Elves at work
I’m not the only one in this family with a snowman obsession 😉
How are ya’ll doing?? Hope your weekend is going well so far!
The pilot and I slept in this morning.. and it felt soooooo good 😀
Something even better?
Breakfast was PINK!
I hate pink, in case you couldn’t tell 😉
Into the Vitamix went:
-1 cup almond milk
-5 drops vanilla Stevia
-1 scoop vanilla Sun Warrior
– 1/2 cup organic frozen strawberries
-1 banana
-1 T almond butter + a little more for my face garnish
It was pretty unbe-freaking-lievable.
After bfast, the pilot and I self off on our Elfish duties of buying Christmas presents. We hit up Hizzle Lizzle (aka Hobby Lobby), the sad excuse for a mall, Targizzle, AT & T (I can tether my internet from the crackberry to the laptop now!!! That’s some pretty bomb diggity technology right there), and Publizzle for groceries. With the exception of two gifts, WE’RE DONE!!!!!!!! Yahoooooo!
A sneak peek of one of the more interesting gifts we purchased….
(The receiver of this one is going to love it)
When we got back to the casa, we were both starving, so the pilot busted into his Publix sushi and I busted into this spicy hummus
With some delicious dippers, including herbed olives and some Kale Hemp flatbread from my favorite twins
It was everything I could have wished for 😀
We went to the gym (I did 30 minutes on the elliptical and 20 minutes of hill walking) and are about to go see Avatar! Has anyone seen it??
Have a great night <3
Love,
G
Something to talk about: What’s your favorite winter or holiday tradition?? Mine is making vegan goodies and tamales at the madre’s house. Last year, I made some bloggy baked goodies and tried carob for the first time 😀
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My favorite holiday tradition is baking cookies with all the ladies of the family- my mom, sister, and her 2 girls. It’s so much fun spending a day in the kitchen baking and catching up. I simply love it!
MMMm I love pink too!! My favorite tradition is stockings 100%… love them… even if it’s random stuff!! :0
Hope you will share the tamale recipe too!!! 🙂
My fav tradition is the food, of course! Since I’ve gotten older, it’s become baking cookies for my fam and friends. 🙂
i have to agree w you on the food 😀
Wasn’t it scary out there today! I did a lot of my holiday shopping this afternoon today, too, and it was a madhouse out there! Yikes. Nice to have it *mostly* done, though 😀
Let us know how you like Avatar! The husband went to go see it today, and said it was OK.
My favorite tradition is definitely baking. 🙂
You? Hate pink? Never! Haha 😉
Favorite holiday tradition = decorating and celebrating with the whole family for Christmas and New Year’s.
My family ices and decorates sugar cookies the day before Christmas eve. It’s such a fun tradition, especially when my young neice and nephew get involved.
My favorite Christmas tradition is wrapping presents (we’re procrastinators, what can I say?) And watching Its A Wonderful Life. Right now we’re snowed in at my mil’s house…hopefully we can get to my mom’s by Christmas!!! Are y’all in Pigeon Forge? Is it snowy there??
SO Everyone I talked today said Avatar is amazing and you must watch it in 3D.
we did! and it was SO GOOD.
Your smoothie looks so delish! My favorite holiday traditions are decorating the christmas tree, baking christmas cookies with my mom and sister, and seeing family members I don’t get to see all year! 🙂
Love the pink smoothie! And bella is too cute with her snowman =)
Favorite tradition is definitely baking cookies! My fam also goes out for Sushi every Christmas eve, which I always look forward to =)
I love that smoothie glass!
We always bake and watch holiday movies. I love it 🙂
what is the present you got for someone (the one they are going to love)?? I have looked at it like 4 times and can’t figure out what it is! lol
hahah i did that just in case the receiver checks the blog 😉 i post a pic of the whole thing after christmas 😀
hope u liked the mov!
Is bella a mini poodle? My lil sis has a mini three legged poodle that she adopted from an animal shelter, and let me tell you, the lil doll is SO sweet. She sits like a lady and crosses her paws 😉
bella is a maltipoo (maltese poodle)- and she does the same thing! she always crosses her paws 😉
Gina, this isn’t necessarily for this blog entry, but I wanted to thank you for sharing that you use coconut oil for a moisturizer. I picked some up and it is amazing! Great tip!
of course- i’m so glad you like it too!
i just got that same hummus yesterday!! YUM
those crackers look great.. that entire veggie plate looks great really 🙂
Avatar kicked ass! Absolutely hands down the most incredible scifi film in history!
But I’m a huge nerd and just love that kind of stuff. I saw it in 3D and can’t wait to go again!!!
seriously- avatar was outta control
What a great picture of your sweet puppy! My favorite tradition is going to Christmas Eve service, then coming home to eat chili and tamales. We wake up on Christmas to open stockings, presents, work out, and eat. 🙂
love love love to bake. I have a quick question if you get a chance! My family is definitely not vegan, maybe one vegetarian and one gluten-free eater, but I wanted to be sneaky and try some vegan cookies out on them. Any suggestions for something with ingredients that I might be able to find in my non-veganized kitchen? Thanks if you can suggest something!
try the almond butter cookies!
http://fitnessista.com/?p=2152
instead of spelt flour, use gluten free baking mix for the gluten-free family member and you should be golden 😀
veggiegirl (veggiegirlvegan.blogspot.com also has a TON of gluten-free vegan recipes. i made her caramel carob loaf last year and it was amazing)
Gina – random question but where do you order your food supplies from? I remember you saying something about a website but I can’t remember or find it. Thanks!
earth shift!!! great stuff and their prices are excellent 😀
I am so jealous that you have Publix. Waiting for the day they expand to the north-midwest (Michigan). I just recently started following your blog and I envy you and your fitness qualifications! Keep writing, love it!
Your Pink breakfast looks delish! I tried my very first GM yesterday but didn’t have any berries. Needless to say they’re now on the grocery list.
My fav holiday tradition is my parent’s Christmas Eve party. They’ve had this party for as long as I can remember and I really enjoying seeing our friends and family. Some of which I only see once a year. Happy Holidays!
Your puppies are soo cutE!! Your pink drink looked good!! Then again it was PINK so how could it not!?! 😉
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!! <3 <3
ahhh i need to make that pink smoothie!!! i too, “hate” all things pink. (and by hate, mean adore). And avatar looks amazing. The tech that went into production is soo impressive! can’t wait for it!
oooh looking forward to hearing how you like avatar! Love the pink smoothie – that rocks. Hizzle Lizzle – you crack me up!
I have a snowman obsession too!
My fav. holiday tradition would have to be icing cookies with the fam. We get really into it and end up with picasso cookies that look too good to eat
Adam and I are going to go see Avatar today!
My favorite holiday tradition is making sugar cookies and then watching White Christmas while decorating them. 🙂 And hot chocolate from scratch on Christmas morning.
Hey, I hope you don’t mind but I added you to my blog roll… I’m not health food related, but I have to have my Coz on there 🙂
Sounds like a fun workout – do you break up your cardio into multiple machines a lot?
I want to see Avatar – let me know how you like it!
Happy SNOWED IN SUNDAY!
Katie
http://katiechangesforkatie.blogspot.com/2009/12/slim-secrets-bars-giveaway-extended.html
yes, it’s a great way to shake things up and keep from getting bored!
The pups look adorable!
Love the pink 😉
My husband and I have started a new tradition this year to celebrate our new marriage: every year we’re going to buy a Christmas ornament to represent something that happened that year. This year, of course, we bought one representing our marriage. Once we have kids, I’d like to keep that tradition alive and buy them one each year to represent something important in their lives.
What’s Publizzle? And what are the other two store you grocery shop at?