Oh man, do I have some catching up to do around here! Rob and I just finished three incredible weeks of friends and family visiting to see us, our new house, and explore a bit of Denver. A sneak peek into our past few weeks include: -lots of Red Rocks time: a...
Tall Tales Tuesday: St John, USVI, The Best of Everything
For spring break this year, Rob and I were lucky enough to spend a week on St. John at my parents’ house. They bought property down there a number of years ago and have been enjoying the house they built for a few months every year. My family and I used to take...
13 Cheap and Easy Date Ideas for the Active Couple
Thank you all so much for your participation in my Blog Feedback Survey. I sincerely appreciate each and every one of your comments and suggestions. If you haven't filled it in, you still can! With Valentine's Day right around the corner, the pressure is on to make...
9 Tips To Make Meal Prep Realistic
One of the suggestions I give to my clients when discussing how to create and maintain healthy eating habits is meal prep. I am a huge advocate of meal prepping as much as you can, when you can, in order to set yourself up for a successful week. Meal prepping can seem...
Pre-Feast Workout
Happy Thanksgiving! Before you hit the deliciousness of this holiday, try out this pre-feast workout. Enlist a friend and try to beat each other on how many rounds you can do! You can do this workout anywhere since you don't need any equipment, so if you're traveling,...
Tall Tales Tuesday: How to Blitz London
On the last day of our Irish honeymoon, Rob and I flew to London to celebrate my sister's wedding. We had a few days before anything official was scheduled and Rob, my dad, and I decided to spend a day seeing the tourist spots while my mom and sisters worked out last...
Denver Rock ‘n Roll Marathon Recap
I did it!!! I can't even contain my excitement, joy, pride, and disbelief over Sunday's marathon. Spoiler alert: I met every single one of my race goals! Before I get into this extremely long race recap, I just have to say thank you to all of you. Your messages,...
My Students and Their Sugar Problem
My students' diets are atrocious. On any given day, I have students drinking Mountain Dew, Red Bull, Monster, and 23 oz Arizona Strawberry Kiwi teas. They eat things like Hot Cheetos, Hot Takis, king sized Skittles, and Cup O' Noodles. The amount of sugar in the...
Off to Ireland!
Rob and I are packing our bags as we speak! (Actually, Rob is playing golf and I am blogging, but we do still need to pack.) Nothing like waiting until the last minute, right? There is something special about celebrating our honeymoon a little bit after our wedding...
Tall Tales Tuesday: Montauk Lighthouse
A bit of housekeeping: I have updated some of the pages and their drop downs. I'm hoping this makes finding workouts and exploring some past Tall Tales Tuesday posts a bit easier. Now onto our regularly scheduled programming. Rob's and my recent trip to New York was...
Hiking and Pizza and Paddle Boarding, Oh My!
The past few days have basically been the epitome of summer: trying new things, soaking up the sun, and just getting out of the house for as long as possible. Rob's friend left yesterday, but we made sure to jam pack his last few days. In fact, he has visions of...
Family Visit Shenanigans
Over the weekend, part of Rob's family drove down from Minnesota to spend some time in Denver. The visit originated when Rob decided he wanted to run the Colfax Marathon and his family hopped on board for the Colfax 5k. Here are some of the highlights from all the...