Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
A Prelude to our Summer
With the beautiful weather we have had in the last week, life has been a lot of fun. And all that kept running through my mind was, "summer is going to be so much fun!" Technically it doesn't start for another 22 or so days, and as for summer vacation, that doesn't start until June 30th. But since Elliot is still in preschool, and we are staying up much later than usual, I might consider summer is here. I love summer and do my best to make it last as long as possible. Life is happy when you are outside and wearing shorts.
Our plans for the summer in pictures...
Eat popsicles
Play in Grandma's pool
Relax while we eat dinner outside
Play with friends and neighborhood kids and their dog in the greenbelt
Our plans for the summer in pictures...
Eat popsicles
Play in Grandma's pool
Relax while we eat dinner outside
Play with friends and neighborhood kids and their dog in the greenbelt
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Grandma's Birthday!
Happiness is...
Tea Parties and Hats
Birthday Lunches with Grandma
Green Frosting on Birthday Cakes
Grandma Hugs
Playing with Papa
Auntie
Sharing Dessert
Evenings on the Beach
Unhappiness is The Oprah Winfrey Show ending after 25 years. I rarely even watch her, but I have watched and learned so much since I was a teenager. She is an amazing woman.
Tea Parties and Hats
Birthday Lunches with Grandma
Green Frosting on Birthday Cakes
Grandma Hugs
Playing with Papa
Auntie
Sharing Dessert
Evenings on the Beach
Unhappiness is The Oprah Winfrey Show ending after 25 years. I rarely even watch her, but I have watched and learned so much since I was a teenager. She is an amazing woman.
Monday, May 9, 2011
A Sick Day
Since Elliot was coughing ALL night long and had a fever last night, we took a sick day from school today. I have the cold too, so thought movies in bed would be a great way to spend the day.
Not sure if this is chilling out, but it was fun!
Snack in bed...
Getting comfy watching "Dinosaurs"
Not sure if this is chilling out, but it was fun!
Snack in bed...
Getting comfy watching "Dinosaurs"
Friday, March 11, 2011
It's a Wonderful Life in California
Every day that I wake up to a sunny day, I am so grateful for living in such a beautiful place. Since January 13 we have had many more sunny and nice days, than we have had cold ugly days.
Catching Up
So I am figuring out that the amount of take out I eat is much more disturbing than the amount of meat I eat. And using cheese as a replacement for meat is probably not the best idea. But I am also learning that having a toddler in the house is a great way to lose weight. Alex is everywhere and so much work, that I rarely finish a meal.
My commonly eaten foods, while being meatless...
- Trader Joe's frozen low fat Mac and cheese. This is my favorite easy meal, and I
think it only has 5 grams of fat in it's small serving.
- Cream Pan's egg salad sandwich.
- Mountain Mix Mojo Bars.
- Black Beans.
- Rubio's fish tacos.
Some favorite meals so far...
- Chipotle's vegetarian tacos with lots of their corn salsa and guacamole.
Total favorite!
- Costco's frozen tilapia. The spicy one is so so yummy with rice and avocado. It
would be great with some of Chipotle's corn salsa.
Today's cabbage covered fish taco at Rubio's
So going meatless has definitely made me more aware of what and where I am eating. Maybe April will have a no take out theme. One step at a time, right. It's not all bad, I am, eating loads of fruit, because berries have been so delicous.
My commonly eaten foods, while being meatless...
- Trader Joe's frozen low fat Mac and cheese. This is my favorite easy meal, and I
think it only has 5 grams of fat in it's small serving.
- Cream Pan's egg salad sandwich.
- Mountain Mix Mojo Bars.
- Black Beans.
- Rubio's fish tacos.
Some favorite meals so far...
- Chipotle's vegetarian tacos with lots of their corn salsa and guacamole.
Total favorite!
- Costco's frozen tilapia. The spicy one is so so yummy with rice and avocado. It
would be great with some of Chipotle's corn salsa.
Today's cabbage covered fish taco at Rubio's
So going meatless has definitely made me more aware of what and where I am eating. Maybe April will have a no take out theme. One step at a time, right. It's not all bad, I am, eating loads of fruit, because berries have been so delicous.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Cream Pan
Meatless March Day 4
Much better than yesterday, until a barbecue at friends this evening. What could be better than Cream Pan for lunch. I know it's only egg salad sandwiches, but it is very yummy egg salad, with cucumber. And with a banana pastry for dessert, pure heaven. Thank you to the lovely Carol for recommending it and bringing me samples a few weeks ago.
Dinner at a friends was salad, taquitos, guacamole(I think for the taquitos) and really delicious smelling grilled chicken. I wanted to cheat. I really really did. And I quite easily could have, but the rest of the month would have been ruined, and I wouldn't be able to take myself seriously in the future if I did. So ate what little salad was left at the bottom of the bowl. Luckily that is where most of the kidney beans and peppers ended up. I also had a perfect blend of fruit salad (bananas, blueberries, strawberries and apple) and guacamole. It was dark so nobody could see me eating guacamole with a fork. Is that strange? It was really good and chunky, and without tomatoes, just the way I like it.
My yummy sandwiches from Cream Pan (I didn't eat the ham one)
The most amazing, scrumptious best ever in the world pastries
These pastries really are perfect. The custard cream is not overwhelmingly sweet. I think it is the secret ingredient to making their pastries the best. And the croissants are perfectly flakey . There just isn't a better word for them than PERFECT!
Much better than yesterday, until a barbecue at friends this evening. What could be better than Cream Pan for lunch. I know it's only egg salad sandwiches, but it is very yummy egg salad, with cucumber. And with a banana pastry for dessert, pure heaven. Thank you to the lovely Carol for recommending it and bringing me samples a few weeks ago.
Dinner at a friends was salad, taquitos, guacamole(I think for the taquitos) and really delicious smelling grilled chicken. I wanted to cheat. I really really did. And I quite easily could have, but the rest of the month would have been ruined, and I wouldn't be able to take myself seriously in the future if I did. So ate what little salad was left at the bottom of the bowl. Luckily that is where most of the kidney beans and peppers ended up. I also had a perfect blend of fruit salad (bananas, blueberries, strawberries and apple) and guacamole. It was dark so nobody could see me eating guacamole with a fork. Is that strange? It was really good and chunky, and without tomatoes, just the way I like it.
My yummy sandwiches from Cream Pan (I didn't eat the ham one)
The most amazing, scrumptious best ever in the world pastries
These pastries really are perfect. The custard cream is not overwhelmingly sweet. I think it is the secret ingredient to making their pastries the best. And the croissants are perfectly flakey . There just isn't a better word for them than PERFECT!
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