Dinner for Two!

Hope you all had a great Valentine's day! I did! It actually was a VERY long day for me, starting with a busy day at work, followed with a quick run "workout" at the gym that went a little something like this:

Distance: 4.0 miles
Duration: 35 minutes
Warm up: (.5 miles) 6.3mph
Work out: 6 x 400s 8.0mph
(with a 400 rest inbetween)
Cool Down: (.5 miles) 6.3mph

Great workout! Short and sweet. But man, those 400s were SO hard! After my run, I showered and went to class and then a meeting (I told you it was a LONG day!)

I quickly got back home and was greeted with this AMAZING scene:

Evan was busy at work making this INCREDIBLE meal!

Cioppino with clams, mussels, shrimp, tilapia, and scallops!

Arugula salad

Baguette

Evan and I enjoyed a lovely dinner, complete with relaxing background music and good conversation. We drank a couple glasses of wine (from the Newport winery we visited in September) and some delicious food!

But no Valentine's evening could be complete without some dessert: Angel food cake with strawberries and whip cream! YUM!

PERFECT DAY!

How was your Valentine's Day??

Off to eat another piece of cake, g'night!

A different take on Love.....

I recently stumbled upon this really cute article on love. Being in this relationship for a long time, I have definitely tried to keep the spark going and even had to rekindle the love a few times. There was even a period when I took a break... from running that is!

As cute as this article is, I think it also makes some really great points:

- Listen to your body! It will tell you when it has had too much, can be pushed harder and/or is injured. LISTEN!

- Don't let running become too predictable. So, don't run in the same place, same time or same distance every day. Mix it up a little...be spontaneous!

- Be flexible (even if that means running 2 half marathons instead of the one you planned).

- Appreciate that you CAN run! And love whatever distance and time you can accomplish!

- Even the sweetest relationship can go sour if you overdo it. Time apart, after all, is just as important as time together. If you need a break take it and try another exercise (like Body Pump, Zumba, Cycle). It will make running more fun!


Fun article and makes me get excited for the upcoming holiday. Evan and I never do anything too big, but we just enjoy setting some time aside for just the two of us!


Do you have any Valentines plans yet? 


Today running and I took a little break and I did a 45-minute spinning class and lifted some weights with Evan. It was nice to switch things up today and like the article said: time apart is good. It is making me excited to run tomorrow!


As for dinner, I sautéed a few veggies (Kale and Baby Bella Mushrooms) and Italian Chicken Sausages.

I added a little of this soup:

Let it simmer for a little while

PERFECTION! Served with crusty bread.

AMAZING!!!!!!!!

Off to watch Gossip Girl and eating ice cream! Enjoy the night!