Saturday, June 5, 2010

Where to Begin???

Hello my loves! I hope you guys are having a Fabulous Weekend! The past couple of days have been fantastic! I have a lot to show you, so let’s just get right to it.
On Thursday my family and I went to Ginza for “Linner”
We started off with Octopus Salad
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And Kani Salad
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And then we got a few rolls which included; Godzilla roll, Liki 4, Amanda Roll, and Shrimp Tempura Roll
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When I got home later in the evening I did Namaste Yoga for Runners because ever since I went for a run on Wednesday, my leg has been KILLING me
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Ayer I woke up and had no idea of what type of workout I wanted to…I started to do Jumping Jacks and literally felt like my leg was going to crack into pieces so instead I did kickboxing moves, kettlebell, and toning from the Self Challenge and burned 589 Calories in 1.5 hrs.
I then went to the mall with mi familia and then we headed to Flushing Queens for Lunch…
I love when I go to Flushing; it’s like a whole different world.
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We went to the famous Joe’s Shanghai Restaurant for Lunch.
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Joe’s is known for their fantastic Dumplings but unfortunately I could not try them because they were Pork but my sister said they were delish!
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We got a plate of Shrimp Fried Rice for the Table YUUUUUUUUMS!
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I ordered Szechuan Style String Beans…these were so spicy and ohhh sooo good!
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My sister ordered Crispy Jumbo Prawns with Meat Sauce
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And my mom and home fries enjoyed some Sesame Chicken…
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We then walked it off by doing some shopping…great cardio lol
Later in the evening we went to a Carnival being held at a Local Church.
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We of course had to check out the Eats!
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Zeppoles
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Fried Oreos (Oreos inside of Dough and then fried)
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Funnel Cake
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Games…
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Home Fries and I decided to go on the Ferris Wheel (note to self; you are AFRAID of heights!)
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And then my sister and I went on the “Round Up”
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Thankfully I decided to enjoy these AFTER I got off of that ride!
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We ended the night with Hailey riding the Merry Go Round
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Perfect Day…. 
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This morning I woke up at 6:20 am for my first day volunteering at River Fund NY. I wanted to be full of energy so I did Kundalini Yoga: Courage…and then fueled up with Overnight Oats; Oikos Greek Yogurt, Oat Bran, Splenda, Cinnamon, Vanilla Extract, Tollhouse Chocolate Chips, and Peanut Butter with my usual Cafe con Leche
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I arrived at the Food Pantry at 7:30 am…
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My first task was bagging fresh bread…
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I then helped hand out items to all the people waiting in line…and then I went inside and helped people fill out applications…you have to have a River Fund Card in order to get access the grub =)
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After I was done doing that, I went back outside and gave out PIE! and not just any pie…TRADER JOE’S PIE!
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I loved that they had people from Cornell University educating people on how to eat healthy and they were even giving out samples…
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We finished serving food around 11:30 am but our day didn’t stop there…we then started to stock up for next week…
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My experience here was amazing! Yes, I was tired…yes, I was hot but I loved every minute of it. All the people were so kind and incredible…I even had an elderly man write me a poem =). I met this one lady who was going through a really hard time in her life and she thanked me for being so sweet to her and said that my presence there is making a difference…(I got a little teary eyed). I decided that I am going to continue volunteering here and I might even take home fries one day so she learns at a young age, to give back.
By the time I got home, I was STARVING and dove right into this plate.
Brown Rice with Black Beans, Onions, and Peppers on a bed of mixed Greens.
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I hope you guys enjoy the rest of your Saturday! I think I am going to stay home, enjoy my AC and just be lazy =)
Namaste…

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