I bought a bread machine!

I shopped around a little, and got a (barely) used one off Craigslist.  The couple I bought it from had gotten it and only used it a few times, but then the wife found out she had a gluten intolerance so they haven’t used it since. 

Today I made my first loaf.  I made a simple, white loaf because the instruction manual said that was the best and easiest to try for your first loaf.  In less than three hours, I had a perfect loaf of white bread!

I’m not really a fan of white bread, so S will be eating most of this loaf.  I did have a piece when it was fresh, though.  Hot, freshly baked bread with butter melted on top…  holy yum!

Rewind to this morning.  I woke up bright and early at 6:30 because I wanted to get a good run in before it got hot.  I will be running the San Jose Rock n Roll half marathon in less than a month and I haven’t really been running at all.  So I set my mind on 10 miles this morning.

I was pretty proud of myself.  I really tried to push it, and was EXHAUSTED by the end.  But I managed an average 8:35 pace.  Not too shabby!

I will definitely have to slow down for the race in order to get the last three miles in, but at least now I’m confident I will be able to finish it.

I had a pre-run fuel of a Clif bar, and post run I made this beauty.

An omelette with 1 egg, 2 egg whites, spinach, mushrooms, a veggie hot dog and goat cheese. 

I’m LOVING fresh figs right now.  I got these babies at Trader Joes, and they are sooo good.  I wish it was easier (and more affordable) to get figs all year long!

S and I rented “Green Zone” tonight (yay for Redbox!) so I’m off to enjoy it with a nice, big slice of ice cream cake.  G’night, ya’ll!