Hello there!

Last night an old co-worker and friend of mine went to the restaurant Orange and enjoyed some Korean cuisine!  Truth be told I was going to go with the sweet potato noodle veggie stir-fry or sushi BUT Rachelle quickly changed my eyes to the direction of the bibimbap!

Bibimbap I have learned is a korean dish that means “mixed rice”. It’s quite awesome!  I had the vegetarian version which is just rice, lots of veggies and a fried egg on top (right up my alley right?!?).  Insert terrible iPhone photos HERE:

Topped with some Korean spicy sauce:

All mixed up!

Thanks for a wonderful visit Rachelle!

This morning I started my day with an intense 5 mile Leslie Sansone strength training workout.  Holy sweaty mess Batman!

For breakfast I craved a berry & spinach smoothie with wholesome hemp on top:

For for lunch I craved an egg salad open faced english muffin sammich with red pepper slices!

So creamy!

And to cleanse the pallet, berries!

And that my friends, is that.

Tags: Berries, Dining Out, Eggs, Granola, Peppers, Sandwiches, Smoothies

Well folks I’ve re-learned how to ride a bike!  I do look great in a helmut don’t I?

On Saturday night Jefferson and I rode about 4-5 km (total) to and from his folks’ cottage and that was a bit of a shaky ride It’s really strange having to re-learn something you knew how to do 15 years ago.

And then YESTERDAY we rode 10 km (total) to and from my folks’ place!  The cardio workout is phenomenal and the hills on that part of the transcanada trail are intense!

We also got rained on a bunch which was actually a welcomed thing due to the fact that I was super sweaty!

All in all, we both absolutely loved the bike rides, though our bums would tell a different story

Yesterday, before the ride, I woke up and watched Tangled (It’s one of my favorites!) and ate some Wholesome Hemp granola, banana, strawberries and almond milk:

Once Jeff finally rolled out of bed he ate and we hit the road!

We were just going to wish my pops a Happy Fathers Day but we should have known better…Mom fed us…Mom fed us like we were heading into the Zombie Apocalypse and we were never going to eat again.

I knew I had a heck of a bike ride waiting for me so I kept it light…

I enjoyed a dribble of cranberry raspberry juice:

And a few crackers with spicy artichoke & asiago cheese dip:

And a bowl of homemade soup (my mom is the queen of soup and I can only hope to have a sliver of her talent in this regard…Though my chili is FAR better than hers I’m just saying)

Followed by some unpictured watermelon!

After lunch it POURED rain and when it finally calmed down a bit, we hit the road!  At first we didn’t know if we should turn back but it’s really not that long of a ride so we pressed on!

What a view!

Many crazy hills and “almost” accidents on my part later, we made it home!  And just in time too!  The sky opened up just minutes after we got home

The rest of the afternoon was spent watching The West Wing, getting our measurements done for our countertops and eating a “I can’t really cook much without a countertop” supper!

I made Jefferson grilled cheese and myself some leftover chili with a BISSkit!

Note to self:  If you are going to heat leftover chili in your toaster oven, allow for at least 20 minutes!

Once supper was done, and a few more episodes of The West Wing too, we headed back to the city…and watched another episode of The West Wing THEN it was bed time!

This morning I woke up at 4:30 am, did Leslie Sansone’s 3 Mile Slim & Sleek pilates workout and made myself some breakfast!

Underneath all those rolled oats are some blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, banana and honey greek yogurt:

All mixed up:

So that was Sunday/today’s breakfast!

Tonight I am meeting an old co-worker/friend for dinner at Café Orange for some Korean cuisine and good company!

Oh what a fantastic day it’s been!

It began with Chef Michael Smith’s whole grain pancakes, blueberry for me, plain jane for him!

These pancakes were so light, fluffy and packed full of cinnamon!

PS do you like my pajamas?  They are one pair of my “goal jammies” from 4 years ago.  Jeff bought them for me when I was 300 pounds.  Size XL.  Needless to say I didn’t fit into them.  NOW however, they are one of my very favorite pairs, for obvious reasons!

After breakfast Jeff and I watched and episode of Buffy, then Jefferson went to work and I went to workout!

Todays workout of choice was Leslie Sansone’s 4 Fast Miles and it was spectacular!  I was sweatin’ like crazy by the end!

A while later, I made baking powder biscuits to go with our chili supper today!

And a while after that, after a few hours of Buffy, I enjoyed a homemade trailmix of sorts!  Dried apricots, dried banana, pistachios and almonds:

The hubster got finished his work project at 2:00pm and we promptly hit the road to the cottage!  Even if we get just 1 day, it’s so therapeutic out here.  The sound of the leaves clapping together.  The sound of the waves from the lake.  Birds singing sweet tunes that resemble a James Taylor album.  I look to my right and I see nothing but hills and greenery.

One thing that WASN’T therapeutic however was walking into our cottage and finding Jason Vorhees had taken over:

My parents decided to be buggers and tape pictures of Jason Vorhees all over our cottage  It was hilarious in a creepy sort of way!  The Jason Vorhees thing is an inside joke…Obviously not one that will ever grow tired

For supper we enjoyed a spicy bowl of chili topped with double smoked cheddar and a biscuit…Or should I say BISS-kit?

Those 3 little specks to the right of my bowl are seeds from the trees.  They are EVERYWHERE!

And now we are watching Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters and it’s surprisingly good!

After this we are watching THE WEST WING and I cannot hardly wait!

Tomorrow folks, we are going for our first bike ride!  I see many falls, scrapes and laughs in my future.  I will make sure to pee before we head out, don’t need any unnecessary accidents on account of the laughs

Goodnight Jason Vorhees!