Thursday, November 26, 2009

Giving Thanks.


My first Thanksgiving, in our tiny apartment, from the tiny kitchen, on a tiny budget... and not enough  serving utensils or tupperware!!!!

Oops ate all of the Dessert before pics could be taken!!

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Preparation

Today is the beginning of my preparation for Thanksgiving. Mom and Dad are coming to Chicago for a few days and Mat and I will be having them and Jacob here for Thanksgiving. Grocery shopping and Pumpkin soup making today. Apple Crisp and Pumpkin Pie making tomorrow. Wish me luck!!

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Coffee makes me tired.????


Think about this.. For the past few months, I get up, eat breakfast, have a cup or two of coffee and want soo badly to go back to bed. Most times I do.. and have no trouble falling asleep or sleeping for 2 or 3 hours. For a while, I was thinking it was my allergies or digestion issues creating this problem.. too much breakfast exhausting my body or something like that.. But I am beginning to think it is the coffee! Does this happen to anyone else? I "googled" it and it seems that there is a connection with people who have ADD. I wouldn't be surprised if that is the case...My brain is definetly a silly guy, but it's just as of recent that this has been happening. I know that I have been going through a lot, adjusting, stress etc.. But Coofffeeee.. really!? As the ad suggests.. "You can sleep when your dead!" This is absolutely not the case!!

Hello Sunshine.



Left-overs from our pizza party made a fabulous breakfast!

Liam was in town for the past few days and we have had a couple delicious meals. Him and Jacob came over yesterday with a dozen eggs and made us Breakfast. Soy-Chorizo and Eggs and Home-made garlic hashbrown potatoes! All ingredients that we had here in our "Penthouse." We then spent the day on our bikes, giving Liam the tour of the city. We rode with Mat to work and checked out the usual spots. We rode to Millenium park and took pics at the bean, found a nature preserve in Lincoln park, rode through downtown and harassed Mat at TJs. The ride home was horrendous. The wind in this city is insane! It felt like we were climbing a mountain- for 4 miles! We rode over 12 miles all day and needed naps! We came back to our place, took naps and decided to make Pizza for dinner. We made two- Mine had tomato sauce, kalamata olives, Greek green olives that had been marinated in garlic, artichoke hearts, Roma tomatoes, Goat cheese, red pepper flakes and fresh basil. The other was about the same except Pepper Jack and Munster cheese in place of the Goat cheese. I am sure it was fabulous! We devoured them too fast to even take pics. I spent -10 dollars on all of this food due to a 20 dollar gift card to WFM (thanks Kate!!) and five bucks from Jacob and Liam each!

I have today off as well and have lots to do! Laundry, cleaning.. and trying not to go back to bed!..

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Breakfast!




Looks bad for you right? Nope. Vegan breakfast burrito with soy-chorizo, green peppers 2 eggs and 3 egg whites on a whole wheat tortilla... except Mat's has sour cream.