I hope you all had a great weekend. I did...It included helping Holiday Bazaar at the church I grew up at. My aunt once again selflessly organized the entire event and Mama Bell recruited the vendors. Way to go! I was also able to do some Christmas decorating, had coffee with Melissa (at the Starbucks Adam and I met almost 3 years ago!) and got to see my little Boo (and my brother and sis as well, always a treat!). I was able to get in a couple of great workouts as well. I rounded out my weekend with a trip to New Seasons for a delicious Black Bean burger.
Little Boo earlier this week, aka my mini-me.
Grandma Patsy, Mama Bell, myself and Aunt Cathy at the Holiday Bazaar.
(Don't worry, I didn't miss the red memo, I was sporting my favorite red patent leather flats!)
The mantel decorated. It looks even prettier in dimmed lighting.
Ditto for the dining room
And...the Starbucks Adam and I met at.
Best.day.of.our.lives :)
For those of you in the Portland area, you are likely familiar with this store. New Seasons has 12 stores in the Portland metro area, with one store that recently opened in Vancouver.
This is my local New Seasons store
While New Seasons is definitely more expensive than your typical grocery store, they actually have some pretty great deals and they carry a generic brand, Western Family. They have wonderful, local organic produce. The New Seasons employees are extremely friendly and very down to earth. From the photo above, you can see they have a grand floral and garden area. Adam used to live across the street from this location and may or may not have eat there....4 or 5 times (at least) a week!
Because I was ravenous last night, I missed out on taking a picture of my burger. However, I will describe it to you. One thing I love about getting grilled sandwiches here is that there are no limit on the number of toppings and there is no additional fee once you go over a certain number.
My burger:
Whole wheat rustic bread
Black bean burger
Hummus
1/2 slice of Tillamook cheddar
Leaf lettuce
Tomatoes
Grilled mushrooms
Grilled red pepper
Avocado
Cucumber
And yes...this all fit on the burger wonderfully :) However, I decided I should probably watch my intake since I knew I would be enjoying a big bowl of Umpqua Vanilla Bean ice cream with chocolate chips while I watched 90210 (very stimulating, I know)...So I dumped the makings of my burger onto a big bed of mixed greens and cut up a little of the bread. It may not sound or look very appetizing but it was delicious!
I also picked up a variety of Balance bars (only 99 cents- great deal!), fresh produce (a yam, avocado, tomatoes, mixed greens, a head of lettuce, bananas, broccoli and a variety of apples). I grabbed some great crackers (on sale!) as well.
Today was an exciting day for me. I started my new job! Of course I had pre-job jitters last night and couldn't fall asleep. Then I woke up, waiting for my alarm to go off. When it didn't, I checked my phone and... it was only 12:55. I happily turned over for 3.5 more hours of sleep.
Mama Bell and I were at the gym before the doors opened and I hopped on the treadmill to do the same HIIT workout I completed Friday. I only did a 2 1/2 minute warm up and cool down each. I covered 3.2 miles in 25 minutes. I then did a Tone It Up Pyramid workout. It looked like this:
10 pushups
20 dips
30 bicep curls
40 second plank hold
50 tummy tucks (plank position, bring knees to chest)
40 second plank hold
30 bicep curls
20 dips
10 pushups
I was satisfied with my workout and headed home to hurry and get out the door by 6:45 am. I wanted to be a little early to orientation today...and I was (7:10 arrival for 7:30 start time. Thank goodness for my iPhone to keep me occupied!)
While I won't go in to the nitty gritty details of my day, I will tell you it included a "build your own sandwich" bar and all the presentations made me very, very excited for the opportunity to work for this incredible organization!!
Our facilitator ended the day with this video, that was made by employees at one of the main hospitals. I had seen it before and I had a big smile on my face the whole time. Take a few minutes to get "Down" to a little Chris Brown.
Pink Glove Dance. This will make you smile AND appreciate Breast Cancer Awareness.
Have a fabulous Monday evening and thanks for stopping by!
And...a countdown until this guy comes home to me: 10 days
Sorry ladies- he is happily taken by moi :)
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