my day via instagram

unhealthy, fun, tiring, and all around awesome.

the pga tour will be in town in three days!

cake pop and java chip frappuccino for lunch

playing some disney princess bingo with my favorite kiddos

our new dining room!

moved the side board and china cabinet tonight!

and dinner

my second half marathon!

i have exciting news!  

i decided to run in my second half marathon!  it won't be until january, but i am still so pumped.

i will be running in the........ tinkerbell half marathon in disneyland, ca!

after running my first half marathon in florida at the disney world half marathon last january, i feel like i won't ever enjoy another half marathon as much as a run disney race.  seriously, if you are a runner, you need to travel to florida or cali and run one of these.  the characters, the cheering crowds, the awesome scenery, EVERYTHING is so magical!

my goal for 2013 is to run the "coast to coast challenge."  basically, i will run the tink half in cali then hopefully the wine and dine half in florida in november, so i will get a special medal for running on each coast in the same year.

i will be traveling to anaheim for the weekend with my parents.  they will be running in the never land 5k with me the day before!

if you want to see some of the photo highlights from last year's inaugural tinkerbell half, visit the run disney facebook page here.

here are a few of my favorite photos from the album!!!

last year's course

oh yeah, did i mention the half starts at 5:00 am and the 5k starts at 5:45 am?

SO EXCITED!

raspberry jam

as i alluded to in my last post, i haven't exactly had the chance to eat healthy/ be crafty or creative/ bake/ even write lately.  work and house projects have kept me constantly busy.

today, on my day off, i had to drive to rhode island to get my jeep fixed [something about a recall on a part].

in the meantime, my mom and i went out to lunch, and we went to the market to get lots of fresh fruits.  she loved the strawberry jam i made a month or so back, so we bought plenty of raspberries so i could try and make raspberry jam.  

i sort of winged it, and i really like it!  it's a bit more tart than the strawberry jam.

ingredients:

1 1/2 pounds of raspberries

1 1/2 cups of sugar

1 lemon juiced

directions:

- combine lemon juice and sugar in medium pot on medium heat.

- stir occasionally for 5 minutes.

- add mashed raspberries, stir, and turn up the heat to medium/high.

- stir once a minute or so for 15 minutes or until the temperature reaches 215 degrees.

- cool and enjoy!

so much fresh fruit from the market - now i'll be able to eat much healthier this week!

how delicious do these look?