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A Slight Deviation

written by Parita 9 Comments

Our original weekend agenda included going to see Trainwreck on Friday and spending a few hours at the beach on Saturday. 

Well, let’s just say there was a slight deviation in plans…

Vishnu was totally game for going to the movie theater, but after hearing about the Lafayette shooting, I just wasn’t up for it.  I told him I’d rather stay at home and watch a movie.  But we didn’t end up doing that either.  After a quick dinner at home, we met up with some of Vishnu’s co-interns at a local bar.

Angry Orchard

It was fun listening to all the crazy stories and hearing everyone’s experiences so far.  I do sometimes feel like the odd man out, but Vishnu does a good job of checking in every now and then.  And it helps that I find medicine an interesting topic overall and have a lot of the lingo down!

We slept in a little on Saturday but had every intention of heading to the beach as soon as possible.  The weather, however, had different plans.  It rained all morning/afternoon, so the beach was a no go. 

One of Vishnu’s friends was planning a trip to Topgolf, so we decided to do that instead. 

After a delicious early dinner…

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The Topgolf menu was impressive!  I decided to go with their veggie burger and a side of sweet potato fries.

…we played two games of golf. 

Topgolf Tampa

Check out the MIS Facebook page to see a video of just how good I am! Smile

Topgolf is what you get when you combine a regular driving range and the game of darts.  I am by no means good at golfing, but I had an absolute blast.  The dim lighting and fun music gave the whole experience a very hip club-like vibe!

By the time we got home and went to sleep, it was past 2 am.  Who are we?!

Sunday started off with the usual – cleaning and Trader Joe’s.  But it ended with an at home wine and cheese dinner date, Katie’s black bean brownies, and multiple episodes of Friends.  So pretty much perfection!

wine and cheese

And with that, Monday is here.  Make it a great one!

Thanks for reading!

Have you ever been to Topgolf? 

Written on July 27, 2015 Related:Friends, Weekend

The Little Things

written by Parita 14 Comments

At some point this weekend, Vishnu said that he loves how I find so much happiness is the little things.  So true.

Lucky for me, this weekend was full of wonderful little things. 

In no particular order…

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I was in heaven upon walking into this new to me farmer’s market.  So much great stuff for so cheap.  I walked out of there with a bag full of fruits, veggies, and a loaf of bread for $18!! 

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And that would be a kale, green apple, and cucumber juice from the market’s little café!  It was pretty good, and I felt so good for drinking it.

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Saturday night was wine, cheese, bread, and olives night.  I finally made it happen!  I wasn’t so sure how much Vishnu would enjoy this meal, but by the end of it, he mentioned that we should make this a regular thing.  Music to my foodie ears!

But for real…I can’t even begin to tell you how delicious all of this was.  The multi-grain bread was the loaf from the farmer’s market.  The olives and cheese (goat gouda, provolone, and some blended cheese I can’t remember the name of) were from Whole Foods.  I can’t wait to do this again! 

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I mustered up the courage to make a trip to Costco at 2 pm Sunday afternoon.  Bad idea!  Way. too. many. people.  But I did manage to find everything on my list.  We should be good to go for another few months.  Ha!

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A much needed pit stop to satisfy a much needed craving.  This is pretty much my standard now – cookies and cream yogurt, dark chocolate chips, a few cookie dough bits, strawberries, and sliced almond.  Mmmmm…

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I picked up this book at the library.  I’m hoping to incorporate some new moves into my strength training routine.  And for the weights, well let’s just say I decided to up the anti!  This is a huge step for me and my “I workout in my living room” self.  I tried these bad boys out for an at home strength training workout on Sunday.  And let’s just say I’m a litttttle sore today. 

Two other small things that made me happy went undocumented unfortunately.  One was a fun Mexican meal out on Friday night with Vishnu.  I was starving by the time I got home from work so it was much needed.  And number two was that I made poached eggs for lunch on Sunday…for the very first time.  They actually tasted really really good!  For any poached egg novices out there, I followed this method.

Well, I hope you too were able to enjoy the little things this weekend! 

Happy Monday!

Written on October 22, 2012 Related:Family, Favorites, Food, Health, Inspirational, Life, Marriage, Self, Workout

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