Totally forgot to post last week.

It's saved in my drafts. I just never got to posting it after making it.  Oh well, whatever.  This week/weekend was more interesting anyway.

First, I am really excited that I ran at a faster speed and for longer than I ever have before.  I think I would have been able to keep going, but I got excited and forgot to control my breathing. ha!  I was quite proud of myself, especially because I HATE running.  

Another heart check up on Friday.  Back in October, the battery life had 16 months left. Then in Jan, it only had 8 months!  They were worried that I would have to have surgery in April.  Got it looked at and discovered that I still had 6 months.  Still have to have surgery this year, but it's not draining as fast.  Part of me thinks that it's due to not only eating well, but working out more and getting more physically fit.  I've always been in relatively good shape, but now I'm actually working on being fit and it's definitely helping me in more ways than just appearance!  

Went back to Heidelberg yesterday.  Instead of driving, we took the train and it was REALLY easy!  (really fun too!)  

Train was easy to do. No wonder everyone uses it around here!

Someone was a little sleepy when we first got there...

At the castle!

In front of a bakery. I love Germany.

Inside the castle grounds

A great group to explore a Germany city with!

LOVE.

Hello from a castle!

Yeah, had a great weekend. We were all pretty tired afterwards, totally worth it though.

Breakfast:

Greek yogurt banana muffins

PB/Banana chia pudding

Oatmeal with PB2&honey

Greek yogurt with honey & blueberries

Cereal, juice, and toast

Lunch:

Pizza buns with veggies

Tuna salad (with greek yogurt not mayo), crackers, and carrots

Chicken & quinoa salad

PB/J, apple slices

Leftovers

Dinner:

Stir fry chicken and spinach

Italian chicken bake

Honey apple pork tenderloin

5 Ingredient white chicken chili

Leftovers

Snacks:

Homemade Lara balls

Peanut butter granola

PB2 Granola bars

Chopped fruits

Chopped veggies

There you have it!

Another week, more fun, and more food!

Saturday officially marked our ONE MONTH anniversary of being in our house.  It really doesn't feel like it has been that long, and we are finally at the point where we can have people over.  (Minus the boxes by the second balcony that I can't lift and get in the attic...)  

We had our friends and their kids over on Saturday and it was a fabulous time.  We played some video games, drank mojitos (ok, the boys drank whiskey and rum), and played catchphrase.  Amanda's sons are so sweet.  They play with Delilah and they actually all laid down in the living room and watched Lady and the Tramp.  It was incredibly sweet.  

I've been having allergy issues.  My throat is super scratchy and sometimes my left eye will just burrrrrrn and itch.  It's so frustrating.  I'd take medicine, but anything stronger than ibuprofen just kinda messes with my body.  Even after surgeries, I've not taken the medicine I've been prescribed because I don't like that swimmy vision and haze and confusion.  I'll deal.  

We went to a carnival tonight in Kaiserslautern.  It was OK, but they claimed to have 140 vendors...it was really like 5 different vendors and then there were 28 booths of each, all food.  We were expecting something like crafts/housewares/etc...but that just wasn't it.  It was fun though, and Delilah got to ride some kiddie rides, so all in all, it wasn't a bust.  If Ben hadn't been on call this weekend, we would have gone to the Black Forest.  There was one mission that kept getting cancelled and he had to go in for a couple hours Saturday, Sunday, AND today.  So it wasn't easy to do anything this weekend.

Just a random building in Kaiserslautern

This was painted on the side of a kid's bathroom at the carnival....

HUGE ferris wheel!

This week is the end of swim class for Delilah, and that kinda stinks because it gave us an excuse to get out and go do something productive.  I think we will keep going swimming though.  It isn't very much and she loves it so much. I love it that she isn't afraid of the water.  Perhaps on the days we don't go swimming, I'll take her over to the next village and run with her in the jogging stroller through the main strip.  I've got to keep myself on track.  It's been hard lately with not feeling well and the rain.

Ok, here's the upcoming week's meal plan: 

(PS. My landlord ordered the part to fix my oven, so I'll be able to branch out more when that's fixed!)

Lunch:

Wraps with mustard and turkey with mixed veggies

Quinoa salad (corn, tomato, avocado, and salt) with a smoothie

Grilled cheese and frozen peas (I don't know why, she loves them more when they are frozen...)

PB and honey (a must have each week) and string cheese

Boiled eggs with veggies and triscuts

Leftovers with blueberries

Snacks:

Salted caramel granola

Hummus and veggies

edamame

String cheese&pretzels

Dried fruit

Apple Slices

Dinner:

Beef and black bean nachos

Crockpot teriyaki chicken

Asian lettuce wraps

Baked chicken fajitas

Hawaiian crockpot chicken

Grilled cheese and tomato soup

So there you have it, folks.  I'm gonna stick with it again this week.  Makes life just a bit easier.  

I'm off to watch some True Blood. 

xoxo