It has been a great last day of a momentous year. I’ll have a year in review tomorrow, but this last day was about taking it easy and eating good food. Nothing new, right? 😉 After a week of laying low and recuperating, I finally ventured out to town for some food and breathe fresh …
Posts from: December 2011
I’m not sure if this is just a southern thing or if it has spread across the states, but down here, we’re sometimes the superstitious sort. Black eye peas and greens are 2 things we believe bring us good luck and fortune in the new year. I’m cheating by having my peas a couple …
Week 2 recap of the 6 month Running challenge: Week 2 was rough with all the holiday craziness and nagging sinus infection that seems to have settled in for the entire winter. I got 3 runs and 1 crossfit workout in and only because of this challenge. I have this slight pain still in my …
3 couples and a baby….this took some time to unravel. Brownie, the dachshund hiding out. Santa prefers fudge when he gets to Momma’s house. Christmas breakfast before church. Time for lunch. On Christmas Day, we had a quick meal of pork loin, vegetables, more vegetables, and rolls. Gumbo was the menu, but we …
All things I really don’t want to put in my body…but I AM!! Blech. colors look weird on brown gingerbread. Gingerbread boys. Pretty colors!! No idea why I’m making a spiderman cookie. This is my first year to make gingerbread men. I loved it. I found this recipe for thick and chewy gingerbread from Megan …
I can’t help it. Sometimes, I’m a 6th grader all over again. And anytime I see Alec Baldwin, I can’t get the SNL Schweddy Balls skit out of my mind. And I laugh harder each year. So when I got ready to make “truffles” which are actually cookie balls, I feel like I should put …
This year has been rough for our little town. It seemed like the year was off to good start with some nice winter weather and a mild spring. As we were looking forward to beaches, outdoor activities, and summer vacation, the unthinkable happened. The super outbreak of tornadoes ripped through the town and those of …
The idea for a Christmas tree in my kitchen popped in my head late one night as I was wrapping presents and rearranging yet another ornament on the main tree. I think I said “I need one of those little mini trees in my kitchen”. Well, I went a little overboard. It is my gingerbread/kitchen …
One of the most recognizable sounds around Christmas time is the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. You’ve heard parts of their songs in commercials, movies, and stores/malls nationwide. I know I have but I did not know who they actually were until last Christmas when I heard one of their songs in a commercial. I found out more …
Tis the season to visit my favorite sweets bakery, Sweets Cupcakes in Tuscaloosa. I found a red velvet cupcake and something new. They now have bon bons, or chocolate covered cake balls. I got a sample of 4 different flavors and I really hope the flavors stick around after …
~ If it’s raining this hard, the only place I want to be is asleep. ~ Operation Extreme Makeover, Classroom edition starts in one hour. ~ I’m a little too excited about cleaning up my classroom. I need to get this excited about cleaning the “office” in my house. Office is the correct term for …
Every year, I start in mid October looking through previous years’ magazines to get ideas for cooking, baking, decorating, entertaining, and celebrating the end of the year fun. I can’t help it. I get it honest. My mother instilled a love for Christmas in me early. I didn’t have a choice in the matter and …
It’s 987* outside but nothing is going to stop my Christmas cheer. A little adult beverage might be the reason for the visions of gumdrops and several feet of snow in my yard. But anyway, I’m cheerful and the long list of things left to do is not bothering me ONE LITTLE BIT! My latest …
One week left. 7 days until Santa’s big dance. And I’m so not ready. I have a long list of things left to do. Cards? Monday night. Wrap presents? Monday night. Watch a gazillion more Christmas movies? I have the next 6 days. Baking? Done and more to come. Shopping? Just a few more things …
It’s been a long week, but a great one. The days leading up to Christmas are usually a good mix of hectic and relaxing. Some days fly by and others crawl. Today was a flying day. It started early because I went back to CrossFit. It was my first workout since the marathon and the …
Bronchitis+running=stupidity. I had this grand idea to try a little short shuffle run to get the blood flowing and maybe help get rid of some of this junk in my lungs. Yeah, that wasn’t the smartest idea. But, it felt good to move the legs faster than a stroll. And I did cough a lot. …
Starbucks I want to strangle whoever invented SBUX. And not just them, but whoever introduced me to it. And also whoever twists my arm each time I wander by a Target and get sucked in. The addiction is so bad, I have 3 Christmas mugs, 3 ornaments, and 2 plain red SBUX mugs. I can’t …
File this one away in the never again for a crowd over 5 people. But oh wow, how cute they look! These were very time intensive. I guess total time, including fast drying in the freezer, was about 1.5 hours. I did a whole package of 32 and they just took a lot of time …
It has been one week since I finished my first marathon and I’m ready to ease back into running. The general rule of thumb is to take 1 day off from HARD RUNNING for every mile in the race. For me, that’s 26 days. Yeah, I can’t not run for 26 days. But I can …
It is still hard to believe that less than a week ago, I was crossing a marathon line. After one day of terrible sickness, and 3 days of a sore leg, I feel 100% normal. I’ve been giving in to my need for extra sleep. Instead of fighting it, I figure my body knows what …