A life with pie: Travel

Catching up and recapping February training efforts...well, I went to Disney World.

The week through the Orlando Parks:

Killed my shoes - dead! Note to self - really important to buy new shoes when you say you will.
Logged so many miles that my new fitbit decided to jump ship. Translation was lost somewhere between Monster's Inc and Big Thunder Mountain in the Magic Kingdom.
Highest mileage day tracked before the departure of said FB, 9.36 miles through Universal Studio Island Adventure. Woot!!
The highest mileage day didn't kill my feet. The standing in the long lines at Magic Kingdon was the guilty party.
By week's end, the total would have been over 40 miles, in 6 days. Yah us!

All in all it was a fun winter vacation with the family. Been twisted, turned, spun, thrown upside down, wet, shaken and stirred enough for one winter. Lived through all the end of the day steps/miles that brought tears to my eyes. And had a blast.

Postcards from Orlando:

sister's family

fav of M & I

fav of H, Em & I

happiest place on earth

jungle cruise - best pic of Mom & Dad

hmmm

my heart!

What a week it has been! Trying my best to recover from Super Bowl XLVIII. My spirit has been on a permanent high since lifting off from SeaTac. The 3.5 days in NYC were spectacular. Absolutely perfect. The crowning glory was my Seahawks dominating the day to become World Champs (a.k.a Best Day Ever!) Defense wins championships folks. Loved that us 12's created the loudest Super Bowl on record. Great game for all on our side of the ball!

Beyond football, I was blessed with a lot of quality time with Heather & Mike, my Dad and Jennie to play in the big apple (Super Bowl Boulevard, Times Square, Top of the Rock, 9/11 Memorial, Empire State Building). And we had wonderful meals with a bevy of friends to pepper our journey. Here are the highlights:

Tick Tock Dinner - the hotel's dinner served a mean breakfast that we went back to daily.
Bouchon Bakery - lovely pain au chocolate and macarons.
Dylan Prime - a wonderful steak house. Ricotta cavatelli with butternut squash, broccoli rabe & sage and the perfect 8oz filet. Topped with a deconstructed tiramisu.
The Top of the Standard - cocktails with a spectacular view.
Cherry - Asian fushion & lovely cocktails. Tuna crispy rice, foie gras short-rib gyoza, BBQ eel roll with candied bacon, yellowtail jalapeno roll ...to name a few. Recommend the Bordello & Cherry Bomb cocktails.
Il Cantori - Tuscan restaurant. Pappardelle alla buttera with sausage, peas, cream & tomato, risotto of the day, rib-eye dressed in rosemary and profitteroles. The osso bucco was lucious as well.

LOVED every minute of it!

New York pulses to a beat all it's own - fast, chaotic and bold. Of all my times in the city, this trip was the most fun interacting with the urbanites. Cheer or jeer, our interactions were all laced with football banter and fun. And the 12s around walking around the city would stop conversations for the exchange of "Go Hawks" everywhere you went. Rarely minutes would go by on Thursday and Friday without giving voice to the Hawks greeting. The code of the 12s - what a beautiful thing.

On the training side of the week, I didn't officially do my 5K prep. However, I'm happy to report that I walked over the equivalent of a marathon (26.95 miles) during my days in the city. Only experienced one night flare up of joint pain, not too shabby. Very proud with my activity level & mileage for the long weekend.

A once in a lifetime weekend!! So thankful I was lucky enough to share it with my siblings Mike & Heather, my Dad & Jennie. It was absolutely the perfect group to share the experience of our team and city winning their 1st Super Bowl!!!

Postcards from NYC & Super Bowl 48: