Fun Holiday Movie Quote: “Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion’s starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don’t see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often, it’s not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it’s always there – fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know, none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge – they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I’ve got a sneaking suspicion… love actually is all around.” -Love Actually
Long quote, but it’s a good one!
Today was all about lounging and relaxing. Miles took a nap on my slippers.
I made a bowl of Pacific Natural Foods’ roasted red pepper and tomato soup for lunch. I added ground turkey and cheddar cheese. Another hit from Pacific! This soup was thick and creamy. It tasted similar to the tomato soup; the red peppers only created a tiny difference in flavor. Mmm!
I watched football, cleaned and vacuumed, and dyed my hair to a slightly different shade of brown than it was before.
I had my last leftover ravioli made from Nasoya’s egg roll wrap as an appetizer.
Dinner involved a lot of Chiavetta’s marinade. Both the chicken and the veggie mix (zucchini, green peppers, and onions) were marinated in the good stuff.
I mixed the vegetables with fettuccine and topped my chicken with a little bit of feta cheese. This was a really tasty dinner. I think I’ll buy another bottle of Chiavetta’s when we’re in Rochester.
After dinner, I started to get a little stir crazy. I decided to try Cheryl Burke’s Disco Ab Workout that Melissa tested out this morning. I had a lot of laughs and further proved to myself that I’m NOT a good dancer. But my heart was pumping and I felt like I got an easy and fun cardio workout.
With renewed energy, I bundled up and took Miles for a walk. Jared helped me clean off my car. The parking lot was plowed really well so we just used our sleeves to brush the snow off of the windows, roof, and hood of my car. Wow, Boston really did get some serious accumulations! At least it was so cold that the snow was light and easy to clear off. And thank God for those fleece liners in my Hunter wellies. I was able to wade through the snow mounds without feeling a chill.
COMMENTS
7 Comments
1. katherine
December 20th, 2009 09:25 PM
Hmmmm I’ve been thinking about investing in a pair of Hunter wellies. Where did you find yours?
2. katie
December 20th, 2009 09:43 PM
seeing this quote totally reminded me i need to see love actually asap!
3. Lisa
December 20th, 2009 11:08 PM
Wow, Miles is one lucky dog to get a walk in that cold weather. I no longer have any excuses when I think about walking Eddie in the cold….just need to think…
What would melissa do?
4. MelissaNibbles
December 21st, 2009 03:46 AM
Glad you tried the workout! I like the “celebration jumps” the best.
Hair pic please!
5. Shannon
December 21st, 2009 05:28 AM
I love that quote and I love that movie! I need to see it!
6. Wishful Nals
December 21st, 2009 08:42 AM
Melissa,
Where did you get your fleece socks for the wellies? I need some! Also, did you get the e-mail from Jesse? We should get all dolled up for NYE!
xo
7. Cole
December 22nd, 2009 10:59 AM
Wow……this past weekend I was off work and I had two bowls if Pacific Natural roasted red pepper and tomato soup, and I dyed my hair darker brown! Crazy coincidence, had to share
hah