Amazing Night on Broadway

First and foremost, I apologize for not posting earlier. Today was a jam packed day and I was in customer meetings most of the day! But, I had the opportunity to do “research” for an hour at Saks Fifth Avenue, so at least that was fun.

This morning was a tough morning for me as I attempted running again. For those of you who missed this post, I was flipped off an ATV this weekend which was going approximately 60 mph! Needless to say, I’m thankful that I landed in a mud ditch Blog Pictures 2010 485

versus a rock and am doing as well as I am. I will shortly have a review of all the different pain patches on the market as I’ve had one on my back constantly since Saturday at 2pm. I’ve tried them all over the past few days including Icy/Hot, Tiger Patch, ThermaCare, etc.Blog Pictures 2010 483 Instead of letting my hurt back get to me I’ve done what I can and also watched my food by getting back to Weight Watcher points.

Each morning I’ve been at the gym by 6am and done an hour on the elliptical and then 10-15 minutes of gentle yoga stretches and arms. It has been challenging to make the elliptical a sweat session but I’ve tried! I’m very open to any elliptical workouts if you have suggestions! I had a bit of a melt down as I was leaving the gym. I decided to try the treadmill just to see how it felt. Well my right side is fine but the left side of my lower back still had some sensitivity. I guess I’m not ready to start running again. The good news is that I really miss running and will never take it for granted again. I am praying that another week off from running, combined with gentle yoga, and stretching will help. My goal is to start my NYC Marathon training on July 1st so I want to take it easy now. If you have any tips or experience with this I’d love to know of any back exercises I should do to help it heal!

Luckily, I had something exciting to look forward to this morning and all day while I was working hard.

Angela Lansbury and Catherine Zeta-Jones

Yes, that is THE Angela Landsbury and Catherine Zeta-Jones! A month ago I decided I wasn’t going to let the amazing opportunity to see them together on Broadway pass me by. I gathered Bo and a few of our friends together and was able to find 6 fabulous seats in a row for tonight’s show which ALSO happens to be the 3rd to last night they are on Broadway. A Little Night Music WAS THE MOST AMAZING SHOW I’VE EVER SEEN! It had comedy, sexual innuendos, drama, and wonderful Sodderheim music. The pair, and the entire cast, was perfectly cast and so talented. Though, I have to admit that the whole time all I could think of when I heard Angela’s voice was this old favorite:

What a wonderful NYC evening! It is experiences like this, that are so easy when you live locally, that make me value my time here in the city!

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Delicious Mediterranean Couscous and Lentil Salad Recipe

I love sharing recipes with y’all as I know I’m always looking for new, delicious, and healthy recipes. My friend Heather recommended this recipe last week. I knew I had to try it after reading the ingredients! I can’t wait to enjoy this tomorrow night for dinner.

MEDITERRANEAN COUSCOUS AND LENTIL SALAD

Serves 6

This is a quick and filling lunch entree or summer picnic side dish! It’s light and refreshing while also being super easy to prepare. In addition, if you want to make it more filling you can add chicken, shrimp, or other additional protein!

1 cup French green lentils

sorted and rinsed

3 Tbs. white wine vinegar

1 cup couscous

1/2 tsp. salt

3 Tbs. plus 2 tsp. olive oil

1 clove garlic, minced and mashed  to a paste with 1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 cup finely chopped fresh mint

4 cups arugula leaves, chopped

2 cups grape tomatoes, halved

1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese

1. Bring large pot of water to a boil.Add lentils. Reduce heat, and simmer15 minutes, or until tender. Drain.Transfer to bowl, and stir in 1 Tbs.vinegar. Season to taste with saltand pepper. Cool, stirring occasionally.

2. Pour 1 1/4 cups boiling water overcouscous in large bowl. Stir in salt,cover and let stand 5 minutes. Fluffwith fork, and stir in 2 tsp. oil. Cool.

3. Whisk together garlic paste,remaining 3 Tbs. oil, remaining2 Tbs. vinegar and mint in small bowl.Stir dressing and lentils into couscous.

4. Just before serving, add arugula,tomatoes and feta.PER

SERVING: 257 CAL; 11G PROT; FAT (2G SAT. FAT); 35G CARB; 6MG CHOL; 309MG SOD; 10G FIBER; 3G SUGARS

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My first awesome race pictures!

The North Face Endurance Race pictures are finally posted and they are AMAZING! I’m so excited by them that I seriously almost put all 9 in the “shopping cart.” The $11.95 price tag kept me from doing that but I’m definitely buying at least one!

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Do you buy race photos? How do you decide whether they are with the price?

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