How are you doing today? Well we made it, we’re here, we’re all in one piece, and spent our first full day on vacay catching up on some sleep and laying low since we missed out on one whole night’s sleep due to the cruel trick that is a red eye flight! Does anyone actually like them? With the frigid temp they seem to keep the aircraft cabin to the drink cart knocking into you, to those obnoxious loud talker types at 3am, not to mention an needy toddler on the verge of a sleep-deprived meltdown, there’s really no way to get sleep. So when you do have to red eye, what do you do? Load up on Starbucks? I know that Venti Gingerbread Soy Latte went down sooo easily! Yummy Necessity, and I did skip the whip and it still rocked!
As is my Weekly Tradition of doing recaps and highlights, here goes this week’s Highlight Reel. In case you missed Last Week’s Recap Post with all the recipes neatly tucked in one handy place, check out this post.
Onto this week…
Sunday I unveiled my Raw Vegan Gingerbread Cookies & Cookie Dough Balls recipe
Monday I reviewed some bars
And bought some Clothes
And ate a Kale Salad with “Cesar” Inspired Vegan Tahini Dressing
And Made Guiltless and Fast Vegan Vanilla Hot Cocoa
Tuesday I Announced Give Away Winners
Kay’s Naturals
Tuesday I got my Hair Done
Did Some Product Reviewing
And Ate Veggies with my Homemade Vegan Slaw Dressing
Wednesday I made Raw Vegan Sugar Cookie Dough Balls
Thursday I did Product Reviews
110 Calories Per Serving. That’s what a serving looks like.
Nibbled on Some Kale & Veggies with Vegan Slaw Dressing
And made a Green Salad with my Holiday Spice Orange Vinaigrette
Made Raw Vegan Vanilla Chia Seed Pudding
Combined it with Raw Vegan Chocolate Coconut Snowballs
On the left: there’s a Raw Vegan Sugar Cookie Dough Ball
Center: a Raw Vegan Dark Chocolate Fudge Ball
On the right: a Raw Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ball
And a Raw Vegan Gingerbread Cookie Dough ball.
And Announced my Trip and some New Year’s Intentions
And I was Nominated for 3 Awards in the Best of Raw Awards!
I asked for your vote and support in these 3 categories:
1. Sexiext Raw Vegan Woman of 2009: Averie from Love Veggies and Yoga
2. Favorite Raw Blog of 2009: Love Veggies and Yoga
3. Favorite Raw Vegan Website: Love Veggies and Yoga
Friday Veggie Girl’s Guest Post: Back to My Roots went up
Friday I also found out I my High Raw All Vegan Gingerbread Cookie Dough Balls were Featured on the Crazy Sexy Life Weekly Tune-Up Newsletter
Averie’s High Raw Vegan Gingerbread Balls – 10 Minute Recipe!
Yoga Today is Parivrtta Parsvakonasana (Revolved Side Angle Pose). If you need to take a modification of this because you cannot get your right arm all the way to the floor when you cross it over to the outside of your left leg (or vice versa on the other side), then just do a revolved prayer as deeply as you can, knowing dropping the hand to the floor is the full extent of the asana (pose).
Tip of the Day: The CSL Newsletter, Chock Full of Great Info!
What’s your take on Christmas or Holiday music? Part of me hates it, but part of me kinda loves it. Sometimes both! Skylar loves it but it can get a little annoying and overplayed. One of those gotta be in the mood for it things, I guess. And then the songs get stuck in your head! Oh well, it’s kinda fun, I guess. Or, what do you think of Christmas music?
Next question….when you’re on vacation are you the type who can never sit still and feel like you have to take in all 6787689 tourist activities and sightseeing excursions OR do you just say, whatever happens, happens? And maybe I’ll get to that “amazing thing I have to see” but maybe not. I’m definitely of the Whatever Happens, Happens mentality. No point in stressing out over directions, waiting in line, fighting crowds for a view, or pushing my luck with Skylar’s attention span. Do you do the tourist things or do you skip things if takes too much effort?
Stay Tuned For Guest Posts and An Awesome Cookie Give Away…
ahhh sunshine! so jealous!
well, it's sunny finally but cold.
I sit in my car to defrost at lunch~
I wish I travelled more but I could SO EMBRACE the do as the Roman's do philosophy…why do what we normally do…it's vacation. (unless of course it's a health related issue)
Skylar has the MOST BEAUTIFUL EYES!!!!!
Thanks for the Beach Break…I needed it!
and OUCH those prices are KILLER.
Love the grocery shopping and all the fun finds! Do you have a $ converter or do you already have it down in your head?
That last picture of Skylar – wow, she is such a beauty! She looks like Naomi Watts.
And you are kick ass in your bikini – stop it!
Thanks for a beach pic. It'll help me get through my rainy Seattle day!
It is very cool checking out the aisles at the Aruban grocery store! That bread DOES look delicious! Glad you found a few greens.
I just pray for lettuce when I'm traveling : ) I bring my own dressing, OCD :o) Creature of habit.
Please! You look smokin' in a bikini, show it off!!
Enjoy!
Nicole
Gosh, how much was the almond butter??? Those prices are crazy.
When I travel, I like to try new things, but I always bring some back up snacks, oat bran, Jay Robb rice, and dark chocolate…and almond butter if I was to go to an almond butterless country. :)
hey gorgeous!
i love going to grocery stores when on vacay, namely ones where all the products are in a different language. so fun. loved seeing your photos.
yay for semi homemadeness!
keep having fun, averie! love you! and you are smoking in that bikini :) work it!
I love going to grocery stores in different areas! Awesome! Love the pics, so beautiful! I am so jealous!! ;)
averie,
i hope you are having a glorious time in aruba! and i am now following you on twitter as well and i can't wait to keep reading your blog :)
jenna
your blog is so fun! i just came across it :)
jenna
If anyone can get away w/ posting a pic in a bikini it's you! Glad you are having a blast.
the weather looks gorgeous!!! My family is Dutch and my aunt says Aruba is like Holland…in the Caribbean! Since real Holland is freezing and cloudy about 340 days/yr, I'd love to see the island someday!
Here's a mini Dutch lesson:
"pindakaas" = peanut butter (pinda=peanut, kaas=cheese(???yah strange))
likewise, pindasaus=peanut sauce, very delicious if you find some
Leiden cheese is my favorite, it has caraway seeds in it.
any word with "je" on the end is a diminuitive form of the word (i.e. we say pupp"y" or kitt"y" they say hundje or katje)
I voted for you! What wonderful foods you get to experience!
PS NO WAY can I do that yoga pose…hehe
You're lookin hot in that bikini, Ms. Averie. Looks like you are relaxed and happy!!!
A few years ago in the Turks we stocked up at a grocery store and didnt eat all week.. it was easier! I remember a case of Carona being like 45$, though..lol.
On our honeymoon (uh to an all inclusive) I brought a whole suitcase of food.. you can never be too prepared!
ENJOY YOUR TRIP :)
looks sooo fun!!! its always hard navigating grocery stores in other countries trying to translate language, price and even nutritonal info and ingredients! I am so glad you got some good stuff! I always make sure I pack some staples with my in my bag from home (granola bars, protein bars, PB packets, oats in ziplock bags…I also try to 'do as teh romans do' in certain places so try the local foods, etc…I love seeing different cultures and peoeple and just try to blend in ;)
keep soaking up the sun my dear!! you look like one HAWT MAMA!
SO FUN!!
I looooove to go crazy at foreign grocery stores, but at the same time I hate not being able to read anything! It's most definitely a conundrum
Ok – all of that food looks incredible! And YOU!?! You look gorgeous! I am glad you are having fun. The scenery looks incredible. I'd love to go there.