Horseshoe Market & Muscles In Real Life

We kicked off our weekend with a workout at Red Rocks with a group from our CrossFit.

red rocks crossfit

That place was packed with all sorts of workout groups. It was kind of hilarious really, but it made it difficult to locate our group –especially since we only really know the 5AM people. We found them eventually and got in a good workout of pushups, squat jumps, burpees, wall climbs, and, of course, stairs. I should have taken a picture, but the wall climb things we did were the worst. We had to crawl up the (progressively higher) retainer wall type things on the sides of the stairs. I kept thinking to myself,”I’m too prissy for this.” Okay, so I said it out loud a few times too. But I made it up anyways. 

plants

We stopped for some iced lattes on our way to the PTO plant sale at the school where I work. It was fun to see some of the kis there too — I’m sure they’ll brag to all of their friends next week that they saw me and got to meet Kevin. :) We bought totally random plants, you guys. No really strategy here — except to avoid purple and blue.

While I was supposed to be making lunch, I was actually looking at my computer and noticed that there was a craft & flea market going on in our hood — with food trucks.

horseshoe market denver

The horseshoe craft & flea market was basically like Etsy in real life in a giant parking lot!

basic kneads pizza

Our first stop was the Basic Kneads pizza truck. Pepperoni for Kevin and magherita for me!

corrie anne horseshoe craft and flea market

Just enjoying life with my cute & funny husband.

pb&j food truck denver

Okay, so we were still a little hungry and decided to split a sandwich. Like always, I wanted savory, and Kevin wanted sweet. I won this time and we tried the Figgy Piggy!

figgy piggy heypb&j

It looks a little weird, but it tasted wonderful. It was filled with almond butter, homemade fig jam, goat cheese, Applewood smoked bacon, and rosemary honey.

lowe's is so boring

 I was in the car so I got roped into accompanying Kevin to Lowe’s. Boooooooo!! We also checked out some samples for flooring in our back bedrooms. We we want the carpet OUT!! There are so many options though!!

sleeping hunting dog

Somehow I managed to pass up this sleeping hunting dog. I feel that my yard need some type of mascot. But perhaps on owl?
crossfit in real life!
The trip gave me a chance to use my CrossFit muscles in real life. And yes, as all my IG friends were kind enough to point out, I had Kevin take a picture of me when I was actually being helpful for once. :)
brownie
Kevin managed to sneak two brownie mixes into the house so we’re ending the day with some gooey brownie goodness.
Have you planted anything? Kevin planted all the flowers in the pic above.
What’s the best thing you’ve ever eaten from a food truck? I really liked the OG Burgers truck we tried last summer, but they’re all fun and I love trying new ones.
Do you like to use your muscles in real life? No. Although I must admit they come in very handy when I have to move around bass xylophones and metallaphones in my classroom.
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Kentucky Derby WOD & NY Pizza Pub

In honor of the Kentucky Derby (which some of our coaches were attending), we did this series of 2-minute AMRAP workouts on Saturday morning:

kentcuky derby wod

I did the renegade rows with 25lb dumbbells so that was definitely the toughest part for me. I was just drenched in sweat. The workout ended up being a little confusing to score — so we just called it a tough workout and were happy with that.

frappy happy

Still a few days left — till May 12 — of frappuccino happy hour @ 3-5PM!! The weather is finally more or less nice enough for them!

pizza denver

The weather is always right for pizza!! We tried the NY Pub Hot ‘n’ Spicy, and we loved it. I can’t wait to go back. Preferably on a night that’s NOT before a CrossFit workout since that didn’t exactly feel the greatest.

garlic knots new york pizza pub denver

And I hate to break it to you, but before there was pizza — there were GARLIC KNOTS. I scarfed that bread so fast. Worth it.

The only other two things going on these days — I’m still exhausted and my dogs are still super cute.

cute dogs

My little innocent babies.

boyd's tongue

I hope you are all having a great Monday, and in case you are wondering — less than a month of school left!! :)

P.S. Boyd has suddenly become a crazy counter surfer!! We can hear him from the other room when he tries because he’s so loud bumbling up there!! He recently licked a fresh pan of granola — yeah, we definitely still ate that. We had no idea which part he got! And a while back, he ate half a container of Melt (butter) while we were out. Ooops!! Any tips on breaking this habit?? I’ve tried screaming, of course!  I don’t think hot sauce tricks will work since we routinely feed him spicy food  (or he sneaks it). 

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Taco Tuesday: Coconut Flour Tortilllas

Ever since I took a second job for no apparent reason, we’ve been pretty religious about Taco Tuesdays. It’s quick. It’s a fave. And once you take out Thursday Date Night, I then have only left with 3 meals to plan!

Last night, two of my adult piano students bailed last minute which left me with some time to get a little crazy with dinner. Usually we just have taco salads or throw in some Red Hot blues. But I asked Kevin to pick up some egg whites, and I tried this recipe for coconut flour tortillas.

coconut flour tortillas

So easy to make, and they turned out great! Topped with spinach and guacamole – the best!

coconut tortillas

That’s what they looked like plain… a little ugly and a little eggy since we accidentally made the first one really thick. I would definitely try to make them thinner next time. But not at all noticeable once you have them stuffed with taco goodness.

spinach boyd

Boyd went crazy when I spilled some baby spinach in the kitchen.

pippa is the cutest

No, seriously, nothing is cuter than Sleeping Pippa. NOTHING!!!!!

Yes, it’s snowing like crazy up in here this morning. I’m just hoping it stops by the time I have to walk home from school this afternoon. But maybe it will keep the crazies away from me — I’ve had a lot of interesting walks lately. I think people think I’m in high school since it’s that time of day, and I have a backpack…. but you shouldn’t act that weird to high schoolers either!!! I’m ready to start riding bike so I can be more anti-social on my commute, but the weather is just not cooperating!!!!!

Here’s something interesting: 5 Reasons to Avoid Almond Flour. I try not to get too crazy with the coconut flour either  – I tend to use it the most on weekends when I have time to cook!

Also, I had a dream last night that my CrossFit coach told me I should be eating a cupcake a day. That was after I showed up at the gym, and no one was working out — I was furious that I woke up at 5am for nothing, and  I was stomping around. Haha. So hilarious. I’ll have to hold him to that.

Thirdly, I have in my drafts a post about how much I hate CrossFit. Should I post it? Haha. Maybe I’ll give it another month.

Do you have Taco Tuesday at your house? Any other special days of the week (preferably alliterative)? We’re kind of hit & miss with Meatless Monday, and in the summer we have grill days — but there’s no good name for that.

Any great Cinco de Mayo plans?? Word on the street is that my hood gets a little crazy. I just want to make a banner/bunting… is that any surprise?

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Painting & Party Rock Piano

It’s amazing how incredible I felt yesterday after only 4-5 hours of not having to talk to anyone except for Kevin. Or perhaps more importantly, no one else talking to me. I feel like I am talking constantly on the weekdays between school and teaching piano. Our plan was to be super lazy, but who are we kidding? We get up at 5AM now for CrossFit. So getting going by 8AM was a cinch.

First stop: Starbucks! We were out of eggs (again!) at our house so we ordered some breakfast wraps.

garage sale books

Next, we stopped by a few neighborhood garage sales. These vintage National Geographic books caught my eye. We had them as a kid. They were hilarious to look at and in mint condition! Sold!! I need some more books for my piano students to look at in the waiting area anyways!

piano studio corner

When I got home, I organized them on a little shelf Kevin build a few weeks ago (he used this DIY).

And if you get a girl in her piano studio on Saturday, she’s probably going to want to play!

I fooled around with some fun piano riffs – Party Rock Anthem is one of my K-5 students’ favorites. Even the kindergarteners. Seriously!! I also played Thrift Shop and some Mumford and Sons. Cracked myself up.

brunch bowl tessemae's

Lunch was this beautiful brunch bowl with Tessemae’s hot/wing sauce — I’m loving that stuff. Plus the usual suspects: eggs, turkey bacon, sweet potato, and arugula.

Meanwhile, Kevin James was painting away.

benjamin moore sweet orange cottontail

He painted the whole room a fresh coat of Cottontail a few weeks ago, and this weekend he added the Sweet Orange layer. Love it!

Still some ugly stuff going on in there though — I’m posting a “before” picture because I can never find them when I just leave them in iPhoto.

bedroom before picture

We’re getting a new bed today (Craigslist, of course), but the ceiling, carpet, and light fixtures really need to go!! The puppy can stay. :)

In the course of events, Kevin felt the need to turn off my electricity (and internet!!!!!!!!!!!!) so I decided to take Pippa out for a run.

pippa running buddy

Home girl has gotten a little bit out of shape!! She was huffing & puffing on the last hill before home. We’re both adjusting to the weather — snowy days last week. Oppressive sun and seventies this week. Love it.

I’m off to menu plan for the week. I did a terrible job last week which resulted in lots of bread and waffles!!! Ooops!!

Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Do you need to spend time alone or with others to recharge? I never thought I was an introvert until I was in college and after — I can be extremely outgoing with people I know well and I grew up in a very small town. :) It has since become clear, especially after choosing teaching as my career and moving around a lot. I’m loving this book.

What’s the brightest color you have in your home? Razzle dazzle. Followed by sweet orange. And I’m seeing some greens in our future. We have three major rooms left to paint — third bedroom, kitchen, and bathroom.

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Wednesday Is A Good Day For Ice Cream

Today was a day full of awkward meetings, dramatic meltdowns (not me!), and ridiculous pick-up lines. So I can’t say that I was overly disappointed when I found out our church community group was canceled for tonight. This left an opening in our hectic schedule to try out the new ice cream spot in the hood — Sweet Cow!

sweet cow ice cream denver highlands

Probably the best news is that the weather is finally starting to turn decent again — warm enough for ice cream might be pushing it, but I’ll take what I can get.

lucky charms ice cream

As soon as I saw Lucky Charms on the board, I knew it was mine!! One scoop Lucky Charms + OZO Coffee! Have I mentioned that I get my nails done two doors down?? How convenient. It was pretty busy at 8PM on a Wednesday night so I know it’s going to get crazy up in there this summer!

I should probably break out my ice cream dress sometime soon!

Just for fun — here’s a pic of all the shoes underneath my desk at school this morning:

shoes under my desk

I seriously wore every pair today! Walked to school in the snow — put on heels for the morning. Flats for recess duty. And sandals to walk home because by that time it was sunny and my feet were hot!!

I hate going to bed so early.

The dogs say hi.

Currently readingIntroverts in the Church, Jonathan Adler’s My Prescription for Anti-Depressive Living, and The Flavor Thesaurus: A Compendium of Pairings, Recipes, and Ideas for the Creative Cook. Plus a few more. We haven’t watched any tv shows in weeks since we moved the futon out of the bedroom with the tv so there is nowhere to sit in there!! Haha. So you might try that if you are trying to cut back.

What cereal would make the best ice cream? Or what’s your favorite flavor? I really love coffee flavors or super-extra-chocolatey flavors, but the Lucky Charms really won my heart.

How many pairs of shoes do you wear in one day? CrossFit shoes, walk to school boots, heels, recess flats or boots, and slippers. Sometimes one more change for teaching piano lessons if I change my outfit in the 13 minutes I have between school and piano teaching (I was really sweaty today – eww).

 

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Ay Caramba! + Sense & Sensibility Musical with My Friends!

I had such a wonderful time with my friends over the weekend — can’t believe they’re already gone!

deidre and amy

I don’t have company very often… so I don’t play! Really, I needed an excuse to buy this create-your-own garland from Rifle & Co. This is the kind of crafting I can handle, people. Just barely though. It kept falling down. What should I spell out next? Happy Spring? IS IT SPRING YET??

welcome gift baskets for guests

I also packed little gift boxes for them of Colorado-ish type products. The only problem was that I did them a week ahead of time, but ate almost everything. So I had to replace it. Haha. They didn’t know that yet. I also printed out our musical tickets on cardstock to make them look cute (Kevin’s idea!). I should say that Kevin was such a huge help in getting everything ready and making the weekend relaxing and enjoyable for all of us. But would you expect anything less of him? YTB, Kevin!!

ay caramba!

It was such a bummer that I had to work while they were here. They booked the tickets right before I got the school teaching job. So they got to shop and hike all day Thursday & Friday while I was working. So jealous. Thursday night we met them down in the Cherry Creek area for Date Night! We tried out Ay Caramba sandwiches.

ay caramba sandwich denver

Our sandwiches were pretty good, but in the end we wished we had taken them to one our old fallbacks like Marg’s Taco Bistro. It was very nice that it was extremely quiet though so we could chat it up!

Friday night was special though! The girls picked me up after school for some quality time at the nail salon.

starlet denver highlands

We got there a bit early so we ducked in Starlet across the street. I managed to find something in 5 minutes to wear for our girls’ night out. Yellow dress with scalloped detail! Love that! If I can’t have it on the front of my house, at least I can have it on my dress, right?? If you haven’t been there, you should check it. It has a lot of unique clothes and accessories, and mostly everything under $50!

friends swing

Okay, you’re missing the scallops because it was cold. But how cute are Deidre’s shoes?!??! She was getting complimented on them left and right while we were out!

I was so happy the girls were in town and up for the idea of going to the Sense & Sensibility Musical!

sense and sensibility musical denver photo op

We found the perfect photo op during intermission.

If you live anywhere near Denver, YOU SHOULD REALLY GO!!! It was hilarious. I was a little nervous because I had super super long week and the musical was starting at 7:30PM on a Friday night when I would usually be crashing. Plus I hate sitting through movies or anything long without my iPhone. Let’s be honest here. But it was hilarious! The story was great (also easy to follow – haha), the music was catchy, and we were never bored! Plus how much better is than going to a movie?! Seriously. I love the Denver Center for the Performing Arts more and more every time I go there. So far I’ve been to one ballet, one concert, and now one musical! I’m kind of sorry Kevin missed this one because I know he would’ve liked it!

Anyways, I have to run, but I hope you had a wonderful weekend. And I REALLY hope it doesn’t snow today.

What is the last musical/play you’ve seen? Or want to see? I was sorry I missed The Giver when it was downtown, but there is some more good stuff coming up! I’m really excited because I saw Cinderella is on for the Colorado Ballet next year!!

What’s your favorite thing to do on a girls’ weekend? Eating and talking is where it’s at. And shopping, of course!

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My Girl Is Stronger Than You + Ikea

Note: Delayed post — see also: pray for Boston.

Isn’t Kevin’s new shirt cute?

my girl is stronger than you shirt

No, I don’t pay him to wear it, but giant pans of apple-rhubarb crisp probably help my case!

apple rhubarb crisp

He really earned that this weekend since he also suffered through a trip to Ikea:

my ikea cart

Yay, pink, stripes, & pastels! I also begged to go to PaperSource where I picked up some frivolous paper goods.

ikea light fixture

Doesn’t the new pendant light look great? The old one was such an eyesore!!

subway posh greenwood village

In order to get to Ikea, we had to road trip through the suburbs (I brought a book!) and drive past our old hood in Greenwood Village. This necessitated a stop at what I like to call the “posh Subway.” They have baskets!!! I love that place. It’s the one in Belleview Square. :)

paleo biscuits and gravy

I made those sweet potato coconut flour biscuits again this weekend — this time with PaleOMG gravy. Kevin didn’t mind the sweet potato biscuits so much with the gravy. Not that they taste bad! He’s just overly suspicious of things that contain sweet potatoes!

Curious what we’ve been up to at the gym lately?

crossfit monday wod

I take a picture of the board every day so if I ever make any progress, I can track it. I’ll share more than you want to know someday soon, but suffice to say it’s tough!

This morning, we did 5 rounds of 60 seconds row + 60 seconds thrusters (50lbs). My scores are on the very tippy top row there. It looks like I owned the thrusters, but they were pretty brutal!!!! The rowing is tougher than you think too. Yuck! Kevin really excels in that area. I’d rather run double the time than row!!! As you can see, we also practiced some skills liks handstand pushups and pistols. I’m really thankful I overcame my fear of kicking up handstands (last April 30 — haha) before I started going to CrossFit. Just one less way to humiliate myself. There are plenty of others — (anything on the bar!!!).

And now for the most exciting news everrrrrrr!

My friends are coming to town tonight!!! Deidre and Amy are flying in this evening — 3/5 of the Wabasha 5 will be together! I’m beyond excited to spend some quality time with some best friends from childhood. We go wayyyyy back. We used to do our paper routes together sometimes just so we could hang out more. Yeah, all three of us had paper routes. Practically the female Newsies. Unfortunately, I have to work while they’re here. They booked the tickets right before I got my teaching job. :( But it will still be wonderful.

Have a great day!!!

What do you own (or want to own) from Ikea that you love? I really want the Elstad bed, but it was discontinued before I was the serious adult home owner that I’ve become. And you KNOW I’ve checked Craigslist. I also just love the little cute stuff, but I refuse to wait in line to buy it unless we are making a “big” purchase like that light fixture.

What have you been up to at the gym lately? Just curious. This morning was way worse than the one I posted about here… some mornings I’m just not feeling it when I’m freeeeeezing at 5am. I’m thankful that I’m super active all day when I’m teaching music, not to mention on my little commute!

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