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Sister Day

March 13, 2010 27 Comments

Thank you for all of your Birthday wishes! It was so fun reading the comments throughout our Sister Day.

It was also fun to read how many other March Birthdays there are

We had what I would consider a perfect day.

We went shopping:

Had a delicious lunch:

We sat outside on these very comfy couches and ate. It was so relaxing.

The food was delicious.

Started with the hummus trio:

Then shared this amazing grilled artichoke. It was so good you didn’t even need the sauce it came with:

And then we had the blackened shrimp. I have never had such juicy shrimp. These were to die for!

Of course the server surprised us with a piece of birthday cake.

I LOVE cake!

I was a good girl and only ate about 1/4. I really wanted to eat the whole thing but I knew I would be stuffed.

After lunch we made a quick stop at Whole Foods.

Love me some Kombucha! A Birthday treat because they are SO expensive

And then my sis treated us to manicures:

Finally we met the boys for dinner:

Not the best picture of us

More cake!

I t was a great day!

Thanks Sister!

And thanks to all of my friends who made it special for me. All of the emails, texts, and comments made my day

Hope you are all enjoying your weekend.

Time for a Green Monster with lots of Spinach and NO chocolate.

Filed Under: Food, Fun 27 Comments

Thursday Highlights

March 5, 2010 12 Comments

Happy Friday Bloggies!

This morning I thought it would be fun to share some of my highlights from yesterday.

First highlight was a glorious run in the morning. I have had a few things on my mind lately and sometimes the only thing that will clear it is a good run. I felt so much better afterwards.

Next highlight was a really yummy and very green Green Monster to start the day. This one had almond milk, 1 scoop Vega meal, flax seed, banana, frozen berries, and lots of spinach-YUM!

I just love starting the day with one of those!

Next highlight of the day was this silly face. I had just given her a treat. Unfortunately I missed the picture of her eating it because she is sooooo fast when it comes to grabbing those snacks from me. Not sure any camera could keep up!

I think she wants more. She looks starving.

After work I headed over to the next highlight of the day:

Yes I got my hair done. I have to admit it-I have gray hair-it sucks-I am getting old. I have to go to my favorite girl every six weeks. She keeps me looking beautiful! Thanks Rachel : )

And the last highlight of the day was his and her pastas.

Tonight was “make your own pasta” night. We boiled up a big pot of pasta. We mixed white and wheat. And laid out a bunch of toppings.

His:

Hers:

Yes that is hummus on top. Am I the only one who likes hummus on everything?

I wanted to mention a couple giveaways that are going on around us.

First one is a delicious Hershey’s giveaway at Apple Crumbles.

And the second is a tea giveaway at One Fit Foodie.

Speaking of giveaways! I won one! I never win anything…….Check it out at The Nutritious Foodie. Thanks Gelareh.

Do you have anything fun planned for the weekend?

I hope to do a 5K on Sunday but it is supposed to be pouring rain…..We shall see if I can be as tough as Berni!

Have a great day and thanks for reading : )

Filed Under: Fitness, Food, Fun 12 Comments

New Products

March 2, 2010 16 Comments

Yesterday I had a very exciting day of trying two new products.

You know me I tend to eat the same old stuff day in and day out so to me two new things in one day is BIG!

The morning started off with my typical green monster shake however there were some changes.

Instead of using Amazing Grass I used my new Vega Whole Food Optimizer:

I have been wanting to try this product for a while now. I like the idea that it has all the “green” food plus maca plus chlorella and protein all in one. And vegetarian sources of protein to boot.

I ended up using one scoop of Vega, almond milk, almond butter, flax seed, 1 banana and frozen berries:

I think this morning I will use half of scoop instead and omit the almond butter and add spinach.

It was very thick and much more filling than my usual mix. But it tasted good!

Last night our dinner was created around this second new product:

My mother in law from Fit and Sixty turned us on to these egg white salads. They have quite a few varieties at TJ’s. We decided this one would be good in a salad.

First I made a delicious mix of all things veggie:

Bill sautéed some asparagus in an olive oil blend:

Topped the salad with sun-dried tomatoes and the egg white salad mix:

All together now with the asparagus:

It was delicious!

We ate while catching up on some Dexter episodes.

Any Dexter fans out there?

Have you tried any worthy new products lately I should know about?

Hope you have a great Tuesday!

Filed Under: Food 16 Comments

I Was Flying

February 23, 2010 21 Comments

This morning I woke up ready to tackle my run.

I decided (unfortunately) I cannot take Pepsi with me anymore and will just have to walk her when I get done with my run. A bit more time-consuming but I really don’t think we can run together anymore .

Breaks my heart.

So off I went into the darkness alone. Just me and my runmeter.

Here are my stats:

Not so good. I thought I was flying!

Thank goodness I am meeting up with Khrystle tomorrow. She is a certified Life Style Coach and Personal Fitness Trainer and has offered her services to me. Our goal is to get me to run faster by my 5K on March 7 and my 10K on March 20.

I need help! I am scared though…….I will let you know how it goes.

After my run and walk to work, I had the usual:

Green monster and vegan energy bar: