Dear fellow Northern Virginians,

RUN, don’t walk to Plaka’s Grill in Vienna and eat a Gyro “Plaka Style” (with fries inside).

The concert T and I went to last night was in Vienna and I went to yelp to see what restaurants we could eat at before. Plaka Grill has 4.5 stars and 600 reviews, so I was sold.

And HOT DAMN this food was delicious. Super casual family owned joint and I insist if you can make it to Vienna to go eat there. 

You’re welcome.

http://www.plakagrill.com/

How does it feel to know you’re everything I need
The butterflies in my stomach
They could bring me to my knees
How does it feel to know you’re everything I want
I’ve got a hard time saying this
So I’ll sing it in a song

Nick Thomas

Great show last night, I loved sharing one of my favorite musicians and lyricists with T. My favorite quote of the night however goes to T who said he wasn’t  ”emu” and I died laughing and said I think you mean “emo.”

7 years

Today marks 7 years since my Dad passed away due to complications of gastric bypass surgery. 

7 years is like a ¼ of my life that he’s been gone already. Out of tragedy I was finally able to find the motivation to get healthy and fit. I did the work, no shortcuts, no fad diets, and most importantly no surgery.

I post about my Dad every year on/around his anniversary, so check my archives if you want to read more…

Love you Daddy 4.25.49 – 11.18.07

This afternoon I’m video conferencing in for a presentation with three friends/colleagues at a regional conference in RI. We are presenting on “Fitting In Fitness: Tricks, Tips, and Techniques for Being Healthy Effective Student Affairs Professionals" 

The plan is for me to present live via web cam, but lord knows what technology will throw my way, so I filmed this version yesterday and uploaded it youtube as a backup for my colleagues to play if needed. My portion of the presentation consists of "my story” and the 5 domains of Well-Being. 

Feel free to check it out (I give tumblr and fitblr major props)

PS – we all decided to wear work out gear for the presentation, hence my shirt

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)