MFP: HOMEMADE CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP RECIPE

Hello Fancies!

Had a crazy busy week in New Jersey but couldn't wait to get home and see my handsome man and Lola. When I got home it was nice to put together a nice hot bowl of homemade Chicken Tortilla Soup and snuggle on the couch together.

While in Jersey I was only able to snap a few photos while driving. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to go out and do any touristy things while here.

Right before I arrived in Jersey, I got my first leasing! I am SO excited. Let's hope I get a renter here soon. I'll keep you all posted!



MFP: VEGAS BABY!

Had a blast in Vegas this past weekend. Food, shows, gambling, LOTS of wine!

Check out some of the fun in the pics below!

Bob had this tomahawk pork chop...never have I seen anything like this before...lol!

The gorgeous decor of Cesar's Palace:







Monte Carlo has some artful statue's walking up to the entrance:

Fountain in front of Monte Carlo:

The Aria has the best atmosphere as well as amazing SMELL (I can only explain the smell as a soft vanilla floral fragrance pumped into the air...amazing!):

On Sunday we were invited to a Birthday Bash at the Wynn's private cabana poolside. The tab had to be $7,000 minimum...omg! I asked how much for a bottle of wine, they said it would be $495! It was definitely a once in a lifetime event...too rich for my blood.



After the amazing cabana fun we decided to find a place to eat for dinner...as you can see we are just a little tipsy in this picture!



When we first got to the Aria, Bob was a little excited:

We went to Holly Madison's Peepshow on Saturday night...front row seats...Bob was excited about that part! So glad we were able to see Holly before she has her baby. From our seats you could definitely see her baby bump and how she was trying to keep it covered up.



One of my favorite things about Vegas is that you can have roadies while walking around:

Found the Tiffany's store in the Cesar's Shopping Forum area where I was able to try on a $65,000 ring. The sales guy wouldn't let me try on the one I LOVED which was a 5.5 carat ring that cost $500,000:

Stopped for lunch at Wolfgang Pucks and had the best Sangria in the world:

One of the coolest features of our room was when you first walked in the curtains automatically open, the TV turns on to music, and the lights all turn on. The whole room is electronic and can be controlled by a iPad size remote next to the bed...so neat:

Overall the trip was amazing, and I am so glad my Dirty 30 turned out so well!

MFP: WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE?

Hey fancies!

I've been super busy and have kept trying to update for a while and finally found some time here at O'Hare airport, while I wait for my connecting flight.

First off, we bought a house!!! Our first time building!!! I cannot wait. I'll post pics along the way to show the progression.

We had an amazing trip to Chicago to visit the fam in mid August. We went to 'Tommy Guns,' which was a blast! My mother surprised me with an amazing birthday surprise...see pic below. It made my 30th so memorable :-) I will forever remember it because of her!

Well, since my last post, we went on a trip, went to Bob's mothers funeral (which was one of the most painful things to watch Bob have to go through), bought a house (which I was the agent for), and last but not least...I got a promotion at work!! All of these are reasons why I've been super swamped and unable to post recently.

We've had some good moments and some sad over the past month, but I am hoping things are on the up & up from here! I'm heading out to Philadelphia this week and am attempting to start p90x officially! We will see how it goes.

Stay tuned...I'll be posting much sooner this time.

MFP: WEEK 3 5K UPDATE

Last week did not go as planned. It also involved a GIANT cookie cake that seemed to never go away!

I definitely feel around 5 pounds heavier than I was last week :-( I stepped on the scale for the first time in months...let's just say I wanted to cry. Sigh....Instead, I'm turning the sadness into motivation. This week I'm going to really try hard to stick to my workouts and eating clean. My goal is to lose at least 3 pounds this week. Let's see how I progress!

WEEK 3:

7/30/12
I ran and walked 1.5 miles today and did about 20 minutes of pilates. Feeling good but know I can push myself harder the rest of the week. After-all, I have a cookie cake butt I need to work on!

 

For dinner tonight, I grilled 2 large cap mushrooms halves with spinach and cheese on top with some grilled peppers (not sure what they are called they look like giant jalepano peppers, but not spicy)! I should have taken a picture to post, it looked so yummy!

Eating clean definitely makes me feel so much better! After all the wine and cookie cake this weekend my body is SCREAMING at me!

Moving on....

I found an amazing new polish this weekend as well! Of course it looks Coral, but you can't really tell from the pic. It's super pretty. Love it!

I hope everyone feels a bit more motivated by today's post. I'd love to hear from others about their fitness challenges and weekend downfalls! Mostly so I don't feel so guilty, cause I know I'm not alone out there! :-)



7/31/12
I ran 1.30 miles and did about 20 minutes of pilates. Loving the coral so I wore another coral shirt. I was feeling a little sluggish and had to force myself to get motivate. Sometimes I just don't have ANY energy!

 

8/1/12
Doing good so far this week. Onto day 3 of the week and have accomplished something each day! So far this is a big improvement! It makes such a difference being home rather than traveling for work and trying to keep a routine.

I decided to get out and go for a run outside. By my house there are some great running/biking trails, so I decided to get out and get some sun while getting some exercise. I ran/walked around 1.60 miles. I was so sweaty and exhausted when I got back to the house I skipped the pilates. I definitely am feeling a few pounds lighter from Monday...even if it was probably just water weight from last week! I'll take anything at this point! :-D

 

More to come :-)

MFP: NEW CRUSH...

I have a new love...anything Coral!

I have found myself gravitating towards anything Coral this summer! It's so pretty! Pinterest has some amazing ideas, I'll have to post some pics soon of some great pinspirations I've found!

For now, if you love Coral too, post your fav things on msfancypantsy's Facebook page:

www.facebook.com/msfancypantsy

Stay tuned...more to come!

MFP: MY 1ST 5K RUN

I've decided to sign Bob and myself up for our first 5K run. It will be November 3rd @ 5pm in Houston, TX. Its a night run where you deck yourself out with glo-in-the-dark gear and accessories. Bob thought I was insane, but I'm pumped for a new challenge.

I've never prepared for a race before and I thought it would be awesome to track my progress and see what sort of transformation my body will undergo.

WEEK 1:

7/16/12
Ran what I think was 3 miles on the treadmill at my hotel since I'm in Odessa, TX for work this week.

7/18/12
Thought it was going to be a good idea to run around UTPB's nature trial at 4pm with what feels like 100 degree temps!! Bad idea. I about died the first 1/2 mile into my run and pretty much walked the majority of the rest.

My second run has me feeling a bit defeated, but that's alright, at least I got out there and finished 2 miles in the blazing heat.

After-all, the goal is not only to prepare my mind and body for the 5K, but to become more physically fit!!

I'm attaching some pics of my before (today) and will post more pics of my journey throughout. Check them out at the bottom of the page. I'm excited to see what happens to my big butt!! ;-)

Stay tuned...will post more soon!

In case you want to join in with us the company's website is www.fireflyrun.com. We already have a group of people joined up so the more the better!!

MFP: MY LONDON TRIP

Trip to London!

At the end of June I was able to visit London for work. While my schedule did not permit much sightseeing, I did manage to snap a few photos while walking around the City Centre of Leeds, UK.


Check out some of the photos!

I couldn't believe how amazing the seafood selection was at all the restaurants I went to either. The 2 pictures above were from an old post office building built over 100+ years ago remodeled into usable space. No central air...but Amazeballs otherwise!


It took me almost the whole week to get adjusted to the time change when I arrived, and about just as long when I returned back to the states. I would have to say that is probably the only down side to international travel.


Overall, the trip was short but sweet! The last time I was able to visit London it was under horrible weather conditions and I was all alone, so this trip made up for the bad experience.


More to come soon...stay tuned!