Happy 29th Anniversary to my Poppa and Momma! <3 <3 <3
*Photo taken on the Rialto Bridge in Venice, Italy
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Note to self:
1. Just because it’s freezing in your apartment , unless you want to sweat as much as you did in hot yoga, don’t wear leggings and a long sleeve shirt to walk 2 miles in the morning to class.
2. You may be compelled to pop out your food in the MIDDLE of the business school (where real professionals can see you) because it’s a good spot to take photos of your food. That’s okay, as long as it looks like what you’re doing is totally normal, others will believe it too.
3. Your obsession with carrot baked goods will only get more serious. It’s a fact of life.
4. You still cannot eat within 4 hours of running because you will get dagger-sharp stomach cramps.
5. Life just handed you another paper and exam for next week. Have fun this weekend.
Breakfast
Green Tea Monster w/ kefir, papaya, strawberries, spinach, and green tea
Banini (haha get it?!): Banana+ almond butter+ raisins
A bite of a carrot cake Clif bar. Best flavor ever? Perhaps.
Then I went to read scenarios and answer questions for 15 min. in exchange for $8.
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Lunch Cramp-Causer!
I was hippo-hungry but had no idea what I wanted. So I picked up some things that spoke to me 
Honey dew melon, roasted sweet potatoes, and……dun dun dun…..
I also got a Carrot Raisin Walnut Muffin from an on-campus eatery that uses cage free eggs and organic flour. I remember one of my friends last year was complaining that the muff had strings of carrot inside….I’m sure you can imagine how fast I BOLTED over to get one.
This was heavenly. So moist and filled with walnuts and stringy carrot pieces (YES!). I can’t believe it took me 5 weeks this semester to get one! I had 1/2 as part of my lunch and saved 1/2 for dessert!
Treadmill Bonding Time
After classes I headed over to the gym for some good ol’ treadmill bonding time. My stomach wasn’t grumbling so I KNEW it was bad news. That rando lunch really head me over well…too well!! It had been 3 hours since I ate but every with every step the dagger-sharp cramps got more and more severe. ARGH!! I was feeling so comfortable running too!!
So I stopped after 2 miles 
My pace was about 0.2 mi/hr faster though! I attribute that to my outdoor run+walk+run+walk on Saturday. I then hopped on the elliptical for another 30 minutes.
I was famished upon walking in the door. I was way more fueled for my workout and not only punished with cramps but shaking with hunger?! Usually I have an emptier stomach and I am barely hungry afterwards. Weirdness.
Dinner
My roommate made this amazing Brown Rice Pilaf with feta cheese, garbanzo beans, red onions, peppers, olive oil and cilantro (I think). It was fantabulous!! I ate about 2x the amount in the photo while compiling my plate!!!
I also made a quick Mango Salsa with:
- 1/3 garbanzo beans
- 1/2 cup mango chunks (fresh!)
- 1/2 jar of salsa (I would have made if I had more time!)
- 1/4 cup chopped red onion
- 1/3 cup avocado chunks
- Sprinkle of black pepper
- YUM
All mixed together and voila!
Served with a bed of lettuce and broccoli slaw.
I had every food group on this plate!!!
Dessert=The other half of the carrot muff!! Still just as tastilicious after sitting in my backpack all day
Alrighty, it’s work time peeps!! I thought it was Thursday all day long so tomorrow’s gonna feel like Friday when it’s really not!!!!! DOUBLE WAAAH!!
Quirky Qs:
1) What’s your favorite muffin flavor/ingredients?
2) Do you whip out your camera in odd places for blogging duties?
3) How long do you have to wait after eating before you run?
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Happy anni to your parentS!!!
Ugh I ALWAYS get side aches when I run!!!
Beautiful eats!! Esp that panini!!!
happy Thursday!
To answer your questions:
1. I love banana nut, blueberry, and oatmeal muffins. All very yummy!
2. I do take pics of my food wherever I might be… it’s not too bad for me if I’m out and about because I can always use my iPhone if I’m concerned.
3. I try to wait at the very least half an hour, or I DO end up with side stitches in no time!
Happy anniversary to your dear folks!!
1.) Nuts, fruits, and chocolate.
2.) Nope, just restaurants.
3.) I’m not a runner.
Funn, Chris told me he saw someone taking pictures of their food at Fuqua today. Must have been you! Tee hee… KIDDING!
1. My favorite muffin flavor is cinnamon & sugar
2. I whip out my camera in odd places, but only if appropriate
3. I usually wait 1/2 hour to an hour after I eat to run, but it totally depends on what I eat! On a Sat. I can eat a piece of toast with PB and be out the door 1/2 hour later. But if I had a full dinner I would need at least an hour to digest.
1. I loveeeeee carrot cake/carrot muffins! Is that from the refectory? YUM. I don’t think I’ve ever had a bad muffin on campus. They’re all delicious no matter where I go. hahaha.
3. I have a tummy of STEEL… as long as my tummy is full, I can run… even if it means eating 15min beforehand. I hate running while hungry ;p
laughed my ass off at number 2. i can totally relate. happy anniversary to your folks! that pilaf looks amaaaazing!!! 1 almond poppyseed, 2 YES, 3 at LEAST an hour if not more! xo
HAHA I use my camera phone for food pictures while in public so it just looks like I’m searching something on the internet or something.
Happy anniversary to the parentals!
I love all your notes to self–very important realizations there. You certainly got your beta carotene today–carrot muffin and roasted sweet potatoes! Those potatoes from the GH salad bar are so good. I should take after you and go just to get them, sans salad.
1. I am a big fan of banana or pumpkin muffins. Heck, they’re good together too.
2. I get some strange looks when I whip out my camera at the airport;)
3. I eat a half of a PB sandwich about 15 min before I run, and I’ve never had a problem!
Happy Anniversary to the parents! They are too cute!!!
Wow, that is some dinner! The pilaf and mango salsa is making me drool.
Wait, you have cage free eggs in your organic flour-containing carrot muffin AND you bought it at school??? Seriously, UW what is going on here? We don’t have anything close to that!
Banini is too cute!
1) The pumpkin muffin with chocolate chips
2) Sometimes I do, and pretend it’s completely normal, and other times I’m too chicken :/
3) Usually I run on an empty stomach or eat a very small snack. I don’t remember the last time I ran when it was not morning!
In high school, I was in love with the Otis Spunkmeyer Chocolate Chocolate Chip muffins! Now, I’m not much of a muffin girl
I love the word banini! And I want that carrot muffin!
My favorite muffin is probably a chocolate (or vanilla chocolate, or carrot, ha ha) as you already saw on my blog;)
xxx Julia (Taste of Living)
My tummy is the SAME way with running. I just cannot run with much in it or I feel majorly awful. Love the Banini (what a cute name). I totally take random pictures out wherever we are. I feel like its becoming more acceptable…or maybe I just feel more comfortable haha.
happy anniversary to your parents! they look so young!!! Venize is the one of the most romantic place in world!!!
Din din is definitely a blast… so many yummies there and such a pretty plate!
I don’t run much, but usually when I workout, I do it at least 2-3 hours after a meal.
Happy Anniversary to your parents!
I can’t run with any food in stomach. Not even a banana. I don’t what I’m going to do when I start my long runs. I guess I’ll figure it out when the time comes
My favorite muffins are coffee cake muffins. I just like the tops though.
Yes, I’ve found myself taking pictures in some odd places for the blog. Once in a bathroom. Nothing gross though I promise!
Good luck with your paper.
I like how you did little “note to self’s” at the beginning!
My fave muffin has to be morning glory because it has a bit of everything in it!
I most def pull out the camera in weird locations. Much to the horror of my hubby…
I’m usually hungry about an hour after running and normally will eat a small snack an hour before.
1) What’s your favorite muffin flavor/ingredients?
9/10 times i’ll choose bran! Yum! As long as they’re very moist.. hate dry muffins.. yuck!
2) Do you whip out your camera in odd places for blogging duties?
Yah I will, but I have a DSLR, (Nikon D90) so it’s kinda big & chunky, so I don’t bring it everywhere with me.
3) How long do you have to wait after eating before you run?
I’ll eat a good hour before I workout usually.
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Your carrot muffin does look amazing! YUM!!
Aww Happy Anniversary to the parents!
The roasted Sweet Potato sounds delicious and I love the salsa you made–would be perfect for the BSI I’m hosting this week! Just sayin…:)
My favorite flavor of muffin has to be pumpkin, but I also really love coffee cake type things and chocolate.
I mostly just take pictures of my food at home so I guess it really isn’t as weird for me. Although I did get busted once for taking pictures in Whole Foods. It makes me giggle to think about it now.
I like to wait about an hour or so after eating before I’ll head out for a run(or just working out).
Your parents are the cutest! Happy Anniversary! Love your ‘notes to self’ – especially the one about sweating and hot yoga. You’re so crazy! The banini was pretty creative as well – good to know you are getting a lot of use out of your panini press
My fave ingredient in a muffin would be carrot or blueberries 
Thanks for remembering my anniversary! Time went too fast on me. Your carrot muffin looks divine. We should bake some when you’re back for the fall break
Miss you.
your parents look SO young! And your mom is freaking gorgeous…Wow! happy anniversary to them!
Oh, and answers:
1) CORN!
2) Freaking hell, yes!
3) I don’t ever run after eating…I run before eating…
our parents MUST be on the same wave-length cause they been kicking it together for 29 years too!
favorite muffin flavor is fo sho anything dealing with pumpkin… mmm pumpkin cream cheese perhaps.
that’s crazy you have to wait so long after you eat, i usually have to eat with in two hours of running. different strokes for different folks, mmhmm.
good luck with your paper and test woman!
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