I’m happy to be in the swing of things at work. I feel settled, but I also think the adrenaline of starting a new job has worn off because I just hit a wall of tiredness this week. Thus the random wordless post yesterday – I crawled in bed at 9 and wanted nothing more than to sleep! I really haven’t been feeling the gym this week, so when Matt suggested grabbing dinner tonight in between his one million meetings,…
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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…
After a dessert bar on Monday and appetizers for dinner on Tuesday, a healthy dinner was necessary. Matt was home for dinner tonight (yay!), and I could tell he was disappointed when I told him salads were on the menu. But tonight’s salads were better than your average greens – I topped these with hot lentils and sweet potatoes, blue cheese, carrots, and avocado with homemade dressing. With hummus toast on the last of the GH herb bread on the…
Am I just consuming a lot of food or is my life being consumed by food!! More delicious tastes at happy hour this evening, starting with a Malbec (is that all I order these days?). When there’s only Six Plates, you’ve got to try them all, right? Lamby joes – good, but sloppy:) Truffle fries (aka McDonald’s fries with fancy flavors). This is the only thing I don’t LOVE at Six Plates. Farmhand foods beef sliders with chapel hill creamery…
It was one of those fabulous weekends. The sun was shining, the temps were perfect, and I had the whole weekend free to play. I did a bit of everything – relaxing, cleaning, organizing, exercising, eating, drinking, friending. Friday started with drinks and dinner at Fuqua Friday, and then Matt and I came home for a movie night. We watched Reality Bites, a movie that I’ve actually never seen, despite having listened to the soundtrack a million times. I really…
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…
Because we were waiting on Kath’s baby and thought we might go up to Virginia if he was born, we had absolutely no plans this weekend. Usually, we travel on long weekends or at least go to a bbq, but we really had nothing to attend. That never happens! After a somewhat crazy summer, it was won-der-ful! Aside from getting a ton done around the house and working hard on wedding stuff (and some honeymoon planning!), I drank my first…