BE FIT.

first I want to say I'm so happy that the girls from Cleveland survived their kidnappings and are finally free after all those years. also, to Charles Ramsey the guy who helped save the girls.. may God Bless you. not only did you help save them, but you're hilarious. God Bless you all.


(Cleveland at it's finest!)

I've been trying really hard to workout and eat healthier. it's been going great so far! I'm down 2 pounds at the end of the first week, woot woot!

the other day for lunch I made a hella delicious wrap.

I sauteed some fresh spinach with a little garlic, warmed up a little turkey, sliced up a tomato, and warmed the whole-wheat tortilla wrap. piled it all on the wrap, sprinkled a few crispy onions, and drizzled on a little red wine vinaigrette.

it was seriously phenom. and it was healthier than eating chicken nuggets.
plus, I've been eating more veggies and trying to eat more fruit. even though the fruit is kinda failing.. since I don't like much of it.

yesterday for breakfast I made a protein shake. it consisted of a scoop of protein powder, a banana, a little peanut butter, and some milk. it was pretty damn good.
lunch time I made a tomato//pepper open-faced thing. I just toasted a piece of bread. topped it with two slices of tomato, and a few 'hot' peppers (homegrown by friends of ours, they're technically hot peppers, but they're not hot in my opinion.. but they are very tasty) and then drizzled a little red wine vinaigrette over the top, and enjoyed it. I've been on a tomato kick lately. I also had some green beans, too. yum!

thanks to Sarah for the open-faced sandwich tip!

workout wise, every day I've been trying to do push-ups, sit-ups, squats, and calf raises. plus some days I run my street, or do a workout dvd, or the elliptical. it's been going well so far, except I got scorched with sunburn from running my street. that wasn't very fun.
oh, and I heard about this workout app, which I already love! It's called Daily Workout. I forget what blog I read about it on, but thank you to that person! 

here's to another week of getting fit!
anyone have any tips//tricks that helps motivate them? or a good, easy, healthy recipe? 


one more thing...

 
I'm so excited to announce today that I've been voted into the LEEIB Hall of Fame!! Nathan gave me the nomination (again, thank you!!!) and then LEEIB readers voted me to be inducted.. how cool is that?! thank you thank you thank you!! :)

OHIO

Ohio, what is there not to love about Ohio?

we have...

Cedar Point and Kings Island. I love a good roller coaster, even if the giant hills tickle my stomach so bad I can't breathe for the time being.

THE Ohio State Buckeyes. of course I'm going to include my Buckeyes. Scarlet and Gray all the way!! Go Bucks!

Melt. we have a restaurant called Melt. it's been featured on Diners Drive-ins and Dives. it's delicious, and I've talked about it a few time before. I love you, Melt!

Indians, Browns, Cavs, Monsters. even though I know they basically all suck, I still love them and nothing will ever change that. going to the Jake for a Tribe game, or tailgating in the munilot pre-Browns game is some of the best times.

the weather. we're not close enough to an ocean to get hurricanes, maybe just a little rain and wind from it. we're not really in a high tornado area.. yes, we get them but not that often, and they're usually not too bad. earthquakes are the same way, we'll get one occasionally but they're nothing like California. sure, the winters are mothereffing cold and (at least in my area) get pounded with snow, that's really the worst if it.

I could also mention...
-we're bordered by Lake Erie
-close enough to Niagara Falls for a weekend getaway.
-Cincinnati Skyline Chili
-Neil Armstrong, The Wright Brothers, Bob Feller, Cy Young, Drew Carey, and a crap ton of Presidents.
-big cities and small town farms
-at least we're not Detroit (no offense to anyone from Detroit)
-Ohio is ranked #15 for places to retire.


what are some of your favorite things that your state offers?

Weekend Update - Cinco de Drinko

Sami ;; I... ;; YOLO

Thursday:: 

went to the pre-showing of Iron Man 3, with a big group of friends. it was good, but I expected it to be great.  

Friday::

worked. then just hung out at home, caught up on the dvr and ended up in bed by 10pm.. I was tired. 

Saturday::

worked. then it was to my Aunt//Uncle's house to watch my cousins for the night. we went to the BK Lounge that's Burger King to Dane Cook, made a quick stop to grab a little dessert afterwards, watched Remember the Titans on tv, played on the iPad, our own made up version of iSpy, and fell asleep watching Iron Man on tv.

Hayley being goofy ;; snickers ice cream bar ;; Ben chilling

Sunday::

hung out with the cousins for a bit. played some Just Dance, a little volleyball, some trampoline//swing-set action, and watched part of Spider-Man 2 on tv. then it was home, for some margaritas. then hung out with Erin and Ashley for a little, before watching the Amazing Race finale and Celebrity Apprentice.

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4/29-5/5

1:: clean my room and do laundry.

2:: work out at least twice.

3:: eat healthy and drink water.

4:: get rings to make card books and return jeans.

5:: get my work schedule.

 I did rather well I'd say. eat healthy I only italicized cause there was a day or two that I may have had ice cream, or chips. for the most part I did eat healthier than normally, and definitely drank way more water than normal. the rest I completed, go me!

5/6-5/12
1:: burn cds for Erin.
2:: return Netflix.
3:: start the blogging in May challenge. (where were you on that one dipshit? -Happy Gilmore)
4:: figure out a Mothers Day gift.
5::  work out at least twice, and eat healthy.

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"you know who I am"

guess what?! I saw Iron Man 3 last night! that's where the title of this post comes in. it's okay to be jealous. I'd be. I love the Iron Man movies and Robert Downy Jr. unfortunately this one I didn't think was super great, I mean it was good but the first one is still the best. sorry Mr. Stark.

oh, and I'm super excited cause I've worked out 2 days in a row! I'm feeling great, and sore. #allthewaystrong
and because I worked out, I've also got a serious case of sunburn happening. it's bad. #IrishGirlProbz

okay now for my sports weekly update.

the Tribe is not doing too bad right now. they're 12-13 and 4th in the AL Central. in their last three games my Tribe has beaten the Royals 9-0, and the Phillies 14-2 and 6-0. pretty good, I'd say. Raburn is killing it out there- keep it up!! Reynolds is still doing good. we just need to get Swishy back in.. which he should be returning to the line up within the next few days. keep up the bats boys!

 

for once we didn't do half bad in the draft. they made good defensive decisions. which we'll need cause I'm not so sure about our offense. especially with Dawson and Cribbs gone. but hey, if you can stop a team from scoring it'll be harder for them to win. hopefully everyone works hard and stays healthy through the summer and they're ready to go come fall.

1:: Iron Man 3.

2:: we've had beautiful weather.. which I took advantage of.

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3:: I survived working during the Maple Festival. 

4:: I'm babysitting my cousins Saturday night, we always have fun. plus it's easy money.

5:: it's been two years since we sent Bin Laden to hell. that's reason to celebrate in itself, not to mention May fifth. 

Happy Friday!!


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Happy Birthday, Blog! (giveaway)

today my blog turns one!

a year ago my sil confided in me that she had a blog. at first I didn't understand why she was so shy about it, why not tell everyone? then I decided to join blog land myself, since I was about to undergo jaw surgery, and basically have nothing to do all day every day for about two months. it wasn't until I actually had my own blog that I completely understood why she didn't tell many of her friends and family. blogging is an outlet, a place to express yourself and document what's happening in your life, a place where you can vent about the good and the bad. a place to connect with others around the world whom normally you wouldn't have the pleasure of interacting with. all while not having to worry about what your real life friends think, and not having them question the things you post. I love the freedom!

a few weeks ago, just shy of the one year mark, I changed my blog around a bit. I changed it from History in the Making to On the Rocks. I decided that History in the Making was too long, and I couldn't really do anything with it- as in, designing a header, nothing really fit. I couldn't make anything cool. so I switched it up. plus, I like to enjoy a drink on the rocks.. who doesn't?

I want to thank everyone who follows my blog, comments, sponsors, interacts, etcetc. I love the friends I've made though blogging, and I hope to only gain more year after year.

as a way to say "y'all are phenom" I wanted to do a giveaway.

but since it's my first one ever, it's not the best giveaway.. I'm not handing out a million dollars, but I do have $10 to Target, some Bath&Body Works goodies, a cute picture frame and cute note pad plus whatever else I come across in the next few weeks that I feel like adding.

enter the giveaway below.

in other news, at work we have "drinks of the month" and since my blog is now called On The Rocks, I thought it might be a fun idea to have my own drinks of the month.  
I give you the first OnTheRocks drink of the month::

for May, I give you a low-cal since we're all trying to get ready for summer delicious drink.

Skinny-Girl Sangria

it's delicious, low cal, and ready to go. just buy the bottle, or two or three. crack it open. grab yourself a wine glass, or mason jar or solo cup. throw in a few ice cubes. pour in the skinnygirl sangria. and enjoy! super easy. super delish. and low-cal. that's what I call a win-win-win.

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also linking up with Shana and RolledUpPretty.