An Indian Wedding to Rival the Royal Wedding

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Last night was one of the most amazing weddings I’ve ever been to in my life! William and Kate watch out! Your wedding will be nothing compared to the wedding I was lucky enough to attend last night. It’s truly special to experience another culture’s traditions, especially through weddings. The entire evening was magical – from the colorful saris (dresses), to the modern Indian music,  to the traditional ceremony and the surprising fireworks display to cap off the night. I’m going to give a recap tomorrow when I have the time, but for now, I’m running late, getting ready for ANOTHER reception (these people know how to PARTY!). So much celebration this weekend, but at the center of it all really was something simple: love. Even though I haven’t met my Prince Charming yet, I absolutely love weddings. Who wouldn’t enjoy love , laughter, dancing and open bars?!  I know “someday my prince will come” (hehe), but right now, I’m going to enjoy watching my some of my closest friends say forever :-).

Alas, Cinderella is late for the ball AGAIN. Here’s some pics to preview before the big recap!

LOVE

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Living in a Texan Paradise

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So much grass for this NYC girl!

I’ve heard the phrase “Don’t Mess with Texas,” and I certainly won’t. Because, I HEART TEXAS :-). Since I arrived here, everyone, from the people at the airport to the cab driver (who put a movie on for me!), to the people in the hotel have been beyond nice. Must be that Southern Hospitality. A girl could get used to this ;-).

Ah, but the star of the show thus far is the hotel. Here is how a hotel makes a Sometimes Healthy Girl extremely happy:

  • A beautiful fully equipped 24 hour gym (CHECK!)
  • A delicious FREE breakfast buffet (CHECK CHECK!)
  • A giant pool, waterfall is always a nice touch (CHECK CHECK CHECK!)
  • Sprawling hotel grounds perfect for jogging and walking outside (CHECK CHECK CHECK CHECK!)
Yep, this hotel has it all! I’m having the greatest time, and I haven’t even participated in the celebration  yet!

Here’s a recap of my heavenly day so far in a Texan paradise. Continue Reading →

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Sometimes Healthy Gone to Texas

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Yehaw, Sometimes Healthy (dressed as Daisy) is headed to Texas.

This is NOT what I'm wearing on the plane...

Airport bars beware. Passengers be ready. Texas here I come!

Goodbye NYC

I HEART NYC so much that I hate to leave it, even for 3 days. So of course I went on one last run in my beloved Central Park Even though I was lacking sleep due to being up late worrying about my flight, I made it through. Enjoy the pics!

Good morning Empire State!

so pretttty

magical fairytale land!

tired but all finished 🙂

I hope to blog while I’m in Texas so you can hear all about the beautiful Indian wedding, all of the great food and of course the festivities. Texas here I come!

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How a Sometimes Healthy/Always Nervous Flyer Preps for Vacay

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Tomorrow I leave for the great state of Texas to see my good friend from college, Suji, get hitched.

College Friends! Suji, bride to be is second from the right

I am extremely excited to reunite with college friends, eat amazing food, bask in the hot Texan sun and most importantly witness some incredibly cool cultural traditions. Suji is Indian, as is her future husband, so I know the wedding will incorporate some of their Indian culture.

The engagement party was a blast!

I AM NOT excited to sit in a giant tin can for 4 hours 30,000 feet in the air. As I have explained several times, I am a very nervous flyer.

Sad face doesn't happen very often...

Nonetheless I had to push my tiny little flying fear for the back of my mind to get ready for my Texas adventure.

How a Sometimes Healthy Girl Preps for Vacay

She rocks out to an old school Boyz II Men Pandora station to get herself pumped up. Continue Reading →

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Lunch Envy and the Trainer Tune Up

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Lunch Envy [luhnch] [en-vee]

noun

A feeling of covetousness, longing and admiration with regards to your co-worker’s mid-day meal

“Lunch envy” was rampant here in the office today. Word got out about my Around the World Egg Muffins and no fuss sweet potato hash browns and everyone wanted a taste. Apparently 17 muffins wasn’t enough 😉 

Delicious leftovers served on a beautiful paper plate

While they tasted delish all warm and steamy last night, I must say I prefer them cold. The flavors really set in overnight, especially with the Mexicali. Yummy! The Denver Muffin even tasted better today. I nibbled on the sweet potato hash browns all morning but still left a few for lunch. Again, these were even better today, because I could really taste that cinnamon and sugar. I really think that Egg Muffins may surpass pizza as best-tasting cold leftovers 😉

The Morning Tune-Up

This morning I switched it up a bit and met with a trainer at my gym for a little “tune-up.” Obviously, as a New Yorker who works in PR, I cannot afford to go to a trainer very often. Continue Reading →

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Around the World in 20 Eggs! Breakfast for Dinna

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Do you ever read something in a magazine while you’re working out, remind yourself to remember it and completely forget it the minute you walk out of the gym? When I saw these beauties in this month’s SELF mag, I just HAD to make them….

Straight from the magazine pages. The printed word lives on! 🙂

Then I forgot….

Then these oh so trendy Egg Muffins popped up again on Lisa and Jamie‘s blog…and I knew it was meant to be. So I went out and bought a random mix of ingredients to make my egg sensations…because I have no idea how to focus on a list in grocery stores…

How could anyone possibly make all of these ingredients work together?

Then I had a busy Sunday which left me with no time to devote to cooking, cleaning or even writing (almost). I intended to make the Egg Muffins on Monday but alas, I was too tired, and as you know, resorted back to the Kitchen Sink Salad.

FINALLY, today, inspiration came to me around 5:30 right before I left work. Not only would I make my Egg Muffins, but I’d make a variety of them, each dedicated to different countries! Continue Reading →

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Sleeping More than Ryan Reynolds…

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It is normal to play with Shake Weights in the office...

This just in: Heidi Klum gets an average of 10 hours of sleep per night, according to People mag. I had two questions when I read this story: 1) Is that her secret; 2) HOW does she find the time to sleep 10 hours?

Well, if that’s what it takes to be a supermodel,  guess I’ll have to rethink my career aspirations 😉 Maybe I should be a model for Shake Weights instead?

But in all seriousness, how does a woman with four children, a modeling career, a tv show and countless other ventures, have time to sleep 10 hours a night? The article, in this week’s issue, was actually about the amount of “beauty sleep” stars get. I felt better when I saw that Drew Barrymore only gets 3 hours and the beautiful Jessica Biel claims she’s nearly an insomniac (maybe she’s missing Justin?). Best of all, Ryan Reyonds said, “I think about all the blinking I’ve done during the day and try to add it up in my mind.” Well, Ryan, for someone who lacks in the sleep department, you sure look pretty good 😉

Do all non-sleepers look this good? Is there a club I can join? Source

Sleepwalking through My Morning Routine…

And speaking of sleep, I have gotten a lot less of it lately!

As I mentioned yesterday, I’ve had a few late nights these past few weeks. Last night was another night of burning the midnight oil, so let’s just say I didn’t exactly wake up all bright-eyed and bushy tailed. Continue Reading →

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Takin it to the Tropics…Kitchen Sink Salad Style

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Another Monday, Another plan astray! I had such a great meal planned for tonight, but by the time I finished work and put in my 7 miles at the gym, it was too late and I was just too tired to put some major time into dinner. THUS, another Kitchen Sink Salad was born…I think I may just need to rename it the Monday Night New Yorker’s Kitchen Sink Salad. I believe this is the third week in a row.

First we had the Fiesta, then the Thanksgiving Style and now…. Continue Reading →

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Turn that Monday Frown Upside Down – Cake Pops For Breakfast?

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Even though I didn’t get to sleep until late last night, due to a little “wallet mishap,” there was no way I could have a Monday frown on my face, because I saw these right when I entered the office:

So much better than Starbucks!

Yep, cake pops – homemade cake pops. One of our coworkers did some hardcore baking this weekend, and we were all very impressed. I grilled her on the recipe, but I still didn’t get quite how she did it. As we all sat around sampling the hip and delicious cake pops, someone made the ultimate compliment: “Wayyyy better than Starbucks.” Has anyone seen the cake pops at Starbucks? Well, apparently they’ve got nothin’ on the ones we enjoyed for breakfast 😉

In addition to the unexpected cake pop breakfast, here are some other reasons I’m turning the Monday frown upside down: Continue Reading →

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And I Gotta Say, Today was a Good Day

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Bye bye April Showers - helloooo sunshine! My walk to the gym was bliss

From country music on Friday, to a little bit of old school rap on this beautiful Sunday here in NYC. If you’ve never heard Ice Cube’s “It was a Good Day,” please check out the link at the bottom of this post. Rap music doesn’t always run deep (and neither does country), but sometimes it just captures my mood so perfectly. This song is as simple as it sounds: It’s about a good day; one of those days where everything just runs smoothly and it’s all good :-).

Well, as my friend Ice Cube put it so eloquently back in 1995, “Today was a Good Day” here in NYC. The rain and clouds cleared away from yesterday and brought lots of sunshine and surprises.

Started out the day with a walk and some kickboxing (my version of yoga), moved onto a little whiffle ball, got a little starstruck, enjoyed a bit of pampering and finally rounded it ALL out with a delicious Italian dinner.

Here’s the short recap. Continue Reading →

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