VACAY

Hi Everyone!!

I am officially back from a much needed vacation with my family away from the city. I just got back this week and still seem to be getting into the swing of things-this is really my first chance to post!

My vacation began in Seattle to visit my brother. We had such a great time and stayed extremely busy the entire time. The city is incredibly green and organic- I was in heaven! We did some sightseeing such as Pikes Market, Nordstrom/downtown, The Space Needle, the Chihuly glass and garden exhibition and so on. I even got a chance to work out with my brothers trainer so I didn't fall behind on anything.

Throwing the fish at Pikes

 

We then met our parents in Arizona to visit my grandpa for Rosh Hashanah. Eric and I had brought a king salmon fresh from Pikes Market that my mom had made perfectly for the holiday. This year we had a Mediterranean style holiday which could not have been more perfect considering how hot it was in Arizona.

Arizona was so nice because we are all able to completely relax, and most of all we are all so lucky to enjoy each others company. We also wanted to take full advantage of having Eric there considering he is so far away. It was also my birthday on September 8th! My mom made me a birthday cake made completely of watermelon!!!! I am officially old and it feels different for sure. 25 always seemed old to me-but I am doing my best to embrace it. I was most definitely spoiled this time around and feel really lucky. I think the most exciting part about my trip was that I conquered Camelback Mountain! I have been wanting to climb it since I'm little but never had the chance. I also heard how challenging it was so I had always been a little nervous as well. The day before my birthday I made it all the way to top! Not only was that on my bucket list, but it was a reminder of how far I have come and how far I am able to go! so incredible!

 

Now that I am back, I have hit the ground running. I have altered my diet slightly to hopefully move things along and have started to schedule all of my classes and such. My goal is Thanksgiving so I'm working extra super duper hard for the next 11 weeks. I have my 10K and half marathon approaching at rapid speeds, so I have those to focus on as well. I'm using my workouts as a focal point at the moment which I think should be helpful!

Hope you are having a fantastic Thursday and just think-tomorrow is FRIDAY! You're almost there!

xx