Scheduling Sunday/Menu Monday

We had a blast in Disney World this past weekend, but more on that later.

Sunday: Shrimp Creole with rice and tossed salad
Monday: Cardio???? I have a parent meeting in the P.M., leftovers!!!
Tuesday: Kickboxing in the P.M.- Meatloaf, mac-n-cheese, green bean bundles
Wednesday: Cardio in the P.M. and a massage after...yay!! - leftovers
Thursday: kickboxing in the P.M.- Chicken, pepper, onion, and pineapple kabobs with yellow rice
Friday: pick up dinner- baking like a crazy mad woman...big wedding on Saturday!!
Saturday: Wedding day....baking again....eating at the wedding

Salsa Time!!

I found a new salsa recipe that I love. I normally make more chunky salsa, almost pico de gallo, but this one is more like they serve at Mexican restaurants. Please try it and enjoy...OLE!!

1 large can of whole tomatoes, undrained
1 regular-sized can Ro-Tel mild tomatoes with green chilies
1/3 cup chopped onion
1 and a half or 2 chopped jalapenos (I leave seeds and membranes in at least one, depending on how spicy they are)
2 cloves of garlic (3 when I'm feeling extra zingy)
juice of one lime
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. sugar
less than 1/4 tsp. cumin (I eyeball it at roughly 3/4 of the 1/4 tsp.)
1.5 cups loosley packed fresh cilantro leaves (this is not optional!)

Pulse in a food processor until it is at the desired consistency. I like mine pretty well-blended with no huge chunks.The first time I made this, I was not initially impressed. Then, 3 or 4 hours later, I pulled it back out and it changed my life. Mix and mingle, baby. It does you a world of good.

Two-A-Day's??

Joe will be getting up very early when we get back from Mickey Land....4:45 am to be exact...yuck! But on the flip side, he will be home for dinner every night. Although I can see changes in my body due to my healthy eating and working out 4-5 days a week, I wonder if since I will be up super early anyways..... Should I go to the gym in the A.M. too and also at night? I was thinking about doing the treadmill/elliptical in the morning for about 45 minutes and then doing my kickboxing class or doing strength training in the evenings. Do you think this is too much? Will I wear my body out or see more change?? I would love any feedback :)

Scheduling Sunday/Menu Monday

I am so excited. Joe is HOME!! One of the things I am most excited about is planning our dinners....I know, I am a dork! Joe is going to join my gym, so we will also be working out together. Today we are off house hunting, but here is the plan for the week.

Sunday: Pork Chops with Garlicky Broccoli from Real Simple

Monday: Chicken Tacos with Mango Avocado Salsa from Cooking Light -cardio in the P.M.
Tuesday: Fried Chicken Salads using Chick-fil-a strips -kickboxing class
Wednesday: Leftovers...packing for Disney!! -cardio in the P.M.
Thursday: We leave for Disney, hopefully dinner with my Aunt and Uncle in Orlando
Friday: Magic Kingdom-dinner reservations at Kona Cafe
Saturday: Blizzard Beach-dinner reservations at Wolfgang Puck's in Downtown Disney
Sunday: Coming home from Disney...boo!

Flashback Friday!!

Why, oh why, must I embarrass myself like this?! Growing up, I had a strange fascination with Asian culture. Imagine my excitement when my Godmother brought Drew and I Chinese pajamas....best day ever! LOL!!

Funny Video Friday

NOOOOO!!!

Although I am a happily married woman, I will always hold a place in my heart for prince William. I had a huge crush on him in middle school and was convinced that I would one day go to England, see him, and he would fall madly in love with me. I used to argue with my friends that I was the only REAL one of us who could actually marry him....his wife would have to be part of the Episcopal church :)

Here are the deets from Perez Hilton:

According to high-powered editor and former personal friend of Princess Diana, Tina Brown, Buckingham Place has "cleared its diary" to announce the engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton in early June.

"A high-placed source in royal circles tells me that two days in June have been mysteriously blocked out on the palace diaries - June 3 and 4," Brown wrote.

It's about time!

"If so, a wedding itself would probably follow in November, like the wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, who married at Westminster Abbey that cold, damp November day in 1947," she continued.

Kate and William have been dating since they met at St Andrews University seven years ago! And he turns 28 this year, which he once said was the age he would get married.