A big Happy Birthday shout-out to two wonderful ladies, my favorite Fitnessista and my sweet Justine!
Justine and I celebrated yesterday with a girly kind of day.
First we met up at Lululemon for a boot camp class.
Amanda from Quick Fit taught a free class. Thanks Amanda! I used to do these types of classes all the time when I belonged to the Y. The class was fun, something different, but honestly, it’s just not my thing anymore. I love yoga, and no amount of plyometrics, dumbbell flys, or lunges ever accomplished what yoga has done for my body.
Lululemon happens to be right next to Whole Foods, and so guessed where we lunched?
I filled my plate with every roasted veggie the hot bar had to offer (cauliflower is heavy!). Underneath all the veggies were 3 different types of chicken and a little hummus. I’m upping my protein, but more about that in another post.
Guess who met us for lunch?
Keith Urban. Nicole couldn’t make it as she was primping for the CMA’s. In case anyone cares, Keith ate brown rice sushi, a Larabar, a piece of banana bread, and some 70% dark chocolate. 
I then treated Justine to a massage, and we called it a day. Justine, I hope you have a wonderful birthday. You too Gina. Love you girls!
Have you clicked on Chocolate Covered Katie yet today to help raise money for Operation Chocolate Covered Kindness?
Oh, and don’t forget to enter my POM Wonderful pomegranate giveaway.
P.S. Nicole looked beautiful, don’t you think?
Remember my homemade vegan Nutella?
It was so yummy but a little a difficult to spread. Enter Katie’s favorite rice milk...
My favorite as well Katie! I simply blended 1 cup of the rice milk with my Nutella in the Vitamix, and voila…
It’s like my ABU, but with vegan Nutella instead of almond butter. NBU? NTU? Nuts4U? Nutella Sauce? I don’t know – what do you think I should call it?
One thing I do know is that it’s delicious!
First I tried it on a Cinna-Monster Apple, and then I had more on my Protein Ice-Cream with cinnamon.
I’m in love, and now I’m going to have to talk to my local Costco about carrying hazelnuts.
How are your recipes coming along for my POM Wonderful pomegranate giveaway? Remember, the contest ends this Sunday night, and I can’t wait to see some of your creative ideas.
P.S. Have you entered this giveaway yet?!? I’m dying for a Magic Bullet!
P.P.S. I love Einstein.
As much as I love my husband, I am one of those girls who needs lots of girl time. Love love love my girls.
That was Wig Night. I highly recommend going out and wearing wigs for no reason. Trust me, much fun will be had by all! My other favorite girly get-togethers involve brunch. There is nothing like a Sunday brunch with your girlfriends.
These are all my massage therapy friends. Some of us met in school 5 years ago, and we’ve all worked together at one time or another. We used to get together every month for potluck dinners, but it’s been a while since we’ve all seen one another. Oh girls, how I’ve missed you. We must do this more often!
Check out the spread…
I brought roasted kabocha and Katie’s Pumpkin Pie Stir-Fry. It was hit Katie! Why have I never made this stir-fry before!?!
We also dined on…
salad, non-dairy yogurt with granola, fruit, cheese, bread, spiced pecans, quiche, and Nutella & banana French toast.
Stephanie, the cutest pregnant mama ever, stayed busy making us all French pressed coffee and chai tea lattes. She even thought to bring hemp milk for us non-dairy folks.
My sweet friend Jamina, author of a new children’s book called Herman’s Journey, was the host.
‘Mina, thanks for getting everyone together. It was a wonderful day with my girls, and I am beyond excited to see where Herman’s Journey will take you my friend!
I am so grateful for the friends I have in my life. You know what else I’m grateful for?
YogaDownload has added new video classes. In the past, their Website has only offered audio yoga with slide show pictures. Now, you can view an entire yoga class online, and they’ve even added some new ones like Yoga Sculpt and Yoga for Strength. Remember, once you download the classes, they are yours to keep forever. I downloaded some of their new ones last night, and I hope to try one in-between Operation Clean House. Gotta go – I have an early morning appointment with Mr. Swiffer.
Morning! I got so much sleep last night which makes me so happy. The time change has still got me all out of whack. CD and I have been eating dinner earlier since it gets so dark, and then I’m ready for bed at like 7. Last night, I made it until about 8:45 PM and then crashed. My body loves sleep.
Did you know that November is National Pomegranate Month and that pomegranate season ends in just a few weeks? Therefore, I am trying to eat as many as I can. FYI, you can also freeze your POM arils. So stock up my friends!
Speaking of pomegranates, who would like to win a case of 5 POM Wonderful pomegranates, not the juice, but 5 actual pieces of fruit? Again, can I win my own giveaways? CD, you must enter this one! 
Here is how the giveaway will work. In an effort to help Katie raise money for Operation Chocolate Covered Kindness, all you have to do is make one of her brilliant recipes and somehow incorporate a pomegranate. For instance, it could be something as easy as oat bran with Fudge Babies and POM arils.
Or something more like my breakfast this morning…
Raw chocolate pudding (avocado, cocoa powder, stevia) covered in cherry pomegranate Smashberry Jam. P.S. – Smashberry Jam is much better the next day!
You can use use any of the POM Wonderful products, whether it be their juice or the actual fruit. Once you’ve made your recipe, blog about it and send me the link. If you don’t have a blog, you can still enter. Simply send me a picture and description of your recipe, and I’ll blog about it. The recipe contest, open to U.S. residents only (sorry!), runs through Sunday, November 15th at midnight, and I’ll post the 2 winning recipes the following Tuesday. So, get creative, have fun, and let’s see how much money we can help Katie raise for The Enough Project!
Oh, and be sure to click here for a chance to win a Magic Bullet, a spiralizer, or a hand blender.
RSS - Posts
