Date Night
Morning friends! Hope you’re having a lovely Saturday 🙂 Thank you for the sweet comments on the house- we’re so excited.
Last night, the Pilot and I decided to be social and went to the pool with Kyle and Meg. It was 103* at night (!) but I love Tucson summers… even though your shirt catches fire when you walk outside 😉
Dinner was from Eclectic Cafe:
A tuna salad-stuffed avocado with salad and hardboiled egg for me,
Reuben sandwich for him.
Everyone else swam and I dipped my feet in (I’m not much of a “swimmer”, more of a float-on-a-raft-er), and we came back to the casa and crashed.
Breakfast:
-1.5 C almond milk
-1 banana
-protein (my Sun Warrior should get here today!)
– 1 C frozen organic cherries
-1.5 T raw cacao powder
-ice
and lunch is packed up and ready to do.
Beans with scrambled eggs, salsa and teff tortilla
2 baby organic plums
and a Larabar.
I have a long, but fun, day at work and my reward for making it through the day is date night with a very seksi Pilot 🙂
We have a dinner date at our favorite place tonight, and I’m also hoping we can see this movie since I’ve heard amazing reviews from friends.
Has anyone seen it??
Of to seize the day 🙂
xoxo
Gina
Zumba song of the day: “En sus marcas, listos, fuera” Daddy Yankee (love.)
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YAY! We’re going to see that movie too!! I love documentaries like this!!!
xxoo
Date nights make a hard workin’ day so worth every minute! Reward. 🙂
Get in all the date nights and movies that you can before baby arrives!!
we will 😀 we’re lucky to be surrounded by babysitters here in tucson, so they’ll be able to continue afterwards too
Congrats on the new home and new member of the family coming! I can’t wait to see this movie it’s so empowering and TRUE. Have a great date night.
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Thanks for posting the movie trailer – somehow I’ve totally missed it! Never even heard of it but it looks absolutely amazing! I’ll have to check it out soon!!!
As a Sociology nerd, that movie seems incredible. I actually got shivers while watching the trailer. Off to find if it is playing in Canada…. 🙂
it gave me the chills too! hope you can find it near you 🙂
Date night always makes for great motivation! Enjoy your day. 🙂
Enjoy date nightt! I am def more of a dip in the pool girl, too scared to swim!
I would love some hot (temperature wise) nights like that here! I love being outside at night and not being chilly. Apparently, I live in the wrong state!
Enjoy your date night! Hadn’t heard of that film so going to check it out now! 🙂
Have a fantastic date night, Gina and Pilot! 🙂
Date nights are the best! Have a wonderful day 🙂
Have a fun date night! I really want to see I AM too…I watched an Oprah show about it. Let us know what you think if see it 🙂
We’re having Date night tonight too! But we’re seeing the X Men movie!
I’m so envious that you’ve clearly got the newest ZIN Music since I know that song is on there. Up here in Canada we’ve got a Postal Strike happening right now which means no mail and no new zumba tunes. Boo.
Have a great day & night tonight! 😀
oh no!!! wait to get it though- i actually like it better than the daddy yankee version, and i used the zin choreography for it- it’s awesome 🙂
Love the Zumba song of the day! I recently fell in LOVE with Zumba and have also become a huge Daddy Yankee song. Been rockin out to Ven Comingo on repeat all week 🙂
I had a date night yesterday too, we went out for a lovely supper, even got to sit on a patio outside to eat. It was perfect.
I just finished my Day 10 Insanity workout, so i am off to seize the day too once i shower my schweaty self.
have a beautiful day!
Is that a wedding band next to your smoothie? 🙂 It just caught my eye, lol! Wishing you a fun and fabulous day and a wonderful date night…love how bright and purple your berry smoothie looks, can only imagine how much nutrition is packed into that…you’re baby bump will be loving that, fo sho! <3 xyx
Yay for date nights! I hope you have a wonderful evening with the pilot!! 🙂
that movie looks really inspiring I can’t wait to see it
Hi Gina,
I notice you use only 1 tbsp of protein powder now. How much prtein powder do you think is okay per day (grams-wise).
Also , I am not a breakfast eater. I feel so sluggish in the morning and heavy foods don’t appeal to me (I even find grains, nutbutters, almond milk heavy). But how would I have a breakfast or smoothie that is not heavy, but good good in calories (I need to increase my intake) without too much fruits/carbs. ANy thoughts?
try that smoothie! it’s around 400 calories without being too heavy 🙂
i usually use a scoop of sun warrior, but since i’m out, i’ve been using a tablespoon of nutribiotic.. since it tastes nasty 😉
You are so incredibly sweet to reply to me. I never know if bloggers will do that. Your famous afterall 🙂
Hmm, I worry that is too much fruit and almond milk (sometimes I find almond milk too heavy first thing in the morning…plus, I’m uncertain about cocoa powder….I have the pure dark cocoa here – unsweetened and not sure if it is too too rich for the buds like that). I guess I could do 2 tablespoons of powder also. But again, stll conflicted on how much fruit and liquid leave me heavy. I try chia seeds and have mixed thoughts on it.
I’m one of these people who don’t know what “works” best for me since everyone is different. Some swear by fresh fruits in morning (and that is honestly all i want…but I can’t get in calories with fruit alone). Others swear by eggs (and i love runny egg yollks) but am afraid since I deal with IBS-C alot. THe morning is just a bad time for me but I have to pack in calories. But just anything heavy turns me sour.
you stop that. 🙂
have you tried rice milk? it’s a little less heavy than almond milk
maybe start with 1 C rice milk, 1 banana, 1 tablespoon of protein, 1 tablespoon of nut butter (peanut butter or almond butter), cinnamon and some spinach?
or you could have some chia pudding (2 tablespoons of chia soaked in 3/4 C milk overnight), with fresh berries mixed in 😀
oh ,also is brown rice protein powder a true protein source?
I eat rice at lunch and dinner sometimes, but then also include brown rice protein powder at breakfast and snacks. Am I just eating a lot of rice? Ha. Or is it a legit pure protein source?
haha you’re getting legit protein 🙂
Thanks sweetie.
Enjoy Date night…so important and fun to look forward too.
I can’t wait for this movie. I saw him on Larry King I think he is fantastic. 🙂 He has BALLS of steel in a city like LA to let go of his ego. 🙂
I love date nights!
Are you allowed to eat seafood while you’re pregnant? I’ve just always heard the opposite and was dreading giving it up when the time came! I love seafood 🙂
you can totally eat seafood! they just say to be mindful of how much, and stay away from high mercury fish
Aww, enjoy your date night!!
Hi Gina! I thoroughly enjoyed “I AM”. It’s a little bit scattered because it covers a lot of little topics under its main topic, but overall I left feeling very “love thy neighbor” and wanting to change the world! It really makes you feel thankful for our blessings. Can’t wait to hear what you think of it. 🙂
Love when you post booty shakin tunes! Perfect for preppin for a night with the girlfriends 😀
I haven’t seen that movie or even heard about it..I always say I learn everything cool and interesting from blogs so thanks for that info 🙂
Love those “cool summer nights” in AZ. The 9 mos we lived in Phoenix I just never could believe how HOT it stayed…all.the.time!
Have fun on your date night!
Do you make your own teff tortillas?! If so, I want the recipe.
nope i buy them at the health food store 🙂
I AM is incredible- it makes you want to go DO something for someone, and realize how interconnected we all are. SOOOOO inspiring that I’ve seen it twice, and am telling everyone I know to see it!
I hope you enjoy it, and that lots of people see it b/c you posted it:).
I love date nights! Don’t they take you back to in the beginning of your relationship when dates were all that you looked forward to all week 🙂
I’m so happy for everything working out with the house. I haven’t heard about the film, but I’ll see if it’s playing around here at all. Have a fun weekend!
thank you, you too! 🙂
A tuna stuffed avocado!?!?!?! Never thought of that! Sounds so good though….and I love that you were able to order that at a restaurant! So cool!
they have such an awesome mix of food at eclectic 🙂
Congrats on the house! I moved into my short sale this month and the neighbors could probably hear me cursing out the previous owner for her lack of bathroom cleaning skills. Also have you tried bountiful baskets or did I miss your review. It’s really forcing me to experiment but I love it.
Have you ever had Ethiopian food?! If you like those teff flour tortillas, you should totally get your snack on with some good Ethiopian food. All the food is consumed using this bread called Injera as a scooper (maybe ‘scooper’ is the wrong word choice…makes me think of walkin’ my doggies…). The flavors are DELICIOUS and it is spicy and incredibly veg-friendly.
that’s what i’ve heard! i keep telling the pilot we need to try it… maybe it will be this week’s wednesday night adventure 🙂
http://www.ethiopianrestaurant.com/arizona/zemams.html
I am moving to Tucson in basically one month and when I visited to find my house to rent, a bunch of people recommended I try Zemams!
If you go before I get there, you’ll have to let me know how it is!
ok i will!!
I wish you the loveliest date night ever. Have lots of fun!
that trailer looks awesome!! i so wanna see it!
I think I could enjoy Mexican cuisine any time of day for any meal. It’s THAT good. And versatile!
Great choice on the Zumba song— one of my personal faves 🙂
Have fun on your date night!!! you deserve it. 🙂
Ah, I love/miss southwest summers 🙂 (I’m from Vegas – pretty hot as well!). I also love (and miss!) date nights- can’t wait for my *date* (boyfriend) to get in town on friday!
I AM was such an inspirational movie! I definitely recommend it! 🙂 .. Hope you had a fun date night!