Thank you, thank you for the wonderful book suggestions yesterday! I am going to compile a summer reading post and list your favorites so that we can all have a go to resource! Sound good?
I’ve been up since 5:30 this morning working on PBR. I’m trying to get posts lined up so that you’ll have something to read while I’m away. There will be a mix of guest posts and posts from me covering a broad range of topics. Get excited!
This post must be quick because I have to get to work soon but I wanted to update you on some happenings from the last couple days.
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Monday night dinner was Thai Green Coconut Curry with tofu and tons of veggies – eggplant, sugar peas, mushrooms, green pepper, zucchini.
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Breakfast yesterday after a really crappy ashtanga practice (I won’t bore you with the details. Every day is a new experience on your mat.) was overnight oats and black coffee.
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My lunch was extra delicious. An open faced tofu sandwich with mashed avocado, tofu, tomatoes, spinach and pepper jack. I really love tofu sandwiches. I will share my method for cooking the tofu and assembling the sandwich sometime soon. There have been requests! 😛
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Afternoon snack was an organic pink lady apple and an Honest Tea. I love these teas. They are just barely sweetened (with real sweeteners, not fake) and this variety has just 34 calories per bottle.
After work we headed Uptown for a party for my friend Lina. Her boyfriend organized a small surprise party for her 30th birthday. While we waited for the birthday girl to arrive, I checked out the awesome set up on the 10th floor clubhouse of her condo building.
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And then the birthday girl arrived! She was VERY surprised. It was so cute! I think this might be the first real surprise party I have ever attended. You know, the kind that involves turning off the lights, hiding and jumping out at people yelling, “surprise!!!”
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Lina and I went through yoga teacher training together and quickly became friends. She is smart, beautiful and so much fun to be around.
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Lina is going to Vegas this weekend to celebrate. How fun!
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Her boyfriend had a yoga-themed cake created for the party. I love it! And if you’re wondering about the Spanish…Lina is Columbian…and pretty much has the cutest accent ever.
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Such a fun night!
Have you ever been the victim of a surprise party? Or the party planner?
I love the yoga cake – it looks like you guys had a really fun time at your friends party! I love surprises!
Jen, Read “Born to Run”… and enjoy vacation!
My husband planned a surprise party for my 26th birthday. I was shocked! He really surprised me (it’s hard to do!). I had such a blast – all my friends and family were there – it ranks as one of my best birthdays ever.
Aw how sweet is that cake 🙂 What a gorgeous view at their condo… love the Charlotte skyline!
I threw a surprise 25th wedding anniversary for my parents. They had no idea!
And then my mom and I threw my dad a surprise 50th birthday party and then for my mom, my dad and I had a surprise 50th for her two years later! 🙂
And we are not a surprise party kind of family.
that cake is SO cute! and I looooove surprises, but I’m pretty difficult to surprise. so I’m typically the party planner. 🙂
I love surprise parties! I’ve only ever thrown one, my husband’s 30th at BlackFinn, and I was a mess. It was hard to keep it a secret, but somehow I succeeded- SO much fun 🙂
When I was a teenager, a group of my friends threw me a surprise birthday party. I had no idea it was coming. It was so much fun! It’s always a lot of fun when the honoree least expects it 🙂
Have an awesome trip! I’m going to have vacation envy!