What a day!

Hellooo! Do you like the new format? I think it's perdy :)

Today was an incredible today. I wish everyday could be like this. I started the day with an early morning run (3 mi) with Seth along the canal and Potomac river:

I stretched, showered and ate my FIRST OVERNIGHT OATS!

- 1/2 cup oats

- 1/2 cup coconut kefir

- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt

- 1/2 tsp flax seeds

- frozen pineapple

- 1 tbsp unsweetened red. fat coconut

- stevia

This morning I mixed it up and served it with 1/2 diced banana. SO SO SO GOOD!

Caffeinated and dressed in my professional best, I headed out the door for a JOB INTERVIEW. In case ya didn't know I recently left my PhD program to pursue a career in clinical medicine. To apply to physician assistant programs I need to have at least 1,000 hours of direct patient experience. So to obtain this, I took an American Red Cross Nursing Aide course in July and today (!) got a JOB on a TRANSPLANT MEDICINE BRANCH! So excited :)

After interviewing I came home to revamp and snack-it-up:

Special K Savory Herb crackers + FF cottage cheese = tastes like pizza combos to me

Can't get enough of wasabi peas

Then made my way to BodyPump class. I am LOVING BodyPump these days. I love feeling STRONG. Ironically perhaps I came across this ad in Oxygen magazine:

Love it.

For lunch I was craving a hearty protein Green Monstah:

Chocolate SunWarrior, frozen strawberries, oats, spinach, tbsp almond butter, ice H20, stevia, pinch xanthan gum

I decided since I GOT A JOB, that why not take the rest of the day off (from thesis-ing) and hit the POOL before volunteering! 

Ahhhhh.

To end a fantastic day I caught up on Real Housewives of DC - and PS, it is SO WEIRD to see my neighborhood on TV. Funny story for those of you that watched: Seth and I went to the American Polo Cup event the year prior. Guess we're some pretty important people, eh? haha.

Aaaaan we enjoyed some cocktails. Au Natural strawberry margarita for Setho:

And a white wine spritzer for yours truly:

1:1 Chardonnay + soda water, frozen mangoes & strawberries, ice (and a side of pup)

To keep the good day going we headed to Jazz in the Sculpture Garden to meet some friends for wine and a picnic. DC/VA/MDers: this is a Friday evening must!



What's better than listening to soothing jazz and sipping sangria in a sculpture garden as the sun goes down????

Alright kids!!! I'm off to bed! My best friend Alyson (that just got a job in DC!) is visiting in the morning! Have a great weekend!!!

XX,

Laur