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Leo cheers me up
You know what Leo pictures mean..short post. He cheers me up though, maybe he will cheer you up too?
He just got continually more depressed as I snapped away!
I feel better already, thanks Leo! 
For dinner, I had a beer.
Oh, and pizza too.
We bought some Italian five-grain dough and cut in half, per usual.
Topped mine with some chopped pancetta, onions, mozzy, and a little truffle oil(Don’t worry, see the green!!). Mmmm! Can’t wait for leftovers at lunchtime. Yum!
I then picked up my good friend and former roomie, Mandy. She requested Jeremiah’s..okay fine, pull my arm!
I got the gelati which is vanilla ice cream with italian ice. I chose the pomegranate and sour apple italian ice. Yum!
We then headed out to meet some friends and watch the Bachelor. Drama, drama, drama. Those girls are crazy!
I may also have had a small piece of brownie or two. The sweet tooth reared it’s ugly head tonight! 
I am off to bed.
Hopefully, I will be announcing my new site debuting tomorrow!! Still have to tweak a little. So excited to unveil it to you all!
Have a goodnight!
Katy
6 comments January 18, 2010
Oh, Christmas tree!
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.
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
1 comment November 30, 2009
Enter: Leo.
My “foster” puppy is here. He’s my sister’s dog but she lives in NYC and works at a popular BBQ restaurant there so it’s difficult when he’s home alone for so long most days. We’re taking him for a while to make things easier on her. So yay for puppy time on the blog! He is a shih-tzu and is 8 years old. But I will call all my dogs puppy. Anyway..back to the rest of my day..
After my post I cleaned the apartment, then headed to the gym.
My Work-Out:
Treadmill(Warm-Up): 4.0 at %6.0 incline for 5 minutes
Elliptical: 15 Minutes at level 7 hills program(ouch)
Chest Press: (40 lbs.) 3 x 20
Lateral Pull-Down: (30 lbs.) 3 x 20
Sitting Row: (30 lbs.) 3 x 20
Chest Fly: (30 lbs.) 3 x 20
Total time: About 35 Minutes
Good work-out! Not too long, but I did what I could with the time I had. I got off my butt and sweat a lot and that’s great.
After showering up, I made a lighter lunch. I believe this is what fellow bloggers call a Hugh Jass salad:
Mmmm, my fave. Spinach salad with brocc, baby carrots, a little gorgonzola crumbles(the last of ‘em) and some goddess dressing on top.
I had been borrowing my in-laws car for a week and a half, I actually drive my father-in-laws jeep until January when I get a new car (yay!) and they dropped my jeep back off the other day. Getting into my car I found a present: a bag of Jelly Bellys!! Ohhh man..trouble right there..
I munched..
Don’t worry this was taken at a red light. I munched throughout the evening.
I headed out to my mother-in-laws to help grade. Once I got there I felt so drained! Well, duh I had no carbs with lunch! I now realize why I was so tired! I had toasted a slice of oatmeal bread to have along with my salad but totally forgot about it! I was in such a rush to get out the door. The salad filled me for a while though.
I graded for a bit then left to pick-up my sister at the airport. Boy did it start storming though. That lightning was insane! I got lost but finally made it. Good thing I had jelly beans..*munchmunchmunchmunch*
I picked her up and we headed back to my in-laws since they offered dinner for us and since it was dark, rainy, and eating outside(with Leo) was out of the question we agreed! Good thing too, dinner was super yummy!
Pork, fresh steamed green beans, rice, and cornbread! Oh yes, and some homemade cranberry sauce. Plus some unpictured peas. Am I weird that I love peas? I went back for two more scoops after I ate one!
I went back for seconds on…..everything. I ended up eating two and a half slices of cornbread. I love corn anything, hence the arepa the other day. I LOVE cornbread. Oh man, and this was the good ol’ jiffy box cornbread. Yuuumm!
After dinner, I had a cup of coffee and we headed home.
Oh and my nephew…
Everybody, meet Leo. Leo, meet everybody..
He was on Benadryl and some Rescue Remedy to calm him during the flight so he’s very sleepy. He goes to a holistic vet in NYC, awesome right? I actually used rescue remedy when my anxiety was high. I love it, and need to get more. Good to know it’s okay for dogs! Ha..
It was hard to get him to look at the camera but you will see lots of pics of him! Especially since my sister is leaving him with us for a while. I want her to be able to keep up with him as well and the blog is the perfect place for that!
Tomorrow is a big day, especially since we’re headed to Jacksonville for Thanksgiving..YAY. I am off to make some tea and get some rest.
Goodnight!
Katy H.
1 comment November 25, 2009
