Sunday, February 7, 2010

Super-Sunday + a Contest

In case you're wondering why I didn't blog about running yesterday, it's because we didn't run! It was raining pretty hard Friday night, plus it was Todd's birthday, so we decided to sleep in on Saturday instead of running with our running club. Good thing, because it was raining in the morning on Saturday.

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So instead of running, we decided to enjoy a relaxing day. Todd claimed it's his "birthday weekend", so he was still celebrating, LOL! We went to Zocalo for lunch. They give you chips and salsa plus nacho queso dip with your meal. It was really delicious, except that Todd hates cheese so he didn't eat that dip.
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I took a two hour nap in the afternoon. Then I caught up on my Bible reading. For dinner, Todd made Tuscan-Style Potato Soup. It's even better than the version at Olive Garden (Zuppa Toscana)!
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Today we went running at Miramar Lake after church. We can only slack off for so long! Especially since we ate fatty food yesterday, and we planned on eating some treats during the Super Bowl today. :-|

It wasn't super-sunny, which is actually nice for running. There were big puffy clouds at the lake.
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Location: Lake Miramar
Distance: 5.01M
Time: 54:38
Avg pace/mile: 10:54 (yes, under 11 minutes!)
Calories: 491

I went out a little too fast in the first two miles, which resulted in feeling a little tired in the last two miles. After running, we went to our favorite Mexican restaurant Chile Peppers. I only had one chicken taco though, because I was expecting to eat some treats later in the day. :p

I had to work for a couple of hours for a deadline after lunch (I know, on a Sunday!). After that we watched the Super Bowl. I designed some templates on my laptop while watching the game.

We had this spread with some chips.
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Peppermint mentioned to me before that she loves this stuff, so I had to try it. I thought it was too salty because I ate it with chips. I should try putting it on bread next time. I also had some hummus.

And Todd made Rice Krispie Treats with Pepitas and Cranberry. It was super-yummy!
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I'm pretty happy that the Saints won the Super Bowl, because the Colts had won it recently already. And I'm a Drew Brees fan, since he used to be a Charger.

I'm the host of Digi Dare #166 this week! We are scrapping our One Word for the year. Please see the Dare details here at the Dare site.

Here is my layout:
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Full credits at the the Dare site.

I would love it if you joined us this week! Please submit your layout before 11:59pm Eastern US time on Thursday 2/11, for a chance to win some prizes!

Last but not least, I do have some new templates coming to my stores on Tuesday. I'm going to give away a $10 coupon to my store at Little Dreamer Designs to a random winner who comments on this blog post. Contest will close at 9:00pm Pacific time on Monday 2/8 and the winner will be announced shortly thereafter. If you tweet about the contest on Twitter, you can submit the link here and get a second entry into the contest. Good luck!

***contest now closed***

17 comments:

  1. Love your "one word" layout--and I'd love the opportunity to win your coupon too! Can't wait to see your new stuff.

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  2. Love this layout! The whole 'need to remember how to relax' is so me. I think it would take a week in the Caribbean before I could calm down. A week in the Caribbean would be nice..to bad I'm too busy to look into planning a trip :D. (OK, to be honest, the lack of funds also keep me from planning...)

    Would love to win the give away..and I'm so excited about your LDD endeavors. You rock!

    Happy belated birthday to Todd. I hope his decade in the 20's are as much fun as being a teenager. ;)

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  3. I don't know which is making me more hungry right now - that soup or those unique Rice Krispie treats. Every time I pick up a pizza at Pazzo's now, I think of you and Todd since it's in the same little shopping area as Chile Peppers.

    Hope you have a less hectic work week!

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  4. Happy Birthday to your hubby. I may have to try the Rice Krispies treat recipe. They do look good!

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  5. Hope Todd enjoyed his birthday weekend! He even had the Super Bowl to help celebrate a super guy!
    Love your digi dare layout. I really like the way you did the letters across the page...must try that!
    And, as always, thanks for the cooking inspiration for this week!
    xoxo,
    H.Lo.

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  6. Thank you for the opportunity to win a coupon to your store!

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  7. Thanks for the chance to win. Love your "Relax" layout!!!

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  8. Those rice crispy treats look so good!
    Thanks for the recipe...will have to try it soon!

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  9. you templates are so cool :)

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  10. I didn't realize that Todd doesn't like cheese. After I read that I thought of all of the amazing recipes you have shared and the pictures of the delicious-looking food. And then I was like, "Were all of those without cheese?" That's kinda cool! We all have our likes and dislikes! Ha! I really like your page! It's perfect!!!

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  11. To: anyone who wants to try the rice krispie treats.

    It's from cooking light and they often push the boundary when it comes to lightening the calorie content. (Salt too for that matter.) This recipe is case in point. I found I needed to up the marshmallows/butter by a bit (10% ?) or decrease the rice krispies to make it work.

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  12. Thanks so much for the chance to win! I love all your templates!

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  13. Love your designs and would put the $10 to good use. Thanks for the opportunity.

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  14. Your blog always makes me so HUNGRY! :)

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  15. Oh how I would love some more of your designs! Thanks so much for the chance.

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  16. Thanks for the soup recipe and the chance to win!

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  17. The food, the LO, the contest. Oh my! I can't wait to see the templates.

    I'm feeling lucky. We got news today that my mom doesn't cancer.

    I'm still wondering how Todd can hate cheese. Especially queso.

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