(source) Have you ever seen someone nutty enough to go to the gym with a cast on (or done so yourself?)? Well, in the very unlikely chance that you go to my gym, you recently may have... because I've been back working out at the gym! After 2 weeks of staying away from the gym and doing light at-home workouts due to my foot injury, I decided to try going to the gym. Since I only have light weights at home, I wanted to head to the gym to do some heavier upper body strength training. It certainly has been challenging to come up with exercises where I'm not putting pressure on my foot, but I've been managing to do some pretty good arm/back/ab workouts. There has been a lot of sitting on a bench or stability ball, and it's a bit tough taking it easy... but my improvised workouts and ... [Read More]
Archives for August 2013
The Countdown Begins
Good morning from sunny California! I type as I sit here eating my late breakfast of a big ole bowl of fruit. Yum. Thus far, my weekend has been a lot of fun. On Friday night my hubby and I went to Clos LaChance winery for a wine member party. We picked up our latest wine shipment, enjoyed a glass of wine on the house, and listened to some live music. Yesterday my day was spent in San Francisco. A friend I grew up with, Ashley, was in town with her boyfriend on vacation. She and I have been friends since we began cheerleading together as young kids. We even shared a parking spot and drove to school together our senior year of high school. She lives in Jersey and I don't get to see her often, so it was great to have a double date lunch together and catch up a bit! After we ... [Read More]
Strawberry Almond Oatmeal Bars
Hi friends! Check out the best thing I've seen all day: Photos That Only Dog Owners Will Understand It had me cracking up this morning. A lot of them are so true! Here are my favorite photos that are applicable to life with Harley girl: Okay, so Harley hasn't actually done that last one per se that I know of, but given the opportunity, I'm sure she would! The bed picture makes me laugh because Harley was terrified of her dog bed when we brought it home. For the first few nights she slept next to the bed and refused to step on it, but now she loves it. She also has a favorite blanket that has a million holes in it from her chewing it, and she literally wraps herself up in it like a person at least once a day. It's hysterical! Horrible lighting, but case in point: Food Moving onto ... [Read More]
Happy Birthday to Me
Yesterday was a special day...my birthday! I know, there has been a lot of birthday talk on my blog lately. My hubby's was last week - he's a year and 6 days older than me - my cousin shares my birthday and is 10 years younger, another cousin of mine has a birthday on Friday, my uncle's birthday is Saturday, and my sister-in-law's is next week, so my family has a lot of August babies! Between all of the calls and texts yesterday, my hubby's fun gifts, and waking up to flowers on my dresser, I definitely felt all of the birthday love from everyone in my life. Besides the tons of well-wishes, my day started off in usual fashion with a long walk with Harley and getting some work done - but later in the afternoon, I took some time to pamper myself and have a little date on my ... [Read More]
No-Bake Summer Veggie & Lemon Ricotta Lasagna
Growing up, I was not a fan of corn on the cob. I didn't despise it, but I just didn't really get what was so special about it. It seemed as though everyone ate it on a daily basis in the summer. Fast forward to now, and all of a sudden I like corn on the cob - and enjoy cutting it off the cob and throwing it into recipes even more. My husband, on the other hand, thinks that corn should only be eaten on the cob. But when it comes to persuading him to like foods, I tend to be pretty persistent. He was once a bean hater, and now I hardly ever hear a complaint when I throw chickpeas in our salads. In fact, he now voluntarily orders lentil soup sometimes. Point of the matter is, I'm not giving up on throwing corn into recipes just yet my friends! So when I came across a recipe in the ... [Read More]
Sailboating in Monterey
Hi there! It's Sunday night and I'm sitting here watching the first football of the season. Between having the NFL package with my satellite TV where I can watch any game I want every weekend (I can finally watch every Giants game!), and being in my co-worker's Fantasy League again, I'm pretty excited for the NFL season to begin. YAY for football! Last night my hubby and I had a date night to celebrate his birthday. We headed to Monterey in the early evening to first grab a drink and a bite to eat on Fisherman's Wharf. I tried a pear cocktail that was yummy. It had pear flavored vodka, lemon juice and lemon lime soda. I'd like to recreate it at home - perhaps subbing the soda for a heathy lemonade mix or something? Hmmmm. For my appetizer, I couldn't resist getting crispy ... [Read More]