lunch

What’s cookin’?

by Fitnessista on May 22, 2012

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2 hour kitchen blitz:

Greek-style quinoa salad (lentils instead of chickpeas)

(the same I made for the last baby meal)

and my favorite chocolate chip cookies, which ended up looking like pancakes. Still taste good, though I’ve had a few kitchen fails lately, including the brownies … I guess it’s bound to happen the more I cook.

I love making meals for friends who just had babies. We’ll have the same thing for dinner and the food is ready and waiting for the Pilot when he gets home from work. I saved him some cookie dough for a pizookie when he gets home, too.

A little lunch:

and finally tried my first of the Uber Larabars!

The verdict:

Not too sweet, pleasantly salty and a crunchy texture. As much as I like the original Larabars, I have to be in the mood for a mushy bar. These will be amazing when I want a little crunch- would be excellent on top of yogurt or oats. The nutritional stats are similar to the originals, but the Ubers have a bit more sugar since many have added brown rice syrup and honey.

I’ve spent some time today day working on new stuff for the month of June –I know we’re still in May but there’s a lot to look forward to!- and am starting to put together the Summer Shape Up. I’m off to test out the first workout and then home to get my stuff ready for work tomorrow. Wednesday is a “wind down to the weekend” time for many people, but for me, Wednesday = Monday. It’s nice to have a relaxing Monday and Tuesday with my favorite girl, though

Hope you have a great night and I’ll see ya in the morning with a giveaway!
xoxo

Gina

This is totally random but: did anyone else used to play Oregon Trail when they were younger? The Pilot and I were talking about it last night. Fond memories of computer class, haha. I would always go at a “strenuous pace,” ford the river even if it was too deep, and not stop to rest when Jonathan Taylor Thomas had dysentery. Obviously, I didn’t take it too seriously.

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Just one more thing

by Fitnessista on May 19, 2012

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Girls night!

The Pilot had a roll call (aka an official meeting among pilots that involves lots of Jeremiah Weed whisky), so Marisa and Michele (and Levi!) came over last night to hang out. I didn’t take a ton of pics, but it was so much fun to share some vino, get takeout from Renee’s Organic Oven (the salad from my “slice and salad” was missing, so I just grabbed some greens from the fridge), eat on the patio and enjoy a lovely evening. Liv and Levi play so cute together- they rolled around on a blanket, laughing and babbling at each other.

Liv slept a LOT yesterday. After a full night of zzzz’s, her first nap was 3 hours and her second nap was 2 1/2 hours. Usually she naps 3 times, each for an hour or so, and I plan out what to do during each nap (usually it’s workout, laundry and shower or work on the blog)- so I didn’t know what to do with myself when she was snoozing for so long.

TurboFire,

cleaned the house,

showered and did my hair

wrote a Fashion post, worked on an upcoming blog event, made some lunch

(salad beast with potatoes, chickpeas, greens, turkey, tomatoes, artichoke hearts, olives and Goddess dressing)

added to her baby book and read.

I had originally planned to take her swimming and/or to the zoo, but every time I finished doing something, I’d check the monitor and see her still sleeping away. Someone must be going through a growth spurt.

Breakfast:

2 eggs scrambled with turkey and spinach + tortilla for scooping

When I do egg scrambles, I’ll add each thing to the pan according to what needs to cook the longest. First, I wilted the spinach, moved it aside, scrambled the eggs, and when they were almost finished, added the turkey to heat up.

Off to work! I have no idea what I’m teaching this morning. It’s kind of a rush to go check the board and see what they have me doing

Hope you have a happy Saturday!

xoxo

Gina

Something to do: Schweaty May Workout! Have you done it yet? I did the workout last week and it was verrrry schweaty

Something to think:

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Doing work

May 16, 2012

Some random things about work lately: -When you work in the weight room, you have to empty out the towel bins. They’re sleek silver mesh trash can type things, and you carry it into one of the spa laundry rooms to empty the bin for housekeeping. You walk back to the weight room with said [...]

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Schweaty May Workout

May 10, 2012

Thursday! Almost the weekend, night of our work dance recital and the Pilot’s last workday before his long weekend – I’m a fan of that I don’t have anything to exciting to show you on the food front, besides the things I didn’t make: (Stevia sparkling lemonade! So refreshing… I can’t wait to make a [...]

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Hawgs and Cakes

May 5, 2012

We spent our afternoon on base for a retirement party. Since it was the retiring pilot’s fini flight (final flight with the squadron), they did the usual “spray the pilot with water when he gets out of the cockpit” thing, food, libations, plus an official ceremony. Since it was very loud outside and Liv was [...]

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A whole new world

May 3, 2012

Can we just take a moment of silence for these pants? All I need are some of those curly gold shoes, a magic carpet and a ridiculously good-looking- oh wait, nevermind Instead of the blue tank, I’ll be wearing this: About that. We had practice for recital during lunch again today and it was a [...]

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Take it off

April 27, 2012

It was about time to go from this: (what I call my “witch hair” – too long and thick to manage) to this. I lost about 5 lbs in hair this morning. As much as I love the convenience of the messy bun, I’m so excited to be able to wear my hair down [...]

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No AB, I cry

April 21, 2012

There’s a serious almond butter drought in our house. Hemp seeds filled the void for today, but thank goodness the Pilot is making a grocery run for some necessities while I’m back at work. When you go through at least a jar a week, it’s smart to have backup. I made a rookie mistake at [...]