Busy Bee.

Hello all! I hope your weekend is going great. Quick post today due to lack of free time…

So, what have I been up to the last few days?

• Signing up for a new college class. My financial aid finally went through and gave me my damn money! This means I will get my money back from the class I paid for plus I got myself a new class; communication. I didn’t really know what this class was. All I knew was that I had to take it eventually. It turns out that this is like a speech class AKA my worst nightmare! Public speaking is the worst, I’m sure a lot of people can agree with me on that! I have a feeling this class will be one of those things  like exercising; I almost hate it but once I’m up there, everything is okay and it will be totally worth it in the end!
• Nature walks. I was at my cousins for the weekend and we went for a nice lonng walk. The weather has cooled down a lot here in MI, It’s kinda nice.

• Adopting a cat. Have I ever told you about Mr. Kitty? He lives outside of Scott’s apartment. His meany momma kicked him out a few months ago and nobody would take him in. After talking it over plenty of times we finally decided to let him in. Mr. Kitty is so loving and sweet. He is all black with big round green eyes. The only bad part is that our adopted gerbil looks very tasty to Mr. Kitty and he lunges at the aquarium trying to attack the poor baby.
• Eating Boondi Ladoo! I found this stuff at an Indian cafe and fell in love. The only way to describe the taste is that of a glazed donut. And check out the ingredients? Not bad! (okay ‘cept all the sugar…)

It’s been pretty busy and I don’t see it slowing down anytime soon. All I want to do right now is take a nice bath with my favorite Lush bath products! 🙂 Now that’s relaxing. I start my classes on Wednesday and I’m working full-time this week. This should be fun.

Did you try any new foods this week? If so, please explain!

West Side Story

Whitney loves Lake Michigan

Wow I sure have seen a lot of bodies of water this summer. It is not too often I travel to the west-side of Michigan. I don’t really know anybody who lives out that way so I feel like I don’t really have a reason to go there.  We went out there for a wedding that was in Holland, which is still in the middle part of Michigan. (Up-north on the west is beautiful!) There was sooo much to see in only three days!

Friday, Scott and I hung out at the beach and did a little shopping in downtown Holland. We went to a peanut store (more like a candy store) and I found one vegan candy. The brand was called “Maple Grove Farms”. The candies were shaped like little leaves and acorns. The best part was the candy only had two ingredients; pure cane syrup & pure maple syrup! Yumm. The candies were so rich and creamy and tasted like nothing I have ever tried before.

Saturday, was the day of the wedding. The continental breakfast being served and the hotel literally had a few types of cereal, milk and a bag of bread. Not too impressed. Luckly down the road there was a cafe called “Good Earth Cafe” that served a good breakfast.

Judging by the name you would think this cafe was vegetarian friendly and they were. Lots of hummus, cheese and veggies. I didn’t see any totally vegan options for breakfast so I got an over-priced cranberry-walnut bagel toasted with organic PB.

I knew I wouldn’t have a lot of other food options on this day so I tried to get full!

After breakfast we got ready for the wedding and met up with some of Scott’s family. The weather was perfect for an outdoor ceremony.

Sunday, I’ll let the pictures do the talking.

On the way home we stopped for an Indian dinner near Grand Rapids. I wish I could remember the names of the dishes I tried because they were all so wonderful! A little spicy for my taste, but nothing I couldn’t handle!

After living off peanut butter and potatoes all weekend, I could not wait to dive into some real, whole foods. I started making this dish today when I discovered the organic broccoli I had just bought was covered in bugs. Not one bug… not five bugs…. COVERED IN BUGS. Gross!!! I understand it is organic and they do not use pesticides to kill the bugs but they should still clean the produce first! I was so disgusted I didn’t even want to eat the meal I made but you know I would anyway…

Chickpeas, fresh corn & portobello’s with pasta sauce

Today, I am relaxing by reading though everybody’s latest posts and sorting though some photo’s. I have no idea what I am going to do for my birthday tomorrow. I still need to make a cake!