January 11, 2012 - Peanut Sauce Obsession

Breakfast
I told you I was into peanut butter pretzels for dinner. haha.

Lunch
Lunch was catered at work by Firebowl. I ended up getting a spring roll, a crab rangoon an some of the veggie stir fry meals.

Snack
I ended up having another tofu spring roll as a snack. Delicious. I am kind of obsessed with spring rolls right now. Not sure if it is the innards or just the peanut sauce.

Dinner
I ended up needing a comfort meal, which called for a nice bowl of pasta with some cheese. So delicious.

Question?
What is your comfort meal?

January 10, 2012 - Happy Hour at La Condessa

Breakfast 
Another breakfast of peanut butter pretzels.

Lunch
At lunch I went to panera bread and did a little bit of reading there as well. I got the sandwich and soup combo. The roast beef sandwich and the black bean soup. Delicious.

Happy Hour & Dinner
After work we had plans for happy hour at La Condessa. One of my good friends was in from out of town, and another one is about to move to Brazil so we knew we needed to get together. I ended up getting this lovely cocktail as well as a corn on the cob. It sounds funny, but this kind had cotija cheese on it, red pepper and more. It was delicious. After happy hour we ended up going to the Gingerman and getting a few drinks and chatting it up.

We ended up getting home late, and by the time we got there the pups were exhausted.

January 9, 2012 - Randomly Delicious

Workout
I started the morning out with a Nike Trainer workout. Definitely an intense 30 minute workout.

Breakfast
For some reason I have been randomly eating peanut butter pretzels for my breakfast. Protein, carbs and delicious? Sign me up.

Lunch
At lunch I went to Einsteins and got a bagel thin sandwich. I spent my lunch doing some reading. It was nice.

Dinner
This dinner was completely random. I knew I wanted some veggies, and an egg. I ended up using the grits as the grain/carb. It was randomly delicious. There was some broccoli, khorabi, and radishes and some ham. I would like this meal again, right now, please.

Puppy Fun
I thought it was so cute that Emily was using Ender as a head rest.

Question?

Name a meal you make to make use of a bunch of random veggies.

January 8, 2012 - Sunday Workouts

Breakfast
I was planning on going to the gym early in the day so I didn't want to eat a huge breakfast. So Lucky Charms it was.

Workout
Mike and I went to the gym together. I ended up doing a quick interval run, and pulled out 2.62 miles in 30 minutes, including a warm up. I was able to fight through at the end with an increase of speed of 8.0 for the last minute. The rest of the run was around 6.5. I ended my workout with a Nike Trainer ab workout. I was sweating all over the place after this one. It is definitely a keeper. I love a nice Sunday workout. It feels so much better than a weekday one because I can take as long as I want and not have to worry about being late to anywhere.


Lunch
For lunch I had some leftover fried rice. I loved this veggie mix. So tasty.

Dinner
For dinner, Mike and  made some steamed spinach, with leftover mashed potatoes and a steak. I added some cranberry cinnamon goat cheese on top. It was a great addition although I accidentally added too much.

Question
Do you have a favorite ab workout?

January 7, 2012 - Veggie Fried Rice

Breakfast
Saturday morning started out with a beautiful omelet that Michael made for me. It had some leftover corn casserole in it and some cheddar cheese. It was like heaven in my mouth. It had some crispy cheese on it which is one of my favorite things.

Lunch

Mike and I spent the day just lazing around watching The Wire. We heated up a leftover meatball and made a meatball sandwich. It was beyond delicious as well.

Dinner
Mike and I have been making a lot of "fried" rice dishes with our random assortment of veggies. This one had some cabbage, khorabi, ham, egg, carrots, green onions, bok choy and probably a lot more in there. The bowls here are new and I love them. I hope to get a better photo of them someday. It was too dark to get a good photo of them.

Question?
Do you like buying fun bowls? I think they sometimes make the meal taste better. ;-)

Diva Thielvoldt

There has been a delay in my posting this past week because a major tragedy hit our family last Friday, January, 20, 2012. My mother in law, Diva Thielvoldt, passed away in her sleep last Friday. She was very young, only 54, and it was completely unexpected. She was an amazing woman, who not only brought her children up to be amazing men, but also dedicated her life to helping cancer patients/survivors as an RN. She was always an inspiration to me, one I looked to for career advice, relationship advice, and to always be there to provide a positive spin on everything. She was always straight forward and direct, and lived true to her name.

Michael and I have been struggling with this, but we keep reminding each other, that we can at least be happy that we have no regrets. We both had a great relationship with her, talked with her on the phone, in email and in person often. She was proud of us and was able to tell us this often. We told her we loved he often and were even able to see her a few days before she died at a brunch at what we think was her favorite brunch spot in Austin.

Right now we are focusing our time on being with our family, and spending as much quality time with them as we can.

The viewing was last night, and although sad because it reminded us of the reality that she isn't just on vacation, that she is truly gone, it was also uplifting. Everyone that knew her had amazing stories to tell about her, and made us happy knowing how much she touched everyone's lives. The funeral is today, and I expect it to be similar. Cathartic, but in a positive way.

It will be a long struggle, but if we keep the positive stories at the forefront of our minds I think we will make it through. 

January 6, 2012 - Tinker Tailor Snore

Breakfast

I started off my friday with some lucky charms.

Lunch with the Team
My boss intended to take us all out for a Christmas lunch but because everyone's plans were crazy it got delayed until January 6th. It was a beautiful day out so we decided to go to a place with outdoor seating that also allowed for a quick lunch. We ended up at Tinos at Arbor Walk. I got the falafel wrap with some fries. But please note I only ate about 5 or 6 fries. Who knew I had that restraint in me?

Dinner at the Drafthouse

After work Michael and I went to the movies together to watch Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. I was not a fan of the movie. I was really tired already, and that movie was really tiring. I ended up falling asleep during it and didnt particularly mind. I thought it was going to be an action movie, but it was a spy movie, but not as fun as a James Bond spy movie. While there I got the asian chicken wrap, but with tofu instead of chicken. It was pretty awesome and has become one of my favorites.

January 5, 2012 - Quarterly Meeting

Workout

I started the morning with another workout. I did a 2.63 mile interval run, then did some upper body weights. It felt lovely. I was a little more worn out during the run than usualy, but it still was awesome to get it done. 

Quarterly Meeting Breakfast

It was another quarterly meeting. I started with a blueberry muffin.

Then later had a bit of this yogurt parfait. My tummy wasn't that happy though, so I only ate part of it.

Snack
I ended up getting hungry and my snack options were scones. So I had a bit of this, but only part of it.

Lunch
It was catered by CPK. I got a veggie sandwich and ate some chips.

Dinner
After a crazy day I ended up eating some cereal for dinner. That is always I could handle.

January 4, 2012 - Rosemary Potato Soup

Workout

I woke up early and did a 2.6 mile interval run, then did some lower body weights. 

Breakfast

Death cereal again.

Lunch
At lunch I had some leftover chana masala.

Dinner
I was so happy that by the time I got home from work, Mike had made me soup. It was a potato soup with veggies and rosemary. It was quite tasty. Although next time he is going to cut up the rosemary very fine.

January 3, 2012 - Death Cereal

Workout

I started out the morning with a 30 minute Nike Training Club workout. These always provide a great workout.

Breakfast

Death cereal. Swear. I don't get why I didn't get it, after several days.

Snack
PB Pretzels.

Lunch
I ended up meeting a friend for lunch and got a lovely blt sandwich. You will be proud to know I never ate more than 3 chips.

Dinner
After work I went home and made a big salad with some ham and some peanut sauce and a side of cornbread.