Snacks

You know that I love snacks... but usually all things bad for me... candy, cupcakes, chips. Even though these all taste oh so good, I am still always hungry. Plus I need quick things that I can eat at work and in the car. Not sure if you guys are getting and reading the FabFitFun emails that I forwarded to you, but there was a really good one on healthy snacks this week and I went out and bought the food they recommended. Here are my thoughts...

Almonds: Everyone knows these are good for you so no need to elaborate.

Lara Bars: These are awesome! I found them in the organic section of the grocery stores. They seriously consist of only a few incredients - all good and nothing artificial (for example, the "blueberry muffin" bar has: blueberries, cashews, dates, lemon, vanilla). I'd highly recommend these.

Greek Yogurt: Have you guys every had this? It's weird! Also found in the organic section. Sorta tastes like a mix of plain yogurt and sour cream... it isn't good... but, I did buy a few minis that come with fruit and it's good only if mixed in fruit. Apparently, it's pretty good for you, so I might keep trying.

Hummus with Pretzels: Good snack. My favorite hummus is roasted red pepper and pretzels are better for you than crackers or chips.

I think those were the items they recommended that I tried. I've also been really into smoothies lately. My favorite concoction is a banana, chocolate almond milk, peanut butter and plain yogurt - tastes great and fills you up!

Ok, the last thing on my mind right now is wheatgrass. Scott and I tried a wheatgrass shot for the first time today at Robeks. One ounce of this stuff is equal to 2.5 lbs of leafy green vegetables... needless to say, it's awesome for you. We tried it and it's not too bad... tastes like you're drinking grass, but I've taken shots of much worse, so I'd definitely recommend. Apparently, it's a great hangover cure, too.

Flipped

Last night we went to Josh and Rachel's.  First of all, Vinny grew a lot in the two weeks since I've seen him last.  He is just way too cute.  When we got there, he was sleeping on Josh's lap in camo overalls.  Then, he woke up and played for a while.  He's crawling all over, speaking gibberish, and loving trying to walk with someone holding his hands.  That boy makes my biological clock tick unreasonably loud.

Then, after baby V went to bed, we watched a movie called Flipped.  I had never heard of it but I could tell by the previews that it was relatively recent.  It takes place in the 50's/60's and it's about this boy and girl neighbors growing up together.  At first it kind of bothered me because the whole movie goes from the boy telling a story, then the girl telling the same thing from her point of view.  Eventually I got really into the story and it was actually really cute.  You guys should check it out if you get a chance.  It is available on Netflix, but not instant stream.

Also, Due Date came out on DVD this week.  We are going to buy it.

My day so far...

I checked out the Kim Kardashian makeup tutorials on Youtube.  I wasn't all that impressed.  It was cool to see what she uses, but I feel like Ally had already told us the important stuff.  Also they didn't teach me anything that Ally hasn't already taught me.  If you watch them, know that there are 4 separate videos, about 4-5 minutes each.

I have seen several places that the MAC Jeanius collection is coming out March 3 (this week).  It has a denim theme and looks kind of cool.  Lots of blues, grays, and blacks I think.  I read this blog Makeup and Beauty Blog and she has had several posts about the new MAC line if you want to check it out.  I like this blog for three reasons:
1. She updates often (like 3 times a day!)
2. It is mostly product reviews with some tutorials and informative posts mixed in
3. She often shares pictures and writes about her cat, who looks A LOT like Franckie.

Has anyone checked out the Lady Gaga tutorials?  I haven't been able to find them...

Brothers and Sisters

If either of you have time, or netflix. You should check out the series brothers and sisters. I watched a couple of episodes yesterday and its really good. Makes me wish I had a big family lol. Just a suggestion.

Bodyguard

I wanted to give you guys a heads up that I'll be a bodyguard for a Leprechaun on Monday. McDonald's is partnering with radio stations for a Leprechaun contest. On Monday, there will be Leprechauns (or "little people") in random McDonald's restaurants in Cleveland... if you find the Leprechaun, you can take your picture with him, upload it to their website and have a chance to win awesome prizes (one is Lady Gaga tickets). Anyway, I'm assigned to one of the restaurants to be a bodyguard for the Leprechaun... some of my job duties will include... giving him something to drink every half hour (preferably Shamrock Shakes), making sure no one picks him up (I'm not allowed either - already asked), making sure the Leprechaun isn't talking about McDonald's and basically just protecting the little guy! It's a pretty important job, but somebodys gotta do it!

SNOW DAY!!

I'm on cloud 9 today, this may be partially due to the fact that I've just had two coffees with peppermint mocha kahlua in them.  Franckie is also happy, although she has had no "special coffee" as she prefers hers  with a milk to coffee ratio of 99:1.  So what shall we do on this glorious day?  Generally on snow days I try to get some cleaning done, but since we had a three day weekend topped off with a snow day Tuesday, the apartment isn't looking too bad.  Instead, I think I will be completely lazy and spend my day blogging and watching Bones on Netflix Instant (just want Boothe and Bones to hook up already!)  I feel like I deserve this since I spent an hour yesterday on a cold bus getting beat on by a 6 year old who refused to bowl with his class and instead wanted me to let him run around the putt-putt course all afternoon.  Even so, I'd take the physical pain over the emotional stress brought on by the adults at work any day...

Get ready for lots of random posts today girls and have a great day :)

 

Snow

I wish I could get a snow day up here! Ali - this mean you better be blogging today because I know you're at home! My drive to work took 1.5 hours and was scary. I have to drive to Canton around 1:00 and am hoping it gets better by then. I'm not sure what the point of this post really is, but wanted to let you guys know this. Also, I can't see outside my window at work and it just looks white. Have I mentioned how ready I am for summer?! Well... I AM!