More 4th of July Fun!

If you missed my 4 miler on the 4th of July race recap, check it out here!

Happy 4th! A Day I’ll Never Forget!

After the race, Jason and I came home and prepared food for my family! They were coming over to our house to celebrate the Holiday with us!

We had all kinds of yummy food!

This was my first attempt at a watermelon bowl! It was easier than I thought, and the puppies really enjoyed eating the extra watermelon scraps! :0) I traced an outline on the outside of the watermelon with a green marker, then I carved along that line with a knife. I scooped out all of the watermelon from the inside with a melon baller, then rinsed out the inside of the bowl and dried it up a bit. I combined all of the fruit in a mixing bowl, then dumped it into the watermelon bowl! It was fun and much easier than I thought it would be! :0)

I found this recipe from my favorite vegan website Oh She Glows. This cobbler was super yummy and not too sweet which I liked!! Everyone else liked it too, so major score for this cobbler!  I added blueberries and unsweetened shredded coconut on top. Strawberries = red, blueberries = blue, coconut = white. Just trying to go along with the spirit of the Holiday! :0)

I also made a walnut, strawberry, blueberry, spinach salad! Really yummy as well!

All of the healthy food came from me. My husband is the one who made brisket, potato salad, white rolls, and baked beans. It was good, but not up my alley.

Kayla made strawberries she found on Pinterest!

   

Berry Green tea!

Kayla and Brian

My grandfather and I. He will turn 92 years old on Sunday!

Jason and I

My parents! :0)

Jason’s brisket and baked beans!

   

Yummy desserts!

After dinner, we drove down to the lake to watch the fireworks.

We all struggled with getting a signal on our cell phones – After a while, Jason’s iphone cooperated and he was able to open iHeart Radio-which means we were able to hear music synced with the fireworks! Yay! Up until that point, we listened to the Wishes Soundtrack from my cell phone! :D

We had a great day! After the fireworks, we sat around waiting on traffic to clear out and we saw quite a few interesting things. People get stupid when they are behind a wheel. Really…I have no patience for that.

Hope you enjoyed your mid-week holiday! Have a great weekend!! :0)

Happy 4th! A day I’ll never forget!

Happy Birthday, America! I hope everyone has enjoyed celebrating what freedom is all about! :0)

My day began with a race….a race I will definitely NEVER forget!

I met up with my friends before the race and we were optimistic about the outcome….until we started walking towards the finish line. The air suddenly felt thicker and the sun beat down harder. I knew right then and there that I was doomed!

My iPod started to play “Don’t Stop Believing” from the Glee Soundtrack. It’s an oldie, I know…but it’s still a really good one! I decided to set the song on repeat for inspiration. :0)

Needless to say, it was a HOT one today and we felt the heat the entire run. We even had to stop and walk a few times because we were wheezing! Ugh.

I made the mistake of looking at my time from last year’s race, which just so happened to be right around 35:35. Having not trained much this summer, I knew a time near 35 minutes was virtually impossible for me. However, I’m stubborn and I wanted a time as close to 35 minutes as possible.

We pushed hard and finished in 36:54…just a minute and 20 seconds off from last year’s time! Not too shabby!

After I crossed the finish line, I tore off the time tag from my number….and I gagged. Someone asked if I wanted water and I couldn’t even respond. I had to find the nearest trashcan, because this happened:

 

Not once, not twice, but THREE times. I felt awful.

I haven’t thrown up after a run since High School. I’ve felt like throwing up…but I never have.

The girl in pink was nearby when I was having my issues so after I felt better, I apologized to her and we talked for a few minutes (she’s in my running group). After I felt that my apology was sufficient, I walked over to meet my husband. Not even a minute later, the girl in pink and her husband (the one in black) walked over to talk to Jason! Hah! They went to high school and college together…..what a small world! It was a really funny moment…guess you would have had to have been there.

I love my friends! :0)

After we arrived home, we started putting things together for dinner tonight. We are having my family over to celebrate, then we are going to watch the fireworks down by the lake!

My puppy dogs wish you Happy 4th of July, too!

They enjoyed a little 4th of July treat as well! :0)

Hope you’ve had a great day! It’s definitely one I will never forget!