veggie fest discovery

There have been many times in my life where I have been upset about the location in which I live. Don't get me wrong, I love the Chi - but its suburbs are not very veggie or allergy friendly. I can imagine my life on the beaches of California, eating at a vegan cafe and soaking up the sun. That's just my dream - unfortunately FH will not go for it.

You can imagine my excitement when I found a veggie friendly food festival today which is located in Naperville, only a 30 minute drive from me. Veggie Fest will be here August 7-8, and I am pumped! I will have just gotten back from my honeymoon - so we are making it back just in the nick of time. Veggie Fest is described as, "the largest free vegetarian food festival in the USA!" SCORE!!!

Anyone want to come?

I was boiling this morning when I woke up... on the couch.... my room was far too warm last night. Thankfully, I had something cold and refreshing waiting for me in the fridge.

i'm trying to get more creative with the breakfast photos since they are repeats most of the time...

This morning was spent running around while the kiddos were in VBS - FH and I had to go get our marraige liscence! I was feeling totally stressed out earlier today. I'm not sure why - I just had this overwhelming feeling that I wasn't going to finish everything I need to. I let myself freak out for about 10 minutes, and then I tell myself to get over it. It works like a charm every time.

Snacks this morning included some almonds and a piece of zucchini bread (which I am NOT posting the recipe for. It's just "meh" - it's really dense. Any suggestions on how to make it better?)

Lunch was spent pool side at my aunt's - I packed pb&j's for the kids, and a salad for me.

this was taken about 1/2 way through.. I got too excited.


getting in touch with my inner child

We were on our way home when we saw this....

When we got home at 3, I was ravenous! I was in major need of a snack... STAT!

chips and hummus

really delicious pink lady apple

Dinner was okay, one of my staple meals - stir fry veggies and brown rice. I love adding stewed tomatoes to my veggies - it adds a lot of flavor.

Currently I am still feeling a little snacky - I am feeling a large dessert coming on tonight. But for now, I have to go shopping with FH for ceiling fans. Yahoo!!!

Question: What is one of your favorite go to dinners?

rain, rain, go away!

I had a very busy day since we last spoke (er... read?) with each other. First of all, the rain stopped. Not in time for me to run outside, but it stopped. Before I went for my wedding hair test run, I had a quick lunch.

left over "almost fallafel" chicpea balls, sauteed mushrooms and asparagus

apple, raisins, and almonds

The picture below is ALL you will see of my wedding hair until the big day. It include extensions, a viel, and a headpiece. Most brides would agree all are necessary.

horrible lighting - lo siento

I was at the hair stylist for about 2.5 hours - i LOVE my hair! I am so excited about it - we sat and chatted for a while about colors, flowers, timing, all that good stuff. The good news is we don't start hair and makeup until 11 AM on the big day! Hooray for an evening wedding! I then went over to my house to check on the progress FH was making on the floors (sidenote: althought I do love that FH is super busy at work, a rain day is good for home progress!). The floors look so good! The only thing they have left to do is the office and kitchen. I love the "putting back together" phase. It's much more fun than the demolition phase we just went through.

When I got home, I threw together a quick dinner for the madre and me. She is pretty much "couch bound" right now - she fell yesterday and sprained her ankle. The funny thing about this is she just got over an injury, and now she has given herself another one. We're pretty sure it's God's way of telling her to "take it easy for a while". She now has no choice!

in the mix: romain, grape tomatoes, cucumbers, red pepper, and red onion

pretty brown rice and stir fried veggies

I had to take a picture after I smashed the brown rice tower. I'm such a child.

It was a great dinner! I love when I eat so many veggies in one day - it makes me feel so good!

As of right now, I'm attempting to upload my next half-marathon schedule to a post. Does anyone have any tips on how to do it?

Cross your fingers that it isn't raining in the morning! I'm scheduled to go running and to the beach with friends tomorrow!

Before you leave me, you need to watch this. I swear, It gets funnier every single time. I actually was crying watching this about a half hour ago!

Question: What is your favorite commercial?