Hello and happy Wednesday! I am still in Curacao until late Friday, so I’ve been MIA because of all that beach and sun that needs tending to 😉 Last night Ben and I had reservations at the most romantic restaurant on our resort’s property. Even though it’s an all inclusive, you need to reserve a spot at the different places…
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Willemstad
We signed up to take the shuttle into Willemstad today. Before we left we had breakfast and caffeinated up. Ben was running late so I grabbed a couple of things that I knew he wanted before they were gone. So, I shared most of my pancakes and potatoes with him. I love that there are a lot of healthy breakfast…
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When Jelly Fish Attack
This morning Ben and I enjoyed a lovely breakfast buffet. I was happy to see they had oatmeal. But, I could not turn down a banana pancake or a “poached egg in salsa”. The banana pancake was amazing, the poached egg was a little weird. though. I also enjoyed some fruit and iced coffee to round out the meal. After…
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How To Cook Pinto Beans
Hello, and welcome to another round of Mexican Meatless Monday! I am your host, Monica “the Mexican” Olivas. Today we will be learning how to cook beans. Growing up, we always ate pinto beans. They were either in the fridge or on the stove at all times. We had them as a side dish or as the main part of…
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Greetings From Curacao
We made it! It was a very long trip to get here, but we finally made. I forgot how rough red eye flights can be on your body. Even after running 20 miles Saturday morning I wasn’t able to completely knock out on the plane. But, I was semi-productive over the long layover in Miami. I worked on RER a…
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Off To Curacao
Ben and I are currently en route to Curacao! This trip is to celebrate our honeymoon and Ben’s birthday. It’s our honeymooniversary 🙂 We went on our first honeymoon to Belize this same week last year. This post recaps our last year together. It was super crazy, but fun. We definitely grew together in the process. We don’t exchange presents,…
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Is It Breakfast?
Is it still considered breakfast if you didn’t sleep? Or is this just dinner #2? Ben and I took the red-eye from L.A. to Miami. He slept. He always sleeps. I bet he’s sleeping right now actually. I slept a little, but not nearly enough. And now we’re in the Miami airport waiting for our next flight. I finally tracked…
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Dinner Before We Go
Ben and I had dinner at my mom’s to celebrate his birthday before we left. They are also taking us to the airport so it worked out well 🙂 Before we headed to my family we were running around like crazy people trying to pack and find our bathing suits that were still packed from the move. At some point…
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20 Miles and a Cookie
20 miles in 3:01:12 Looks like I am totally on pace to PR!!! Before my run I fueled up with AB&J And I packed up Gatorade, some chews and a fig cookie I got yesterday at Whole Foods. The cookie didn’t work as well as I wanted because it was super dry and hard to eat. Next time I’ll stick…
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