Pat's Run

This past weekend, me and some of my friends (and sisters) participated in the Pat Tillman run at ASU.



We all started in different spurts, my sister starting ahead of me. Then, guess who gets air time on Good Morning America?? MY SISTER!!!!

The one time I don't run with her (other than the Mud Run), is the time she gets on national television!! I was so bummed.

Watch her here:

Mom's Birthday on Coronado Island

Our girls trip to Cali first started with fun travel bags, made especially for us. Mine consisted of flips-flops, a tank top, nail polish, nail filer, the DVD Juno and sunglasses. All came in a darling tote inscribed ‘Once a joy always a joy’, LOL. Thanks, Mom! How thoughtful.



We got in A LOT of sun, drinks (too many), laughs, talks and shopping! Oh, and lots of yogurt land.







We also came equipped with our MSU gear to watch the game with our cousin (and MSU alum), Adam and his girl, Andrea, in San Diego. They beat UCONN but didn’t rise up in the championship on Monday night. So sad.






Happy Birthday, mom! Hope you had a fabulous weekend with us!

Newly a Vegetarian

If you haven’t read Skinny Bitch, I highly recommend you do. It changed my universe.



No longer will I eat pork or beef.

It may be a little outdated, but it reinforces that, we are what we eat. Plain and simple. And to be skinny, you first got to get healthy.

After reading, you may be motivated to give up meat, diet soda, dairy, cigarettes, sugars, and alcohol. But me, I’m taking baby steps. Thought I’d start by giving up pig and cow (they’re inhumanely murdered by the big farm factories), diet Dr. Pepper and some dairy. If anything, I’m going to pay closer attention to ingredients and eat more organically, then slowly refrain from chicken as well (they're so unsanitary).

It’s been 4 days, and I’m doing okay. It’s all mental right now. When I saw the pig slashing videos and stories (cows, too), I kept thinking about Lucy (she has a hair cut right now that makes her look like a little piggie). Went to Fresh & Easy, picked up some nuts and dried fruit, and am eating more greens, drinking more water… Taking it day by day with better food intake (and hopefully a better digestive system!)and am already feeling better about my life.

Here are some new sites I’ve been on. There’s even a FREE 30-day vegetarian starter kit (which I’ve ordered)!

www.goveg.com, www.vegcooking.com

AND, just saw that one of my favorite actresses, Cloris Leachman, posed for a PeTA ad! I also think she would be PERFECT as Stephanie Plum’s Grandma Mazur (if they ever made a movie or TV show of the books)! She's probably 82 and going strong BECAUSE she's a vegetarian!