Rants, Recipes, and Running

Do you remember last fall when we were building our dream house? Then the builders and the plumbers had a "oopsy daisy" in communication. And busted/damaged/screwed over our "post-tension concrete". Ryan & I were the one's to discover this one dreamy Sunday evening. And we got out of the contract, thank you to the benefits of a VA loan. We now live just a few miles away from that house. When we 1st moved, we'd check it out every once in awhile. I'd cackle, saying "Thank God we got out of that trap!! It's not even that nice" Well, yesterday I went for a run - and I happened to run by our "was gonna be home". And there was big, yellow "SOLD" sign in front of it. It was standing there exactly how we desigend it. It had the gorgeous bricks, the warm tuscany-style colors, the Birds of Paradise plants in front as we chose. I got a little sentimental..... I then realized that house is NOT for us. Our dream ...

Okay, so I stole this meme from Amber . I'm experiencing writers block right now. All I do is work, work out, garden, and sleep. Which results in nothing too interesting to write about. Okay..so on to this meme!: Outside my window … It's sunny and "cool" - 63 degrees F. At 7 am. Since the past few weeks it's been in the upper 90's, I've already been desensitzed and am calling an 80 degree day a "nice, cooler day" I am hearing … Fox News rambling on in the background. I am thinking … About how much I miss my family. When I see pictures of my nephews, my heart melts. I miss my siblings, & my parents. End of story. I am thankful … For my husband who is my sanity; who brightens my day, leaves me love notes around the house, cooks me dinner when I don't get home from work until 8:30 pm, and who makes me laugh! For my ever-present job security. A few months ago, I was fearful I would never get a job as a new-grad. Now, I get...

Greetings, all! Hope this finds everyone having a fantastic day! Things are going great over here. I am a renewed person since I've switched to day shift. Working @ night involved going about 2 days/week where I would stay awak from 24-30 hrs straight. Which just created one very crabby Abby . I was starting to get shaky-blood-sugar-drops, heart palpitations, and other unhealthy/odd symptoms when I was awake. I'm feeling back to 100% now, though! :) Another hobby I've revisted since I'm back to a normal schedule is cooking! I was cooking grilled chicken on a bed of spinach or fajitas almost every night....It got old fast. Tonight I tried a new recipe, that I HIGHLY recommend! It was delicious. And it's low fat, while still hearty! So for your grocery list ...... 2-3 Boneless, Skinless chicken breasts Fat Free Cream of Mushrom soup (we're keeping this healthy :D) 1 can canelli beans (or white beans will do) 1/3 cup Balsalmic Vinegar Fresh Basil A...

This week's 10-on-Tuesday is about "dating". My "dating" history differs from some, for my I met my husband when I was 19 years old. So that was the last time I went on a "first date"! But, here it goes! 1. What is your ideal best date? It completely depends on my mood! Since we don't go out a lot, thought, I would have to say going out to our favorite sushi restaraunt - and finishing off the evening by taking a nice walk. However, there are days where my ideals date consists of going for a long-afternoon-hike, coming home, grilling out in the back yard with a cold beer, and starting a fire. (and roasting marshmallows is a must) 2. How long does it take you to get ready to go on a date? Well from shower to out the door -- probably an hour. If clothes didn't matter, it'd be 30. But I usually spend an excessively, unnatural amount of time trying on numerous outfits. 3. What would you wear on the date? Depends on where we are going ...