Long time coming

I have taken a long hiatus from my blog and have missed it soooooo much! I love writing about Food, Exercise and Life! A lot has happened since October but I will try and not fill you in all at once.  

We had a busy weekend with family in town and catching up but I did have the chance to make a homemade Vegan Lasagna. I started with making Vegan Ricotta cheese which is a mix of tofu, vegan cream cheese, nutritional yeast and spices!

Layer it up!!

Really Concentrating...

Directions for my Hubby!

Rooney looking on wondering what is taking so long in the kitchen

Sunday Hike in Great Falls, VA along Difficult Run, Amazing views and Beautiful weather! We really are creating an adventure dog who can't stand not having daily activity. 

Family BBQ and Haussermann Night

Yesterday we had a lot going on...


I had 2 clients in the morning and then we had a BBQ at my parents house at Noon followed by a night with the Haussermann's! I love full days that just keep the fun rolling.


Before the BBQ we thought we would take Rooney to the Dog Park to burn off some energy before he tore apart my parents house and terrorized our family dog Cobber. This is how excited he was to be leaving our house. He rides in a car everyday, he is a officially an on the go dog, just like us!

Our Crazy Dog is definitely the rabbit for all the other dogs to chase. He runs around as fast as he can and then finds a good hiding spot...I think he will make a great big brother some day and protect our stroller from all the vicious dogs at the dog park!

Mom and I getting some lunch together at their house.

Spending time in the Garden with a glass a wine and good company (company not pictured - Mom, Dad, Brent, Cobber and Rooney!)

Around 6ish we met up with the Haussermann's for what was supposed to be dinner and laser tag! Our night took a very different turn.

The restaurant that Brent had found for us was really popular and had a long wait with only about 8 tables total in the restaurant so we decided to get takeout and sit at the tables that were roped off for another restaurant...so sneaky of us!

Brent Calling in our order, standing right in front of the window to the place.

Our Wine from the CVS down the street! I love Virginia in that you can buy wine and beer from almost any store. It makes doing things like this so easy.

Luckily the Police didn't come bust us.

We sat and talked for a long time after dinner and decided it was too late to get our blood pumping with laser tag so we decided to head back to our house and stop at a roof top bar that Lori has been wanting to go to for years...we had no idea what we were in for. We found it in a small strip mall on the way home and here was what they had to offer to get the people off the street and into the bar. We saw no steaks or even the sign of a kitchen in this place.

We were promised a nice rooftop but the walk through the bar and up the cage were not making this place look promising.

We were proven wrong! The Rooftop bar was pretty awesome! Really nice cool night with a very interesting crowd to entertain us.

Love a bar that gives you a coozy for your cold beverage

Oh yeah, did you know that Pinball league's exist?? Well we found the best one around with about 10 pinball machines and advertisements for prizes galore!

Good times by all yesterday! Another fun filled day ahead for the Long's!

Dog Day Afternoon and Date Night

Yesterday was the first time in a long time that Brent and I slowed down and just spent the day together with no obligations or schedule other than Puppy Party at 9am.


We took the Roon-Dog to Wags and Whiskers an event in Shirlington VA so he could play with all the other dogs and we could look for a good boarding location for future trips. Unfortunatley I didn't take many pictures but here is a view down the street of all the pups hanging out while the owners ate some lunch.

Of course Rooney finds the long grass to roll around in and get tons of bug bites that he can itch later! A passerby politely told us that we should probably get him out of there because he has seen quite a few rodents making the grass their house.  Rooney doesn't mind...

After our Doggy outing Brent and I decided to hop on our bikes and ride to Fairfax Corner to walk around and grab some dinner. We ended up leaving the Corner and rode to The Cheesecake Factory at the mall. Its amazing how people in Fairfax look at you like your a crazy person riding your bike and not driving a car.  Fun times! I love date night!

We love our Mountain bikes and ride them as much as we can, even in cute silver sandals that aren't very bike appropriate but very date night appropriate. 


12 miler this evening after work at REI from 10 to 5pm!

Farm Share Wednesday

Yesterday was a busy day with a 9 miler in the morning (ughh 5am) before I walked with Dad. I can feel that I am getting faster with my run taking 1hr and 28min (thats a 9:40 pace) and 1 mile in the middle was a 9:06, not bad if I do say so myself.

Followed by a vet appointment and eventhough he looks like he is smiling in this picture Rooney does not like the vet and he acts nicely for all the nurses but then attacks our house!

The dreaded exam table, dun dun dun...

After the Vet we zoomed into Arlington to pick up our share from the fabulous CSA we belong to,  Spiritual Food CSA in PA.


Our Farm Share wasn't as hearty this week as it normally is but that will give us a chance to use up some of the goods from previous weeks that we haven't gotten to you yet.  It is still a good amount of food but for 2 vegetarians we go through it pretty quickly.

More Watermelons and Tomatoes! We went through 11 tomatoes last week so 6 will be easy to find uses for...maybe some homemade salsa later this week

6 

Eggplant, Zucchini, Squash and a variety of peppers with different heats!

Lettuce!!! We haven't had lettuce in months!

I am super excited about the homemade Sauerkraut...not sure what I am going to do yet but you will see.

Delicious whole wheat raisen bread. I think that little butt end found its way into my belly, mmmmm.

LENTILS, I LOVE lentils. They are the ultimate superfood with lots of protein and fiber.

Last but not least the most adorable picture of the day...

I don't think he can be cuter

Rooney Montage!!!

I have taken an insane amount of puppy pictures over the last 2 weeks...here are some of my favorites!

Passed out at my feet in Petsmart waiting to make his name tag

 With his favorite treat! Ice Cubes!

 Afternoon Nap amongst the speakers and cords of Brent's Desk

 At the Rivah House thinking about swimming...

 SWIMMING!!! But looking really scared doing it.

 Exploring the dock looking for a place to jump in

 With DAD and stick!

 Zonked after a long day

 With his bud Cobber waiting patiently for treats....mmmmmm

 Of course...sleeping again  : )

Lots going on in the Long's life...coming soon!