I felt that blogging about food would be appropriate this week. I am pre-writing this post, as I will be in Disney World when it posts enjoying eating and drinking around the world at the Epcot Food and Wine Festival! I used to post quite a bit about food and fitness. While I still am …
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The Down-Side of Texas Winters
Wind. Rain. And so much of it! Sure, we may luck out in the temperature department. It freezes a handful of times each season, and snows every once in a blue moon, but it rains and rains and rains. Then on the days it does not rain, we have crazy wind. With all of the …
Opting Outside
REI started this social media trend of doing outdoor activities the day after Thanksgiving instead of Black Friday shopping, known as #OptOutside! I love it! I have never been interested in Black Friday shopping. I am not a big fan of crowds, unless I am at a concert or Disney World, so the whole ordeal just …
Corn Fields and Country Life
Well, now I need a corn field of my own because corn is sort of pretty! I took this photo at a local farm the other day. My mom, sister, and I got lost in their corn maze. You know, it was my childhood dream to live on a farm, grow food, and have lots …
Race Week
I am running Ten for Texas on Saturday! It's been a year since I have raced last, and I am not quite as prepared as I normally am. I actually just started training a month ago. However, I am feeling pretty good. My body seems to remember this whole running thing! I had a decent eight …
These Days
I realized that I haven't posted much about Chance the past couple of weeks. Well. he has been great. We have been doing a lot of technical work and trot jumps lately, and changed bits yesterday. He got really wild last week for some reason. Maybe he thought that with the slight drop in temperatures …
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"I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength." - Philippians 4:13 That is such an inspirational verse. Yet, when you read more of the passage it is even more powerful. This one line is often quoted, seen on t-shirts, tattooed onto people. I find that the preceding two verses really change how …
Rosemary Fingerling Potatoes
This was a very easy fall dish I made yesterday while doing some meal prep for the week. Potatoes just make it feel like fall, even if Texas doesn't! *Ingredients* Fingerling potatoes Sea Salt Olive Oil Basil Rosemary Pre-heat the oven to 350. Rinse and scrub the potatoes, then place in baking dish. Drizzle olive oil …
International Helmet Awareness Day
So, today is International Helmet Awareness Day. Dover and Smartpak have some good deals going on helmets if you need a new one! I just ordered a GPA from Dover that was on sale! They are also both offering free shipping on helmets for today only! It is no question that helmets are very important …
Friday Fitness Tip: Get Outside
Happy Friday everyone! This week's fitness tip is to get outside! Being outdoors can calm our minds, give us some vitamin D, soothe our souls, and even help us to adapt to weather changes more quickly. Since most of you are fellow equestrians, I would hope that you enjoy being outside since riding requires it! …
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