Wednesday, February 25, 2009

eat and sleep and swim

last night i went for a 40-minute swim, and then this morning i went for another 40-minute swim. it's just so easy and painless. by the end of it, i feel like i've worked hard. i am not dead tired, not really that out of breath, but my muscles are sore. i'm mostly just a bit cold and sick of being wet, if that makes sense.

check out this crazy picture i found of a white tiger swimming:

looks just like me. grrrrrr. how would you like to run into that beast in the deep end? yikes!

in other news, tonight for dinner i am making chicken enchiladas. it's date night and i am in a date cooking rut. my boyfriend is easy to please with the stupidest foods. he is polish and grew up with his mom cooking gourmet meals all of the time so he missed out on things like hot dogs and macaroni and cheese and now it's a big novelty for him. i have never made chicken enchiladas before but i'm ready. i'm looked up a few recipes and have the gist of it down: roll up filling, place in tomato saucy pan, cover with more sauce, some cheese, bake. i think i will fill mine with onions, red pepper, chicken, a bit of cheese, and green onions. i'm starting simple with things i know i like and can experiment next time. i'm serving the enchiladas with a side of zatarain's red beans and rice which i have never made before but seems to be pretty popular based on my google image search.

i'm going to try and squeeze in some yoga before my boyfriend comes over. in other news, i downloaded the new lily allen CD, "it's not me, it's you" and it's amazing. loving it! i got the explicit version but it's also available without swearing on iTunes.

9 comments:

healthy ashley said...

You've been so busy! And I love that picture. But, NO!, I can not imagine that coming toward me!

Jaime said...

I wish I had a pool. Not that I'm much of a swimmer, but I might be if I had a pool!

Yummy enchiladas. I've got a WW recipe somewhere for chicken ones...I can dig it out if you want...but yours sound far more exciting!

Vanessa said...

I can't wait until summer when the pool here opens up.

That tiger is crazy!

Anonymous said...

Now, every time I go swimming, I will be imagining encounters with various wild animals thanks to that picture. Should make swimming more interesting! lol

Sara said...

I love that pic it looks so cool. Have fun making enchiladas!

P.O.M. said...

Good luck with the enchiladas. I tried to make them once and thought I needed flour tortillas. oops - they ended up totally slimy and gross.

Jen said...

MMMM I love enchiladas!!!!!!!

WHen I went to aqua fit the other night I remembered how much I love swimming!!!!

Angela Power said...

Lately I've been thinking it'd be fun to go swimming!

I'm going to check out that allen cd, thanks!

fittingbackin said...

eek - that tiger is scary! haha Glad you got a good swim in - and I can't wait to hear how your enchiladas come out!