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.
You may want to see a chiropractor for your knee. I had knee trouble in the past due to running and my chiro has helped me a ton and allowed me to come back and run with minimal rest while I was still getting treatments from him.
Dinner looks great!
I’m with you anytime I do weightlifting or other exercises for strength I always find myself with an ache and then have to rest. So now the only thing I do is yoga (in addition to walking/jogging) – a vinyasa or power yoga style. I go to a hot class once a week in WDM and then do my own practice at home or follow a DVD. It really does a good job of getting a full body ‘tone’ in a safe way. I’ve also heard yogaglo.com has great classes too.
Ooh, I will totally be checking out Williams Sonoma this weekend. Yay shopping! :)
We didn’t really go on very many vacations as a family but when we did we always had a lot of fun. My favorite vacation of ours was back in 2004 when we drove down to Florida! Oh, the memories!
Actually – I can relate VERY well. I injured my hip and then overcompensated by tearing my left hamstring! I rested it for 3-4 weeks and still couldn’t get it to stop throbbing so I went to a sports medicine doc and he referred me to 6 weeks of physical therapy. I was pretty skeptical because usually I can nurse myself back to health. OMG it’s been a miracle for me! PT has definitely helped and they’ve given me the go-ahead to go back to full activities just 2 weeks into my therapy and no pain!!! I would encourage you if it doesn’t get better you might want to have it seen about. I can tell you from experience that the older you get the injuries seem to stick around longer. Good luck!
hahaha i had a million big, baggy t-shirts in the 90s too! i was especially proud of my collection of hard rock cafe shirts because they showed i traveled. which my family did all. the. time. now, it was great, but growing up i always missed my friends! to this day, i’m not a fan of HRC – i think i got burned out!
I love the family pics! I have several that are very, very similar. ;-)
I sprained my foot (top) VERY badly in 2009. It was just a few weeks after I’d discovered my love for running and 4 DAYS after finishing my first 5k. I didn’t have a specific injury…Ortho said it was most likely from over-use. I was in an air cast for 8 weeks (did not help ONE bit, and it was SUMMER!) and then did PT for 6 weeks. It took me MONTHS for it to heal enough that I could even try to run again. I think I ran ONE time, and then found out I was pregnant. LOL I tried to run during my pregnancy, but it made me crampy and sore it just wasn’t worth it… My son is 8 months old now and I still have not gotten back into running. :-( I signed up for a 5k in May…and I am only slightly terrified.
PS–AWESOME SAUCE! I love that episode of Parks and Rec. I laughed so hard I cried. “DUDE, SHUT UP!!!” Just what every girl wants to hear, right???
I love your Hawaiian inspired dinner! It looks great! I love grilled veggies. I’ve never been to Hawaii! It looks so beautiful. It’s definitely on my list of places to travel to.
I used to take a decent amount of family vacations growing up. I think my favorite family vacation was when we went to the Bahamas. It was pure relaxation. :)
This sounds so amazingly good. I love every single one of those items :)
Sometimes I think green peppers almost taste like roasted marshmallows when they are really grilled… Maybe I’m crazy, but I think it every single time.
Dear, that’s Parks and Rec, not Community! I don’t have any idea what Community is… maybe I should look into it? But yes, Andy cracks me UP!
We went on a vacation every year….my dad loves driving, so we went on the longest road trips ever to see all kinds of national parks, etc…. Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Mt. Rushmore, the list goes on. I did NOT appreciate it then, but as an adult I’m so glad I’ve seen all these things and can’t wait to go to these places with my husband!
I had a horrible running injury training for the tC marathon! Yuck! I had to take a week off; but it felt like a year!
I love this meal…looks healthy and yummy all at once.
Love the pics from the 90’s! Too awesome! My parents really tried to take us somewhere every summer. When I was younger, we stayed in the Midwest, but we did go to Nashville, Vegas, FL and New York City when I got older. In HS, I went to Spain, too.
As for the exercise injury, omgosh, yes. Also doing Jillian Michaels, too!! :) Not the Shred though – her portion on one of the Biggest Loser DVDs. I pulled a chest muscle on the left side, right under my heart. I thought I was truly having a heart attack. It took about 4-5 months to heal properly, and I practically cried doing burpees and push-ups for months. Even now, it twinges with pain if I strain it a little.
“Awesome Sauce” is from Parks and Rec not Community. But hilarious nonetheless!
glad I wasn’t the only one to realize that. I tried useing awesome sauce on my husband…. didn’t work out well :)
A true Iowan girl, food on a stick. Iowa State Fair anyone!?!?
I am sorry you are not feeling well IGE!!! Get better and be careful about it, ya hear!
Been to Maui a few times…. No place like it!