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Weekend Recap–Just the Two of Us

Just the two of us. The perfect way to describe our weekend. Vishnu was home by 1:30 pm on Friday and didn’t have to work on Saturday or Sunday. Instead of making specific plans to fill our time, we decided to wing it and relax. No better way to spend the weekend, especially given that Vishnu’s going back to a six days a week/12 hours a day schedule.

Here’s how we filled our days…

Taco Bus

Vishnu was craving Mexican food on Friday and asked if I wanted to try Taco Bus. I just so happened to have a Taco Bus coupon (one free entrée), so I was on board!

The coolest thing about this place is that the kitchen is literally located inside a renovated school bus. So you order at the front window (much like a food truck) and take a seat on the outdoor patio where you food is brought out to you. Thankfully, it didn’t rain on Friday, so we were able to enjoy our meal in the beautiful Florida sunshine (for once!).

I ordered the nachos – queso, veggies, and tofu (as my chosen protein). The portion size looked small at first, but I was sufficiently stuffed by the end of our meal. I’d definitely order this again!

Vishnu ordered two tacos – fish and chicken – and was happy with his decision. Everything was fresh and nicely seasoned.

We hear that the original Taco Bus in Tampa is amazing, so we’ll have to check that out at some point.

College Football

Both the UGA and Georgia Tech games were on at the same time, so we switched back and forth between the two for a while. House divided!

House hunting

We spent most of our Saturday morning looking at homes in Chicago. Since we’ll be there for at least four years, we’re thinking about buying versus renting. It’s all super exciting to think about but a little nerve racking at the same time. Eep!

Reading

I FINALLY finished The Poisonwood Bible! I’ll share more soon.

About Me page

I rewrote my About Me page. It needed a bit of an update and an overall refresh. Check it out!

Homemade treats

We were both craving something chocolaty on Saturday night, so I made a batch of Lindsay’s Freezer Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups. You guys, you HAVE TO make these at some point. I used crunch PB and chia seeds but feel free to add whatever mix ins you like.

I also made these Blender Banana Oatmeal Muffins. I was looking for a healthy go to snack, and these muffins did the trick. Fair warning, these are on the extreme end of the healthy spectrum, but still taste delicious.

Target

I had two things on my Target list. I ended up coming home with four. Not bad, considering that I can easily spend $100+ at Target. And get this, I had $11 worth of coupons, so I only ended up spending $25.

I found this shirt in the clearance rack. $6!!! Plaid shirt + jeans + boots = my (eventual) Fall outfit.

Barre3 Online

After reading about Barre3 Online workouts on Kacy’s blog, I decided to take advantage of the free 15 day trial and see what the hype is all about. I did a 30 minute workout on Sunday, and at one point, my entire body was shaking. I’ll share more once I’ve tried a few more classes. But so far, this whole Barre thing seems pretty legit!

Naan pizzas

With a lot of help from my friend Trader Joe’s, I made delicious naan pizzas for dinner last night – pesto, fresh mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, and chicken (for Vishnu). Yum!

NFL games

Football season is officially upon us, people! There was some serious game watching happening at the MIS house yesterday. The serious part only applies to Vishnu. I was in and out during most of the games. I will, however, be watching tonight’s Falcons game because Matt Ryan is my QB this week, and his performance will determine whether I win or lose! Wish me luck!

Well, these are just a few snippets from our weekend. I hope you had a great one as well!

Happy Monday and thanks for reading. Smile

What did you fill your weekend with?

Three Things Thursday (23)

written by Parita 10 Comments

Funny story of the day – I was scheduling a work meeting yesterday afternoon and totally scheduled it for Wednesday morning not realizing it WAS Wednesday. I then stared at my Outlook calendar for a few seconds because I couldn’t believe the work week was half way over. Say what?!

Anyways, let’s just get to my three random things for the week before I share more embarrassing stories!

(1) Vishnu’s parents and brother are visiting this weekend

Niel gets in tonight, and my in-laws get in tomorrow evening. Unfortunately, Vishnu’s working 7a-7p both Saturday and Sunday. We’ll make the most of their time here though, even when Vishnu’s at work! Can’t wait to see them.

(2) This total body workout from Tone It Up kicked my butt.

I repeated this sequence three times through, and it felt like my heart was going to beat right out of my chest. In a good way of course!

(3) 2015 Summer reading list update

I’m still reading The Poisonwood Bible, a book that wasn’t even on my original list. And it’s taking me forever, I know. The book is over 550 pages (dense pages I should say), and it didn’t really grab my attention until about 100 pages in. I’m hoping it’ll be more of a page turner now that the story is going somewhere.

To be completely honest, I almost gave up on this book. After confessing this to Vishnu (who insisted for almost 10 years that I read it in the first place), he knowingly nodded. When I asked him how long it would take for something to happen, he said to wait until after page 300. Then it gets really good he said. Well, I’m at 110 and it’s getting better so here goes nothing.

And as far as that Summer reading list goes, it’s looking more like a Fall reading list now.

Well, that’s all I have today. I’ll be back tomorrow with a VERY delicious recipe (involving chocolate!).

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Three Things Thursday (20)

written by Parita 14 Comments

I can’t believe this is my 20th Three Things Thursday post. Time flies when you’re having fun!

Well, aside from this week crawling by at a snail’s pace, I don’t have much else to say. So, let’s get to this week’s three things…

(1) The Poisonwood Bible

I created a summer reading list a few weeks ago. I even managed to finish one of the books on that list. Then, right as I was about to start my next book, Vishnu asked me why I haven’t started The Poisonwood Bible when I promised him I would (years ago!).

You see, this is one of his all time favorite novels. And once upon a time when we first started dating, he highly recommended that I read it. I promised I would, but it’s now been almost 10 years and I haven’t made it past page 10. I just keep getting distracted by other books. Ah the life of a book worm!

Anyway, I’m starting The Poisonwood Bible this week! It’s over 500 pages long…wish me luck!

(2) St. Petersburg, Florida weather

I’m going to let this 10 day weather forecast do the talking because no one likes hearing people complain about the weather.

But seriously, WTF?!

(3) A simple cooking hack

Add 2 tablespoons of your favorite red wine to any bottled pasta sauce and allow to simmer on low heat for 10ish minutes. What you’re left with is a delicious sauce that tastes anything but store bought!