they call me bea: November 2014

Happy thanksgiving

This is the first thanksgiving I can remember where in the morning the house isn't chaotic with too many things cooking and too many things needing to be cleaned up.

I miss my mom and the amazing smell of all the mojo pork and turkey (the result of a night full of prepping and and super early start on cooking) and being her helper in tasting everything just to be sure it was perfect.

It's 11 am in the photo above, that's all the light this little place gets, and Chris is still sleeping. I have coffee steeping on the stove and two dogs to cuddle with.

We did all our baking yesterday so the house is "clean" and quiet.

It will be weird to have a thanksgiving where the whole family can fit at a single table (mine generally had three plus couches) and have an actual conversation.

I miss my family in Florida but I am also thankful to have family in nyc that I will get to know better and maybe start some new traditions with.

Wishing you a happy stress free thanksgiving!

-bea

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thankful for //

// getting to live in this amazing city with my best friend

// my wonderful supportive family

// having no reason to go outside on the first snow this winter

// smitten kitchen and all of her amazing recipes

i made this for tomorrow and i can not wait to try it

// 18 year old me deciding that i'd rather be an oboist than a doctor

-bea

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friday

five things friday

on this lovely crisp friday morning i wanted to share five things i love and appreciate from this past week.

1 //

the failed family tradition of trying to see the nyc marathon together.

for the second year in a row we failed to meet on same side of the race, which is pretty awesome.

next year we agreed to meet at the entrance to the park so we could all watch and cheer together.

(this was mile 24)

2//

enjoying fall outside! this year has been so much better than last year, everything feels so different and wonderful.

i am so happy to be enjoying the last of the fall greenery in the sunshine.

3//

finally investing (is $40 an investment?) / taking the time to get a freakin humidifier.
this thing is a game changer.
no more headachy mornings and no more nosebleeds.
this year we are ready.

4//

this video.
it has been getting me through pretty much every bad thought i've had in the past week.
i've kinda been watching it everyday.

5//

last but not least, this video a friend from school made.
i have watched it a few times this week, it's perfect.

hope you all have the happiest of weekends.

-bea

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fitness

mixtape monday // running edition

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

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blogtober

halloween 2014

hope you all had an amazing chocolate filled halloween!

this year, like most holiday's in nyc, chris had to work so we spent the night at his job, which thankfully is a fun bar. i really love all the people we have met this past year, it was a really fun night of chatting eating too much chocolate and hanging out until 4 am.

we kept the couple costume theme of the past few years going and we dressed up as Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock.

we found the perfect sweater colors at american apparel this week, for some reason we always wait until the last minute to finish costumes.

I spent the morning in soho attempting to buy a pair of black lace up shoes.
my original idea was to head to the converse store and get the new all rubber high tops but they didn't have my size. i went to five shops and no one had my size in anything.

it was so frustrating.
i expect it in my neighborhood where everyone has size 6 feet but soho? i always imagine lower manhattan as the land of models who all have giant feet.
you'd think they would have more size 9 shoes.
i had pretty much given up and had to get back uptown for a class when i spotted f21 and decided to give it one last go, so glad i did because i love these shoes. plus the lady at the door was handing out 25% off tickets so i didn't even have to pay full price.
and i was only 5 minutes late to class.

AA Sweater || AA Raglan Pullover || F21 lace up boots || Spock Ears

the final look:

hope you all had a great halloween and a wonderful october.
my attempt at blogging everyday in october wasn't really a success but it did get me to blog a lot more than if i hadn't tried.

tell me about your costumes!!

-bea