44 days to go...

Today was a great day! I slept in, got up and went to a really intense 75 minute hot yoga class called Baptiste Power. This is a class with lots of holding, lots of flows and lots of intense muscle work. I have to say, and I mentioned this to Rob this morning, that going to the gym often and doing focused workouts has drastically improved my yoga practice. I'm building confidence because I can hold my poses longer and with less strain, I can go deeper into the poses and I can move in ways I couldn't. All of this translates to a quieter mind as I have less to struggle with in terms of my inner dialogue. Awesome class!

Before class I tried an avocado-banana-orange juice smoothie. It was ... ok. I only used half an avocado and no matter how much orange juice I added I still felt that it was a bit thick for my liking. Still, a great way to get healthy fats into my smoothie. For lunch in the afternoon I had a can of italian wedding soup and some chips (leftover from last night with Leslie).

Dinner was amazing! Leslie came over again and we made fresh shrimp spring rolls! These had carrot, cucumber, cilantro and shrimp, with vermicelli and wrapped in rice paper. We made a sauce as well, as follows:

1/4 c. soy sauce
1/4 c. water
1 tsp corn starch
2 tbsp rice vinegar
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp sugar
few drops of sesame oil

Combine ingredients in a small saucepan and simmer for 3-5 minutes until sugar has dissolved and sauce has thickened.

Leslie brought cookie dough and made us chocolate chip cookies for dessert as we watched Sleeping Beauty. What a great few nights with my lady friend! :)