My newest favorite thing

Vodka tonic. With lime.

I'm not sure why these things are so delicious. I really love them though. I love them so much that I rode my bike for an hour on the trainer today just so that I could drink a couple of vodka tonics tonight. I guess that exercising specifically to drink probably isn't the most healthy way to go about things, but whatever it takes, right?

I'm going to go enjoy my drinks right now.

The first of my favorite things

I am not what you would call a girly-girl. I don't do my hair or makeup on a regular basis. For this reason, I have little skill in styling hair or applying makeup.

Enter the first of my favorite things: my CHI straightening iron.

The CHI works magic. My hair is naturally fairly straight, but left to its own devices, it flips at the ends and is prone to fly-aways. In about 2 minutes with the CHI, it lays flat and looks shiny and healthy. The effect is even better if I really get my act together and use the fancy hair products I got with the iron for Christmas.

I probably never would have splurged on a high-end ceramic iron for myself, so I'm thankful that my mom did! Even though I only use it a few times per month, I would definitely replace it were I to break it tomorrow.

Love my CHI.

Skiing with My Besties

I went skiing at Eb's Trails with my friends S and E yesterday. Eb's is a trail system maintained by the Saskatoon Nordic Ski Club. It's located about 50 minutes away from the city in a beautiful Provincial Forest area. We had a great time - good company, gorgeous weather. In fact, the weather was so nice that trail conditions were pretty crappy. I refuse to complain about nice weather here, though!

All in all, we skied about 7 miles in about 2 hours. It was pretty slow due to the sticky snow, but who's counting anyway?

I also just finished up the first 'official' week of marathon training. Only 15 to go! Feeling good so far.