Shew, after those last snow days, it felt like spring break would never come. Finally, I got a week of break, though, but it never seems long enough! We had a track meet on Saturday, but then I finally got to spend some time at home.
One of my favorite verses appeared on my Peanuts daily calendar.
I made another delicious dessert! This time it was apple cobbler. I used honey vanilla greek Yoplait frozen yogurt, honey caramel Greek Gods yogurt, an apple pie yogurt, apple cinnamon Newtons, granola, Honey Nut Cheerios, honey, cinnamon, apple butter, and apples of course!
We had quite a variety of weather over spring break. As it always works out, the weeks before and after were both beautiful and warm.
This was on Tuesday on my way to meet a friend at school to do a speed workout on the track. It was sunny when I left home, but decided to dump snow again 5 minutes later. Don't worry; I was practically stopped. No one on the roads could see where they were going.
For the workout, I wore some bright, very coordinating clothes to help keep me warm! The wind was awful even when the sun came out every few minutes, but I actually wasn't too cold.
Candy bar coffee creamer: pretty good! It is just hard to beat the actual chocolate, though.
While Mom and I took a shopping trip to Knoxville, I got a new dress for this summer at
American Eagle, one of my favorites.
One of my other favorites, Target, always has fancy things for me to try. This is a pasta sauce made from mainly squash and pumpkins. It was fantastic! I used it to make pasta and pizza sauce.
At Walmart, I found a quick way to get garlic flavor in my Italian foods, like pizza. Just buy it in paste.
Peanut butter is just one of those things....yum.
I picked up some Ben & Jerry's greek frozen yogurt that is peanut butter banana and found a cool Justin's peanut butter cup that is dark chocolate on the outside at Target. I also picked up a portable pack of that brand's maple almond butter.
Ya know, bananas are cool, too.
Sam's is a great place for bulk, and sometimes you can find original things that you wouldn't expect, too. This is a big box of Kimberly's Bakeshoppe granola with all kinds of seeds, nuts, and dried fruit.
On Thursday, the weather was much warmer! I wore shorts and a t shirt to the track for my workout. I met a friend and another one showed up towards the end, too. It was a fantastic workout, and it helped that the weather was nice.
Nothing too fancy here, just chocolate Bear Naked granola and cereal with vanilla greek yogurt with dark chocolate bits.
The Saturday at the end of spring break had a track meet scheduled on it, too, this time at
Hardin Valley Academy, a very nice and newer high school in Knoxville. It was a cold and ugly, rainy, windy day, all my least favorite weathers in one. My first race, the 1600, was not a very good one for me. I placed 7th and ran a decent time, but I still was not happy. Weather didn't help that. I sat in the car for a while to try and thaw out. I was shivering on the start line, then still cold when I finished and just miserable. After a while of sitting in the car, the rain stopped, but the wind blew hard. I warmed up for my second event, hoping to redeem myself, if only for my own peace of mind. The temperature outside had dropped about 15 degrees from the start of races, too. Of course, as we got ready to line up for the 3200, the rain started again. One of my best friends was such a trooper, and she and her dad stayed to cheer me on! I told her that she did not have to, and I wouldn't have wanted to do that at all, but they said that they wanted to. I started out in front, but got passed by a great runner from Beech Senior High School that I had gotten to race and talk to her and her twin at many cross country meets over the years. I had not had much track experience at this point, but at the last 100 meters of the 7th lap, I decided that I felt good, so I picked it up and passed her about 10 meters or so ahead of me and kept pulling it out in that final lap. I needed that boost to end my day! After my cool down, I was still freezing, but it didn't seem so cold now that I was finished and could go inside.
I had told Mom earlier that if I made it through that day all I wanted was some coffee. Luckily, a McDonald's down the road made that dream come true. We also went out to eat after that of course, too.
I follow a blog that I try to look at on my phone every day called 365 Promises. How perfect that this would come up on a race day. In the race of life, I know that I can persevere through every trial and struggle because my Savior has a better reward for me when I am finished with life than anything here on earth could ever promise.
After the race, we went to my absolute favorite, Salsarita's! I always get a large burrito bowl with chicken, guacamole, black and pinto beans, and all the salsas and some veggies.
Foursquare is a handy little app where you can see nearby locations, deals, pictures, and reviews. At some places, you can get free stuff or coupons when you check in! This one was for free chips and salsa. Chili's has one for this appetizer, too, each time you check in.
