Told ya!

Told you I would be back! That’s right…I’m back to blogging and very excited about it! I have finally found the direction I want to go in and feel comfortable with my new bloggie. You can find me at www.hungryyogini.wordpress.com. Come visit!

Reader Not a Writer

Hello all-

 

Well, after a very short stint in the blogosphere as an actual blogger, I feel as though I am meant to be a reader, not a writer, at least at this point in my life. I have REALLY loved all of your comments and have enjoyed getting to know some of you and will continue to comment and email. I feel like I know you already! I just feel at this point, I have too many commitments and don’t want to disappoint myself by not giving this blog what it deserves. I feel that I will continue in the future with blogging but have to put it on hold for now. Thank you again for all of your sweet comments.

 

Don’t worry, you haven’t seen the last of me! Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

 

Until next time,

Courtney

Go With The Flow

Wonderful class this morning. It was a new class that the studio is offering called Yoga Grooves. It reminded me a lot of Shiva Rea’s style in that there is a lot of fluidity in the movement, almost like a dance. The actual poses were like those in a regular flow class but the twist was that the music was the star and was used to inspire movement. There were many times when we were able to flow freely doing whatever our bodies told us to do and to “go with the flow” of the music. She encourgaed us to get lost in the music and see what your body wants to do with it. I loved it. Flow always feels so graceful to me and takes me back to my days as a gymnast. I was a gymnast for 9 years and kept up with tumbling and cheerleading for 6 years after that..I was quite the little tumbler!

 

I could talk about that all day…but I won’t. I woke up a little later than I wanted so I made breakfast lighter than the normal oats. I had the remaining fage from yesterday with raspberries and honey and an Ezekiel English Muffin with ooey gooey Barney Butter and Pumpkin Butter:

Those are my favorite Christmas plates. We have had them for years. I have been known to use them at all times of the year

 

Post yoga I had an apple and some chocolate soy milk:

 

My mom and I are off to Whole Foods for lunch and shopping. Hope you all have a great Friday. See ya later!

Purple People Eater

Well, I didn’t make it to yoga today. I missed it by about 15 minutes because I had to pick up Raleigh from the groomer. No biggie…I did about 35ish minutes of yoga when I got back.

Have I told you that Raleigh loves yoga too?

It’s why we were meant to be together The second the mat comes out she runs to it and just sits or lays there. When I practice, she lays at the end, sometimes getting in the way. It makes me laugh though. Whenever I am in down dog she likes to walk in between my arms and legs or under me as though I am a little bridge she is crawling under. She will just circle and circle. We always say that is how she gives hugs.

 

This afternoon Mom and I went to Sam’s Club to buy some organic lettuce and baby spinach. We go through it so quickly and Sam’s is close that it makes sense to buy it there. Welllllll, I found these guys there and couldn’t resist. They are my favorite!

I have been pretty impressed lately with the selection of organic and natural products at Sam’s and Costco (where we will be going Sunday since it is a bit further of a drive). Sometimes it isn’t always the “healthiest” organic stuff like weird cracker or cookie things,  but atleast they are headed in the right direction with it.

Post-Sam’s Club and pre-Raleigh pick-up, my dad and I split a smoothie. This is about half of what we made:

The first thing that came to my mind was “purple people eater.” That’s all I could think while drinking this deliciousness. This mix was 1 cup of vanilla soy milk (had a LITTLE too much soy today for my liking) some of dad’s whey protein powder (going to get the hemp protein powder tomorrow at Whole Foods. Living Harvest brand, right VeggieGirl!?), half a banana and about a cup of  frozen cherries and 1/2 cup frozen blueberries. OH MY GOSH it was so good! I had never tried cherries in a smoothie and I really liked it.

Dinner was an “Eggurrito,” as I like to call it. Mexican food is my favorite and this was a breakfast inspired tribute. I sauteed red onion and yellow bell pepper then added minced garlic, cumin (which I later dropped and shattered all over the floor…yikes), 1/4c of black beans and a large handful of spinach. Topped with an over-medium egg and salsa. Delicious!

And a jazz apple. I like this kind but doesn’t compare to a honeycrisp or pink lady.

 

Well, I am officially exhausted. The effects of a stressful semester are finally settling in and I am so happy to be home relaxing and re-energizing. Just got good news though….I got straight A’s! I am very proud that all of that hard work paid off!

Tomorrow morning I will DEFINITELY be going to yoga. There is a 90 minute power flow class at 9:00am. I can’t wait! I will let you know how it goes.

 

Have a great night…tomorrow is Friday!!

Hot Lunch

I couldn’t wait to get in the kitchen today. It had been WAY too long! Okay really only 2.5 weeks but it felt like an eternity!
We had some tempeh in the fridge that was waiting to be cooked. I whipped out my Veganomicon cookbook that I got recently and based my meal off of the Smoky Grilled Tempeh. I used most of what they called for but tweaked it a tiny bit with different spices and such.

 

I was very pleased! I have actually never had tempeh before and I really enjoyed it. The leftovers would be great in a sandwich. I also roasted some brussel sprouts (something else I had never tried) and sweet potato. Obviously, I was craving a hot meal!

 

On the side I had some fresh raspberries and fage with some granola:

 

 

Oh..and this little surprise was waiting for me on my bed when I got home:

My mom was trying to help them get their product into Publix and she sent us some samples and a t-shirt! Hopefully it will be coming to a store near you soon! I LOVE it!

 

Well, I’m off to run some errands with mama. Then I am going to flow yoga tonight with one of my favorite teachers! YAY!

Home Sweet Home

FINALLY! I’m home! In the last few hours at school, I wasn’t sure I was going to make it. I got in around 9:30 last night and felt a huge wave of relief.

 

I fired up the BIG crockpot last night to ensure I would have a nice comforting breakfast in the morning. I had apple-cinnamon oats with Barney Butter and craisins.

 

YUMM.

Raleigh greeted me last night as she usually does by jumping all over the place. It’s a joyous reunion…sometimes she whimpers as if she is crying with joy. Or at least I like to think that. Makes me feel like a good “mom.” 

 

My Mom and I are off to take her to the groomer. Her hair is so long you can barely see her face!

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thursday!

Veggie Blue Burger

For lunch today I decided to recreate my dad’s Kobe Blue Burger last night. I had just one plain english muffin and just one Amy’s California burger left and KNEW that that would be lunch but I needed something different. I give you the Veggie Blue Burger:

 

It was really tasty!! I think I would prefer just plain old cheddar but this was fun. I had an organic Fuji apple and the few remaining bites of yogurt from this morning’s smoothie on the side.

 

I have spent the majority of my day packing. Man do I have a lot of stuff. My car is filled to the brim. I am going to go finish getting my self organized, go take my test at 5:30, and then PEACE OUT! I will probably have to grab a quick bite on my way out of town. Not sure yet what I will do for that. We shall see.

 

Next time I write, it will be from home! Au revoir!