New Years Resolutions

Hi friends!  

Its that time of year again... NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS!  

I really have had such a blessed year even with all of the crazy things God has put in front of us to deal with

You have to count your blessing and I can honestly say I have never had a bad year!  (lucky me)

The ONLY 2 things I would like to improve on this year is my blog..
I feel like I've let ya'll down, but I am still kicking and promise to share so many things with ya'll this year!
ANnnddd #2, RUN A HALF MARATHON!

Thanks to Nicks Dad, I have these nice shiny new running shoes!  

I can't tell ya'll how serious about this I am!
I am signing up for the half in Seabrook (my home town)

It's in March, and I have already started training.

Some of my friends have also started training for various running events.  

 I love and follow this route pretty closely...

I'm on week 2 with this

I do my running Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

On my off days Nick and I like to play tennis, hit the gym, or swim.

 To help kick off this nifty new project.....

I made these yummy high energy cookies! 

Here is the recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup rolled oats (NOT instant- use the whole oats!)
• 2/3 cup flour (or any type of flour)
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup mix-ins (I used raisins, craisins, chocolate chips, and nuts.  I basically use whatever is in the pantry)
• 1/2 cup maple syrup (I used warm honey)
• 3 tablespoons nut butter 
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons canola oil (melted coconut oil works too, but again, it changes the taste and texture a bit)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350*F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the oats, flour, sea salt, cinnamon, coconut and mix-ins with a fork.
3. In a separate smaller bowl, mix the flax, maple syrup, nut butter, vanilla and oil until all the chunks of nut butter are gone.
4. Pour the wet mixture into the dry, and stir well until everything is well combined and no dry patches remain.
5. Use a tablespoon (for small cookies) or a 1/4 measuring cup (for large cookies) to drop the cookies onto the baking sheet. They can be rather close, since the cookies don’t spread much.
6. Bake for exactly 13 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for a minute before transferring to a wire rack to cool.

**Adapted from http://www.une-vie-saine.com/

Changed it around a little

There really easy to make and helps my sweet obsession, cause they're pretty healthy!  

What are some of your New Years Resolutions?