Press Conference Day

The day finally arrived and went, and I am unscathed. "What day?" you ask. Oh, thank you for inquiring, I'm talking about the day of my press conference. I've been planning for this day the entire semester. You could say that it was casually a thorn in my side for the past few months; I've been dreading and anticipating it. It's not like I was afraid it wouldn't turn out well, I was just anxious that it wouldn't live up to my high expectations. I set standards for myself when it came to this project, and since it was my idea that was being executed by an entire group of girls, I wanted it to be perfect. Luckily, it was.

It was a '007 James Bond inspired press conference (I won't bore you with all of the details surrounding the conference), but basically it was awesome. We all dressed up in Bond outfits and I baked cupcakes to spell out '007.

Let's rewind a little bit thought. Starting with my morning: after my oatmeal, morning classes, and a 30 minute run, I was ready for lunch. I decided to keep things simple since my stomach was turning in circles. I went for a delicious, fresh salad to keep me satisfied before the big event.

In the salad is green pepper, tomato, carrots, chickpeas, tuna, and steamed broccoli

The salad was exactly what I needed to keep me full, and for dessert I had two pieces of dried mango. I need to be honest, I am ADDICTED to dried fruit. But truthfully nothing leaves me more satisfied than a dried mango. Pleeeease try it, you will agree with me.

Now let's fast-forward and talk about after the event. I decided that I deserved a treat. I'm not talking about a calorie-laden cupcake or dairy-infused froyo, I'm talking a delicious, healthy dinner that I didn't have to make myself. One of my best friends, Julie, and I made the executive decision that we needed Wegman's salads. For me that means a large plastic container filled with pre-cooked veggies with the perfect seasonings. So we treated ourselves.

I went a little crazy with the steamed broccoli, pesto broccoli, chickpea salad, mushrooms, and LOTS of asparagus. I adore asparagus.

After we bought the salads, we went for a nice walk. The weather in Syracuse is really confused because although it's the end of April, it still thinks it has to be chilly. The day was beautiful though, and the sun was out. Before I headed off to do my life radio show (It's called "The Red Carpet Report", it's on every Monday night starting at 8! Total celeb gossip show) I munched my entire container of veggies. NOM!!

All in all, a great day.

--Lara