Me & Austin’s Anniversary, My Sweet Award, Q&A, 4 Miles

Hola!! Thanks for you lasagna ideas!! I'm definitely into trying a veggie one. YUM, and a traditional meat lasagna sounds pretty tasty too. And, Gabriela - thanks for that suggestion to try Fitnessista's eggplant lasagna - I've been wanting to try eggplant parmesan - sounds SO good!!! So a few questions have been asked that I haven’t gotten too so here goes!

Thinspired: I exclusively use Trader Joe’s mushroom marinara. LOVE IT. It's inexpensive, low in calories and tastes fabulous!

Shelli Ryan: I’m actually a bit underwhelmed by this season of Big Love so far. SO MUCH happened last season that now I’m like whatever. And I DON’T think Ben was banished. I mean really. And I don’t see why Bill’s parents are hanging out again – BAD idea. I’m not feeling it but I have hopes it will turn around!

Inmytummy: Sprinters are these! I like them! click to make larger!

I think those are the ones I missed/failed to respond to!! If you have a question for me, holla!

So… I didn’t post again yesterday or get to read your bloggies because yesterday was my two-year anniversary! Yes, me and Austin have been married for two years (since 2.16.08)– so wild to us because we feel like it hasn’t been that long, while at the same time we feel like it’s been so much longer (since two days ago was our 9^th Valentine’s Day together!). It’s been a blast of a ride, and so exciting to see what will happen next and where life will take us! Love it!

I started my anniversary by working, walking 4 miles during lunch with Stacy, working some more and then heading straight home to get ready for dinner at Pampas, an Argentine steak house we had heard wonderful things about from friends + Urban Spoon! I haven’t had steak in YEARS (reintroduced ground beef a while back on the blog… but steak has been foreva!). We had a lovely dinner, shared a yummy chardonnay, salad, and I had a filet mignon (Austin had a ribeye). Everything was wonderful and the service was perfect. GREAT evening. For our anniversary we were given our choice of dessert – and we chose to share a warm chocolate brownie cake with a scoop of icecream! SOOOOOO good. Here are a few pics.

Yummmssssss

Austin digging in NOT wanting to have his photo taken (the video is better - swears)

Me in my own personal heaven! haha (forgive the lack of makeup - i'm so stuffy and my eyes are all puffy that makeup is pretty much out of the question!)

I think I’ve told you this, but me and Austin don’t really do gifts. We make a trip of it or buy something for the home (or buy a home!), or something like that. But Austin got me a cute happy… he had a little plaque made to celebrate my ‘1,000 miles in 2009.’ I knew he was proud of me and happy for me, but thought it was TOO sweet that he thought to do something to commemorate it!! I can’t wait to display it in my office – what a thoughtful husband!

So that was my night – what a LOVELY Tuesday!!

How do you like to celebrate special occasions or anniversaries?

Has anyone ever made you a plaque or award for a personal accomplishment?!

Oddly enough, I started a book on Sunday and finished it yesterday (while IT was working on my computer!), and on the way into work I finished my audio book. SO, I have TWO book reviews to share tomorrow, as well as some more snow pics (we got Reuben in the action!!).