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Week in Photos

Posted on July 7, 2013 by lmpicard16@gmail.com

Loooong time no see!

I know I’ve been M.I.A. for over a week, so I have no idea where to even begin. The past week has been filled with summer fun – the 4th spent at the beach, lots of time in the sun, some awesome workouts, ahhhmazing eats, and tons of quality time with family and friends. Ain’t nothin’ better.

I would love to recap all my fun days but I’m getting ice cream with some friends in 20 minutes, and I would need a good two hours to write everything I want to talk about! That being said, I’ve had the itch to blog every single day, so I just had to get back on here again while I had the time.

So, without further ado, here is a bit of my past week in iPhotos (in no particular order)!

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I finally wore the gray t-shirt dress! I actually wore it another day with the purple and blue J.Crew statement necklace, too! Perfect to throw on for an afternoon shopping trip or out to dinner!

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My mom and I did some serious damage at J.Crew…

Purchased: Tan striped open cardigan, neon coral shorts.

Purchased: Coral and (bright) yellow studs - picture does not do them justice. — Purchased: Coral and (bright) yellow studs – picture does **not** do them justice.

Also purchased on this shopping excursion:

J.Crew:

-hot pink tank top

-white tank top

-coral nail polish

-white terry cloth sweatshirt (to throw on at night after a day at the beach or pool)

Banana Republic

-delicate silver necklace

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My parents and I spent an evening in Harvard Square after dropping one of my brothers off at Logan Airport. He’s backpacking through Europe with some friends for a month… with just what he has on his back. I couldn’t even pack that light for an overnight trip…

We ate outside at Grendel’s Den in Harvard Square, which I had actually read about on Tina’s blog, Carrots N Cake. I had never really had tofu, so I chose the Salvadoran Vegetables & Tofu with quinoa. I definitely would’ve liked it more with chicken instead of tofu (I decided tofu’s not really my thing), but the veggies and quinoa were awesome and I devoured the whole thing!

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I sort of mastered a ~~not so~~ perfect sock bun.

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That deliciousness would be a Blue Bunny Birthday Party Premium Ice Cream Sandwich. Speaks for itself.

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The boy and I spent the 4th of July at the beach. After a week of nasty, stormy weather, no one could have asked for a more perfect Independence Day.

God Bless this beautiful country. — God Bless America.

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The fam and I celebrated one of my other brothers getting a new job with a fancy-shmancy dinner.

Butternut squash bisque and a chopped salad. Delish.

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Unfortunately, that’s about all the pictures I took this week :/. I wish I had all the time in the world to blog about all the workouts I did, the yummy food I ate, and the fun memories I made because, trust me, this week was filled with all that good stuff.

*Hopefully I’ll be back to my daily posting routine this coming week. In the meantime, I hope you enjoyed the pics and I hope you enjoy your weekend even more!

Themes and Things

Posted on June 27, 2013 by lmpicard16@gmail.com

So I made a big decision about the blog today! Instead of doing a daily theme, I’m just going to do whatever ‘theme’ comes to me when I sit down and write. Although I think clever alliterations like ‘Motivation’ Monday, ‘What I Wore’, ‘One Word’, or ‘Workout’ Wednesday, and ‘Fun Facts’ Friday are super cute and fun, I’m finding it challenging to make my life match those daily themes. I will definitely do posts with those titles, but I will do them when they fit the day I’m having. There are days when I stay in workout clothes, days when I don’t have any new, exciting eats, days when I just don’t find anything that worthy of an in-depth recap. On days like that, I would really struggle trying to force a post that fulfills a certain ‘day’ if that’s not the day I’ve had. Blogging is a part of my life, and I’m not willing to form my days around a silly little post.

Now that a decision has been made and made clear on here, let’s get to the fun stuff!

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I started my day with a quick breakfast consisting of a smoothie and a hard boiled egg for additional protein.

I couldn't wait to slurp down the smoothie...so here's half of it! — I couldn’t wait to sip on this bad boy…so here’s half of it!

In the smoothie:

-1/2 frozen banana

-4 frozen strawberries

-handful frozen spinach

-1/2 cup vanilla almond milk

-little under 1/2 scoop vanilla whey protein powder

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After scarfing down that breakfast, I did a 50 minute workout which was comprised of:

-5 minute circuit (jumping jacks, jump rope, high knees, jump rope, jumping jacks)

-2 mile run on treadmill

-5 minute circuit (speed skaters, butt kicks, box jumps, snowboard jumps, squat kicks)

-2 mile run on treadmill

-5 minute circuit (sumo squats, Heisman shuffle, calf raises, jumping lunges, bridges)

-3 minute planks (1 minute front, 1 minute each side)

-STRETCHED and rolled (I’ll have to show you my stretching routine one of these days!)

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Once I showered and did a little intern work, I made a quick lunch of a whole grain bagel with crunchy peanut butter and raspberry fruit spread.

I have an interview in a little while so I needed to put on a decent outfit. I loved the outfit I wore for the family pics on Saturday, so I decided to do a look similar to that (sorry if I’m boring you with basically the same outfit in different colors…I’ll show you something different soon!).

Once again – the shorts, belt, and shirt are J.Crew!

The bow earrings are Francesca’s, and unfortunately I have no clue where the little twists are from.

The watch is Relic, and the two bracelets are Alex and Ani! I wear all three of these every single day.

And on my feet, I’m wearing my ~~dirty~~ silver Jack Rogers!

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The rest of my day looks like this: interview, coffee (and a snack for me!) with a friend, dinner (which I think will be hamburgers, sweet potato fries, and fruit salad) with the fam, then hopefully ice cream with some friends tonight!

Hope you have a great day!

Riveting

Posted on June 24, 2013 by lmpicard16@gmail.com

Besides hanging with the boy on Saturday and getting Starbucks with a few of my friends from my high school track team on Sunday (I’m realizing that those runners’ bonds never break), I just relaxed this weekend and enjoyed two gorgeous summer days.

On Saturday, we took a family picture in the picturesque park in my town that was basically my second home for four years. It’s where I had my XC practices and also where we hosted our annual invitational. It was pretty weird being there in nice clothes as opposed to a sweaty sports bra and singlet. For the photo we didn’t coordinate outfits completely, but we all wore white, navy, and/or gray, with yellow as our “pop of color”, as my mom so proudly called it. She’s the cutest.

I’m not a fan of selfies, but for the sake of this blog, I find myself feeling obliged to snap a picture when I’m in an outfit worth sharing. After taking this awkward selfie, I realized I was decked out head to toe in J.Crew. Even my belt (which you can’t see). I don’t know maybe I’m just a little obsessed with that store?

And a close up on the necklace.

Awkwardly smiling as I talk to my mom who came in mid selfie snap.

So now that the uncomfortable photos have been shared, I want to share something a little more interesting. This weekend I was able to try/buy some new things that I’m super excited about!

For dinner on Saturday night, the boy and I got takeout one of my favorite restaurants. COSI! I love soooo many things from there and could literally eat it everyday. Just a few of my favorites are the Adobo Chicken with Avocado Bowl, Korean BBQ Pork Bowl, Tuscan Pesto Chicken Sandwich, Asian Salmon Salad, Country Lentil Soup, (the list goes on…). I was super excited this week because I saw that they have a new salad, the “Smart Fit Salad“, which is “roasted sweet potatoes, kale, romaine, avocado, carrots, red pepper, green onions, roasted corn, black beans and honey chipotle dressing”. I love love LOVE sweet potatoes, avocado, and kale so I had to try it. I also go the new Peach Bellini, and of course a multigrain flatbread (probably the best part of a Cosi meal). HOLY CRAP. The salad and the drink (and the bread) were SO good. I could go on and on.

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On Sunday, I went to one of my favorite places ever. Target. No really, I’m serious – I love it. It has literally everything you could need under one roof – cute bathing suits and clothes, awesome food, magazines, home furnishings, hair/beauty stuff, and so much more. I got a bunch of loot that I’m freaking out about. It’s the little things in life.

Here’s my Target haul:

-Super simple gray t-shirt dress that I can belt or wear with a statement necklace or scarf.

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–Archer Farms Caramel Macchiato Coffee which I made the second I got home. Did not disappoint.

–Cinnamon Chex. Umm why had I not tried this sooner?

-Vanilla Whey Protein Powder, which I can’t wait to put in my morning smoothie.

-Kidz ZonePerfect Vanilla Cupcake

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-Goody QuikStyle Half-Round Styler Brush

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–Allure and Marie Claire magazines. Lauren Conrad is one of my favorite celebrities. I would love to be her for a day.

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-Pure Protein Double Chocolate Vanilla Crunch Bars

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-Goody Ouchless Stretch Fabric Headwraps. For some reason these are literally the only headwraps that stay in my hair. Even the ones with the no-slip grip don’t stay put.