last week chris an i finally got new running shoes.
we ordered them off 6pm because discounts and they came within a week, which was amazing. 
we did our first run and it was fun and not to painful. 
we ran a little over a mile, nothing too crazy except the last 1/4 mile was all uphill and i really wanted to just give up and lie down. that was my only run day last week. but i am trying again.

i am lazy, but i haven't always been and i would like to not be anymore. 

we ran today without the dogs (less fun) and it was so cold and way more painful. 
the goal was to run two miles but i think my constant complaining after mile 1 might have cut us a little under two miles. 
i am a lot of fun to exercise with.

i had these severe cramps that felt like the worst menstrual cramps ever (tmi?) is this even normal.
chris thought it could have been my bodies response to the pre run coffee i had to have. 
it happened on the run back home. it was the worst 5 blocks i have ever had to run but that loving husband of mine wouldn't leave me behind to crawl home, so i had to push on.

how is one expected to do anything without a cup of coffee.




i need help. 
send me your tips. 
how do you get up early and not hate yourself, how do you have energy to run without drinking coffee, and how do you stay motivated? 
also, any running in cold weather tips are greatly appreciated since this will be our first year of winter outdoor exercise. 

for this weeks music monday chris and i compiled a playlist of songs to hopefully get us motivated, keep us energized, and help me not complain as much so we can run longer.
hopefully it does the same for you.

                                            

this playlist will probably be updated frequently so if you have any suggestions let me know!


hope you have a happy monday

-bea

around my junior year of high school i became friends with a girl that i had known my whole life but had never really spoken to and i owe this long lasting obsession of mine to her.

back in high school i wasn't allowed to go out much, my parents feared that i would die or get into major trouble, but when i became friends with jeniffer i was allowed to go out a little more.
jeniffer immigrated from cuba like my family and although our parents had completely different ideals and parenting styles, me heading over there was nbd and sometimes i could even spend the night (bfd)!

what i loved most about jennifer and still love is how she was always genuinely herself even at the age of 17, i still struggle with being my honest self, especially in front of people i don't really know. not that i act like someone else, i just don't say or do much. i guess i am shy? but i am getting better.

the point is, that on our first hangout she introduced me to asian dramas.
it was awesome.
i instantly fell in love. they feel like an extended romantic comedy and you get to really understand and love the characters.
and the really good ones feel like an emotional roller coaster but will generally leave you in a good spot.

i even got chris (an avid hater of most things i watch on tv) hooked on a couple shows when we first got married.

since i started grad school i put this obsession on hold because i will get hooked and do nothing with my life until it is done. so i'm saving up for winter break or post graduation.

if you have self control i suggest just jumping into it.

i've compiled a list of my top 3 favorite dramas to get you started!

living in the city has been so much more enjoyable since chris and i stopped working weekends.
i feel like we get to live a little bit more like normal people instead of the late night hermits we were last year and it feels so nice.

last night was another late night post that got deleted.
i fell asleep on my phone...
it was pretty much about chris and i performed together as a duo again for the first time in over two years!
we started playing together when we were dating but a few months before we got married it kind of ended, not in any bad away but we both became really busy, me with grad school auditions and graduating and chris with his new full time job at the time.
but it is back and it felt so good to perform together again.
hopefully i can find a video clip or photos from last night to share on here i think the owner of the gallery might have some footage from last night.

today was also a great day. i feel like we are finally living in this city instead of just living in this tiny basement, if that makes any sense.

we went out this morning (3pm >.<) to sub culture out in soho to see the dublin guitar quartet perform.

it was great to finally see them live, we booked them last year for accidental music festival in orlando but weren't able to fly back down to actually see them perform.

i really like sub culture, the sound is a little dry but it's a beautiful intimate space where you can grab a beer and chat with the performers after the show.
realizing the only sustenance we had all day was beer and peanuts,  we decided to grab some lunch nearby.
the idrs this summer was held at nyu with a few events at subculture and i remember this really weird triangular building right next to it had a taqueria ( pinche taqueria ) so we decided to try it out.

the photo is pretty much the whole spot, there are few more two seat tables behind the lady in the photo and i was sitting on the second seat at the bar, the rest is mainly kitchen and standing room for to go orders.

the food was really good, i'd probably have to go a second time when i wasn't starving to be certain, but on first impressions it was amazing and on top of that they had 5 dollar margaritas (not sure if just a sunday thing or not).
i had an al pastor burrito wet ( mole and cheese on top) and chris had the carne asada fries and we shared the wings. it was kind of a crazy meat fest and a lot of food but it was all so good. and really filling that was our only meal today we ate at 5 and i am still not hungry.

if your in soho at lunch time check it out. i think tacos were around 3 dollars? definitely worth trying out.

the rest of the day was spent stocking up on a few winter essentials at uniqlo and getting some new comic books.

it was a really lovely day of exploring and just enjoying each others company in this lovely city.

i could really see us living here for a while. (so weird).


hope you had a great weekend!

side note //  have you tried the blue moon horchata beer?

-bea