Monday, January 12, 2015

Lunch Life// 1.1.2015 - 1.9.2015




::Chip-n-Dale pb&j sammys, pretzel chips, chex mix, oranges and kiwi, carrots, & vitamins::


::mac-n-cheese, pretzels, Asian pear, ham & cheese roll ups::




::homemade 3 cheese pizza, steamed green beans, grapes, and goldfish crackers::


::turkey & cheese kitty sandwich, veggies straws, carrots & ranch, yogurt, and strawberries::

::veggie straws, carrots, strawberries, Ritz crackers, cheese, turkey, & vitamins::


{using leftovers today}
:: homemade chicken tenders, veggies straws, rice, corn, tangerine, grapes, & vitamins::


Friday, January 2, 2015

Keep calm, it's my Birthday!


                  

    


                       

      

                                





I turned 31 over the weekend.  Where does the time go?!  This year I opened for a low key bday.  After Christmas and New Years I was a little burnt out.  

Saturday, on my birthday we went to my fave restaurant Thai in the sky!  It was a gorgeous day and the views there were amazing.  The food, as always, was delish.  I even ventured out of my comfort zone and ordered food that I usually don't.  It was a tad bit too spicy , but it was yummy.  I had to eat in small bites and drink water constantly. Hahaha after lunch we went to the Ashibina shopping center to look for my birthday gift.  M, mentions constantly that I'm a hard person to shop for, so he just let me pick out my own gift.  It was a total mad house there.  The parking lot was so full that we had to park at an adjacent lot and be shuttled to the shopping center.  The few days after New Years is equivalent to the day after Thanksgiving shopping.  There were sales all over the place and stores offer lucky bags.  You buy the bag and you can't look what's inside, it's a blind bag so to speak.  These are pretty fun and lots of the time the customers are pretty happy with what they got.  They sell them until they sell out.  Unfortunately the stores I went do did not have any.  We did go 3 days after new year, it's best to go on New Year's Day.  So I'll remember that next year. For my bday gift I found these Tory Burch flats that I've been trying to order online but they didn't have my size.  So I left a happy girl!  After shopping we headed to a goodbye dinner for a friend that is PCSing.  My friends got me a birthday cake!  It was a good day!

Quick Reflection for 2014 and Quick Resolution for 2015...

2014

My favorite experience of 2014 was our staycation with our friends to celebrate Morgan’s Birthday and Memorial Day weekend!  It was such a fun weekend of family and friends!  Made memories for a lifetime!

My biggest accomplishment was all the cooking I did this year!  I’ve always been so terrible and scared of cooking.  When I did cook it was very easy recipes with minimal skill needed.  This year I’ve learned more recipes and even took a couple classes to help me out.   I pushed myself more because I wanted to cook for my family.   I think that I’m finally getting the hang of cooking.

My favorite place to visit was South Korea!  We only went on one vacation this year out of the country and it was Seoul, South Korea.  We had an awesome time!  I was actually a little skeptical because it had never been one of those places I cared for seeing, but Morgan kept saying I would love it.  And he was absolutely right!  We had a great time, I would go again!

The best meal is……. sushi!  I love sushi so much that I took a class in how to make it.  Since being here I’ve branched out more and tried different and exotic kinds!  I am always in the mood for sushi 365 24/7

If I have a free day, I like to relax with the family!  Nothing beats a day of hangin in our jammies , snacking, curling up on the couch and watching movies.

My favorite book, I feel terrible, but I don’t think I finished a book at all this year.  I did read lots of cook books though! lol

My favorite movie this year would have to be Lone Survivor.  I’m actually not sure when it came out, but I know I saw it in 2014.  It was so good and very sad. 

One way I’d like to grow in 2015 is in my faith.  I haven’t been religious in a very long time.  I think that’s why I feel empty sometimes.  I’m going to make it a point to get more in touch with my faith.


2015

I want to continue to strive to be a better mom!

I want to try to learn more about cooking and baking!

I want to stop being impatient.

I’d like to visit the Philippines, Tokyo, and Osaka.

My goals for this year are to be a super mom/wife, eat better, drink more water, pay off debt, read more, and get out more.