Archive for November 2009

Happy Friday & Oikos Greek Yogurt Giveaway!

November 06, 2009 33 comments

Happy Friday friends! What’s on your Weekend agenda?

Mine is a hodge-podge of things, Niece’s birthday party {HAPPY BIRTHDAY Lil’ M! her birthday is today :) }, hanging out with friends, getting a good run in this weekend and overall enjoying this gorgeous weather. Its pretty huge here in Houston when the weather is nice and humidity-less. {do I talk about the weather too much? yes? sorry… its my blog. ;) }

Last night I taught my first ever Wholyfit class, it went great!

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I am going to be SO sore. Something about teaching a class, being in the front and being the “example” makes you want to be completely perfect and hardcore when you’re teaching. :) I love it! I’m glad it went well. I seriously was getting nervous as the afternoon was going on, it felt like Thursday was the quickest day EVER. 5:00pm arrived so fast, sheesh. I’m really glad I pushed through my own insecurities to do something I’ve been wanting to do for a while. YEA!

And with that… I have a little treat for you…

I am so in love with Oikos Greek Yogurt,

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it is beyond delicious, specially with some granola mixed in. Holy yummy! I’ve even bought the plain greek yogurt and added some ranch/vegetable seasoning for a tasty dip with veggies. Oh so good. I’ve taken the plain greek yogurt, with spinach, seasonings, and garlic into the blender and made some spinach pesto sauce for my pasta. TASTY! Yes there is so much you can do with Oikos Greek Yogurt… So, would you like to try some?

The fabulous Kristina at Stonyfield has a little sumpin’-sumpin’ for you. One lucky Team Giles reader will get….

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FREE, yes that’s right FREE Oikos greek yogurt and a nifty tote bag {ya’ll I love totes, these always come in hand} !!!

Note: Winners must be in the U.S.

3 ways to enter:

  • Go to Oikos Greek Yogurt site and leave a comment of which yogurt you want to try, the strawberry is divine!}
  • Tweet it! Be sure to include @TeamGiles and the link to this post
  • If you have a blog, link back to this post telling your readers about the giveaway!

Giveaway will end Monday November 9th at Midnight and the winner will be announced Tuesday November 10th.

Good luck to all!!

Also, the super cool Christa at je m’appelles christa gave me a blog award, aww. It was a sweet thing to wake up to and read. {Yes I check my emails right when I wake up, leave me alone}

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From Christa: “In order to accept this award i must award 15 other blogs that i newly discovered.to accept your award: post it on your blog together with the name of the person that granted you the award and his or her link.”

But since I’m pressed for time, I’m going to give you 5, can I still keep my award? yes? please? :)

1. Tall Mom on the Run

2. Fit This, Girl

3. Running Circles Around the Turtles

4. I am That Pink Girl

5. Run Zoe Run

Thanks again Christa!! Now ya’ll go share that award with all the newly blogs you’ve found :)

Annnnnnd  have a happy weekend ya’ll, do something fun for YOU! :)

Like a movie in my head

November 04, 2009 9 comments

I don’t know about you, but this week is flyin’! Busy weeks have their pros and cons, but the biggest pro is that it feels like Friday gets here quickly. :)
Just to let you know, tomorrow I’ll be teaching my first Wholyfit class in a gym. I’m pretty excited, wee-bit nervous {of the unknown} but very excited nonetheless. I’ve been looking for some good instrumental music, anyone have suggestions?
This Month for me is very bitter-sweet. I love the holidays, I love Thanksgiving and all the festivities that brings, I love the cool crisp air {ya know, when the humidity leaves us alone}, I love this time of year. But this particular month always holds a sadness…
For those that have been reading this blog for a while know that November 11, 2007 changed my world, forever.
On November 5th, 2007 we celebrated my dad’s 58th birthday. We did a 50′s theme, it was SO much fun. Dad kept saying how it was the best birthday he’s ever had and repeatedly told us his appreciation and how much he loved us.
Little did I know, that would be the last time I ever hugged and kissed my dad.
Friday, November 9th, 2007, I received a phone call at work that had me shaking from the moment I heard my sisters voice “Dad’s collapsed, we’re rushing to the hospital”.
That Friday & Saturday we waited, for what seemed like forever for my dad to wake up.
Sunday, November 11, 2007, 2:00AM I was barely sleeping, my sister came to wake up me and said the hospital called and said we need to go to the hospital, there was a change in Dad’s condition, not a good change.
That Sunday is such a blur in my mind. I never really completely grasped the term “Broken hearted”, I’d throw it around and say “That breaks my heart”, or with a passed boyfriend “He broke my heart”. How silly was I. Because the day that my Daddy passed away, I truly understand what a “broken heart” felt like. The pain of losing my Dad hurt far worse than anything I had ever experienced.
This November 11th will be 3 years this he died. November 5, tomorrow, he would have been 60 years old.
I don’t always sit around and mourn Dad’s passing, no I mostly think about the great things about him, how hilarious he was and how he could turn awkward silence into a laughing fest. He was a good man, and I like to talk about those things. But something about these few days in November that play over in my head like a movie you just don’t want to see ever again, that really reminds me of how painful it is that he’s not around anymore.
But life does go on, life is to be celebrated and happy moments are meant to be created. Daddy would want that for me, for us.
So that’s just what I’m going to do. Live life to all its worth.

I don’t know about you, but this week is flyin’! Busy weeks have their pros and cons, but the biggest pro is that it feels like Friday gets here quickly. :)

Just to let you know, tomorrow I’ll be teaching my first Wholyfit class in a gym. I’m pretty excited, wee-bit nervous {of the unknown} but very excited nonetheless. I’ve been looking for some good instrumental music, anyone have suggestions?

This Month for me is very bitter-sweet. I love the holidays, I love Thanksgiving and all the festivities that brings, I love the cool crisp air {ya know, when the humidity leaves us alone}, I love this time of year. But this particular month always holds a sadness…

For those that have been reading this blog for a while know that November 11, 2007 changed my world, forever.

On November 5th, 2007 we celebrated my dad’s 58th birthday. We did a 50′s theme, it was SO much fun. Dad kept saying how it was the best birthday he’s ever had and repeatedly told us his appreciation and how much he loved us.

Little did I know, that would be the last time I ever hugged and kissed my dad.

Friday, November 9th, 2007, I received a phone call at work that had me shaking from the moment I heard my sisters voice “Dad’s collapsed, we’re rushing to the hospital”.

That Friday & Saturday we waited, for what seemed like forever for my dad to wake up.

Sunday, November 11, 2007, 2:00AM I was barely sleeping, my sister came to wake up me and said the hospital called and said we need to go to the hospital, there was a change in Dad’s condition, not a good change.

That Sunday is such a blur in my mind. I never really completely grasped the term “Broken hearted”, I’d throw it around and say “That breaks my heart”, or with a passed boyfriend “He broke my heart”. How silly was I. Because the day that my Daddy passed away, I truly understand what a “broken heart” felt like. The pain of losing my Dad hurt far worse than anything I had ever experienced.

This November 11th will be 3 years this he died. November 5, tomorrow, he would have been 60 years old.

I don’t always sit around and mourn Dad’s passing, no I mostly think about the great things about him, how hilarious he was and how he could turn awkward silence into a laughing fest. He was a good man, and I like to talk about those things. But something about these few days in November that play over in my head like a movie you just don’t want to see ever again, that really reminds me of how painful it is that he’s not around anymore.

Yes, I get sad, I cry, but I don’t stay forever in that sadness, life does go on, life is to be celebrated and happy moments are meant to be created. Daddy would want that for me, for us.

So that’s just what I’m doing. Living life to all its worth. Are you? :)

Weekend recap: Monster Mash Race and so much more

November 02, 2009 9 comments

My Husband is a genius! He brought home his sim card reader and I not officially have photos uploaded! WOO HOO! Problem solved. In case you have no idea what I’m talking about. Go here.

So lets weekend recap it…

Saturday morning, bright and early, we’re talking 4:45AM, hubs and I head out to the Monster Mash 5K…

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It was so cold! So I threw together a “costume”…

I was a “Tree Hugger” :)

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It was so cold that morning and cold-front just came in and the air felt so thin, while running it felt like my throat was closing up. Awful. By the middle of mile 2 the random cold throat thing went away. I brought my camera with in my SPIbelt :)

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After this huge loop we were coming up to the finish line… hubs and I were in a friendly competition to see who could beat each other… since he’s faster than I am, I was determined to win this one (he’s beat me on all the other races we’ve done together), we saw the finish line and started sprinting towards it, I was giving it all I got. and WOO HOO! I WON! I beat Hubs by ONE second. Can you believe it? So nice, so nice.

After race…

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fuel…

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Afterward we went home, and took an hour nap before headed out to Carters Country. Hubs wanted to go…

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Oh yes, we’re in Texas. (sheesh)

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Hubs was skeet shooting.. and I looked like a space cadet…

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That evening we went to my sister’s house for Halloween festivities…

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The kiddos

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Good times had by all.

In other news, last-last weekend Hubs and I went to take “After-session” wedding photos with our photographer, here’s a few she sent me:

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You can check out more of Christa’s awesome photography here.

Whatcha think? I love them all :)

I had this thought and posted it on twitter {because thats what you do with twitter, you randomly think and post it}… “Wondering what would it be like if I never blogged again?”  Hmm… all you bloggers, have you ever thought that?

Where’s my cord!?

November 02, 2009 2 comments

So I wish I had today’s post all ready to go. I took so many awesome pictures this weekend. Sigh. The problem you ask? A missing camera cord. I cannot find the correct one for the life of me. This is so frustrating! Oh well…

I’ll just have to weekend recap it later. But I will tell you, the Monster Mash 5k was fun. I brought my camera with me on the run and took a few pictures during the race, the agenda for the race was “HAVE FUN!” :) Hubs was such a good sport, he was so cold, but ran his heart out. My mission was to beat him, he’s much faster than me… and as we were getting to the finish line we both started sprinting to the finish… and… I beat him. :) BY ONE SECOND! Ah, it was awesome. I can’t wait to see the official pictures from that! More to come later…

In the meantime… HAPPY NOVEMBER Ya’ll! How’s everyone’s November starting off? Mine is fantastic! I LOVE the time change, “Fall back” is such a great time. Gaining an hour of sleep is A-OK in my book. I went to bed at 9:30 last night because I couldn’t keep my eyes open and woke up this morning at 6AM no problem. Love it. How’s everyone adjusting?

Hopefully tonight I can figure out this camera situation by either finding the cord or figuring out another way to get those pictures onto my Macbook.

Have a great Monday ya’ll!!

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