Weekend recap

Hi! Life has been in the way of blogging, so I hope you’ll pardon the absence.

Tyler came home with a surprise on Friday:

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The game takes pics of you while you are playing, and we got some GOOD ones… Now I just have to figure out how to retrieve them so I can share on here! You’ll laugh. You’ll want Tyler and I to be the couple you hang out with. The fun couple.

After, we consumed a butt-ton of tacos and terrible beer

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(I bought it because it had a tag on it saying it was one of the store’s favorites. The verdict: barf)

Layla indulged in a big ol’ treat

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As I was attempting to take the above picture, this happened

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She’s a sneaky sneaky!

Yesterday we feasted on French toast

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Then drove to see the Foothills Dream home

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There’s a raffle here in Calgary for the local hospital and the grand prize is this dream home. When we got to the area, we had to park then wait for a shuttle to take us to the home. Omg it was gorgeous! I just want the master suite and the entertainment room and I’d be happy! Please check out the link I provided so you can see pics of the inside- it really is drool worthy.

After we were humbled by that huge house, we headed to Five Guys (Tyler’s never had it!) and once again feasted

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Fast forward a bunch of hours (consumed with napping) and we decided to take a family walk to Safeway to get something for the BBQ (yes, all we do is eat in this household)
On the way home, Layla tugged a little too hard and my ankle got trapped in a little hole in the sidewalk and I bing-bang-bamboozled (also known as twisted) my ankle. Ugh, I have had too many problems with my feet in my life (twice broken foot and 25686433548383 sprains ad strains). Bad dog, Layla, bad dog.

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We had hot dogs and grilled corn on the cob. No pic because I ate it too fast. Caesars on the side

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Today has been filled with cleaning, immigration paperwork and a hop/walk with Layla. My belly is recovering from yesterday, so no food to recount from today….yet 😉

I had to take another day off from working out today because of the ankle. It’s been really hard on me trying to keep the same standard of workouts that I had while in Boston. I have put on weight and have just been overall down about the whole ordeal. Tyler does his awesome duty as my man by telling me not to worry and I’m beautiful and all that, but I can’t help but feel guilty for not keeping my bootay in shape! I am taking the rest of the day to enjoy with my wonderful man, then it’s back to the grind tomorrow some serious sweat sessions!

Get this party (not really a party) started

Kabobs for dinner last night

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BOOM.

Ran errands LIKE A BOSS

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BAM.

Layla’s fat and happy

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CHA-CHING

The lady of the house (me) is making tacos for dinnah

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SHIZZAM

Man of the house (Tyler) is bringing home the booze (literally) and the bacon (figuratively)

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BOOM SHAKALAKA

Let’s get this Friday started
thank Jesus I sweat my badonkadonk off today at the gym!

Here it is, folks

“I know that one day, Veronica and I are gonna get married on top of a mountain. And there’s going to be flutes playing and trombones and flowers and garlands of fresh herbs. And we will dance until the sun rises. And then our children will form a family band and we will tour the countryside and you won’t be invited!”

…of course you’ll be invited! April 21, 2012: best day ever.

I mean honestly, look at that backdrop… THE MOUNTAINS, people. SO gorgeous! And it was the best weather, ever. Whatta surprise, whatta surprise.

I’m still waiting to get more pictures from our friends who were there, but I couldn’t hold out any longer on posting these for you to see!

Andddd…the ring he proposed to me with wasn’t even the real deal! It LOOKS real, but Tyler wanted to make sure that I loved it before he gave the jewel-man the go ahead. (I get the real mac-daddy in less than two weeks!)

Sure looks real to me.

How convenient that I had my nails painted with glitter on that day?!

Our Saturday (post engagement) was rounded off with lunch in downtown Banff at one of my favorite places, Saltlik

I had a raspberry fizz

And a turkey burger (with only half a bun)

The six of us stayed at Hidden Ridge Resort, and spent the afternoon walking around town, hitting up The Fudgery, the Hot Springs and of course, the liquor store. Lots of celebratory drinks. LOTS.

Dinner was at The Grizzly House. ohmygosh it was fantastic. It was a fondue place that is a must-see when you visit Banff!

I got the Alberta platter which consisted of beef, buffalo, elk and venison.

And I tried rattlesnake, wild boar, and ostrich. YUM!

We really had a great time there. The funny part was that each table was equipped with a phone, and our placemats had a layout of the dining room, so you can dial a table and talk to them!

Obviously, I got really creepy and went to the restroom and used the phone in there to dial my table. “I’m in the bathroom…bwahaha” God, I’m a perv!

Mmm, meat. On a hot stone. Nom nom nom.

Our group! (Thank you so much you guys for being there for that special occasion! It means the world to me)

Not much detail- I like to keep that event in my life a little close my heart, but I shared some snippets!

Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, It’s off to the mountains I go

Drove to Sadie’s house for my hair appt. She lives outside of the city, closer to the mountains. I tried snapping some shots of the scenery with my camera without looking, and I was pretty successful!

The mountains are there, you just can’t see them in the picture!

And now for my favorite pic of the bunch:

The mountains are so gorgeous! (Note: the sign posts 80 kph NOT miles per hour. Ugh, it fools me every time.) I keep meaning to bring my actual camera instead of using my iPhone camera.

After my hair was done, Sadie and I took Layla and Rooney for a walk. Layla sucks off the leash, so I was privileged enough to be dragged behind her. I say ‘dragged’ because the path was icy in most places, and apparently she doesn’t love her mother enough to SLOW. THE. F. DOWN. Thorns in my butt. Figuratively and literally.

Now I’m back home, starvin’ like marvin girrrrrrl, and I still need to squeeze in a workout. The challenges of being unemployed, I tell ya.

Ok, onto a real blogger-type post. I’ve seen a lot of people doing that A-Z thingamabob, so I figured I’d give my baby-bloggie a little more substance by filling it out myself. Here goes nothing…

A is for age: 25

B is for breakfast today: Chocolate protein oats

C is for currently craving: green veggies! Particularly broccoli and brussels!

D is for dinner tonight: fettuccine with fake cheese sauce (shh, don’t tell Tyler, but I’m mixing plain greek yogurt with nutritional yeast. It healthier, has way more protein, and he’s gonna eat because I made it!) and roasted brussels. Since I’m craving and since I have them.

Oh snap, looks like I added bacon!

E is for favorite type of exercise: Any kind of intervals. Cardio, strength, you name it. Kick my butt and send me home.

F is for irrational fear: swimming in water with fish in it. Lakes, ponds, rivers…gross. I’m oddly ok with oceans though. Bring it, Jaws.

G is for gross food: Seafood (I don’t want to swim with them OR eat them), Cauliflower, Whipped Cream. I know, you’re saying ‘whaaaaaat’ about the seafood, because you preach that crab or salmon or lobster is God’s gift on earth, but I beg to differ, and “whhhaaaat’ to whipped cream, because how can I not like my hot cocoa or brownie sundae without? Well, I can.

H is for hometown: Meh, not sure how to answer this one. Irvine, CA from ages 0-9; Concord, CA from 9-15; Glens Falls, NY from 15-18. I’m totally a Californian. Still don’t care for snow. Wait, I moved to Calgry whyyyy?!

I is for something important: I have NO debt. I repeat: NONE. Also, I am mindful of my spending (unless I’m at Lululemon) and appreciate what I have and what has been given to me.

J is for current favorite jam: Jam (the food): Fig Jam from Trader Joe’s. Jam (music): Nicki Minaj’s Starships

K is for kids: A 4ish year old Chocolate Lab.

L is for current location: In my workout room/office.

M is for the most recent way you spent money: Hair appointment.

N is for something you need: A JOB. ARE YOU IN CALGARY?! ARE YOU HIRING?!! I AM EDUCATED AND COOL AND SMART AND FUNNY AND I WORK WELL WITH OTHERS! AND I DON’T ALWAYS TALK IN CAPS LOCK!

O is for occupation: See above. Woof.

P is for pet peeve: Hearing people chew.

Q is for quote: Anything I say is quote-worthy. No need to pay homage to the words of others. Did I mention I am also sarcastic? (I can’t think of a quote now, and I couldn’t think of a quote for my senior year yearbook picture. I ended up using some Sheryl Crow song.)

R is for random fact about you: I can make pi on my forehead.

S is for favorite healthy snack: fruit, yogurt, nuts.

T is for favorite treat: Anything chocolate. I mean, anything. Or apple dumplings from Sutton’s back home (NY).

U is for something that makes you unique: I can write backwards just as fast as I can write frontwards.

V is for favorite vegetable: I love all of them except cauliflower. Maybe artichoke? Or brussels? Or broccoli? Or red pep? Ah, too tough to choose.

W is for today’s workout: That is TBD. Check the next post for the results.

X is for X-rays you’ve had: Broke my foot 2x and fractured my thumb once. Nothing too exciting to write about.

Y is for yesterday’s highlight: Painting the dining room!

Z is for your time zone: Mountain, YUP.

 

Letting that scrumptious dinner settle, then I’m off to conquer the W (today’s workout)

Pick a letter from the above and comment with your own neat-o info!