On The Go!

Hello again Blog World!

I’m back from my hiatus and ready to get this blog going again.  My apologies for not having a formal “good bye” but things just got super busy in my world.  But, nevertheless, I’m happy to be back.

While I was away I made a trip to Memphis.

Froze my rear end off at a College Football bowl game!

Joined a Book Club. I’m reading The Help by Kathryn Stockett at the moment. Even though I’m only on page 75 I’m already in love with it.  Go get it and read it, you’ll thank me.

Since I feel like I’m lacking a little bit in the “community service” aspect of my life I’ve decided to join the Junior League  http://www.ajli.org/ My provisional year doesn’t start until June, so I’m anxiously awaiting that.

My Uncle, who used to teach a Bible Literature class at a local high school is now retired and teaches a shorter version of the class at our church.   www.stlukesumc.com I’m taking his class once a week  and I’ve already learned so much about the Bible that I didn’t know.  I love love love it!

Believe it or not I actually learned how to knit.  Here’s the hat I made in January.

No, this picture wasn’t taken in a studio. That’s Will’s green accent wall at his house! It’s actually not that “tacky” in real life.  I’m working on a matching scarf right now.

I’ve also been training to run a Half Marathon. Sadly, last Monday something horrible happened to my knee and I can’t put ANY pressure on it. I’ve done my research and basically my training to run the half marathon is done for the next 30 days at the least.  This puts me WAY behind schedule and I’m really really really disappointed. But, things happen and I’m on the bike trying to keep my endurance up.

On a lighter note, lets talk food.  Dinner last night was a glorious veggie and turkey sausage stir fry.  YUM!

Today so far I’ve had two Puff Eggs with hot sauce and sea salt. (thanks, www.fitnessista.com for the idea) and an orange.

That’s all for now folks! Glad to be back….. 

Nicole

I started reading a new book yesterday, it’s called Precious. I think it’s about to come out in the theaters soon.  I probably won’t go see it. I’m half was through this book and it’s pretty disturbing, I feel horrible for the main character.  Although it’s not a true story, I know there are kids out there that go through the exact same things and it’s just sad.

Anyway, yesterday after getting a few things done here at work, we breaked for lunch and I made Organic Mac & Cheese with steamed broccoli.

I always get tired after I eat, so I made a little bit of coffee. The barista at starbucks gave us a handful of the Instant coffee and we love it!

I always put a little bit of Raw Agave Nectar in my coffee…it’s much better than sugar or artificial sweeteners.

I have another obsession that I haven’t shared on the blog yet. I absolutely love my two little plants. Hahah!  I bought them a few months before I moved from Chicago and they’re still alive and kicking.  The large one is a Jade Plant (My FAVORITE) and the small on is a succulent plant called an Elephant Bush.

Anyway, back on track.  For dinner last night I made Homemade Lasagna (it’s so easy) and green beans with 1/2 an onions and 2 cloves of garlic. I made the lasagna with Whole Grain Lasagna noodles, low fat cottage cheese, organic pasta sauce, ground turkey and fresh baby spinach.

I guess I ate a lot of pasta yesterday! Oh well, more energy!

Today has started of good so far. I did a little reading this morning before heading off to work and made myself Gluten Free Rolled Oats with milk and a little bit of honey. Yum!

That’s about it for now. I’ve got lunch plans with my Mom, Dad and my Uncle today, so it should be fun!

Bye

Nicole

As much as I try, I will never be a morning person, ever. I can’t seem to pull myself out of bed when the alarm goes off. Thank goodness someone invented the snooze button.  Honestly, if I never set my alarm there would be days when I really think I could sleep until 10am.  But, I wouldn’t want to do that because that would mean my mornings would be  completely wasted.

Even though I dispise getting up, I really like morning time.  I love the smell and taste of Coffee, the sun coming up, how quiet and peaceful things seem to be, once I’m up and out of bed mornings are great!

This morning it was foggy, and I saw the first frost of the season.  I made another blueberry smoothie and started checking my emails.

As the morning ran on I got the munchies.  I had a craving for chips and salsa at10:30am!  Weird, but it hit the spot.

I bought Veggie & Flaxseed Tortilla Chips from Trader Joe’s a while ago and they go really well with salsa.

The rest of today will consist of meetings and working.

I’ll be back later on

Nicole

Just for the heck of it Will and I decided to go to Mo’s Steakhouse tonight for dinner. Thank goodness we got there early. Believe it or not, it was packed on a Wednesday night.

I also needed an excuse to wear the new dress Will bought me.      He knows my style and size perfectly!

I wasn’t all that hungry, and I really don’t get excited about huge pieces of steak, so I ordered a crab cake.

A cup of Lobster bisque.

And a Ceaser Salad

I’ve been on an “after dinner coffee”  kick lately.  I think it’s the greatest way to end a nice relaxing dinner.

Sorry about the bad pictures tonight. The lighting in there was horrible.

Well, I’m off to Target and Barnes and Noble for the rest of the evening.

Bye

Nicole

Since I don’t post much on the weekends I missed showing you these pictures. I finally got to see the Colts play in Lucas Oil!  Our seats were fantastic!

There he is!

This week is off to a good start already. At work yesterday we had a meeting with our boss and it went really well.   Things are going really good here at the new job.

I just wish today looked a little prettier outside. It’s so gloomy. All I want to do is stay inside, drink coffee and work.

Breakfast was a blueberry smoothie. Almond milk, 1 banana, 1tbsp almond butter, 1/2 cup of blueberries and non fat vanilla yogurt.

Better get back to work!

Nicole