Weekend (Plus) Recap
| August 27, 2012 | Posted by Madeline @ Food, Fitness, and Family under Arizona, Family, FitFluential, Top 10, Travel, Weekly Workouts |
It’s always bitter sweet leaving Arizona. It’s so hard leaving my family behind every time because we are so close. However, I am anxious to get home to Chris and our life in Georgia. Emmalyne and I had a fantastic week here in the Grand Canyon state and are counting down the days until we come back. I will leave you with some photos from the week.
FAMILY TIME
This week was focusing on family for me. My aunt, cousin, and cousin’s three children were in town from Minnesota. I got to see my dad which after last week made a world of difference for me. One of the nights my brother-in-law offered to watch all SEVEN children so my cousin, sister, mom, aunt, and I could go to dinner. We went to Babbos Italian Eatery which is one of my favorites in Phoenix.
FRIENDS
I also got to meet Heidi of Banana Buzzbomb! Heidi and her husband just moved out to Phoenix a month ago so I was excited to introduce them to another one of my favorite restaurants. We hit up True Food Kitchen at the Biltmore for lunch. I got their steak tacos which were as delicious as always. I love when blog friends turn into real friends! Heidi is just as she portrays herself on her blog and I am already looking forward to getting together again the next time I am in town 
FITNESS
I also managed to squeeze in some good workouts. My mom’s gym is always really good about getting me a guest pass when I am town and I am grateful for the opportunity to sweat it out while on vacation. The 6 mile run was done consecutively … the machine had a 25 minute cut-off limit and there were empty treadmills so I kept going. I also knocked out some workouts for Best Body Bootcamp Phase 3. LOVE.
AND in case you missed what’s been happening here at Food, Fitness, and Family over the weekend:
- I shared my tips for incorporating fresh foods into your life
- Some light reading of my weekly top 10 blog posts from the week
NEXT STOP, SAVANNAH! What did you do this weekend? Do you have to fly to visit family?
yay! love heidi!
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2 weekends ago we had flown out to New Mexico to visit the bf’s family but this weekend was much closer to home! A day hike and a trip to the library – perfect
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Your post always make me smile. I’m so happy you had another wonderful visit home to your family. Y’all seem so close, and i love it!! How sweet of your brother-in-law to watch all the children. What a man!!
Jessie recently posted..Amazing Run & Webcam Date
Yay! So glad we got to meet up. Can’t wait to do so again. ESPN or not, I still think you are an animal for being able to rock out those miles on the treadmill. =)
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You AND the BuzzBUMB!?
Love.
And wanna join in
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How fun! I love Arizona. Wish I had an excuse to go all the time. And meeting up with Heidi would be awesome!
misszippy recently posted..Monday mix
The food looks so good!!:) Glad you had a good time-I know what you mean about leaving family…it stinks!:(
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Glad you had such a fun time, Madeline!! Love Heidi
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Glad you had such a good trip! I always feel the same- sad to leave, but ready to get back to a normal routine again. So fun that you and Heidi could meet up!
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Thats great your moms gym is so willing to give you a pass. The gym in my hometown will give me a 24 hour pass and only once a year! So I have to stick to outside runs and citcuit workouts when i visit home. Although at least my mom can watch the kids so i dont have to push the double stroller!
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My friends that live in Phoenix L-O-V-E True Food Kitchen! And how awesome that you got to meet Heidi!
T.
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Great job! You got to meet the Buzzbomb? that is rock star!
Food looks amazing… keep running strong!
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I can’t believe the treadmills have a 25 min cut off time!! At least make it 30…or get more treadmills lol. At least you got a 6 in, that’s amazing!! Looks like you had a fun time. I’ve never been to AZ before, but I wanna go!
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