Game Night Parties, Political Parties, and Lunch Breaking

Hey guys!

Since work is a little slower today, I decided to do a short post on my lunch break. I work as a technical writer, so it’s not like writing on my lunch break is a bad idea, right? I heated up my lunch (Smart Ones Lasagna Florentine) and already finished it, and you can definitely tell that tomorrow is payday because there’s a line at the microwave in the break room, haha.

I’ll probably have a Greek yogurt later- I’ve been craving it all week long! I think my body just needs more protein to keep up with the running and lifting (according to DailyMile, I’ve already run 77 miles this month). I found the Chobani Apple Cinnamon yogurt the other day and it is *delish*! If you haven’t tried it, you definitely should, and I’m hoping for another 10/$10 Chobani sale soon so I can stock up.

As for me, I had a pretty good weekend. My parents came to visit on Saturday and stayed for about an hour, always great to see the parents. Clay and I also voted in the Republican primary here in SC, and although we weren’t too thrilled with the results (okay, so we were very unhappy with results), it was nice to be a part of the election process. Both of us are pretty middle-of-the-road and vote for the candidate, not the party. I’m just glad the primary is over here so I can watch the news without being bombarded with political advertisements.

We spent Saturday night with a bunch of our friends over at our friend Ashley’s house, where we played board games and ate lots of yummy snacks and goodies.

We played 80s Trivial Pursuit, and I defended my grandma reputation for knowing more headlines/events answers than anything else.

And of course, we hung out and took lots of pictures .

I’ll probably relax and take it easy until Saturday morning, when it’s time for the Polar Bear 5K race. My company sponsors this race every year, and the church who organizes it is a client, so it’s nice to support something so close to home. Either way, I’m looking forward to hanging out with all my friends and coworkers who run and walk it on Saturday and enjoying some yummy chili and cornbread afterward. The high is supposed to be in the 60s, so hopefully we’ll have some nice running weather since the race isn’t until 10:00.

I love January temperatures in the 60s too, but I guess that’s one reason why I love the South .

The evil documentation monster is knocking on my cubicle wall telling me to get back to work now, so I’m back to the grind. Until next time…

Q1.) Have you been keeping up with the Republican primary? I was keeping up with it just because I live in South Carolina, and I still kind of am. I really hope Ron Paul improves in the polls!

Q2.) Do you let others know your political views? I guess I just did in the last question . Normally I’m pretty open about it anyway.

Q3.) Do you like Greek yogurt? I love it! Great sources of calcium and protein, plus very tasty.

Q4.) What are your favorite board games? I really love Apples to Apples!

It’s Wednesday- Let’s Get Excited!

“Let’s Get Excited” is shamelessly stolen from a CrossFit trainer who yells that before every WOD.

Things are finally calming down for this working girl. Tax updates are released, most rewrites are done, and my editing work is still a ways off. I’ve spent the week working on low-key, relatively stress-free, documentation rewrites for a pretty understanding product lead. Today was pretty exciting because a few of us went out to Chutnee for some amazing Indian buffet food to celebrate my coworker Mark’s birthday. Even though we talked about work a little at lunch, it was so fun to get out of the office and enjoy a delicious meal.

Chutnee is one of the few buffets I’ll eat at, just because the buffet contains maybe 10 Indian dishes, so it doesn’t SEEM like a buffet. Normally when I go to buffets, I just picture people, including myself, overeating and gorging on junk, but I guess an Indian buffet is a little different than somewhere like Golden Corral Trough. Plus, the restaurant wasn’t crowded but the food was really fresh and there was a lot of variety in both vegetarian and meat dishes, along with spicy and not spicy.

I also made cookies and took them to work today- Bob’s Red Mill granola with dried apricots- they have a consistency similar to oatmeal raisin cookies. I’ve never made cookies with dried apricots before, so I was unsure of how they turned out, but they were a hit at work, especially heated up in the microwave for about 10 seconds or so before eating. Or with a glass of milk, whichever you prefer.

As for running, I’m registering for the Miles to Missions 12K that Ebenezer Baptist is hosting to raise money for summer missions, so I’m trying to get some longer runs in. I ran 7.5 miles (about the distance of the 12K) on the treadmill Monday night. It took around 63 minutes, but maybe I can get that time down a minute or so before the race, especially since it’s February 11th. The 12K will be my longest race since my half marathon last year. I’ve never raced a 12K, so instant PR .

Along with that, I’m running the Polar Bear 5K next weekend (my company is a sponsor). It’s a trail race, but it will be my first race since Thanksgiving. I’m SO ready to race, and it’s definitely good mental preparation for the 12K. Not to mention only $20 and includes a long-sleeved shirt. Love long sleeved race shirts!

In other news, Clay and I spent some quality time together this weekend. On Saturday night, we went out to dinner- our usual tradition- and on Sunday, we visited Clay’s uncle (He’s doing much better from when we saw him on Christmas and is in a long-term hospital/rehab now) and went grocery shopping.

Clay works nights, goes to school all morning, and sleeps all afternoon, and sometimes I think people who have their spouses around ALL. THE. TIME. take things like buying groceries together for granted. We shopped and hit up the sushi bar at Harris Teeter, then came home to put away our haul- my full fruit basket made me a happy girl.

Oh, and I’m enjoying my new finds at the mall! I think I wore my boots all weekend long except for workouts. They’re super cozy, and while I do tuck my sweats and pajamas into them, I don’t leave the apartment that way .

Hope everyone’s having a good week!