Life in 2016- Baby Showers, Fireworks, and Froyo

So I am going to try to write more frequently this year! It has been too long! I have still been running each day- I have cut the mileage dramatically to give my body a rest. I average 3 miles a day and speed walk about 2-3 miles. Somedays I don't run at all and just speed-walk 6 miles (about 90min). It's amazing how my legs still feel and look toned even without the running. Speed-walking is really no joke! It's nice to not be drenched in sweat at the end of a workout every once in a while too! (Thank God for Dry-Shampoo!) 

Last month I went to a friend's baby shower. It was so fun celebrating her little boy! I have about 6 friends that are pregnant right now with their first baby and it is so exciting! Soon, Bryan and I will be joining this group and we cannot wait to be parents!

For New Years 2016, we ended up going to a friend's house to watch the Michigan State Football game. It was so fun. We had turkey sliders, and a huge table of snacks, chocolates, and dips. A perfect way to ring in the new year in my opinion. It's so funny to think how much my idea of fun has changed! haha. I love low-key good conversations with close friends and would choose that anyday over a huge loud party with lots of booze.

Last year, Bryan and I went out for the celebration with another couple. It was fun too! I guess it just nice to mix it up each year!

The year 2015 was such an incredible year! So many blessings, trips to TN, Palm Beach Island, and Orlando. Every year I am married to Bryan gets better and better! WE will be married 4 (GASP) years in October 2016! Below is a recap photo of the year.

Another thing I love is how my little nephew is getting so grown up! Below is a pic of a text conversation I had with him the other day on my sister's phone. He is so sweet. Words cannot describe the love I have for him.

Our life lately has also been including LOTS of Fro-Yo. We found this place called Yogurtology that actually has toppings and bottomings for your froyo and cup dividers for different flavors. They do it right!

Well, that's a little recap of my life lately! I hope you are all enjoying the blessings of life each day and remembering to savor the good moments when they come your way! God bless! 

Hannah

Oh Baby!

My friend Stephanie and her husband threw quite the party the other day. It was a themed coed baby shower and it couldn't have been more fun! It was the first baby shower that Bryan and I had ever attended together.

Once we arrived, we caught up on social time with everyone. Her mom, the shower host, provided several snacks and munchies.

After an hour our so it was time for a cook out out on the patio by the pool! It was a gorgeous sunny day.  The delicious food included Burgers with a gourmet topping bar (including bacon), 100% beef hotdogs grilled to perfection, shrimp macaroni salad, potato salad from scratch, and delicious veggie antipasto salad.




Then time for the games! The first game was fun and extremely creative. Each couple was given a tube of play-dough and was told to"make a baby." The jokes that came from this game alone made the whole thing extremely funny.



In the end my play-dough baby sculpture (the teal one on the right) was selected by the parents to be as the winner! I was so honored, truly!:) The winner received the best prize there is in my opinion....

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After a few more fun and exceptionally cheesy games (to our enjoyment, of course) it was time for presents and cake. The below picture is of the diaper cake (which obviously is not the one we ate haha).  The real cake was vanilla with a thick raspberry filling and buttercream frosting. It was DELISH!



Overall, it was great shower and super fun way to honor such a beautiful couple on their first baby! Congrats Stephanie and Robert!

  

 

BTW, the shower was "Rubber Ducky" themed, as you might be able to tell from the above picture ;-)

 

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Today's Workout:

I ran 2 miles at 7.5 on the treadmill and 3 miles outside at a comfortable pace.  Weather was a bit hot at 7am, but I enjoyed seeing the sun after all the rain we have experienced.

 

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Questions:

1. Have you ever been to a themed party?  What was your favorite one?

I LOVE themed parties!  Perhaps my favorite was Mexican themed "fiesta" where we all wore sombreros, and ate tacos, and hit a piñata.   

 

2. What games did you play at the last baby shower you attended? Or bridal shower for that matter?