout alone.  It scares me!

Whine:

It's freakin' hot!  No air at work again today.  My room is around 82 degrees and it's not even 10am.  Should be fun as the afternoon goes on. 

This has been a crazy week and it's not even half over. There is always way too much going on this time of year.  Thankfully summer is near!  That means lazy days!  Whoot!

I have got to find my workout motivation.  I'm really considering one or two sessions of boot camp.  It's at the park in the morning and it kicks your butt.  Not enough running, but I could easily do that on my own.  It's not cheap.  But I think it might be worth it.  Now to convince Randee to join me.

Wine:

Um, not sure what I'll have tonight.  Right now I'm dreaming of swimming in a pool of frozen margarita.

It sounds nice and refreshing since I'm so dang hot!

I have been sippin' on Riesling the past couple of nights.  Very tasty and reminds me of summer!  It is my wine of choice when lounging by the pool.

Our Warrior Dash professional photos were posted today.  They were fun.  But since we already have a gazillion pics we took I'm sure I won't order them.  Here are my illegally jacked copies.

I appear to have barely cleared the fire.  Perhaps if I would shut my mouth I could jump higher.

I'm pretty sure these half naked guys were checking out my butt.

That's one sexy group of Warriors.

What's your whine and wine for the week?

Whine and Wine Wednesday

Workout:  1 Mile warm up at 11:00 pace / 2 Miles at 9:40 pace / Cool Down

The back and hamstrings actually felt okay on this morning's run.  WooHoo!

"That wasn't so bad" was Randee's comment today.  You don't understand.  If she ain't complaining something is wrong. 

No wonder I'm always getting hurt.  My form is all kinds of hunched and lopsided.

Yeah, like we worked out hard enough to look this miserable.

On my way out the door this morning I asked the always sassy Audrie to take my picture.  "Why are you always wanting your picture taken?" was her response.  "Because I'm so cute."  With a smirk on her face she took this picture.

"You might look cute if I do this."

That darn kid cut my head off.   I swear.  So after grounding her until she is 21 I made her take another picture.

Hands on hip girl.  Perhaps the headless picture was better.

It's Wednesday.  You know what that means?  You get to listen to me whine.  Shut up.  You know you hit refresh a million times ever Wednesday waiting for this post to hit.


Whine of the week:

I'm getting freakin' old.  A little yard work turns into a beating.  I'm sunburned.  I have a strained back. My hamstrings tensed up like a fat lady seeing a kid grab the last cookie.  It's totally ridiculous.

There are also a few humans in my life that I would like to no longer have to deal with.  Their actions are never illegal.  But totally unethical.  I may bitch, but I'm nice about it.  It seriously wears on the nerves.  And my patience.  And my sanity.  Calgon take me away.  Or them.  Please.

Wine of the week:

The purple section has a few choices this week.  Thank goodness.

I'm thinking I will be sippin' on a Tempranillo later this evening.  I hate foam rolling.  I'm thinking that sippin' wine while enduring the agony would help.  But will I spill my wine?  That would be horrible. I'll give it a try and post pictures.  Successful or not.

I'm also thinking a girl's night out is in order.

Good times.  Good times.  On the bar is always better then at the bar.

Happy Whine and Wine Wednesday!

What's your whine and wine for the week?

Three Thrills Thursday

Workout:  Jillian Michaels - No More Trouble Zones

Thrill 1:

I'm cranky.  Stressful day. The air was out all day yesterday and when I got to work this morning.  It feels like I'm sitting in the sauna with my work clothes on.

This would be way more enjoyable then the sauna I'm in now.

Thrill 2:

Jillian Michaels is the devil.  No More Trouble Zones is no joke.  It totally kicks our ass every time. 

Why the hell are you taking my picture?

Be grateful this image is blurry.  I was a sweaty mess.

Thrill 3:

I super duper love my new Moving Comfort Women's 7.5-Inch Compression Running Shorts.  I got them on Amazon and they are the bomb.com.

Not sure what this image shows you, but just know I have the shorts on and they rock.

Alright, I'm all out of thrills for today.

Please take note that wine will be consumed this evening.  In mass quantity.  Tempranillo Thursday is on my mind.  Swirl.  Sniff.  Sip.  Forget this horrible, no good, very bad day!

Happy Bitchy Thursday!

What is thrilling in your life today?

Whine and Wine Wednesday

Workout:  1 mile @ 10:39 pace / 2 miles @ 8:50 pace.  This was our first run together since the half.  See whine below for more details.

My whine for this Wednesday....

My running partner Randee ran her first half a couple of weeks ago when we did the Rock 'n' Roll Dallas Half.  She did awesome by the way.  But from the middle of the race until a few days after the race her stomach and digestive system were not happy with her.

This is the last %&!@* race I'm ever running.

Why is this my whine?  Because she is losing her motivation to run based on that race.  We have a half coming up on May 1st and she is already mentally checking out and dreading it.  She can totally rock that race.  I'm selfish.  I don't want to lose my running partner!  I'm hopeful that the Heels and Hills Half will be fantastic and she will be all about running again!

And what about the wine you ask.....

I'm debating.  I took my kids to a fundraiser for an ill teacher at Freddy's after work.   I had no intentions of consuming 6000 calories while I was there.  But.....

I ordered a bun-less double meat hamburger and fries.

And drank a few sips of Root Beer.  I never drink soda.

And if that was not enough calories for one meal.  I was helping the kids order a 'make your own sundae' and decided I could not live without having this...

Hot Fudge Sundae with pecans, heath bar and whip cream.

So I'm really not sure I have any room left for wine.  Such a travesty.

However, last night I did try a new purchase from our weekend Costco trip.

Very tasty.  $10ish I think.  That is usually the price point I go for.

I got many compliments on my outfit today.

Yeah, I have no idea what this pose is about.  I'll blame it on all the sugar and grease I consumed at dinner.

Thankfully no one seemed to notice my pasty white legs, toenails in need of a major pedicure and...

Nasty, dirty unfixed hair.

Happy Whine and Wine Wednesday!

What's your whine and wine for the week?