Last night, I was looking for a way to refuel after a hard workout. I had picked up some Jay Robb protein samples from Whole Foods recently and wanted to try one out for a new Bender’s Blenders recipe. One of the flavors I picked up was strawberry. It reminded me of when I used […]
Breakfast
Sparks fly, I cry.
My roomie and I – from here on out, she will be known as K, since she’s also my best friend and deserves more than just the roomie title – had such a lovely afternoon. We caught a 5:00 showing of Nights in Rodanthe, the new movie based on the Nicholas Sparks novel. I think […]
Tempting, but I’ll pass.
A new article discusses why keeping sweet treats around my actually help people avoid temptation. Researchers found that people (specifically college girls) who challenged themselves to resist the tempting food by keeping it around may have more success than those who completely ban the food from their pantry altogether. I know that personally, I enjoy […]
Mango-a-go-go
My first day of classes went great! I really enjoyed my two economics classes. One of them will discuss how businesses interact with government regulators – such as the FDA! – and the other is about financial markets and trading. I think both of them are very timely and will provide me with some new […]
A Day of Firsts.
The first day of autumn ties in just perfectly with the first day of senior year, plus another first that I will tell you about later! It was a busy day, for sure, even without classes. Books were bought (and wallets were heartbroken), organization was attempted (still a work in progress), and there was also […]
Bak2Skewl
Yeah, I’m cool 8) so I can totally pull off that post title. I have missed you, ladies and gentleman! Today I said goodbye to my family and headed back to campus. It’s bittersweet because on the one hand, I’m pretty homesick. But it was also really great to see my friends again! I just […]
Another new breakfast.
TGIF!! I’m going to stick to posting new meals here and there these next few days, as I want to spend as much time with my family as possible before I (sniff, sniff) head back to school this weekend. Yesterday we played some golf – I know, you’re shocked – since my brother got out […]
On Top of Spagheeeeeetti, NOT Covered in Cheese!
Why yes, I did do a Google search for songs about pasta to come up with a title for this post. I came up with this one, to be sung to the tune of “On Top of Ol’ Smokey”: On Top Of Spaghetti On top of spaghetti all covered with cheese I lost my poor […]