Friday Favorites: NYC Bound!

Hey lovelies! It's Friday and I'm heading to NYC! So excited and ready to take on the city! Not to keen that it's still "Florida Winter" there. Meaning it'll be in the 50s and 60s. I was hoping for some nice 70 degree weather but I digress. Better then those 20 degree windy freezing temps!!

My friday favorites:

1. Going to NYC! Of course this is top of the list! I'm really ready to get in some shopping, spend time with my girls and because it's Cinco de Mayo weekend, also drink up some magaritassssss!
2. Passing my classes! Yayyy! I'm happy about that. I always have my moments because of my procrastination issues but I always manage to pull through! Take that grad school :)
3. New Blog Layout coming soon! Super excited about this because I don't know about yall but I'm so over my current layout *yawn*.
4. Off for the summer! Another thing that ties in with school. I'm taking off this summer because I will be traveling more but yeah so glad for the break!

So those are my favorites for today! Anyway about to board the plane. Before you leave check out my video about what I'm bring with me on my trip. Talk to you all soon!!

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What's on your agenda for the weekend?! Tell me!

xoxo, Preshii


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*Miss America Wave* I would like to thank…

I would like to thank Mary from For The Health of It  for nominating me for this award!

The Liebster award! What is it exactly?

The Liebster Award is an award for bloggers by bloggers. When you’re nominated for the award, you answer a set of questions asked by the blogger who nominated you and then nominate 11 other bloggers, and give those bloggers a set of questions to answer.  It’s a fun insight into the mind of your fellow bloggers.

I have been nominated for this award once before because because I suck have bad memory, I forgot to do it but this time, I refused not to because I am honored (once again) that someone thought of little ol' me! So let's get this party started...

1. In honor of spring, what is your favorite outside activity? Running in the morning when it's still isn't scorching hot and if I was near one - beach days would be awesome but pools have to work!

2. Why did you start blogging? I felt like I had a story to tell and my story could inspire others. Also I wanted to help myself stay accountable of these and also I love to write in general.

3. What is the furthest distance you have run/walked/hiked/walked? 13.1 miles. But technically if you add in all the walking to the start line, from the start line, etc it was about 15 miles that day.

4. I love to grill.  Do you prefer to host a cookout or be invited to them? The only grilling I do is on my George Forman and I am not sure if that really counts. Even if it does - I would def rather be invited! But I don't mind hosting if I don't have to do the cooking. :)

5. Name one gadget you cannot live without.  This can apply to any part of your life. ONE?! There are so many. So I'm breaking the rules. I can't live without my handy dandy cellphone, my garmin, my Macbook Pro, and my water bottle. I mean I can probably survive without them - but I'd be bored out of my life.

6. What was your first car? Loved it? Hated it? I loved my first car. It was a 1997 Toyota Corolla. She was gold. I called her Skittles. She and I went through a lot before I had to give her away to the junk car people.

7. How many places have you lived? House wise? 7! 3 while I was growing up and 4 since I left the nest!  Cities? 2 cities. 1 state!

8. What would be your dream vacation? My dream vacation would allow me to travel the entire world. Hopefully one day that will be possible! Until then my dream vacation will be a reality very soon! I am going on a 30 day trip all across Europe in June! I am sooo excited!

9. If you could describe yourself in one word, what would that be? afreakinawesomeamazinspirationalsauce. 

10. Do you have a theme song? When I read this for some unknown reason "Go Go power rangers" jumped into my head… but no, no I don't think I do.

11. Do you prefer to sit and read or watch movies? Name your favorite. I love to curl up with a good book but I love a good movie too! & I love a good book that becomes a good movie {Like Divergent & Hunger Games, etc} ! I have many favorite books and movie but I will name one of each and not be a rebel. Book: The Art of Racing In The Rain Movie: Friends With Benefits.


Thank you once again for the nomination Mary! And I also hope that some of my readers head over to her blog and check out her Q&A!

Here is my list of nominations.  Majority of you are bloggers that I just started reading but a couple of you I have been reading for months but just would love to hear all of your responses to these questions nonetheless! Also no worries if you don't get "around" to it. Trust me - I've been there! It's all for the fun of blogging :)!

Ashley at Downsizing Ashley

Heather at Run Like a G

Courney at The TriGirl Chronicles

Cynthia at You Signed Up For What?!

Lauren at Breathe Deeply and Smile

Ginger at Mini Me Wannabe

Tara at A Daily Dose of Fit

Michelle at The Gym Bag Diaries

Mindy at Road Runner Girl

Leslee at Her Happy Balance

[I only nominated 10 - shoot me :-p]

THE RULES:
1. Thank the blogger who has nominated you
2. Answer the questions given to you
3. Nominate 11 other blogs with less than 500 followers (I honestly do not know if I violated this one since not all blogs show their following)
4. Post 11 questions for your nominees to answer
5. Tag your nominees & post a comment on their blog to let them know that you have nominated them.

QUESTIONS:

1. What is your favorite movie and why?
2. Name something on your bucket list.
3. How did you come up with your blog name?
4. Describe yourself in 3 words?
5. What is your favorite way to stay fit?
6.  If you could go back and visit any time period, what time would you travel to and why?
7. What is one thing you really like about yourself?
8. When I dance I look like…
9. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
10. Tea or Coffee?
11. What's your favorite type of blog post to write about and why?



xoxo, Preshii


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Hiking on the West Coast!

I went hiking for the first time ever!! 

This past weekend I went to Los Angelos - for the first time ever as well and I had such a blast. 

In 48 hours I swear I did a week worth of stuff. 

We went sightseeing, shopping, clubbing, hiking, to the beach, and even road tripped to VEGAS! & of course out to eat a few times!

So here's a quick photo recap of my extended weekend.

Best pancake EVER!!

The griddle

Sightseeing.

Marilyn Monroe stayed at this hotel <3

This is the hotel from Pretty Woman :))

A little clubbing

Hiking

 Santa Monica Pier!

LOVE this pic!

Hands down my best jump photo to date!

VEGAS!

Now back to the hiking. We went to Runyon Canyon park Sunday morning. Our intentions was to hiking by the Hollywood sign but our GPS led up to the other side opposite the sign. But we didn't complain because it was gorgeous and we had such an amazing time.

The mountains, the view -- ahhh I loved it all.

Hiking was so much fun and SCARY at times. 

There were areas that I was too chicken to try.

I really wasn't in the mood to fall to my death.

But yes it was so much fun and it was such a beautiful morning.

A little cloudy but beautiful nonetheless.

This is when I truly fell in love with LA and then I fell deeper in love when we went to the Santa Monica Pier. Anyone who knows me knows my happy place is the beach so to be surrounded by the beach and mountains… that is true love in my heart.

So that's about it. I went legit hiking for the first time and had a blast.

I am so in love with SoCal and want to move there now.

I always said I wanted to move to Cali but now it's confirmed that it's a great fit for me!

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Ever been hiking?

Are you a mountain lover or beach lover?

xoxo, Preshii


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Would you rather run in a…..??

Snatched this from Cori at Olive to Run blog. 

Read on to see my quirky responses and then chime in!!

#1. Would you rather run in a thunderstorm or a snowstorm? See I already want to choose neither. But in good spirit I will make a choose. I say thunderstorm. I almost said snowstorm but I don't want to freeze to death. Though with a thunderstorm there's a possibility I would get struck by lightening. Oh no. I think I'm changing my answer to snowstorm. Long as I have on thermal clothing. But let's be honest, I'm a floridian. I have no clue what's it like to run in snow but CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.

#2. Would you rather breathe through your nose or breathe through your mouth? My nose. I hate when I have to breathe through my mouth when I am sick and I feel like I'm just sitting with my mouth open waiting for a fly to fly inside!

#3. Would you rather do 100 squats or 100 crunches? [Now take a break and go do them. ;)] Squats! I actually hate ab work. I really do. I need to get better at it. So I probably should do 100 crunches this very instance. Ahhhh but I won't. 

#4. Would you rather have a baked good for dessert or an extra serving of your favorite entree? Baked good for sure. I love sweets. It's my downfall. Mmmm this made me think of apple pie. That's such a lovely baked good. 

#5. Would you rather run on a treadmill for an hour or run around the same street block for an hour? I would happily run around that same street block for an hour like a hamster! Ugh I hate running on the treadmill. At least I would have some scenery. Even if it's repetitive. And I hate running in circles as well but I hate the dreadmill even more!

#6. Would you rather have a headache during a run or a side stitch? Oh this is a toughie. I've never had a headache during a run but I have had side stitches and they suck monkey balls. If I had a bad headache I wouldn't even go running. So I guess I'd rather have a side stitch. I can usually push through them or walk a little and do deep breathing if I have too!

#7. Would you rather have a rest day on a work day or a day off? On a work day! My rest day is actually Monday! I really like having it on a work day because then I know after work I can just relax. On a day off I have enough free time to get in a good workout and still relax so it's kind of like a rest day in a way if that makes since. So definitely prefer resting on a work day!

#8. Would you rather be a race director or a race volunteer? I would love to be a race director one day. I think it will be amazing stressful but fun and a great experience. I have volunteered at a race before and that was fun as well but I would love to see what all goes into planning and executing a race.

#9. Would you rather spend your money on running gadgets [HRM, GPS watch, Headphones] or running shoes?  Another toughie!! Gosh I really don't know. I love gadgets though. So I guess I'll go with gadgets. Gotta have my good music and love my awesome GPS watch. But don't get me wrong, I love good shoes too just starting to get more into them but gadgets…. yes.

#10. Would you rather run in a relay or do the run portion of a distance triathlon? I have no clue how long the distance portion is in a triathlon and I'm too lazy to look it up so therefore by default I'm going with running a relay. I did one recently and it was fun and I look forward to doing another one in march!

your turn.

       Would you rather…. run with a running group or run solo?

Want to join in on the fun?

Cori's doing a link up for this Would You Rather! 

Head over to her blog. Grab the questions. & Link up!

xoxo, Preshii


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I hope my wish comes true :)

I had a really good birthday! If I can ever help it I will never work on my birthday. It's a holiday. So I woke up and went to the gym. My birthday doesn't excuse me from a workout, besides working out doesn't stress me out it helps me start my day off better!

Then I came home and got cleaned up and put on a new maxi dress that was just waiting around in my closet to be worn. Completely had forgot about it. 

My smile says that my day was going in the right direction and I love my new lip color. It's Revlon's Just Bitten Kissable balm stain in Sweetheart Valentine. 

ABC’s about me :) It's my birthdayyy!!

ABC’s about me :)

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, a lovely day in the neighborhood. 

I found this on another blog (Jessie Loves To Run) that I came across and thought this would be perfect birthday post!

Attached or single? Attached to this lame named Jay. He's weird like me. Maybe weirder. Yeah I said it.