And I am addicted to oatmeal.
banana oatmeal with pb&j toppings.
Also I don’t mind soup on occasion.
mexican style soup with chicken.
And I never, ever turn down a tortilla chip salad.
spinach salad topped with chips + corn salsa.
Also, I may be out of corn chile salsa now.
But there are plenty of oranges left.
But probably not for long.
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YA’LL!!! I have missed ya’ll SO much this weekend. My internet was down, and despite my good intentions I never made it to Starbizzles Sunday. Something about a football game?
Anyway, I want to share the awesomeness that was Kath’s oatmeal brunch on Saturday, and we’ll go from there.
TOPPINGS!
LADIES!!
Kate, Stacey, Jessie, Emily + Michelle! Diana and Kath [obviously] were also in attendance.
OATMEAL!!!
I don’t even recall what all was in there, but trust me when I say it was exceptional.
GROG!!!!
Kath shared her famous Grog with us coffee drinkers. It’s just as good as she says.
Also Kath shared TREASURES with us [well I think she called it junk] so I came home with:
Actually, I came home with MUCH more than that, because I went SHOPPING so I got APARTMENT stuff. I can’t believe I am moving in three weeks! Whatever will my family do without me?
So skipping the rest of Saturday, and Sunday for that matter. [Except for HOW ABOUT THOSE SAINTS?!?!?! Actually, I was pulling for the Colts, but those Saints played an AWESOME game, so I am not disappointed.]
TODAY [Monday] I tried to recreate Kath’s oatmeal.
Mine was just meh. [But the spoonful of pear butter was fantastic!]
I also tried to create work, but I was done by two.
Even with taking time to prepare this gourmet meal:
Veggie + VEGGIES.
Who am I?
I mean, I even had CARROTS for a snack.
[Oh, and they were good too. So good.]
Ok, so all those vegetables were SO NOT ME, that I proceeded to have 15 crackers when I got home. Satisfying.
And then DINNER!
MORE sweet potato. Also, some casserole, oranges and green beans.
Full.
So exciting things!!! I went with my dad to a meeting at a local ministry where he is on the board, and it was AWESOME. The ministry is called C.U.P [Christians United for People] Ministry, and it provides clothing + food to homeless and needy families. Dad’s been working with them for several years now, and he actually just got me involved. I’m so excited to see what God has in store for this ministry. I think it could be huge!
And on that note, I think I will go to bed. I’m wiped!
See ya’ll later!
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Hey, hey!
Rain came down ALL day here.
Seriously messed up my plans to take a brisk afternoon walk, or a leisurely jog around the neighborhood [if I would have had such plans.] I’d have better luck with a rowboat out there in this mess.
Prepare yourself friends, for the following is a massive onslaught of carbs.
BAGEL + PB because it was EASY. I admit it. Usually at breakfast I take the easy way out.
TUNA SALAD for lunch, because it was: you guessed it, EASY.
And try as I may, I could not make this banana photogenic.
So I ate it as a snack. Fortunately bananas are in high supply ‘round here, so I should be able to replace my muse quite quickly.
I had plans for a movie with Haleigh tonight, so I grabbed a quick snack + a NAP before hand. All this rain was making me LAZY.
CORN CHILE + CHIPS = EASIEST EVER.
We saw ‘When In Rome’ which I liked. Cute and funny.
But of course, Kristen Bell can do no wrong in my eyes, ever since I discovered her in Veronica Mars.
PS: If you are a Napoleon Dynamite fan [and if you aren’t, well that’s just plain wrong] you will enjoy the special appearance by Pedro.
Annnnnd, since everyone is obviously a fan of that movie [Napoleon], what is your favorite line?
I am partial to ‘Your mom goes to college’ myself, since it is just so ridiculous. But ‘I like your sleeves’ and ‘I’ve been chatting online with hot babes all day’ are up there as well.
Peace out sauerkraut.
I’ve gotta go feed Tina.
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What’s up, what’s up?
I want to share with you a little something that goes on in our household every morning. It’s called The Waking Of The Children.
It goes something like this:
Mama D: SABRINA!!! TIME TO GET UP!
Whit: SABRINA! GET OUT OF THE BED!
Mama D: Whitney, hush.
Me: Well, she won’t get up!
Sabrina: mrrmmph
And so the vicious cycle repeats itself.
Again.
And again.
And again.
Until…
this happens:
bump.
bump.
bump.
A train, Cecily in front, being steered by the engineer from behind, comes barreling down the stairs.
I wish I had more pictures to share of this incredible event, but alas, I grabbed my green smoothie and headed out the door to start my own day. [and for the record, I am notoriously hard to get out of bed as well.]
I am bringing sexy back all my old breakfasts back! Can’t believe I haven’t had a green monster in what seems like forever!
In the TALL cup:
When ‘What Not To Wear’ came on at lunch, I was armed and ready:
‘What to eat’? That’s my show!
Start with a filet of tilapia.
[which would be preferably at the freshest you can find it, and not sitting in your freezer for God knows how long.]
Add a few peas and some rice on the side:
[if they are leftovers you have managed to reheat, you get extra points for recycling.]
Take those extra points and redeem them for dessert:
[Chocolate, oh my!]
Spend the rest of your day planning dinner, because it is most likely going to be fabulous.
You, see you get to dine with celebrities. 
Holly, of HealthyEverythingtarian fame was in town visiting friends. I of course took it upon myself to whisk her away from them and off to dinner at Blu Basil.
Meredith, Jessie and Stacey joined us.
Oh, I was making certain I was in that photo, for sure! Look at my obnoxious head. [Believe it or not, I can be pretty obnoxious.]
Obnoxiously, I took the liberty of ordering an appetizer for the entire table, never asking what anyone preferred.
Olive hummus + flatbread.
I’m going to go ahead and be obnoxious again and tell you it was delicious, and no one complained.
I had texted Holly earlier with this message: B-nut squash ravioli in t-minus 2 hours.
Of course making such a bold statement as that, I could be expected to do nothing besides order butternut squash ravioli.
Thank goodness it too was delicious, because apparently my obnoxious text had compelled Holly to do the same.
[sorry for the lighting. She’s really not purple.]
Also on the menu for tonight was dessert. After an long winded perusal of the display case [yes we DID], and some hard lobbying on my part for the tiramisu, it was decided that we should have tiramisu, turtle cheesecake and triple chocolate cake.
In order:
[just call this next series ‘Holly Models Cake’]
Marisa Miller ain’t got nothing on this girl, except the affections of Snooki.
Jessie and Stacey left us after dinner, but not without many hugs and well wishes. Left to our own devices Mere, Holly and I hit up the local Marshalls.
Coming soon to a beach near you:
With a special appearance at the Kentucky Derby:
Then they kicked us out of Marshalls.
Sad to call it a night, I dropped Holly off at her friend’s house, making her promise we would hang out again before she leaves this weekend.
See? Obnoxious.
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It was another John Mayer night [ok, I think like one song, but still] at hot yoga tonight! Long, Slow, Deep was on the schedule and long, slow and deep it was. What I love about this class is how long you stay in each pose, so you can keep pushing yourself deeper and deeper. At the beginning and end of class Tanner had us do the same pose [crossed legs, stretching forward] and it was amazing how much further I could go by the end of class!
But in other news, I had a breakfast cookie this morning!
I have not had one in FOREV!
So good, so good, soooo good.
Gina, you are a genius!
So work was, how do you say it? SLOW. Due to the weather [I know 1 inch of snow, right?] no one is working all week but ME and my other little office pal. It’s so chill and relaxed. Chillaxed, if you will.
I have all the time in the world to lounge over lunch whilst watching ‘What Not To Wear’. I should be a fashionista fo’ sho’ as much as I watch that show.
Lunch, of course, was SOUP, because it was in the FRIDGE, so I reheated it.
Look closely, because those green bits are the only vegetables you will see on this here post.
Closer.
Oh look! A piece of sausage too!
This was quickly followed up by two cookies delivered by a Windstream salesman, either trying to win my affections or our business. Judging by those cookies, he can have both. [Ha, I kid. I think our phone services are under contract.] Anyway, the cookies were spectacular, yet refused to be photographed. Fuzzy they were.
I continued to plod about my business until my boss finally caught on that I was killing time and let me go home early. 30 minutes, but that makes all the difference in the world, since that is my drive home.
I made a quick pre-yoga snack consisting of what I believe Katie calls a ‘banana hammock’.
What do you say Katie? A banana hammock?
Met Haleigh for yoga, and caught up with her life since she is back from Sweden! It was lovely to see her, as always. I swear we could chat for hours, us two.
Hurried home, chatting with Stacey, then Holly on the phone [thank God I don’t live in California] all the way and fed the beast immediately upon arriving.
Peanut butter, continued.
On a paper plate, none the less. Klassy, I am.
Look what came home today!
Laptop is back from the hospital! Ate and blogged, I did.
Question:
Do you plan your meals, or do you fly by the seat of your pants, as I so obviously do?
I can see the bonuses to both, but I would like to be more schedule and meal plan a little better, if just to help with grocery shopping. Tips?
PS: Your comments on my relationship post are amazing! Love, love! Keep ‘em coming!
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Boo! The rain washed away all our snow! EXCEPT of course for what is right outside our door. I nearly fell going to work this morning. Except I didn’t.
Took my breakfast to work, because time was of the essence.
And breakfast was portable! what what!
I LOVE rainy/snowy days at work, because no one works but a few of us little office people and it’s so relaxing. I caught up on SO MUCH.
Leftovers!!!
+ green beans and green coleslaw.
Made for a yum lunch.
I seriously have eaten like 247584 oranges in the past few weeks. I am searching for new snacks. If you hear of any applying send them my way.
Milady, tis teatime! Before CharlotteOne, I had 4 [four] crackers, each dolloped with peanut butter as you can see. On the side I had my cuppa tea. High tea, it was not. Of course, more snackies were had upon arriving home, but they went unpictured. 
CharlotteOne was so good tonight!!! I know I say that every week, but it’s true! Tonight was on love/sex/dating, which can be awkward, but Dave did a pretty good job with it.
You can’t be truly satisfied in a relationship until you are satisfied by God.
Some can argue that point, but being a Christian, I fully believe it. I believe that when your relationship with Christ is whole, then he will show you that special person, that does not fill a void or complete you, but rather makes you more of a person or adds to the person you already are.
Right now, I am happy being single, having fun and loving God. I do believe that when the right person comes along, God will show him to me, but that is not the focus of my life. It’s so important to be happy with yourself before you are happy with someone else.
Even in non-Christian relationships, I believe that is true. You really have to know and love yourself before you can love someone else.
Thoughts? Agree, disagree?
Spill.
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I was on snow delay today. It was nice to get a few extra hours of shut eye, but even the delay did not give all the ice time to thaw. I slipped and slid down a mountain of ice to get to work today.
All was easy breezy on the main roads though, and I arrived at work safe and sound!
Before the mountain conquering I had toasty breakfast.
Toast + a giant cup of coffee.
I ate breakfast late, so I was not hungry by lunch time. I delayed it a few hours and used my time to catch up on all the work that piled up over the weekend.
I finally sat down to a plate of stirfry
around two, and I had with it a scone that my boss brought me.
Was yum, but maybe a bit too rich? I am not used to eating such rich foods since I have been doing the vegan thing. It was appreciated though. We all can use a little richness in our lives, no?
Ephesians 3:16-17
I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.
I was not hungry for my snack, since lunch was eaten at snack time [or thereabouts] and I saved my orange for later.
Upon arriving home, I realized I was famished, and without a snack, would not make it through my planned gym workout.
Toast again, this time with a ‘W’ for WHIT!!!
GYM was FABULOUS! [I mean, as fabulous as gym time can be that is.] The only stinky part was; they SOLD my gym, so it is now under new ownership and they are painting everything a YUCKY yellow. I am not a huge fan of yellow, and especially not that shade.
Not any yuck to it at all was my dinner!
In the bowl:
Noodle stuff.
More FUNGI!!!
Broccoli, which is also known FAR and WIDE as my FAVORITE vegetable.
I’m off to do some budgeting…stopped at Marshalls and found two tables that I just had to have. MOVING DAY in 28 days!!!!
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We finally got snow yesterday!
Granted, it wasn’t much, but the roads were slippery, so I did not venture out. Instead I pretended like I was SNOWED IN and ate pancakes.
[Got the recipe]
Mix dry ingredients together in a mixing bowl. Set aside. In a separate bowl, crack the egg, and beat it. Add the milk and oil to the egg mixture. Blend well. Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture; stirring well. When the wet mixture is fully incorporated, scoop 1/4 cup servings onto your griddle or frying pan and cook away!
Seriously these are FANTASTIC.
You can then top them with syrup, or [our topping of choice!] stewed blueberries!
You need:
Mix the cornstarch and water together, beating out all the lumps. Set aside. In a pot, on medium heat, add your blueberries and sweetner of choice. When the blueberries are thawed a bit, add in your cornstarch mixture. Continue to stir until you have a bubbly, thick, blueberry syrup.
After breakfast, I did something I rarely do these days. WORKED OUT! I haven’t been doing anything but yoga, and while that’s nice, my body can tell.
I did an hour workout broken up into 20 minute segments.
‘Twas fabulous.
All sweaty I vegged out and watched Gilmore Girls for about an hour, and then headed to the kitchen to feed the beast.
Craving salsa, I threw random ingredients in the food processor and came up with this:
Delish.
Then I realized we had no chips. So I improvised.
Made my own.
Sadly for me, I had to share this portion with others. Had it been up to me, I’d have kept it to myself.
That spurt of creativity and energy wiped me out, so I bathed to refresh myself, and also ready myself for the next meal.
CHILI!
Better than Wendy’s I say. Linden is THE BEST chili cook. Of course she learned from THE BEST BEST, Mama D.
And she learned this from Grandma:
Baked apple pie!
We always make these little pies when it snows, so yesterday would have been incomplete without it.
Thank you Linden, for making our snow day complete.
Do you have any ‘snow day’ traditions?
I realize it’s very possible that we only have snow day traditions because it only snows once a year, much like Christmas comes, and to others it is not quite so exciting to wake to a blanket of snow. But…share! What are your uncommon traditions? Not necessarily snow day, but unique to you traditions.
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When I woke up this morning, I had no idea what direction the day would take, but I knew it would be good when I saw this breakfast.
Steam still arising from the blueberries. [For all you pancake recipe wanters out there, I am getting that from my mother. Will let you know as soon as it’s posted.]
I knew I was headed for another win when [haha look at that!] I saw that my hair actually styled well when I did it. [That’s a lot of win/whens.]
Ok, I am ridiculous because I am now OFFICIALLY IN LOVE with my new hair cut.
And my dog. He’s such a sweetie!
Cutie wootie patootie! Whit wuvs you.
As soon as I heated up this soup for lunch I could tell it was a good thing.
Chunky.
And oranges for a snack?
Never a bad thing. Especially when there are 42 bags to be eaten.
Helped Mama D. move some furniture when I got home from work. That counts as a workout, right? Totally.
Sat down to this winner, winner chicken dinner!
Yes, that’s right folks. The 3 week vegan challenge was OVER today! I’ll do a post on my thoughts on that and all when I have a chance to think on it.
Meanwhile I enjoyed this chicken noodle soup from New Mexico.
And some stewed apples that were sitting on Oregon.
Speaking of Oregon I got a package from there today!
The folks over at NuNaturals were kind enough to offer to send me some products to review for the blog! I can’t wait to try them, thanks NuNaturals!
I even made up a little song about them. It goes something like this…
[Ready?]
[Sure?]
[Ok.]
Naturals, naturals…nuuuuunaturals.
Stevia, stevia…nuuustevia!!!!
Natural stevia, NuNaturals!
I think it needs another verse or something.
Also, I do not think I will be receiving a singing contract anytime soon, judging by the looks on my audiences faces. I’m not sure if it was pure horror at my voice or pity for my songwriting skills.
Not to get me down though. ‘Twas still an excellent day.
Started with pancakes, ended with a song.
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Was in a hurry this morning.
Enter cereal. And not the healthy kind either. S’mores.
Chomp.
I have a weakness for teeny tiny marshmallows and chocolate. Plus the cupboards are bare.
Speaking of bare cupboards.
Scraping the barrel. Doing work on the Arnold’s Thins this week.
Also the orange stash is quickly depleting.
After work I planned to go to yoga, and wanted a little something to hold me over until I got out.
Enter Orville, my new bf.
Fluffy kernels.
YOGA was long slow deep again…told you I am addicted. This is seriously one class I am going to continue to try to take even after my month membership is up. It is so awesomely streeetcchhhy, and I feel like after focusing on running for so many months that my body just needs to streeeetch now.
I devoured one orange and a handful of raisins afterward to keep up my strength.
And now I look back and realize: I have gone a whole day with out eating a single vegetable. How sad. I might go find a carrot or something to crunch.
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Whit
