We all know that the holidays are fast approaching! Every store we go into is blasting festive, cheery music, lights are twinkling, and for some, everything is blanketed in that white stuff that’s wonderful to look at but not so fun to drive in. While we’re scrambling to get every last task accomplished, all the gifts wrapped, the house cleaned, cookies baked for the cookie exchange, and still find the energy to make it to the gym or train, the last thing on our minds is our own sanity and health! (more…)
December 10, 2010
September 6, 2010
lunch at the park + another wedding venue
Happy Labor Day weekend! I always love 3-day weekends! It always seems like I can get so many more things done. We had a spontaneous lunch at the park with Buster the Basset the other day. He is so funny! I also went to my first bridal show, which was an interesting experience, and visited another wedding venue option. Today I was even able to get in a longer bike ride. Sweeet! I hope you have enjoyed your weekend and an extra day if you were able to have Labor Day off. (more…)
August 1, 2010
birthday dinner at nora’s + a winner!
I completely spaced that I was going to announce the winner of my reGen giveaway! oopsie. I also had to work on Saturday, so it’s been a little busy. The weekend is coming to an end once again, so I’ll do a quick re-cap of randomness and share a nice dinner we had a Nora’s Wine Bar for a friend’s birthday. (more…)
June 22, 2010
a bit late but Happy Father’s Day!
ooh, sorry for being a missing person lately. Yes, my good ol’ laptop decided to take a dump on me again for a 3rd time!! grrr It was actually pretty funny because Chris and I were talking about how I should get Mozy to back up all my files since my laptop has been so shady, and the moment I tried to then turn it on . . . nuthin’. Yep, it was dead. Another good thing about all this though is that my 2-year performance plan will be up in July, so if it would have waited to die another month or so I would have been sh– out of luck. I’m hoping that they will send me a store credit for a new one since this is the same problem for the third time. *fingers crossed* I do know that I will NOT be getting an AMD processor again. That thing just got too hot and fried itself every time.
I hope you all had a nice Father’s Day! Just a little re-cap of the weekend and our dad’s day celebration . . . (more…)
June 12, 2010
a bad blogger who started swimming
I’ve been a bad, bad blogger lately, but some things have come up recently that must be a priority for my future 🙂 Most of the past week Chris and I have been coming up with random lunch and dinner selections since I didn’t get a chance to get to the grocery store. I won’t spare you the details and frankly I forgot to take pictures eek! I feel like pretty soon, my head with sure spin off and fly away somewhere never to be seen again! Has anyone seen my brain? (more…)
May 8, 2010
loooong ride!
Hello!!! I’m still here I promise! Before I recap my long and freakin’ fantastic bike ride, I want to pick up with the end of the week . . .
I’m finally done with my semester and I did well on my stats final, yay!! I’m planning on getting my last class credits done with another stats class over the summer; then it will be two semesters of thesis and I’ll have an MS in Exercise Physiology! After the final, my classmates and I had lunch at a Mexican Restaurant called Cozymel’s since it was also Cinco de Mayo. It was so nice to just sit, hang out and not have to worry about being anywhere. I didn’t have anything alcoholic, but there were quite a few pitchers of margarita going around 🙂 I had two chicken and beef soft tacos that came with a side of rice and beans. (more…)
May 3, 2010
nice day for a ride!
Well, the weekend has come and gone and I can’t believe I’m sitting here and it’s already 9:00 pm PST on Monday, geezsh! I guess this amazement in time mostly stems from the fact that I spent pretty much all the afternoon on a exhausting and glorious 56 mile bike ride, yay! I was hoping to get in 60, but when I started riding around my neighborhood to get in some extra miles, eyeing my Garmin like a hawk for each precious mile, I figured, eh I better head on home. Plus my legs were a ready for some rest!
Just a quick, itsy bitsy weekend re-cap . . . (more…)
April 18, 2010
girls day out + flax-date waffles
It’s been such a lovely day today that I don’t want this weekend to end!! Well, don’t I say that every weekend? 🙂 The weather is certainly warming up here in good ol’ Vegas and it’s actually quite HOT! I hate to say it but we had to turn on the AC last night since it was 82F inside. I can’t sleep unless it’s at least 79F, because I’m like a radiating furnace once I go to bed.
Last night I couldn’t really decide what to have for dinner because when I went grocery shopping for the week on Saturday, I somehow forgot about Saturday night! (more…)
April 17, 2010
california pizza kitchen love
Friday night after getting home from work, all I really wanted to do was go out to eat and relax! It has just been one of those weeks if you know what I mean. I had a few snacks because I was starving waiting for Chris to get home and I had even contemplated going out to eat by myself! I’ve actually never gone to a sit-down restaurant alone before. Yes, I’ve been to places like Pei Wei and Panera Bread, but just not full-service, isn’t that funny? Have you?
Chris finally made it home and we headed out, indecisive as usual. Most of the time we hop in the car and then try to make a last moment decision before turning off at the exit. This time, we passed a few of the exits we were thinking of and finally made our way a little further to California Pizza Kitchen. I’m so glad we went! It was fun to walk around Town Square and the meal was really tasty and not too expensive for two. (more…)
February 28, 2010
BBQ pulled pork weekend
Overall it’s been a great weekend and once again I’m sad to see it go! I have a few tasty recipes and a few meet-ups with good friends to share, as well as some reflections on my cycling training so far and my goals for the coming month.
Friday morning I threw a pork loin roast in the crock-pot and we had BBQ pulled pork sandwiches for dinner. I also topped it with marinated veggies and used a whole wheat roll from Great Harvest. Easy! (more…)
