So dang.

Let me start off by saying that Meeker and I have our own, stupid language. It is mostly abbreviations and short words, sometimes we add suffixes. However, one of our favorite phrases is: So dang. It is a short way of saying: This/that is so DANG good! That is how my afternoon was: So dang.

Here are some snippets from my eats today:

Leftover broccoli puree and ham/mozzarella cheese sticks

Eating at my desk

4 o’clock snack: peach, kiwi, granola.

I got home at 6:30ish, completely pooped and dreading my run. But I made myself do 6 miles. First 3 miles: boooo! Last 3 miles: literally FLEW by – the best I have felt in A LONG time. So dang.

Dinner continued to be soooo dang.

Pita, roasted veggies, spaghetti sauce, spinach, ham, mozzarella cheesy. Under the broiler.

I ate half-ish:

And gave the other (smaller) half to Meeker. It was so dang and so satisfying. Oh my goodness, I want another, but we are out of pitas. Next week I will definitely re-create this guy.

ALSO, my conferences went so well. Couldn’t have asked for a better day!

Miercoles en la Manana

I started today off with a walk in the park! Then came home and had some good eats:

First:

Then combined the two:

Then I added some toast and coffee out of another favorite mug.

Look at those seeds buried in the crust. Yummm. I had butter and cinnamon on top of these two slices.

And the coffee mug…

Audrey Hepburn (Holly Golightly!) – I love, love, love her and Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

On the other side, this mug has scenes from Manhattan:

(It also says Manhattan on the inside – such a romantic way to drink coffee)

I packed lots of goodies for lunch/snack – I have a long (but will be good!) day ahead of me. Happy parent teacher conference thoughts to me.

Hope you have a fantastic day, too!

Cloudy with a chance of broccoli

The intervals were not even a fraction of the pain and agony that I expected them to be. In fact – I enjoyed them immensely. Surprise, surprise. Also, it started raining on the last lap of my last 1600. How perfect. So my last kick on the track + my jog home were enjoyed in the rain. I loved it so much. Don’t you just love it when you have a good workout?

I came home – not hungry in the slightest. But an hour or so later, I wanted something comforting. The most comforting thing in the world to me is a big bowl of pureed veggies. We had broccoli in the drawer.

I steamed 2 big heads of broccoli in the micro – just until they were tender. Then roughly chopped and dropped into the blender, added a 2 – 3 cups of water and set on high.

Blender o’ greens.

After it was all pureed, I salted to taste and added about a half cup of milk. So wonderfully satisfying.

Made even better with some mozzarella cheese on top.

Then I got a little crazy and threw some leftover chicken on top – which turned to be a mistake. I don’t know if the chicken was turning…but it was icky and I ate ½ a bite and discarded it immediately.

Usually, pureed broccoli is my fave – but this was a teensy bit bitter. Although, I still loved it. Another favorite is cauliflower. Acorn squash, butternut squash, the list goes on and on.

I just glanced at my computer clock and cannot believe that it is 9:03pm. I try to be in bed by 9:45ish – and that is not looking like it is possible tonight. Parent teacher conferences are tomorrow and Thursday and I still have some worky work to do for them. I think I will have a cookie to get me through the next hour. (Smile!)

Oat bag…got my oat bag…

Has anyone ever seen that Jerry Seinfeld routine? (Does any still say “routine” when referring to stand up comedy??)…it makes me laugh every time.

In this bowl, ½ cup oats, brown sugar, coconut, chocolate chips, vanilla, cinnamon, and the star of the show, peanut butter. Oh, and some plain yogurt. I was a hungry bear this morning.

All the flavors mixed so well! I was actually still hungry after this very hearty bowl…but I decided to press on – I am sure I will feel full after my morning coffee.

On another note, I am running late this morning – but felt the need to still post my breakfast. It is picture day at school – so I spent a few extra minutes getting purrrty. Our school pictures go on our ID badges – and I will have to look at it 10 times a day for the next year. Like a driver’s license, almost. I think it is worth a little extra effort in the beauty department. I will let you know how it turns out! (Last year, I looked so young in my photo – literally, like I was 10 years old – that I cut off all my hair in an attempt to look older). I’m vain.

Happy Tuesday!

Sunday Smashed Sandwich

I was hungry just an hour or so after my salad, so I had a yogurt/granola snack

This is plain yogurt, a spoonful of peanut butter, a drizzle of honey and a spoonful of granola. I love plain yogurt – it has such a tangy taste.

This snack was pretty hardy, and I didn’t get hungry again until around 7:00. I wanted a grilled cheese with cheddar, but…we didn’t have cheddar, so I did what I could with the pepper jack. I am a really big wimp when it comes to spice, so I had to add a lot of “stuff” so that the sammy wouldn’t be too spicy for my weak palate.

Before the Panini press:

Getting all melty and toasty:

The final product:

Even with all the ingredients (spinach, turkey, pepper jack cheese and mustard) it was a little too spicy for my liking. The bread was FANTASTIC, and the spice kind of over powered the nutty, chewy, yumminess of it.

For dessert, I had the last of my failed cookie crumbles that were frozen.

Salty, sweet, cold, crunchy, chewy – such goodness. I enjoyed every crumb.

Plus, I got my lesson planning for the week finished! I have an early bed time planned, but for now, Meeker and I are parked on the couch enjoying some episodes (“Eppies” as we call them) of Arrested Development.

Hasta Manana!