OMG!!!

Look what I found at the grocery store yesterday:

OMG!  Is this the week of chocolate or what?  This could be dangerous...

PS: For those of you who want to go buy this, I found it at Colruyt...and for Christine and Kim, I'm sorry, it's not vegan (contains milk) *sigh*...

He remembered!

Yum!  Just what we needed with all the exam stress going on - some sweet relief! 

While the boys are upstairs studying, I think I just might sneak out for a quick run...because running beats chocolate every time (or is it only us crazy runners who think that?)

Don't forget the balls!

My husband and I managed to get a run in yesterday - a much needed 7 km to the lake and back.  The weather was actually great so I was glad we were able to fit it in.  Then he had to get ready for a trip to Salzburg and I was trying to keep my three teenagers on track with their studying and homework (not an easy task when the European Football championships have just started and there are so many exciting matches to watch on TV) - final exams have started here and will go on til the 25th of June.  Stress for them and worry for me...

My husband left to take the train that runs to the airport and I thought I would have plenty of time to be able to help my 12 year old with the last part of his homework while the older ones studied.  Five minutes later I got a stressed phone call that the train had been cancelled and could I come and pick him up with the car and drive him to the airport...so what else could I do but grab my purse and go?  Thankfully the airport is not too far from our house, and it was Sunday evening so the traffic wasn't too bad.

All in all, no biggie.  But still...with everything that's been going on, I sure hope he doesn't forget to bring home some Mozart balls!  (If you're reading this, dear, hint, hint...)

Little Tornado

Boy it is really windy here!  There was even a little tornado in Limburg yesterday...

Which reminds me - one of my favorite Aimee Mann songs is "Little Tornado":

I went out for a 30 minute walk this morning and almost got blown off my feet!  I was glad to be back home.  Then I did my new circuit - I like to try out new weight circuits at home first before taking it to the gym.  It took about 30 minutes and was really good, actually!   I think this would be a good one to take with me on our trip next month and do whenever we have access to a hotel gym.

Now I am listening to the wind whistle around the house and dreading going out and doing my errands in it...and hoping my kids don't get blown off their bikes on the way home from school!

Stress relief

My youngest is home sick (nothing too serious, a tummy bug).  Luckily I was able to get out for a run to burn off some of the anxiety - and take advantage of the one day of good weather we are supposed to be having this week.  Down to the lake and back and in just 45 minutes I was feeling a lot calmer, and ready to tackle the teas and soups and special treats a sick kid deserves from his mom...

Excuses, excuses!

I did not run yesterday - gasp!  We were out late on Saturday (a play that a cousin of my husband's was performing in); I had three terrible blisters from wearing my fancy high-heeled shoes out; and to top it all off, when I got up on Sunday, it was pouring like crazy and I was just too lazy to get myself to the gym.

So I did yoga (this workout), which worked out well because I didn't have to wear shoes on my sore feet and didn't have to leave the house!

Then we spent the rest of the rainy afternoon watching Belgian hopeful David Goffin give Roger Federer a run for his money in the French Open - really exciting!  Luckily for them it wasn't raining in Paris...

This morning, after being so lazy yesterday, there was no way around it - I had to get to the gym!  I did my usual Monday routine of a fast hill walk on the treadmill (35 min), upper body weights (20 min), an interval workout on the elliptical (22 min) and then abs and stretches before going home.  I've been doing this workout for a while now, and I was thinking that it might be time to change it up...when I got home and checked my email - serendipity!  There was a message from Oxygen magazine with a new circuit that looked like just the thing!  Not that I am planning a trip to the beach or anything, but it looks like just the ticket for the month of June!  I'll keep you posted...

Highlight of my week: Dolma!

Yes, it's about food again! LOL!

My friend Catherine and I headed to Brussels yesterday specially to eat at Dolma, which I've blogged about before.  It's really one of my all time favorite vegetarian restaurants in Belgium and despite the long walk down to it along a busy road, it is totally worth the trip.

Dolma offers a vegetarian buffet consisting of a wide array of cold salads, soup (which I have never tried because otherwise I would be too full for the rest), and then a hot buffet with different delicious dishes.  Finally you get to choose one dessert from a selection of about 6 choices; my friend and I usually each get a different one and then we split so we can try two things.

We had a great lunch and great conversation and we didn't get rained on, so we were very happy when we returned to Leuven.

Looks like some serious running is going to be in order for the weekend again...