Gretch Runs

Hi everyone! I hope that you all had a great weekend.  This was a big one for me, because I moved into our new house!  Moving is usually really stressful and hard, but luckily we had lots of helpers (Dan's dad and brother and my parents) so the entire process was painless. Here are some highlights from the weekend, along with some packing tips! All packed up in our apartment!  We had some boxes from our last move, so we just packed everything up and emptied out all of the furniture.  I always try to keep boxes full of items from one room and write down the room so it makes unpacking easy! Another tip is to tape up your drawers!  First we emptied everything heavy out, then we taped them up so the drawers wouldn't swing open when we moved them. Make sure you save boxes for all big appliances!  We saved the box for our TV, tower fan, crock pot, etc.  It makes it so much easier to pack, and your appliances are protected!  I also put a...

Hi everyone and Happy Monday!  I hope you all had a great weekend and Easter holiday.  Dan and I spent the weekend in Carlisle with his family to celebrate his birthday, so I wanted to give a little recap of what we did!  My week of running was boring and mostly recovering from my half marathon , so I thought it would be more exciting to talk about my fun weekend.  Enjoy! The weekend was all about dogs!  Dan's dad has a few acres of land, so Selma and her best friend Lily ran all around.  The weather was absolutely perfect all weekend, so we spent a lot of time outside with them. Happy dog = Happy life :) How adorable is Dan's mom's pitbull!?  I love him! I think Lily was a model in another life...she's always ready for the camera! We took a trip down to Gettysburg to check out the museum and some battlefields.  I also got to see part of the marathon race course!  It was so beautiful down there. So many open field...

Happy Monday, and happy February everyone!  I may have just  finished talking about all of my goals for the year, but we're already due for my monthly check-in. Each month, I'll go through each goal area and talk about my progress on each resolution.  If there's a "+" by the resolution- that means I was successful that month!  If there's a "-", unfortunately I missed the mark.  Some of my goals are more of a year-long thing, so until I complete the entire goal (for example saving $15,000) I'll have a "-" (which is why none of my fitness goals have a "+").  I'll give you a quick update on my progress though, and hopefully there will be a "+" before the end of 2016! Enough chatting for now, let's get to my monthly resolution update for January!  Let's start off with a visual of my goals, then move into the detail. Financial Goals + Spending freeze until my birthday (June 28) I bought a new c...

Happy Monday everyone!  Was the force with you this weekend?  It definitely was strong with me!  This was such a fun and busy weekend, so let's get into some highlights. Our weekend started with seeing the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra play music from Star Wars- Episode I-VI.  Dan and I don't really get each other gifts anymore, but I wanted to surprise him before Christmas with these tickets.  He's always been a huge fan of Star Wars, and even got me into the movies when we started dating, so I knew he would love this. The show was unbelievable!  The music was beautiful, the stage was transformed into a galaxy far, far away, and there were all sorts of fun touches that the orchestra did to make the show even more amazing.  Things like a Chewbacca Scream Contest (winner got a signed poster by John Williams) and a visit from Darth Vader and a Storm Trooper during the Imperial March. I even got to meet Chewie himself! On Friday, we went to ...

Happy Monday!  Did everyone have a great weekend?  It was so beautiful in Pittsburgh, and I'm still soaking in this warm weather.  Shorts in December- why not! Today I'll be sharing some highlights of my week and weekend.  As usual, I'll be linking up with Meghan ,  Katie ,  Erin ,  Holly ,  Tricia ,  Carylee ,  Jenna !  Hope you all have a great week! I ordered a dress!  Thank you all for giving your f eedback and all of the amazingly nice comments .  I really do appreciate it!  I'll share the dress once I get it, but it was not the most popular one! (hint hint) Pittsburgh is getting festive!  In the Market Square area, there are lots of little Christmas markets and Santa's house.  I had a meeting in one of PPG's buildings (they look like glass castles) so I went a little early to browse the shops and buy some cookies. There's also a big ice rink and Christmas tree!  Even if it is ...

Happy Monday!  I hope that you all had a fantastic weekend.  Mine was pretty low-key, so I decided to switch things up and join Meghan's Week in Review linkup!  Basically, I'll be sharing what I accomplished last week and some highlights from the weekend.  If you want to hear more about the rules and what to expect, you can check out Meghan's blog post !  I hope you enjoy, and all my blogging friends out there should try it out! Did laundry - and cracked up when Selma grabbed a hanger instead of one of her 100 toys when I came home  Meal planning and dinner prep for the month ( twice ) Baked (and ate) Christmas cookies  Went to a Christmas party at Hard Rock Pittsburgh  Went rock climbing at the  Climbing Wall Went running four times: once with True Runner Run Club, twice in my new Lululemon Toasty Tech Tights (verdict- IN LOVE), and once with an amazing sunset and swimming once (no pictures!!...