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Buzz Lightyear + Cross Training = Good Weekend!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on May 14, 2013 | 5 Comments »

Happy Monday! Let’s take care of business first: how adorable is my nephew in his Buzz Lightyear jammies?! I sent him a set of Woody and Buzz pajamas for his birthday last month (which still needs proper attention in the form of a blog posting), and my sister sent me pics of him that I […]

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Race Fever is Back!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on May 7, 2013 | 1 Comment »

I have more stories to share of my favorite blonde visitors, but I thought I’d jump to present day to fill you all in with my running and fitness endeavors. Here’s how the past few weeks have broken down: My friends were here for 2 weeks, which left me with no time to exercise (though […]

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More Fun in Kyoto- Geisha Makeover!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , on May 2, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

I’ve had most people ask me about getting made into a geisha, and what it’s like, so I thought I’d blog about that today! While my girl friends were in town visiting, we decided to do a Maiko, or Geisha, makeover in Kyoto. It was about $100/ person, which included makeup, costuming, photo shoot, and […]

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Visitors!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on April 18, 2013 | 1 Comment »

I don’t have much to say today, because my visitors arrived!!!! YAY! Brittany and Amanda survived their 11 hour flight and made it to me safely in Tokyo! Dan and I went to meet them at the airport and brought them back to our place, then went across the street for some food and drinks. […]

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Reebok Urbanathlon

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on April 15, 2013 | 4 Comments »

What a weekend! The weather was amazing Saturday so we spent most of the day outside, and Sunday was Dan’s Reebok Urbanathlon. But first, the winner of my Endorphin Warrior bracelet giveaway! Yay! Congrats, Ashley! If you can email your choice of bracelet word, bracelet size (see website), and mailing address to laurel[at]penniestoyennies[dot]com, they’ll send […]

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Family Friday

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , on April 13, 2013 | 1 Comment »

First off, today is the last day to enter my Endorphin Warrior bracelet giveaway! Enter here! Happy Friday! Mine always is- it’s when I go hashing! I wasn’t planning on running with the group tonight in Kichijoji, so I got a run in this morning. I only went a mile, but I didn’t hold back […]

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New Yukata for Tanabata!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on April 11, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

Alright, so yesterday was National Sibling Day, and of course I didn’t know until the day was nearly over! So in honor of NSD, (or as you probably see it now, Throwback Thursday), here’s my sister and I, back in I believe 1989. I’m in blue I’m so lucky to have such a great big […]

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Endorphin Warrior Bracelet Giveaway

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on April 9, 2013 | 8 Comments »

Happy Tuesday all! I haven’t had the greatest running week. I’m on a new physical therapy regimen and it’s giving me a run for my money! My foot problem finally has a diagnosis- Hyperpronation, or inward rotation of feet. I’m working to strengthen the front half of my foot to get some of the weight […]

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Triumph!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on April 6, 2013 | 1 Comment »

You know that feeling when you nail a workout? You pushed and it felt good and you felt good and all is right with the world? Right here. That happened. But first, I spent all day baking cookies for running club! When I make cookies, I usually prefer soft, chewy cookies. These were crunchy on […]

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An At-Home Workout

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on April 4, 2013 | 2 Comments »

Hey all! I want to thank you all for your kind comments and e-mails I received yesterday. It has been so incredibly frustrating not only NOT being able to run, but having no one understand when you explain the pain! So thanks for that! I thought I’d start today off with something I observed at […]

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