life is good.

**warning: this post is DOG PHOTO HEAVY!

hello, it is 13 minutes past midnight.  what better time to ramble?

actually marshall & i just got home and my roommate is strumming the ol’ guitar strings so i won’t be going to bed any time soon.. may as well blog, right? of course right.

where did we leave off?

oh, yes, with that killer upper body workout i did on friday night. yeowch, my triceps are feeling it today! hurts so good ;) oh and thanks for the sweet comments regarding the flashback photos of me & marshall! i kind of like him.

friday night.

i told you guys that i was off to do some grilling last night at our good friend kristen & rory’s house. kristen & rory should have their own “about me” page on the blog, we go over there so often.

marshall had gone to the store and purchased everything for dinner before i got to the BBQ, so dinner was a surprise!  a mighty tasty surprise, i might add.

marshall marinated chicken breasts in a jerk marinade.

on the grill it went along with sweet potato fries~

can i just tell you that sweet potatoes grilled are so freaking delicious?? try it!

marshall also made a salad with a 7 lettuce blend, red bell peppers & avocado

and he steamed some broccoli.  i didn’t lift a finger!  well.. maybe one finger.. and it was to snap photos of these two characters..

my plate!

marshall also picked out the best honeydew i’ve ever had.

i have said it before and i will say it again. MELON IS SO GOOD RIGHT NOW!

after dinner we all just hung out on the couch with our tongues hanging out.

well.. at least one of us had our tongue out.

saturday.

race day!  kristen & i signed up for the pride day 5k on a whim earlier this week.

i had a green protein shake on the way to pick kristen up this morning.

• 1/2 cup soy milk
• 1/2 cup water
• tons of ice
• lots of spinach
• 60g banana
• 30g blueberries
• 30g protein powder
• xanthan gum

it was more of a fun run than a competitive one.. so we channeled our inner gay pride and went with some rainbow attire.

marshall was a dear and accompanied us to the race. it was early. he is a babe.

the race was through city creek canyon and it was super pretty. i wish i’d taken my point & shoot camera along with me. there were dogs allowed on the run so i was wishing i had penny with me! that was the first race i’ve done where dogs were allowed. it was so fun!

kristen has been hacking up her left lung this week, so we kept to a moderate pace. it was a nice leisurely run and i had a great time taking in all the beautiful scenery!

marshall took our photo as we came up on the finish line.

and when we were done.

there was lemonade and fruit at the finish line..

we just went with oranges ;)

i have to let you in on a secret. after the race, marshall told me that he wants to run the next one i sign up for :) better hold him to it!

after the race we went to eggs in the city for breakfast.

there was a long wait, so i messed around with my camera in the mean time.

when we were finally seated.. my camera died! woops.. good thing i had my point & shoot with me as backup.. but geez, now i am a photo snob and the shots below look horrible. ha!

for breakfast i chose the egg white breakfast burrito which came on a whole wheat tortilla and was filled with bell peppers, avocado, onion, spinach, tomatoes and cheese.  it came with a side of fruit.

i gave half of my burrito to marshall because he was wanting something savory but he also wanted to get the nutella crepes which he has been eyeing but never has ordered in fear of diner’s remorse. he finally went for it today. he loved them!

kristen got the fruit & yogurt parfait which looked absolutely delicious.

i was trying to decide between the parfait and the burrito.. but let’s face it: burritos always win with me.

after breakfast i went home and cleaned my car out, did ALL my laundry (and folded it!), cleaned out my closet/drawers to get rid of a bunch of clothes and started packing for the big move. eep.. i need to eliminate SO much crap!

about three hours into the process i  took a break to photograph the pups, who were happily eating bones in the backyard.

and then it was back to work.. sigh.. i hate packing and cleaning! i have a long way to go still!

i eventually worked up the need for a snack..

braeburn + almond butter.

i used my eatsmart food scale to weigh out 1 TB of almond butter. um.. turns out i have been rather heavy handed with my nut butter servings in the past. food scale, you are going to make me bikini-body ready in no time!

i LOVE this almond butter! (sent to me from the lovely lauren!) the flaxseeds make the texture to live for!

i think my favorite nut butter pairing is apples+almond butter. does anyone remember when susan talked about the best nut butter pairings on her old blog?! i still haven’t tried oranges and cashew butter.

yum.

marshall came over and he took some more photos of the pups. i swear, this new camera is really a reason to take MASS AMOUNTS OF DOG PHOTOS.

the winner:

i die.

then it was dinnertime.. and we went out to eat. sooo much eating out lately! it needs to stop.

at least we went to a healthy place!

it’s tofu is a korean restaurant that i have been eying for some time. it is located in a strip mall so you would never expect it to be that great, but i think i’ve found a diamond in the rough!

instead of bread, they bring you complimentary edamame. clearly i was already a fan.

they also bring you a picture book with the menu.. so you can see photos of all their food! what? this place was made for me.

i went with the tofu salad.. doesn’t it look good?

here’s the real deal!

‘twas scrumptious.

marshall went with some sort of tofu & beef stew. sorry, i forgot to take photos of the entree descriptions!

it came with all sorts of sides! rice, kimchi, potatoes, pickled veggies, cabbage.

the stew had an egg in the mix. it was really yummy, i had a few bites.

after dinner we grabbed the pups and headed to, can you guess? kristen & rory’s! we decided to take penny & randy for a walk downtown. they’d never been! it was ultra exciting for them.

randy was stoked on all the new smells! and penny was just mesmerized by all the bright lights.

first cross walk!

roses as big as marshall’s face.

cool caterpillar.

cool store window.

of course, what good is a walk if you don’t have a destination? where do you think we were headed?

shoulda known.

they had my favorite topping…

watermelon!

in addition to the watermelon, i also got pineapple on my fro yo. looking back, i should have gone all watermelon. i love the way it soaks up the fro yo!

sorry mister. none for you.

okay. it’s 1:45 AM. time to sleep!
Qs~

1. favorite nut butter pairing? like i said. apples & almond butter. preferrably a braeburn with justin’s maple almond butter, but any variation of the pair will do.

2. does your significant other (if applicable) participate in exercise with you? marshall never goes to the gym with me but he has run one race with me back in 2008. i am excited that he is going to do the next race with me! he also promised that once we are married he will start going to the gym with me. i don’t care either way (i don’t mind working out alone, i usually prefer it)~ but what irks me is that he doesn’t have to do one bit of exercise and he eats triple the amount of calories i do and has supermodel legs. boys!! ;)

xo. janetha b.

p.s. my google reader is over 500! hahahah.. i looked at that, laughed, and closed it. good night!