Random roadtrip and exciting announcement
Hey guys!
What a weekend 😀
It’s a good thing I told ya I might not be blogging Sunday, because we ended up taking an impromptu roadtrip to Jacksonville to run some errands. The pilot had to pick up a gift for his group commander, and we figured it would be aight to make a day vacation out of it.
On the way down, we munched some amazing raw crackers that Megan made:
(Rosemary crackers and carrot Asian-spiced crackers. Megan makes the BEST raw crackers.. mine are an abomination, so I’m very happy she shares with me)
When we first got into town, we were starving so we stopped at a pizza place for the pilot (who devoured a whole pizza… boys and their metabolisms) and Healthy Way Cafe for me.
I had a beautiful veggie juice with carrots, tomato, celery and cucumber
(Everything at Healthy Way is organic and even the utensils are made out of organic and recycled materials. Pretty sweet, eh?)
And an AWESOME Healthy Way sandwich on Ezekiel with no cheese:
It had tomato, sprouts, broccoli, carrots, cucumber, bell peppers, mushrooms and a red pepper vinaigrette. Love at first bite (Lame phrase, but I’m gonna roll with it haha)
We also make a little stop at the beach!
I made the above sand heart, and mister artsy mc-creative pants pilot made a perfect replica of Bella, laying on her stomach:
Beach bums:
We stopped and bought the gift and then headed to Whole Foods for groceries and dinner.
To my utter dismay (and surprise), the hot bar didn’t have a lot of things I wanted to eat, so I got a little container of greek salad and golden beets
And some brown rice vegetarian sushi:
So good!!! We’re actually driving back in the rain while I type this, but it was such a beautiful day. Here are some of the other foodie highlights from this weekend:
Dinner at Longhorn:
For the first time in forever, I actually couldn’t finish my meal! I had 2 out of 3 shrimp skewers, half of the frozen veggies, and took the 3rd shrimp skewer home along with the sweet potato which I gave to the puppers.
The pilot’s dinner:
(He actually shared a bite of lobster with me this time! Whatta guy)
Shrimp and lobster dip with blue corn and regular tortilla chips:
Vino:
And my delicious Saturday lunch of tomatoes and cado on romaine hearts:
And a cumin-lime dipping sauce made out of raw cashews, lime juice, cumin, sea salt and pepper
Absolutely delicious:
As far as working out goes, I took it pretty easy this weekend. I did have a full-up cardio/weights sesh on Saturday but took the day off on Sunday. During the week, I do so much teaching (and will be adding two more spin classes each week in July) so the weekend is a perfect time to relax, refresh and get my body ready to teach again.
I promised you guys a special announcement…. so here we go:
Remember when I told you guys about 105degrees academy, the first living foods culinary school in the world?? Well, I’M GOING THERE!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m doing the September session and could not be more excited about it. It feels like it’s been a while since I’ve done something academically that I’m truly and genuinely interested in, and as you guys know, I’m a huge fan of raw foods and the culinary aspect of the lifestyle. Back in the undergrad days, I majored in finance because I was always good at math. I figured it would be good to have a business background because I do anticipate opening my own business in the near future. However, finance wasn’t something I was crazy in love with—I just did it to do it (if that makes sense). I’m so ready to learn about something I’m truly passionate about.
Attending the academy at 105 degrees is going to be such a great experience and I hope you guys will be excited to read about my time there. It’s a 4-week course and I’ll certainly miss the pilot, puppies and friends here in the V-town, but it’s only 4 weeks and I think it’s going to be INCREDIBLE! 😀 Another bonus: Megan might be doing it, too!! Any bloggies out there planning to go to the academy as well?? Please send me an email if you are! 😀
Well, I’m off to get started on the Monday to-do list, but the Shape Up plan for this week will be posted at 3pm and I’ll see ya tonight after Zumba and training!
Take care,
G
Major (mayjah!) congrats to the summer shape up rockstars who got more than 20 points for last week: Brittany, Heather K. and Meghan N.! Wahoooooooo!
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Yay! I'm thrilled for you–can't wait wait to hear about your experiences!
wow!! I can not wait to hear all about your time!! 4 weeks isn't too long at all! You will learn so much!! Congrats girl!! 🙂
Congrats Gina! I can't even begin to imagine how much you're going to learn in 4 weeks… hmm maybe you & Megan could open a business together?!
laura- that's the plan 😉
Oh wow that is SO exciting!!!! I'm sure it will change your life!
I'm am SO EXCITED for you Gina!!! Congratulations!
Congrats on the academy! I'm sure you are going to LOVE it. I want to do something like that for sure! Glad you had such a fabulous Sunday with the pilot. I love all of your mini trips, Josh and I need to start doing more mini trips like this!!
That's so exciting! I'm so happy for you and can't wait to hear about it! 🙂
Congrats on going to the course!
Gina that's amazing! Congrats! YaY, I'm so excited for you! 😀
So exciting! I can't wait to hear alllll about it!
And omg that shrimp & lobster dip!
Congrats on your new adventure!! I really need to experiment more with raw foods.
~Justine
CONGRATS!! I'm so excited for you and I can't wait to hear all about it 🙂
PS. I just saw your comment to Laura…I hope you guys open a business!!
PSx2. I saw your comment on my blog – you HAVE to watch The Patriot! Heath Ledger = MAY-JAH cutie (is that creepy to say that now?)
Hey Gina! I am a new obsessor of the blog world and I constantly find myself reading yours! I went through a big weight loss and am not trying to maintain my healthy lifestyle and maintain a healthy weight for my body type (I originially got too thin). I love your blog and all your stories. It's great to see you and the pilot's relationship. I see you eat at Longhorn a lot and that is where I work. One thing I wanted to say, however random this is, the veggies are not frozen!! LOL, well, at least not at my restaurant. Anyway, I'm excited for your new adventure and look forward to reading more about it!
hi gina! i've been reading for a while but never commented – but this is so exciting! i can't wait to read about your experiences there. there is nothing better than learning and doing something you're passionate about!
So excited for you! I can't wait to hear all about your culinary adventures. 🙂
Thats amazing, sounds like it fits you perfectly!
Hey Gina- I'm new to the blog sphere and I just wanted to say congratulations on going back to school! Isn't it wonderful when you finally realize what you are passionate about and want to do with your life? I just started a wellness and nutrition blog. Check it out : ) http://peacelovenutrition.wordpress.com/
Congratulations! That sounds wonderful!
Gina that is so cool, way to live out your passions in life!!! I cant wait to follow you on the journey!!!!
Going to the academy will be SO exciting! I bet you'll learn a ton of stuff while there!
AMAAAAAAZING! Way to follow your bliss! I'm prepared to drool.
Congrats!!! That sounds like it's going to be an amazing experience!!! Sounds like someone may be starting up a raw busines of sorts? 😉
omg way to do yo thang!! That is really cool, You will have the best time…can't wait to hear about i!
Wow! Congratulations on 105degree academy! That is so exciting! I think learning something you are passionate about is SO much more interesting than just going to classes that you have to take. Good luck!!
so excited!!! Can't wait to live vicariously through you 😉
Amazing news. Congratulations. I think this announcement is definitely the embodiment of living your passion.
that is going to be such a fabulous, fun experience! congrats!
gosh – i wish i would have known my passions in college too, i'm sure a lot more people would have completely different majors!
live and learn, i guess 🙂
oh my gosh – how FUN! isn't it funny how we end up majoring in something that's "practical" but then really desire to do something that may be completely different and surprising to people who knew us back then?
HELL YES, GIRL!!! And you know to tell me all the inside details with our frequent chats 😉
that's so exciting! congrats 🙂 and 4 weeks isn't long at all!
I actually just signed up for the November session! My "Academy Grad" (he's not a pilot) and I are stationed in OKC… Would love to meet you when you're here! He's leaving for a deployment from August to January 🙁
the ewings- that's SO COOL! are you at tinker or vance?? i would love to meet up while i'm there 😀 shoot me an email sometime and we'll plan it out.
thats so exciting that you're going there! you will LOVE it i'm sure!
ps- you inspired me to get wholefoods for dinner tonight. i wasn't going to but i miss it too much lol
Congratulations!!! That place sounds unbelievably cool. I can't wait to learn about it from your experiences!
We're at Tinker. We actually live just about 15 minutes from where the 105 Degrees Academy is… Can't believe we're actually going to have something like that here in OKC! I was thinking we would be lucky to get a Whole Foods in the next 5-10 years… So stoked!
That is just AWESOME! Grats!!! I want to hear all about it.
ahh! congrats Gina, that's awesome!!
Congrats!! This sounds perfect for you!
Congrats, girlie, love that you are following your passion! I just majored in engineering for the same reason you majored in finance and would like to follow my passion sometime in the future as well :D.
All the food looks delicious, as usual, especially that sammy. Wow, pilot is amazingly talented–looks just like Bella 😉
I'm so excited!!! I can't wait to learn vicariously through you.
Looks like you and the Pilot had a wonderful get away. You guys look beautiful, happy and relaxed!
Have a glorious Monday!
Congratulations! YOu sound like me. I'm just beginning the road to become a RD. When I first went to school, I went for English. I love them both, but English doesn't exactly point to an obvious career path.
Your weekend looked so fun! Happy Monday!
That is soooo exciting! I'm excited to follow along 🙂
i am so jealous! i have grown up my whole life in Oklahoma and of course when I decide to leave the state (just moved into San Fran) there opens up a Raw Cooking Restaurant! Hope it is as excitng as it seems…have fun! Oh and you must reach out to Penni Shelton of Real Food Tulsa blog. She is another raw foodie and very resourceful! I am sure would have lots of information for you in lovely OK. Laura
OMG, you are sooo lucky!!!!!!
Have an amazing time! 🙂
first… 105 academy..SOOOOO EXCITING!!!! 🙂 🙂 Congrats to you!! I would love to do something like that someday!
Yummy eats this weekend and fabulous time it looks like 🙂
I AM SO PROUD OF YOU!!! And your future business! Hooray, Gina!!!
I'm so happy for you@ You;re going to be an awesome raw food cook!
Holy guacamole!! :o) I am so excited for you and your upcoming journey into an aspect of academia you care about! I just checked out their website and it looks like such a treat – I can't wait to hear about your experiences!
You and the Pilot look so peaceful chillin' at the beach – I love summatime!!