And the winners are….
My mom and dad won their Filipino American Society’s Mr. and Ms. Valentine competition thingy. Sounds a little silly but it’s for a good cause. Anyway, I’ll let the pictures talk for this blog.
And speaking of winners. Loved Charlize Theron’s speech last night. Congratulations to her and her Oscar-worthy performance in Monsters. And to Lord of the Rings, Return of the King, congratulations for an 11-award clean sweep.
Butt Cheeks
I went to my first cycle class on Saturday. Hauled myself out of bed early in the morning (10:30 hehe) and walked in. I thought I would have to leave because I just couldn’t get the hang of how to adjust the bike for my short frame. I sat either too high, or the handle bars were too far away. Too complex for my simple mind. Anyway, this girl next to me took pity and helped me adjust my bike. I sat front row and center. I am a good student–actually I just forgot to wear my contacts.
Pam was our instructor. She had tight everything. Tight butt, tight muscles, toned everywhere. She’s about 30 years my senior. How impressive. The girl who helped me adjust my bike turned to me before it all started and noticed I didn’t have a bottle of water.
“It’s about an hour long, you’re gonna need a bottle.”
Me: “I didn’t know that. It’s my first time.”
Helpful girl: “Oh. Well, if you get tired you can always leave.”
I lasted the whole hour. And by the end of it, I was praying Pam would stop. She definitely took me past the leisurely bike ride I’m used to. Now my butt cheeks hurt. Ouch. My quads as well….I’m coming back for more torture/fun next Saturday.
No Friday Five?
So I’m using an old one:
1. What did you have for breakfast this morning? If you didn’t have breakfast, why not?
I had Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal with 1% milk. Husband can’t stand skim milk or else it’ll be skim.
2. What’s your favorite cereal?
Used to be cinnamon toast cereal but I’m getting tired of it. I also like Frosted Mini Wheats.
3. How often do you eat out? Do you want that to change?
We used to eat out every weekend. Boy was that yummy. For the past 1/2 year or so, its been more like 2x a month, with at least one additional visit to East Buffet. Yes, we’re changing. Tyring to cut down no zero eating out a month to expensive places. Maybe just 1-2 visits to East Buffet. Husband loves that place.
4. What do you plan on having for dinner tonight? Got a recipe for that?
We were gonna get Pho (T and I) at our favorite Vietnamese place. But he just told me right now he’s not feeling too well. He said he feels like he’s getting strep throat. Oh brother. I’ll probably eat leftover teriyaki chicken. Recipe: Chicken, cut in thin slices, garlic, onions and kikkoman’s teriyaki sauce. Or get some fast food. (Yay, just got our tax refund!)
5. What’s your favorite restaurant? Why?
My favorite is Carraba’s Italian Grill. We always get good to great servers, great food, great atmosphere. Used to be Olive Garden but I’ve had too many bad servers at their different restaurants and this turned me off.
Umm…that’s it for this week. And again, Yay to tax refund and some $$ in my pocket! I’m gonna sign up for 24 Hour Fitness.
There’s this cake in the office fridge. It’s called Tres Leches Cake or Three Milk Cake. Its from Super Target. Or maybe Mexico. Yesterday, when S rolled it around the office and offered each of us a slice, I declined. I puffed up my chest with pride. I declined cake! I am a good person.
But this cake. This Tres Leches Cake. It is malo or bad. It purrs at me whenever I grab something healthy from the fridge. My apple. My bag of mini carrots. My chicken teriyaki. It purrs: “Me taste so bueno. So bueno. Eat me, por favor. I only want you to eat me.”
It morphs too. The original icing on it said, “Good luck on your Wedding Day, C!”. But the icing has been smashed, cut here and there by those who gave into temptation. It now has the first initial of my name. It is malo!
I shut the fridge quickly, but I know its still behind there. Lurking. Waiting to entice me.
Confessions of a Carb Addict
No rice for 40 days. That was my conviction; that’s what I would give up for Lent. Ash Wednesday was only yesterday and I have broken the vow twice already. I am such a carb addict; more specifically, a rice addict. There is just something wrong with the way some of the food I eat taste if it is not eaten with rice. Spam, fried chicken, chicken teriyaki. I like them with rice! For lunch today, I was determined to renew my promise. I baoned chicken teriyaki with potatoes, bell peppers, squash and corn (still carbs). I also munched on some fries today.
Arrgghh! Is there a Carb-Aholic Anonymous I can enroll in?