Journey to Virginia

Here are a few pics from my travels from Miami,FL to Reston, VA. It was an exhausting trip, but lots of fun. Enjoy!

 

Panted 15 out of the 17 hours up to VA

Heading into Savannah

Regards from Savannah GA

Historic Savannah

I fell in love with these trees, they looked so angelic

Me and the trees :-D

On our way to get some seafood, while being eaten alive by the bugs

Fresh baked biscuits with orange marmalade and butter

Jumbo shrimp with blueberry vanilla BBQ sauce

Scallions in a garlic butter sauce with crab meat risotta AMAZZZZZIIIINNNNGGGG!

Organic chicken with sweet potato fritters

Pecan cup with vanilla ice cream and mixed berries

Day 2: Plato making his last attempt to mark his territory in Savannah

Finally arrived in Reston, VA and made our way to the Tap Room

How cool is this, their menus light up

Jerk Chicken spring roles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lab Rat Recap: May 15- May 21

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

* Workout five times-Weights 3x Nike training 2x:  NO/ Did Weights 3x Nike Training 1x
* P90x Yoga (fingers crossed): I didn’t cross my fingers hard enough
* Stretch after each workout: Blahhh
* Track all seven days for Weight Watcher: SUCCESS

 

GOALS
*Workout at least 4x (Getting ready for a big move)
*Cook 5x
*Track Weight Watchers all seven days
*Finish packing for VIRGINIA!!!!!

Lab Rat Meal Recap

Grilled Flank Steak (substituting with skirt steak) with Tomatoes, Red Onion and Balsamic-Skinny Taste

Skirt steak cooking music! Station: P.Y.T! Thanks Pandora!

Skirt Steak Ingredients
Now that’s some skirt steak!
Final product! Yummy and healthy!

Thanks Skinny Taste!

Chipotle Bean Burritos-Cooking Light Magazine

Chipotle Bean Burrito, half eaten: -/ I was hungry

Homemade Flat Bread Pizza

Bubba and I

Plato waiting for me to drop a piece on the floor

Enchilada Skinnytaste

Missed a photo opportunity here

Baked Ziti & Pumpkin Soup

Basil for garnish

SCORE!!!!! Cooked five out of the seven meals this week!

SUCCESS!

What will this week bring, not much. I’m preparing for a big move so my mind is more focused on packing boxes than cooking all week. Let’s see what the week brings.

Fit (well not exactly) Fabulous & Famous: Adele

 

I know everyone may be wondering why I chose Adele to be my Fit, Fabulous &  Famous celebrity of the week. I was shown this picture from a friend at work and once I read Adele’s statement I died. I knew I had to post it right away. I had a problem though, I knew why I wanted to post the picture, but I couldn’t find the words to explain why, then my co-worker said she is not physically fit BUT emotionally fit.

Ok, I know you’re scratching your head trying to understand what I mean when I say Adele is emotionally fit. Well your answer is in her words. ” I don’t want to be on Playboy or Vogue. I want to be on the cover of Rolling Stone or Q”…”I am a singer”….I’d rather weigh a ton and make an amazing album”. Adele is a very wise 23 year old. She is comfortable with the way she looks and and has a confidence that people wish for. She knows she is successful because she is a great singer who loves what she does, not because she is a size 2. Adele does not care about what the industry defines a pop singer to be, she identifies with herself and her fans, no one else.

So Adele, you are EMOTIONALLY FIT, FABULOUS & FAMOUS. Just keep being you and continue to make AMAZING music.