Kiddo & Cookies

Happy Friday! I’m so glad its the weekend. Josh has been on travel all week and we cannot wait to have him back home. Few pictures of the kiddo from this week:

She decided she loves cauliflower & carrots-

and Daddy (Happy Father’s day Josh!!):

 

our new favorite snack is rice cakes and peanut butter. When Kaylin gets bored of the rice cake, she licks the peanut butter off ;). Rice cake cheers:

After being awesome while I was getting some shopping done, I decided Kay deserved a new toy, pooh ball:

This week has been a little non-stop. I taught 7 classes between Monday-Friday, worked, and had the usual at home responsibilities (baby, dog, cleaning, etc). Kay also had her second gymnastics class. She did much better this week (she was super scared the first week). Her favorite thing to do is “cartwheels” over the mat.

We also got in some great time outside. I love SC:

and of course, baked! I made Maria’s GF vegan banana peanut butter chocolate chip cookies:

  

and I picked up a few new-to-me Quest products:

  

Off to prep dinner then go swimming. This weekend we have brunch and BBQ plans to celebrate Father’s day. A big happy father’s day to my dad and Josh’s dad too! What are you up to??

Weekly Meal Plan & Collective Coffee Co.

Hello! After about a week straight of rainy days in South Carolina, the sun is finally shinning! I’m super excited!! Today, I’d like to share with you our weekly meal plan and a restaurant review of a newer coffee/food spot.

So, what’s on tap for this weeks eats? I food shop on Fridays, so that's where my weekly plan starts:

• Friday: Burritos for him, taco salad for her with asparagus guacamole
• Saturday: Out
• Sunday: Turkey stir fry

   

• Monday: Breakfast for dinner (omelets)
• Tuesday: Maria’s pasta bake

• Wednesday: Burgers (beef for him, veggie for her), broccoli & fruit
• Thursday: Vegetable soup with grilled cheese

What’s on your plan?

On Sunday morning, Josh, Kaylin & I had the opportunity to try out a newer restaurant in Mount Pleasant, Collective Coffee Co.

Collective Coffee is just beautiful inside:

 

Beyond beautiful, the restaurant offers delicious pour over coffees, fresh squeezed juices, and tasty dishes:

According to the owners, everything at The Collective is made to order, using organic components when possible, and most menu items are homemade.  You can check out the full menu here. Josh started with the fresh squeezed orange juice:

I stole a sip. It was so yummy. I also let Kaylin have her first sip of juice, she liked it a lot (I don’t let Kaylin have juice because most are packed with sugar and artificial flavors/colors):

 

I, of course, tried out their coffee. Bold and so yum. I also was a big fan of their mugs:

 

When I saw the menu, I knew I had to try the parfait! It was made with vanilla bean yogurt, granola, fruit & honey:

It was amazing and so filling. Josh had the chorizo wrap which contained egg, black beans, queso fresco, pickled jalapenos, avocado, and cilantro. On the side were bagel chips:

 

   Gah! Everything was amazing! If you live here, or are in the area, please give collective coffee a go!

Giveaway coming up later this week!!

*disclaimer: we were allowed to try the restaurant for free, but all opinions are our own!!

Runaway Brides

This morning was amazing! Kindal and I ran the Color Me Rad race in our wedding dresses to raise money for Special Olympics (donations still welcome!!):

 

I’m happy to report that we raised $705 for the cause!! It was a cold (for South Carolina) morning…but we braved the temperatures (thank you Kindal/Dan for all of the pictures):

 

It was a great, fun 5K: 

 

I held my dress the majority of the run:

 

In case you wanted to know what a color bomb looks like:

 

 

And the end results:

 

 

Goof balls:

 

Thank you again to everyone who donated! And a HUGE thank you to Kindal for letting me be a part of this effort.

Now, I’m getting ready for a little dinner party at our house (yikes!!). What are you up to?

TV Debut & Weekend

AH! So, I told you how I’m running the Color Me Rad race in my wedding dress to raise money for the Special Olympics, right? Well, tomorrow, Kindal, Tracey (from Happy Wheels), and I will be featured on Lowcountry Live! We filmed our segment today. 

 

I wore my new Lulu top and my Ellie capris (Kindal wore her whole Ellie outfit!!) .

I think the segment went well? I don’t think I said much haha. I will post the video if I can get a hold of it.

 

A BIG thank you to Lowcountry Live for having us.

How was your weekend? I enjoyed lots of time with Kaylin and Josh, went out to eat, and I taught at the gym. Few pictures from the weekend:

The wonderful Caroline took my Body Pump class on Friday:

Kay tested out the new Chobani Champions tubes. She is a big fan:

  

 

Weekends always involve Starbucks (ok…maybe most DAYS involve Starbucks). Loved the first trivia question (the answer is A):

 

We went to the park:

 

 

Hope you have a wonderful Monday!!

 

Reminder: You have until Wednesday at noon to enter my five giveaways!!

Two of My Favorite Cookie Recipes

How was your weekend? Ours was packed with all kinds of good stuff! On Friday, in between my to dos, I fit in an awesome bridge walk with Kaylin & my friend Amelia:

Since Josh’s birthday is on Tuesday (Happy birthday Joshers!!), I decided we’d celebrate all weekend long. He had a massage on Saturday and lunch with his family. He also helped me make Kaylin’s Valentine’s based on this amazing idea:

 

  

Saturday night was the “big” birthday celebration. Josh’s parents watched Kaylin for the night while we dined and stayed in the city. We stayed at the Courtyard Marriot which was fantastic. The rooms are more on the modern side:

 

Once we checked in, we walked around town for a bit. We stopped at my favorite candy store so I could get a little bag of my favorite candies (gummy raspberries & blackberries):

 

 

We dined at our favorite Charleston restaurant, Grill 225.

 

 

 

SUCH a fantastic night.

 

On Sunday morning, we walked around looking for somewhere to have breakfast. A lot of the restaurants were closed (it was early), but we stumbled upon this adorable bakery:

 

 

Everyone who worked at the bakery was super friendly. We tried their yogurt/fruit/granola combo:

 

You can’t see the granola, but it was yummy. I also got a soy latte. Delicious:

 

I wanted to nab one of these delicious looking sugar cookies, but decided it was a little early.

  

The rest of my Sunday involved doing things around the house, going for a run with Kaylin, and baking cookies to bring into Josh’s work for his birthday. Two of my favorites:

1. Caroline’s double chocolate chunk cookies:

2. Chocolate, chocolate chip cookie dough balls (not sure why they look purple in this picture ;)).

Tell me one thing you did this weekend!!