Congrats to Chris!

As promised, here is a photo of C's graduation!  I'm so, so proud of him for working hard these last two years to complete his MBA and transition from the Army life to a civilian one (I think he made the transition very well!).  There have been many late nights, lots of group meetings and even some conference calls.  Now that grad school is behind both of us, I'm looking forward to our next adventure together (i.e. moving this week)!  

Chris in his cap and gown. The should braid is because he's a
veteran.  He also graduated with 2 chords, one for his seat with
Fisher Board Fellows and one for his case competition
participation.

Running Update:

Day 15-2 miles + hot yoga
Day 16-2 miles + body pump (tonight)

Week 2-Complete!  Total to date: 30.27 miles

The Mig Sangira

Yesterday, I made The Mig Sangria (as in Amigo Drive, my dear friend Lea's house) for C's graduation celebration!  Yes, we are now a 2 MBA household!  I did a terrible job taking photos so once I get my hands on some, I'll post.  Any-who, back to the sangria that Lea and I concocted on Amigo Drive while we were waiting for Chris to get home from Afghanistan (we also played drinking games with C's family but that's a story for another day!)  It's a fun, fruity drink made with moscoto so it's very light and is perfect for summer!  Here are a few photos of our fun-loving friend who we are so blessed to have in our lives!

Caitlin, Lea, Missy, Sonya

Brian, Caitlin, Sonya, Lea

Alison, Sonya, Missy, Lea, Caitlin, Christie

Sonya and Lea

The Mig Sangria

1 bottle moscoto wine or your favorite white wine (I buy a cheap and bubbly one, like Barefoot)
1/2 cup Triple Sec
1/2 cup Cran/Grape Juice or any other berry juice
1 cup Sprite or Seltzer water
2-3 cups mixed berries, cut into small pieces (strawberries, cherries, blueberries, raspberries)

Cut up berries and soak in Triple Sec over night in fridge.  Chill remaining ingredients in fridge.  Before ready to serve, combine all ingredients, stir and serve.  Soooo easy!  Enjoy!

What are some of your favorite summer cocktails?

A running update:

Sonya-the streak lives on!
Day 12-3 miles
Day 13-1 mile (graduation day, I barely had any time to run at all!)
Day 14-3 miles

Chris- not so much!
C decided that he wasn't enjoying all the running and has taken a hiatus.  He has been spending lots of time on the golf course instead :)

Running streak continued!

Day 10
Sonya 2 miles
Chris 3 miles

Day 11
Sonya 2 miles
Chris 2 miles (with a blister from the golf scramble)

With all the heat and the running, I wanted to mention hydration. It's oh so important to get enough fluids, especially on hot days. My rule of thumb is to take your weight in ounces and divide by two to find out how much water your body needs. So a person weighing 100lbs would need a minimum of 60 oz of water.

National running day!

Today, the first Wednesday in June is National Running Day! Check out more here:

http://www.runningday.org/

You can celebrate by....running of course! C and I will be this afternoon to continue our streak.

I RUN to be healthy and to relieve stress. Why do you run?

RW Running Streak-1 week down!

Yesterday, Chris and I did a quick two miles- 1 mile warm up, 3/4 mile HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training- For us, it's sprint all out from one light post to the next and the walk to the next one, repeat.  It should smoke you even though it's a short workout.) run and 1/4 mile cool down.

Today, Chris and I ran 3 miles at a leisurely pace.  You know, gotta mix it up!

After the first full week, I've ran 10.27 miles and Chris has ran 12 (I'm being geeky and have a spreadsheet going).  It will be interesting to see the totals at the end of the month!

So are you participating?  How are your runs going?

Weekend fun

First thing's first, here are our running stats:

Friday- we both ran 1 mile

Saturday-

Sonya- 3 mile run + yoga class at V Power Yoga.  I've been practicing at this studio for about 6 months and will be sad to leave it.  It's a great workout and I would highly recommend Power Yoga, a mix of strength and cardio.  

Chris-3 mile run in his new New Balance minimus shoes (a mix between his Vibrams and his Nike Free's)

Now to the fun stuff!

We tried the new gluten free bakery in Bexley, Cherbourg Bakery.  Yummy!
We tried the coffee cake muffins (left) and rosemary polenta cake (right).   

Downtown at the Columbus Arts Fest.  Great weather and great art!

View of downtown from the Scioto Mile

We finished off the night at The Thurman Cafe, one of Chris's
"must try before we leave" restaurants.  Check out their menu,
this is The Thurman Burger.  3/4 lb beef.  Crazy!    

RW summer running streak day 4

Chris and I took off together for a quick 2.25 mile run before his LAST day of class before graduation! Beautiful day for a run but it was a tad warm. I felt super slow today, I'm guessing the heat and my cold (which is getting better, thankfully!)

RW Running Streak Day 3

Here we go, Day 3!

Sonya-3 Miles
Chris-3 Miles

Yes, we ran together :)

RW Running Streak Day 2

Did you see yesterday's post about Runners World Summer Running Streak?  There is still time to join us running at least a mile every day until 4th of July!

Day Two:
Sonya- 2 miles in the AM (before it got HOT) and BodyPump after work
Chris- 3 miles

Sonya's Total: 4.27 miles
Chris's Total: 4 miles

Are you with us?  Let us know how you're doing!

RW Summer Running Streak

Runner's World posts a fun summer challenge: running at least a mile every day from Memorial Day to 4th of July Weekend.  Chris and I have both decided to participate in the 38 days of running straight and I'm going to try to post our results.

Normally, I don't run every day so I'm planning on several 1 mile runs (days that I go to BodyPump or Yoga).

Day One:
Sonya-2.27 Miles with Alicia doing an interval run, followed with lunges, push-ups and sit-ups (Britt joined in for these after her 2.5 mile run)

Chris-1 mile


Here we go!  Are you with us???  If so, comment below!