Philz | Fitness is Sweet

Hello! I’m currently hanging out outside of Philz Coffee, sipping a mint iced tea.

I went to a spin class this morning and Philz is really close so I figured I’d stop in and get some work done. It would be significantly more pleasant if the people next to me weren’t smoking though…

The spin class was awesome! I tried a new local studio-Uforia. It had super high Yelp reviews, and it lived up to my expectations! The instructor was full of energy and the room was hopping! I will definitely be back! Another plus-they give out blueberries and cold towels after class. I never realized how heavenly a cold towel could be!

In terms of the tea-it’s full of fresh mint! I can’t really do coffee or caffeine very much right now which is why I went with the mint tea. Tastes like summer though!

I’m currently in the final push of the year-luckily my schedule isn’t too bad. I only have 2 finals and a low-key take home final, and no projects, just normal problem sets. Plus, plenty of time to study because my finals are actually spaced out!

I wanted to share some pictures from this past week.

This past Thursday was my last day of Bio lab-we went to a biological reserve to do research, and it was beautiful weather for the last day!

In other life news, I threw an alumni tea party for my sorority yesterday. Throwing an event means I’m in charge of the food-and I went to Costco for the goods! 8 lbs of strawberries!

I got berries, pita chips and hummus, fancy brie, a cheese platter, whole grain crackers, a veggie platter, madelines, and blueberry coffeecake bites. It was quite the success!

In terms of normal food-here’s a breakfast-hard boiled eggs and mango post-Crossfit:

Another lunch salad of chicken+hummus.

Snack-loving the summer fruit right now!

That’s all I have for now! I’m thinking about getting an acai bowl for lunch since I’ve never had one!

How’s your week going?

The tiredness is finally hitting me. I was up lat last night working on a presentation and studying for today’s midterm-today has been a bit of a whirlwind! After my midterm I rushed to my softball game, which was super fun!

However, I did some interesting things Friday that I want to catch up on!

For breakfast, I decided to stop being lazy and actually break out my blender for some overnight oats. I used this recipe for mango-banana oats.

The verdict? Ehhh I wanted to like them but they just weren’t for me. I think it’s partly because I really dislike the flavor of really ripe banana, and the banana was a bit strong, so maybe next time I’d omit the banana. Also-and this is totally my fault-it was pretty runny because I used rolled oats instead of quick cooking steel cut oats.

Friday afternoon, I hiked a nearby trail (it’s on campus, so super close) with some girls from my sorority to get to know the new members. As always, it was a beautiful day, and I have to share pictures!

It was the last of the pretty hot days, and I got a fabulous farmer’s tan. After sweating it out, we were all dreaming of a cool drink, so we went to Philz coffee for iced chais. So good!

That evening, my friends and I went out to eat (*gasp* we got off campus!) to a Korean place. I got a Bi Bim Bap bowl with chicken and it was delicious! The dish is served in a ceramic, super hot bowl, and the rice gets nice and crispy. The downside is I always spent the whole time burning my tongue!

Afterwards, my roommate had a wild night-we went to the grocery and I bought my first Ben and Jerry’s! (Which fueled my 1am blogging Friday night.) I have to say, out of the ones I tried, Chocolate Therapy was my favorite!

And seeing as I don’t currently have ice cream running through my veins, I’m about to fall over I’m so tired! Have a great day!

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