Hi friends!
Well, I’m home! I had a lovely trip full of lots of TV/movie watching, shopping, and lounging around. I had a killer upper body workout Friday morning before I left and did no exercise Saturday or Sunday besides shopping. (That counts a little doesn’t it?? 
) I strength trained hard 5 times last week (if you include one day of abs that would make it 6 days) so I figured my body needed some nice rest. I didn’t capture any food pictures either but they were pretty simple and redundant- egg whites, protein cakes, cottage cheese, chicken, tuna, broccoli, and sweet potatoes.
Since I don’t have any pictures of food I thought I’d share with you a neat gift idea for Valentines Day! Mambo Sprouts recently sent me an Equal Exchange Organic Chocolate & Coffee Pairing Gift Bag to review for you all and also give you some gift ideas.
The details:
This kit includes a variety of organic coffee and chocolates and packaged in a 100% Recycled Printed Gift Bag. This gift is perfect for a chocolate or coffee lover – and very economical at $34.95 each. (FYI – Their other chocolate bars are currently on sale until February 14th)
Also, share the love with Equal Exchange’s fairly traded (Vegan and gluten-free) Organic Dark Chocolate Minis (55% cacao content). These deliciously rich, bite-sized chocolates are crafted using the best quality organic cacao (cocoa beans) from small-scale farmer co-operatives in the Dominican Republic and Peru. Swiss-made with only the purest ingredients, and soy- and gluten-free! Despite their small size, these minis have big impact. By choosing Equal Exchange fairly traded chocolate, you help provide small-scale farmers the resources and opportunities they need to build a better future for their families and communities. Price is $5.49 each.
Special Offers: Equal Exchange chocolate bars on sale until February 14th. We also have a “free shipping” code running until February 14th as well. The code is “chocolatelove”. Free shipping is for UPS ground within the contingent USA only.
The Home Page for the store is: http://shop.equalexchange.com/
What are you guys getting your honey’s for V-Day??
Hi sugarbuns! Could you please email me your address so I can send it to VegNews for your subscription! I know you’re not a veg-head, but I swear the magazine is incredible and will give you other foodie ideas! Now I’m off to catch up with your posts because I bought new protein powder today and you make me feel inspired to get my dream 6-pack.
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Yum, the chocolate sounds great! I love dark chocolate anywhere, anytime. I’m making the BF a basket of homemade goodies and trying to find something small and silly to get him as well. No need for big gifts! Hope you’re enjoying Arizona
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soooo glad you enjoyed yourself! i had a fabulous vacay too – we will need to catch up on our lavish weekends soon
love ya!
and no honey this year to speak of – maybe i will buy myself some chocolate!
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oh girl shopping totally qualifies as a workout! last time I went to the mall I swear my arms were sore from toting all my bags around!
I’m still wracking my brain as to what to get my Gingie.. meh!
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glad you had a good time with the boyfriend
shopping is probably the best form of exercise you can do!
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Glad you had a good weekend! And in a weird way, I love the sedentary-ness of trips because I have SO much more motivation and energy to work out when I get back!
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Chocolate and coffe–fabulous!!
I’m so glad you had such a great time
<3 jess
xoxo
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Glad to hear you had a nice trip! I don’t know what to get my sweetheart yet
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such a cool little gift!! glad you had a great weekend
me and gardner aren’t doing gifts for valentiensd ay because our 2 year is march 1! i think we are just oging to a nice dinner 
xoxo
shelley
http://findinghappinessandhealth.wordpress.com
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oh man this reminds me..i gota get something for my boo!! ahh!
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aww i wish i had a man that i could buy something nice for. hmm.. maybe my brother will get something then
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My 2 fave things EVER: choc and coffee. OMG enjoy them for me!!!!!!
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glad to hear your home say and sound and also had a good time
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Chocolate and coffee pairings? I love it, I love it, I love it!
p.s. I have no honey…hmmmm….maybe I’ll get myself a little gift for Valentine’s Day! Suggestions welcome!
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Glad you had a wonderful time AND got some rest. The bod needs that!!
Ma that coffee & chocolate look great ! 2 YUMMY things!!!!
I think just a card for V-Day this year.. No $$ in this house!
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A few years ago, the hubby gave me roses and Godiva truffles. OMG! It was the first time that I ever had Godiva chocolate. Since then, it has been a tradition that we just go out for a nice dinner, sans roses (although this year, I’m cooking us something), and we get ourselves Godiva truffles. This year, instead of a box, I went to the store and got 2 of everything that looked good! Maybe once a week, we’ll each have one (the same kind), and finish them up – until the next year.
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glad you had a nice time!!! COFFEE AND CHOCOLATE! what else could a gal want, right?
for my BF, just a card and spending lots of time together, we have been getting lots for eachother so V-day we are just going to appreciate eachother and we are going to Canada for the long weekend with his family!!
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The hubs and I really aren’t doing much for Valentine’s Day because our one year wedding anniversary is this month!
So you are human! Eat your some chocolate girl
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Shopping definately counts! For V day for my sweetie, I plan to make his favorite dinner. I would always rather stay home than go out.
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The hubs and I don’t really do Valentine’s Day. We just exchange cards which is fine because he always writes something really good! That, to me, is priceless!
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Hi April,
Glad you’re back, I missed you, — even if it was a short time, I still missed you!! Glad you enjoyed your time away, you needed a little break.
XXXXX
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I’m so glad you had a great time!! You can find the Les Mills classes at all different gyms…(Combat, Attack, Step and Pump are the most popular)they’d charge for you to take the class but I swear it’s worth it. Those classes are how I started exercising 2 years ago and I credit them (and then later the clean eating) with all of the positive changes to my body!They’re high intensity cardio so if you ever want to switch it up that’s the way to go. Gold’s Gym’s typically have them, as do smaller gyms. FYI
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