Alki v. Dog

 Tender meats

Dinner from London kabobs- quick, affordable, and darn good.

w. a side of crispy fries. errrr.. I mean chips. I'm a Londoner after all :)

Vegetables to keep it healthy?

A little taste of the double cheeseburger (without the extra meat patty for me-I took one off)

Staredown: Dog v. child

Who ya looking at?!

 

Dessert: STP

 
w. banoffee (bananer flavored ice cream w. toffee swirl and little graham cracker pieces) ice cream. OMG. so.friggin.good!

Cute father/son moment

Even cuter father/son moment. Almost kind of makes me want one. I said alllllllllllmost. 

Song of the day: "Say Na Say Na"- Best of Bollywood

Say Cheeeeesee!!

Where's Waldo Hanna?

Pizza for dinner after a long day's work!!

Fungi pizza w. salami and truffle oil. Delish. Thin pizza is the best here (second to NY according to my tastebuds)

Heeeeeeey there puuurty lady.......

How cute is this pink mini fridge that T got me? So adorbs!!

Breakfast this morning: Fried egg sandwich

I got up a bit earlier this morning so I could squeeze in an hour workout before my class today. Too bad I forgot about the tube strike and traffic was gridlocked. It took me about 20 minutes longer than usual. Ridonkulous I tell ya! Thankfully the tube strike ended tonight and everything will be back in order tomorrow :)

Lunch: whole wheat pasta w. chicken, asparagus, ranch dressing and unpictured spinach on top.

Dinner:

Fluffy Basmati rice.

 Mussels

Bigham's Breton chicken ready to make meals.

Chicken over rice

Baguette to dip in mussel juices

 or slathered in butta!

Now you see em

Then you don't. :) I love Mussels!

First snow fall of the season here in London tomorrow!! :o) :o)

Song of the day: "Loca" by Shakira

Zumba certified

I woke up nice and early to attend an all day Zumba instructor course at this facility in Kent. The instructor was this cute, vivacious American woman who came to the UK to lead these training courses. She looked like she could have been in her 20's but she told us that she's been married for 13 years and has two kids. Uhm.........soooooooo does Zumba guarantee me a banging body like hers after two kids? :-D

We had a master class in the morning (taught by the instructor) and then we proceeded to learn all about Zumba and it's basic four rhythms: salsa, merengue, reggaton (my FAV!!!!), and cumbia. It was a very long day but a fun one.

Lunch was 30 minutes so I stopped at the gym's cafe and had their jumbalaya w. generous portions of chicken, veggies, rice, and small sausage bits. It was pretty tasty. I inhaled it though since they brought it out 10 minutes before we had to go back to class.

YAY!! I am officially a certified Zumba instructor!! I also joined the Zin network, which has a lot of perks, one of them being that I get a cd w. new music and choreography every other month.

Chocolate tart for the car ride home back from Kent.

Time to hit the books.

Eating in Kent

We've arrived in Kent and I'm exhausted but before I go to bed and get that 7 hours of sleep (keeping my fingers crossed for 7) I thought I'd post some pictures of my day of eating. Thankfully I had two workouts today so I can go a little crazy :-D

T's homemade guacamole w. spicy chili's for extra spice.

Yowza! Boy, did it have a kick to it!

Shephard's pie for lunch

Guac and chips on the side

We arrived in Kent at 5:00 and figured we should stop at a local pub for a drink. We caught the end of the Nadal v. Murray match. YAY! Nadal for the win. Ow ow... he's a sexy man ;)

 #1 rated restaurant in Trip Advisor for restaurants in Kent

I love open fires in restaurants. Such a nice extra touch on a cold cold evening.

Jug o' wine.

Toooooooooooassty

French onion soup. I should have sent it back but I have a problem w. doing that for some reason. I ate the croutons and left most of the soup. Something about the flavor was off putting. After our meal, another table ordered 3 soups and had them sent back. DARN it! I knew something was wrong! Apparently, it was too much vinegar. O well. Lesson learned.

Shrimp appetizer- bland and disappointing

the restaurant was so cute and service pretty good but I was highly disappointed w. their food.

Sea bass w. cream sauce

pomme frites

Roasted veggies- sadly, this was probably my favorite dish of the restaurant

Veal escalope w. mashed potatoes

 Creme brulee- the top was too torched and gave it a burnt flavor. Yuck!

Sugar free 7-up and a dark n' stormy (ginger beer and rum).

We stopped at another pub after our unsatisfying meal and ordered mas food. Oy vey!

Mini burgers w. onion rings and fries. I'll just slowly unbutton the top of my jeans thankuverymuch!

 

Ginger pudding w. raisin ice cream. Nice way to end the night. I am sosososo tired. Bright and early start tomorrow at 8 a.m!

Sweet dreams.