Hello my patient friends! Sorry about the MIA spell, it turns out that working full time, preparing for finals, and training for a half marathon is the absolute max one person can handle (or the max I can handle anyway) and blogging took a back seat. But not it is SUMMER VACATION!!!! At least until June 8th when I start my summer class 
And now let’s play a little game of ketchup…err catchup!
9 in 09′ challange
Ya’ll remember this right? I’m attempting to have 9 totally new experiences in 09, so far I am at 3!
1. Trip to Los Vegas
2. Snowboarding in Colorado
3. Running a half marathon!
That’s right my friends, I finished the half! I unfortunately don’t have a picture of myself running, but I do have proof that I finished:
That’s my first medal from my first race my friends! And my first race number! Truth be told this run was a BITCH! We trained up through 10 miles, thinking that if we can get 10 down, 13 won’t seem like that much more. So freaking wrong. I hit a MAJOR wall around mile 10 and slowed WAY down. My goal time was 2:30:00 but I ended up at a disappointing 2:53:15. I’m trying not to be too hard on myself because this was my first race and I have only been running for a year, so finishing in itself was kind of amazing. I really want to work on my speed though for my next race in June, it’s only 6 miles so my pace should be much better!
I also got this mamma while I was on blog break:
It’s a Jack Lalane juicer! And fruits for juicin’! Ok, I like infomercial’s…sue me! I looked up some reviews on line and people seemed to really like it, and since it’s much cheaper than the ever popular Breville, I went with it. And it works like a charm!!!
I also got a shipment of the ever popular Barney Butter, SO psyched about this:
Sweet Moses look at those chunks!
Oh and the good people at Stony Fields sent me some product coupons, but I can’t find the product anywhere around here! I’m keeping an eye out though!
RANDOM EATS:
Here’s a compilations of random things I made/ate during the last month
TONS of green smoothies! Consisting of spinach, Almond Breeze, pb, flax, and banana
Stuffed peppers (rice, ground soy meat, egg, bread crumbs, seasoning), roasted parsnips and sweet potatoes, and spinach salad
Homeade miso soup, to die for!
Oaty oats:
Salmon salad
Spaggheti squash w/ veggie sauce
Oh, and the ants are gone, wee!
Be back tomorrow!
9 Comments
May 6, 2009 at 6:27 pm
You’re making great time if you already have 3 out of 9. Keep it up!
May 6, 2009 at 8:13 pm
Congrats on the race and the new juicer!! Yummy eats- your salmon salad looks FAB!
May 6, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Congrats on finishing the half!! And don’t be so hard on yourself–a lot of people can’t even run a mile nowadays!!
Mind if I add you to my blogroll??
-Erin
http://www.bitchtunes.wordpress.com
http://www.FLVegan.wordpress.com
May 6, 2009 at 10:13 pm
congrats on the race! my half was canceled due to weather so I have yet to even complete one!
May 7, 2009 at 11:15 am
Hey welcome back! I love all the food (and juice, I need a juicer!) and I think completing a half is a major accomplishment…you can always work on speed later
May 7, 2009 at 4:26 pm
Hey Jess ! I am the one who inquired about clubbing in Vegas. I had a blast with my bf. We went to Lax and Prive. We will definitely go back to Vegas its so much fun. And you were right I dressed sexy and we didnt pay to get in! Ok so now I just wanted to mention I am in a modeling contest online and it would be great if you or any of your readers could support me and go vote for me it takes a couple of seconds. I would love to work in modeling (but i dont think im built for high fashion being 5’6 1/2 ) and I wouldnt mind doing more commercial stuff. Since you have experience, I would love an honest opinion.Do you think it is possible? It is so exciting by the way that you are going back to New York !
Ok so here is the link if any of you want to vote
http://www.diamanza.com/concoursdiamanza.php
and my name is Anouare A.
May 8, 2009 at 4:28 am
Hi Jess! Glad you’re back! Fantastic job on your half marathon–you should be proud! I’m running my first race this Sunday, a 10K. You probably don’t remember but you totally inspired me to do it! I asked how you got to running 7+ miles and you said, “Do a 10K! Even if it’s a phantom one!” So, I am!
Thank you!
May 8, 2009 at 10:51 am
lora~
oh my gosh that sucks! You get all psyched up for it and then it gets cancelled, how frustrating! Let me know when you get to run it though and how you do, good luck!
sarah~
Thanks girl! You should def invest in a juicer! It’s so much cheaper then buying juice!
May 8, 2009 at 10:57 am
Anou~
Girl, your golden! That look in your eyes is intense and that’s such a plus in modeling! Poses you can learn, but if you can’t get that intensity in your face then your donzo. It’s true you may be a bit short for runway/high fashion, but the best paying jobs I ever had were for commercial jobs like gap, Dillards, and Gordmans which you would be a shoe in for! My best advice for you 1) Don’t pay an agency a dime. If they are legit, they will front all the money for your expenses 2) move to a big city if you don’t live in one already, Chicago, NY, LA, Miami. I voted for ya!
Glad you had fun in Vegas! Yep, boobs are as good as cash in that city lol
Lara~
I’m so happy my advice worked for you! Let me know how your 10k goes, I’m sure you’ll crush it!