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Where does the time go?

10 May

That is really how I feel this morning-I feel like I have been so busy that I just do not have time for anything. We will start with Friday-Gregg and I decided to grab some sushi for dinner. Our typical Friday night sushi consists of the sushi platter. This is a california roll and 7 pieces of chef’s choice.

Gregg and I also get a little adventurous on Friday nights and pick out a roll that neither of us have ever tried before. This time, it was the Rock’n roll. This roll was shrimp tempora, avocado, cucumber and rice all wrapped in a soybean wrapper. It was awesome-not to mention fun to look at:

See, the wrapper is bright green! It was very colorful and yummy-however we didn’t get back to our apartment until almost 9p. At this time, Gregg and I were exhausted from the crazy week we had including a meeting with our focus couple, 3 softball games and a kickball game. Not to mention shopping for wedding items and mothers day presents-it was a crazy week!

But, the weekend wasn’t any better. On Saturday morning we had to get up at 7 so we could get ready for our engagement enrichment conference (have to do this if you are Catholic). The conference was from 9-3:30. We had breakfast that consisted of coffee, orange juice and a banana muffin. For lunch, we had turkey subs, a cookie and chips. After our conference Gregg and I headed out to his parents house to spend the night. We did stop at Famous Dave’s to grab some BBQ for dinner-always a crowd pleaser :)

Sunday morning we went to brunch with Gregg’s mom and dad for mothers day. At brunch I got an egg and cheese omelet, fruit, potatoes and orange juice. After breakfast, I watched the move “It’s Complicated” with Gregg’s mom. It was actually a pretty good movie and I would definitely recommend it. After our movie Gregg and I packed up all of our things and were off to my mom’s house. We gave my mom her gifts and made her dinner with my brothers. Nothing beats a homemade dinner of spaghetti, salad and garlic bread! For dessert we had a raspberry cake that my mom picked up. When we were done at my mom’s house we had to make a stop at the grocery store to pick up drinks for the Brewer game we are going to tonight. We also stopped at kohls because I was looking for a new Brewer shirt-but I was out of luck because I didn’t like any of the ones they had :(

So, as you can see my weekend matches the rest of my life-busy and not enough time! But, do not worry I will be back to post pictures I have been taking the last few days. Have a good one!

Monday Already?

8 Dec

That’s exactly how I feel after my weekend. I think the weekends are getting shorter and that I never have enough time to do everything I need to do.  On Friday afternoon, I had a turkey sandwich to hold me over until dinner.

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After lunch, we were off to the dentist. Let’s just say, it didn’t go to well. I have to get a crown put on one of my teeth and it costs almost a grand to do! So, after I found out about that, Gregg and I went shopping for some Christmas things and ended up shopping until about 10:30 that night! However, we did stop at Bd’s Mongolian grill and built our own stir fry and salads. I love that place because you get to choose everything that goes into your meal. I even asked them to prepare it without oil and they did! It was awesome. After dinner and all of our shopping,  we got home and I had some egg nog ice cream and a pumpkin sugar cookie.

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Then, on Saturday morning, I had once again Cranberry Oats. I am sorry you keep seeing the same thing, but it is too good to pass up in the morning.

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 After breakfast, we went to the Whitewater football game where I think I froze within the first 5 minutes of being there. We couldn’t even sit down because the bleachers were full of ice and snow. Thank god I wore my snow pants and new winter boots that Gregg bought me on Friday. Then, after the game, we went the the Waterford Christmas Parade with my brother, sister-in-law and niece. My niece won this prize where she got to light the Waterford Christmas Tree right after the parade so we went to see her do that. After the parade, we went to this little place called Marty’s for dinner. I had the fruit plate with raisin toast and cottage cheese. Sorry no pic!!! But, when we got home on Saturday, I had package waiting for me! The wonderful people at You Bar sent me some bars and protein shakes! I am really excited to try all of these and will report when I do.

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For dessert on Saturday night, I had a pumpkin cookie again! But, on Sunday, we did our typical coffee and muffin stop. I had a medium coffee with steamed milk from Caribou, half of a lemon muffin, some puffins and half of a banana.

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However, as you can see, my banana was on its last life. I took one bite and threw it out! I opted for an apple instead, but didn’t snap a pic. During the day yesterday, I cleaned up the apartment to get it ready to put up the tree tonight! I will defiantly post pics of my tree once it is up! But, for lunch yesterday, I had the rest of my tofu and a flatout wrap with some jam and ricotta cheese.

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Gregg and I just hung around the apartment cleaning and watching football all yesterday and didn’t really feel like making dinner, so we ordered Outback Steakhouse to go! I know what you are thinking, what could you possibly get there that is even remotely healthy? Well, the answer is frilled shrimp and veggies prepared without butter and a house salad. I also made a sweet potato at home and had half of it with my dinner.

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After dinner, I had another sugar cookie and then headed to bed! I promise the sugar cookies will be gone soon! But, this morning, I had another bowl of cranberry oats with an apple and half of a muffin. The only thing I could take a pic of was my oatmeal because my camera died!!!

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For lunch today, I packed up the other half of my sweet potato, some greek yogurt and raspberries, grapes and some puffins.

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That is all I have for now, have a great day!!!! :)

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Finally!

18 Jun

Wow, it’s been a long time since I posted on here, where to start……. Well, I went on vacation to San Diego. It was fabulous. I’ll give you the run down of everything we did. We left Milwaukee at 8:20a on Wednesday. On the plane, I took pictures of mountains and mom and I made some inappropriate jokes to make the time fly by. She also sang a little… but those are juts details… After about a 5 hour flight we finally landed in California. We picked up our rental car and headed to Oceanside. We met up with my brother who lives out there and went to lunch at Rockin’ Baja. The food was awesome! I had some shrimp fajitas with rice and beans, it was excellent! The drink wasn’t bad, some Malibu, peach schnapps, orange liquor and pineapple juice…yummy!

 

After lunch, we checked into our hotel and then went back to my brother’s house for some dinner. On Thursday, we went to seaport village to shop, eat lunch and grab some gelato from Little Italy. Little Italy is a little Italian community located outside of seaport village and it is SO cute! Oh, and the gelato was good too! After our trip to Little Italy, we were off to see my niece graduate from High School. After the graduation, we went out for Sushi at this restaurant in Oceanside. I must say it was pretty yummy! And by the time we left, my 4 year old niece was saying how much she loved tofu! Kids gotta love em!

 

On Friday, we went to the San Diego Zoo. WOW! That is a lot of walking! We were at the zoo from 11a until 5:30p. We saw tons of animals, but I would say the Milwaukee Zoo is just as good! After we went to the Zoo, we went to Fashion Village Mall. This mall has stores like Lacoste, Tiffany’s and Armani. I was in awe the whole time we were there. However, I didn’t buy anything from the mall except a sweatshirt that said San Diego on the front. After we went to the mall, we ventured to this restaurant called Ki’s Restaurant. The food was excellent, the service not so much. They gave Gregg tuna instead of halibut! If you don’t know, Gregg is allergic to tuna! It’s a good thing I noticed it otherwise we would have been making a trip to the ER! But, they gave us free dessert, so it was all good!

 

Saturday, we went to Pacific Beach. This was my first time in the ocean…EVER!!!! It was so much fun! The waves were pretty good sized and they carried me away every time! We spent most of the afternoon at the beach before heading over to Joe’s Crab Shack for lunch. I never thought I would like a crab cake burger, but it was pretty good! After lunch, we headed back to our hotel room to shower and get ready for my nieces graduation party where they catered from a Hawaiian Restaurant. The food was good and it was nice to spend time with the family before we had to leave the next day. The following morning we packed up our belongings and headed to the airport at 8:30a. We got there and found out our flight was delayed from 11:15 to 2. So we ate breakfast at the airport and waited to find out that our flight was being delayed until 4. So we ate lunch and waited. Finally, at 4:30 we were on our way back to Wisconsin. We got back at approximately 10:45p.

 

I loved California and I know I have a guaranteed trip back there in 4 years when my nephew graduates from high school! So, I’ll start the countdown now….4 more years, 4 more years!    

A Poem That Made Me Cry…

28 Nov

So, as most of you know, my father passed away about 3 months ago now. My mom and I have been working on a project and we came across this poem. This poem brought me to tears and really made me think of how hard this is all going to be. But, not that anyone cares, but this is my blog and my spot to write whatever I want, so if you don’t want to hear it, then don’t read it.

MY FIRST CHRISTMAS IN HEAVEN
I see the countless Christmas trees around the world below
With tiny lights like Heaven’s stars, reflecting on the snow.
The sight is so spectacular, please wipe away the tear
For I am spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year.
I hear the many Christmas songs that people hold so dear
But the sounds of music can’t compare with the Christmas choir up here.
I have no words to tell you, the joy their voices bring,
For it is beyond description, to hear the angels sing.
I know how much you miss me, I see the pain inside your heart.
But I am not so far away, We really aren’t apart.
So be happy for me, dear ones, You know I hold you dear.
And be glad I’m spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year.
I sent you each a special gift, from my heavenly home above,
I sent you each a memory of my undying love.
After all love is a gift more precious than pure gold.
It was always most important in the stories Jesus told.
Please love and keep each other, as my Father said to do.
For I can’t count the blessing or love he has for each of you.
So have a Merry Christmas and wipe away that tear.
Remember, I am spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year.

With that, I will leave you with the last picture I ever took with my dad, just 2 days before he went to the hospital and only 12 days before he passed away. Also, remember you can have it all one day, and the next it can be taken away from you like that. So cherish the moments you have with people and never take life for granted because you only get one shot.

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When did I get so Healthy?

8 Nov

As I sat there, eating my lunch at work, I started to wonder when I got so damn healthy. It’s funny because I was always healthy in grade school and high school. I was in tennis for 3 years and cheerleading for 1. Yes, I was a cheerleader, but let me tell you, its hard! I was probably in the best shape of my life as a cheerleader. But, anyways, I worked out and I ate very healthy throughout my years in school. Then, college came around.

Is there an unwritten rule that states when you get to college, you can let yourself go? I’m sure there is somewhere, because I did. I wouldn’t say completely let myself go, but I drank, ate at 2 am, drank, smoked and drank some more. Oh yeah, and did I mention that I drank? I think so. But, anyways, I did a number on my body freshman year of college.  Then, I started dating Gregg. I was now a sophomore and I decided to transfer schools. So, I was off to Milwaukee! I started hanging out more with Gregg and his friends and my brothers friends. This probably didn’t help the body situation. I ate whatever I wanted, still worked out, but I still drank too. Then, one day in February of this year, I decided to do something about it.

My kitchen did a 360! Try finding something in my kitchen that has more than 5 grams of fat in it. Then, when you do, ask me if its mine or Gregg’s, chances are, it’s Gregg’s. EVERYTHING that I eat is either fat free or low fat. EVERYTHING that I drink is diet or water. Like today for example, my lunch consisted of a veggie burger on light whole wheat bread, fat free cottage cheese, peaches and pineapple. This morning, my breakfast consisted of an apple, fat free yogurt, an organic strawberry bar and fat free oatmeal. I honestly don’t know how I started to eat only FAT FREE food. I even have fat free peanut butter, but I also pay $6 for a mini jar of it. My salad dressing is calorie free, fat free, carb free, sugar free, and sodium free. I use the spray butter because there aren’t any calories or fat in that either. I have a ton of 100 calorie packs and I measure out everything I eat now.

Some people may find this kind of obsessive, but I actually like it. I like eating better and I like feeling better too! But, ever since I did this, I dropped 35 pounds and had to go shopping for new clothes. I am officially down to a size 2 and it’s great. So, I don’t know how it happened, but I’m glad it did!

The little things that matter.

25 Oct

I have been thinking a lot about too many things recently. Most importantly, the little things. I used to think that I needed to know people cared, and if they didn’t say it, I didn’t know. I am a pretty straight forward person and it’s hard to notice what people do for me when they don’t actually tell me. But, recently, I have started to see the little things that people do for me. But, I also noticed, that I have felt bad about a lot of things that everyone does for me too.

I noticed that little old man at the grocery store who held the door for me, when the whole time I thought I should be doing this for him and felt bad. I noticed that my laundry was all done for me when I got home one night and instead of thinking “Thank god, now I don’t have to do it,” I felt bad because someone else did it for me. I noticed all the parties my parents cleaned up after for me and instead of feeling happy they threw one for me, I felt bad because they cleaned up the mess.

So, I sat here thinking, why do I feel bad if the little old man holds the door for me, or when Gregg does things around our apartment so I don’t have to, or when my parents cleaned up for me so I could be with my friends? I came to the conclusion that I don’t like to depend on people too much. I would rather get things done on my own and in my own way. But, I like to be the person that people depend on. I like being there for people, but when it’s my own problem, I think I can do it myself. I never thought I was like this until recently too. And, it wasn’t just these small things that made me realize all of this either.

It was me sitting there crying and asking myself why my dad had to pass away when no one was around  that made me realize all of this. I realized that I was alone and crying, with no one there to help me through any of it. I thought I could do things on my own, that was until I made the biggest mistake of my life because I pushed all of the wrong people away. I pushed them all away, and almost ruined the best thing that has ever happened to me. I let in some of the wrong people, who came in and almost ruined everything I worked so hard for.

So, I guess where I am going with all this is, I’m sorry for pushing you all away. I am sorry for not noticing the things you all did for me. But most of all, I am sorry for everything that I have done in the past month or so that has ever hurt anyone. I now know that the people that care will do little things for you because they care, and I need to realize that’s the only reason they do these things. So, next time a little old man holds the door open for me, I will thank him and notice it as a good thing.

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