Monday, June 30, 2008
oh Yeah
In D&D I did get to level up! I'm a 17th level cleric. My newest abilities are energy drain, implosion, miricle, true resurrecting and storm of vengence. I can make it rain acid, lightning and hail! Oh and I am a bit better at listen and spot checks; always good talents to have!
Things are going well
I took my PPST test last weekend and have my math and reading scores back...180 and 182 respectively. Now I just have to wait on my writing and essay scores. I am feeling a bit of relief that so far my scores have been pretty good. I am still very excited for school to start. It's hard to believe it is only a month and a half away.
I am SO excited that this is a four-day work week for Independence Day. Sebastian (and his parents) are coming Thursday and I can't wait! I have a special treat for Seba when he gets here. He really is growing up fast. He'll be 2 on July 10. I remember the day he was born and it doesn't seem like it was all that long ago.
The french diet is doing better. I am snacking a lot less between meals. My biggest weakness still is soda. I drink waaaay too much. Eating fresh quality foods has been difficult for me and I will keep working on that.
Hmmm what else is going on in my little world.....
I've been doing some writing, but nothing too major or notable. I have pictures from Colorado, and I would like to maybe take more pictures this weekend. I do have a new music interest...rap. I've always like Will Smith, and I have listened to some other stuff, but it wasn't until recently that some of it struck a chord with me. I wouldn't go as far to say I like certain artists, but there are some songs that I definitely like. I like 2Pac's song Changes. I even quoted some of it on my Facebook page. There is a 50 Cent song I like the beat to. I found I liked that one after watching a Vitamin Water ad. I also sort of like Nelly's song EI. I heard that one a lot in college when it first came out, but I recently found it again and realized it too has a good beat.
Not too much else going on right now. Have a good week!
I am SO excited that this is a four-day work week for Independence Day. Sebastian (and his parents) are coming Thursday and I can't wait! I have a special treat for Seba when he gets here. He really is growing up fast. He'll be 2 on July 10. I remember the day he was born and it doesn't seem like it was all that long ago.
The french diet is doing better. I am snacking a lot less between meals. My biggest weakness still is soda. I drink waaaay too much. Eating fresh quality foods has been difficult for me and I will keep working on that.
Hmmm what else is going on in my little world.....
I've been doing some writing, but nothing too major or notable. I have pictures from Colorado, and I would like to maybe take more pictures this weekend. I do have a new music interest...rap. I've always like Will Smith, and I have listened to some other stuff, but it wasn't until recently that some of it struck a chord with me. I wouldn't go as far to say I like certain artists, but there are some songs that I definitely like. I like 2Pac's song Changes. I even quoted some of it on my Facebook page. There is a 50 Cent song I like the beat to. I found I liked that one after watching a Vitamin Water ad. I also sort of like Nelly's song EI. I heard that one a lot in college when it first came out, but I recently found it again and realized it too has a good beat.
Not too much else going on right now. Have a good week!
Thursday, June 19, 2008
I suck at this!
Sorry that it has been sooo long since I blogged. I have been very busy since April...still, no excuse. I will do better. So here is what is new:
The french way of eating has slipped considerably and I can totally feel it. One weekend I was in Omaha visiting an old friend from elementary school. It was so much fun and I miss Omaha a lot. I will be going back July 12 though! The following weekend I was in Mankato visiting the cutest toddler in the world. The next weekend I don't even remember. Three weekends ago I was doing a car wash fund raiser, the following weekend I was in Creede, Colorado as a sponsor for my church's youth group mission trip. It was pretty cool and I will post some pictures eventually. Last weekend I was in a college/sorority sister's wedding, congrats to Melissa and Dave! This upcoming weekend we're playing D&D and the next weekend I will take the PPST test to get into KU's school of education and I am going to the Wizards game and then it is 4th of July weekend and Seba, my sister and brother-in-law are coming to town, then Omaha, THEN I can rest.
Summer starts this upcoming weekend so here are the summer goals:
1. Bike to my parent's place and back
2. Get back to eating right
3. blog more often!
4. Try to lose 10 pounds
5. On the D&D note....finally level up to level 17!!!!
6. Get people the pictures and music I promised.
We'll see how successful I am! Talk to you all again soon!
The french way of eating has slipped considerably and I can totally feel it. One weekend I was in Omaha visiting an old friend from elementary school. It was so much fun and I miss Omaha a lot. I will be going back July 12 though! The following weekend I was in Mankato visiting the cutest toddler in the world. The next weekend I don't even remember. Three weekends ago I was doing a car wash fund raiser, the following weekend I was in Creede, Colorado as a sponsor for my church's youth group mission trip. It was pretty cool and I will post some pictures eventually. Last weekend I was in a college/sorority sister's wedding, congrats to Melissa and Dave! This upcoming weekend we're playing D&D and the next weekend I will take the PPST test to get into KU's school of education and I am going to the Wizards game and then it is 4th of July weekend and Seba, my sister and brother-in-law are coming to town, then Omaha, THEN I can rest.
Summer starts this upcoming weekend so here are the summer goals:
1. Bike to my parent's place and back
2. Get back to eating right
3. blog more often!
4. Try to lose 10 pounds
5. On the D&D note....finally level up to level 17!!!!
6. Get people the pictures and music I promised.
We'll see how successful I am! Talk to you all again soon!
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
I made quiche!
I made a quiche tonight and I am quite proud of myself. It turned out great. The crust is golden brown, it set up well and it is loaded with yummy veggies. Now I can't wait for breakfast tomorrow!! Making the quiche was really easy (and sort of fun). Basically I beat some eggs and milk together, threw in some roughly chopped fresh mushrooms and some red bell peppers for color and then salt, pepper, nutmeg and cheese. Sorry to Julia Child, but I am making my quiche the American way! Europeans typically don't add cheese to their quiches. So after mixing everything up, I poured it into the crust. The recipe made WAY too much filling so I microwaved the rest for a little snack. Then I baked it for about 40 minutes and now it is cooling. I had considered adding other veggies and some meat. Now I am glad that I didn't because that would have been way way too much. However next time I can try some different ingredients. This quiche thing is part of the French diet. As long as I watch my portion size, I love eating the French way!
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Randomness for a random day
Yesterday and Monday, eating the french way went pretty well. Today, not so well. I can definitely tell that boredom leads me to snacking. Recognizing this is important in preventing random snacking. I really need to be watching portions. That is a big deal with this change in diet. Monday and Tuesday dinner portions were a bit big. Every other meal portion size has been pretty reasonable.
On the music topic; things have changed a bit. My interest in the Backstreet Boys is diminishing, much to the pleasure I am sure, of my husband and rock loving sister! I still like them, but I don't think I would classify them as one of my top ten favorite groups. Maybe I am just getting older, maybe the group's dynamics have changed too much with one of the members leaving the group, who knows. The Eagles are probably my number one favorite right now. I am searching, with little success, for the live version of Hotel California on Amazon MP3 downloads. I'll take suggestions from anyone who knows where I might be able to buy it. The truly live version starts out with a Spanish(?) trumpet solo that is sooo cool.
On the writing topic-I am about to make mass revisions to a story I am writing. It'll be interesting and a challenge because I am basically recasting 90% of the story. Why? well the original characters are not working very well. I am running into problems and honestly, I don't like a few of them! In the end, this change will give me more flexibility, but the next week or so will be a bit of a challenge as I am still developing the replacement cast. The original cast was five friends who were living in Kansas and Florida over a two year period with some flashbacks. It will be the same story line for the most part with five new people. Part of me is tempted to drop the number down to four to make things simpler. We'll see if that happens. Another challenge and something I feel is bad form is creating characters to fit a situation that is already written. I will probably have to make some plot revisions as well so that my characters can develop their own personalities. I guess I'll just have to see what happens.
On the music topic; things have changed a bit. My interest in the Backstreet Boys is diminishing, much to the pleasure I am sure, of my husband and rock loving sister! I still like them, but I don't think I would classify them as one of my top ten favorite groups. Maybe I am just getting older, maybe the group's dynamics have changed too much with one of the members leaving the group, who knows. The Eagles are probably my number one favorite right now. I am searching, with little success, for the live version of Hotel California on Amazon MP3 downloads. I'll take suggestions from anyone who knows where I might be able to buy it. The truly live version starts out with a Spanish(?) trumpet solo that is sooo cool.
On the writing topic-I am about to make mass revisions to a story I am writing. It'll be interesting and a challenge because I am basically recasting 90% of the story. Why? well the original characters are not working very well. I am running into problems and honestly, I don't like a few of them! In the end, this change will give me more flexibility, but the next week or so will be a bit of a challenge as I am still developing the replacement cast. The original cast was five friends who were living in Kansas and Florida over a two year period with some flashbacks. It will be the same story line for the most part with five new people. Part of me is tempted to drop the number down to four to make things simpler. We'll see if that happens. Another challenge and something I feel is bad form is creating characters to fit a situation that is already written. I will probably have to make some plot revisions as well so that my characters can develop their own personalities. I guess I'll just have to see what happens.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
The French Diet Day 1
I went shopping last night and bought more produce than I think I've ever bought before. I am really looking forward to trying it all. The newest vegetable of everything I bought was a leek. They hardly even fit in those annoying plastic bags they give you to put produce in. So for the first two days of this change in diet, I am supposed to make a soup of these leeks and drink the broth. Easy enough. I cook the leeks according to direction, but I must say they aren't as flavorful as I expected. They sort of smelled like an artichoke (yummy with melted butter) looked like over sized blades of grass or something and didn't have much of a taste to them. The broth that I am supposed to drink didn't look like anything more than heated water with a PALE greenish tinge. I was not overly impressed. I understand the purpose of these first two days is to retrain my taste buds so I am going to make some slight improvisations. The leeks went into a veggie soup I am cooking for my lunch this upcoming week. The broth went down the drain and I am sticking with just some bland veggies like carrots and celery. Tomorrow will be a little tough, but Monday will be nice. I have planed to make some oatmeal with a little maple syrup on top, some cantaloupe and water. That is something encouraged on this diet change is to drink more water. We surprisingly lose a lot of water while we sleep and need something when we first wake up. Many people however reach for juice for a nice shot of sugar first thing in the morning. Water is hydrating, refreshing and brightens your complexion. Lunch will be 1 cup of my veggie soup, half a turkey and swiss sandwich with a little bit of pesto and either pineapple or something citrisy (I don't think that's word, but whatever!). Dinner is going to be pasta primavera and a small salad and a bit more fruit. All in all, that may sound like a lot of food, but honestly I will have had 3 servings of fruit, 3 servings of veggies, 1 serving of protein and 2 carbs. Very few fats and sugars which will come from the bit of syrup at breakfast and the dressing at dinner. I'll probably end dinner with a small bit of chocolate. I have some fancy dark chocolates that are at least 60% cacao based. YUM! So far on a scale of one to ten, I'd give today a five. I have had good intentions, but haven't done too well due to plain leeks just suck! Tomorrow will be much much better!
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