I think this is the first year ever that I haven’t dressed up for Halloween and I feel very old and un-festive:( Wednesday is a very inconvenient night, as no one around here quite knew when to celebrate. I feel ok about it though because we will be doing a lot of celebrating tomorrow night in honor of my Dad’s birth (happy early birthday Dad!)! I hit up 6am spinning, not because I had anything at all on the agenda…
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Chilly and gray weather made for a cozy and productive day at work. Yet another one of my schools turned on the heat this week, and I saw 73 degrees in my office for the first time this year! Things are also picking up, so it was one of those days where the work to breathing-time ratio was perfect and I came home with a bit of energy left and quite a few things check off my list. My motivation…
Last night was a blast – Ingrid was phenomenal and Rufus was hilarious! Before the show, we had a delicious Aviator winter beer – I promise to update my beer page soon! It seems like incredible Belgians and high gravity seasonals are the only brews that make the list these days… I made a big batch of sweet potato and black bean enchiladas – haven’t made these in forever! I think they are better reheated than fresh out of the…
Gloomy, rainy days sure go well with Mondays. But at least something exciting happens this week! I had a training that started a little later this morning, so I knocked out a workout at the Y. It was great because after work I definitely didn’t want to go out in the rain. The afternoon kind of dragged on, and so I was quite excited to get to go home to complete free time. I made by first batch of pumpkin…
We sure got a taste of winter today! Right after I got back from Atlanta this summer, I had a moment when I thought I cold handle cold, but I totally changed my mind today. I must migrate south. But, the wonderful news is that the heat came on in one of my schools today and it was blasting. I wasn’t just warm, I was hot!! Some of the older schools have great heat. After work, I did one of…
Tuesdays are kind of a drag. And the weather was soo weird today! This morning, it was so foggy, I could barely drive, and then when I left school this afternoon, there was an intense heat wave. When I got back in my car, all the moisture was trapped inside and my cell phone completely fogged over. I was worried something might happen on the inside. Anyway, it was one of those days were I just couldn’t talk myself into…
I had another great day in the classroom! It almost gave me the itch to go back to school…and then I remembered that education costs a fortune. And I can’t spend a fortune, because I need beer money… I had planned on going to the Davidson soccer game along with a pre-game gathering in Chapel Hill this evening, but it got rained out. So Matt and I grabbed a beer instead! It was quite exciting because Matt has been so…
I don’t think I’ve ever had so many leftovers in the fridge! I’m so excited that the freezer already has lunches for next week inside. So, last night, I made Caitlin’s Zucchini Quiche Cornbread. I could almost smell the sweet cornbread when I saw it on her blog, and since I had a box of TJ’s mix in my cabinet, it was a no-brainer. Simply delightful! Although, I have to confess, I did add some cheese after this. It was…
What I was attempting to say last night (before Ecto ate my post) is that I’ve been back in the kitchen! I’ve been trying to make more recipes that have leftovers, so I don’t have to pack as many lunches. This one was adapted from a fettuccine recipe that I found in a Betty Crocker cookbook. The best decision I made was to sub orzo for fettuccine – the texture was so fun. I’ve had a box in my cabinet…