Well... long-awaited at least by my girl Cheyenne! I'm not sure anyone else reads this, so these thoughts are for you, Chey!
1. Stuffed Green Pepper Soup.... is my most recent cooking experiment! Rich and I have a favorite little itailian restaurant in Louisville called Gaettano's, and while the Italian food is given in huge portions, with delicious meatballs, extra sauce in a bowl, and free garlic bread (which should be provided in ALL italian restaurants, in my opinion), the thing that keeps bringing us back is their stuffed green pepper soup! Rich hates green peppers, but he would eat this soup every day of the week, I think.
So... i went to my favorite website allrecipes.com and found a few options for this kind of soup. Most seemed quite tomatoey (is that a word?) which is also not something Rich usually likes, and our soup is definitely more meaty. But I found one that seemed simple enough to doctor up a bit. Cooking is NOT something i usually experiment with because honestly, it doesn't usually work out :-) But this time, after an hour of "prep" and then 6 hours of crock-pot cooking and adding a little more broth and water... the soup came out delicious!!! It isn't quite Gaettano's, but it's nice to know that I can now make a homemade soup that comes close to another fantastic homemade recipe!
2. Does anyone else "stress eat" like I do??? I have found since I went back to work just a month ago that I am SOOOO far off the awesome eating routine I had stuck with for 3 straight months. And the thing is, the routine before was so easy and it satisfied me completely and it didn't keep me from going out to eat, etc... But now i'm looking for a 15-minute break from the office so I run to get a little lunch. Or, I'm working at the computer late in the evening and i want a snack so I grab a twinkie or something... I've got to tackle this before it replaces my good habits.
3. Turning 30 in 4 months! I'm working hard to NOT let myself get overtaken by the thought that I'm going to be an "old mom".
4. On the other hand, Rich and I are continuing to save like crazy in order to hopefully pursue this dream of building a home next year. I will be starting my job at Walsh this week (which is going to be quite a learning experience!), and I am continuing also my Sunday shift at Grinders. It's busy, but if all works out, one semester of madness should help to bring about quite a grand result!
5. Gramps has his back surgery on Wednesday the 3rd of September. Keep him in your prayers!!
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Random Thoughts IV
1. Back to school tomorrow! Actually, an in-service tomorrow at Walsh University, but it's the first day of my full-time routine starting back.
----What I'm looking forward to about going back? Getting back into the routine, the Heritage Room salad bar, seeing the kiddos, spending less money on all the summer social activity with my friends while Rich is working hard at his day job, wearing my cute dress clothes (I love the Limited!), saving gas money since I live a half mile from school, the pay raise that comes in September, entering the school year with it NOT being my first year somewhere.
----What I'm NOT looking forward to about going back? Having to make all my appointments in the evenings or on Saturdays, putting my puppies in the cage all day, answering the phone all day, less free time for social fun with my teacher girlfriends and my sisters, missing Panera and daytime dollar movies, the flexibility of having no schedule, missing Lake Cable beach, and the end of summer weather!
2. Let's talk about what my work schedule is going to look like this semester (all parts having already been in the plan, but increasing the hours as Rich and I are trying like mad to save all the money we can before the end of the year)... School is M-F 7:00a-3:00p (although it's usually more like 4pm before I get out of there.) Grinders is every Sunday- mostly 10-3, but I'm rotating in an 11-5 every 3 weeks becuase the money is almost double on that shift. THEN, I was asked to supervise master's level students at Walsh who are doing the dual-masters degree like I did (School Counseling and Mental Health Counseling), which entails one hour a week with each student for 10 weeks, plus going to the first 2 practicum class sessions. But, the pay is good and I'm going to try to work with 5 students, which will definitely take 2 evenings each week. THEN, I'm president of the Counseling Honor Society chapter at Walsh, which includes monthly Saturday morning meetings with the board. Hmmmmmmmm........ Does that sound like a Krista schedule or what?!
3. Gosh, I'm exhuasted just writing about that schedule, so I might only have a few more thoughts here.
4. I can't wait for my puppies to grow up now. I love puppies, but I think i'm looking forward to the hyperactivity to drop off a little as adulthood comes along. :-)
5. I really wish I was closer to Cheyenne, who is offically 5 days away from her due date, and I don't have ANY idea when i might get to see that little boy!!!! :-( How about that, Chey, I made your name a link?????? Cool, huh?
6. I have had a headache for 3 days and it's really annoying me. They're the worst! Plus, I needed to pick up my b/c pills yesterday, but my new pharmacy closes at 1:00 on Saturday and I'm used to Walgreens, which has a 24-hour drive thru, and now the pharmacy is closed today. So I have to skip a pill today and can't get there until after my in-service tomorrow, which offically puts me 1 1/2 days off schedule! I hate that!!!
7. Does anyone else get really dry lips at night? My dogs ate my chapstick that i put on every night (both tubes) and I kept waking up last night becuase my lips were so dry!
8. Starbucks doesn't have the light creme frappacino's anymore, and the light blended coffee is really coffee-tasting they said, so I'm back to my Chai tea for good, i think.
9. I think that's all for now... I have to leave for Grinders in a half hour and I need to get ready. CHOU!
----What I'm looking forward to about going back? Getting back into the routine, the Heritage Room salad bar, seeing the kiddos, spending less money on all the summer social activity with my friends while Rich is working hard at his day job, wearing my cute dress clothes (I love the Limited!), saving gas money since I live a half mile from school, the pay raise that comes in September, entering the school year with it NOT being my first year somewhere.
----What I'm NOT looking forward to about going back? Having to make all my appointments in the evenings or on Saturdays, putting my puppies in the cage all day, answering the phone all day, less free time for social fun with my teacher girlfriends and my sisters, missing Panera and daytime dollar movies, the flexibility of having no schedule, missing Lake Cable beach, and the end of summer weather!
2. Let's talk about what my work schedule is going to look like this semester (all parts having already been in the plan, but increasing the hours as Rich and I are trying like mad to save all the money we can before the end of the year)... School is M-F 7:00a-3:00p (although it's usually more like 4pm before I get out of there.) Grinders is every Sunday- mostly 10-3, but I'm rotating in an 11-5 every 3 weeks becuase the money is almost double on that shift. THEN, I was asked to supervise master's level students at Walsh who are doing the dual-masters degree like I did (School Counseling and Mental Health Counseling), which entails one hour a week with each student for 10 weeks, plus going to the first 2 practicum class sessions. But, the pay is good and I'm going to try to work with 5 students, which will definitely take 2 evenings each week. THEN, I'm president of the Counseling Honor Society chapter at Walsh, which includes monthly Saturday morning meetings with the board. Hmmmmmmmm........ Does that sound like a Krista schedule or what?!
3. Gosh, I'm exhuasted just writing about that schedule, so I might only have a few more thoughts here.
4. I can't wait for my puppies to grow up now. I love puppies, but I think i'm looking forward to the hyperactivity to drop off a little as adulthood comes along. :-)
5. I really wish I was closer to Cheyenne, who is offically 5 days away from her due date, and I don't have ANY idea when i might get to see that little boy!!!! :-( How about that, Chey, I made your name a link?????? Cool, huh?
6. I have had a headache for 3 days and it's really annoying me. They're the worst! Plus, I needed to pick up my b/c pills yesterday, but my new pharmacy closes at 1:00 on Saturday and I'm used to Walgreens, which has a 24-hour drive thru, and now the pharmacy is closed today. So I have to skip a pill today and can't get there until after my in-service tomorrow, which offically puts me 1 1/2 days off schedule! I hate that!!!
7. Does anyone else get really dry lips at night? My dogs ate my chapstick that i put on every night (both tubes) and I kept waking up last night becuase my lips were so dry!
8. Starbucks doesn't have the light creme frappacino's anymore, and the light blended coffee is really coffee-tasting they said, so I'm back to my Chai tea for good, i think.
9. I think that's all for now... I have to leave for Grinders in a half hour and I need to get ready. CHOU!
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