Good morning! I hope you guys had a fun and festive Halloween weekend! Our weekend included both a Halloween celebration and an anniversary celebration, so it was a good one all around. Celebrating 5 Years On Friday, Ryan and I celebrated our five year wedding anniversary with a date night out! Initially we figured we’d…
Things I’m Loving Friday #108
Upper Body + Plyo Workout

I am psyched to share this workout with you guys today! It’s a fun one (yes, even with burpees) and starts out tough with three minutes of non-stop work for the first round. The time spent in each circuit decreases by one minute for each subsequent round for three total rounds. I completed this upper body…
When All Else Fails Playlist

Music has the ability to seriously energize me during a workout. An upbeat playlist does wonders for my workout motivation, but some days I have a harder time getting into the groove and losing myself in the music than others. And that’s where this playlist comes in! This workout playlist is my go-to playlist for…
Hiking, Moses Cone Manor and the Woolly Worm Festival
We’re more than a week late, but it’s time for the final recap of our mountain vacation! Previous recap posts: Family Mountain Vacation: Days One and Two Hiking Carvers Gap and Fishin’ For Trout Family Mountain Vacation: Day Four The fourth day of our fall family mountain vacation kicked off with another hike on the…
BFFs and Babies
Two of my lifelong girlfriends, Leah and Carrie, and Leah’s 13-month-old son arrived in Charlotte on Thursday and stayed with us through the weekend. I’ve known Leah and Carrie since our elementary school days at Pleasant Hill in Palatine, Illinois and we’ve stayed close through high school, college and multiple moves. (We missed you, Michaela!)…