PlanetGear WINNER!!!

The winner of the $40 PlanetGear giveaway is:

[thanks to random.org]

#9

Itlindian from............

"Average girl doing average things."

So happy you won!!

Email me at runemzrun at gmail.com

HAPPY.  FREAKING.  Monday!!

"Wide Awake" - Katy Perry..... & Planet Gear Giveaway!!

[If you just want the Planet Gear Giveaway Info ----- scroll down below all my Yackity Yack ;) ]

What a week.  ummmmm errrrrrrr two weeks.

Busy. Busy. Busy.

Here's a very small run down of what's been going down in the RUN EMZ household.

1.  This is from last Friday . . . .

2.  The food was Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhmazing.

Mine:

Pita's:

[I know, right.......insanely expensive steak house and they bring him a kiddy bib. ;) ] 
3.  Saturday night's menu = awesome.  Burger & fried pickles.

I as in Emz, Emily, Peanut's Mom, Twinkle Toe's Daughter ..... won $600 on roulette.  Such a freaking blast.  [ummmm, in case you are curious......the Pita lost it the next day but.......Honestly, it was tons of fun watching him lose.]  I was in tears LAUGHING!

4.  He did buy me this shirt for the loss.  FREAKING. Love. it.

5.  He sadly [for me] packed up [one day after his big "40th" birthday] early, early, EARLY this morning to go on a 4-5 day fishing trip in Colorado. 

However, I woke up to find these amazing flowers.
It. is. the. little. things.

so. grateful.

Followed by a text saying, "remember your run for today calls for a rolling hill 18 miler".

Bam.

Ya, he won't have cell service for the next 4 days . . . . I hear the flat treadmill road calling! ;)


G I V E A W A Y
GIVEAWAY
GIVEAWAY!!!

The awesome people at PlanetGear.com have offered to give one of my lucky readers a $40 gift card!

Here's how to enter:
[please leave a comment for each one you do]

MANDATORY:

1.  Visit www.planetgear.com
2.  Be a follower of my blog.
3.  "LIKE" Planet Gears Facebook page

For EXTRA entries:

1.  Follow  me on Twitter [ @runemz]
2.  Tweet about the giveaway:

"I'd freaking love to win the $40 @PlanetGear gift card @runemz is giving away."

3.  Follow me on Instagram

Winner will be chosen on Friday July 27th!

Good Luck!!

"Show Me" - Usher

Ten. Things. Tuesday.

1. It's [getting] hot here in the 602.

2. Which means..........I'm kinda wishing I could do this every day

[Huge thank you to Lesley for the freaking awesome shirt.]


3. Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut instead Peanut took me shopping yesterday for "Mom shorts" [insert huge "GAG" here.]

SFAM $180 shorts that I paid $17. Still. freaking. ugly. [92% of the reason WHY I wear workout clothes all day long.]

4. They sell these at Costco now?

Peanut: Mom, you got a treadmill......can I get this?
Me: notafreakingchanceever

5. Best grocery trip ever [yesterday].

I totally planned it.

6. This ridiculous blurp was on this morning.

Any one else see this? "Six weeks to OMG", ya, I'm NOT a fan. [here]

7. It was my "half birthday" last week. [ya, I even forgot]

He. freaking. rocks.

8. Anddddddddddddddd did I mention . . . . . [from yesterday]

Love. Him.

9. Who really does what they "pin" on Pinterest anyway?

Ummmmmmmm. Peanut. [& co]

10. Seriously cute, no?

[hair pin] . . . made out of the Pita's suit pants......that. he. ripped. the. bum. open. on. WHILE. at. work. yesterday.

Peanut. was. stoked.

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So did anyone else see that clip on the Today Show this morning?

Thoughts?

"Where Have You Been" - Rihanna

Today has been a w e s o m e.

Don't mind me. I'm just smiling ear to ear as I type.

Yesterday, I received this:

So [of course] today I HAD to test in out on the long run.

Seriously --- awesome.

Click here to check out her amazing designs. Anddddddd by the way, the second that "Bubblegum 011" comes out . . . . watch out! ;)

"Look Good, Run Faster" ----- I am SOLD!!

On the cooking/nutrition front:

I found Carisse on Instagram. Loved her receipes and they got my creative juices flowing. [I know, this is dangerous]

But after many trials I found MY perfect muffin.

AMAZING!!!!

Recipe:
[makes 6 LARGE muffins [125 calories in each large one] or 10 smaller-ish ones]

29oz canned pumpkin
2 scoops protein powder [the one I have is GF and approx 100 cal/scoop]
3 egg whites beaten
1/2T cinnamon
1/3 Cup Splenda

Mix it all up.
I sprinkle a few chopped pecans on top before baking.
Throw those babies in the oven for 40 minutes at 350*

When baked but not cool yet........I take a fork and drizzle a little natural peanut butter on top. It almost melts on top like butter.

Now the important part.

Just. add. the. pickle.

AwwwwwwwwwwwwtotheheckYa.

Happy. Friday!

"Hot Blooded" - Foreigner

By the numbers . . . .

4 - days spent at the AZ Volleyball Festival last week.

25 - number of hours spent watching Peanut play volleyball.

4 - number of [full out] blocks she had

7 - number of aces

4 - number of nights she was asleep by 8:30pm

2 - number of old volleyball coaches of mine I ran into.

4 - number of times I passed by my old stomping grounds [from the 24 hour run]

I'm used to this:

0 - number of treadmills I saw outside the studio ...wierd

100 - percent chance there will be another 24 hour treadmill run.

321 - number in dollars to replace one freaking tire on my car.

2 - the number of Hokas I wish I'd have bought with above mentioned funds.  The "NEW" Hokas = LOVE.
[photos a la Peanut---this was an awesome 20 minutes . . . . I'll have to post the even worse & more hilarious photos one day]

2 - number of hours spent at Costco today.

3 - actual costco items purchased.

1 - number of ELATED daughters I have who will now be wearing contacts.

2 - number of worried parents the above mentioned daughter now has.

100 - percent chance she somehow looks even more beautiful now.

1 - additional guns the Pita will probably purchase [he'll say it's due to the above].

0 - ideas as to WHAT to buy the Pita for his BIG "40" coming up this month.


HELP!

What do I buy the Pita for the big  40?!?