Maybe you were wondering if I’ve ever been to Hawaii? The answer is yes, yes I have. My family and I went when I was in 6th grade, I think, and unfortunately for me photographic evidence of this vacation actually exists.
Get a load. Of this.
BAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! OMG, THE 90’S!!!!!! Why?? Just…why?
I really need to stop showing you embarrassing old photos of myself.
Ok, after this one.
Michelle 04.07.2011
Hi Kristin your dinner looks delicious! Random question for you I am thinking of cutting my hair short (around your length). Does your hair bother you at all when running? That’s the only thing holding me back! Enjoy your time away this weekend :)
Iowa Girl Eats 04.07.2011
No it’s fine! I just pull the sides up in a half pony. Not the cutest, but it does the job! ;)
Sarah 04.07.2011
That Hawaiian chicken looks excellent! I love family vacations! We’ve been up to Mt. Rushmore and Niagara Falls in Canada. My favorite place was Duluth in Minnesota. Its a great city in a beautiful area. I really really want to go back.
Krystin 04.07.2011
um yes, i too did JM’s 30ds and holy pain!! my (before) perfectly healthy knee was destroyed by that workout.. it took months before things were semi-normal but the pain always comes back after a few days of running.. hope your knee has better luck than mine!! :)
Stephanie 04.07.2011
We took so many family vacations: San Francisco, Florida, Caribbean cruise, Hawaii, Yellowstone, Boston, NY, Washington DC, Canada….such great memories! If we have a family I hope to take them on the great trips I was fortunate enough to go on!
Dave and Sarah 04.07.2011
Thanks for cooking with us….hoped you liked it! Umm, Justin looks like a giant in these pictures….we especially like his 311 shirt. Ha! Dave did the 30 Day Shred for the first time this morning and his arms are sore already. I, on the other hand, had to go the yoga route today because I needed a break from “angry” work outs!
Machelle 04.07.2011
As far back as I can remember we took a family vaca every summer, and thinking about it now is sort of suprising cuz we did not have much money growing up! Usually one or both of my Grandmas would go along too. I can recall stocking a cooler with bread & lunchmeat and eating at little roadside parks, which are a thing of the past now! The furthest we went was California, had to borrow an aunt & uncles car for that trip cuz it had air conditioning! Ha! Fun times & great memories!
erica 04.07.2011
love the family photos!
i went to disneyworld a few times as a kid, and i cringe looking at the pictures! lol. the 80s and early 90s were the worst to be a kid–fashion-wise.
Angela Ten Clay 04.07.2011
I can totally relate you with you! I have knee pain often when I run as I have tendinitis in my knee and shoulder from playing sports in high school and college. It’s never any fun, so I have to take it easy quite a bit. I tried Great Harvest last week for the first time on your recommendation and loved it! I brought the Groupon last week too…so I need to snap some of the Cinnamon Chip bread. And soon!
Lindsey 04.07.2011
Take some advice from an Occupational Health Nurse– Ice, Ibuprofen, & Ice massage! :) Ibuprofen is superior to Tylenol b/c it helps with inflammation AND pain. Tylenol only helps pain. You probably have a little bit of inflammation on the inside, even if you can’t tell on the outside. And ice it 3 times a day for 20 minutes. Boring, yes… critical, you bet! And ice massage. I like this one. If you have 1 specific spot you can pin point for pain take an ice cube and massage that spot until it’s numb. Like a deep freeze for the muscle! It takes about 10 minutes to become numb, and it hurts for awhile, but well worth it!! :) Good luck!!
Iowa Girl Eats 04.07.2011
I’m allergic to aspirin, so I can only take Tylenol! :(
Lindsey@Lindselicious 04.07.2011
Yay shout out to Hawaii! That makes me homesick- love the shot in front of Chinamans Hat. It’s so funny how anything with Pineapple in it is always labeled “Hawaiian” but you rarely see that in typical Hawaii cuisine.
Emily 04.07.2011
I know you’re a savvy exerciser :) but you’re not moving your knee past your ankle when you do the lunges are you? That’s the most common way to have an injury with that exercise… once the knee’s past the ankle (forward-wise, if that makes sense), all the stress is on the joint instead of the muscles.
I love 30 Day Shred but it is tough on the legs! I really hate the sideways lunge-things with the front arm dumbbell raises. They make me hate life. >:(
Iowa Girl Eats 04.07.2011
Yeah I’m really careful about not extending my knee past my ankle. Damn you Jillian!!
Tara @The Game of Life 04.07.2011
Your dinner looks so good, and that bread… oh my I want some!! We went on a lot of family vacation. We always went to Nags Head beach in North Carolina, Family trips to Destin Florida, or skiing in Colorado! Fun times!!
Hannah 04.07.2011
Jillian’s Shred is sooo bad on my knees too! Granted, I had a little bit of pain already from starting to run for the first time in my life. But, I’m 19 years old and definitely a healthy weight. I couldn’t BELIEVE how bad the ‘Shred’ is on my knees. I literally can’t do it. My knees are screamin’ at me just thinking about those lunges! Owww!
Courtney @ The Granola Chronicles 04.07.2011
Summer vacations were a tradition for my family! I’m from Nebraska, so we did Colorado & Mt. Rushmore a lot, but we also ventured down to Florida for Disney World a few times!
Michelle (The Runner's Plate) 04.07.2011
I SO remember the over-sized, baggy t-shirts that were popular in the 90s. Ahhh, the memories!!
Your brother looks terrified in the one family picture?!?!
The cinnamon chip bread is awesome-sauce! ;) I just finished a loaf of Dakota bread from Great Harvest and think I need to get a job there to support my habit!!
Iowa Girl Eats 04.07.2011
Hahaha I know! I have no idea what was going on in that photo!
Dishes of Mrs. Fish 04.07.2011
Your dinner looked amazing! :)
We usually went to Myrtle Beach for vacation each summer.
Hope you have a great weekend away! :)
Bonnie 04.07.2011
Love the photos. We did not go on many vacations but lived them. As dad was in the U.S.C.G. We moved every 2 years. SOcoast to coast for me and went to high school in Hawaii.
Your Hawaiian food is a fine recipe and will try soon. Do need to get to great harvest soon.
Also I’m now hooked on those delious donuts.
Take of that knee and definitely rest it. Or more trouble later in life ;(
Runeatrepeat 04.07.2011
That bread looks amazing! My mom and I went to Hawaii for my college graduation. It was great :)
Brittney 04.07.2011
Haha, I have like a million family vacay photos that look just like yours :) I LOVE that GH cinnamon chip bread. I have some too, and like it with a little vanilla cinnamon sunflower butter on top. Delicious!
Lauren 04.07.2011
I’ve definitely learned the hard way that running through knee pain is NOT worth it!!! Glad you are taking some R&R and hope it feels better next week. :)