Fall Break

Finally done with exams and now I am two classes away from fall break! I plan on my fall break containing a multitude of protein pancakes, green smoothies, and running (in my half marathon, that is).

It is always so great when I am home from college and I can eat food that isn't raw or cooked in a microwave. I mean my oatmeal, BBQ chicken deli meat from WholeFoods, split pea soup, and frozen spinach are delicious, but it can get old sometimes... That is why I am going to make sure I fill my fall break with all the foods that I ate during the summer and have been sorely missing.

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So, I never made it to Pure Barre on Friday. I had planned on going, but I was extremely sore after running 8 miles on Thursday (it was my first long run after being sick) and then I "biked to Uganda" with some of my friends as part of a school fundraiser Friday morning. That being said, my entire body was screaming at me and squatting for an hour off of a ballet barre surprisingly did not sound too appealing.

Catherine, Maggie, Me, Stephanie, and like 5 rando's in the background.

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On a completely unrelated note, our WholeFoods starting caring a local brand of Kombucha called "Buchi." I have been a fan of G.T.'s for a while now (especially the Citrus flavor), but this brand is amazing! It is a female-owned Kombucha brewery in Asheville, and it has a very different taste than G.T.'s. My favorite flavor is definitely "water." All the flavors are like fire, water, air, earth, etc.

Downfall of this brand? The bottle looks like I am drinking beer while walking to class at 9am. Not cool.

I am not one to believe that the fermentation in Kombucha is going to prevent cancer or any of the other health claims out there (similar to what I said here), but I honestly just like the taste. I drink it as an occasional treat, and the carbonation is a fun change since I don't drink soda. 

All that to say, if you like Kombucha, then try Buchi's water flavor.

(5 days till half marathon!)

And the Sugar High Continues...

Last night I went to downtown Raleigh with two of my best friends from high school. We went to an adorable place called The Cupcake Shoppe, and my sugar high continued.

Chocolate Mint Cupcake

Strawberry Cupcake

Peanut Butter Cupcake (obviously this was mine)

Meagan and I getting ready to devour our cupcakes.

Do you know how hard it is to pose for a picture while holding a cupcake?! I just wanted to cram it in my face. And that is exactly what happened immediately after this picture.

Right beside The Cupcake Shoppe was a beautiful wedding dress store. We wanted to break in and try them all on, but instead we just window shopped. Still fun :)

Speaking of weddings, my aunt sent these gorgeous flowers to our house, and they are my dream wedding arrangements. I love how simple the all-white looks; it makes it so elegant. 

Gorgeous...

This morning I woke up and went to a spinning class at Fitness World. It was so exhausting! Spinning requires more leg strength than running, but less cardio. Regardless, it provides an intense full body sweat (not to mention I burned ~700 calories in the hour). I really enjoyed the class and want to incorporate more spinning into my training.

Now I have to go write a paper on the movie Rain Man... I really hate writing papers. Probably my least favorite thing about school, but I am determined to get it done today so I don't have to work on Easter Sunday!

I'm craving another cupcake.