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Celebrations
This weekend has been filled with celebration! And we’re just getting started! Friday night Chris and I went out with a group of his grad school friends to celebrate his Comp Defense. He passed so we had lots to celebrate! Congrats Chris! We took up two big tables at the Pump Station. I got an Apple Ale–my favorite–to celebrate! For dinner I wanted to get something I haven’t tried before so I went with the Black Bean & Corn Veggie Burger. I subbed roasted veggies for fries, and ordered with sans mayo, but topped with sautéed mushrooms + guacamole. RANT: I know I shouldn’t complain but the veggies were an…
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Catching Up
Okay, this post is going to be all over the place so bear with me! I have a lot of catching up to do since I pretty much took Saturday + Sunday off from blogging for a relaxing weekend! Let me rewind to Saturday… Saturday morning I dug back into my Trader Joe’s pancake mix and made some pumpkin waffles, which were amazing by the way. I topped them with my home made pumpkin butter mixed with a touch of maple syrup for some mapley pumpkiney deliciousness. I think I have a thing for waffles as pre-run fuel, because after breakfast I headed to the outdoor track to run some…
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Jen’s Top Five Albany Eateries
Have I ever mentioned on this blog that I loathe chain restaurants? I highly dislike eating at chains (I won’t name names, but I really don’t like most of them), so whenever I go out to eat you can find me at a local establishment. I’m not very picky when it comes to food, but I do like to have a good selection of somewhat healthy/delicious meals. Although I admit, sometimes going out to dinner, you just have to induldge once in a while. Here are my top five faves, in no particular order: Albany Pump Station – Downtown Albany I always think of the Pump Station as a place to…
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A Celebratory Lunch
Well, after having time to reflect and look back on yesterday, I still can’t believe I ran a half marathon! Since then I’ve been relaxing and icing my foot. The pain seems to come and go–it hurts mostly when walking around, but not when sitting. If it doesn’t get any better this week, I’m going to go see the podiatrist about it. Lets hope its nothing serious, because I have two races coming up in the next 3-4 weeks that I’ve been really looking forward to running. A big thanks to everyone’s wonderful comments on my race recap! They all mean so much to me! 🙂 But anyway, since Chris…
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Green Challenge Month 1: Guide to NY Beer and Wine
Happy Friday everyone! I’m going to try to get in the habit of posting about my Green Challenge every Friday to kind of check in with how we’re doing with it! This week I haven’t been doing any drinking since my half marathon is on Sunday and I’m not going indulge in alcohol until it is over! 😉 Sunday after my 12-miler I did have a beer: Rare Vos, a beer brewed by the Ommegang Brewery in Coopertown, NY! From their website, “Lift the glass to your mouth and enjoy the aroma of spicy orange blossoms. Taste, and the pleasant mellow flavor of caramel malt glides easily into a dry,…
