My Last Day of Summer Vacation!

I actually had a meeting at the school this morning but I really don't count that as "work". I woke up before the alarm so I just got up and started my day. I made strong coffee last night and put it in the fridge to make an iced coffee today :) I blended it up this morning with some skim milk and splenda in my magic bullet, and boy was it yummy! I haven't had a iced coffee all summer long and I've missed them. Breakfast was a bowl of the last of my Fiber One with alittle bit of the Kashi Go Lean Crunch and some Banana, with LF soymilk.

I was then off to the meeting and to finish up some loose ends in the classroom, I left there around 10:30ish (with a bag of fresh veggies from one of the other teachers garden) and ran to the gym. I did 3 miles on the treadmill while watching the view, New Kids on The Block were on so I didn't want to get off!! hahah then I did some upper body lifting, and decided to stop by the parents house on the way home. I gave my dad eggplant, zucchini and tomatoes, he said he'll make up some ratatouille for me!! (its my favorite). I snacked on some grapes while I was then bsing, and going threw more of my crap in the garage that I kinda ignored when I moved out last year. I came home and got a few things outta the way for work since I wasn't very hungy, my tummy doesn't seem very happy today. I think its my nerves for my big day tomorrow! I feel like its my first day of school too! lol

For lunch I decided to try making eggs in the microwave like everone's been doing and boy was it easy. I put some egg whites in a corning ware ramekin with some skim milk and ff mozzerala cheese and in 1.5 minutes it was perfect. I also had a boca sausage and some pickles (random I know but I saw them and wanted them!) I also had a half a piece of bread while the eggs and sausage were cooking. I was hoping some bread would make the belly feel better! I'm now going to try and relax a bit and look through some books that another teacher gave me. Hope everyone is having a great Tuesday! see ya for dinner :-D

HAPPY LABOR DAY!

Hi everyone, lets see I quess I'll go back to breakfast and make my way up to now. Breakfast was the same as usual, I woke up at 7 this morning since we went to bed at 10:30 last night! I waited for Adam to get up before I ate to see what his plans were for breakfast. We both had cereal, Mine was the normal Fiber One, Kashi Go Lean Crunch LF soymilk and banana with coffee on the side. I then showered and we were off to the mall for some shopping! I had about 20 bux left on a macy's gift card so I figured I might as well use it up. I got 3 cookie sheets and a spatula for Adam. We then came home and was ready for some lunch! Adam picked up a tasty cheesesteak on the way home, and I had Chobani vanilla with berries and granola. I had a bite of his cheesesteak and some peanuts while getting stuff in the kitchen.

After we were done eating I got to cooking up a dinner that Adam enjoys. Its Chicken Pomodoro its so easy to make that it takes less than 10 minutes for the sauce, the longest part is waiting for the pasta to cook!

here's the recipe if you'd like to try it :)

Chicken Pomodoro

8 ounces whole-wheat spaghetti ( I used ww rotini)
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper, or to taste
1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
I use Perdue Chicken in the package that is already cooked (You can use as much as you like)
2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil



Cooking Directions
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook spaghetti, stirring occasionally, until just tender, 9 to 11 minutes or according to package directions. Drain.
Meanwhile, heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add anchovies (if using) and crushed red pepper and cook for 30 seconds more. Add tomatoes, reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, for 8 minutes. Stir in tuna and cook until it is incorporated into the sauce and heated through, 2 minutes more. Divide the spaghetti evenly among 4 plates, top with sauce and garnish with basil. Serve hot.
Yield: 4 servings

Hope everyone is having a great day!!

Long Hot Sunday!

Today was a fun day, Adam and I were up eary because I had to show my mom how to get to the courthouse in our county since she has jury duty coming up. I scarfed down a bowl of Kashi Go Lean Crunch and Fiber One with Cinnamon and low fat soymilk. I had some peanuts too while running around the house trying to get ready for her to pick me up. I brought a nice big cup of coffee with me for our ride. I came home and Adam and I went out foodshopping for a few things, since I was out of bananas! (I thought my world was ending) I then made some of granolaish bars that I got from Kath http://www.katheats.com/?page_id=4681. I tried a couple of bites to see how they tasted.. Can't have anyone getting sick from them now can we? I also had a few grapes too while cooking.

I then ate some lunch around 1 since we has to be to Adam's moms house for the party around 1:30. I tried the weight watchers Cherry Cheesecake flavor with some granola and berries, the yogurt was pretty sweet and tasted just like dessert which worked for me ;) It was so hot out, I couldn't believe it!! We hung out and I snacked on a chip with homemade guacamole, a bite of a philly pretzels and probably something else ;) For dinner I had grilled veggies with some homemade pesto from Adam's cousins garden, it was amazing. I also had some fruit salad a few pickles, a bite of Adam's sausage and peppers, a spoon a baked beans, and god knows what else I stole off of his plate! A bunch of people went and played volleyball so I sat and talked with the other non-athletic types and watched the kids play. We then had some cake and cofee, Adam and I split a piece of cake it was a huge slice. We are now relaxing in front of the tv, the cup race is on so Adam is glued to the tv! I hope everyone is having a nice weekend!

Here comes a long weekend!!!

GOOD MORNING ALL!!!

This morning I was up bright and early around 7:30ish but layed in bed until after 8. We watched some of the morning news then made some coffee and breakfast. I had my usual cereal, Kashi Go Lean Crunch and Fiber One with cinnamon and banana and low fat 8th continent soy milk. Adam had the rest of his diced potatoes and onions with bacon and eggs. He's definately enjoying being able to eat breakfast every morning and not eating something while he's driving 2 hours away!

We are planning on a nice long walk today and some food shopping at Wegmans :) A perfect day in my book. Tonight I have to teach his mom how to make jello shots for a party at her house tomorrow.... hahah I was the queen of making them in college (even though I never really did them after a bad experience freshman year!) So tonight should be a fun night and as long as it doesn't rain I want to try for a nice long walk on the boardwalk again :)

I hope everyone's Friday flies by for them :)

No Rest For The Weary!

Well once again last night I slept horribly, we went to bed around 11:30 and I tossed and turned until well after 2 o'clock! I was so miserable this morning when I woke up at 7:15 and couldn't fall back to sleep to save my life. We finally got up and I made Adam watch The Nanny with me for a little bit before my hunger kicked in full force lack of sleep does that to me :( We then made up some coffee and Adam got to making his breakfast while I just threw some Fiber One and Kashi Go Lean Crunch, bananas, Cinnamon and ff soymilk in a bowl. I wanted to inhale it but tried to take my time while sipping my coffee. I sat and relaxed for a few before it was off to the gym. Before I left though I got a call from a friend asking if we wanted to go on a dinner cruise tonight! She was on a bowling league this summer with some family and friends and had 2 extra tickets. We were going to go to Whole Foods for some dinner and shopping but I thought Adam would enjoy a dinner/booze cruise alittle more ;)

I ran to the gym and did about 40 minutes on the treadmill and some upper body weights. Came home and showered and we ran out to get some things at Target (one of my favorite stores) We stopped at Baja Fresh for Adam to pick up something to eat since he was getting hungry. We then stopped at Starbucks for me so I could try one of the Vivannos. I had the banana chocolate one with skim milk it was very good! I also had a bite of Adam's burrito and a handful of walnuts when I got home. I needed something to CHEW! now I'm relaxing for a bit before I get ready for our fun filled evening on the Manasquan River :-D

Oh and here's Adam's breakfast of a bagel with a fried egg, pork roll and some bacon and cheese. He was a very hungry boy this morning and wanted to join in on the picture/blogging ;)

I hope everyone is having a great Thursday!!

Summer is almost over!

I can't believe this is my last full week of summer vacation! It flew by so quickly, I'm so sad its almost over. I feel as if I barely did anything the whole time. This morning I was up at 8, vacuumed, burned a cd for my kiddies at work and had some coffee and breakfast. I wanted to make something fun, but then decided on being lazy and having cereal. I had some Fiber One and Kashi Go Lean Crunch with skim milk and half a banana. I also had a handful of roasted peanuts for some protein :) I plan on going to the gym soon but before that I'm going to watch Rachael Ray and do some abs. Then maybe later I'll bake something fun, since I might as well get it all outta my system while I have the time!!!

I hope everyone has a good Monday! Just think this weekend is a long one :-D

Another Busy One!

Hi everyone :)

Today is anothe busy day here, I woke up ate some egg whites and 1 boca sausage patty with lots of ketchup cleaned up and was out the door with Adam to do some more things in my classroom.

We left there and went to his mom's house to find out we are going to dinner at 4:30 at this bbq place in Point Pleasant. I'm not sure of the name right now, so we rushed out to go food shopping ince it was already after 12! We did a quick shop I came back unloaded and just made a quick bowl of cereal since it was 1:15 already and dinner will be around 5ish. I had some Fiber One and Kashi Go Lean Crunch with some skim milk and raisins. I forgot to take a picture since i'm rushing a bit ;) I'm not just trying to sit and relax for a few before I hope in the shower and clean up the apartment a little before we go. Hope everyone is having a great Sunday!! I'll be back tonight with a recap of my BBQ dinner and our walk up on the beach (to work it all off ;) while I'm making some fun kiddie cds, what an exciting and fun way to spend my Sunday night.

Oh and here is a picture of Adam's breakfast too! (he wanted to get in on the fun) He had 2 scrambled eggs with diced potatoes/onions and some porkroll. Oh and if your not from NJ and don't know what pork roll/taylor ham is, well here is a link to explain it for you. :-D

http://www.jerseyporkroll.com/what.htm

It's probably the most unhealthy thing in the entire world for you and I try not to eat it much at all. Once a year is my quota, except for little bites here and there!! :-D

My eats for the day

OMG I slept in until almost 9:00am! I couldn't believe my eyes, I jumped out of bed so fast I think my head spun! haha not like I had a reason to rush. So it was time to make the coffee and cereal. Today was 1/2 cup Kashi Vive and 1/2 cup of Kashi Go Lean Crunch with ff soymilk and a half of a banana. I took pictures but my camera died after lunch and I charged it up, then deleted all the pictures thinking I had already uploaded the pictures. I DIDN'T though :( oopps but we all know what cereal looks like ;) Ran to the gym today and did a light 2.75 miles on the treadmill watching The View and the beginning of Tyra.

Onto lunch I had my usual yogurt, strawberries,blueberries and "granola bar" with some of these yummy chips Adam and I bought on and outing a few weeks ago to this cute town called Collingswood NJ. We went to the http://www.thepopshopusa.com/ which was awesome! I got the vegan phillysteak which was AMAZING! Sorry kind of rambling now! hahah... Onto the chips they are http://www.plockys.com/ I have the Original Hummus ones that are gluten free. They are really good!! I think almost better than regular corn chips, If you see them I would definately pick them up and try them with your favorite salsa :)

After lunch I got bored and baked a cake. Once again Picture was on the camera! UGH. I want to put on the recipe but I can't remember where I got it from, so when I figure that out I will put up the recipe for everyone! All I can say is it was good.. almost too good.. I ate way too much of it while cutting it up for the parents and Adam. It made me feel alittle sick.. too much chocolately goodness sometimes isn't the best thing! :-( oh well.. live and learn!

Dinner was a repeat from Monday night, leftover pizza and sweet potato fries, with some crystal light. It hit the spot! We were then off to the boardwalk for about a 2 mile walk, it was beautiful out and very cool. Just the way I like it. While we were out we went and bought a wedding magazine which I am going to look through after I'm done posting this. I also had a little over a cup of kettle corn that I just popped, it is one of the Jolly Time 100 calorie bags. I needed something salty/sweet, nothing too sweet though after my OD this afternoon ;)

I hope everyone had a great day! Only one day left until the weekend!!!!!

Sleepy Wednesday

Good morning everyone! I feel like such an old lady, I didn't even stay out that late last night but I am exhausted today! I didn't sleep too well either so that's probably a contributing factor. I got up made some coffee and my bowl of kashi with banana and ff soymilk and ate that watching some tv and checking blogs and emails.

Now I'm trying to motivate to get my butt to the gym and do some walking and lifting, not like I'm in a rush or anything... hahah gotta love summer break! I think I'm going to make Adam some easy Tiramisu this afternoon. I also might be walking over to the parents for dinner, originally I was just going over for a walk, but mom told me she's making her meatloaf which I haven't had in over a year!! I think I need it! :) Hope everyone had a great Wednesday!

Same Stuff... Different Day....

Good morning all! I actually slept in until 8 today.. Boy was I happy, I watched 2 episodes of the Nanny (educational stuff I know) and then was ready for some breakfast. My tummy just still isn't right after all the junk I've been eating :( So I had my bowl of Kashi Vive with ff soymilk and half a banana. I also had coffee with ff hazelnut creamer and a packer of splenda. It was yummy but now I'm so full.

I did some ab work while watching Regis and Kelly, the gym will be coming up soon.. But for now I'm thinking about doing some stuff for work, getting my welcome back bulletin board ready by putting my new kiddies names on the school bus :) I love back to school time and the fall! I can't wait to go apple picking in about a month and start baking lots of yummy things :-D

Hope everyone has a great Tuesday

Busy Sunday!

I have Adam's family reunion today at his house, so today is gonna be a busy one! I had my normal cereal (1/2 cup Kashi Vive and 1/2 cup Fiber One) banana and ff soymilk today since my stomach is alittle funny after my delicious dinner last night. I don't eat read meat much but since we were celebrating I figured why not? My belly is telling me different though HAHA.

I have the 4 bean salad all tupperwared up to bring over to Adam's moms house in alittle while, it smells so good! This is a dish my dad always made for our big family parties when I was little, so its fun for me to be making it now, not that its hard by any means, but boy is it tasty and healthy!

here's the recipe if you'd like to try it :)

Dad's 4 Bean Salad

2/3 cup cider vinegar
¾ cup sugar
1 tsp. Salt
green beans
wax beans
lima beans
kidney beans
I medium onion chopped
1 medium green pepper
½ tsp freshly ground pepper
1/3 cup salad oil


Blend vinegar, sugar and salt in a small saucepan. Heat until the sugar is dissolved and set aside. Drain all beans and toss with onion, peppers, vinegar mixture and pepper. Pour oil over all and toss to coat evenly. Let sit in fridge covered for at least 8 hours.

I hope everyone has a great Sunday! I know I will its another awesome day at the Jersey Shore :-D

Crazy day!

I didn't sleep very well last night and was up at 7:30. I layed in bed until 8 then got up and turned on my computer and the coffee maker. I got in the shower got ready inhaled my normal bowl of cereal and banana (kashi vive and fatfree 8th continent soymilk) and was out the door, with my token cup of coffee in hand! ! I was driving my dad and his brother up north to visit my other uncle who is sick. He's got pancreatic cancer and it has spread throughout his body. Needless to say this was not a fun trip!!

Once home I was starving and it was only 12:30! I'm thinking its from the stress of going there and not knowing what to expect. so I had my bowl of blueberry fatfree yogurt, a couple piece of pineapple and some of my "granola bar" then it was off to the gym! I walked about 2.6 miles on the treadmill and read a magazine. My stomach wasn't feeling too swift! ugh gotta love stress!