Hurricane, foam rolling, and iced coffee

I have been M.I.A for the past couple of days dealing with hurricane Isaac.

I live in Mobile AL on the Gulf Coast and as of Sunday we were going to be getting the worst of the hurricane. Monday it decided to go towards New Orleans, however we were still on the bad side of the hurricane. So preparations were made. Everything gets put up in the shed, pool gets drained 10 inches, pool furniture gets thrown in the pool. Yeah its a pain. They had canceled school Mon, Tues, and Wed. So my kids were here and bored the whole time. My kids actually like school so they were kind of bummed. Overall we were not hit too bad here in Mobile, just a lot of rain and wind. See not too bad here at my house:)

My husband also got called and locked in to work on Monday night. He was able to come home this morning, four days later. We missed him:)

In the mist of all of the hurricane craziness FedEx still delivered me a package, crazy! Anyways it was this awesome package from Popchips. This was one of my Klout rewards. It had an h2go omega filtered water bottle, and X-mini capsule speaker, glow in the dark sunglasses, a really cool backpack, and of course four flavors of Popchips, I love these chips, esp the salsa tortilla chips. If you haven't joined Klout, you should.

I also have been making these yummy frozen yogurt chips. How easy is it to put some yogurt in a Ziploc bag cut the corner and make dots on a cookie sheet, freeze for about 40 minutes and then you have frozen yogurt. So easy, healthy, and delicious.

Since we were stuck in the house for 3 days, we had a lot of crafts going on here at my house. I started quilling and came up with this runner girl quill. I think she cam out nicely, don't you? I actually sold this one for $12, I was excited. If you want one let me know, I can use any color combination you want. I also have started quilling monograms, animals, pretty much anything, so if you want something quilled let me know.

Oh and since this blog is about my running adventures, l have some bad news for you guys:( I have been sidelined for 2 weeks per my chiropractor. I have a pinched nerve in my hip due to my tight IT band dislocating my hip bone. Yes, it hurts and is aggravating. So anti inflammatories and lots of foam rolling for the next 2 weeks and NO RUNNING. UGH! Atleast I can go to the gym and lift weights. I am getting a little worried about my marathon coming up with the Inheritance of Hope, but thank god they are an amazing group. I may be deferring my registration for the Marine Corp Marathon for next year and focusing on the half marathons I have coming up. I will keep all of you posted and updated. After all you guys are my motivation:)

See Dr. I am foam rolling, #PROOF

One more thing before I leave this photobomb of a post. I have been oh so hooked on my iced coffees at home. Cheap, healthier, and unlimited, SCORE

Water, crushed ice, shot of skim milk, 2 tbsp instant coffee, and my favorite no calorie sweetener, Smoky Mountain. oh and if you mix it in a large mason jar it taste the best:) Don't ask me why, it just does.

 

So, I am glad to be back blogging for you guys. Until tomorrow...

 

QOTD: Do you foam roll? Do you have a favorite easy coffee drink? favorite snack recipe?

Tell me, I want to know.