Posted in Breakfast, Mid-Day Yummies, tagged chicken chili, cinnamon, espresso, fig spread, grapes, oats, running, snack on December 29, 2009 | 18 Comments »
I wish I could have this type of day every day. It may lose its appeal after some time, but it was just right for today.
Breakfast was so leisurely, it felt indulgent. Good thing I’m still on vacation.
I used my new stovetop espresso maker to create a semi-latte.
And what I mean by semi-latte is that [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on December 28, 2009 | 11 Comments »
I’m so happy to have another week off! The glamorous side of teaching, I guess.
Breakfast was leisurely…a bowl of veggie scrambled eggs.
And some really good coffee from Meeker’s amazing Christmas gift…
A single cup coffee maker! His parents gave this to him as a Christmas present, and by default, I also got a fantastic gadget.
I ran [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Mexican Pile On on December 27, 2009 | 16 Comments »
I had another Christmas today…another beautiful thing about being married is getting to share in another family’s traditions as well as your own! Win, win.
My family’s food tradition for Christmas something we have dubbed Mexican-Pile-On.
Fairly self-explanatory.
We set out large bowls of everything Tex-Mex (chips, beans, meat, salsa, cheese, guac, rice) and everyone piles their plate [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged beets, Christmas, finger food, mexico, omelete, pineapple on December 26, 2009 | 22 Comments »
Hello!!
I have missed you all during the last week – everything has been a whirlwind, but I am happy to be back, lying in my own bed, watching the snow fall.
My trip to Mexico was fantastic (how could it not be?) and can be summed up with four things.
Laying on the beach
Reading
I finished this book [...]
Posted in Delish Dinners, tagged carrots, peanut butter, sweet potatoes on December 18, 2009 | 19 Comments »
Move over oats in a jar…
Veggies in an (almost) empty peanut butter jar.
I didn’t really have the broccoli with the pb, I just tucked a few florets in there because it looked pretty. Then I pulled them out and ate them before stirring and mashing the carrots and sweet potatoes to ensure the peanut butter [...]
Posted in Breakfast, tagged egg whites, spinach, toast on December 18, 2009 | 10 Comments »
In twenty-four hours, I will be at the airport, about to board a plane for Mexico. I am giddy with excitement.
I woke up with some yoga this morning, and I’m about to head off to work to do some organizing and socializing.
I know I will be presented with cakes, cookies, pastries in the staff lounge [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Christmas, tea, yoga on December 17, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Christmas Vacation has begun.
One (of the million) nice things about teaching elementary school is the spirit that surrounds holidays. Today was Christmas all day long – and I really tried my best to relinquish all the control I wanted to have, and just enjoy the laughter and chaos. I mostly succeeded – but it sure [...]
