Fitness Friday Picture

Introducing my new best workout friend.

(Ryka Revive 2)

They're with me every step of the way ;)

(more on shoes next week, Lord willing, if I can pull the post together early enough in the day)

Fitness Friday Kickoff

While Lily and I were together one of the things we did, somewhat regularly (never as regularly as I'd like, but I'm pushy (and getting pushier), especially when it comes to the area of fitness) was to workout together. I love to workout. I have since I was a little girl. And Lily has loved to workout before and has recently become quite a faithful runner (with some cautions from the workout fanatic, here). I believe her plan is to run a 5K tomorrow morning. Rock on, Lily!

While we were together we went running, did some resistance training and stretching, and I threw out the idea of Fitness Friday on the blog. Lily said she would actually post if we did that, so I said, "Deal. Done."

So we kick it off this week with this introductory post. We may not post every week, but if we do it'll be on Friday. We might even use Mr. Linky so you can link up to your own fitness posts (which, in my book, includes nutrition, etc., etc.) So....Welcome Fitness Friday! Next week: a picture.

Highlights From Our Summer Together 2011

Well, as you know, Lily and I (and our sisters) spent our summer week together last week, at Lily's house. Here are some of the highlights (pictures coming soon)...

Sunday:
worship at Geneva OPC
song night
pickled okra with lunch

Monday:
running in the morning with Lily
reading together on the back porch with a cup of coffee
Bible study

Tuesday:
tuna and white bean salad for lunch
Lark Rise to Candleford
key lime pie
funny videos and we laughed so hard together...tears just streaming!
Starbucks with Lily and reading together
running together at night and making sure all the stretching, etc. was in proper form ;)

Wednesday:
up early and wearing our coordinating outfits
curling hair
quiche in the oven and the table set so beautifully for brunch
Bri (a photographer friend of Lily's) taking over 700 pictures of us (I can't wait to show you!)
flowers in our hair
brunch together
picking fresh zinnias from the garden to replace the dying flowers in our hair
tea time at Tea Leaves and Thyme and the older ladies stopping to notice that we were all dressed up and the flowers in our hair
running errands together getting a gift for the photographer friend
piano, cello and viola hymn arrangements together and Leah taking the videos
prayer meeting (still matching)

Thursday:
orange french toast
Lily and I having another cup of tea at Tea Leaves and Thyme and reading together
Pride and Prejudice...the whole thing...and it brings back so many good memories of watching that movie with them so many times
talking for a few minutes before bed

Friday:
orange french toast because it was so yummy the first time
some words on Friendship before we scattered to gather our things
driving to Greenville and listening to all of our favorite music that we listen to every time we're together
lunch at Whole Foods

It was a lovely week together and I'm looking forward to posting some pictures when the photographer is done with them. I hope you've been enjoying your summer as much as we have!

Just A Small Break

(I'm taking another week off from my counting of the gifts from His heart. Getting back from my time away these past two weeks and adjusting to life here again with all its routines that are so different and people that rub up close and uncomfortable sometimes has been right hard and so very full of sin. So I'm taking this day off to fall in love...again...with the Giver of all the gifts...trying to learn how to count again. Thank you for grace. The gift journal is slowly opening again and pencil to paper numbering His love...taking moments to look and see and revel in the surprising joy of grace....every where! All's grace, friends.)

The Week in Quotes, Day Five

“He has brought me to his banquet hall,
And his banner over me is love.
~Song of Solomon 2:4