Friday, 6 July 2012

TGISF....Thank goodness its Summer & Friday

Hi Bloggers.... 

Thanks for checkin' its been a few days since my last entry!!! But it sure it worth the wait!!! The long weekend over here was AWESOME!! My hubby and I were busy every day last weekend.... and I have lots of photos to show for it. Heres a little recap....

Last week... I decided to go for a walk... turned out to be an amazing 5 k walk that I did in 1.05 hours...and filled with beauty. 
Here is a collage of some of the beautiful things I observed on my jaunt....




 What a great ending to the walk... but beautiful clouds and the beginning of a sunset!!!
When I got home... I made some delicious white raspberry iced tea....
so delicious with lemon (steeped over night)
FRIDAY JUNE 29: THE LONG WEEKEND BEGINS WITH SUSHI :) YUM
 SATURDAY JUNE 30: We decided to enjoy the weather and go the cabin for the day.... 
what a beautiful day it was. I sat around relaxing and reading all day... 
it was fabulous :) Check out this cool cloud form I caught with my iphone....
 looks like ...... a POLAR BEAR :)
JULY 1: YIPEEE WHAT A SPECIAL DAY.... aside from CANADA's BDAY-- 
it is also my husbands 30th BDAY!!! 
Who else gets FIREWORKS and A STAT HOLIDAY on their BDAY??? 
MY HUBBY of COURSE... SUPER SPECIAL. 
His day started out like this.... cinnamon buns, candle light, japanese coffee and fruit :) YUM
The day was great. Went out to a local steakhouse and finished off with 
ICE CREAM CAKE from DQ of course!!!
 HAPPY CANADA DAY !!!
 And finished with FIREWORKS... 

JULY 2: The next day was a BIG FAMILY get 2 gether at the 
CABIN 2 CELEBRATE my hubby's bday :)
We REALLY love BDAYS over this WAY :) 
It was a really great day.... except for a bit of CRAZY weather. Just as we finished preparing the food...... the clouds and rain.... and HAIL moved in for like a 1/2 hr.... then the sun came out .... it was truly an awesome day!!!
 The evening ended with some more crazy weather, which I captured on the way home.... check out the beautiful images of "Crazy Weather"===>
 TWO RAINBOWS!!!
 Unbelievable!!!

 Today is a "sick day": home with a cold.... I guess its pay back for such a busy and fun packed long weekend :) Thanks for a short week...... heres to me feeling better ASAP cuz the WEEKEND is here again.... I'm not one to provide you all with "how to survive" a cold... please speak to your family dr. for official medical advice.. but some of the websites I visited today were really helpful.... and here goes  for a little TLC for ME!!!

 Now for a little vapor inhalation 
(mint leaves didn't really do the trick; 
so I tried a bit of eucalyptus oil.. much better)...... 
now for rest..... fluids (peach tea with honey and lemon YUM)....
 time ..... to get me better QUICK!!


 Next on the agenda....... SLEEP... then CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP.
Hope everyone is feeling well out there.... 
HAVE an AWESOME WEEKEND!!!
m
What remedies do you swear by to re-coup for a cold fast???


Tuesday, 26 June 2012

OMG... my daily calories in one sitting ?!?!

So I had a pretty good day... I left work thinking "I really like my job and today was a good day"!! Nice way to start my evening eh? Plus went to meet a friend for coffee and a cute and quaint coffee place......

Then I thought I would stop at the mall and have a quick bite to eat while doing 
some over due errands.... 
Kinda got myself craving some THAI.... so I INDULGED.....

So YUMMY... 
THEN....
 I went to add in my moderately sized dinner to complete my calories for the day...... and was AMAZED... how many calories where in my YUMMY DINNER...
1131 CALORIES!!!
OMG I dunno what to do!!!
EEK GUILT TRIP...... now I know how looks can be deceiving!!


Anyhow, thankfully, there was a nice finish to the evening..... 
Nite. 
What have you indulged in lately, and later found out it wasn't such a health option?!!?!
m

Sunday, 24 June 2012

Dragon Boat, Dragon Boat, Yes, You are #1

Hey Everyone, 
So today was super exciting!! We had our last day of DRAGON BOATING!!! It was RACE DAY and we did awesome. The weather was amazing and the water pretty decent!!! We won the first race at 1.08, came in second for the next race at ~1.21 and second again in the final race. I'd say pretty good!!! We were already to accept 2nd place..... BUT we GOT FIRST PLACE!!! Pretty cool. 


Here is a bit of a recap of the race day :) 



Now its time for a rest...... and a break.... 
thank you RAIN for holding off till the races were over!!!
What a great day. What did you do today??

Nite, 
m

Saturday, 23 June 2012

ME Day

Well today was a bit of a selfish day..... it was all about me......it included:

  • Running tons of errands (getting pants and shoes fixed, getting groceries, looking for a super cool bday present for my hubby, purchased the tix to a dinner theatre for my parents, me and my hubby--- bday present for momma and fathers day present for papa)
  • Chatting with my parents
  • Got new sandals
  • Went for a pedicure (yeah for pink and glitter)
  • Went for a massage
  • Caught up on Housewives of Orange County
  • Had a revelation.... I think my way to a healthy life and weight will be through FUN activity and MEGA FUN SALADS!!! 
  • Decided to start tracking my calorie intake..... to see what is going on..... and to make myself ACCOUNTABLE!!! I'm trialling my fitness pal
 It was a beautiful and HOT day today....


This is the cool room where I had my massage..... definitely feeling more relaxed


Yummy snacks.... from today.... the salad on left is the BEST... soo yummy... just never been able to 
re create it at home......


DINNER= whole grain crackeres and garlic hummus, beets, edamame, lettuce, dill dressing, simulated bacon bits, cheese and cucumber!!! YUM.


Well off to the dragon boating RACE tomorrow..... after this..... onto another fun SPORT
BOOTCAMP :) 

What activities are you looking forward to this summer????

nite, m




Thursday, 21 June 2012

500 WOWSERS

Hey Guys, 

I dropped of the blogging radar for a while.... but here I am ... I'm back.... I have a ton of photos to upload.... in anticipation for this day!!! I was long awaiting..........


WOW !!! 500 Views!!!

So tonight I am celebrating.... that its a beautiful day outside 
and I GOT MOTIVATED AGAIN!!

I joined a local bootcamp!! Starting next week :) 
Here's hoping we can get the SUMMER started out just right!!!

Heres a little sneak peak in to my recent iphoto life.....

A cabin evening with my papa :) 
Just before the marshmellow roast....
 First crack at cinnamon buns....



These little guys make my day.....
Evening stroll with my hubby....
 Beautiful Nature @ Its Best



Peak A Boo
Alzheimers Memory Walk.....
What a thoughtful and memory provoking event. 

 Last night of dragon boat practice...





What makes your day a grrrrrreat one ???