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Plane Pet Peeves

by Fitnessista on August 22, 2011

in breakfast,hls,lunch,something to talk about,vacation

Hi friends! Hope you’ve had a wonderful Monday so far <3

I’m sky blogging again- it’s been a long day of traveling, rude cab drivers, and on-the-go food so it will be nice to get home and back in the swing of life.

We had a great last morning in Philly, though :)

me

After sleeping in, blogging and munching hotel-made oats (with Vega protein and 1/2 a crumbled Macro Bar)

oats

[I was eating it in the elevator and a man said, “well that looks very healthy.” Nothing like green oats to shock random people]

we went on a mission to find somewhere for the Pilot to get his hairs cut.

pilot

I went into the cute little stores while he tried to find a place, and it wasn’t until an hour or so after our adventure began that we remembered most salons are closed on Mondays. My mom is a stylist.. I should remember these things ;)

So instead, we went to the Reading Terminal Market one last time so the Pilot could grab some bfast and I could grab lunch for the plane.

market

We do this almost every time we’re on vacation- we find a place we like, and then we eat there every day. Remember in Vegas when we ate at Mon Ami Gabi for breakfast every.single.day? It’s funny because part of me thinks that we should explore foodie options whenever we can, and the other part has a “if it ain’t broke…” mentality.

He munched a stuffed savory crepe

pilot (2)

and I attempted to drink the sickest veggie juice of my life.

juice

[I tossed it after taking the photo. I couldn’t do it.]

I’m a pretty hardcore juice fanatic- you could juice a shoe and I might just ask you to add a bit of ginger to it- but this one tasted off, like something wasn’t right. As much as I wanted a veggie-ful enzyme blast, I couldn’t drink the stanky funky juice.

I also grabbed a salad + hummus to munch on the plane:

food

and its deliciousness made up for the juice :)

We had an.. eventful… cab ride to the airport, almost missed our flight [it wouldn’t be *us* if we weren’t sprinting through the terminal. In all fairness this time wasn’t our fault, but rather our cabbie’s] and had a long layover at the Atlanta airport hanging out and having dinner with my FIL. It was lovely :)

We were only in Atlanta for 3 hours, but being there made me realize how much I really miss Georgia people. They are so kind and polite… unlike anything I’ve experienced living or visiting anywhere else.

Time to shut this thing down. See ya in the desert! :)

xoxo

Gina

Something to talk about: What’s you biggest plane pet peeve? Mine *used* to be crying babies –now I just imagine that it will be me in a few months, so I’m trying to be more sympathetic- but I definitely think arm rest hogs are the worst. Also up on the list: snorers and people who glare at you when you ask to be let out to use the powder room.

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His first cheesesteak

by Fitnessista on August 22, 2011

in bloggy friends,Dinner,hls,shenannigans,vacation

What a night.

us

You may have wondered why I was middle-of-the-night blogging and tweeting last night ;) I stayed up later than I have in a looooooong time, and had an absolute blast with good friends :)

We started off at dinner at Parc, with Sabrina, her husband Trig, and Kath.

girls

Parc is a French bistro-style restaurant in Rittenhouse Square, with an antique and classy interior. I loved the 1940s decor in the powder room :)

Sabrina said the food is consistently good there, and it definitely didn’t disappoint.

My salmon, sans crust, which came with some white foodgasmic sauce and black trumpet mushrooms:

salmon

The Pilot’s onion soup, which I’m pretty sure he had a relationship with

soup

[I fully supported said relationship. It looked AWESOME]

and his chicken with cous cous:

chicken

We sat at the tables for a few hours and chatted –there was so much to catch up on!- then Kath had to head to the airport, and Sabrina and Trig took us on a Philly tour and exploring.

rocky

This also included the Pilot’s first cheesesteak :)

pilot

He was a little nervous to order it –apparently if you screw it up they send you to the back of the line, haha- but he handled it like a champ. And managed to eat almost an entire cheesesteak after having a full-up dinner. My husband, ladies and gentlemen :)

After that adventure, we went back to Sabrina and Trig’s condo and hung out and chatted until very early this morning. We’d probably still be there if I didn’t ask the Pilot to check the time when my eyelids started to droop.

We’re very lucky to have amazing friends <3

sabrina

Whenever I go to blog conferences, I go for the people and not the conference itself. I’d rather hang out with friends, meet new ones and have a little vacation :) That being said, I always feel so inspired, motivated and with a full heart when I leave, even if I only attend 1 or 2 of the actual conference sessions. The blog world is an incredible community and we all have so much to teach and learn from each other.

This morning the Pilot is sleeping in and I’m off to the gym before it’s airport time.

See ya in Tucson :)

xoxo

Gina

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It’s [not] always sunny

August 22, 2011

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Bloggies in the pod

August 21, 2011

Hi friends! How’s your weekend going? Hope you’re having a beautiful and relaxing day so far Thanks so much for the Philly recommendations! The official HLS events are over, so we’ll see what kind of shenanigans the Pilot and I can get into today Yesterday, in between events, we met up with some friends to [...]

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It’s always sunny

August 20, 2011

Hi friends! How are ya? Philly is GORGEOUS <3 We made it in late last night (after our mild travel snafu), grabbed a cab and headed to the hotel. The room is super clean and lovely. + they have a Keurig! I’ve been wanting to get one, so it will be fun to play around [...]

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Hi from the sky

August 19, 2011

Hi friends! How’s your Friday going? I’m sky-blogging right now –gotta love gogo in flight wifi It’s actually the time we were supposed to be at the Tucson airport, and we’re already more than halfway to Philly! How did that happen? I totally goofed up what time I *thought* we were supposed to leave. The [...]

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Lulu and Pizza Dreams

August 16, 2010

Hey guys! Happy Monday! Hope you’re having a great day so far After the AMAZING Summit events in Chicago, I’m back in Valdizzy with my Pilot and puppers <3 Here are some of the weekend’s highlights if you’re catching up on the blogworld this morning: -Getting into Chicago and Dinner with Ange, Sabrina and Gena [...]

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Raise Your Roti in the Ayer

August 15, 2010

Morning bloggies Hope you’re having a wonderful and relaxing Sunday. Raise your roti in the ayerrrrr… Last night, a group of us had an incredible Indian feast at the Chicago Curry House. The menu was like a textbook- HUGE and everything looked delicious. There was pappadum and dippers,   Vino and we dined family style [...]

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