My Fave's and not so fave's

Okay, I just wanted to post a quick look at some of my favorites from the red carpet Oscar night 2007.

And here are a few of my not so favorites... (can we say too much fabric and too much bling?)
Anyone have any others they would like to mention?

SO EXCITED!!

Donna just told me that Whole Foods bought out Wild Oats. I am so excited about this because that means that they will be putting in a Whole Foods in where the Wild Oats is on Burnside, which I pass every day. Wild Oats is great but Whole Foods actually has better prices (well, sometimes), is larger and has more to offer. Oh, this is going to be good!! Wish they were putting in a Trader Joe's but this will have to do for now. We'll work on that down the road. one step at a time, right?

Now, don't those pictures look enticing?

Secretarial Birthday Party!

Goodness, gracious, I sure do love all the wonderful people I work with! Just to give you an example of how wonderful they are, on Valentines day they threw a surprise little birthday lunch for another coworker and myself. They even bought my lunch for me (I had already told them I wouldn't be joining them becuase it was the day before payday and I was broke) and a slice of a very yummy chocolate cake. Check out the pictures of our fun lunch!

This is a picture of the birthday card they all signed and gave to me. Inside it said "Have a happy, healthy birthday!" How appropriate!

A wonderful Valentines Day for me!!

Well, look at what I found in my office when I walked in this morning:

Actually, just the big, colorful bag was sitting on my desk (which is an early birthday present from my dear friend Carolyne Sharpe. Love you!) and then my mom and Kathy Anderson, a family friend, came by and dropped off the balloon, flower, little bag of yummy goodies and a card (which was actually from my parents. Love you, too!!). So, what a great way to start the morning, huh? Anyone else want to share their Valentine's Day stories? I'd love to hear them!

Following are a few pictures from a night out with the girls last Thursday.

Here are a few pictures from Holli's and my shared birthday dinner and our oh so yumtastic cake!

A couple things I've tried lately...

The two yummy food items that I tried were both SOOO delicious!!! I'll understand if you don't try them both (even though I think you should), but you should at least try the first one. Promise, you'll love it!

#1. Spaghetti Squash. I made this for the first time last night and it was so good! I couldn't believe how easy it was to make and how much like spaghetti it actually tasted. I have always thought it would be weird but it totally wasn't. It was so good that I'll be having it again tonight. :) Just throw on your favorite spaghetti sauce, make a salad and you have yourself a very satisfying, taste filled, nutritional meal. :) Here's a recipe to help you get started. You don't have to stick to it though, add in whatever sounds good to you.

Just a few facts for you: this food is low in Saturated Fat, and very low in Cholesterol. It is also a good source of Niacin, Vitamin B6, Pantothenic Acid, Potassium and Manganese, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber (2g) and Vitamin C.

So...eat up!

#2. The Vitalicious Dreamy Drizzle Chocolate Supreme Vitacake. Oh dear, this was such a delicious cake I can't even tell you. I wish I had my picture of it to show you (left the camera at home, sorry) but my piece of cake looked surprisingly like the one pictured below, whipped cream and everything. I have talked about the vitatops and muffins that this wonderful company makes and how delicious those are but they actually aren't as good as this cake. Which is probably a good thing, I don't think I could eat it every day. It was decadent, moist, chewy, all those good things that come together to make up a fabulously, delicious cake. When you order them you get two small cakes and since we only ate one cake the other night there is still one more left in my parents freezer. Who wants a bite?

Well, I'm sure I've sufficiently bored you all to death with my talk of food. Oh well, it's my blog and I can talk about what I want to. I just hope I have inspired at least one person to get out there and try something new. If you do, please come back and let me know (actually come back and leave a comment so everyone will know). Maybe I should change the name of my blog to reflect all the food posts. Hmmm, any ideas?

Have a great day everyone!!
Tabs
only 4 more days till my birthday!

Random things for you to ponder

Jovial
Definition: (Adjective) Merry.
Synonym: Fun-loving
Usage: Ruthie is a jovial woman whom everyone just loves to be around!

Anyone else have any good sentances they would like to share using this fun word?

I played the following game yesterday at a baby shower and thought I would share it with you. I didn't do so well and learned a few things in the process. Have at it and then let me know how you did. I'll post the answers below (aren't I nice?) so you can let me know just how big of a smarty pants you are.

Can you put the correct baby with their mommy? (I think I got 3 right...yeah, I'm dumb)

Mother

1. Goose ____

2. Goat ____

3. Deer ____

4. Swan ____

5. Whale ____

6. Sheep ____

7. Owl ____

8. Tiger ____

9. Donkey ____

10. Monkey ____

11. Eel ____

12. Cat ____

Baby

a. Owlet

b. Calf

c. Foal

d. Gosling

e. Elver

f. Whelp

g. Cygnet

h. Infant

i. Fawn

j. Kitten

k. Kid

l. Lamb

Well, have a great day everyone!

Bye!!

Tabs

Only 5 more days till the big 2-7! :) I know, I'm such a freak-show.

Answers:1.d, 2.k, 3.i, 4.g, 5.b, 6.l, 7.a, 8.f, 9.c, 10.h, 11.e, 12.j