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Playing Catch Up

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Hello, hello!  As per the title of my post, I have lots to do so I’ll make this quick.

When we got home last night I munched on some turkey bacon.

I’ll never ever ever eat pork again, but turkey bacon is one of my favorite things and my mom always has it ready for me when I come home.

And I also ate a small bowl of cole slaw while we cooked dinner.

My dad (who’s a little bit picky) was doing leftovers so my mom and I made a roasted feast.

Tofu: cut a block of firm tofu into 6-7 pieces and place on a foiled, sprayed baking sheet.  Rub with maple syrup, sesame oil, salt, and red pepper.  Bake at 450* for 35minutes.

Baked okra.

And my mom made some sautéed cabbage with almonds.

Delish!

Then, for the second night in a row, I passed out fully dressed at 8pm!!!  I had been getting to bed really late and sleeping really poorly for the last few months and apparently my body is finally ready to catch up on some of that lost rest!

I even slept in (6:40) a bit this morning so I was glad I packed a breakfast sandwich last night while preparing dinner.

Although first I had a banana half so I could take Alieve on a non-empty stomach.

Eaten in the car, my sandwich was rye bread with roasted red pepper and goat cheese spread, chive cream cheese, turkey bacon, and spinach.

This was a fantabulous combo.  I thought I was fueling up for my bone scan but unfortunately once I got to the hospital I decided to cancel my appointment.  The scan was not 100% positively going to be covered by insurance and even if it was if I went out of network I’d have a $360 co-pay.  I’m using the crutches and resting my leg this week regardless so I’ll just wait until I’m back in Buffalo for the bone scan.

Equally fun was when I realized that using crutches with a button-up shirt was a bad idea.  There were at least 15men watching me struggle across the parking lot when my shirt popped open all the way down to my belly-button!!  This shirt usually goes in my conservative pile, not my Brittany pile!

Now I’ve got to spend the day catching up on Anthropology reading.  Thankfully I’ve got a lunch date planned with my mom in the middle!

What is your favorite kind of bacon?  I honestly really prefer turkey to pork but I do think that the fakin’ stuff can be pretty tasty.

It Must Be the Jalopenos

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I’ve come to the conclusion that a month spent eating nachos on the couch somehow turned me into a certifiable bad-ass.  I’m probably really a dumb-ass but for now I’ll keep feeling cool.  Why am I a dumbbad-ass?

  • the biggie – I quit a job I hated to persue hapiness
  • I ran a half marathon without training
  • I finished said stupid idea in two and half hours
  • I’m going to lose a couple toenails before all is said and done
  • I got a 2nd tattoo
  • I spent the last 5 days walking around on a semi-broken leg!

That last one came from my doctor’s appointment.  The x-ray was inconclusive and I’ll know more after tomorrow’s bone scan but she’s pretty certain its a stress fracture.  I’m not even going to address what that might mean as far as when I can start running again (bad-asses don’t cry!) but for the time being I’m rocking crutches.

Before I headed to my appointment I ate a Nonfat Peach Chiobani for breakfast.

And once I got back I had lunch.

A baggie of baby carrots,

and the other half of yesterday’s airport chicken sandwich.

Then I spent the afternoon reading blogs, whoops!  I have a TON of make-up work to do for school this week and I have got to get on it.

What have you done lately that made you feel like a bad-ass?

The One Where Emily Whines (and Questions)

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It’s been a short while since my last post, but let me tell you it has felt loooooong!  I’d like start this post by saying I love my husband and I’m so happy I got to see him.  The half was fabulous and I loved getting to run in it.  I love my family and I’m excited to be home.  And now I’m going to complain.  I’m also going to survey (in bold) just for funsies.

Tuesday, Kristen came home from school and took me to the airport.  We stopped to get my tattoo touched up on the way; pictures are coming, I promise!  I didn’t get to the airport late, but I definitely got there later than usual, I like a good 2hour buffer.  How early do you like to get to the airport?  My leg was killing me and I ripped the bandage off my tattoo picking up my bag so I was a mess about two minutes in.  Thankfully they let me skip to the front of most of the lines, Jet Blue lets you check 1 bag for free, and I had a nonstop flight.

Jet Blue has free cable onboard, something we don’t have at home, so my 3 hours went by pretty quickly.  I snacked on a package of Teather snacks; yum.

A Muscle Milk Light Bar; meh, too gooey and with a strange aftertaste.

And a little bag of blue chips; blue for Jet Blue, cute and tasty.

I want to say the flight was good, I mean I had chips and “Bones” was on, how could it not be?  Oh yeah, when people who have no business being parents take their little monsters in public!  Before people try to crucify me – I was a teacher for two years, not only do I recognize the signs of most disabilities/disorders, I fully sympathize with the parents who help their children live with them.  This little brat was NOT disabled.  Nor was he that little, the child was at least 6 or 7.  Infants scream on planes, it sucks for their parents and the people around them, but if it happens it is unavoidable.  I’m not going to say this kid needed to be smacked (I don’t believe in that) but his parents certainly needed a smack in the face.  He screamed the entire flight.  Ok, whatever.  But he also kicked the back of my seat the entire flight.  And every single kick felt like someone was shooting me in the leg.  By the time I got off the flight I was in tears.

I dragged myself down to baggage claim holding back tears.  And I even made it to the car and managed to look happy to see the husband.  I probably would have made it all the way home without crying, if we hadn’t been a block from our house before I realized that I left my camera on the plane.  Oh man.  Thank goodness the woman at the Jet Blue was a freaking angel who found my camera, gave us her personal cell phone number, and then met us outside the airport after we drove back.

Adam got dinner during the whole rigmarole and I ate some of his tortilla chips but have no photographs, obviously.  Ever left anything behind at the airport?

We got home around 10 and had to unpack then repack before we headed back to the airport at 3am.  Fun times.  My leg has been getting worse as the days go on so Wednesday I finally sucked up the embarrassment and asked for a wheel chair at the airport.  I am just too slow to make it from gate to gate in time.  Fully humiliated, at least I made it to my flight.

I had a three hour layover in Philly, for which a motorized cart dropped me off at my gate.  Have you ever ridden on one of the airport carts?  There were no healthy breakfast choices close by so I went straight to lunch at 8am.

I ate half of this spicy chicken sandwich,

as well as this side of Waldorf salad.

I also made it to a newstand and had a York Peppermint Patty for dessert.

The husband said I needed to suck it up and go to the ER but as my 2nd flight got more and more delayed that option slipped away.  The flight from Philly to STT was 4hours long (and 2hours late) so by the time we got into the air I was starving again.  I bought a snack box on the plane but was a little disappointed with the unhealthy choices.

I ended up eating the cheese and crackers.

And the mixed nuts.

If you can’t tell by the pictures I played a LOT of Sudoku the last couple of days.  I definitely caught up on sleep as well.  What do you do to pass the time on flights?

I was so happy to see my dad when I got to St. Thomas!  And I was pretty happy about the dark chocolate turtle he handed me as soon as we got in the house.

It was very nice reading magazines on my old bed while my parents cooked up dinner.  And it was a tasty one.

Garlic sautéed asparagus,

homemade cole slaw,

and turkey reubans cooked on the George Foreman.

Mmmn.  I quit eating red meat before I had the chance to try a “real” one, but turkey reubans are kind of my favorite.  I had a tempeh reuban in NYC that was socks rocking and there is a place here that I’m planning on getting one from this week as well.  Like reubans?  Hit up Allison.

After dinner I went in my room to read.  And fell asleep at 8pm.  Yes folks, that is 7pm Buffalo time, out like a light!  It’s just as well because I had to get up around 6 to go to school with my mommy.  My parents don’t have internet so I’ll do all my blogging from here.  I have Anthro work to make up all week/end and I have a doctor’s appointment for my foot at 11am today.

See ya later gators!

Go Jet Blue

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In Orlando.  Things are good.  Miss the husband.  Super excited.  😀

Split sandwich with the husband before class.  Tuna wrap with lettuce, tomatoes, pepperjack cheese.

Sandwich from home at airport.  Bun, turkey, 2% provolone, hot pepper peach preserves.

Tangenelo.

Dried mission figs and peaches.

Plane snacks from 2 flights, Jet Blue is fun.

Can’t wait for tomorrow.

What the best plane snack you’ve gotten from an airline?  The cookies were all-natural and had 120calories total, pretty impressive.

Busy Busy Bee

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I want to get my packing done this evening and I HAVE to squeeze in some quality time with the husband so I’ll keep this snappy.  `_< (oh yes, that was an alligator!)

I like to make to-go smoothies for breakfast on the mornings I have 8am lab.  My first proclamations were not wrong: I love Green Monsters!

This had 1 frozen banana, 1 cup oj, and 1 cup frozen spinach.  I took a better lit picture at la escuela to show of its Kermit-esque awesomeness.

I was in the bathroom because I realized I couldn’t not show you guys today’s layered look!

Love it!  Adam and Katie both asked me why I was dressed up today.

I was with Katie because we had a lunch date today!  I packed us a lovely spread from home to save a little $.

 Turkey and 2% provolone sandwiches with hot pepper peach preserves.

And caramel Oikos with blueberries.

We ate at the Wegman’s coffee bar area and Katie bought me a lovely Nutty Irish (hazelnut and Irish cream syrups) skim milk latte.

After lunch we walked around the store a bit and I managed to get some gifts for the friends I’m seeing tomorrow that I’m quite excited about.

On the way home we split this package of Newman’s Own Peppermint Cups.

Meh.  They aren’t bad I guess but I much prefer Yorks.

Adam had a suture clinic from 5 – 8 so he dropped me off at the Spot to do some studying.  I am completely caught up for Chemistry, yay!  I got dinner there, a Mike’s cheese and egg bagel sandwich.

Plus a skim iced latte.

Still on the agenda for tonight?

  • pack everything but my chargers into my suitcase
  • separate the laundry
  • paint my toe nails and shave my legs, eek!
  • cuddle with the husband and try not to cry about 12 days apart

Gotta get cracking!

*****Updated to add – packing is never fun.  Which is probably why this seemed like such a good idea –

Shamrock Shake!  😀

Where’s the Beef?

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It’s been a filled but successful day.  I knew the days before I left for Orlando would be stressful but thankfully, especially for a Monday, today wasn’t too bad.  And hopefully it will be over soon and I’ll actually get to sleep after dinner.

On my way out of volunteering I grabbed a (caramel biscotti)coffee with 2% milk.

Then I came home and geared myself up before heading down to the nearby coffee shop to work.  I filled out notecards from 2:30 – 5:30 and had a yummy lunch.

“Queen City” Eggplant sandwich; blue cheese, hot sauce, and field greens.

And small side of horseradish potato salad.

I wished both dishes were a bit spicier but they were very tasty.

The husband stopped by around 4:30 and distracted me for the last hour or so planning a very exciting trip.  I can’t wait to tell you guys about it once I get back from my spring break trips.

The dinner plan is this turkey burger recipe.  It’s been on the menu planner for more than a month but somehow it wasn’t until all the other ingredients were on the counter that it occurred to me we had no turkey!  Whoops!  The husband was such a sweetheart to run out and get more.  And while I waited I figured I’d do this lunch post 🙂

I blame my interim snack on Jessica –

After gummi cola bottles York Peppermint Patties are my favorite conventional candy.

I’ve got to go make my husband a well-deserved dinner, but hopefully I’ll be back with a final post for the day not too soon!

What is your favorite kind of ‘conventional’ candy?

Me: 0, Hunger: 4

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I’ve been super busy (and stressed) all day and that paired with my intense hunger somehow led to me eating 4 full meals today, whoops!  The amount of school work I have to do over the next few weeks (particularly while I’m home, boo) is sort of staggering.  I’m actually looking forward to seeing whether or not I rise to the challenge 🙂

I was feeling a bit empty still after breakfast so I grabbed a Yoplait Light Red Velvet Cake yogurt.

This wasn’t my favorite flavor, but I was pretty entranced by the color.

My study session ended up being split between two coffee shops.  First Starbucks, where I ate a low-fat egg white, spinach, and feta wrap with a nonfat tall latte.

Then the Spot where I had a Cajun Turkey Wrap (ww wrap, sliced turkey, pepperjack cheese, cajun sauce, l/t).

I ate 2/3 of the sandwich plus a 2nd diet coke.

Finally Adam picked me up around 7:30 and I headed off to get my “real” dinner.  We were so excited to try this newest location of …..

Moes!  I’ve been seeing the Florida bloggers gush about this place for years so I was super excited to try it out.  Adam and I were NOT disappointed.

I did some damage on the huge bag of chips the gave me,

but my main meal was this fellow –

A Junior Homewrecker (burrito – little bit of rice, black beans, tofu, cheese, salsa, cilantro).

Yum, yum, yum.

I would say it’s been a good day but I’m going to try to bang out some of my online Chem homework so my day seems far from over.  I hope everyone else had a great weekend!

What’s your opinion on “Fourth Meal?”  Just for Taco Bell or awesome idea?

Packed Snacks Save the Day

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It’s been a great day of family fun.  Bowling was great; especially because we had the bumpers up so I scored more than a 40 for a change!

While at the alley I snacked on a Buddy Fruit pouch.

Mushed fruit pouches are kind of my favorite thing but I never buy them because of the packaging waste.  However, the road trip seemed like a good excuse and it was a nice treat.

I tried to eat this Chocolate Green Superfood bar.

Eeeeeeyuck!  I had a bite, and I regretted it, the flavor tasted way off to me.

Unfortunately the superfood bar had been my main plan for the evening and I was starving by the time we made it to dinner.  I had a slice of bread (x2).

I’m not 100% that this was vegan but I was starting to feel faint by the time we sat down.

For my meal I ordered a plain veggie wrap.

Another failure; the wrap was chunks of cold lettuce with cooked peppers, which I hate.  I demolished the fries but couldn’t even choke down half of the sandwich.

Thankfully I had a better back up plan for dinner.  I’ve been eyeing these Allergaroo packages for months and I was glad to have an excuse to buy one.

The nutritional stats were pretty impressive and the meal was super tasty and ready in under a minute.  It would be super easy to stir in some veggies to this too.

All total this was probably my hardest day of the vegan challenge.  I am still pretty hungry (starving actually) and will definitely do some snacking this evening.  We are heading home tomorrow so I’ve got to soak in some family time but I’ll do a snack recap in the morning.  Good night!

What “for kids” foods are you a fan of?  I kind of love them all 😉