8. random!!

1. Playing some wii bowling and enjoying the sis. will get back

7. Roller coasters.

My sis is in town and today was Busch Gardens day!!! Rollers coasters all afternoon. If riding those isn't good for you I don't know what is!!! Stay tuned for some new blogs about eating healthy experiments!

6. BUSY BUSY BUSY!

Haven't updated in awhile....need to get back on it! I have been very busy with the two jobs and the season starting up. Sperry is going really well and hopefully it will take me to corporate. The season has started up and is already kicking my ass. I have been cooking a lot to try to keep my sanity. It is great because it keeps me relaxed, and I love food! Lately I have trying to cook pretty healthy and making it a point to find new ways to cook my favorite foods. Last night I made greek turkey burgers which were out of this world! Here is a quick little recipe:

1lb ground turkey
1 egg
1/3 cup bread crumbs

Mix turkey egg and bread crumbs and form into patties. Cook then top with feta and greek salsa.

Salsa:

chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, onions.
greek dressing

serve in a pita pocket.

yummmy!

also trying to get into spin... will let you know how that goes!

5. New Job!

So yesterday I started at Sperry Topsider. I unfortunately missed morning workouts because I had to be at International mall at 8:30 (a 1/2 hour to hour drive depending on traffic). But let me tell you, I came no short of missing out on physical activity. When I got to work we were greeted with a truck carrying 18 pallets of boxes. We unloaded all the pallets, unpacked all the boxes, and loaded up the entire store and satellite site. In case you are wondering this took 10 hours of nonstop moving, lifting, sorting, and moving again. It was really rewarding being a part of this venture and I love retail so the whole thing was a great experience. When 6:45 rolled around though, I was definitely ready to head home. After a piece of chicken and baked potato it was lights out for this chick. Back at it this morning!

4. Early to rise

Normally, the idea of being awake before the sun comes up is simply unbearable. I hate leaving my house in the dark unless I am in search of a night on the town. This week we started up our AM workouts with the team. Now I am not admitting that getting out of bed was easy, because it sucked. The only awesome part about the whole 6:30 workouts is that I have the whole day ahead of me AND at 7:3o I can say that I have already been to the gym for the day! Yes, I am totally trying to make the most of a crappy situation...but I think it is working.

On another note, Wed. I got to spend the whoooooole day out sailing! It was really awesome to get out there and sail with the kids instead of just hangin on the coach boat. I met the Barnstable High Schoolers at 9 and Jesse and I ran some demos for them in the creek. After that Jesse went to work and I went out with the kids and jumped around a few boats. I love coaching high schoolers! The kids were so eager to learn and just soaked up everything I had to say. Then 3 rolled around and I did some big kid drills with the tritons. This was also fun, but college kids are definitely a different breed. Now hopefully it will warm up!

3. < 3 day

There is nothing more refreshing than cooking up some comfort food after a looooong cooooold day! Sunday we had to coach the end of the Medelblatt regatta so we didn't exactly have valentines day to ourselves. Luckily, Jesse was nice enough to drop me off early so I could spend the afternoon cooking! When it is freezing cold there is nothing more comforting than food in the oven for a few hours.

I made Boeuf Bourguignon for the first time! (A la Julia Childs of course!) It was just as amazing as everyone says it is, and just as time consuming! This is not exactly a part of my diet, but I was going for the process. One of the things I am trying to focus on while renovating my lifestyle is finding new ways of doing things I absolutely love. Obviously cooking is one of these things. With the exception of the boeuf, I am trying to reinvent classic home cooked meals, and even come up with my own concoctions of healthier, yummy meals. Stay tuned for updates and possibly some recipes!

2. Ice Skating!

For all of you who called me crazy for bringing my skates to FL... we went ice skating last night! Clearwater Ice Arena has free skate from 8-10:30 fri nights with a dj! It was a blast. Unfortunately, I haven't been ice skating in about 6 years so I was a little rusty, but it brought back some great memories, and my calves are feelin' it today! We brought along Tim, Darbs, and Mitch who also had a great time. I definitely hope to make this a bi-weekly thing, if not weekly.

On another note, it is 45 degrees down here in sunny fl. I guess I picked a good time to hit the rink. It is quite a bummer though because I don't think it is going to warm up for a little while. Guess I better get my fill of winter sports in before the weather warms up!

Barnstable High is in town for their spring break, which I am also VERY excited about! Hopefully I will get to hop in a boat a few extra times this week and help them out, while also getting in some cardio and fresh air!