Summer Bucket List: Run/Walk the Boardwalk

Welllll.... technically I ran to the end of the Virginia Beach boardwalk.

I am in this picture somewhere!

My awesome gym EVOFIT has started a Run Club to help individuals train for 5k and Half Marathons.  Last night was my first attempt.  Our warm up with a mile run to the NORTH end of the boardwalk. Half a mile there and half a mile back. Following that was the actual work out, which I enjoyed since it wasn't long distances. After each 400m lap, each runner received a playing card. At the end, I ended up with a poker hand! The person with the best poker hand got a sweet prize.

Following the run, EVOFIT provided cold beers and a raffle for an Ipod shuffle. The girls from Lululemon had a few of their running items up for sale. There were runners of all levels. Everyone was super encouraging. I'm am so glad I made it out. Great night!

Here is the work out! The amount of burpees, squats, etc was decided by randomly drawing a card from the deck.

Summer Bucket List: Weekend of Many Adventures

Might as well cross off all my weekend activities in one post! What a great weekend. I am so bummed that summer is almost over!

Saturday we attempted to boat to the Paradise Ocean Club.  We made it through the choppy Chesapeake Bay only to realize that I was super uncomfortable in the rough seas. So after that hour and a half detour, we made it back to the steady Lafayette River and spent the day boozing, cruising and knee-boarding.

Boat day!!

Sunday Funday started with a bike ride down the boardwalk to the 51st annual East Coast Surfing Championship.  After watching some of the surfers, my friend Trudy and I stopped into Waterman's for a famous Orange Crush. We really wanted to eat lunch outside, so we biked north to Mahi-Mah's for a burgers and bloody's on the patio.

Sunday Funday!

Summer Bucket List: Go to the Aquarium

We were lucky to be invited to a membership information reception for the Aquarium Connection. This group of young adult helps support the Virginia Aquarium through membership and fundraising events. I can't wait to eventually join this great organization!

Joe made a friend!

Summer Bucket List: Go to Whole Foods

I had some time on my lunch break the other day, so I decided to check out Whole Foods. HOW COOL IS THIS GROCERY STORE?! I love the "self serve" atmosphere. I didn't have much time to shop around, but I did indulge in a made to order sandwich from the Deli! My pictures aren't the best because I didn't want to seem like a tacky tourist in a grocery store.... that would be lame.

Delicious Pizza

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Salad bar includes quinoa and chick peas!

Fab Four

1. Seeds of Change Organic Quinoa and Brown Rice. Ready in 90 seconds!

2. I would love to have a set of gold cutlery to mix up dinner parties.

3. Just purchased Estee Lauder Idealist Pore Minimizing Cream. Hope it works!

4. I convinced my sister to buy this Kate Spade bag for her new baking business. 

Summer Bucket List: Save Money

I have officially started saving for retirement! Horray for the 401k!

Summer Bucket List: Celebrate a Birthday

This past week I was able to celebrate three birthdays!! My mom and sister share a birthday! How cool is that??  We went over there Friday night for Chicken Satay and delicious homemade Almond Cake.

My family!

Sunday night I celebrated the birth of my girlfriend Rebecca at Tempt in Virginia Beach.

Happy Birthday ladies!

Summer Bucket List: DIY Pizza Night!

We had so much fun this weekend making our own pizza! I found whole wheat dough at Harris Teeter for about $3.00. Can't beat that! We hit up the salad bar, olive bar, and cheese department for some fresh toppings including mozzarella, pepperoni, sun dried tomatoes, marinated mushrooms and peppers. We added some sauteed spinach and used fresh basil from my herb garden! Baked for 20 minutes on 420 degrees. Amazing!!