welcome to my birthday month

Oh hello there,

Welcome to my birthday month. Glad you could join me.  I am also glad the 90+ degree weather could join us in Portland too, minus the whole no AC in our apartment thing. UGH. This does not bode well for a sweater like me.  Falling asleep each night has been a little bit of a struggle. Let's hope I start to get used to it or break down and use the window AC my mom has offered.  This  broke girl, just doesn't want to pay the electric bill after. wa wahhhh. Basically what I am saying is, my life is so hard, feel bad for me. 

Kidding. 

My life was pretty awesome this weekend.  Did a lot of this. 

And a lot of this.

And then when I was done, did a lot of this. Tiger Tail. Hurts so good.

Drank a lot of this. 

 Did summa this.

Don't worry only had one cider, so I didn't get sick like that one time.

Oh and did I mention sweating?! Because I did A LOT of that.

Yes, that's sweat dripping off my nose. 

Finished off my weekend with a conversation like this: 

Friend from college I haven't seen in a while: "So, do you like have a blog or something?!"

Me: "Yeah, started it up a little while ago. It's kind of a hobby these days, gives me something to do." 

Friend: "Yeah, I see you post it on Facebook. I don't actually read it, just the headlines." 

Me: "Cool?" 

What kind of shenanigans did you get into this weekend?!

<3 BB

shenanigans at uptown

Oh Monday, go home. I am not ready for you yet. Instead, let's recap my weekend shall we?! 

Friday and Saturday: 

Yay for sunburns out at the track!! Actually, I didn't even get that burned, I was a good girl and wore sun block both Friday and Saturday (go me!) Super proud of all my athletes and the team this weekend.  Both the men's and women's teams took second place at the Northwest Conference Track and Field Championships and I would like to take full credit for all their success, obvi.  Kidding, the athletes rocked it. I was just there to remind them to relax and compete.  It is always fun to be a part of a person's success and being out at the track always makes me missing competing. 

After the meet on Saturday evening, I met up with the boy and our friends Tyler and Cory at our favorite spot, Uptown Market for their campaign party. They are currently raising funds to launch a brewery. 

The place was hopping. Live music, food carts, beverages, and a lot people.

Oh! and Cornhole (or bags if you're into calling it that) they're my favorite!

You should ask the boys who won.....Hint: my team!!!

This is the point in the evening where things start to go downhill quickly.

Sunday:
Now, I do not consider myself a big drinker and I have many reasons for not being a huge fan of alcohol. I probably don't even need to be discussing this on the blog, since my Mom, Grandma, and Aunts are my biggest readers, but this girl gets hungover bad, like real bad. I am just not good at it, which honestly isn't a bad thing. I don't even have to drink a lot to be a struggle.  This was the case Saturday. I think I had a total of 4 drinks and I was down for the count all day Sunday. We are talking throwing up for a solid 12 hours.

Don't let the popsicle form fool you. That there folks is Pedialyte and I couldn't even keep that down. It was like demons were leaving my body - taunting me for my sins or something. Not to mention the migraine that came with.  Jeez, I get it, I shouldn't drink. What did I do to make you so mad at me, God?!

After yesterday, this girl won't be touching the demon liquid for quite some time (or maybe just nurse one drink the entire evening) and I am quite ok with that.


What kind of Shenanigans did you get yourself into this weekend?!

Hitting the Links :: 3.8.13

Guys (or probably mostly Gals),

I am feeling pretty good about my life this fine Friday.  Maybe it's the fact that it's International Women's Day...Orrrrr maybe it's because the sun is out. I'm going to go and give points to the sun on this one.  I treated myself to a Uptown Market coffee (I think the barista and I are slowly becoming besties, she was playing my favorite Black Keys song when I walked in and she calls me hun).

yummers. 

I plan on meeting Brad at the Nike campus for a good workout this afternoon! #toughmuddertraining

I can't stop listening to this song. No joke - 6 times this morning and going strong. ..... Make that 7, just re-started it.

Our track meet down in Eugene tomorrow is calling for funshine (even if it won't get over 60 degrees). heyyyyo! Trying to use this positive energy to counteract the fact that I have to be down in Salem by 7:45 in the AM. Too early for a Saturday.

Fingers crossed I get back from the meet in time to catch the Timbers game, since we're season ticket holders and all nbd. Between track and Timbers my weekends are quite full, I am quickly realizing.



But enough about me.... let's enjoy some links....


::I want to be Mrs. Coach Taylor when I grow up and 16 other reason why Connie Britton is the best, ya'll.

::Embrace the Ramen Noodle hair, Justin.

::Will this little dude come tell me that I look very beautiful today, too?!

::Does anyone else love the artist formerly known as Prince as much as I do?!

::Must have in closet now.

::Let's widen our vocabulary, please. A workout you hate is not so gay. Your homework is not so gay. Don't be lazy and demeaning.

::I am a big promoter of being healthy and fit, but our society walks a fine line when dealing with body image - especially when the person with the negative body image is 7 years old.

::Lastly, some words of wisdom to carry you into the weekend...


Happy Friday, ya'll!

<3 BB


PS. By the time I finished this post, the play count on the No Diggity cover was up to 13... #SorryImNotSorry

Hitting the Links :: Happy March

So.many.good.things.happening. I almost can't contain myself:

::FIRST OFF, TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO ENTER MY GIVEAWAY! I am announcing the winner on Monday....and don't worry, I am using a random number generator to pick the winner, so it won't be biased - Plus, the more people that enter the giveaway - the less chance Brad has of winning and that is always a good thing ;)

:: It's Friday

:: It's March (which means it's almost Spring time!)

::It's supposed to be over 60 degrees here in PDX today - so warm.

::MARCH MA-MA-MA-MADNESS is almost here!!! ermahgerd cannot wait for March Madness, it may be better than Christmas. 

::Last night I watched the Season Finale of Top Chef - and although I thought it was a really stupid finale (not who they chose for winner, but how they set up the finale itself) I was very happy to see my favorite past winner Michael Voltaggio.  I have missed that smug a-hole.

::I woke up early and got some cardio in.  -- Seriously though, why don't I do this more often?!  I always feel  so much better about my life when I do.

::Rewarded myself with a coffee from Uptown Market.  - It was payday yesterday, so I splurged, ok?!

::Tomorrow is Willamette's first track meet of the season!! Aka my coaching debut for the season! Bearcats, rawr. 

::Sunday Brad and I are headed to the Timbers first official MLS game of the season as season ticket holders.  holla at your gurl

::Lastly, thanks for supporting my Chipotle habit, Ryry.  Might of had it twice this week.

And now for some linksssssss.


What cheap eats in pdx do you want to try?

Anne nailed this one on the head.  Let's put away the electronics. After you finish reading this post of course.

I would break up with Bradley in a heartbeat if he did this to me.

The shelf life of food.

And this is what 200 calories looks like.

Hooray for sports fans.

In this week's My Strange Addiction, if you're lonely, love a stuffed lamb.  Totally not a weird thing at all.

Just in case you weren't in love already, here are 10 more reasons to love Jennifer Lawrence. 

Happy Friday!!!!


Duces drops mic, walks away

<3 BB

Healthy Treats From Your Favorite Lumber Jack

Do you ever have one of those mornings where you start with a cute outfit, but then by the time you add layer after layer it is no longer cute?  That was me this morning.  Started with a simple outfit of black skinnies, cute glittery black flats (similar), and a white tee (best v-neck ever).  By the time I was out the door I had added a flannel, scarf, and puffy down vest over top.  Something went wrong, I now look like a lumber jack, a sexy one not actually sexy, but a lumber jack none the less. I blame February. 

In other news, this awesome place by my apartment called Uptown Market - which features beer galore, wine, and home brewing supplies - just got a new espresso bar and in celebration they are offering 1 dollar coffee drinks all week.  So, I obviously had to stop and get one. If you live in the Beaverton area you should totally support local and go here.  They have usually have around 6 beers on tap and a ton of other options to purchase, as well as wine and now coffee, too!  Plus, they often have a food truck in their parking lot and events (like trivia) in the evenings.  

Yes, i know that daily calendar pic is from Jan. 2nd and no, I don't care. How presh is the photo?!

Now, onto the good stuff!!!!! Today, I have not one, but two healthy treats for you!!!!! I tested them both out this weekend and they are super easy to make and even more awesome to eat. 

First up we have a 2 ingredient 'cookie'.  It's awesome (if you're into naners, that is). Here is the recipe I followed. 

{What You Need} 

::2 quite ripe bananas 

::1 cup of oats (I used the old fashioned kind)

::Technically those are the only ingredients you need, but you can add whatever fun extras you would like, such as: dark chocolate chips, cinnamon, honey, etc. 

{What You Do}

::Pre-heat oven to 350 

::Mash together 

::Bake for 15 mins

Always buy your honey in bear form. 

I pre-mashed my bananas a little bit before I added the oats so everything would mix a little more easily. 

Next, mix in all your goodies until the bananas are pretty gooey. This way everything will stick together when they bake.

Pre-oven.

Got that little sign for Bradley on Valentine's Day! And if you know me, that is saying a lot. I LOVE BACON. 

Post-oven goodness! 

For the second treat, my cousin, Kyndra, and I made No-Bake Energy Bites on Monday while I was busy being a Stay-At-Home-GF.

I didn't take step by step pics, but here are the basics: 

{What You Need}

::1 cup oats

::1/2 cup chocolate chips 

::1/2 cup peanut butter 

::1/2 cup ground flaxseed 

::1/3 cup honey 

::1 tsp. vanilla

{What You Do}

Mix everything together, let it chill in the fridge for a half and hour.  Roll the mixture into little balls with your hands and your finished product should look something like this: 

ballz! Photo cred - Kyndra!

Enjoy!!!!

<3 BB