Marcy and I have been friends for almost ten years (a fact that had alluded me until I just tried to figure it out). She is without a doubt my food/beverage/travel soul-mate.
We both love eating. A lot. We also like drinking. A lot. This doesn't make us alcoholics. Trust me. We're not. Though we do send each other emails almost every day about how it would be much more fun if we were drinking a glass of wine or a beer rather than working. These are usually sent around 9:30-10 in the morning. So yea, maybe we do have a problem. Or maybe it is just our jobs...
To say the two of us love cheese would be an understatement of epic proportions. When we went to Italy this past fall, I think we both almost died when we came upon this little shop in Venice:
Cheese! Meat! Love!
We also found a place that had some delicious homemade bread and another place where you could buy 2 liters of wine for $2-3 Euros. It was amazing! We sat along the Grand Canal in Venice and drank and ate and watched the rain clear out to reveal a beautiful night in Venice.
The Italy trip was everything I love about life. Friends, sisters, wine, cheese, bread, encased meat, travel, beaches, beers on a hot day, hiking, new cultures, photography. I loved it. I am desperate to plan another one as soon as I can take a dent out of my credit card bill from the last trip! :)
So back to the blog, Marcy emailed me a few weeks ago to ask if I wanted to start a blog about all the things we love. I've already listed the unhealthier side of the blog, but we will be dipping into the healthy side of things too. We just finished our first half marathon and I have already signed up for my second in May. Running is a great way to relieve stress, stay somewhat healthy (to offset my unhealthy habits), and to get some exercise for my dog Ollie.
When Marcy proposed that we run a half marathon last October, I was doubtful. I didn't like running. At all. I hated it after the first 2 mile run in my training program when my lungs were burning and my ears hurt from the cold. I really didn't think I could do it. Thankfully, my sister sent me some inspirational Youtube videos about running and I was hooked. I really do love it and it got me back into shape after many, many months of not working out at all. I could totally see myself becoming a running nut especially when I go onto Pinterest and find some image of a super in shape runner or a cool quote. Here's one that covers both:
And yes, I want her body.
So that is my first blog post. Expect more posts with the following:
- Lots of pictures because I love taking them...especially of food. Even if it is the most unhealthy thing I have ever ate.
- Cool motivational quotes. I like to inspire myself and hope to inspire others.
- Yummy recipes
- Running/gym stuff and my love/hate relationship with working out.
- Thoughts about my dog and cats. They. Are. Crazypants.
- Ideas for dream jobs. I have a million. I just need to execute.
- Funny things I find on the internet. This blog is about healthy living and I think it is really important to laugh.
- Links to other websites
- Random stuff that I find and can somehow translate into blog material...this thing may morph into a whole different beast as we go on! Stay tuned!
Kate
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