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The Friday Five!


Well its already Friday! I always enjoy reading the 'Friday Five's' that JenChoosesJoy regularly posts so I thought I'd do one of my own. Without further ado, here are my "five"! 


The Pumpkin Patch
My girlfriends and I make an annual pilgrimage to the local pumpkin patch. It is so quaint and a lot of fun to actually go into a pumpkin field and pick my own pumpkin! I grew up in Winnipeg and as far as I know, we didn't have pumpkin patches (maybe  I'm wrong and was just missing out all those years?!). I bought a few pumpkins and a few weird looking gourds. They also sold amazing apples and I bought a bunch of those too! 



 Doterra Essentials Oils 
I received my second Doterra order and am still discovering essential oils but I'm definitely on the bandwagon :-) This time I ordered Frankincense, Serenity and Aromatouch. I've heard a lot of good things about Frankincense oil with regards to cellular healing and it's anti-aging benefits. I wanted to try more of the Doterra custom blends so I ordered Serenity and Aromatouch because the ingredients seemed like they would smell good together - and they do! Aromatouch has a fresh peppermint scent and serenity smells like lavender vanilla. I've been putting it on my pillows at night and it's very relaxing.



Lucky for me, this running shop, specializing in trail running and ultra running is right in my neighborhood! This store is amazing and so is the entire community of trail and ultra runners. I have only run one ultra (it was 28ish miles...so technically an ultra haha) but I LOVE running the trails. Before the Victoria Marathon I made a last minute switch to run in my Scott Ice Runners because the roads were a bit slick. I've run four marathons with my Scotts and I wanted to keep them for local trail runs so I decided to check out a different model from the brand. I decided on the Kinabalu 3 . I had to pick up a 7 Hills Running singlet because it matched so well! If I run the Seattle Marathon, I'll probably wear these 2 items :-)



Fall Running 
Fall is THE BEST time to run! We have been having a great fall with nice weather and sunny skies, perfect for running....but rain isn't that bad either :-) I really enjoy running in cooler temperatures especially after the hot summer we had, it made it really hard to train after work! This picture is from one of my regular running routes...it's so beautiful to me. I love that I can see the ferry and mount Rainier.


Betty Designs 
I have been looking at getting some real tri clothing for quite awhile but I could never decide on anything and I just kept waiting for something new to come out. When Betty Designs announced their 'Kona Collection' I had to order some of it! I ordered the tri top and the tri shorts and so far I really like them and I love the colors. I don't care- having great work out clothes makes me happy! 

Hope you enjoyed my Friday Five! Do you have any weekly favorites? Anything new you've tried and loved? 

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