Who wants to bake and get cozy?

book

candle

throw

knead

snacks with sisters

This is what happens when my mom pulls stuff together for a quick lunch:

beets from her garden

tomatoes

cheese slices

rice chips

apples and almond butter

carrot slices

tea

Satisfaction.

family crossfit and crepes

 

Two things you'll get at my parent's house: an early morning gym time and crepes. 

On Saturday morning we got both. 

Egan's workout went like this:

50 pushups

50 lunges

50 squats

50 push presses

50 kettle bell swings
50 second plank
50 mountain climbers

50 abs

apple crust-less pie

 

 

I met my family for dinner on a Saturday night and decided a crust-less apple pie would do. I just did this. I recommend some ice cream or whipped cream on the side. I also would have liked some crunch on top, but then it would have been more like a crisp and less like a pie. But who writes the rules anyway?

smoothie shake

 

What's the difference between a shake and a smoothie? Is it ice cream?

I've been craving a shake for a couple weeks now, but not the kind with ice cream, the kind with peanut butter and banana and cocoa and almond milk. My New Roots has a milkshake recipe that I LOVE (here), and that's what I've been wanting.

Egan introduced me to this new place called Cafe SuperNatural in Salt Lake City. It's very healthy (plant-based, mostly raw, and gluten free). We shared a cacao shake last Friday and it satisfied my shake wishes in a big way.

I've been on this soaked steel cut oats kick for a few months now and this week I made the switch to morning smoothies for breakfast. My favorite combination feels more like a shake/smoothi. combination. Maybe just because of the chocolatey-peanut buttery addition.

Breakfast Smoothie
I don't measure anything, I just eye ball it to make 1 tall glass.

almond milk
greek yogurt
frozen berries
spinach
banana (frozen or ripe)
pitted date
1/2 tablespoon peanut butter
1 tablespoon cacao powder

blend* away.

*for the record. I love my Ninja blender. I got it for my birthday this year.

Featured// Roxy Marj

Roxy featured Nova on her blog today!!! She said a lot of nice things.

I've been looking at her blog for awhile now and I'm so in love with her art. I've yet to meet her in person but her sweetness, creativity, and simplicity is evident on her blog and I can tell that she's the real deal.

Her etsy is packed with pillows, prints, plates, posters, and more. Have you seen her envelopes? I have stared at her envelopes so many times trying to decide which one. Even the way she wraps her orders is art. Take a look!

a finish

Last Saturday was THE day, the day I had been training for all summer. I finished the St. George Marathon, all 26.2 miles. I crossed at 3:54 and with medal around my neck I chugged a chocolate milk, grabbed a slice of bread, ate a plate full of fruit and wandered around till I found my sister and friends. It was a great feeling...like the 'I did something really hard today' kind.
Since the race I've been trying to figure out life post structured training. It's a little weird to not have certain miles hanging over my head each day. I miss it, but I am still riding off the marathon high. Maybe I'll run another one someday because I still love running!

on my marathon playlist:

macklemore and ryan lewis

beyonce beyonce beyonce

mumford & sons

the knife

the naked and famous

rihanna

M83

lcd soundsystem

jay z and b