Lions and Tigers and Vampires – Oh My!

August 31, 2009 | Filed in: Uncategorized

Is it unseasonably cold where you live?!?! This morning, I swear it was almost as low as 45 degrees when I woke up – which is WAY cold for the end of August!!!

Summer left Cleveland like a bat outta hell!

Speaking of bats….

Sunday morning – I had a 5:45am wake up call – for my 20 mile bike date with Kristin! Luckily – we scheduled our meeting early enough that we got in 17 miles before the sky opened up and started to POUR. Unluckily enough – I watched too much TrueBlood Saturday night – and was convinced something (or someone!) was going to jump out of the bushes and “get me”, my entire ride to meet Kristin. Not so much this:

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As this:

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Yeah – I’m 27. Scared of Vampires. Good for me.

After our bike ride – I came home and made a piece of toast and a banana with some PB:

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This was my first time trying out these bananas (and some of you may call my opinion of bananas from THIS post):

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I LOVED these! It really is all about the consistency for me! I don’t mind the banana flavor (I <3 Banana Bread!) – but squishy bananas = gagging in my opinion. These flattened bananas were nice and leather and chewy – RIGHT up my alley!

Then I headed off to the gym to try out another new class: Centergy – a combination of pilates, yoga, tai chi and a few other things. This class got two big thumbs up in my book. It was challenging, but I knew what was going on – AND BOY AM I SORE TODAY!

Once I got home – I really wasn’t hungry – so instead, Mike and I split two huge pots of coffee (hello caffeine buzz) - and since it was raining – I snuggled up on the couch with this muffin:

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I just love her to pieces. She is the best cuddle bug around. (this was after she did a number on her new toy!)

Once I finally did feel hungry – it hit me FULL force – and I knew I wanted a combo of carbs, protein and veggies! My falafel wrap the other night was so good, I decided to go ahead and create another one:

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Homemade tzakaididitzdidatizditazdiatzki (I loved the way you all spelled it in your comments last time!) sauce, 3 falafel balls, lettuce, hot sauce, and banana peppers, with some hummus and veggies on the side!

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So filling, and really damn good!

At dinner time, I was feeling rather uninspired – so when Mike suggested eating “delicious things” (GDW household translation = eating outside the house) – I happily agreed. Final decision: Chipotle!

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I’ll be honest – this bowl was gross. I don’t know what it was – but I just wasn’t feeling it. I did end up eating about 3/4ths (I should have stopped at about 1/4th) but finally had to call it quits. I’m not sure what was off – but it was FAR less delicious than normal Chipotle.

While indulging in my newest Sunday night guilty pleasure – I was struck with the feeling of some blog inspiration, so I headed into the kitchen – and made a treat with the ingredients below:

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It won’t be ready to eat until tonight – but you’ll see the finished product soon!!!! But OH.MY.WORD – if it tastes anything like the “batter” tasted – well, I’ve already died and gone to heaven, I’m sure!

Last, but certainly not least - I leave you with this handsome devil:

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Landy’s been getting so much blog love lately – I wanted to make sure my #1 love got some too! Isn’t he just the sexiest law student around?! I love the way he looks when he is concentrating!!

Hope you are having a great Monday!

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ooo i love those flattened bananas. and i love that they dont have any added sugar. too many times i find dried fruit and it has added sugar and i get so bummed out. hello cuddle bug! she is a sweetie. i was looking at my older posts last night and came across my friend’s puggle, a black one, dang, their faces are just too sweet for words. hahaha.. tzatkdiwqnbfsdkjq. yum. sorry about the downer chipotle!

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