Oh She Glows!

Yesterday’s photo shoot was amazing! 🙂

I met with a really sweet photographer at a local park and she basically had me run past her back and forth about a hundred or so times. It was fun to feel like a model for a mili-second. Maybe, I’ll actually get a great running picture out of this for once? 😉

Be on the look out for the June issue of Shape to see the final photo! I can’t wait to see it myself!

I was feeling snacky after my photo shoot and since dinner was going to be on the late side, I figured it was a great idea to break into my new jar of Naturally Nutty Cinnamon Vanilla Sunflower Seed Butter.

A dollop with carrots and dried fruit for dipping.

Delicious! 🙂

The cinnamon gave the seed butter a slight spice, but the vanilla was just enough to cool it down so it wasn’t too spicy. I would compare it almost to a red hot butter with a touch of vanilla. Love, love, love the unique combination of flavor and the delightful grittiness the butter provides. Seed butter perfection if you ask me.

Dinner tonight was EXTRA special because it involved a once in lifetime opportunity to dine with this gorgeous lady!

Who is that? Well, that’s Angela from Oh She Glows!!

Angela is one talented blogger whose blog I have been following for who knows how long. She’s smart, she’s honest, and she follows her heart. I <3 her!

Angela is vacationing in Florida with her husband, Eric, all the way from Canada and were able to organize a local get together with some local bloggers and readers.

The group of 20 wined and dined at Dexter’s in downtown. ( I know I just ate there the day before, but the food is good so I didn’t mind 😉 )

Somehow I way over estimated how long it would take to get to the restaurant and ended up arriving 15 minutes early and was seated at a table set for 20 by myself. Better to be early than late, right?

Eventually some lovely ladies starting piling in and I didn’t feel quite alone.

I started with a glass of Night Harvest Cab and had a couple of refills throughout the night from the bottles of wine the boys had ordered, but I never caught the name of.

Faith and I split a order of sweet potato fries, which were crispy and tasty!

I knew exactly what I wanted for dinner: the Rustic Skillet Salad with Salmon.

I’ve had the salad before and loved it, but I remember more toppings in the past. The toppings were a bit sparce, but still delicious.

Fro dessert Katy gave me the last couple of bites of her chocolate cake.

Nom Nom Nom

A few of us headed next door after dinner for some March Madness (Go Michigan State!!) and then called it a night.

My head hit the pillow almost as soon as I walked in the door last night. The three glasses of wine went to my head and I could barely stay awake long enough to let Maddie out before bed!

I woke up this morning still full from the night before – a clear sign I may have overdone it on drinking and eating last night. The 8 mile run I had on the calendar suddenly didn’t seem so appealing, but the 50k looming over my head for next weekend was able to get my butt out the door.

I must have drank over a liter of water before the run and another liter and a half during the run (I drained my camelbak!). It wasn’t a pretty 8 miles, but I did it and for that I feel awesome. 🙂

My hunger never really returned after the run, but knew I had to eat something. I ended up mixing an apple with some plain yogurt and honey puffs with a left over waffle on the side.

I smeared the waffle with Naturally Nutty Cinnamon Vanilla Sunflower Butter – YUM!!

Maddie and I are off to spend the day outside. The Farmers Market and dog park are on the agenda!

Have a great day!!