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Square Ice Cream! August 3, 2010

Filed under: Friends,Happy — Kelocity @ 9:49 pm
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Tonight, Erika and Timmy and Irving and I went for a nice long 4 mile walk through the neighborhood. We were feeling all healthy and good about ourselves for walking… until someone (Irving) mentioned ICE CREAM !

So we took a detour to Rite Aid (don’t laugh) because they have the BEST ice cream there. (Ok, maybe not the best, but pretty good for West Coast ice cream!)

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The best part is they dish it out with a square scoop!
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I got a Chocolate Cherry Chip! Mmmm!
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Friends + Ice Cream + Exercise = YAY!
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Back up to this afternoon… I was on the phone wandering around my condo today, when I found this hidden in our closet!
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A Closer Look!
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Anyone who knows me knows that I am NOT good with secrets. (i.e. I gave Irving his birthday gift two weeks early because I couldn’t WAIT to give it to him.) This is the cruelest thing EVER. It’s torture looking at these nicely wrapped gifts just for ME!

Everyday I have to pull off a post-it not. (As EJ said, it’s like an advent calendar. lol)
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What do you think? Should I listen to Irving and wait to open it? Or behave and wait til I’m officially 27 (in –ahem- 12 days)?

 

Sunday Funday! August 1, 2010

Filed under: Food,Friends,Happy,Hollywood Events,Workout — Kelocity @ 4:09 pm
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This morning, I got out the door at 6:30a to meet the Los Angeles Racers for a 5-mile run. It was fantastic. I was still a little tight from the 5k Erika and I ran this week (because I’m sadly a wee bit out of practice with the running!) But I really pushed myself today and it felt amazing.

I was with a few friends and I kept pace with them pretty good today. Sometimes it feels amazing to push past your comfort level a little bit and push on. It was a really rewarding run.

Plus the sun stayed hidden by the clouds til after we were done. That always helps.

Here’s the stats:
5 Miles in 1:03. Burned 470 Calories.

Mile 1: 11:48
Mile 2: 13:28
Mile 3: 12:28
Mile 4: 12:32
Mile 5: 12:45

I was hoping for some negative splits, but I’m pretty happy about our pace. That was doing 5:5 intervals (5 minutes running and 5 minutes walking).

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After coming home and showering, Erika and Timmy and I walked down to the Hollywood Farmer’s Market.
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We saw this lemonade stand and HAD to get some!
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I got a Watermelon Lemonade! (PS. I’m trying curls in my hair. What do you think?)
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For lunch, we met up with Irving at Umami Burger in Hollywood.

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It’s a funky new restaurant that all the celebs are raving about.
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At first, I was less than impressed. The staff wasn’t very outgoing and it was a little awkward.
There are also a lot of ordering “rules” and they are pretty adamant about them. I thought this was a little off putting.

But all that aside, the burger was actually really impressive.
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(But I hate when restaurants don’t serve anything on the side. It was literally JUST the burger. Where are my fries and pickles? (They are sold separately and that really annoys me!)

This was definitely a gourmet burger, and it was worth all the aggravation.
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Irving’s had crusted parmesan and some other goodies on it.
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I’m not a huge meat eater, but I ate every last bite of mine. MMM!
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For “dessert”, we had some of Honey Straws from the Farmer’s Market!
Irving’s matched his shirt!
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A very fun day in Hollywood.

 

A hot 5K July 31, 2010

Filed under: Friends,Workout — Kelocity @ 8:48 am
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Yesterday, Erika and I ran a 5K through our neighborhood. It wasn’t fast by any means (I definitely slowed her down), but it felt so good to get out there and do it.

I have to start following my training plan for the fall!

 

Here were my stats for the run:

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It was so hot that I got a migraine after we ran. Grrr. I swear, my body does not do well in heat. I get cranky and tired everytime I have to be in the sun when it’s too hot.

 

Ready for the Country Club! July 28, 2010

Filed under: Friends,Los Angeles — Kelocity @ 9:53 am

Last night, Erika, Timmy, Irving and I teed up for a foursome of golf together! We played the 9-hole De Bell course in Burbank, and it was pretty awesome.


I love this course because you don’t have to be very good to play. No pressure. 🙂 But from all the cool weather we’ve been having, the greens were actually in really good condition.

The sun was really pretty too, we had such a nice time. There goes Timmy!

Erika lining up a putt!

I love Irving’s new shirt because it’s TEAL! Golfing is 90% fashion, 10% skill.


Speaking of fashion… just sign us up for the country club!

Look at that focus! That ball went flying!

Um… unlike this ball on the 9th hole…. WHIFF!

I love this picture. We should sell it to Golf Digest Magazine. HAHA

It was such a great way to spend a summer evening.

**All pictures taken by Erika!

 

Lazy day with the Family July 24, 2010

Filed under: Family,Friends — Kelocity @ 4:17 pm
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Just a few random pictures from our trip home.

Sisters!
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Gizmo!
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The Four Musketeers!
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Mom and Me!
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Mikaela and Chris:
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Linsay and I:
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And her mom and my mom!
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BillySeanKelley (It used to be one word!)
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And I present to you…. an afternoon of JENGA!
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These boys worked all day building these structures:
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I’m told that one is a giraffe??

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But they were most proud of this bad boy:
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Here is a video of them building it:

And then they knocked it down!
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Boys will be boys!