I spent last New Year's Eve drinking chocolate martinis and crying. My hubby and I had flown back from our home state of New Jersey back to San Diego a few days before. I would have preferred to ring in the new year with everyone, as we had the year before at our wedding rehearsal dinner. But we had to come back to San Diego soon after Christmas because Adam was about to deploy the next week and had to work. He was working like crazy right before the deployment. In fact, he worked on New Year's Eve, came home exhausted and worn out, and passed out really early in the night. I was coming down from my high of being around my family and friends for the holidays. Don't get me wrong, I love my life in SoCal as I did back then, but I always feel a bit bummed after going from being with ... [Read More]
Archives for December 2012
Peppermint Fudge
Hello and Merry Christmas from the East coast! My time in Jersey so far has been tons of fun. We've gotten to spend time with both my family and Adam's family, and I'm looking forward to a lot more great times this week. Here are a few of my favorite photos from this week thus far: I spent a good amount of time having fun in the kitchen the first few days of being back in NJ, especially since we spent Christmas Eve at my parents' house this year. I made some yummy goodies to share with family and friends for the holidays: My favorite dessert creation was peppermint fudge: I found the recipe on a blog called A Spicy Perspective and immediately knew I wanted to try it out. This fudge did not disappoint! You can check out her original recipe here, but here is how I made it: First I took ... [Read More]
Rockin’ My New New Balance Sneakers
It's officially my winter vacation!! I'm sure many of you are excited to get time off from work and to spend your holidays with loved ones. I know I definitely am! My evening so far has consisted of getting my apartment straightened up, packing for my trip, and using up the last of the perishables in my kitchen. I had a few lonely apples left in my fruit basket, so I threw together some apple chips to snack on: My packing is kinda sorta done. I HATE packing, especially when winter clothing and breakable Christmas presents are involved. I started off nice and focused, figuring out outfits for certain occasions and days, but then I had a glass of wine and Adam and Harley started distracting me. It pretty much went all downhill from there, and now I'm not sure what the hell I have ... [Read More]
Quinoa & Spinach Mac -n- Cheese
With my trip to Jersey and Christmas right around the corner, I'm starting to get super excited! My hubby and I are flying out to the East coast on Saturday, so food-wise, I'm at that usual point - when you're about to leave the house for awhile and will need to clean out the fridge, so you eat random combinations of food in order to not waste things. Today I wound up eating quinoa twice. For lunch, I had a big salad with quinoa, feta, carrots, avocado and lettuce: For dinner, I used a recipe I had ripped out from Shape magazine awhile ago for quinoa mac & cheese, and adapted it based on what I had open in my fridge to use up: Quinoa & Spinach Mac -n- Cheese 2/3 cup [whole-grain] quinoa1 cup vegetable broth1 medium leek (white and light green parts only)1/2 ... [Read More]
Three Thing Tuesday
Hi friends! Today was a busy, productive day full of work, errands and exercise. Now I'm hanging out with my little family, feeling content and quite tired. I thought I'd share 3 highlights of my day with you, hence my title, Three Thing Tuesday: #1 - When I woke up today, I found out that I've been accepted as an Ambassador for Girls Gone Sporty, a fun group dedicated to sharing the top products, trends, and ideas for advancing the fit and adventurous lifestyle of ''sporty girls." The GGS crew looks for Ambassadors who embrace their tagline, ''Live the sporty life!” Women who work hard, play hard, compete, and eat, all with the intention of being their best, most positive selves. I feel that I fit this description pretty well, and I'm completely thrilled that the folks at GGS ... [Read More]
Remembering Those Lost at Sandy Hook Elementary
Like most people, I felt sickened when I heard about the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. I get news alerts on my phone when important things happen, and the first notification about the tragedy stated that at least 2 people were killed. I thought that was scary enough, until just a few minutes later, when the new death projection rose to 25 people. Every time I begin to think about how scared those little babies must have been, my eyes well up. When Adam and I saw The Nutcracker ballet last weekend, there was a little girl sitting behind us, wearing a tutu and tiara. She kept whispering to her mom in her little Minnie Mouse voice, asking her what was going on in the show. I started to have this sinking feeling in my stomach, and I realized that I was thinking about little girls like ... [Read More]
