Birthday Post :-)

Ok, so this post isn't concentrated fully on fitness and food because today is my birthday, so I'm going to do more of a little life update. However, as one might suspect, there are hints of fitness and food sprinkled throughout -- from bday gifts to what I did today -- you'll be sure to find it here.

7:15 am. Woke up. Reason. Because I go to bed circa 10-11 pm and have been training myself to be a morning person. First thing I hear? Ryan singing "Hot Blooded" to me at the top of his still-cold-ridden lungs. Perfect.

9 am: Gym time. A great way to start the birthday....with a good arm workout. And a brand new workout top! (Amazing how well Ryan knows me :-) ).  It's from Bodybuilding.com and is SUPER comfortable, light, breathable and well, just...perfect. I love it!

Cute Top. Cuter Puppies.

10:30 am: Only semi-sad part of my day. Went to (hopefully) adopt a new puppy to add to the family. Got taken right out from under us. We were second in line to see her. Thankfully, I had these babies to come home to. Doesn't get much better than that!

Oh hey little poser.

11:00 am: Call from Mommy and opening her gifts! They included workout shorts (seriously...how well does my fam/friends know me?) and gift cards (which are probably the best bday gift for me...and maybe sometimes for the puppies too!)


12:00 pm: Lunch (Eggplant Parm -- Delicious!) and a call from Jeff my best friend in college. I find it so amazing to talk to him because, unlike a lot of people with whom contact fades away and gets sparse, he's still so amazing and funny and downright entertaining that it feels like I've only been away from him for a summer.

1:30 pm: House-cleaning. Now, I know that this might not sound fun, but trust me....for me, cleaning is like watching TV for some people. It's relaxing and I zone out while doing it. Also, talked to the brother for a while about fitness. He's quite a skilled crossfitter and it was super fun comparing notes on training methods. Yay fitness!!!!

3:30 pm: Grocery shopping at Harris Teeter aka "the Teet". Picked up some more delicious veggie chips and some food to grill out tomorrow.

4:30 pm: Grade A Nap. Seriously, fantastic.

7:00 pm: Dinner and hangout with roomie/bf/roomie's bf/ our 4 dogs.

8:00 pm: Video Chat with Ryan's awesome parents :-)

So basically my birthday was awesome. Most especially the part where my sister called and left a voicemail singing Happy Birthday to me in her best Opera Voice. I kinda hope she did this in the gym where she works in front of everyone. Either way, all the calls, texts, FB posts, gifts, cards and puppy kisses made it the best birthday yet :-) !!!!