Cold

It's cold. And I'm sick of the cold. I'm ready for spring.

Just a quick check in. Getting excited about restaurant week at the end of the month! Stay tuned for that!

Zucchini Fritters

Hello again. I can't believe I've got another post up so soon! I love the Blogger app on my phone!

Just wanted to share a recipe I made this evening for dinner. I wasn't overly hungry and decided to make something easy.

I grabbed my cookbook, called Vegetarian, by Metro Books. 

It has some awesome vegan and vegetarian recipes in it. I decided to make some zucchini fritters.

I did play around with the recipe a bit and I baked them instead of frying. I also didn't make the jam. They turned out awesome!! And they were so awesome that I forgot to take a pic. Dang it! It's a tried and liked recipe so I've got it marked to make for Stephen. 

Anyway, it's been super busy at work. The holidays are upon us and people are piling into the grocery store to hunker down on their staples. I'm actually ready for it to be over so it can go back to business as usual.

Have a great week!

Laters.

Thanksgiving Vacation

I've been on vacation since Sunday, November 29 and it's been wonderful. I spent Thanksgiving day with my family in GB and then headed to OKC on Saturday night to spend my week of vacation with Stephen.

I have been cooking for him all week and taking his lunches to him at work. I baked about 7 dozen cookies for him and the workers at the base. I've done some cleaning and lots of relaxing.

Tomorrow is our Thanksgiving meal. We are having turkey breast, mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables and deviled eggs. Stephen will have lots of good leftovers for next week at work.

I'm kind of bummed because my schedule will be super hectic once I get back due to the holiday. It was soooo busy and chaotic before the Thanksgiving holiday.

I bought a planner to help keep my life organized. I'm a huge list maker... Lol. So the planner works great! I've loved putting to-do's and daily notes in there. 

Anyway, I wanted to do a quick update and will try to post more when I am done with vaca. I've got two more days and it's back to work on Monday. Hope you have had a great week!

Laters.

Hello!

Oh my.  I can't believe how much time has passed.  It's been so long since I posted, yet not much has changed.  Isn't that weird?  I just wanted to check in and let you know I am still here.  Life is just happening and it's been a struggle to update.  I keep forgetting about the blogger app on my phone.  I guess I could be blogging daily if I just used the app!

Anyway, I scored some great cookbooks from B&N this evening.  I scoured the shelves for about an hour and decided on three.  Here they are!

Jamie Oliver's Everyday Super Food.  I love all things Jamie Oliver and absolutely loved his show on the Food Network.  He's an amazing chef and advocate for health and nutrition.  I can't wait to try some of the recipes!

I also got Vedge, by Rich Landau and Kate Jocoby.  I loved the look and feel of the cookbook.  The recipes were simple and I love pictures.  I hate getting a cookbook and there are no pictures of the food!  People eat with their eyes first.

Lastly, I also purchased Easy Vegetarian.  Again, I like the simplicity of the book and the pictures. This is the one I will probably cook out of when going to Oklahoma.  Stephen has challenged me to find more vegetarian recipes since he is wanting to move toward that healthy lifestyle.  I am on board with that!

I can't wait to start cooking!  I think I will try my first recipe this week.

Hope you are all doing well.  I can't believe Thanksgiving is next week.

Laters.

Good Morning

It has been awhile since my last post. I've been pretty busy at work, travelling back and forth from OKC and just enjoying each day.

I have made it to several football games back home. I have even gone to a few away games.

This year I am trying to be more actively involved with my home town. I became a booster and have been actively supporting the football team this year.

Let's see, I have not done much blogging. I have been watching a lot of Vlogs. I have about four of them that I watch on a regular basis.

I think it would be pretty cool to have one, but I don't know when I would have the time. I barely have enough time to update my blog.

So, I will check in here from time to time. But I can't guarantee that I will be up to date on my reading.

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Laters.

Hi Guys!

It's been a good day.  I have the day off and I have already done so much!  This morning I had a health screening.  I hit all of the requirements except the weight portion (I never make that one).

After my health screening, I did some grocery shopping.  I am making some goodie bags for my high school football team.  I love doing that stuff!  Each bag will be personalized with the player's name and jersey number.  I am putting a Gatorade, granola bar, fruit snack and peanut butter crackers in each one.  They will be handed out in the morning when jerseys are handed out for the pep assembly. I am super happy to make them!

I also bought some good food today for my meal plans for this week.  Since I am following a mainly Pescetarian diet plan, I bought lots of vegetables and some fish for this week.  Here are a few things I will be cooking/making this week:

• Hummus
• Salmon packets with steamed vegetables
• Sweet potatoes
• Southern cabbage
• Loaded salad bowl
• Cauliflower mash

I am also teaching the Kid how to make another meal.  Since he has decided to go into fire science, he wants to learn to cook larger meals.  I am teaching him how to make crock pot pork chops.  We will probably prep that one tonight so we can put it on first thing in the morning.  I know it's pork, but I think it will be okay if I have a small portion.

I will try and take some photos to let you know how I did with the meals.

One other thing I am trying to do is cut out as much dairy as possible.  It just messes with my stomach.  I love all things butter, so that will be the hardest part.  I already drink almond milk and rarely eat any cheese or ice cream.  Baby steps, right?

I also bought more make-up today.  It's getting cooler so I tend to wear more make-up in the fall and winter months.  I don't like clogging my already big pores during the summer with make-up.  I am also in love with some new lip color.  I will have to post some selfies on another day.

Well, I better get to prepping for dinner.  We are having tuna and rice casserole tonight.  Hope you have had a good day!

Laters.

Finally Caught Up

With blog reading anyway.  My laundry is another story.

I did finally finish up on 4 weeks worth of blog reading.  I will admit I did some skimming.  All of the food blogs I follow, I actually skipped.  I can always go back if I want to read up on recipes.

I got back around 1 pm and went to my hair appointment.  Lisa (my hair gal) looked so tan!  She has an outdoor above ground pool and has been enjoying it all summer.  I think she has one more week before she decides to close it.  Lisa is heading to Hawaii in a few weeks to visit her son and will be staying almost one month!  I am jealous!

Anyway, I got home around 2:30 and heated up some leftover pasta, then got on the computer and just got done.  Whew!  Lots of reading!

I need to get all of my laundry sorted and get a few loads completed.  Heading back to work will be challenging since I have had 7 full days off.  But it's been so wonderful!  Colorado was gorgeous and did not disappoint the second year in a row.

Here is a small view from our balcony.  The picture does it no justice.  My favorite place was Woodland Park.  It was up in the mountains and just beautiful.  I was so much in awe of the beauty around me, I didn't take any pictures.  I was just soaking it all in.  It was so beautiful, I almost cried.  Clouds were passing me in front of my face.  I could feel the condensation of the clouds, feeling lighter than a mist.  It was amazing!

Well, I guess I better get started on this laundry.  Tomorrow starts the daily grind.  We open our new apparel dept and I have a store walk tour to attend tomorrow morning at my old store.  It will be a busy few days and then I am off again on Monday.

Hope you are all having a wonderful week!

Laters.

Project 50

I have been catching up on blogs all day. I had to go back four weeks to catch up. I'm still in the process of reading now, but I should be caught up by the end of this week.

My boyfriend and I have decided to vacation in South Korea next year. My mom was planning a trip back and wanted me to go. I am really looking forward to the trip, since I have not been back there since I was born. Before I head back to South Korea, I really want to lose at least 50 pounds.

So, I have come up with a diet plan that will keep up with my every day, crazy life. I did a lot of research while I was on vacation last week. I am looking forward to getting back down to the weight I was 10 years ago. Lol... I've got one year to do it!

I will track my progress each week. There are a couple of apps I plan to use on my iPhone to help me. I promise not to bore you even more with the details, but I will update a few times to let you know about my progress.

I head back to Kansas tomorrow, back to work on Wednesday. It's been a fantastic vacation!

Laters.

Vacation Is Almost Over

We got back from our vacation to Colorado yesterday.  It was great!  I had so much fun and the scenery was breathtaking.  I know I haven't posted much and I am way behind on my favorite blogs.  I will be spending some time today and tomorrow catching up to see how everyone is doing.

Hope you all are having a fantastic weekend!

So Busy

Sorry. It's been so busy. Plus... I've been obsessed with Vlogs on YouTube. I have been thinking about starting one. Thoughts?

My Boyfriend's T-shirt

There is nothing better than coming back to Oklahoma, enjoying a nice long hot shower, then throwing on my boyfriends T-shirt. It makes me feel so much better.

I'm back in Oklahoma for tomorrow only. Then I had back to the ICT on Wednesday. We have a vacation coming up. We are going to Colorado springs again this year. I can't wait! We are both super excited to go back and revisit some of our favorite places. I think we may make this a yearly trip. 

Hope you're all doing well. I need to catch up on the blogs. Enjoy the school time traffic! That is definitely something I don't miss during the summertime.

Laters.

Blah

It was a 13 hour day.  Not going to post much because I am a week behind reading blogs.  So that's what I am going to do before bed.

Night!
Laters.

Crazy Busy

Work has been so crazy lately! Today I put in 14 hours. Whew! And it's soooo hot outside! Ugh...

I'm just a complainer tonight. Lol...

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

What's Up?

Hey there! It's been a minute. It's going to be a super short post1

I had a three day weekend and I am spending it here in OKC.

We decided to grill tonight.

Check out the salad!

Yumm!!!

Here is a big plate of food from dinner. I didn't even try to eat it all.

Stephen's mom came by today. It was nice to see her.

We have been lazy this weekend, which is nice.  Hope you all had a great weekend!

Laters.

My Store

Hey! It's been awhile since I last posted. It's been pretty busy at work. We hosted a walk-thru at my store last week.  That was fun!

Here are a few pics of some of the depts in my store.

Bakery

Produce

 Deli

More Bakery

Green Rack

Meat Dept

Seafood Dept

More Produce

I am super proud of our store team for doing such a good job presenting their departments to the visitors.

I will try and do a better job of updating more.  I really like my new store and love that it's just minutes away now.

Hope you all have a great week!

Laters.

Grilling and Chilling

Today was a great lazy day. We got yo around 9, had breakfast, then got ready for our movie. We headed to AMC and watched Trainwreck, which was pretty good. I could have gone without the super cheesy ending, but that Amy chick is pretty funny.

After the movie, we got gas and grabbed a bite at a local Mexican restaurant. It was pretty good and the food was authentic. I really wished they had horchata, but they didn't.

Once we finished our meal, we headed over to Stephen's mom's house. He worked on her truck AC and we looked at old photos of Stephen when he was in the army and at West Point. He looks so different now. He's way better lookin now!!! Lol...

Once we left his mom's house, we headed back home. We are eating a late dinner. I've got everything prepped for the grill, along with a fabulous salad. I've got a load of laundry in the washer and I'm all packed to head out in the morning. It's been a wonderful vacation. I'm already looking forward to our next one when we head to Colorado Springs again.

Hope you all had a great weekend.

Laters.

Sleep

For some reason, all I want to do is sleep.  I am not sure it's because I am here during the day by myself, or what the deal is.  I slept in until 9 am this morning.  I stayed busy throughout the day, but fell asleep around 7 am.  I was just so tired.  Maybe it's because Stephen works 2nd shift and I am trying to stay up when he does.  I am not used to going to bed at 3 am!

Right now I am boiling a dozen eggs.  I am making tuna salad and will use some of the eggs for that.  I may even make some deviled eggs and leave some hard for salads this weekend.  I am glad Stephen is off this weekend so we can spend more time together.

Well, I am going to get busy.  Looks like it will be another late night!

Laters.

Lazy Day

It's going to be another scorcher here in OKC.  Looks like a lazy vacation day for this girl!  I am going to head into the city and take a Starbucks over to Stephen's mom.  She works in a location with no air conditioning.  She will like an iced tea or something.

I made some scrambled eggs this morning with diced onions, peppers and pesto.  Yumm!  The eggs were an ugly green/brown color, but who cares!  They tasted amazing!

I'm going to clean the kitchen today, then do a small load of laundry.  I might even clean out the shower today if I feel like it.

Stephen just got in from mowing this morning.  He works 2nd shift, so mowing in the morning is so much better than trying to do it in the afternoon or evening.

Better get going.  Hope you all have a fantastic Friday!

Laters.

Grocery Store Snob

I hate to say it, but I have a problem.  I'm a grocery store snob.  When you work for the same grocer for almost 20 years and have grown accustomed to outrageously high standards, you expect the same everywhere you go.  Today was not that way.

I stopped into Sprouts in OKC to grab our usual vegetables.  The quality was subpar.  Sprouts was out of organic romaine hearts and the vegetables looked bad.  Brussels sprouts were brown and some were moldy.  Many of the grape tomato containers had a few moldy fruit in them.  And, they didn't have any fresh salmon.

So, after purchasing 4 organic bananas and my 21 grain bread, I headed over to Crest.  The quality was much better and I although their organic section isn't great, I still got great quality.  They didn't have any of my salmon either and the guy behind the counter was trying to tell me that farm raised salmon is better for you and tastes better than wild caught salmon.  Sigh....  Yep.  I kept my mouth shut.  I wish grocers would educate their employees on the facts about the products they serve.

I also purchased my $4.75 dozen of cage free organic eggs.... Whoa!  I told Stephen we need to start investing in chickens.  Oh well, the eggs last us a long time, so I wasn't worried.  It's still cheaper than getting them fried up in a restaurant.

Shopping can be difficult for me, especially when I am away from my usual group of stores.  I will take pictures of my store one day so you can see where I work and how fantastic the store selection is.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.  Stay cool!  It's hot out there!

Laters.

Made It!

I made it to OKC.  I am going to grab a shower and do some light reading before Stephen gets home.  I will give a proper update tomorrow.

Laters.