Events & Tastings

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Yesterday started bright and early once again with a run in Central Park with Monica. We ran 3 miles together, but then I called it quits. I just didn’t have a ton of energy and felt blah, so I headed back to the hotel while Monica continued on for a few more miles. Breakfast On [...]

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Yesterday, I was invited to an amazing wine and cheese tasting event called “Rinds & Vines,” which was hosted by Whole Foods Market. I absolutely love wine and cheese—I mean, it would be my last meal on earth—so I, of course, was in heaven. The tasting event featured a number of the sustainable cheeses that [...]

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If you follow me on Twitter and Instagram, you probably figured out what I was doing in Milwaukee yesterday. If not, I’ll tell ya right now! As part of a campaign with Fitfluential, I was invited by the Koss Corporation to attend a special media product launch of their new female-focused headphone line, which was [...]

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Vegetarian Cottage Pie

April 30, 2013

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Holy goodness, my quads are on fire this morning! I did a really tough lower body workout at CrossFit yesterday, and, boy, am I feeling it today. Yowsahs. [image source] Workout Check out this workout: STRENGTH Back Squat: 5 x 5 METCON “Honky Tonk” AMRAP 10: 20 Overhead Squats (75, 45) 10 Box Jump Overs [...]

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My Sister’s Baby Shower

April 28, 2013

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My sister’s baby shower was a huge success! It was a beautiful day, tons of family and friends were in attendance, and the mommy-to-be had a wonderful time. We couldn’t have asked for a better day! I can’t wait for baby Matthew to be here! Less than 2 months to go! Question of the Day [...]

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Smirnoff Sorbet Light tasting

Two of my favorite “activities” in life are CrossFit and drinking. Haha! Hey, I work hard and play hard! I especially love doing these things together as seen here, here, and here. So when Smirnoff reached out to me about hosting a “Ladies’ Night (Work) Out,” which would include a workout followed by a sampling [...]

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Yesterday, I was invited to a private media event to explore the newly opened Sports Club/LA in Chestnut Hill, and it was an awesome experience. You know how I loovvve fancy fitness clubs! Seriously, I wish I lived closer so I could work out there all the time. When I arrived at Sports Club/LA, I was warmly [...]

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Twin Farms Recap {Sunday}

March 13, 2013

I hope you’ve enjoyed reading all of my posts about our weekend at Twin Farms. It was a lot of fun to write (and relive) them! Here is my final recap as well as my previous posts just in cased you missed them: Twin Farms Recap {Friday} Twin Farms Recap {Saturday–Part 1} Twin Farms Recap [...]

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On Saturday night, Mal and I got all dressed up and then started our evening with a cocktail at the pub at Twin Farms. The pub had a fully-stocked bar (with snacks) as well as a variety of entertainment options, including a pool table, dart board, big screen TV with lots of movies, grand piano, [...]

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Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending the Wellness by the Water Retreat, which is a one-day event with fitness, yoga, nutrition, spa services, and wellness. The organizers, Kendall Covitz and Celeste Platt, actually invited me last year, but I wasn’t able to attend, so I’m so glad Kendall reached out again. The retreat was [...]

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