The Friday Five {Rainy Edition}

The weather is still mucky here.  I'm starting to get a little stir crazy!  Summer weekends are supposed to be sunny and spent poolside.  The pro to all this rain is that we haven't seen temperatures over 90 in a week.

1. What I'm Reading:

Best.book.ever!  Since I've read it before and know what happens, I'm savoring every word.  It's just ridiculously good and a goofy grin stays on my face while reading it.


2. What I'm Listening to:

 

At fourth of July, we decided Bob Seger is about as American as it gets.  This one is my favorite, mostly because he sings about "a black haired beauty with big, dark eyes."  Hmmm, who could that be?


3. What I'm Watching:

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After hearing everyone talk about it, I finally watched this show.  Soooo funny.  There is a lot of reality TV showcasing Louisiana right now and most are very exaggerated versions of reality.  But there are people like this in our state (trust me, I know some) and I love that the world is seeing how resourceful we are.  One common thread in all these shows is that Louisianians live off our land.  I'm proud of that. 


4. What I'm Eating:

Lots of cherries (2 pounds in 3 days!).  Also, summer produce from my dad's garden: cucumbers, tomatoes, squash, peppers, and eggplant.


5. What I'm Pinning:


 

I love oysters and this saying/inspirational Avett lyrics/paleo cookies/more paleo cookies/hair bow inspriation

Happy Friday!

What are you reading? Watching? Listening to?  Eating? Pinning?

What are your plans for the weekend? 

3 Little Things

1. Yesterday, at the grocery store, I picked up some cherries on sale for $1.50 a pound.  Usually, I steer clear of cherries because they are pretty pricey.  After checking out and putting my grocery haul in my car, I, like I always do, pulled out my receipt and went over it.  They charged me $4.99 per pound for the cherries!  The bag of little red gems should have cost me a little under $3, but cost me a little over $9. 

Last shopping trip, I went to customer service because they overcharged me $0.49 per pound for zucchini, and they refunded me $3.  Yesterday, they overcharged me $7 and I let it go.  I don't know my rationale behind this.  Maybe I was just too tired to fight about it.  Grocery store: 1  Rebecca: 0.

2.  This WOD kicked.my.butt!  During round 3, I got really dizzy and light headed.  I felt like my blood pressure was bottoming out and had to go squat in front of the fan for a few minutes.  Needless to say my time sucked.  My head/sinuses/ears are always a little congested in the morning.  They were worse yesterday, and since it was only 5:30 AM, they hadn't had time to drain and clear out before my workout.  It must have been that coupled with the heat and humidity, oh, and the fact that I hadn't been to CrossFit in a week and a half.  I felt funny for the rest of the day (and therefore skipped Party by the Pool).  

3.  I miss running.  Specifically, I miss long Saturday morning runs.  My plan is to run a half in October with my best friend/mother of my godchild, Kristi, so official training will start in July.  The heat is already brutal.  I must acclimate.  And I must get a training plan together.


Do you watch prices at the grocery store to make sure they ring up correctly?  Usually, I watch as they are scanned and correct the checker right away.  Yesterday, she scanned all my items, then my Kroger card, so I couldn't tell if prices were accurate.  Lesson learned.  Each shopping trip, there is at least one item mispriced.
Have you ever passed out or vomited during a workout?  I felt close to doing both yesterday.  I actually have puked during a workout before.  I'm not ashamed....it's a little hardcore!
How hot is too hot to run outdoors?  I know summer is "running season" for a lot of Northerners, but November to March is running season for us. Here, it will be high 90's with 75% humidity by late July.