My Christmas Gift to You
MERRY CHRISTMAS to all of you lovely people. This was all scheduled to go out on Christmas morning and then for some odd reason, WordPress decided to eat it.
For your patience, here are some scenes from my Christmas:
Beer mile contenders.Recap coming soon on my Canadian Running Blog
Christmas morning run with Dad
I wait all year for these cinnamon rolls. I may be biased, but I think my mom makes the best ones in the world.
Opening gifts and doing run therapy. #normal
Annual sister pile. My youngest sister has the biggest heart and always starts crying when we are not even through opening our stockings about how fortunate we are, etc. Megan is the sister that comforts her and I am the one that laughs. We all have our parts to play.
Because it’s important to have photos of yourself with no make up and in sweatpants on the internet. Love these girls.
Never gets old…
It has been an incredible year and I am so excited for what 2016 holds. I have so many exciting plans for the blog, for races, for experiences and for becoming better but more on that later.
For now, I am just enjoying the incredibly unseasonable weather we are having in Southwestern Ontario. The first thing I did when I left work for the holidays was put on a pair of shorts (!) and go on a run.
It was my first attempt at any speed since I began my off season and it was a humbling experience. I was just not feeling it but it just shows me that I have so much room for improvement.
It also has something to do with the fact that I have not been sleeping much these days. A deep issue with FOMO combined with a plethora of holiday parties means I have been cutting back on both sleep and my workouts. I always give myself a free pass in the holiday season because life is meant to be lived, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t have some weapons in my arsenal to attack fatigue and keep me going strong.
Christmas Eve was such a gorgeous day that I decided to take advantage of the gorgeous sunshine, despite the 50 km/hr winds and headed out on a cycle.
I had a busy morning of last minute shopping, gift wrapping and feeling generally underslept so I had smoothie with some of my Genuine Health Extra Energy in Cappucino.
I love the pick me up from it and in the summer, I use it to make healthy iced coffee. You get the energy boost without the crash or added sugar.
I can’t let it be Christmas without giving you a gift which is why I am partnering with Genuine Health and Goodness Me! (which is where I buy my Genuine Health products) to give a reader one to try.
It comes in Cappucino and Orange (which I love plain, mixed with water because it tastes like orange juice without the sugar!). Just leave a comment letting me know which flavour you would want to try.
I will be announcing the winner on Monday, January 11. I am going to have an altered blog posting schedule for the next couple weeks because I am headed to go on vacation, leaving today! There will be lots of running, surfing, camping on the beach and exploring and although I will not be three posts a week here, you can follow my adventures on my Instagram.
BYE!
I’d love dating the cappuccino!
Enjoy your vacation!
Oops not dating. Just love it haha
Happy Holidays! Hope you have a great vacation. I would love to try the cappuccino.
yum! love to try the cappuccino !
Thanks for the uplifting xmas post 🙂 I would’ve to try the cappuccino flavour 🙂
T
I’m all about that cappuccino flavor. Coffee everything for life. Also, those cinnamon rolls…yes. I believe they are the best. They look amazing. As do you and your sisters. Good genes you three have!
I’m all about the cappuccino flavour! As a devout iced-coffee fan I can see this going down perfectly after my 6am spin classes when energy and caffeine are top of mind! Merry Christmas!
Looks like you had a beautiful christmas time with your family 🙂
Is Genuine Health a vegan/gluten free product? I am always curious to try new ones especially when someone I know can vouch for them! Definitely would be into the cappuccino flavour 🙂
Hope you have the happiest of new years!
Orange!…no Cappuchino!…yes Cappuchino. May be a great alternative to my daily coffee fix. Have a wonderful New Years!! 🙂
You and your sisters look gorgeous.
Happy Holidays.
Holy balls- those cinnamon rolls. Yummm!
cappucino!
Yum! Would love to try the orange flavour! Enjoy your vacation!
Definitely orange! Yum!
I’d love to try orange!
Your vacation looks amazing via Instagram!
Happy new year! I hope it will be a great one with lots of fun racing and running and new PR’s!
I’ve been wanting to try Genuine health products for some time now, and I’d love to try the cappuccino flavour.
Hmm I’m not based in Canada though…
I would love to try the cappuccino. Sounds like a delicious energy boost!
Thank you.
I live in London and I couldn’t believe my Christmas Day run. It was perfect. I’d love to try Cappucino!
I’d love to try the orange. A healthy “orange creamsicle” smoothie sounds divine.
Would love to try the cappuccino, thanks!!
Cinnamon Rolls are the best treat to wait for! I would love to try the Cappuccino . Thanks!