Garden Update & Creamy Cucumber Salad

I'm feeling really awesome today! It really goes to show what some extra exercise can do for your mind and overall well being.

As I mentioned yesterday I walked to work and then I also walked home, that's an extra 4 miles of walking for the day! On the way home I stopped at the garden to do some MUCH needed weeding. My hamstrings are sore today from all the leaning over to weed. When I got to the garden it looked like a crazy jungle. There were Jumanji-style vines all over the place and weeds almost up to my waist! Our tomato plants are growing like crazy. We are literally going to have 100 tomatoes. YAY!

Jungle

Jungle eating Tom

A tiny cucumber is growing!!

And an even tinier watermelon!!!

Lots of carrot tops!

I almost was locked out of my apartment and while sitting on the stoop felt relieved that I'd be able to skip 30DS. Alas, I found my keys hiding in my lunch box and went upstairs and did it! I walked in and immediately changed so I wouldn't even have the opportunity to sit down. And guess what? This was my best level 2 yet! I'm planning on finishing up the week at level 2 and then moving on to level 3 on Sunday or Monday.

I stopped for a second during the workout to take a picture of the sky out the window. It looked so pretty!

When I finished working out I hopped in the shower then basically ran to Tom's because I was starving. We ate more of the baked ziti I prepared on Sunday and Tom made this awesome little side salad based off of this recipe.

Ingredients:
2 cucumbers
2 bell peppers (yellow & red)
1/2 shallot

Low fat sour cream

Poppy seed dressing

Salt & pepper

Slice and salt the cucumbers and put in the fridge for 1 hour
Dice the shallot and soak in water for 20 min
Dice peppers

Combine vegetables in large bowl
Add 3 heaping spoons of sour cream
Add poppy seed dressing to taste (Tom did about a 3:1 ratio with the sour cream)
Add some fresh ground pepper

Stir, enjoy!