Extrovert
Posted: August 4, 2010 Filed under: Breakfast, Delish Dinners, Mid-Day Yummies | Tags: agave, almonds, dates, meatballs, pasta, rice, sunbutter, tuna 26 Comments »I totally forgot how much energy I get from being around people all day!! I am just buzzing right now…bzzzz. I am a true extrovert.
My first day of school went well! We didn’t have kids today (they come Monday), but we spent the day getting familiarized with our new igoogle system which I am in complete nerd-love with. We pretty much went paperless this year, and I’m giddy about all the organizational possibilities.
Thanks for all your sweet happy anniversary wishes! I can’t believe it’s been 3 years…crazy stuff. Unfortunately, I haven’t seen Meeker today (except for early morning before I went for a nice long run in the cool, beautiful morning air.) But I did see a lot of friends today, and Meeker and I will get to hang out this weekend – something to look forward to.
Breakfast
This yummy bowl was 1 cup cooked brown rice, 2 chopped medjool dates, a handful of chopped almonds, cinnamon, and agave. It was one of the best cheap breakfasts I’ve ever had. I will undoubtedly eat it for breakfast again tomorrow.
Lunch
Embarrassing, really. I found a can of tuna buried way in the back of the pantry, mixed it with some beans and spicy mustard and called it lunch. I can’t wait for payday….
I also had some (more) dates with sunbutter from Tona!! (Remember Tona, the awesome foodie mom from my class last year who showered me with yummy things?!)
She left about 100 of these packets at the school office for me, and this was delicious squeezed over the dates. Definitely the highlight of my lunch.
For dinner, I had guests! My two childhood best friends (sisters) came over and brought a sweet little baby for me to meet.
Caitlyn, Christine, and her 2 month old adorable nugget (Elise) hung out for about 3 hours, and I made dinner along the way. Seriously, being around people who I love gives me so much oomph! I’m just a smiling ball of energy right now.
Pasta with turkey meatballs, and zucchini/spinach sauce.
(The return of) In the 3rd grade world…
I am up to my eyeballs in things to label – nametags, job assignment sticks, attendance sticks, file folder tabs, it never ends! Yeah for sharpies! I’m kind of obsessed with my mulit-colored 30 pack.
HAPPY LATE ANNI!!
your wedding pics are so beautiful girl!! i love sharpies too!!! I agree- i cant WAIT To be back to school to be around people and always having something to do!
The other day my grandmother tried to tell me not to lean toward teaching as a career anymore, because of how hard it would be to try and get a job. But I think I’d really love it. Especially making all those labels, and being a complete organization freak!! Haha!
<3 Tori
Enjoy the sunbutter….I bet you could make a protein shake with all those packets! ha We are gonna miss u!! It was always fun showering you with food, new recipes, lattes and chit chatting! The highlight of my school term…well u and Mrs. Parsons too!
Those pics are GREAT….can you email them to me???
i love pencil crayons, markets, sharpies, labels, you name it! art time is mandatory in my world hehe <3
Sounds like you had a great day!
It always feels nice to get everything organized.
I love your brown rice breakie bowl…I have been doing a similar thing with barley…keeps me going for a good while.
I am obsessed with sharpies… No lie.
Wow, I think we are so much the same! I LOVE organizing my classroom, I found a label maker at a garage sale and I use it to make labels for everything!
I would love to have a set of sharpies like that!
ain’t no shame in a can of tuna mixed with beans and mustard! that sounds SUPER good
ooooh-all those labels and markers are gettin me itchy to organize something! that looks like fun to me. nerd=me=yes
Sounds like a great first day back! I’m completely jealous of your new igoogle system…awesome! I love technology in the classroom though! And Sharpies are a great thing to have! I have the same pack in my desk!
Sounds like such a fun day! I love days that leave you smiling from ear to ear after being around friends and family.
Oh, and don’t feel bad about the tuna lunch. I totally do things like that on the days preceding grocery shopping.
I am obsessed with sharpie’s too! I made Keith write I love you on my cast!
I love organization and labeling – I’m a nerd too, I guess. I would buy those Sharpies immediately if I had any use for them!
I wish that I got energized from being around people…after a while of it, I tend to get a little drained.
The sunbutter is very intriguing… any idea where to get it?
yay for extroverts! i too am at my smiliest, happiest when just hanging out with people, chatting and forgetting all pretense of ego. and that baby – soooooo cute! i have had major aunt cravings lately, so my sisters better get on that. literally and figuratively speaking.
*LOVE* the looks of breakfast…must recreate!
I want those sharpees haha. Love them!
Your meals look great for being on a budget. And so glad you had a good first day back!!
I can’t remember if I said happy anniversary yet so I will now, happy anniversary!
Also, I have a sharpie in every color, too. I love it.
Happy (Belated) Anniversery! Where did you find squeezable Sunbutter?! I have never tried it and don’t want to buy a whole jar just to try it.
Thanks,
Erika
I can’t believe your students start Monday! It seems so early.
But I love your comment about sharpies and organizing. I’m an organization freak and I love to color code anything and everything! Have fun getting everything organized and ready for your little ones next week!
I have pretty much zero creative ability, but there is something about colored markers and sharpies that makes me smile. I think it brings back childhood memories of art class.
I LOVE organizing things! I know that sounds a little lame, but it really is the small things in life that get me.
Congrats on your anniversary (I missed yesterday’s post)!
You’ve just reminded me that I need dates-gracias.
I love the idea of having a sweet bowl of brown rice for breakfast! Looks amazing. And what an adorable baby!
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30 pack of sharpies = <3
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