True Story

I spend my weekend with vampires 

What did you get up to? 

Now I know what you are thinking 

Vampires aren't real 

And thank goodness for that 

I don't think I would look good dead 

I look bad enough first thing in the morning 

Imagine how I would look all pale and lacking a soul? 

Anyway, I still spent my weekend with vampires 

They were just courtesy of HBOs True Blood 

Tons of my friends watch this show and Amber was kind enough to lend me the first couple of seasons 

Just don't watch it with your parents around was everyones advice - its really dirty! 

Then the awkward happened 

My mum saw the DVD cases and excitedly told me season 4 was starting soon 

Yeah 

So other then watch the whole first season of the show this is what else we got up to this weekend
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FRIDAY

Friday was beautiful, we celebrated our country's birthday and headed to Rockwood just outside Guelph to get our hike on

We followed it with an epic date night, one of those nights were everything goes wrong but you still have fun because you love each other 

Went a little like this

Waitress was an airhead who had to be asked to bring us everything including our menus
Found hair in my pizza

Went to batting cage finally (have romantic image of BF having his arms around me showing me how to swing) - balls spit out everywhere but in our direction - batting cage fail! 

Cure for everythingwentwrong date? Candle light s'mores and true blood!

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SATURDAY

Hit the gym and then finalized our appliance search
Only took about 12 appliance stores, 4 pissy phone calls, several douches and we finally decided on The Bay to purchase our shiny kitchen items 

To celebrate we BBQ'd, drank, had zumba lessons on the deck and then caught the late show of Bad Teacher 

LRT movie review
Bad Teacher

Donna: funny, Cameron Diaz is great, Justin timberlake not so much, story has holes but we did enjoy it 

Dave: alright 6/10 more of a renter
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SUNDAY

Ignored all efforts to work out in favour of buying groceries, tanning in the back yard and playing baseball - THAT IS IT and it was great!!!

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So over the weekend we kept it mostly healthy, it's definitely the way of life for us now 

One food i'm loving lately is falafel and when I saw this at the grocery store I definitely wanted to give it a try as the ingredients were whole and it was cheaper then making it myself 

We topped it with tzatziki sauce some broccoli slaw and spinach in a multigrain wrap 

Result - yummy but a weird aftertaste - I'll be making this on my own soon for sure! Stay tuned for the recipe

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Okay well I'm off to watch more True Blood, make s'mores and hope Monday never comes - if you are reading this I guess it did tho :oP

Puppy Love

So i'm kind of obsessed with my dog

She is one of the great loves of my life


Even though her chicken farts are legendary


She knows when i need a cuddle


She knows when what i really want is a good long walk in the park


Wait a second, that sounds like something she would really want


Guess that leads me to the fact my dog is a little bit manipulative


In a cute way of course


She knows how to get your attention

I feel like a mum who understands her babies cries only i know what kind of bark means i need to poo, i would like my night time treat, and dear god mummy can we go home yet?


The reason i'm talking about dog lovin?


Because Sydney is getting a new cousin


Her name is Lulu and she is the cutest little thing


Sydney isn't quite so sure


She still hasn't got used to her new cousin (and Lulus new sister) Alice


Outside Alice and Sydney are running buddies and best friends


Inside Sydney would very much like to be left alone thankyouverymuch


But now i've had enough time to forgive my sister for stealing my doggie name


I'm madly in love with the newest edition to our family


Sydney is still deciding


When she has lots to ponder like this she enjoys keeping me company in the kitchen


Remember when i said i was in the kitchen for 8 hours?


Well she stayed with me the whole time (except for the weird bathtub incidents)

Obviously for my good company


Not to stalk dropped bits and pieces of scrap food

Oh no, not for that reason AT ALL


She deems this one of her most favourite things cooked on Monday probably because it contained Peanut Butter!

I will share the recipe soon, once i remember what i did and try to recreate it, lol!


I also created this since i'm obsessed with the Starbucks version and it was going to put me in the poorhouse if i didn't come up with my own version soon!


Don't worry i didn't forget its Thirsty Thursday!!!

Donnas Starbucks be damed Iced Coffee

Ingredients
1 container of unsweetened chocolate almond milk
2 sleeves of starbucks instant coffee (oops probably shouldn't damn the company providing me with one of the ingredients for my drink!)
3 packs of Splenda or your preferred sweetener (sorry guys, but i do love my splenda, you could use stevia or organic sugar if you wish!)


Directions
1. Put all in the almond milk container
2. Shake
3. Make sure the lid is on properly
4. Shake the iced coffee out of your hair because your lid was not on properly!
5. Pour over ice one cup at a time, 45 calories baby!!!!!!!!!!!

So yesterday TRX was cancelled boo boo boooooo so Christina and I went to the UFC class where it was non stop exertion for 45 minutes straight and since we are gluttons for punishment we went to Physique 57 after, but little did we know an instructor from Guelph was teaching and we got our asses handed to us in a not so pretty way


I got home and could only make it up 3 of the 4 stairs that leads to our living room!  I'm not kidding, i really wish i was, my body is still shaking


My eats were still super good today even though BF and I had the day off together which is usually our down fall, we want yummy food when we get to hang out with each other!  I have made 2 epic (Daves words) vegan dinners in a row, very proud of myself!!!


Okay thats all for me, have a great Thursday!


Ps: We missed you at UFC Monica, next week you are SO coming with us!!!

Follow my Footsteps

Happy Tuesday everyone!


I am a bad blogger and have about a zillion posts to catch up and comment on, So if i haven't commented on your blog in a couple of days, I still love you AND your fabulous blog


Yesterday I woke up after an excellent dream that consisted of me running barefoot in some kind of crazy marathon and the first thing i thought about was... 

Today... I RUN


Pretty brazen huh?


Very decisive as well


I'm decisive in a lot of places in my life


Like how the brick i like is WAY better then the brick BF likes for the new house


However...


*Deep sigh here*


I am not that decisive when it comes to restaurant menus


That was the understatement of the year


I always ask to order last


And i inevitably want what someone else gets


But this morning


This morning I was decisive


And i went for a run


I'm hoping you will Travel with me Tuesday with me on my run


Get it?  


This is me trying to get out of not having more Aruba pictures edited so this is how i'm filling in my Tuesday Travel post


I'm sneaky like that


Sneaky AND Indecisive at restaurants if you are keeping track


And if you have followed the blog long enough you know i have a small head as well


Now we are all caught up, lets get started!

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The running adventures of Donna & Sydney

Fun shadow shot at the start of the run

Tight leash = squirrel spotting, one of these days she will pull my arm out of the socket, if she ever ACTUALLY caught a squirrel i guarantee you she would ask it for a tummy rub

Why does this path seem never ending? Ohhh anyone like that movie Never Ending Story?  I did not like it, that dog dragon thing scared the bejesus out of me!

Lets have some fun, this was right before a bicyclist rode past me and i dropped the phone in fright


If you want the best case every BUY this, i drop my phone at LEAST once a day!

YAY park, almost home!

This is the doodles "you are the worst mum ever for making me run THAT far mummy" pose

I love love love when she sits like this, she looks like a little person

Close up: this is her i just rolled in grass but i still look cute face

Stretch, admire cute lululemon pants

Officially thank your running partner

Hydrate on the deck while worshipping the sun, where have you been all spring mr. sun?

Realize you should have hydrated WAY more and decide this $5 cup of caffeine is the only way to feel better , sometimes you have to take one for the team, errr thats my excuse, i just really love skinny caramel machiattos :o)

Reward yourself with Winners goodies, its TOTALLY necessary in the post run  recovery!

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So since BF decided he wanted more Vegan food (yay progress) i decided to make a recipe that has been all over the blog world lately
This is my spin

Cheezy Creamy Vegan Sauce

Adapted from Peas and Thank You

Ingredients
1/4 cup of Cashews
1/3 cup of Water
1 Tbsp of Apple Cider Vinegar
1 tsp of Garlic
1/2 tsp of Salt
1/4 cup of Canola Oil
Juice of One Lemon
2 tsp curry paste
1/4 cup of Nutritional Yeast








Directions
1. Blend, this is like a smoothie recipe huh? Blend blend blend and anticipate the amazingness that is this sauce!

I get lazy and sometimes i do this, shhhhh don't tell BF!

Pre-sauce, this is brown rice, steamed veggies and extra firm tofu brushed with curry paste and broiled

Action shot ala Katie of Real Food Katies Way 

Oh so freaking yummy

This is me stepping back and admiring - right before i INHALED it! Sooooo yummy, even got the BF's stamp of approval as well
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Thanks for running with me today and sticking around for this kick arse recipe
Have you tried yumm sauce yet?


Seeya tomorrow, i will catch up with you all in the am xox