Was it hard to stay in a bad mood when my dinner looked like this? Yesssss….  Brown rice smooshed into the shape of a heart, chicken, and broccoli. Plus I couldn’t be too cranky while sipping glass of Mark West Pinot Noir. Aww, that’s love. I became a little less bitter while snacking on Chocolate [...]

Blurry but this picture made me laugh.  I asked Jared to snap a picture of my outfit and look who decided to join in the photo shoot?!?! Jared, Drew, Nicki, Chris, and I met in Cambridge at Cambridge Common for beers and appetizers.  I had a Pretty Things beer. We shared an ordered of fried [...]

I ordered grilled cheese and tomato soup from Finagle-a-Bagel.  I normally love this, but today my stomach wasn’t feeling it.  It made the end of my work day slightly unpleasant. I didn’t go to the gym because I have plans to run on Saturday and Sunday.  Sunday is actually a 5K race! Jared and I [...]

I had the longest staff meeting this morning/afternoon and ended up eating 2 slices of pizza that my boss provided for the crew.  So my half-ass version of Ants on a Log was a healthy afternoon snack after a greasy lunch. I didn’t have a lot of time for a “lunch break” so I quickly [...]

I’m going to miss Body Pump 72.  This final week definitely worked my muscles.  My poor mom sliced her thumb while changing the weights on her bar and missed half of the bicep track to go get a band aid.  Despite the minor injury, I’m really proud that my mom increased her weight for a [...]

I snacked on a Reese’s and an unpictured Clif bar this afternoon. For dinner, I finished the rest of Tuesday’s batch of chicken by adding a few small pieces to my plate of cheese tortellini and mixed greens. And seeing the world through rose colored glasses, Jared and I each had a glass of Rose [...]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles themed cupcake t-shirt?  Thank you Johnny Cupcakes!   How awesome is a pepperoni pizza in the shape of a cupcake?!?!  I actually bought this shirt when JC hosted a movie night in Coolidge Corner. I made Pacific Natural Foods’ spicy black bean soup and added a dollop of plain Chobani (sunk to [...]

Melissa suggested dinner at The Fat Cat in Quincy.  I’d been browsing the menu online all week and still couldn’t decide what I wanted to order.  My friend Cara is visiting (She just ran the Rock and Roll Marathon in Vegas!) so she and I split a salad w/ greens, goat cheese, pecans, and cranberries [...]

“Hey Pam…I think that’s empty.” -Jim Halpert “No, ’cause the ice melts and then it’s like… second drink!” -Pam Beesly in The Dundies, one of my favorite episodes of The Office ever December 7th.  The Countdown til Christmas is still on. My bowl of soup didn’t keep me full for very.  In an effort to [...]

Jared’s surprise was tickets to Boston Ballet’s The Nutcracker!  I guessed the surprise several times, but still wasn’t sure that’s where we were going because Jared had claimed he hated ballet and would not even sit through a Christmas themed one. The Opera House is gorgeous and there were lots of holiday decorations.  Jared and [...]