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Jun 18 2012

I’m 22!

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I had an absolutely wonderful weekend. It was my birthday yesterday, and while I’m not usually one of those people that declares a “birthday week” or has several parties … I did celebrate for most of the weekend. And if calories mean happiness, then my life was like Disneyland, Christmas, and the last day of school combined ;) I will say that I spent Saturday evening with the greatest group of friends that one could possibly have. If my 22nd year is anything like Saturday night … it’s going to be my best year yet! And it was so great to be able to celebrate my birthday and Father’s Day all rolled into one yesterday, too. Even though I may have had the worst hangover of my life. Whoopsie.

Pictures are usually better than me blabbing, so here’s some of the snapshots from the weekend.

Friday night dinner, where the overindulging began. I was okay with it :)  Broccoli cheese soup in a bread bowl + spinach dip/pita chips + cookie dough cheesecake. Yum.

Some parts of Saturday … I won’t lie, not a lot of photos were taken because I usually had a drink in my hand. I had about 15 friends over to celebrate my birthday (and my friend’s birthday, which is tomorrow). We barbequed burgers, and had loads of salads, dips, and appys. We even had an ice cream cake sitting in the freezer AND WE FORGOT ABOUT IT. I know. I don’t how that happened. I made my go-to dish, fruit salad. One of my best friends made Jello shots. God love her.

My headache and I went out to my parent’s house yesterday for a birthday/Father’s Day dinner. Steaks + roasted veggies + a cake my sister made using one of Katie’s recipes (I’m not sure which one, sorry). Plus presents … which included a Costco membership and a Scentsy burner! I’m spoiled :)

That’s just a tiny little glimpse into a truly fantastic weekend. I’m very lucky to have the people in my life that I do. I have a feeling this year is going to be freakin’ awesome.

How did you spend you weekend?!

Jun 15 2012

Like Monica Geller

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I have looked like that most nights this week. I’ve never cleaned so much in my entire life. I even bought new rubber gloves. I don’t wear rubber gloves. But I did several nights this week, and it feels goooooood to have my apartment this sparkling clean. I like to call it spring cleaning, several weeks late. Jeez, it feels great. I know it’s impossible but I swear I can see my reflection in my shower’s white walls.

On a related note, how great does it feel to take a shower right after it gets cleaned?  A simple pleasure.

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I got my giveaway prize from Julie’s blog in the mail yesterday! I love this Oiselle shirt. I actually tore open the envelope in the elevator, and tried it on as soon as I walked in the front door.

It says “Fa – a long, long way to run”. I wish I could wear it today … but it’s not really office wear ;)

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I have a massage appointment after work today. It’s going to feel awesome, since I’ve been hitting the free weights hard lately. My muscles need some lovin’, especially after my Wednesday morning yoga session. I can’t wait! After my (60 minute!) appointment, I have dinner plans with a friend … and then we’re going to pick up all of the groceries for the BBQ I’m hosting tomorrow night. As part of my excessive Monica Geller cleaning spree this week, I even shined up this bad boy in preparation. You shoulda seen it before … it had the potential to cause nightmares.

Good as new!

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As I’ve mentioned before, I am a Subway FANATIC. I’ve been toying with the idea of trying their salads for a long time (I’ve honestly been deliberating … I make my Subway choices really carefully) and finally decided to get one last night. I worked until 7:30, so the last thing I wanted to do was cook.

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I turned a 6 inch roasted chicken breast into a salad, with all of the veggies (of course!). My verdict? Awesome! I mean, a little pricey … but Subway isn’t the cheapest to begin with. I’ll definitely have this again though. And let’s face it, probably soon. I eat Subway far more than I should.

Have you ever tried a Subway salad? What veggies do you get on your sub? I always say “all of the above!” and the sandwich maker looks at me like a crazy person. Probably because I’m so enthusiastic about my greens ;)

May 14 2012

Whisper It

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I have a declaration … but I’m going to say it quietly. I’m afraid if my statement is anything louder than a whisper, the magic of it will be spoiled.

“Summer is finally here”.

Everytime I’ve said that within the last month, it seems like I’ve had to dig out my windshield scraper the next day. So if we just agree, quietly, that my favorite season has arrived … I think it will actually stay.

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I hope you had a wonderful weekend! I know I sure did. I had to go into work for a few hours on Saturday for a company garage sale, but I got to be in the sun so that was marvelous. It ended up wrapping up before I thought it was going to, so I had a couple of “unscheduled” hours to play with. I took the latest issue of Cosmo and the latest issue of Glamour (I’m addicted to magazines, obviously), and laid on my balcony.

I got ten minutes into my Cosmo mag … and ended up passing right out. Faaaast asleep.

Since there was a little bit of a breeze, I had put my Glamour underneath my leg to stop it from continuously opening up and having the pages flip. When I woke up 45 minutes later, the combination of heat/sweat had made the ink imprint onto my thigh. It reminded me of Never Been Kissed:

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(When I googled Never Been Kissed, a picture of Susan Boyle popped up. Just thought you might want to know.)

Also, I had zonked out right onto the pages of my Cosmo, like nose right in the binding, so I had pages stuck to each cheek. Attractive.

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Every Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, my family has the same thing for breakfast. We have for as long as I can remember. We always make eggs benedict, and honestly, is there a more delicious tradition? My dad, sister and I have pretty much perfected the assembly line now, and yesterday’s meal was amazing. We always make too much hollandaise sauce.

Wait, is there such a thing as too much hollandaise sauce? I think not ;) And sorry, no pictures. I barely breathed while scarfing it down.

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I’ve let my eating habits kind of slide lately, and I’m ready to take my clean eating seriously this week. A friend of mine and I went grocery shopping on Friday night (because we’re extremely super cool like that), so my fridge and cupboards are stocked full of my favorite healthy eats. I was going to prep my meals for this week last night, but didn’t get home soon enough. I was at a friend’s house for a BBQ inhaling this beautiful fruit salad that I made:

Sorry. I had to share that … aaaand I’m off topic.

To summarize, I’m looking forward to getting back on track this week. The veggie intake has been down … I’m ready to get it back up! :) Now I’m off to the gym for a couple of miles on the stationary bike and some serious arm work.

Enjoy your Monday!