March Challenge [make your own veggie burgers]

As a mostly vegetarian family, we can go through a pack of veggie burgers in one sitting. Actually, with my brother and sister around, let’s make that a pack and a half.

As I’m sure you know, veggie burgers aren’t cheap. At nearly 5 dollars per box (depending on the brand), the money adds up pretty quickly.

So, I’m letting my inner frugalista shine and challenging myself to make a batch of veggies burgers each week for the month of March.

So far, I’ve experimented by making ginger-spiced carrot kidney bean burgers and chili bean burgers. Both turned out well, but I’ve definitely learned a few tips along the way.

For one, veggie burgers are super messy to form—so getting the right consistency is key. Also, they have a tendency to crack and crumble when baked—so it’s important to include a binder (eggs, oats, flax…etc.) that keeps them together. Just like cooking in general, it’s a process of trial and error.

A bit more recently, I got back into the veggie burger game and made green chile and fire-roasted tomato pinto bean burgers.

As usual, I wasn’t sure how they’d turn out. I normally just pick good flavor combinations and then start throwing stuff into the blender. That’s definitely a hit or miss method.

Luckily, they ended up being a huge hit.

Such a hit that they were gone within one meal. Adam even asked for one for breakfast (yes, breakfast) the next day.

Rather than having to turn down any more breakfast veggie burger requests – I’m going to make a double batch from now on. After all, homemade burgers freeze easily [wrap in plastic, fill a freezer container, and store]. Not that any will need to be frozen around here.

But this challenge isn’t all about the potential to save money, it’s also about controlling the ingredients. There has to be a health spin—right?

When I think of veggie burgers – I generally think healthy. After all, the name suggests that they’re made from veggies.

Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. As with many packaged foods, veggie burgers are often super processed with mile-long ingredient lists. Most of those ingredients aren’t even recognizable. In my eyes, that’s never a good sign.

So besides for being a frugalista, I’m also going to be health-conscious in that I’ll be making veggie burgers with clean ingredients that I know and love.

Want to join me in my quest for healthy vegetarian burgers? My plan is to prep them on the weekend so that they’re easy to grab for lunches and/or dinners for the week.

So if you’re interested in challenging yourself too – let me know and I can have a place for you guys to link up your veggie burger creations every Monday for the Month of the March. That way, we can all get ideas (and delicious recipes) from each other.

I’ll be making a batch of veggie burgers this upcoming weekend and posting about them on Monday, March 5th. I already have a few delicious burger combinations swirling in my mind – so hopefully they’ll turn out to be tasty combinations (and share-worthy recipes).

<3 Stefanie

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It’s been a while since…

We celebrated a family birthday.

For my Mom’s birthday last Thursday, I made a cherry cordial cake and it turned out pretty fantastic. I used this recipe.

And yes, it calls for an entire stick of butter. That just means that it was super moist.

Rather than using the frosting called for, I simply blended cool whip + cherry pie filling for a light fluffy cake topping.

Oh, did I mention that we also had Thin Mint ice cream?

Thin mint doesn’t really jive well with cherry cordial cake – but on their own? They’re both delicious.

As you can imagine, I was feeling a bit sluggish the following morning. Luckily, all it took was a sweaty workout to get my energy back. Balance.

I enjoyed a big bowl of oatmeal for breakfast.

Okay, it’s been more than a while. Oatmeal just isn’t something that I regularly crave. But when I do, you better believe I do it big. Go big or go home.

I cooked 1/2 C. oats and 1 T. chia seeds in 1 C. water.

Once it was cooked, I mixed in a scoop of Vega Vanilla protein and NuNaturals liquid vanilla stevia. Then, I topped it all off with strawberries, bananas, cinnamon, and a big dollop of SunButter. Hit the spot, for sure.

I had Starbucks.

I can only justify so much extra spending and right now, all of my extra funds are going towards Yo Amazing. It’s kind of ridiculous actually.

Hopefully my obsession will die down sometime soon (although that’s doubtful) because even though the prices are very fair, my wallet can only withstand so much.

But seriously. Pistachio, Dulce de Leche, and white cake batter are so irresistible. My car just naturally finds its way over to the frozen yogurt shop – I have no control. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

I found a cute shirt for 6 bucks.

{Mossimo from Target}

The shirt itself is pretty plain, so of course I jazzed it up with a leopard scarf (with a pop of hot pink) and some fun earrings.

I love buying inexpensive solid colored shirts and then using accessories to dress them up. Scarfs, earrings, long necklaces, bracelets—that’s the fun part.

Black Target boots completed the look.

I had frozen grapes for a snack.

They were just as delicious as I remember.

Someone helped me with the laundry.

Okay, so maybe they hindered my folding a bit – but they’re just so darn cute. So it’s okay.

Your turn! It’s been a while since…

<3 Stefanie

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Sweat it Out Saturday – sweaty in 16 workout

It’s that time of the week again. The time to share motivation, workouts, and everything in between. Ready?

The one and only rule - everything has to make you sweat, motivate you to sweat, or accompany you in your sweatiness.

Weekly Work Outs

Sunday – REST

Monday – 2 mile run + 2 mile bike ride <—we thought it was warm enough. Turns out it wasn’t. Hello, frozen faces.

Tuesday – The Sweaty in 16 Workout (see below)

Wednesday – REST

Thursday – Insanity Max Interval Plyo <—killer as usual!

Friday – 4 miles of intervals (walk/run/sprint)

Saturday – TBD

Tune of the Week – Talk that talk by Rhianna

Get motivated!

I have to punch my laziness in the face ALL THE TIME. But once I get moving, it’s all worth it!

Get your sweat on with the sweaty in 16 workout!

Short on time? Working out at home? Then this workout is for you!

All you need is yourself and a pair of dumbbells!

There are 8 exercises.

Do each exercise for 45 seconds straight, take a 15 second rest, then move on to the next exercise. Repeat the set of 8 twice for 16 minutes of nonstop sweat.

Don’t be afraid to go hard – this should be quick and dirty.

I used my gymboss interval timer for this, but if you don’t have one you can simply use this online stopwatch, your cellphone, or a clock.

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Grabbing the button [or simply linking back to this post] allows your readers to come and check out everyone else who linked up!

 

Basically, it allows for a blog hop – in which we can hop from blog to blog gaining motivation and ideas along the way!

 

I can’t wait to see what you guys post this week!

 

Have a great Saturday guys!

<3 Stefanie

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Vega Sport {a review}

As a self-proclaimed fitness junkie, I am constantly on the look out for healthy, yet effective workout aids.

Unfortunately, with hundreds (probably thousands) of products that claim to play a role in improving workouts, it’s hard to know which products actually work, which products are safe, and which products are worthwhile.

Fortunately for us (fitness fanatics and health-conscious folks), Vega has solved some of these issues with their new line called Vega Sport.

{How crazy generous is this?}

For those of you who haven’t heard of Vega – it’s a line of plant-based products formulated by endurance athlete Brendan Brazier. You know, the guy I raved about a few days ago?

All of the Vega products operate on a few guiding principles.

• They are made from plant-based whole foods.
• They are nutrient dense.
• They provide energy through nourishment, rather than stimulation.
• And they minimize exposure to common allergens.

According to their website, Vega Sport is a synergistic collection of purpose-driven products for those that demand results.

It’s a synergistic collection because it contains products that work together to improve every stage of your workout – from beginning to end. You can prepare, sustain, and recover. That’s a nice little trio, wouldn’t you say?

In addition, the Vega Sport performance system is 100% plant-based, free of dairy, gluten and soy, and contains no artificial flavors, colors or sweeteners.

I’d say they’re worth a try. When contacted, I was more than willing to try out their line of products. Actually, I wasn’t only willing, I was downright excited!

I have already tried several Vega products (whole food health optimizer, shake & go smoothie, bars, etc..) and I’ve always been satisfied.

So, let’s break it down by workout stage.

A product to prepare you for your workout.

Need a little boost before your workout? Then the pre-workout energizer is the product for you.

This comes in two flavors – acai berry and lemon lime. Both are tasty – but the lemon lime won my heart.

And oh boy, did this work. I drank this little packet about 20 minutes before Zumba and I was seriously raring to go!

Then a few days later, I shared the goodness with my brother, sister, and Tommy. We needed to get in the zone before getting sweaty with Insanity Max Interval Plyo!

{It’s Vega in those cups!}

Clearly, we’re all cheesing because we’re enjoying our energy boost!

How about products that help you sustain through a workout?

There are three products that help you to push harder, last longer, and take your workout to the next level.

Electrolyte Hydrator

The electrolyte hydrator comes in lemon lime and pom-berry flavors. Again, the lemon lime is my favorite and I am definitely going to buy some of this for myself.

Zero calories to add some pizzazz, minerals, and antioxidants to my water? I’m in.

Endurance Bar

I was pleasantly surprised by these bars as well as the protein bars. In general, I’m not a huge fan of protein bars. They usually taste chalky to me. But these were quite tasty.

I especially liked the acai berry (as did my brother)!

Endurance Gel

{2 flavors – orange zest and raspberry}

The endurance gels are, of course, plant-based and all natural and they’re made to offer immediate and sustained energy plus electrolytes and vitamins during workouts.

I absolutely love that the ingredient list contains both dates and coconut oil! For anyone who carries dates while on long runs – these gels are for you!

Since Vega was SO generous with the products they sent, I haven’t got a chance to try out these out just yet.

Considering the fact that I’ve loved each and every other product – I’m going to say that these probably get a gold star as well.

Finally, the line also contains products to help you recover.

Vega Sport offers three products to help you recharge, repair, and do it all over again.

Both the performance protein and the protein bars now feature SaviSeeds, which are a rich, plant-based source of the amino acid, tryptophan.

According to the Vega site, Tryptophan is a key component of serotonin production. Serotonin, also called the feel good hormone, helps with the mental aspect of recovery, so you’ll keep the drive alive and be motivated to train again.

I’ve never heard of a product that also helps with the mental aspect of recovery, so this was super intriguing to me. Especially since I believe that a lot of fitness is mental – at least in the beginning. Sometimes you have to psych yourself up to hit the weights or the treadmill, right?

Performance Protein

The performance protein helps to improve strength and repair and rebuild muscle in between training.

It is plant-based with 26g of protein per serving! That’s pretty awesome.

{3 flavors – chocolate, vanilla, berry}

I have always been a huge fan of Vega protein. The stats are amazing and the flavor is great – even when simply mixed with water.

The performance protein wasn’t any different. I used the chocolate to make a post-workout smoothie and it ended up tasting like cake batter. Don’t ask me how. I don’t question cake batter.

{frozen banana, frozen blueberries, almond milk, Vega Chocolate Performance Protein}

Protein Bar

As I said before, I was a huge fan of these protein packed bars. The chocolate SaviSeed was similar to a candy bar – in both taste and consistency.

A plant-based, candy bar-like post workout treat with 15g of protein? I’m all over that.

Plus, the ingredients are great – take a look.

• Protein Blend (Sprouted Whole Grain Brown Rice Protein, Pea Protein)
• Dark Chocolate Coating (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Sunflower Lecithin, Vanilla)
• Dates
• Sorghum Syrup
• SaviSeed™ (Sacha Inchi Seeds)
• Pumpkin Seed Butter
• Sorghum Crisps (Sorghum, Quinoa, Rice, Tapioca)
• EnergySource®** (Grape Juice, Natural Rice Dextrins)
• Natural Flavor

A chocolate cake batter smoothie + a candy-like protein bar. Seriously.

Recovery Accelerator

{2 flavors – apple berry and tropical}

Last, but not least, is the recovery accelerator.

This is formulated to help you recover in these areas:

• Muscle glycogen replenishment
• muscle tissue repair and protein synthesis
• hormonal support
• soft-tissue repair
• immune function
• inflammation-reduction
• rehydration

This drink is to be enjoyed within 20 minutes of your workout to reap the benefits. And for best results, you should use it in conjunction with the performance protein.

The apple berry flavor is outstanding!

A great post-workout smoothie to combine the recovery protein + accelerator?

• 1 scoop berry performance protein
• 1 scoop apple berry recovery accelerator
• frozen berries (strawberries, blueberries…)
• frozen banana (for creaminess)
• almond milk/water to get it all moving

Hello, delicious recovery smoothie!

Overall thoughts?

I am totally crushing on this entire line. I love that there are products for every stage of the workout so that you don’t have to mix different brands.

Also, the fact that these products are ALL plant-based is amazing. I’m always skeptical of chemical-laden proteins and bars – so this just gives me piece of mind.

Not only that, but their website is simply stellar. Click here and you can see a usage chart that recommends which products to use for which workouts.

A HUGE thank you to Vega for their generosity in allowing me to review these products.

You’ve gained a few new loyal customers – not only me, but my family as well.

<3 Stefanie

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DIY centerpiece

First, let’s give a BIG birthday shout out to my beautiful mother! Remember how I said that I could never completely give up junk food? Yeah, well birthday cake is part of the reasoning behind that. Happy Birthday Mom! I love you!

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Want to talk about something completely different today?

Not food. Not workouts.

How about do-it-yourself projects? After all, my life isn’t all about health and fitness.

Lately, I’ve been getting these little bursts of craftiness. The little bursts usually land me with 5 bags full of Michael’s craft supplies - most of which are filled with stuff that I don’t need/will never use. But it’s always fun to imagine what you could do with it all, you know?

I’ve also been getting all crazy about organization and cute little bins. I blame Pinterest. It basically makes me want to hole up and go all Martha Stewart on every room in my house.

So, I didn’t go all Martha Stewart, but I did make a nice centerpiece that I’m pretty proud of.

It’s Springy and cute.

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DIY centerpiece + pumpkin buttercream candle. Yes, I still have a pumpkin candle. It smells heavenly.

For the centerpiece, I used:

• 1 extra large mason jar
• 2 bags of fake fruit (or whatever else you want to fill the jar with – rocks, jewels, something seasonal, the options are endless)
• a piece of foam
• ribbon
• flowers/greenery of your choice

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Steps:

1. Fill the jar.
2. Cut the piece of foam into a circle that is a bit larger than the mason jar opening Note: this is messy. I would recommend doing it over a garbage can.
3. Push the foam down into the jar. It should be a snug fit.

5. Arrange the flowers however you’d like them. For mine, I cut the stems down (with wire cutters) so that the flowers were pretty short. Then I used the discarded leaves for a few touches of green.

6. Tie a ribbon around the opening of the jar to hide the foam.

7. Admire your work.

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So that was a nice little change of pace – don’t you think? I can foresee myself doing this same type of thing with different seasonal arrangements. Lemons, mini pumpkins, pinecones, Christmas ornaments…oh my!

Don’t worry – I’ll be back tomorrow to tell you all about a new line of products that I love.

I’m linking up this post to Meg’s fabulous high five Friday because I’m super proud of my little project!

<3 Stefanie

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plant-based nutrition {webinar with Brendan Brazier}

While scrolling through my twitter feed last night, I noticed that Brendan Brazier (professional athlete, author of the Thrive diet, and creator of Vega) was doing a free webinar on plant-based performance nutrition.

It was literally 15 minutes before the webinar was set to go live, but I jumped right on board without hesitation. Luckily, my plans for the night included catching up on blogs – so this was totally doable. A free seminar based on plant-based nutrition? Yeah, that’s right up my alley.

Not only that, but I’m also currently reviewing some Vega products (post to come later this week) – so I figured this would be an amazing opportunity to learn more about the line and philosophy behind it from the creator himself.

So, what did I learn? Well, here’s a little overview of what Brendan shared with us regarding his philosophy on performance nutrition.

1.) He emphasized choosing foods that are high net gain.

This basically means that we should eat foods that use less energy (during digestion), but that give more nutrients in return.

We can achieve this by swapping starchy, refined carbohydrates (breads, pasta, etc.) for foods that are easier to digest (fruits, pseudograins, etc.).

Whole foods give us more bang for our nutritional buck and take less energy to digest. Win, win.

Essentially, if you make good energy investments (with clean, whole, easy to digest foods), then you will get a good nutrient return – all while conserving energy.

What foods can you incorporate in your diet in order to get a high net gain?

• leafy greens (chard, spinach, kale)
• nuts (almonds, cashews)
• seeds
• pseudograins (quinoa, buckwheat)
• fiber-rich vegetables (carrots, broccoli, tomatoes)
• fruits

2.) Next, he discussed the relationship between stress, hormones, and weight.

Stress, as most of us know from experience, is hard on our bodies. When stress levels are high, it really takes a toll. Also, you may have heard that stress increases cortisol levels – which can cause several negative side effects.

Right. It increases cortisol. But what is cortisol? And how does is affect us? More importantly, how can we control our cortisol levels?

Cortisol is a hormone released by the adrenal glands. It’s released in response to stress. Small increases in cortisol actually have several positive effects (heightened memory, increase immunity, increased energy – to name a few).

The problem occurs when there is chronic stress and thus, prolonged release of cortisol.

Prolonged release of cortisol has several adverse physiological effects – decreased bone density, irregular sleep patterns, impaired cognitive function, lowered immunity, increased fat storage, and many more.

To be blunt, that just sucks, right? Most (if not all of) of us have everyday stressors that can’t be avoided – work, family, money, relationships.

Luckily for us, Brendan pointed out that roughly 40% of the average North American’s stress can be attributed to one thing – NUTRITION.

See, the thing about nutrition is that we can control it. We may not be able to control job-related stress, but we can control stress from food.

Let me break it down.

Overly-processed foods have very little nutritional value. Thus, our bodies have to work overtime to pull out what little nutrition is offered. This adds a lot of unnecessary and potentially avoidable nutritional-based stress.

Whole foods, on the other hand, are chock full of readily available (and easily digestible) nutrients. Therefore, our bodies don’t have to work very hard to harness their nutritional power. Consequently, they don’t increase our stress levels like convenience foods do.

So when given the choice – which would you choose? For me, there’s really no contest.

My thoughts?

As a health-conscious vegetarian, I already eat a diet heavily based on whole, clean, and plant-based foods. So while I’ve never actually used the term high net gain in terms of nutrition, the concept is not new to me.

I found the whole idea of nutritional stress to be extremely interesting. Before Brendan’s webinar, I had never even heard of the concept. When I think of stress, I think of external factors that can’t always be controlled.

The idea that our diet can cause significant stress makes sense though. This explains the reasoning behind the whole “eat crap, feel sluggish” phenomena. Personally, if I eat crap for a few days, I come out feeling less energetic and weighed down. That’s because my body is working overtime to get the nutrients it needs from the nutritionally devoid foods I filled it with.

Now, am I going to shun all forms of food that aren’t whole, clean, and plant-based? I’d love to say yes. I really would. But the truth is – I won’t. There will be times when I have pizza, cookies, cake, and other forms of junk food.

Is it stupid of me to still eat these foods on occasion even though I know they offer little, if any, nutritional value? Possibly. However, I believe that a healthy lifestyle entails moderation and balance. I’m pretty certain that if I tried to eat clean 100% of the time, I’d feel deprived. Feelings of deprivation would lead to over-indulging. And it'd be an unhealthy cycle that could be avoided with some cookies and pizza here and there. It’s the 80/20 rule in action.

However, I WILL choose plant-based foods most of the time. Because they honestly make me feel on top of my game. And who doesn’t want to feel on top of their game?

Your thoughts?

<3 Stefanie

A HUGE thanks to Brendan for offering amazing (and free) advice.

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a healthy take on burgers and fries

The other day while browsing at Bed Bath & Beyond, I came across a curly fry cutter for 50% off. Combined with a 20% off coupon, it ended up being about 8 dollars – so of course, I snatched it up.

Have I ever mentioned that I’m a huge bargain shopper? Because I am.

Since I’ve been wanting a spiralizer for a while now, I figured this would be the next best thing.

It can also easily slice vegetables – which is another huge plus.

First up? Curly sweet potato fries.

It took a little bit of maneuvering and a helping hand from my sister, but the end result turned out pretty great.

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See? Nice and curly.

I spiralized three huge potatoes and then tossed them in a bit of extra virgin olive oil, sea salt, and pepper. Finally, I baked them at 425 degrees for about 25 minutes until they were nice and crispy. As usual, crispier equals better.

Boom. A healthy side to go along with my homemade veggie burgers.

Because what goes better with fries than burgers?

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Green Chile & Fire-roasted Tomato Chickpea Pinto Burgers (makes about 12 burgers)

• 1/2 can garbanzos (drained & rinsed)
• 1 can pinto beans (drained & rinsed)
• 1/2 C. fire roasted tomatoes
• 1/8 C. green chiles
• 1 whole egg
• 2 T. chopped yellow onion
• 1/4 C. flax meal
• 1/4 C. chickpea flour
• 1 T. extra virgin olive oil
• chopped cilantro (2 dorot cubes)
• 1 clove crushed garlic
• 1 1/2 T. cumin
• freshly ground salt & pepper (a few turns of each)

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.

Blend all ingredients in a high speed blender or food processor until relatively smooth.

Transfer the mixture to a bowl and fold in the following ingredients for a some texture:

• the other 1/2 of the garbanzo beans
• 2 T. green chiles
• 1/4 C. chopped onions
• 1/2 C. fire-roasted tomatoes

The end result was pretty sticky, so I used a measuring cup to scoop the mixture onto a greased baking sheet.

For each burger, I generously used a 1/4 C. of the mixture. Then, I sprinkled each burger with a little bit of garbanzo bean flour and ground flax to prevent sticking. Finally, I flattened and shaped them with a spatula.

This method worked like a charm and helped me to avoid getting all messy.

I baked the burgers for about 15 minutes (or until crispy) and then flipped and baked them for another 15 minutes.

We enjoyed these burgers on toasted whole wheat buns stuffed with tomatoes, pepper jack cheese, jalapeno Greek yogurt dip (from Costco), and sliced avocado.

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I’m not kidding when I say that these were fantastic. Even the non-vegetarians liked them.

I wish I could say that I had leftovers. But between Sam, Adam, my niece, my sister, my brother, his girlfriend, and I – we devoured these easily.

Let’s just say that another batch will be made in the near future because these are easy, healthy, and delicious! I’m sure they’d freeze wonderfully too.

Make it a great week guys!

<3 Stefanie

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Sweat it Out Saturday – grab a friend interval workout

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The one and only rule - everything has to make you sweat, motivate you to sweat, or accompany you in your sweatiness.

Weekly Work Outs

Sunday – REST

Monday – Turbo Fire 45

Tuesday – Jackie Warner’s Arms & Legs (30 minutes)

Wednesday – Zumba + grab a buddy interval workout

Thursday – REST

Friday – 2 mile walk

Saturday – TBD

Tune of the Week – Promises (Skrillex & Nero Remix)

New Gear <3

I found this cute Nike tee for $9.99 at Marshall’s! Strong IS beautiful.

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Get your sweat on with the grab a friend workout!

What you’ll need: a friend, and two pieces of cardio equipment (preferably next to each other)

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My sister and I did this workout with a stair climber and an upright bike. We had the stair climber at a really hard setting – so we were sweaty messes when we were finished. I call that a success!

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Have a great weekend guys!

<3 Stefanie

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