March 2010

Kooloos Soy Nut Snacks

March 26, 2010

I was sent a package of Kooloos Soy Nut Snacks to review and they came in handy during packing and driving around. They are a quick snack with a nice crunch and definitely satisfy that salty craving. Kooloos are soynuts with flaxseed and come in Original, Salsa and Honey BBQ. They are made from organic [...]

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Last Minute Details

March 25, 2010

My internal alarm clock had me up about 5:45am this morning with excitement and thoughts about the move. We laid in bed until 7, did a few things around the house and then headed to the gym for some cardio and chest workout. I did 30 minutes on the robot looking elliptical and then did: [...]

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Hells Kitchen

March 25, 2010

Last night I had a monthly dinner for The Little Black Dress Club and we headed to Hells Kitchen in Minneapolis for some music, drinks and dinner. I love going to the dinners for the The Little Black Dress Club because I always meet new people, last night I knew four of the six and [...]

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Wine and Food Memories

March 24, 2010

I was thinking about wine and food memories when I was at dinner with Beka and Jenna at Bin Wine Bar last night and how much I equate memories with the wine and/or food I was having. Some of my most vivid food memories are: Eating Dinner at Bistrot Du Sommlier in Paris which as [...]

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Bin Wine Bar

March 24, 2010

I wanted to give Jenna and Beka their compliments in a separate post. But I also wanted to give Bin Wine War its props. Bin has only been open a few months and I knew we wanted to try it for happy hour. Bin is female owned and focuses on small plates and a unique [...]

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An Ode To Good Girlfriends

March 24, 2010

Tonight was such a great evening, I met two girlfriends for happy hour/dinner. I worked with Jenna and Beka at a previous job and they were my work best friends. I turned to them for all work issues and just someone to talk to about anything and everything. Even though we may not see each [...]

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Fitness Trends

March 23, 2010

I am not bored with my workouts but I have been feeling kind of blah about them. In an effort to change things up and add a little excitement back to my fitness routine I was thinking about trying some of the “trendier” fitness activities. Here are some of the trends I have heard about [...]

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Deserted

March 23, 2010

You can always tell when it is Spring Break time, the gym becomes very quiet in the morning. There were about 1/2 the people than normal this morning, the locker room was almost quiet. Must be lots of people off on trips or home with their kiddos. I enjoyed open equipment this morning I did [...]

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No More Room

March 22, 2010

Tonight is the one evening this week that we don’t have anything going on, so we took full advantage of it and got more packing done. This is what our dining room currently looks like:     The mess is starting to get to me a bit but Thursday will be here soon enough! Since [...]

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Breakfast for the Week

March 22, 2010

Since I know it is going to be a crazy, crazy week I made a huge batch of granola for Mike and I to snack on and enjoy as part of our breakfasts this week. I found a basic granola recipe in Body and Soul Magazine   Ingredients 6 cups Old fashioned oats 1 1/4 [...]

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