I thought being off for the summer meant I would blog regularly! It has clearly meant I've had no time for the computer. I think that means we've been having a lot of fun, but I'm missing blogging and hoping to get back on a weekly schedule!
We traveled to Iowa for my annual family reunion! The farm now has goats and chickens!! There have not been animals on the farm since I was about 10 years old. This was exciting!
Returned from Iowa to quickly pack and move! No one is happier to be in our new place than our dog, Luka!
Attended a beautiful beach wedding uniting two amazing people! I had a bit of a hiccup that day with my insulin pump, but my blood sugars stayed stable. I usually carry a back up kit in my car, we realized halfway down the freeway that it was in my husband's car. I only thought of it because I noticed my insulin pump site was not looking good. Sure enough right when we arrived it fell out! I had 3 syringes and only fast acting humalog insulin on me. This was not ideal for a big meal and a long evening ahead. Amazingly, I pulled it off by taking 3 shots throughout the evening and dancing to keep the blood flowing/sugars down. I even had cake, no spikes! Such a relief. Diabetes did not ruin the night this time!
Finally, my husband and I took off for a romantic week in Kauai, Hawaii!! We had a blast. It was beautiful! I surfed the best of my life and my sweet husband keeps boosting my ego by bragging about it! Standing up on almost every wave was a big deal for me! We snorkeled, hiked, kayaked, and relaxed!
For last night's dinner I used a favorite healthy eating trick. Use leftovers to create a yummy salad.
My aunt and I did this a few times during our family reunion this last week. The week was full of snack foods, savory meats (way more than I'm used to eating), and homemade desserts. It's always lacking in salads so during lunch we started using lettuce from the garden, fresh veggies, and the leftovers to create yummy salads. It tasted and FELT good to eat after all the indulging. Veggies should be the bulk of a diet and it's so easy to not let this happen because of time, cravings, and convenience.
When working, my lunch is almost always a salad. It's the easiest way to quickly make lunch. While I clean up my dinner at night I simply throw some of it into a reusable container with lettuce and veggies. Then set aside some dressing or hummus. Viola, I made my lunch!
Last night I created a delicious salad with some leftovers from a Chipotle Bowl. This had rice, veggies, cheese, and sofritas! Sofritas are Chipotle's "seasoned shredded tofu". I almost never eat at Chipotle, but this week I somehow was there twice so I had to try these Sofritas and now I like them better than any of the meat options you can get there! (Doesn't photograph great though, does it?)
Dinner was simple and fast. Leftover Chipotle with romaine lettuce and grape tomatoes that I chopped in half. I also sauteed some red potatoes in olive oil and garlic (some rosemary would have perfected these, but I was out!)
I didn't need dressing because of the sauce from my leftovers. When I do need dressing I have been partial to using hummus, seasoned olive oil/vinegar blend, or this yummy natural ranch dressing by "Brianna's".
