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January 22, 2018

Big Wheels Keep On Turnin’ {Weekend Recap}

^^ That silly dog got me!

Hope you guys had a good weekend. We had totally awesome 60+ degree weather and sunny skies. It was epic to get outside again!

On Friday I met two of my girlfriends at Chopt for lunch. I had the falafel bowl – it was great!

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Friday afternoon was super chill. Emily and her son came over and we sipped wine while about 15 neighborhood kids played in the back alley.

For dinner Friday night we made spaghetti with meat sauce (at Mazen’s request!)

We had a side of the most garlicky garlicky kale imaginable from whole foods! T and I suffered with garlic breath all night.

We watched the movie IT after Mazen went to bed. I thought it was awful. It got 1/5 rotten tomatoes from me, but the Half Baked Ben & Jerrys was delish!

Saturday morning breakfast was consumed in stages. Blueberry swirl toast with cinnamon butter to start.

…Followed by a tiny little jalapeno omelet that Thomas made mid-morning.

We all piled in the Highlander to head to the gym. After quick workouts, Thomas took Mazen swimming and I went to the spa for a facial!!!

Alyssa is simply the best, and the Eminence products are my favorite of all time. They are botanical and just smell so good! When I run out of my current stash, I will be buying some of these. The ones with Stone Crop and Monoi all smell incredible. Thomas got me the Monoi body lotion for my birthday!

The Bamboo Firming Liquid is something Alyssa always uses on me during facials, and I just love the smell.  The same with the Coconut Moisturizer!

This time she also used this Rice Milk Cleansing Water, which is supposedly a toner, cleanser and make-up remover all in one. It’s also on my wish list! You guys have to look for these products just to smell them!

After the gym we went to Bodos for lunch. I had the usual – smoked salmon with cucumber and sprouts.

Later in the afternoon the kids played outside and made a water stand. Mazen yelled “free waaaater” at passersby.

We headed to Giant to support Sylvia’s scout troop by making a few necessary purchases. Had to!

Then, on the way to the park, Mazen’s friend who we brought with us ended up throwing up all over our car. Poor little guy got sick so fast. It was a LOT, so we spent the rest of the afternoon recovering, cleaning, and disinfecting. Our plans for grilled pizzas on the Big Green Egg were derailed, so we defaulted to Whole Foods hot bar for dinner instead.

Knock on wood, but so far everyone seems to have escaped the yuckies. Mazey took his crispie to the shower! #ShowerBeer

On Sunday morning I had toast with bacon and coffee.

We played Legos until Matt came over to pick Mazen up for the day.

I took Gus for a 3.5 mile run, cleaned up the house for a bit, then headed to the country with my girls!

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  1. Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog says

    January 22, 2018 at 7:02 am

    Such an eventful weekend you had, Kath! I love meals at Whole Foods, I miss it so much, since we don’t have it here in Hong Kong! 🙁

    I hope you don’t get sick too. Fingers crossed your whole family stays healthy! 🙂

    Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog
    http://charmainenyw.com

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  2. Tonya says

    January 22, 2018 at 8:33 am

    Wai-wai-wai-wai-wai-wai-wait a minute. what in dee HAYELL are those “Caramel lacies”? Aren’t those SAMOAS? I KNOW they ain’t up and change the names of our beloved Girl Scout cookies?! what other changes have they made? googling NOW.

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    • Tonya says

      January 22, 2018 at 8:34 am

      I’m sorry Caramel Delites–whatever! they’re supposed to be samoas!

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      • KathEats says

        January 22, 2018 at 8:35 am

        Haha yes, I think to be more PC

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        • KathEats says

          January 22, 2018 at 8:36 am

          They are really good, but I think they are more caramely than they used to be

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        • Pam says

          January 22, 2018 at 8:52 am

          It doesn’t have anything to do with political correctness (?). It’s a trademarking issue. The Girl Scouts use more than one bakery. Which bakery your council uses determines whether you get Samoas or caramel delites. The Girl Scouts own the trademark to thin mints only. So thin mints will always be thin mints.

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      • Kimberly says

        January 22, 2018 at 9:48 am

        There are 2 different Girl Scout cookie bakers. Samoas are one and Caramel deLites are the other. They are slightly different.
        Source:
        https://www.babble.com/best-recipes/samoas-vs-caramel-delites-girl-scout-cookies/

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        • KathEats says

          January 22, 2018 at 11:38 am

          I had no idea!

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  3. Tonya says

    January 22, 2018 at 8:43 am

    and they look smaller and thinner! I found this article. Apparently the Girl Scouts use two different bakeries. So depending on your location, you get either Caramel Delites or Samoas, Peanut Butter Patties or Tagalongs, etc: https://www.babble.com/best-recipes/samoas-vs-caramel-delites-girl-scout-cookies/

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    • KathEats says

      January 22, 2018 at 11:39 am

      Interesting!!

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    • Linda @ the Fitty says

      January 22, 2018 at 11:57 am

      Are girl scout cookies more of an American thing compared to a Canadian thing? All the American bloggers Rave about it, but I don’t hear it very often here in Canada.

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  4. Liz says

    January 22, 2018 at 8:50 am

    Oh man, having another kid get sick all over my car would be up there in my top five worst nightmares!!! I can barely handle when my own kids throw up! I’m so sorry that happened, hopefully he’s feeling better and no one on your family gets sick.
    I love hearing you mention the things that Thomas and Mazen do together – he sounds like a really awesome stepdad!

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    • KathEats says

      January 22, 2018 at 11:39 am

      🙂 he is!!

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  5. Leatitia says

    January 22, 2018 at 9:03 am

    It was also warm up in Quebec! In the 30s. I went to get a much needed haircut (first in over 12 months!) on Friday night, so that was a very rare and nice treat to myself! Then spent Saturday at home cleaning, doing laundry and playing outside in the snow with cousins! Sunday was breakfast in town, followed by soccer practice for my son, grocery shopping and a tupperwave presentation at a friend. So pretty fun weekend! However, I woke up with stomach cramps and .. well. Starts with a D. Hoping it’s just something I ate and not a virus!
    Have a great week!

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    • KathEats says

      January 22, 2018 at 11:38 am

      Oh no – I hope you feel bettee

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  6. Kelsey says

    January 22, 2018 at 9:05 am

    Quick question for you, Kath: I’m trying to be better about eating “hugh jass” salads at lunch, but I always have trouble getting them to taste good. The flavor combos I’m picking just aren’t that good unless I follow a recipe, which is kind of exhausting so I don’t do that.

    How did you get in the habit of filling up on giant salads, and do you have any tips/blog posts you can direct me to that help with finding good, easy recipes? Thanks in advance!

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    • KathEats says

      January 22, 2018 at 2:02 pm

      I think the key is to have good ingredients, a homemade dressing, and a big, deep bowl! I sometimes struggle with at-home salads too, so I constantly have to switch up my ingredients. I’m on a homemade honey mustard kick with goat cheese and candied walnuts!

      Here are two posts that I have done on salads:

      https://www.katheats.com/secrets-eating-salads
      https://www.katheats.com/the-perfect-salad-plus-creamsicle-dressing-and-candied-nuts

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    • Sarah says

      January 22, 2018 at 3:37 pm

      Kath posted a link to these salads at one point (can’t find her original post) – https://www.eatingbirdfood.com/seven-slimming-meal-sized-salads/

      Of the 7 salads, I’ve tried the Lemon Love Kale, Black Bean Fiesta, and Roasted Sweet Potato Nicoise. They are all good, but the Nicoise Salad is my FAVORITE!! It keeps me full and tastes amazing. I sub whatever canned fish I have on hand (salmon, trout, tuna). I typically double the recipe and have salads for the week…in fact, I had the Nicoise Salad for lunch today. 🙂

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  7. Kaci says

    January 22, 2018 at 9:59 am

    What a fun sunny weekend aside from the vom! I would’ve probably lost my appetite for the rest of the day after that. haha

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  8. Kelli @ Hungry Hobby says

    January 22, 2018 at 10:45 am

    Looks like a super fun weekend, I’ll take that bagel, holy yum! Man, I’ve actually never had a facial but I totally want ot try it. It’s ust any time I go into a spa I always opt for a massage ha ha!

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  9. Linds says

    January 22, 2018 at 12:58 pm

    That quick onset is how my bout of the flu started too! I was fine all day until I started to feel a little nauseated before dinner and then that was all she wrote. This season’s flu is officially an epidemic, I believe. Stay well!!

    Also, I’ve never had a such a desire for a hot shower + cold beer at the same time!

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    • KathEats says

      January 22, 2018 at 2:00 pm

      : )

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    • Jessica says

      January 23, 2018 at 7:06 am

      Just a quick clarification – influenza (or “the flu”) is an upper-respiratory viral infection that is widespread right now. It annually reaches epidemic proportions, which is a classification declared by the CDC when a certain number of cases have been confirmed. Highly contagious, its symptoms are coughing, runny nose, sore throat, body aches, fatigue, and often fever. It feels like you’ve been hit by a truck, even if on paper it sounds like a cold. It generally lasts for about a week, though full recovery can take a bit longer.

      A stomach bug (commonly but mistakenly called a “stomach flu”) is a gastrointestinal illness that causes nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. It’s also highly contagious and passed from person to person when disease-causing particles get on surfaces or in foods, which we then ingest. It can live on surfaces for up to two weeks. Fortunately, its symptoms usually resolve themselves within 48 hours, although you are still contagious. It goes through daycares and schools like wildfire because of lapses in hand-hygiene and ineffective cleaning methods.

      Although both of these viral illnesses occur around the same time each year, they are very different. Influenza vaccines are recommended for almost everyone, but definitely make sure you are washing your hands and staying home when you’re sick to help about infecting vulnerable members of the population.

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  10. Steph says

    January 22, 2018 at 1:34 pm

    We recently watched Butter on Netflix Instant… definitely recommend it! It’s a few years old and NOT for kids, but it is really funny and has a wonderful ending!

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    • KathEats says

      January 22, 2018 at 2:00 pm

      cool!

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  11. Jana says

    January 22, 2018 at 1:39 pm

    What a fun weekend, aside from the car cleaning. There is so much ick going arpind right now. Housekeeping question, did you have the rugs and seat shampooed? We had a similar incident earlier this year, and are still having odor issues. Grrr.

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    • KathEats says

      January 22, 2018 at 2:00 pm

      We borrowed a home shampooer that worked well, but I am currently having the car professionally cleaned because there is a lingering smell and just to be sure it’s all out.

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      • Maya says

        January 23, 2018 at 10:24 am

        FYI, Our daughter once threw up pizza all over the back seats of our Jetta and we had to go to our VW dealer to help us remove them because the vomit had travelled behind the seats! I hope that didn’t happen to you, but the smell could be coming from some unidentified spot…

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        • KathEats says

          January 23, 2018 at 10:42 am

          Thank you for the tip! I hope it’s gone…

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  12. lynn says

    January 22, 2018 at 8:40 pm

    OMG is it Girl Scout Cookie Season yet?!?

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    • KathEats says

      January 22, 2018 at 9:18 pm

      Haaay! It is!!

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  13. Susannah says

    January 22, 2018 at 9:02 pm

    Poor little guy. Getting sick like that is awful. 🙁 I hope he’s feeling better.

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    • KathEats says

      January 22, 2018 at 9:18 pm

      He’s all better!

      Reply

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