happy wedding day!

tara & jeff are tying the knot today! i love my princess bride.

myra loren.

we made a visit to the bogenschutz household

and momma becca & baby myra are too cute.

myra is such a sweet & chill baby!

she has big beautiful eyes & is very curious.

becca was glowing the whole time.

motherhood looks really good on my bb!

chag sameach.

wishing all of my friends & family a very beautiful

passover filled with traditions, soul warming foods & love.

*and a special shout-out to my sweetie pie lucas,

on his first pesach. we love you, lucas! 

let's party, gently.

just for today.

have a wonderful weekend my friends!

a young jon voight.

slim came to a work event with me last night

and he looked really good- like super dapper & hot.

some of my colleagues said they think slim looks

like a young jon voight... 

i can sorta see it, but the blaring difference is obvious..

voight is not 70's big.

13.3

i completed 13.3 this morning at 6am.

the workout was:

150 wall balls 14#/20#

90 double unders

30 muscle ups.

this was a repeat workout from last year.

i could remember doing it last year and hating it,

not even able to get through the wall balls...

well, history repeated itself and i only got 124 reps.

i honestly tried my hardest & am trying to be proud of myself.

it was a different/quiet/low energy vibe with the 6am crew.

i love my 5pm crazies!

jeep dream

i could have sworn this was my precious old jeep.

it had the same busted bumper from when i backed up into 

the concrete poll in that parking garage when i was 17.

i had this instant rush of nostalgia & regret for giving her up...

bet then as i got closer i realized it was a 4 door.

my girl was a very rare 2 door. 

and yes, i was going 23 miles per hour on 285.

gotta love some good old atl traffic.

13.2

the second open workout consisted of

as many reps/rounds as possible (amrap) in 10 minutes of:

5 shoulder to overhead presses w/ 75lbs

10 deadlifts w/ 75lbs

15 box jumps on a 20" box.

i had to do it during class on thursday and scored
(what i think is) a respectable 205.
looking forward to the 13.3 announcement tonight at 8,
then i'm going in tomorrow at 6am to get it done
because we're heading to chattanooga this weekend for
our 4th rock/creek river gorge trail race!
your good vibes & luck are welcome! 

13.1 recap

i've been a busy bee lately & the cf open wod's

have been intense & have left me in pain.

in the first workout, 13.1 i surprised myself & got a 105,

which means i somehow got the 75# bar over my head in a snatch.

the 1st 40 burpees were ok, but really left me gasping for air.

the first set of 30 snatches with 45# was pretty easy, but after

a few they get tough.

the set up on my second set of snatches, after 30 more burpees.

the struggle.

victory!

the baby beat me by a few reps....

i am so very proud of her!

feeling springy

it's the first day of spring. hooray.

enjoy today!

stella

this is stella, my parents crazy little pup.

she's 1/2 pitbull, 1/2 basset hound & a total hot mess.

she's also a great squat companion.

just for today.

rememeber...

happy friday!

deadlift a friend.

when we're not stressing out about the open wod's,

sweating like crazy or catching our breaths...

we have lots of fun!

deadlife a friend day!

lea cleaning like coco.

lea & kelvin sitting in a tree...

just kidding, she's just lifting cute kelvin.

after ever after.

so much for happily ever after...

for my neck.

remember how i told you that slim loves bikes?

well, i love necklaces.

i'm a super bargain shopper & have the patience to see something

that's too expensive & wait for it to go on sale.

i have pretty good luck scoring deals at anthropologie....

but we're gonna have to wait a while for these

gorgeous necklaces to go on sale.

but as i stated, i am patient!

$578

and for the price of the beaded phoenix..

$698

i could get a new bike- which i don't need, 

but i guess i don't need this piece of jewelry either...

who really needs a $700 necklace? 

i like the bib-necklace trend, but i'll have to

wait for this one to go on sale...$298.

i love this & it's a bit more in my price range at $48.

i like this one, but i'd wait for it get down to at least

$19 before buying. it's full price now is $58.

i love big beads like this and have many &

have made some of my own. it's hard finding solid

plastic beads like this that don't look cheap...

this one is for sale for $48 and also comes in blue.

happy friday my friends.

wear your favorite necklace & be grateful.

13.1

let the games begin!

the first workout of the crossfit open has been announced:
WOD 13.1
17 minutes AMRAP
40 burpees
30 snatches @ m75/f45
30 burpees
30 snatches @ 135/75
20 burpees
30 snatches @ 165/ 100
10 burpees
AMRAP snatches @ 210/120

baby love.

i was in complete baby heaven last night

at northisde hospital visiting the planer family!

lucas was a big ole' boy weighing in a little over 9 pounds 

and was 14 inches long with a FULL head of gorgeous hair. 

the beautiful new momma, my bff, sarah, me & lucas.

i am beyond proud & in complete awe of the strength

of sarah. she had a difficult labor (lasting about two days) and

did it drug free relying on patience & prayer.

lucas was very calm & collected w/ big beautiful eyes.

lea & lucas had an instant bond, he digs redheads.

the babies loving on lucas!

(my baby sister, lea & sarah's baby bro, zachary)

baby has some big ole' feet!

his skin was so soft & olive & omg, just perfect!

momma's arm bands..

perfect for smashing!!!

enter here & find absolute joy.

i'm completely obsessed & in love with lucas

and so over the top happy for sarah & mark.

mazel tov & xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo! 

birthday boy.

happy birthday to my sweet, perfect husband, slim!

slim is so special, and on his special day 

i thought i would let you know a few

 of my favorite things about him...

slim is a dedicated physical education teacher & really

practices what he preaches. he loves his students &

works hard with them to teach healthy habits & skills to improve

their fitness & futures.

he also motivates me to train harder & smarter & to get stronger.

also, he's super strong & is really easy on the eyes.

we have fun&laugh together.

is there anything more important?

he's a super fun & goofy & sweet uncle.

(here with his baby doppelganger, oliver)

he's a real city boy, with county boy moves.

he plays along with my love of fashion & wears

(pretty much, w/ some exceptions) anything i buy for him.

(this pic is from my birthday in december where he sported

a totally hip denim shirt i had bought for him like 4 years ago.. 

he said he was just waiting for the perfect moment to wear it)

he's a crazy attentive dog-dadio, really patient & can fix pretty

much everything. he's a bit of a perfectionist when it

comes to chores.. especially hanging pictures and crown

molding. i'm constantly learning from him the art of home improvements.

jim loves bikes.

road biking, mountain biking, beach biking, cyclocrossing, etc.

i like bikes.

jim is such a solid biking mentor. he is patient & knowledgeable.

he encourages me to tackle my fears & never laughs when

i fall down, flip over or scream in terror.

he's a real keeper & i'm happy he's mine, all mine!

happy birthday to my sweet, sweet slim.

dear slim,

the open.

workout 1 comes out tonight...

record store day.

mark your calendars for record store day:

saturday, april 20th.

find your local record store here.

batman knows best.

i already know my record store day, wish-list purchase: 

phish's lawn boy. 

one of all time my favs now on vinyl!

let's hope my shop, sweet melissa's has it...

baby lucas.

happy birthday sweet baby

lucas edward planer!

sarah & mark's bundle of joy & curls made

his much anticipated appearance at 2:20 am this morning!

can't wait to get over to northside tonight!