Pre-Valentine Post

Heidi from HiHoRosie's Place has given me an award! I am so honored, thanks again Heidi! In honor of it I have to post 7 things I love, so here it goes..

1. My Husband! He is so loving, caring and supportive. He makes me a better person everyday. I don't know what I would do without him by my side.
2. Ginger! Ginger is one of the reasons I went vegan. I never understood how people could love their animals like they love their children..that is until I feel in love with a pug! She's made such a difference in my life, just by being herself. I've never felt so much love for an animal. I love her like I love my family!
3. Speaking of family.. my family, both mine and T's. I've been up and down with my own, but in the end all is forgiven. And as for T's family, I can't even go there. My life is impacted so greatly from their love. My mother in law is like a soul mate friend. One who just "gets you."
4. My life. Even though I struggle with Crohn's, I wouldn't trade my life for the world. I truly am blessed.
5. God, Jesus, religion in general. Prayer has gotten me through so much in my life. I feel being spiritual has made everything so much easier to deal with.
6. My house! Who would have guessed at just 24 years old I would buy a house! Wow! Like I said, I am blessed.
7. Trees. Something about trees is just remarkable to me. I am in awe when I look at a tree, leaves or no leaves, there's a beauty in the way it grows so tall and sturdy. A little saying I made up: Grow outward like a tall tree, keep your roots but sprout your leaves.

So now I have to nominate 7 people. This is so hard!!! I love so many blogs, I am just going to randomly pick SOME of my favorites:

Heather of Kombucha Chic

Katy of Legally Vegan

Miss V's Vegan Cookbook

Jessy of HappyVeganFace

Synthia of A Vegan on Stage

Veggie Girl

Paulina of Veggie Delight

Post 7 things you love and then give this award to 7 other people. Feel free not to participate, it's just for fun!

I wanted to make my next post dedicated to Valentine's Day so I am posting the pictures from today so I wouldn't forget about them.

This morning I made the most delicious green smoothie. I got the recipe from a free e-book I got on Go Raw Have Fun, it's a green pina-colada. It consists of pineapple, kale (I didn't have spinach, which it called for), orange, and banana. I added some hemp seeds and bee pollen for an extra boost. Totally a summer smoothie, in February!
For lunch I made a wrap with cabbage instead of collards. I like the cabbage wraps better, it's thicker and you get more of a crunch. I filled this one with whole grain mustard, cucumber, pea shoots, sun dried tomatoes, ground pepper and rawmesan. I've had a little cold all week. Tonight I felt like some comfort food. I made my favorite: Pasta Fagioli. I've made this many times in the past but this time I added some kale to it. YUM! This was a-m-a-z-i-n-g. T was in awe the whole time, saying "This is the best you've ever made.." Have a nice weekend everyone! Thanks for all the advice on the ads. I think I am going to put it off for now, but you never know, you might see them pop up sooner or later...