Hello, all! Do you ever get the "Sunday Blues?" Sometimes on Sunday afternoons or evenings, I get a little sad. Don't get me wrong... I love my job, but after a weekend of sleeping in (a little) and having time to cook and family time, it's hard to go back to work. But today... I DON'T have the Sunday Blues! Woo hoo! Tomorrow is a holiday! (I can't believe I have not been to work in over a week. It's gonna hit me like a ton of bricks on Tuesday morning.)
This weekend was full of great dancing and eating. I have been to several great classes AND an awesome workshop with
Queen City Dance Out this weekend. You know, I've been teaching Zumba for a few months now, but the workshop I went to this weekend really helped me to improve my cueing and teaching skills. PLUS... I learned three really fun songs! I plan to try some of them out this week in my classes. Yay for new choreography!
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| My Zumba "Jewelry" |
I am LOVING my new Zumba Shoes. Are you looking for Zumba shoes? If so, I recommend that you try these out. They are Ryka Transitions. I got mine from Zappos.com. Zappos is awesome-- free shipping BOTH ways, so it is risk free. These shoes are amazingly comfortable, yet supportive at the same time. They are the best show I have used for Zumba so far. I highly recommend them! It took me a while to get used to seeing black shoes on my feet, because I have never owned black tennis shoes. But I am starting to get used to the color. They DO come in white, though! :)
Now... on to the eating. Everyone's favorite part, right??? I thought I would just hit some of the highlights.
A few breakfasts...
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| Fried Egg, Toast with Cream Cheese and Pepper Jelly, Apple Slices |
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| Steel Cut Oats with Bananas, Almond Butter, and Maple Syrup |
This Stromboli was divine. I was inspired by
this blog post on Liv Life. As soon as I saw the pictures, I was like, I. Have. To. Make. That. It tasted awesome... but next time I will add the provolone like the original and also add even more of each topping. Just to make it even better,
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| An Old Standby... Turkey, Egg, and Cheese Sandwich |
On Saturday night, I made Red and White Turkey Chili. This was a really easy recipe-- a throw everything in the bot and cook it for a while recipe. I used two kinds of white beans: Northern Beans and Garbanzo beans. I have never used garbanzos in a chili recipe before, because they are a "crunchier bean" and I like the beans to be soft. However, I sort of liked them in the chili. It just gave it a different texture. I also used Fire Roasted Diced Tomatoes for Salsa in this chili, which kicked up the heat and the flavor!
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| Red and White Turkey Chili |
So... now I've got to figure out what is for dinner tonight! I am so hungry!
Happy Sunday night, everyone. Hope you all have a great week!
YUM - YUM - YUM to everything you made this weekend. Especially the Stromboli and turkey chili...YUM! Sounds like a delicious and active weekend!
ReplyDeleteGlad you had such a fabulous weekend! Rykas are my go to for gym shoes! I get their cross trainers for teaching on the regular. I agree- having more time on the weekend to cook and just relax ROCKS. I had to work Monday- but it wasn't too bad or busy. Hope your day isn't kicking your booty ;)
ReplyDeleteThank you for the congrats!
I am so with you on getting the Sunday blues...I get them every week, it never fails! But, unfortunately, I don't have a cool job so that's usually why! And can I please tell you how awesome that stromboli looks? Yum!
ReplyDeleteI found this blog as I am researching some Zumba Shoes. I checked that site out and it recommended Ryka shoes as one of the better sneakers for Zumba. I wanted to know what your experience with the shoes were and what most people wore in the class? I am planning on starting next week, so I need to buy the shoes asap :)
ReplyDeleteIt was a pleasant surprise coming here as the food looks verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry delicious. Wow, I am impressed. I actually got hungry looking on the pictures.
Janene,
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the Ryka Transitons. I know a lot of people also like the Nike Free shoe, too. You really just want to avoid shoes with a lot of tread on them, as they make it harder to move sometimes. Good luck!