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Sick All Weekend

written by Parita 9 Comments

.I think the title of this post says it all.  Both Vishnu and I were sick…all weekend long!  No worries though, we’re feeling much better today.  I honestly think we just needed a few days to recover from the craziness of the past couple of weeks.  Our bodies had enough and needed us to just rest for a little bit. 

Needless to say, we didn’t do too much this weekend.  Friday night ended up being a movie night.  We watched Live Free or Die Hard.  I’m usually not a huge fan of predictable action movies, but this one was pretty good.  The effects were a tad over the top, but according to Vishnu, that’s what makes for a good action movie.  Whatever…yippee-ki-yay. 

On Saturday, we both woke up at 8 am only to go back to sleep and really wake up at 11 am.  I’m not going to lie.  It was nice.  However, I do think all that sleep set a rather pathetic stage for the rest of the day.  We literally did nothing.  Well, maybe not nothing.  I did manage to get a workout in.  And I made us a little pre-dinner treat with my new blender (recipe coming soon).  Other than that we did nothing but sit on our butts and watch four episodes of The West Wing. 

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Jillian Michaels and her No More Trouble Zones DVD kicked my butt

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What looks like nasty brown goop is actually a delicious dark chocolate frosty treat

After an unproductive two days, I was determined to make the most of Sunday.  We got up (throats still a little sore), cleaned, and went grocery shopping.  At the farmer’s market we found the world’s biggest apple (or what we thought was the world’s biggest apple)…

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It was honestly HUGE.

We also found a new to us fruit…star fruit.  It tastes like a cross between a really crisp apple and grapes.  Vishnu was a huge fan and suggested making it into a drink of some kind next time. 

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Well, that’s all I got.  I’m hoping for a cough and sneeze free week.  Finger crossed!

Have a great Monday!

Written on January 7, 2013 Related:Food Product, Life

Thumbs Up

written by Parita 18 Comments

How is it Sunday already!?  And really, how are we already well into mid September?!  Craziness!

My weekend was actually pretty relaxing and fun.  This is a very good thing because my next 3-4 weekends are packed with travelling or visitors.  More on all that in future posts.  First, my weekend recap…

FRIDAY

I didn’t get to workout before work as planned, so I decided to squeeze in a weights routine Friday evening.  I usually don’t mention my regular workouts, but this was a good one.  I did a series of moves from Jillian Michael’s “No More Trouble Zones” DVD but really tried to make it my own.  I also used 5 pound weights vs. the 3 I usually use.  This may not mean much to most people, but it was a tough workout, and my heart rate was up the whole time.  And I’m still very sore…in a good way.  Thumbs up!  Thumbs up

SATURDAY

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I woke up on Saturday morning with one thing on my mind – finishing The Hunger Games.  And finish it I did.  This book was amazing.  It drew me in from page one and kept me guessing all the way to the end.  And there’s no way you can’t read book #2 because it picks up where this one ends (with a major cliffhanger).  I’m definitely stopping at Target tomorrow to pick up Catching Fire (book #2).  I haven’t been this excited about a series since Harry Potter!  Thumbs up! Thumbs up

After finishing my book, I got ready and headed out to get my hair cut.  If you remember from my last cut back in May, it ended up being really choppy and ugly.  My layers didn’t blend together, and there was a huge chunk in the back.  I waited almost four months to get my next cut because I wanted everything to grow out so I could start fresh.  My experience was completely different this time around.  I went to a different salon recommended by a coworker and absolutely loved it!  My stylist actually listened to me!  Thumbs up!  Thumbs up  Sadly, I don’t have any pics to share but will get on that ASAP.

Dinner and a movie were also on my agenda for Saturday.  Sushi and The Help to be exact.  My coworker and I filled up on some delicious sushi (I had Miso soup and an avocado, cucumber, cream cheese and chives roll) and then headed over to the movies.  I really liked the movie.  Obviously the book was 100x better, but I left the theater feeling very satisfied and content.  In my opinion, the storyline was followed pretty closely.  It was also well casted with each actor/actress making the characters their own.  Thumbs up! Thumbs up

SUNDAY

I went to an Indian Bridal Expo today.  There were a number of wedding vendors present – restaurants, invite designers, videographers, photographers, DJs, henna artists, etc.  It was awesome but a bit overwhelming.  There’s so much to think about and take care of before the big day!  My wedding is going to be in Atlanta, but I wanted to check out the event for ideas.  Little did I know, I would be walking out with this…

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…my wedding reception outfit!  It was love at first sight!  These are pretty much the exact colors I wanted and the style was dead on with what I had conjured up in my head.  WOOT WOOT!  My mom was relieved that I found something because I was pretty stressed about finding “the outfit.”  We’d been looking for months and nothing was taking my breath away.  I really thought I would have to settle for something that was just “meh.”  But no, I found “the one!”  YAY!  BIG THUMBS UP! Thumbs up

Well, off I go to watch the Emmys.  Modern Family is on fire so far!  If you haven’t jumped on the bandwagon yet, DO IT!  It’s the funniest show on TV!  Thumbs up

Written on September 18, 2011 Related:Book, Indian culture

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