Is This Even Healthy?
February 4, 2008
Trying to multi-task like crazy today, I made a blended shake that should give me everything I need:
- 1 cup of milk
- 4 ice cubes
- a scoop of vanilla protein powder
- a dollop of peanut butter
- a smidge of chocolate syrup
- a large banana
- a couple of spoons of that fibre crap
The taste isn’t too bad, I guess. I’m just trying to ensure I get my protein and fibre while minimizing the fat content, blah blah blah.
Trust me, the peanut butter and chocolate syrup were both necessary. If I wanted to really punish myself, I’d just blend up some drywall.
Did you see that? What was that?
Ohhhh it was the weekend whooshing by. This past weekend was insanity.
I worked like a total dog last week and Friday night could not have come soon enough. Daren took me to The Keg for dinner and then to see Juno, which was awesome. Ellen Page was wonderful and she’s Canadian! The step-mother in the movie totally cracked us up, especially when she tells off the ultrasound technician.
Saturday we cleaned and shopped and cooked up a storm for Daren’s Grandma’s 89th birthday. We had his whole family over and we gave Grandma The Time Traveler’s Wife and Water For Elephants, as per your recommendations. I bought the latter for myself a while ago but haven’t started it yet. Daren made stuffed chicken breasts but since his Grandma doesn’t like mushrooms, he made one for her without them and then forgot which one it was and practically had to take the butcher’s twine off every one.
Yesterday was triple-insane.
Yesterday I had an appointment with my trainer. I started going to the gym again January 29th after they kissed my butt and gave me 6 free trainer sessions on top of the 6 they owed me.
Sweet! I lost 4 pounds.
I had to rush home from there and do my hair and make-up for my sister-in-laws baby shower. It was a lovely shower and she got some of the coolest things - just since Thomas was born there’s new stuff that has been invented, like this Boon bath toy holder and Hotsling. Shopping for a baby girl was so much fun though. I went kinda practical and bought her stuff like baby wash, baby lotion, gripe water and nipple cream, a bunch of pink clothes and put them all in a magazine rack that has a handle so she can fill the rack with diapers and wipes to keep downstairs with her rather than running the stairs with the baby every half hour to change fifty bazillion diapers.
After the shower, as we went to leave, I couldn’t find my boots. My favorite, Nine West, gorgeous black leather ankle boots were missing. Strangely, there was a similar pair there and lo and behold, we tracked mine down hours later. A friend of a friend of family had worn mine home instead of her own. I don’t even know how that happens. We’re at least a size apart too - her boots were larger than mine. If mine come back stretched, I’m not going to be happy.
We went back to Daren’s parents place for Superbowl and had so much fun just visiting and hanging out with friends and family. It was a really good weekend but boy it went fast.
Still no word on the buyers selling their house. They have until February 8th and if it doesn’t sell by then, we’ll give them an extension. That is, if they don’t back out. I’m getting really frustrated with this whole situation and driving Daren mental. I just want to get on with our lives already! We’ve settled on a plan for the house now, got our lot…and so we wait.
February 4th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
It’s like the Sex and the City episode where someone wears Carrie’s shoes home from a baby shower!
I too loved Juno. I thought it was incredibly fresh and hilarious. I’m calling it a new classic!
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February 4th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
February 4th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
I think your smoothie is just fine and that you rock the cock for losing 4 pounds!
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February 4th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
I loved when Juno’s stepmom kept cutting out pictures of dogs. That still cracks me up..
Hey, congrats on the 4 lbs. That’s awesome!
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February 5th, 2008 at 2:12 am
Christy beat me to it, but I’m watching that SATC episode as I read your post. No lie. I’m having a SATC marathon since I can’t sleep.
I need to see Juno. Wanna come down here and we’ll go see it?
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February 5th, 2008 at 3:08 am
i’m exhausted just READING about this!
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February 5th, 2008 at 8:13 am
Kimberly - omg me too. that step-mom was hilarious.
Shash - yeah i’d love to! (how fun would that be? we would drive your hubby nuts!)
Janet - I don’t dare read it again…lol!
February 5th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
It would taste better if you substituted chocolate ice cream for the ice cubes.
And maybe substituting caramel for that fibre crap.
And probably substituting cashews for the large banana.
And adding whip cream on top.
And chocolate sprinkles. You can’t forget about the chocolate sprinkles.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
I love Water for Elephants. I am heading the summer read for it next year.
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February 5th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Did you realize that the stepmom in Juno was C.J. from West Wing? She was also in American Beauty as the practically catatonic wife of the crazy guy next door. She is just brilliant in everything she does. She’s something like 6′1″!!!
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February 5th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
I love Allison Janney. She cracked me up in that movie. The rest I was a little luke-warm on. Everyone was just a little too kumbaya.
I hope you get your house sold. We’re getting closer to putting ours on the market. The whole housing thing is driving me mental and making me really anxious! We’ll see what happens.
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February 7th, 2008 at 2:07 am
First, honey, anything that keeps you sane is healthy. And Juno, my new fave. Love the soundtrack. And also? PLEASE sell your house already. So you can move along with your lives in that amazing place you found. Tell them this. Like you haven’t. heh.
XOXO
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