accept!

unacceptable

zero groceries = lunch of Smart Balance movie styled popcorn and 2 egg whites

unacceptable

31 degrees weather ….

 

…..

acceptable

well after night class I went to the grocery for the bare minimum (I babysit or work a lot between Wednesday-Sunday … no need for lots) and made out with some wheat bread, Peter Pan PB, carrots, sweet potatoes, and toothpaste. Good trip.. YES!

made a decent dinner:

  

roasted carrots, small sweet potato, and some cheese tortellini and 1/2 a PB sandwich… random but YUM!

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tonight = Victoria Secret fashion show to boost my self esteem (just kidding) and some work on my research final manuscript.

but I accept that those models are God’s gift and they really are ‘angels’ and that homework does in fact suck… so I mean I am grounded!

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song of the day

yeah, PNS,FL

It’s been real Thanksgiving 2010

yeah, my family is HAWT.

yeah, sometimes I think I am artsy 

yeah, I prefer pine trees to have Christmas lights… but I guess Palm trees can be in the spirit, too!  (good picture  by my sister at http://jujuryan.wordpress.com)

yeah, I wish I was as big of a DIVA as my youngest sister

and YEAH….

NOT looking forward to the start of the 2 day drive home to the cold land… 10 hours Saturday & 4 Sunday (7 for some of my fambam)

a lovely day to be thankful for

standard vacation breakfast bar selections: fresh fruit [grapefruit/pineapple], scrambled eggs with hot sauce, a muffin and a coffee [with hazelnut creamer] a beautiful Thanksgiving on Pensacola Beach… like I said heaven & best idea [thanks mom & dad]

 

 

I am thankful for:

my big family

my friends

my boyfriend: Sam

being fortunate enough to grow up comfortably and attend great schools and receive a higher education & graduate school

i’m on a beach.

Thanksgiving 2010 in the SUN!!

parent’s best idea since they decided to get married, have 6 beautiful children… Thanksgiving spent on Pensacola Beach… mmm it just might be love [sorry Sam]

sunshine

cool buildings

 

the beach!

 

Smell you Sunday stinky Midwest weather. [real mature, I know]

thirsty Thursday

Did you pick up a 2 for 1 holiday drink at Starbucks today?! I sure did… my liquid poison of choice was a nonfat gingerbread latte without whipped cream!

[from Google Images]

Did you have a doctored up bowl of light Progresso Italian-styled vegetable soup? I did. Doctored up soup equals garlic powder, garlic salt with parsley, and some cayenne pepper being mixed in, along with a generous serving(s) of Parmesan Romano cheese! YUM

 

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Did you realize that my lunch of a Starbuck’s coffee and a couple servings of soup jump started my thirsty Thursday!

[google images]

I began the day with a nice 4 mile walk with a girlfriend. Man it felt good to just get up and do something exercise-like. It has been FAR far too long…as in months and months. Felt awesome, especially after downing a peanut butter on wheat bread for breakfast!

Off to work…. maybe continue my thirsty Thursday’s with a few brews after!

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Song of the day:

let’s play catch up!

Since I have been gone I have…

1. Completed a summer placement in a skilled nursing home/assisted living home and LOVED it over the summer.
2. Taken a vacation to Chicago, with my boyfriend, to go to a 3 day music festival in June.
3. Turned 23!
4. Finished a summer semester with all A’s.
5. Began my LAST fall semester ever! Well, unless I get a crazy hair and decide to take on a PhD. I don’t foresee that happening anytime soon though.
6. Finished my placement at Saint Luke’s hospital and learned a WHOLE lot about aphasia treatment, video-swallograms, and so forth.
7. Gained 8 pounds. I am not going to say I do not dislike that I have but I am also not going to say it wasn’t fun gaining that unnecessary poundage.
8. Not stepped foot in the gym; schedules with work, class, and placement and hell living = no gym = me TIME and friend time!
9. Been to many concerts: Edward Sharpe, Menomena, Jack Johnson, the Walkman, Donavon Frankenreiter, Girl Talk, to name a few!
10. Lived!

I have missed you all! So thrilled to see all the ‘welcome back’ posts! THANKS!!!

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Starbucks is having…

mmmm… yes!