Tortilla Stealer!
After our Chile Verde dinner tonight there was a leftover tortilla sitting on the coffee table. I went to the kitchen to do the dishes and when i came back I caught Butters red handed with half the tortilla in his mouth. I yelled at him and he jumped down and just gave me that look. I think he really would have at the whole thing if we let him!
Felled Tree?
The wind was so strong it knocked over this tree, and it looks like it hit the car, but someone must have moved it to the sidewalk. Jeff mentioned the phrase “felled tree” and we googled it to find out if it would be appropriate to use that term in this case. We concluded felled usually means intention to cause a tree to fall, and in this case, we don’t think the wind intended the tree to fall.
Sanitary Keyboard
I fell in love with the new Apple keyboard when I saw it at the Apple Store a while ago. I wanted to buy it but thought it was too much of a splurge item since i don’t really need a new keyboard. Well Jeff bought it for me for Christmas and i really love it because of its low profile and the fact that its harder for food to get lost in the abyss between the keys!
Sky Haiku
yellowed sun, glowing
a soothing blanket of clouds
sky envelops me
Lose It! iPhone App
After seeing the recent iPhone commercial advertising the Lose It! app, i decided it wouldn’t be a bad idea to start logging my food again. I did it religiously in college, and it really does help you acknowledge your food intake and food choices — bad and good! I’m starting today, and hoping to eat less sugar and less fat. I’m not specifically trying to lose weight, so i’m not limiting any food but definitely want to maintain my current weight and hopefully lower my body fat percentage. Currently it ranges from about 20-22%, which is actually pretty good but there is always room for improvement. I want to be more serious about my weight lifting and because i know i already get enough cardio from group exercise!
The app works pretty nicely — i love the little icons for the food, and the fact that you can also log your exercise. It doesn’t allow you to input your body fat percentage though which is a bit of a bummer, but for a free app its definitely a great tool to help make healthy decisions.
Driving on Clouds
Usually, towards the right of the road there are hills you can see. Today, clouds.
Pound Cake
I used my new bundt pan for the first time and made a pound cake for Valentines Day. I brought a plate of it in in to work today so Jeff and I wouldn’t “have to” eat it all. But of course it didn’t really matter for me, since i ended up eating a few slices while working anyway. *sigh*
Tokidoki Purse
I bought a tokidoki purse yesterday at Macys. It was originally $138 marked down to $103, with extra percentages off coming to a total about $65 dollars. Sweet! Its a small handbag that has two main compartments and lots of slots inside for cash, credit cards, coins and whatever else a girl may carry in her purse. In particular, this purse holds my fujifilm camera (barely! its old and hefty), iPhone, kleenex, lip balm from 2005 (eww), an extra hairband, hand sanitizer and of course my omamori (good luck charm) from my grandma! My favorite part of the purse is the multi-colored zipper teeth.
2 Short
So guess i have lost a couple pounds in the past year or so, and a majority of my jeans don’t really fit me right anymore. In fact, a few of them are so big i can pull them down without unbuttoning or unzipping them! So I went to the store today to try to find a smaller size that fits better. I think it’s funny that i am now back to a size 2 short. “2 short” is just funny in general to say or read. But it also reminds me of a part in that song by Too $hort where he says “Too short that’s Oakland baybee”. I totally agree that I am 2 short. 2 short to reach the second shelf, 2 short to clean the mirrors, 2 short to even have 2 short jeans fit me in length. Yes, 2 shorts are not short enough. I need a 2 short short. But they don’t manufacture those, thanks.
Valentine’s Day Dinner 2009
Valentines Day turned out perfect! Well besides the fact that I was sick. I planned out a home cooked meal for Jeff and I, but I wanted it to be a surprise, so yesterday night i stayed late at work and designed a flash website/card inviting him to dinner. Before i went to the gym this morning, I got up early and pulled the page up on his computer, decorated the dining table, and made Jeff his morning coffee. By the time i came home, Jeff was up and saw the invitation, so i started cooking! I made a copycat version of Outback’s Bleu Cheese Chopped Salad, French Onion Soup, and Cheese Fondue with sides of vegetables, meatballs, sausages, bread, and apples. We were sooo stuffed after just eating the soup and salad we barely touched the fondue! For dessert i planned Chocolate Fondue but we ended up being lazy and just eating banana splits with the pound cake i had made for the fondue. Jeff loved everything, but unfortunately since i have a mild cold, i couldn’t taste ANYTHING! *Sigh* At least my honey loved it. He wrote me a really cute poem and made me some love coupons that are priceless! Cheers to our first Valentines day as husband and wife! I love you Jeff!
