Today we set out for some Christmas cheer. I am a real Christmas tree kind of girl. I can never use a fake one, unless I really have to one day for whatever reason. At first, I wanted to wait until next weekend but having a tree in the house just makes me feel better and for the final stretch of my internship(one more week!) I needed all the cheer I could get. I remember coming home from school and plugging the tree right in and doing my homework by it just to smell the pine tree gloriousness! Onto the rest of my day..

First, a daily pic of Leo.

Looking like Eeyore.

(Disney Clip Art)

Oh, bother.

We headed out to run errands which included stops at Ross, Michael’s, and Target to get some Christmas decorations. Then we headed to good ol’ Home Depot for our tree. You northerners get to chop yours down, we pick ours up at home improvement stores. It didn’t take long to find the right one.

We paid, and got it tied to our roof.

I had a little fun with my camera, I am sure the car behind us thought I was crazy. Or a spy..

Our tree couldn’t escape if he tried..

When we got home, I gave Leo a bath. Then put out some of our new decorations.

It’s fun to start building our holiday collections. I can’t wait to have a bigger home(note: not an apartment) to decorate. One day! For now our one bedroom apartment will have to make do.

Skinny tree, but perfect for it’s narrow spot.

For dinner, I picked up some kale and brussel sprouts and used some chickpeas from earlier and stuck all three in the oven to roast. Mmmmmm…I used my LARGE plate for this and it was filled up with goodies.

The brussel sprouts were drizzled with EVOO, S&P and paprika.

Same with the kale along with some garlic powder as well.

A little EVOO, S&P for the chickpeas.

All three went in the oven at 375. The kale took about 12 minutes, the brussels and chickpeas took about 25 minutes.

Together they made a super filling and satisfying meal!

I had done good sticking with mostly veggies today! I feel so much better already and know I am back on a healthy track. But I did share this giant bottle of beer with Adam, per his brother Nate’s recommendation.

“9″ beer! We picked it up a local gourmet market we love,

In a chilled mug. It was refreshing! It definitely had an apricot taste in the finish and was smooth, not bitter at all. I enjoyed it.

For dessert, some Ghiradelli semi-sweet chocolate chips.

Along with a bowl of raspberry sherbet. It was about 150 calories worth. Yum!

I’m getting hungry again, but it’s bed time. Hopefully a mug of tea will help fill me up and doze me to sleep! I’m off to finish my last week in my internship. PTL!!!!! I cannot wait for Friday afternoon to come. Luckily, I have Wednesday off(sort of). I am on campus for a seminar until noon and then have the rest of the day to myself!!! Aka to clean.

Oh, pictures of the tree to come when we finish decorating!

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Katy