Hi blog buds! How is your weekend going? I can’t believe it’s Sunday night already.
We got hit with a big spring snowstorm Friday afternoon just in time to make the rush hour C-R-A-Z-Y. This was the first time ever that I actually had to pull into a parking lot and call my husband to come and get me. I got stuck twice trying to go uphill on the ice and slush, and other cars were getting stuck left and right.
When I got home, my nerves were so fried that it called for a few of my faves:
A little organic, sulfite-free red wine, baked pita chips and raw unpasteurized goat cheddar. Mmmmm snack time!
They always say if you don’t like the weather in Colorado, wait 5 minutes. It’ll change. Other than that snowy blip in the forecast our other days have been beautiful, so we’ve been grilling (today was almost 60 and it was 70 last Wednesday.)
Some of our grilled eats:
An original flavor Sunshine burger, some grilled sweet potato fries, and strips of raw yellow pepper. And a smile. 
This one was a southwest flavor Sunshine burger with a smear of avocado, grilled portobello mushroom (with homegrown basil!) and strips of raw red pepper.
And tonight a grilled orange pepper (even though it looks yellow!)
Sliced up and served on the side of grilled sweet potato fries with an original flavor sunshine burger.
I’ve apparently been on a Sunshine burger kick lately! But I love that they don’t have a lot of ingredients and are soy-free.
I still got some greens in this weekend:
You can tell the green smoothie had avocado in it – the straw stands straight up, it’s so thick!
Friday morning’s workout was a good lower body workout with plenty of squatting and lunging, as well as a little Tabata hamstring bridges on the fit ball. I still can’t get over how much that BURNS when you do it in 8 sets over 4 minutes!!!
The snowstorm put a damper on my running plans for Saturday morning, because my friend had planned to rollerblade alongside me while I ran. So we improvised and did the Biggest Loser “Weight Loss Yoga” DVD. (with Bob as the instructor of course… if it’d been Jillian, it wouldn’t be in my DVD player!)
I have to admit, it was a really good yoga workout. I don’t think I’ve ever held so many planks before. And today I am really sore in my obliques, traps and shoulders. I liked it so much I might have to do it again tomorrow.
And today, MSP and I went out for a 6.33 mile hilly hike through some of the “Backcountry” neighborhoods nearby. And I do mean hilly!
It was so nice to be able to tool around in a T-shirt and get a good dose of sunshine. It almost makes it OK that I’ll have to be inside at a windowless desk all day tomorrow. Almost…
I’m so happy that SPRING is officially here!
Was it nice weather in your neck of the woods this weekend? Did you get in any outdoor activities?
Off to finish my Sunday chores then settle in front of the TV for Amazing Race!
