For any of you who haven't visited this place, it is really amazing! It's a little chic boutique in the middle of nowhere, with a spa and a Viking cooking school across the street from the hotel. I was impressed!!! That night, we made a Southern Italian dinner, which consisted of Italian Wedding Soup, Chicken Parmesan over sauteed eggplant, herb and olive oil pasta, salad, and a dessert which they had pre-made for us. It was VERY hands-on and we started cooking around 6pm and left the school around 9pm. They pass out bottles of complimentary red and white wine, and give you snacks beforehand so you don't get too hungry. The meal was fantastic!!! I would highly recommend going here for a getaway weekend! The beds in the hotel are plush and huge!! The shower is a very large walk-in sit down type marble shower with huge glass doors. It is an amazing place!
Matt is so unbelievably good to me. I don't deserve him!! God has really blessed me and I am not ever going to take it for granted. It was the perfect getaway for both of us and we slept in on Sunday and then had a huge,full breakfast waiting when we woke up----cheese grits, biscuits/gravy, ham and bacon, waffles/bagels, eggs....everything you could ask for.....and the best part is that it was FREE ;) Yum!!
In other news, I hit 70 miles this week on my run volume for the first time ever! Ollie completed those last 3 miles with me in the rain :) It was a fun experience, to be honest ;) We were running an 8:10 mile yesterday......go Ollie!! Only 4 more weeks until New York Marathon........legs don't fail me now! I don't know if this heavy volume training is going to help make me any faster or if I will get worn down from all the training, but I have always wanted to try a heavy volume type marathon training, so we will find out. That way, I will have at least tried it out and know what the experience is like. I thought there was no way I could ever manage heavy volume running, but so far it hasn't been bad. I am through in the morning very early, but I am more exhausted at the end of the day. I have been taking LOTS of ice baths and sporting the compression socks under my scrubs at work during the day ;) ha! Definitely getting in the nutrition I need after hard workouts must be helping as well. I have grown to love lowfat chocolate milk after hard, long workouts!!
Please say a prayer for my little niece, Ann Elise. She has the swine flu :( Also, my stepmother needs many prayers lately. She is having a hard time with her memory and my dad is scared it is Alzheimer's......I sure hope not. I am praying that they both get better soon and if you would lift them up in your prayers, I would be very grateful.
Until next time................
