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Where does the time go my friends?!?! Things have been good and busy, you know that feeling when it feels like life is in fast motion, like I am watching the days whiz pass me unable to fully embrace any one moment?? Just go with my over dramatic explanation here, it will make me feel better ;-) hahahha.. I am trying to take some quiet days to get caught up on some every day stuff, laundry, cleaning, having a quiet moment.. I find if I don't intentionally plan moments to slow down they don't happen, because, it is always tempting to go, go, go because I don't want to miss out on anything fun... case in point growing up ( and maybe still now ;) I would (do) go to the bathroom as quickly as possible, I made it a speed sport and would sometimes not even close the door all the way because I didnt want to miss out if something fun happened, LOL.. well now that I have rambled and over-shared, I feel back to my old self :D Check out some pictures to see what us Caines  have been doin!!!

The Pasadena half marathon was AWESOME!!! Being able to run through the streets of old town was my favorite part! And even better than that, I had my own roadie, Erik was able to ride his bike on the sidewalk for the whole race, it was so cool looking over and seeing him with me, we made jokes and he was super encouraging which made the race go by much faster than expected :D
Check out the pictures here:
Half Marathon Pictures


We also went to see Wicked!!! Such an incredible day date, started with incredible food and then the show was absolutely spectacular, I feel in LOVE!! Totally exceeded my expectations!!
Check out the pictures here:
WICKED Pictures

And last but definitely not least we had an incredible, freaking wonderful, funnest ever road trip to New  Mexico!! Our friends Joey and Dionne live there, it was so fun to get to spend time with them, they were incredible hosts and spoiled us to death, not complaining ;-) They both work for this little show, called Breaking Bad, that Erik and I are kinda (totally) obsessed with, here is your proof: Breaking Bad Joey and Dionne fulfilled our biggest Breaking Bad dreams, we got to walk all over the set and go the the wrap party and hang with all our favs!! Really, really super amazing!! Thank you Joey and Dionne!! On the way home from New Mexico we stopped by the Grand Canyon, absolutely breathtaking!! Such a wonderful trip and perfect getaway :D

New Mexico Trip

Hope you all are having a fantabulous week!!!

With Love, chatterbox ;-)

Taking a lunch break at CTN Road Trip :-) with @ecaines #yummy #chatterbox

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Yummy!!! Great dinner :-) thank you @ecaines!! #thankfulwife #yummy #chatterbox

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Relaxing Sunday spent baking :-) oatmeal chocolate chip walnut cookies #sundayfunday #yummy #chatterbox

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Saturday Goodness!!

From the previous post, you saw a glimpse into our typical Friday night.. dinner and drinks,  we dream about this night all week and we usually save our most exciting ( in my case exagerrated ;) stories from our week to share Friday night! Its the best :D Sushi and sake was a great, great way to end the week! 

And now onto my new,  most favorite Saturday Morning ritual, one I am pretty sure I will never give up! LAZY saturday mornings.. I used to always wake up and right away had to do SOMETHING this usually included a long walk or going to the gym, I have a good 2-3 hours to entertain myself while Erik is still sleeping on Saturdays. Now every Saturday I look forward to a comfy blanket, coffee, and t.v time.. ultimate relaxation. I have mostly started this tradition to watch Parenthood, an incredible, incredible show that EVERYONE must watch!! A Very heartfelt and family- oriented show! 

LOVE IT :D

 Banana + Peanut Butter + Honey = Perfection and my breakfast for the past week straight!! YUM!

My exercise gets pushed back due to my lazy morning, which has worked out just fine! Erik asked me how I thought the half marathon is going to be this weekend, My response: I am unsure about the running but I have a supper cute outfit, hahaha, Priorities people! I stay true to my roots..the first sport I played was soccer.. I was happy to be with people, I was excited for the bow I got to wear in my team colors, and I always NEEDED to know what the snack was... Twenty years later I am excited to be out with people doing something active, I am supper happy to wear my new running outfit, and I have been planning where Erik is gonna take me to lunch after the race for weeks ;) YEP! 

The saddest part about this picture is that my outfit looks way too blue, trust me when I say its bright purple :D

Also found an awesome pair of matching shoes at Kohls!!! Don't know if I will wear them for race day because that would be breaking the cardinal rule, don't try anything new on the big day.. but the shoes I have been training with.. don't match, BIG dilemma

My impulse buy at Kohls!! New keds :D so cute!! 

And as we see lighting is everything to faking a tan ;)

After my 9 mile run I decided to see what all the hype was about fresh veggie/ fruit juice.. the taste was interesting, but I have to admit I did get what felt like a veggie high.. the only way I can explain it is drinking it felt replenishing!!

Then onto the good stuff, delicious lunch date with Erik. Corner Bakery has it goin on!!

And that is why Saturday is my all time favorite day, I could repeat the same exact day every Saturday and be lovin life!!

Wish me luck I will be back with an up date after race day!!

Chop, chop, choppin away! With my very best helper, wine :) #lovewine #chatterbox

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It's a sake kinda night with @ecaines #datenight #thankfulwife #chatterbox

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