New Exciting Things Are Happening

Joe and I had a really productive couple of days.  We ran some errands, unpacked a number of moving boxes, hung up our artwork, and really spiffed up the apartment.  The place looks great and so much more like home now.  What a great feeling.  And since we were so excited about our updated place, we invited some friends over for a game night!  I made my lentil soup and a salad for dinner and we had the leftover frozen cornbread that I made last week.  For dessert we had chocolate zucchini cake with strawberries.  Everyone seemed to really enjoy the dinner and no one said, "Hey! Where's the meat!" Thankfully, because I am trying to cut back on how much meat Joe and I are eating these days and the lentil soup was filling, perfect for four, and inexpensive to make!

This morning I went to my water aerobics class and man, they really worked us out today!  I was in the pool for 52 minutes and was at THR for 43!  I don't know if it was the pool or the busy couple of days I've had, but after lunch I was tired....so I napped.  (I know, I know...Beth, stop bragging that you get to work from home.)  Sorry.  But it was great and apparently what I needed.  Listening to my body is a new way of living for me, so it felt good to give it what it wanted.

Another thing that it wanted was those damn Reese's Eggs.  But Hallelujah! I have found a replacement.  Last week I ordered Natural Peanut Butter and Natural Honey Peanut Butter from my online grocery delivery and it was a brand called, Justin's.  I'm sure some of you have seen their products because they are sold nationally at Whole Foods.  Well, they are a Boulder, CO company and what I bought last week has been absolutely delicious!  I have the Honey Peanut Butter every morning on toast.  It keeps me full during my aquatics and I crave it when I wake up...it's that good.  So when I put in my order this past weekend, I noticed that Justin's has all natural peanut butter cups! In both dark and milk chocolate.  So I bought a pack of each and just had the dark chocolate ones.  OMG!  Amazing!  I'm never having Reese's again (blanket statement that may turn out to be false in the future...don't judge).  I encourage you to go out and try these if chocolate and peanut butter is one of your triggers too.  Delicious, and so much better for you because there is no fake ingredients in it.  They are still high in fat like Reese, but so much more worth it.  I really took my time on them because I wanted to enjoy every bite.  And I am sad to say that Reese's generally makes me feel like crap after I am done, and Justin's made me feel great.  Worth.  It.

Finally, I just purchased a juicer on Amazon.com.  It comes on Friday, so plan to read about that next adventure around that time.  It's my plan to replace my morning glass of milk with juice in the mornings so I can start my day with a rush of good nutrients.  I will start with the Mean Green Juice from "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead" and will have it with my toast with peanut butter.  Once I comfortable, I will branch out and see what happens next!  Stay tuned!