This is it, last post before I’m in ArUbA! We’re (my parents and the boyfriend) leaving at 7am for the airport and should arrive around 3:30pm. Woo hoo!
First things first, food!
Before work, I stopped at the boyfriend’s house to make sure he was packing and couldn’t resist trying an apricot from the fruit basket. I’ve only ever tried them dried. Basically tastes the same!
Lunch at Swarovski today was my last portabella gardenburger on an Arnold sandwich thin, topped with cucumbers and spinach.
On the side I had baby carrots and bell peppers with roasted red pepper hummus.
This was my first time trying Sabra hummus. I was impressed!
So I totally forgot to bring a plate and had to microwave my burger on a piece of cardboard and eat the veggies out of the plastic. Please don’t mind the not-pretty setup! I was roughin’ it.
Later in the day I tried my first Gnu bar, orange cranberry. The bar’s texture was great and perfectly chewy but the orange flavor was just too overwhelming for my taste. I’d definitely buy a different flavor of the bar though, it had potential!
Dinner was whatever I could use up in the fridge before we depart.
Roasted peppers, onions, and spinach on Arnold sandwich thin with hummus. It was freezing in my house so I also had a bowl of vegetable soup and a large mug of tea on the side.Nothing fancy, just some progresso I found in the cabinet.
Here’s the vegetable ‘wich up close and some extra roasted veggies on the side.
Dessert was vanilla yogurt with blueberries and sliced almonds…
And half of this walnut brownie from my Aunt’s bakery.
So proud of myself for stopping at half. I’m a sucker for brownies! They never taste as good as when I make them myself from the brownie mix box though.
Now for some vacation talk..
Since my knee has been hurting me quite a bit for the past week, I’m going to try to make this vacation week a rest week from intense workouts. I think this is a good idea since I plan on starting my triathlon training when I return. Hopefully a week off is just what my body needs! Anyways, I’m sure I’ll be getting more exercise than usual on the island by just walking, swimming, and biking daily, unlike my life in the suburbs where you can’t get anywhere without a car.
I don’t know if I mentioned this before, but I’m a pretty hardcore calorie counter right now but have been trying to stop. It would be very hard to count in Aruba since I’ll be mostly eating out and have no access to a computer. It’s going to be tough but I’m going to attempt to just eat normally this week without thinking about calories. Wish me luck!
I’m going away from today until next Saturday. I hope to be able to get a few posts in here or there as long as there’s an internet cafe. If not, I’ll have a lot to show you guys when I get back! Have a great week, I look forward to reading about it on your blogs when I return 
I’ll miss you!
Look at them before harvest. They got so big they’re actually busting out of their home!!
(photo from their website)
