Come on, you’ve heard that phrase before. Right? I grew up on it. My mom would always yell say it to me.
“Whoa Nelly Lindsay……”
What does that mean? Why Whoa Nelly? I’ll tell you.
Apparently it's an equestrian phrase meaning: “Hold your horses!” Or better yet: "Wait a minute! This is a lot of work! Let's slow down and take things a little at a time”
Well today I gave the hubs a Whoa Nelly! He’s started to pack for his next couple weeks of racing and I thought, whoa…didn’t you just race that race? Nope, that was last year. Again, I thought, whoa…..you mean a year has already gone by? You mean we’re already half way through this year?
WHOA NELLY!
You mean my nieces and nephews are already 1, 3, and 5 years old?
Weren't they just born yesterday?
You mean the hubs and I both getting closer to 30?
We still look cool, right?
You mean we haven’t “gotten it all together” yet?
Whoa Nelly…..Uh, no….far from it. But you gotta just smile and roll with it, right?
You mean it’s already another WIAW?t
Jen, I think we had the same day. Empty plates but happy bellies!
Whoa Nelly….the day slipped by but I managed a few pics.
I was half way through this bowl before I realized I needed to take a picture.
At least I saved the topping, right?
And dinner tonight?? Well another whoa Nelly (just hold your horses). I’m not sure what to make quite yet.
to be determined……..
Are you having a whoa nelly day? A whoa nelly year? I hate to say it, but its true. The older I get, the more time just starts to fly by…....way too fast.
I need a moment to breathe, to smile, to cherish, to enjoy.
And so I will.
Cheers to the here and now!
LC
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Ahhhh I love all things salad and BROWN RICE CHIPS. You should do a giveaway of gluten free treats :)
I totally get you on this one. I feel like everything is flying by and we aren't getting the chance to enjoy it. We are going to work on that!
As for breakfast...I always save the top for last! It's the best part!
OMG you're not even 30 yet? Now I feel oooooooold :)
Looks like quite the delicious day! I will have to check out brown rice chips.
LOL - definitely feeling that "whoa nelly" feeling. I mean, how is it June? How is my vacation almost over? But you're right, just gotta go with it and enjoy every minute!
oh I totally should have done that. Dang it.
Lindsay
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You mean like when I looked at my calendar and said to myself, "Holy... there's only ELEVEN full days of school left?????" Normally it cannot come soon enough, but knowing this is our last year with our principal..... I'm savoring each walk through the hall, each crazy exam day, every request for the bathroom, and more!
17 June will be here soon enough... though it's hard to believe it IS June!
Peace.
yes, I agree. Soak up that sun for me. K?
Lindsay
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oh molly, you are far from old. Old is not in my vocabulary if you are an
athlete. LIKE YOU!
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i bet your boys are growing up so fast. Enjoy those meals together!
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yep, its coming up. WHOA! I love how you are savoring the hall walks.
;)
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Loving the booch ;)
"Woah Nelly!" Yes. I often have those moments. I LOVE what you ended this post with. "I need a moment to breathe, to smile, to cherish, to enjoy." Amen to that sista! Enjoy breathing and smiling and shining like the radiant soul that you are! <3
You and the Hubs are too cute! love!
i've had a whoa nelly decade! a couple of months ago i realized that this year is our 10 year high school reunion! say what! shouldn't i be rich and famous by now? :)
also, those (collard?) wraps look freaking awesome!
hehe. Cute post. :)
Whoa nelly is right. That's how I feel this week. So busy!
Haha! I love this post! Whoa Nelly! I've heard this and say it often. People probably think I'm nuts! I'll have you know...I looked for kale today at the store but - fail - they didn't have any. I swear, it's on my list ASAP! :) And Gotein powder...a la my sis, to try ;-)
love that a moment to breathe, smile cherish and to enjoy! i am gonna steal that-got a post i need to write!
Yes I totally know how you feel! It is true, the older you get the faster time goes by. My oldest niece is 14!! What?? I seriously can't believe and it makes me feel old :( Well one thing I know is that it is summer now and I am going to enjoy every minute of it!
I am definitely have a whoa nelly year! Or life...haha! I can't believe I've been living in California for 8 months. While it feels like home, I also can't believe I've been here that long. I feel like the older I get, the faster time seems to pass. Slow down, life! :)
I still can't believe it's already June 1!! I remember January 1 like it was just yesterday, time definitely flies right before your very eyes. Glad you stopped to snap of pic of that yummy breakfast ;)
oh enjoy!! I wish I had a summer to play. Those were the days. Soak up
some summer for me!
;)
Lindsay C
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of course, steal it! I can't wait to read your post.
Lindsay
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if your nuts, then I am even nuttier! haha. I might have to send you some kale.
:P
Lindsay
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oh I bet! The week after vacation is always nuts. Hope it eases up for you soon.
i know, thats crazy! 10 yrs is crazy. I think we all should be rich and famous
by now. And yes those are collard wraps. With salmon and scrambled eggs. so
good!
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Ha! Whoa nelly indeed! And yes you still look adorable - yes, but of course you 'almost' forgot to take a picture - and yes it's JUNE! EEEEEK! Are we blinking through our life? Gosh... I sure hope not!
lurve the pix - soooo cute!
oh your too cute. You need to meet my hubs soon too! When you finally are LIVING
in austin. When oh when will that be?
:)
Lindsay
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got it
Lindsay Cotter
Nutrition Manager & Fitness Consultant
lyndzut@sbcglobal.net
www.cottercrunch.com
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yep
i hope not either. less blinking please. maybe that means I need to take more
pictures, just in case moments fly by.
;)
Lindsay
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seriously, I am pretty sure I just posted about new years. didn't that just
happen? haha.
Lindsay
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oh i know! and who knows where life will take you next! hold on, right? Hope we
get to come to CA soon.
Lindsay
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It has Definitely been a "whoa Nelly" year for us, too! Holy whoa, I cannot believe we've almost been in CO for a YEAR. So crazy :)
Good luck to the Hubs during his trip and race!!
On a random note, your beverages always look so refreshing! I need to get into these drinks of yours :)
oh i love ya Alaina! your such a gift of encouragement. I will pause and cherish
that!
Lindsay
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yep, and guess what?! i heard they go on sale friday at whole foods!!!
Lindsay
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Whoa Nelly- don't even go there about being 30. I've been there for half a year already... :)
Isn't it crazy how time is just flying by? And we have tons of stuff going on in June so this month will be gone before we know it. It did help me stop and enjoy some time today -- the rushing around needs to stop!
well you don't look a day over 25. ;)
Lindsay
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Whoa Nelly is RIGHT! Seriously, how is it already June?? I got hired by lululemon in FEBRUARY!? Seems like last month. When we lived in Belize, time went by sooooo slowly. Seriously, it was crazy. Almost too slow, actually. I guess I'm still looking for that balance. :)
Don't worry on the having it all together! I'm near 30 and Nick is past 30 and we're nowhere near all together1 :P
Your nieces and nephew are simply precious! I wish my brothers would have babies, although I guess we're going to have kids first because neither of them are married!
We are having a whoa nelly day in some very good ways. I have to be mysterious because nothing is for sure yet, couple more weeks to see what's what :) hehe
Cute nieces and nephew!! Funny story about Whoa Nelly. When I was super tiny, my dad was feeding my brother his bottle and I came into the living room and said Daddy I want some juice. He said Allie, right now Im feeding Mike so just hold your horses okay? So I walked away and like 10 minutes my mom said went by and then I came back into the room with my riding horse(the one that is plastic and you rock it) I rocked that thing from room to room until I got to my dad. I came in, real proud and all and said, Daddy! I have my horse, can I have my juice now? My mom said my dad was trying NOT to crack up when I was came into the room on my little horse. Today was very blah, and I learned my lesson with the sun at 10:30-wear sunblock or else you will get burnt :/ I forgot it today :( Oops
cute post. smile and roll with it is all you really can do sometimes! have a beautiful day!
Of course you're still cool! And I am too right? I had a little shock when I looked at my age division in the race I ran on Monday (20-29) and realized that I was at the far end of that spectrum. Gasp!
oh allie! this is too cute. I will remember this story....and sunblock. haha.
Lindsay
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oh now you've got me excited! I hope everything goes through and its all good
news to share...SOON!
:)
p.s.
glad we both "don't have it all together." We need to live in the same city.
haha.
Lindsay
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whoa, really? You started in february?? Oh my goodness, thats crazy! Can you
believer we've been friends for over a year?! I am so thankful for that WHOA
NELLY> hehe.
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You're too cute! I had a woah nelly moment today when I realized my daughter is closer to 3 than 2 1/2. Noooooooooo!!!!
oh no, babies grow up way too fast!!
Lindsay
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oh ya, end of the spectrum for sure. But we get to be in a new one soon. and
yes, we are still cool! even cooler now.
;)
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yep, we'll get there....some day. Right?
:)
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amen to that. I remember when i was a kid, weeks felt like eternities.. I need
to remember how to live like that. here's to a slow summer!
Lindsay
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whoa, a year? that did fly!! pretty soon it will be 2! watch out.
:)
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haha I love that you call these your "whoa nelly" moments. Its so crazy how fast the time goes by! What was that last dish? Looks good!
All the cool kids are in their 30's. Come join us. ;)
I haven't use that phrase in a long time, but it's totally appropriate for how I feel about my life post-law school -- whoa Nelly, where's my job? Whoa nelly hard to believe I moved away from TX a year and a half ago...whoa nelly, I'm moving again!!
You and the hubby are SO cute together!!
Completely happened to me today when I realized it was June 1 after having written a check dated May 31! Where has time gone!?
Whoa Ned, too! I am still only 21...in my mind. Not sure where all the time has gone. :) 20 year reunion next year...not sure i'll recognize anyone!
Aww, Lindsay, your nieces and nephews are adorable! I agree that time flies by very quickly, so the best thing we can do is enjoy every minute! :)
Are these steel cut oats in your breakfast bowl? Or even whole oat grains? And your dinner looks fabulous again, I want some! (Quite the food envy over here again. :D)
actually is millet. Very similar to steel cut oats as far as texture goes. I
love it for breakfast these days with cream. And for the last meal, it was
definitely a KATH style meal. Collard green wraps with sautees mushrooms,
zuchini, salmon, and eggs. Come over!
:)
Lindsay
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oh I've done that way too many times. I still have a hard time writing 2011 on
my checks. haha.
Lindsay
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maybe its just our stage in life. Always moving, going places, trying new
things, etc. But I don't ever want to forget it! The good times and bad, right?
Lindsay
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gladly! 30s are the new 20's ya know.
;)
Lindsay
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oh yes, that last dish is a favorite. Sauteed veggies with eggs and salmon in a
collard wrap! mmmm mmmmm good.
Lindsay
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20 years? I love it! I bet they won't recognize you because you are so fit and
healthy!! gotta be proud to flaunt that.
:)
Lindsay
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I know it is crazy, when my sister send me pics of my niece I cannot get over how big she is now. Almost walking!!!
Not the biggest "whoa nelly" year for me but I do agree, the older I get - the faster time flies! It's good and bad, haha. I want to tell "young" people I know like high school kids to enjoy each day, each month, each year that they have, because for some reason, once you graduate high school, time starts zooming past you. Thanks for the reminder to take a deep breath and be thankful!
Haha I totally had a whoa nelly day yesterday too!! My cousin's youngest daughter turned 5. I about fell over when I realized it lol! I was like NOOOOO you were just pregnant two years ago! No way!! Uhhh YUP! Time flies.
I also managed to convince myself that I was 21 the other day??? I don't know. I kind of don't pay attention to birthdays other than the cake part and the presents anymore LOL... Max was like "Um Sable you know you're two years older than that now right?" Sure. Yeah. I knew that. ;-)
I have whoa nelly moments from time to time! Like how I finished my 1st year of college.. I can seriously remember being in high school and thinking how far away college was.. creepy!!
Wonderful oats toppings :)
woah nelly, i'm turning 30 in two months.... luckily it's only a number ;)
Your meals look so delicious! And my sense of time has been WACK-O this year, I can't even believe that I take my last exam tomorrow! It's so strange the way time passes.
Hoping these days go by fast without your hubby. I have another solo weekend ahead of me. And, of your you tow look cool as ever...I'm guessing you'll look 20ish for decades by the way you care for yourself!
haha, thank you. I sure hope so! We need a girls week together. Wanna fly to
austin?
Lindsay C
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Whoa Nelly!! It is just so fun to say that. I am going to be driving everyone crazy with it today. :) It is seriously scary how fast time goes by. Weird how you think when I am this age I will do this, and then that age hits and you extend the deadline. ha!
Have a great day girl and keep on keepin on!
oh man, I hear ya on that. I keep delaying my "growing up." haha! Please use
whoa nelly A TON today. It will make me smile.
Lindsay
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Hehehe I get made fun of all the time for saying old fashioned sayings!! I cant help it though.... its what I grew up with! Whoa nelly, holy smokes, golly, my goodness......
Im glad you are taking a moment to reign in the crazy and enjoy! :)
oh wow, good luck!! You'll be free soon!
Lindsay
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i think we get better with age....right?
Lindsay
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yippeee! one year of college down. It flies by, really!
Lindsay
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I do that ALL the time. I thought I was 26 last year. nope! oh well, who needs
to keep track anyway.
Lindsay
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what a great reminder. You think they really listen? I hope so!! Take advantage
of the slowness, right?
Lindsay
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i know, they grow up even faster when you can't see them everyday. Hope you get
to see yours soon!
Lindsay
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Its gotta be a southern thang.....right? Hope you are living it up this
summer friend. See you in Austin soon!
Lindsay
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ok so 100% brutal honesty -- what do you think of the gotein? i'm a lil skurred to try it and I dont want to get in over my head with something I have to chuck! haha help!
ooh and Happy WIAW dalllling! <3 can our nieces/nephews just slow down already? i'm feeling old!
xoXOxoJenn @ Peas & Crayons
Mu gotein is almost gone! I really like it. Reminds me of muscle milk light. And I like the vanilla!
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time really does seem to speed up as we get older! and yes, you guys still look super cool :)
Today has absolutely been a Woah Nelly day at work! I can't believe all of the crazy things going on! But not really a BAD woah nelly... so that's good, right?!
Life in general is a total whoa nelly!! There's definitely a delicate balance between living life by the seat of your pants, and trying to cherish every moment. I'm glad to know you don't let the little things slip by you. ;)
those are even sweeter moments. The whoa nelly time flies when you are having
FUN!
Lindsay
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as long as we look cool, then I am all about aging. haha.
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I think I'm going to start using the phrase whoa nelly on the regular. It's a cute one. And it's so appropriate! There are SO many whoa nelly moments these days, life just shoots by doesn't it?
PS - I think the 30s are rockin even though I'm not quite near them yet. And you guys are definitely still VERY cool ;)
My kids cause all kinds of whoa nellys. I swear they get older/bigger/wiser by the day. It makes me want to slow down time and soak up all the sweetness while I can.
Oh - and you two are such youngsters. Don't even talk about being old!
Ahh, 30 is nothing. Wait until you are approaching 40 like me. THAT is Whoa Nelly!! Hope to see you guys this weekend!!
well you don't look a day over 20!
:)
Lindsay
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Ok.. you're not even 30 yet? Wow I feel old! LOL
Yet you are an amazing athlete who looks young to me!
;)
Today actually went pretty slowly, which I definitely embraced :D
I feel like the last 4 years are " whoa nelly", especially 2011. HOW IS IT JUNE? I was reading my new favourite book, the Happiness Project, and she shares a quote " the days are slow but the years are quick". That is so ringing true for me right now. Some days, another minute while doing intervals on the track seems so far away, and now I have no idea how it's june!
Also- what is in those lettuce wraps? they look absolutely delightful!! please share!
oh good! hope your finals went well!
Lindsay
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oh you have to start using that phrase, then see how people react. Love it!
Life's too short NOT to use the phrase, haha.
Lindsay
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ahh, so true my dear. so true. Track workouts will never go by fast enough.
haha.
The wraps have sauteed mushroom, zucchini, tomato, salmon and eggs. MY FAVORITE!
Lindsay
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Oh how I have missed your posts! Blog's looking good and I TOTALLY know what you mean about Whoa Nelly - my life is Whoa Nelly - or was until I got sidelined with a stupid chest infection. Maybe that's why? Don't answer it.
Your food looks delicious and don't even try to get it together you and James look so happy - that IS getting it together girl!
oh I have missed you too! I hope you are all better now. Whoa Nelly is the
theme of our lives, right?
:)
Lindsay
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