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Yesterday I made the drive down to OC to spend the day with my good college friend, and fellow water polo alum, Taylor. 

Taylor and her Madre practice Pilates, and I’ve been interested in taking a class so Taylor signed us up for a 10:30 Level One class at Core Reform Pilates in Newport Beach. 

I was a little nervous about how my bionic ankle would react to the exercises since I’ve been reluctant to try anything new besides Spin and Swimming. 

We arrived to the class a little early and our instructor, Kelly, asked me if I had any injuries (oh, yea) and then went over the reformer machine with me. It looks a little like a tourte rack, and it might be if you think about it…

I really liked the class! And Kelly was very aware of my bionic ankle and modified exercises so that I could still get a great workout. It was also really interesting to see the wide range of women in the class. Mid 20’s – older women all working to stay fit and healthy. I couldn’t believe how fast the class went, maybe because it was something new for me but I was almost sad it was over.

I came home last night and searched my area for a good Pilates Studio, and there’s one 3 blocks from my house…but it’s so expensive…$40 for a class :( Now I understand why it’s a Trophy Wife thing. Boo. 

After our class we were a little hungry and it was a beautiful day so we decided to head over to Fashion Island. 

Once we parked we made our way to the mothership…AKA Lululemon. If you don’t know what this is, and don’t own any of their products…get. on. that. Yea, it’s expensive, but it’s the most amazing exercise/workout/grocery shopping/work clothing you’ll ever put on. We both fought the insane urge to buy anything.

At the suggestion of one of Taylor’s friends that worked at Lululemon we decided to have lunch at True Food Kitchen. She said it was a great lunch place, and they have amazing cocktails…sold. 

We got there just in time before the lunch rush.

And we ordered some cocktails:

Taylor got a Skinny Margarita and I had an Acai Pomegranate Mojito. So perfect.

For lunch I ordered the Brown Rice Teriyaki with Shrimp:

It was delicious and flavorful. Taylor had the Chicken Red Curry – also amazing. 

The restaurant is based on Dr Weil’s Anti-Inflammatory Diet and Food Pyramid.  So the menu is marked with several vegan, vegetarian and gluten free meals. So perfect for us.

After lunch we walked back over to the mall and did some shopping. 

We had a bit of a sweet tooth so we found ourselves at Pinkberry:

I had the pomegranate fro-yo with raspberries. Yummy!

It was the perfect Trophy Wife in Training day. We felt very OC Housewives. 

Amazing day with even better company. 

I received my crock pot a few Christmas’s ago from Momma-son. I attempted to use it once while I was in college. I got up early to prep the meal, put everything in and let it cook on low for 10 hours. I didn’t make it home in 10 hours and the whole meal was ruined and burned to the pot. Domestic Fail. 

I decided to revive my crock pot in honor of a potluck. Weren’t potlucks created just to have an excuse to use a crock pot? I think so. 

So, in honor of the Winning Ways Christmas Party I made this Vegetarian Chili recipe. 

My “cookbook”

I combined all the ingredients, and it looked like this:

After 2 hours on high it came out like this:

Yum. I think it was a crowd pleaser. Manfriend and I decided it’s not so much a “chili” as it was a thick bean soup. It was still warm and tasty so it was perfect for an outdoor potluck. 

Crock pot didn’t let me down. Domestic win!

I got my hair cut last Saturday. And here’s the before and after:

Look at all the long and crazy hair!

I was so so so excited to cut it all off. Some girls get very attached to their long locks – not this girl! Hair grows, and that’s always been my motto. If I don’t love the length it’ll grow back. 

Drumroll please….

So short and fluffy! I LOVE my new hair. I actually like washing, blow drying, and styling my hair now. This is a big deal for me. I am anti-grooming. Ask Manfriend, I have an aversion to daily morning showers. Not in a gross way, just in a “it takes too long to shower” and “showering is such a lame chore” kind of way. I blame my father for this attitude. Growing up, our house was on a Septic System so we were drilled to only take 10min showers or “the septic tank would fill up and our house would sink into the pit of the earth” Not really, but this is what I thought would happen. 

So, that’s my girlie news. Fluffy hair. And it’s a lighter red too, something different I haven’t tried before.