February Round-Up

After today, February will be long gone. I can't say that anything life changing or earth shattering happened for me this month aside from the fact that I ran 11 miles as my longest long run to date and ate a LOT (I'm talking colossal amounts) of candy. However, I wanted to share with you some photos from February that somehow got lost in the shuffle. Or rather, I forgot about them, rediscovered these hidden treasures & decided to share the bounty with you all today. You're welcome ;)

1. Coffee Crisp Cappuccinos during a breakfast date with B. Yes, they are as good as they sound. You get free refills, too!

2. Valentine's Day socks from my mama. My feet were feelin' the love.

3. Another picture of my feet, since I don't think you've had enough yet. More specifically, here are my fabulous running shoes that are ridiculously flexible and light and speedy. I have began to count the miles I put on these babies too. I loved my old Adidas shoes a little TOO much, and went over the suggested maximum 500 miles on a pair. Oops. I love shoes and I love running!

4. Christmas is around the corner! No, this Santa hand lotion was under my bed, and I just happened to find it while looking for my (coincidentally) Christmas-themed pajama pants.

On to March!

Hello, I'm Twenty!

 Goodbye, 19. Hello, 20!
On Wednesday I celebrated my 20th birthday! I ventured over to Vancouver Island on the last ferry Monday night. Although I didn't arrive until the early hours of the morning on Tuesday, it felt good to sleep in my old bedroom with those old familiar pink walls. Actually, I almost didn't know where I was when I woke up! Apparently I was pretty tired. Tuesday was full of fun and SURPRISES! I love surprises! As I sat in the living room watching daytime TV with my mom and eating breakfast, she told me that we would be getting pedicures that afternoon, and then after we would be going to The Running Room (specialty running store) in Nanaimo so I could pick out some new runners. Aah, wonderful day! And it wasn't even my birthday on Tuesday! However Wednesday (my actual birthday) was nice and relaxed. I had a delicious (and indulgent) breakfast, tested out the new elliptical machine my parents recently bought, ran some errands, and my dad surprised me with a bouquet of flowers (which I forgot to take a picture of) on his lunch break! Then I unfortunately had to catch the ferry back to Vancouver. Coming home is always nice, but the visits aren't long enough! Here are some pictures I took during my birthday stay:

New kicks! Mizuno Wave Elixir 7 & a very fitting Half Marathon issue of Canadian Running. 72 days until the BMO Vancouver Half Marathon!

The original plan was to have waffles for breakfast, but after the waffle machine decided to destroy them, my mom settled on pancakes! Don't you love it when mom makes you breakfast? I had a single pancake topped with cherry pie filling (oh, yes!), strawberries (YUM), and whipped cream (oh, heavens). It was so dreamy!

I opted for a sparkly red polish for my pedicure. Note: I have bruising on my toenails from a single DAY of wearing high heels for long periods of time. Boo! :(

A Jumble of Things

New running shoes I am utterly obsessed with.

Photoshoot before the Twilight Shuffle 5K. Notice the colour coordination here - it was done on purpose!

Look at ma shoooooes! And not my curved & strange finger.

Mom insisted, I swear!

Girl's Night!

Prince William is on my head. Take that, Kate!

Lauren and I!

Part of my dad's Father's Day present - it was filled with his favourite candies!

This accurately represents my dad. Thug & doin' his G-thang, every day.

Yes, I'm super, and my mom is a google eyed creature & Sarah is brilliant.

These are the last of the pictures I have been meaning to upload for over a week now! I have some more posts I have to do up, so look forward to some shopping items & outfits coming up!

Recent Shots

Just some odds n' ends off my camera. A "free" shirt from a scruffy salesman, my go-fasters (aka running shoes), all time favourite lunch (salad beasts are packed with nutrients!), some ambiance/candles at work, pretty orchids - perfect for spring.

What are you up to this Saturday? I'm at the spa working today, but tonight I'll be catching up with friends! I am so excited - going through outfits in my head as I type this. Have a great day everyone!

Picture Mishmash

1. The boyfriend & I before I went to work yesterday. Wow, do I look ridiculously pale or what?

2. I scored these runners yesterday at Sportchek. They were originally on sale for one hundred bucks, but I got them for sixty! I was originally looking at a pair by New Balance that had pink on them - yes, I wanted them solely because of the pink, but these ones fit so much better and felt so much more supportive. I think it's a little more important while running than having stripes of pink on your shoes. Practicality over aesthetic, for the win!

3. New nail polish from Sally Hansen. Yes, I don't need any, but it's preeeetty!

4. New issue of LouLou! I love this magazine because there are so many contests and fantastic style inspiration amongst all the pages. It's like heaven in one magazine (besides countless others that I love).

5. Cookie bites! I flattened the second batch with a fork so they look more like cookies. Clearly the taste beats the appearance of these babies. They're almost gone!