The sun is shining… it’s a beautiful day!

I feel so lucky, this is day 4 of sunshine!!  I love it!!

Lots on the plate for you guys today!

I bombed…  I never bomb…  I usually get about a 6+/10 mark on my meals…  this one I believe didn’t even measure on the scale…

Sweet and sour chicken and stir fried rice.   I was so excited, it looked so good!

The brown basmati rice was full of veggies (and a serving on mushrooms, for me only) spices and sauces!  It was alright but nothing special.

The sweet and sour chicken was instead thick and sour…

Sorry hunny, I’ll do better next time!! haha..

I had big hopes for dinner last night, but we ended up going out for wings and I had a shrimp cocktail with salad.  It was pretty fantastic, I’m not going to lie!

This morning I am happily sitting in the sun, reading blogs and drinking my…

Mixed with some soy milk, agave and vanilla!

So good, and just what was needed!  I used to drink “green tea lattes” all the time at Starbucks – but now just make them at home!  Matcha is great in smoothies too!!

Ok… part 2 for my ASK ME A QUESTION, keep them coming!

I miss macaroni & cheese--any way to simulate the creamy cheesiness but remain dairy free?

I haven’t experimented at all with this, as it wasn’t one of the things I ate before.   I know there are TONS of recipes out there for cheesy substitutes, mostly using nutritional yeast.

I actually read about one today for hummus + nutritional yeast + tumeric = cheesy goodness!

If you could compete in any Olympic sport, what would you choose?

Ugg… if I had NO FEAR – probably snowboarding or gymnastics! I used to be a gymnastics coach, but I can’t even do a cartwheel?   But I loved watching the kids do their thang’

Ps. I coached babies and preschoolers, so no cart wheeling was necessary!

Any big ideas for your wedding so far? What do you think will be the best part about your wedding... besides the GETTING MARRIED part!

Yes, lots of big ideas for the wedding.  It will be on a beach in Mexico (probably Mazatlan) only really close family and friends.  Pretty casual, filled with lots of love!

The thing I am the most excited about?  (prepare for mush) I honestly didn’t think I would ever meet someone that I would be so in love with!  I have always been “the single girl”, but from our very first date we just click.  We are pretty opposite, but I think that makes us work so well!!  So the thing I am most excited about is knowing that we are both committing to working hard at making our marriage work and of course spending a whole week surrounded by most of our favourite people! 

I am loving answering these questions so please feel free to keep asking!

I was lucky enough to get a fabulous award from Jesse at Vegan Minded!  Thanks Jesse, I love your blog and was so honoured to get this award from you!

 

The sunshine award is awarded to bloggers whose positivity and creativity inspire others in the blog world.

The rules for accepting the sunshine award are:

- put the logo on your blog or within your post
- pass the award onto 12 bloggers
- link the nominees within your post
- let the nominees know they have received this award by commenting on their blog
- share the love and link to the person from whom you received this award

My 12 lovely bloggers that inspire me are;

Girl on Raw – Robyn, every time I read your blog I am inspired to be just a wee bit healthier, and go raw! hehe

Iheartwellness – Kris is just a lovely person! Such a huge HAPPINESS inspiration to me!

The Clean Eating Mama – Tasha – she’s the mama of my cute blog god son! haha  the maker of my new apron, and just a good friend!!  Plus – her eats always look amazing!

Oh She Glows – big shocker here – I think I have tried pretty much every recipe Angela has every posted!  Plus she is the reason I started blogging!!  Huge inspiration from her every time a new blog post pops up!

Green and Crunchy – if you don’t read this blog you should! It’s a family of lots that eats so super healthy and FUN!  I love this family!!  And you will love their lunch plates!

Meghan Telpner – I would move to Toronto just to attend her cooking workshops and never buy lululemon again to attend on of her tropical paradise workshops!

Enjoying the small things- if you do nothing else today read this blog, from the very beginning.  Kelle is AMAZING.  I cry with every new post, as well as find myself falling deeper and deeper in love with the thought of being a mom!!

Get Fit Chicks – if there is a blog out there that will get me motivated to get off my butt – it is these girls!!

http://ameliefille.blogspot.com/ – Noelle is a yummy cook…  your mouth will water with all her yummy vegan meals!!

Nutrition Nut on the Run – I am new to this blog but it’s been love since the beginning!!  So much fun stuff

Healthy Hoggin – another new to me blog!!  She always eats such yummy things! Plus she has an AMAZING giveaway going down!

Last but not least – my newest fav blog!!

Alli – I’m pretty sure she is my new BFF on twitter!! hehe… and her blog is great too!! 

Phewf – that was hard work!!  This is just a few of my favorites, I read over 70 blogs, so it’s hard to choose just 12!

Anywhoo… that’s all from me right now!  We are having friends over tonight for a Japanese potluck – so keep posted tomorrow for all the yummy eats (and hot tub adventures) haha

HUGSSSSSSSSSS and KISSEEEEEEES

Jess