I’m not sure if I’ve ever voiced my hatred for raw tomatoes. It doesn’t matter that we grow them in the garden. We live in the South, and that’s what we do. Stephen loves raw tomatoes. He can tell you one of the hundreds of varieties of tomatoes just by taste alone. The man is …
Real Food
Any day that starts with this bowl of oatmeal goodness is going to be a good day. Top that oatmeal with flax, almond butter, and granola, and well, I could bring about world peace with a snap of my fingers. Quaker should put THAT on their box. Of course, If I’m eating this, I’m …
Today acted like a Tuesday. It’s no secret that I think Tuesdays are especially dreadful. Today was worse than yesterday. Let’s review: ~ bailed on the morning workout. I was just too tired and too sore from the previous day’s torture. ~ because I bailed, my meals were jacked up. I missed second breakfast and …
The short story behind this bakery is the owner was in Nashville and wanted to be singer/songwriter in Nashville. After a few years, she decided to open a cupcake store in Nashville after her brother stood in line 2 hours in New York for a cupcake that wasn’t as good as his sister’s recipe. He …
Things are crazy hectic right now. Spring break is over, we just got back from a WONDERFUL trip to see my family and all of a sudden it’s Tuesday night and I have absolutely nothing to write about. I’m sleepy so this is a short and sweet preview of what’s coming up tomorrow night. I’ve …
Saturday morning, Mom and Stephen came to watch me race a local 5K for the St. Paddy’s Day Parade. This is a huge event for our part of Mississippi and I was very excited to race this again. Unfortunately, I do not have many pictures. I was too busy running! But the good news is, …
I really can’t say any more than I’ve already said about this place. I thought about the pizza, the salad, and the dessert about a gazillion times over the past couple of weeks when I knew we were meeting Mom there for my birthday lunch. And as usual, I was not disappointed. I have to …
Here’s a hint on what I did today….and more details later. I’m off to MS for good food, a local 5K, pizza making lessons from Grandma, a fish house with my parents, ENCHILADAS, Sal & Mookies with Mom, and soaking up some Jackson love (my gorgeous nephew, not the town…although I love Jackson, MS …
Tomorrow, I’m going to be 35. I don’t feel a day over 25. And I feel 300% better than I did this time last year. Tomorrow will start the birthday weekend. I’ll have lunch with friends after a killer crossfit workout and run. Friday will include a trip to my family in MS and some …
I’m patiently waiting for my birthday. I’m sure many people don’t get too excited about getting older, but this year, I’m over the top excited. I’ve got many reasons but I’ll save those for later. The big day is Thursday which happens to be a favorite holiday of mine, St. Patrick’s Day. But while I’m …
I love all things protein and love trying out new sources and methods of incorporating it into my diet. I’m not a carb hater (hello?? potatoes??!!!) but I know my body and blood sugar levels adore protein. If I could have a side of beef at every meal, I would. But I do like …
Thursday night and I could say this is probably the most miserable I have ever been, but I would be wrong. There was that time in kindergarten when Robbie Day told me that my nose was too big. That was a bad day for me. Today’s misery is all about chest congestion and the painful …
The talk around the water stop today has been about Lent. “What are you giving up for lent?” Since I’m not Catholic, I’ve never really paid a lot of attention to the time of Lent. But, I think I have found a place in my beliefs and in my faith for some aspects of this …
I think it’s safe to say we are no longer in a drought here in Alabama. I’m not sure how much rain has fallen in the past 48 hours, but when the frogs are jumping in herds on the road AWAY from the river, I know we’ve reached a good saturation. I skipped breakfast. I …
Happy Tuesday! I approach Tuesdays with extreme caution. They are just bad luck. But, by 6pm, I’m in full TV watching mode. I have maybe 4-5 shows that I watch through the week and 2 of them are on Tuesday. So, after my dinner and quick run, I settled in for Biggest Loser and Glee …
Or in my case, the codeine. I finally went to the dr and after a little discussion, I walked away with two shots and the good cough medicine. 1/4th of a teaspoon later, I’m feeling good and have no idea how high my fever is or whether or not I can breathe. Now, I’m up …
A nice big sinus infection! But that’s not why I’ve been laying low with blogging. I really don’t have a reason. So there you have it. 3 weeks with few posts and not one good reason for it. Ever have weeks like that? And really, if I get honest with myself, I’ve been trying to …
…but it sure does taste good. The workouts have really ramped up to two-a-days. I try to get at least 4 days a week of crossfit and I’m pretty solid on 5 days a week with running. I’m currently training for some tough trail races this spring but deep down, I love the running even …
It’s a great day to be a teacher! The day was full treats, giggles, smiles, and kindergarten friendship. We had a minor issue with some homemade cupcakes. We are not allowed to pass out homemade food to the kids, just store bought. Stephen stopped by the store and brought them some store bought cupcakes. They …
My father in law had a saying..”you catch a lot more flies with honey, not vinegar”. The idea behind this was that kindness goes a lot farther than bitter, sour dispositions. I never could figure out why we were trying to attract flies when my job at family reunions was to end their lives quickly …