2 things I am mad about and free food is the best food.

Hawaii of course!!

I hate forgetting sunglasses

I love hot water

I love almond butter on chocolate almond cookies with almond milk… too much?

I think I’d want to live in Hawaii. Not permanently but for a little while it’d be near. Second choice is North Carolina just be a use its really pretty!

Oh my, the pretzel looks so tasty!!

I spent 3 weeks away from my husband in January when I went to the UK and we both decided that it was too long and 2 weeks was the max we were happy to be apart. It made me secretly happy that he felt the same way too!

Welcome home!

I made cookies that are my new favorite carb. Mash one ripe banana, mix with 1/2 cup oats, a dash of vanilla extract and cinnamon – add some chopped walnuts and carob chips (about 1 Tbsp or so of each) form like cookies and bake at 350 for 10 min. It is so yummy and they end up being just over 50 cals each. Mmmm.

I would love to live in a busy city like NYC…but not permanently. I also wouldn’t mind having a winter home in AZ or even St George so I can abandon the month of January in Utah. Oh how I loathe it. But other than that, I love it here.

After writing daily novels on your blog and hanging out IRL, I am not sure I could think of 3 things you don’t already know about me. Kinda sad on my part. Perhaps I should shorten my comments by a paragraph or five….ya, that is not going to happen ;)

Those pretzels look AMAZING. My favorite carb of the moment are rosemary and olive oil triscuits. I’m obsessed!

3 Things About Me
1) I am finally able to run again after 6 months of PT for a running injury.
2) I’m a vegetarian with a cat named Meatball.
3) I watch the Vampire Diaries (SHAME)

1. I love QuikTrip! ;)
2. I wish I could live in California so I would have more local marathons I could run (I live in Phoenix and there’s only a few here… I travel to Cali for a lot of runs)
3. My favorite carb is pasta with TONS of marinara – yum!

Btw did you try the cinnamon sugar pretzel there? It is by far the best…. Sooo doughy and sugary and delish! ;)

Ummm you and billy are the cutest. Cant wait fo y’all to be reunited :).
1) I am about to be finished with my first year of teaching Thursday @ 11:30. I can just feel SUMMER is so close!!
2) Im getting married in 46 days!!
3) Did I mention I’m almost on summer break?!

-fav carb: garlic bread.
-state to live in: Florida…I need a beach near me at all times (why I live in Kansas is beyond me)

Probably California (if that is where you live now) and also because it is hot, but does not have the humidity that PA does.

Rold Gold Pretzel Sticks

1) I love your blog and I spend waaaay too much time on it
2) I love to run but on days like today I wish there was a way to bring an AC with me
3) I love frozen yogurt from Sweet Frog (please come to PA so that you can try it with me!) ;)

Mmmmm soft pretzels!! Delicious!

Three things about me;

1. I have an identical twinner

2. I tried iced animal crackers for the first time ever two days ago and now I’m addicted. Doh!

3. Places (like deli’s) where you have to walk straight up to the counter and order give me anxiety. I need a menu I can hold in my hands and a couple of minutes, dammit!

I’d live in UT, CA, WA, or maybe ME.

The hub and I have a list of 5 things for where we live: good/safe cycling roads, good hospitals, lots of culture, near a large body of water or mountains, and ?? We always forget the last one!

Ogden fits that for us. We’ll move one day, but for now, we love it. We might even stay an extra year if it’s best. (I’m soaking in the mountains as long as possible. We hiked almost to the top of Mt. Ogden today!)

Since that all about covers 2 things about me.. 1 more= I’m a yoga teacher and have been guiding my hub with his practice which is paying off to help him regain his left side strength. (After his near full paralysis on the left side, it’s wonderful to see him back in action in a smarter way!)

Janae. Run, don’t walk and tomorrow when you get a chance go get a gel manicure. I got my first yesterday and it was just about the best decision in life. It’s a little pricy but if you have an Ulta near you it’s much cheaper there and it looks ah-mazing.

i can’t imagine ever moving away from southern california, but if i had to move, i’d either pick colorado (because it’s beautiful and i have family there) or hawaii!

my favorite carb lately is BREAD. i love making sandwiches for lunch with either eggs or turkey, plus hummus and avocado. i just can’t get enough!

1. i recently finished grad school with a degree in psychology.
2. i have 2 dogs, a dachshund and a terrier/poodle mix.
3. i collect monkey stuffed animals.

have a safe trip back home!! :)

3 weeks is definitely a very long time to be away from your bestie! I think the longest I’ve been away from Josh is 3 days/2 nights! lol

I would definitely live some place nice with an ocean or beach… Florida, the Carolinas, Hawaii, California…

Fave carb of the moment is mac and cheese lol…

I am so bummed that I missed the meet ups while you were here. I had conflicts with both times, but that means you have to come back next time during B-man’s finals.

I didn’t know QT had soft hot pretzels!! Maybe it’s better I didn’t…obsessed :-)

Have you tried Aunt Annie’s Pretzels? They are the ultimate BEST ever!!! I love pretzels and could eat them all day long.. love the crispy ones lately..

1.I have 3 children 27, 13 & 10
2. I am remarried.. 14 year anniversary tomorrow 5/22
3. I love Spagettios!! Favorite food of all time!

I love living in CA!
I also love all carbs, but noodles with a pad of butter are a staple for me.
I hope you have a safe trip home. FYI finals during 2L and 3L are way less demanding and you wont have to stay away for long:)

Haha! I know how you feel about forgetting your sunglasses. That exact same thing happened to me today as I left work–pedaled out of the parking lot on my bike, realized that I had left my sunglasses on my desk, was too lazy to go back and get them, thus my eyes burned the whole way home.

Three things: (1) I have 34 chicks in my basement right now, (2) though I have a day job, I also buy and sell stocks and options, and (3) I am going to be running a 50-mile race in 3 weeks!!!

Bahaha I did the SAME thing with my sunglasses a few runs ago, so funny you mention it being ironic because it’s so true. My eyes hated me.

I’d live in New York, New York for sure.

Three things about myself:

1. I haven’t done any running since September. I miss it.
2. I have the cutest little girl in the world (besides Brooke, of course! ;) )
3. I think I have a bigger sweet tooth than you do! ;)

I would live in Oregon! I have a cabin on the coast and I love how it is both mountainous and coastal, best of both worlds!

Favorite carb: fruit? idk, that pretzel looks amazing!

3 things about me:

1. i have 13 siblings!
2. i am left-handed
3. i am the best aunt ever!

Soft pretzels for the win. For reals. I love making them from scratch but I also loooove buying them fresh from Pretzelmaker or wherever.

Have a great trip back home to your Billy. :)

Free sandwiches!!! So jealous! That is awesome!

I’d like to try NY or CA. See what it’s like out of a small town. My fav carb lately is pasta. I’ve had it the past 4 nights in a row. No shame.

3 facts about me is hard… 1. I got a 33 on my math ACT 2. I have 5 awesome cats 3. I’ve never had froyo.

Yay for going home :)
Three things:
1. I hate to cook :-p
2. I want to get my mile time down to 8 minutes
3. I pray for my own classroom everyday :)

Fave carb….homemade Mac and cheese.
3 things….
1. I have a fear of vomit
2. I long for my own running blog
3. I would love to come to CA to meet Janae!!!! :)

Have a safe trip hope! I’m sure Billy is missing you as much as you are missing him! And now I want soft pretzels…

1. I think I’d like to live somewhere near the beach, but in a place not too crowded. Maybe southern Oregon or Central California. I live in NW WA now and like it but I would love some warmer, drier weather.
2. My favorite carb is, and always will be, Cheez-its. Which is why I don’t buy them. I have no self control and that color orange cannot be natural so I try to avoid them.
3. Three things about me: 1)My birthday is in July and I will be 42. I’m not ashamed to admit that. Partially because NOBODY guesses I am that age. Good genetics and a “young” attitude makes people think I’m in my late 20’s/early 30’s. 2)I LOVE to cook and am pretty darn good at it. 3)I have 3 cats and a dog, who are my fuzzy children. (I have a couple 2-legged, non fuzzy children too.) My 4th kitty passed away in February at nearly 19 years old.

I would have to choose NY because my family is there! Horrible weather but I miss them!

Favorite carb – they are all just so good. Do cookies count?

1. I’m looping with my 3rd grade class up to 4th grade next year and I’m really excited about it but it’s a secret.

2. I can somehow find time to run and read blogs every day but often don’t have time to put laundry away for weeks….weird.

3. I’m trying to PR in the marathon for my third time this year on Sunday and if I fail again I think I’m going to retreat into a cave and change my time.

Enjoy your trip home and being reunited with Billy!

New Jersey is the state that’s closest to my heart, but I really think I’d love to live in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington) – although then I’d have to move my whole family out with me! :)

My favorite carb lately is probably…fresh bread from the breadmaker! :)

3 Things About Me: I have a relatively new-found love of sour gummy candy, thanks to your inspiration to put sour gummy worms on my froyo. / I love thrift stores. / On my To-Do list for this year: Go zip-lining.

I like living in Oregon just fine (I get island fever in Hawaii). We moved here from Nevada, so this is still paradise to me.

Three things (I’ve seen at least one of these here already):
1. My first half marathon is Sunday and I’m not just nervous, I’m actually afraid. I’ve been training for weeks and weeks but when my long run was 13 I bonked terribly after only 7, having paid no attention to what I had to eat the day before. Intellectually I know I can do it but…
2. I love to can and preserve.
3. I really want to knock of the five pounds I gained traveling this past month, but don’t dare now because of number 1.

I can’t imagine three weeks away from my old man. Two is the most I’ve been able to accomplish!

When you first mentioned that you would be separated for 3 weeks I couldn’t imagine it. but now that its passed, it seems like you did a great job of filling your time!! Is there anything special you planned for billy while you were gone to help him with studying? care packages, etc?

I had no idea QT had pretzels! Heaven help me there is a QT less than a mile from my house. That pretzel will be mine tomorrow!!

If I could live in any state it would be back in southern OR. Or Kauai, Hawaii!

I would live at the beach in our condo full time if I could! I try to convince the husband of this necessary move daily, but he reminds me that his silly job wont allowing him to live there! ;)

I live in Oklahoma, and I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else! :)

I love hawaiian bread…who doesn’t? Or pasta.

3 things:
I just lost my best dog friend on Monday :(

I haven’t been to they gym in 4 weeks!

I have to sleep with an eye mask and earplugs b/c I’m super light/sound sensitive. Aren’t I fancy and special….

I want to try that runners core thing…I need some motivation to do something other than just running.

Well I love Mass best (2nd generation Boston Italian girl) but I think Vermont or Washington State.

Sweet potatoes FOREVER. I esp like them with peanut butter. Seriously.

1. I think animal wearing people clothes are hilarious. Dogs in scarves? I laugh until I have tears. Why is it so funny??

2. I have to really concentrate when walking up or down stairs. I will fall in either direction. It’s an issue. I think running stairs would be a good way for me to die.

3. I love arts and crafts so much. When I was 10 I made a quilt by hand. I was very interested in the Shaker era quilts and I decided to make one, without a machine. It was a mess but I really loved trying!

Wow, that pretzel looks AMAZING!

If I could live in any state it would probably be somewhere like south carolina where it’s warm most of the time but there are still seasons AND i can still live close to the water. TRIFECTA!

Favorite carb lately is yellow corn tortilla chips. This is a byproduct of making guacamole 5x/week.

Three things:
1. My next half marathon is in 2 weeks and I am very excited!!
2. I just celebrated my first wedding anniversary 4 days ago.
3. I am wearing a teal skirt to work today and I feel SASSY :)

I think I’d like to live where my parents live….in Palos Verdes, CA. Or, I think I’d like to live where my bro & SIL live: Bellevue, WA.

I am loving, LOVING, toasted sesame bagels with butter.

About me:
1) I’m at work right now and I’m wrapped up in a blanket most days. Yes, I work in an office. But at least it isn’t a snuggie!
2) I am going on Day 3 of limiting my artificial/sweetner intake…..it’s not easy!! I’m craving McDonalds Soft Serve like a beast! ….but I would feel better if I dropped about 10-15 pounds before my next “serious” marathon in September.
3) I have two of the world’s cutest nephews. They are twins and they are six months old. I am as in love with them as an aunt can be!

1. This is my first time EVER responding to a blog!
2. I had a partial knee replacement when I was 18 years old thanks to gymnastics. That was 18 ago!!!! Wow, I’m old!
3. I just ran my first half marathon on that fake knee last month.

I am in LOVE with the soft pretzels from Target ~ the cinnamon ones or salted, doesn’t matter. Can barely make it in the front door without stopping for a pretzel!