Alex's parents decided at the last minute that they wanted to visit their daughter, her husband and my niece before their long trip to Iran in November and when Kian heard about it he insisted that he be able to go as well. This isn't the first time they have taken him - they took him for 4 days last year, when he was just 2 years old, and although it went well during the day, he really missed us at night and it took him a while to settle into sleep each night.
I know he's older now and it will likely go a lot better, but this time they are going for 7 days and I can't help but wish it was 4. He's still only 3 years old - growing up fast, but still so little.
For the first time ever he actually asked to go to bed last night.
"I want to skip my bath mommy and go right to sleep - I want it to be morning so I can go on the airplane to see Darya."
The little monkey.
I'm going to miss him like crazy.
So after the cookies were baked (and I admit, I sneaked a little dough, but was good and didn't have any of the actual cookies) the rest of my evening last night went well - food wise anyway.
Dinner was some crab meat and veggies, followed by a big salad a couple of hours later.
This salad is my specialty, and it's soooo delicious. I'm not usually a big salad fan, but I can always find room for this one.
-Spinach leaves
-Avocado
-Tomato
-Walnut pieces
-Dried cranberries
-Fresh fruit (could be apples/mangos/strawberries - whatever you have in the house)
-Feta cheese
Dressing
1/3 cup walnut oil
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
2 tbsp red raspberry jame
Salt and pepper to taste
I usually heap on the dressing because it's so sweet, but last night I just had a touch of it.
Today so far:
Breakfast
My usual oatmeal and 1/2 banana
Snack #1: Nonfat Chai Latte from Starbucks (Yep, I'm posting from school)
Snacks I have brought with me: carrots and hummus and a pear - I'll eat these around 12 after my classes are done.
If you can believe it, I still have not found any time to actually work out - all of my extra time is literally devoted to studying or cleaning the house. I barely have any down-time lately - no shows, very little internet time. I don't feel like I'm just making excuses, I'm actually that busy.
However, now that Kian is gone for the week, I only have Aila to care for and she naps twice a day, so starting today there are no more excuses. I will shred every single day for the next 7 days and hopefully manage to still fit it in somehow when he gets back.
Aw, I would miss B so much if he left for 7 days!! But I'm sure K is in good hands and is going to have a blast.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with The Shred. I hear is a beast of work out. I still haven't gotten back to running and am feeling more and more guilty as each day goes by...bah!!
I am following your blog too! And you are doing so great! You are inspiring me to start my own clean eating challenge. (Feeling a little guilty about the dinner at the Keg I just ate tonight. Delicious, but about 5 thousand calories) You are going to look so good in Mexico and I don't want to look like the fatso next to you! So I am jumping on the bandwagon. It's good timing too because I am all out of food and need to grocery shop tomorrow. Any advice on things I should buy? I don't really cook that much with Jesse away so dinners have to be quick and easy. Anyway this is getting to be a really long comment. So I'll just say keep up the good work! :)
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