Pumpkin Ravioli

Nana and I made Ravioli for lunch today! Nana is always talking about how much she misses making peirogi, so I decided to try and see if she would like to help me make ravioli. Turns out she didn't..HAHA! She helped by keeping me company. She ate a plate full though!

Pumpkin Ravioli:

Filling:

1 cup pure pumpkin puree

1/2 cup skim ricotta

1/2 cup parmesan cheese

1 egg

1 TBSP onion powder

1/4 tsp sage

pinch of nutmeg

salt & pepper

Sauce:

Margarine

Precooked bacon

Pepper

Parmesan

Put about 1 tsp of the filling in a wonton wrapper, use water to seal corners. Boil until warmed through (about 3 minutes)

Yesterday I decided to make a weight loss album on my facebook page and took some pictures of what I look like now, here are some highlights:

These pants were so tight I couldn't wear them until I dropped thirty pounds. I remember how much the hurt my stomach when I would sit down. I'm actually having to hold them up in this picture!

Still got a booty though lol..god what I would do to just get that thing taken off.

Beanka was being so cute last night! Look at that tongue!

I'm off to clean the kitchen and RELAX! I have been upstairs for 6 hours! gah!!

I LOVE LAMP!

So I was going to show you pictures from my crappy run yesterday but all the photos were blurry?!? I think I messed up the resolution on my cell phone. One of the many times that I wish I could afford a smart phone. Just know I broke my headphone jack and swallowed at least 5 bugs.

Now I don't really have much to talk about so I'm going to take a few minutes and take pictures of random things so I have something to write about...

10 minutes later...

I still can't cross my eyes

Hey guys!!!

My cave like "office/ movie room", Where I write my blogs!

Poor Marc, he's been working hard, he got home at 6am this morning!

The curtains I made for the entertainment room!

It's wet outside :(

I LOVE LAMP!

Random enough for you?!?

Oh Happy Day!!

Today really has been a happy day!

I made blueberry struesal muffins for breakfast


My hair actually wanted to lay down correctly, so for the first time in forever my bangs were down

It's been sunny!

I did cheat a little and had the heater on to warm my (always) cold tootsies.

I made a broccoli edamame soup for dinner which scored a home run! I made whole wheat toast with brie cheese for a garnish.

Nana ate a whole bowl, thinking the whole time it was oatmeal (she added sugar HAHA!)I don't care if she thinks it's chocolate cake she still had almost all her vegetables for the day in one sitting!

So that's a lot of positivity going around! I'm off to clean the kitchen, and get dressed for a RUN!

Have a great evening guys!

Eat Lunch With Me?

I survived another day at Downtown MATC!

Wanna eat lunch with me? There is a "lounge" area right before the bathrooms where I usually eat my lunch. Anywhere else and I am getting hassled by men who crave vuluptious ladies...in the worst, most degrading way. So although it's not the most idealic nosh spot, it's guy free. On the lunch menu today:
Green juice, with kale, Romaine, lemon, apple, orange, and ginger!

Loving the ambiance. Green juice, green straw, green walls.

I'll share some of my cheez-its with you! <3

301, It Goes Downhill from here!

Loved the 300 reference yesterday... HILARIOUS!!

I love this movie, especially the wife! She's got awesome outfits. :)

Last week during vacation:




Today, first day back to school:



Nah, no difference :) HA!

Just like when you move to a new city, it takes a while to be able to figure out where you are when you've got a brand new schedule. I'm sure I will figure out the most productive schedule, it might just take me a little while. I can't complain though, AT ALL! Qhwn 4:30 rolled around today I was SO happy to be hanging out with Nana instead of putting on that wretched outfit.

Today actually feels like the first day out of work, not the second week because last week I was out of school too! IT's a great feeling. Now I can go to bed at a normal time and be refreshed for school tomorrow instead of getting there late or groggy all day.

I'm off to make my breakfast and lunch for tomorrow! Have a good night!

My 300th Post!

Welcome to my 300th post!!

I decided to take it old school and do some food pics for all my foodies :) Pre run breakfast was natural PB and half of a PERFECTLY ripened banana on wheat toast and coffee! Marc asked me to start freezing coffee ice cubes for our morning iced coffees and I'm glad I did! I have my coffee with soy milk only :)

Delicious!

We just had a late lunch that consisted of orange slices, apple slices, pistachios, and this zucchini chicken pasta I made up. I had two servings of pasta (this is about 1 cup, the plates are little dessert ones)

Man, food taste so much better and satisfying after a good workout!

TMI, straight ahead.. Speaking of workouts, today was my first day back on the horse so to speak. I gave myself a true spring break and haven't run since my PR 5k. I felt like I was trudging through sand, but at least I did it. A slow 3 miles through Bay View's most beautiful neighborhoods. It was an impromptu change from running along the lake since there were so many people out today. I really enjoyed myself but had a little bit of a GI issue, even though I went before I left! Being stuck in the middle of a neighborhood, 2 miles in, when you've got runners trots... isn't so fun.

So now I'm off to another 5+ hours of math homework. I can't complain, I know I did this to myself. Tomorrow I'm back to school!!

I may see you guys later on this evening, have a great Sunday (well, what's left of it haha)!

Where's Beanka (Waldo!)

Moose the Pillow pet and I say hello!! 10 points if you can find Beanka in this picture!!!

Yesterday I found out that I am completely covered tuition wise with scholarships and grants so I don't have to worry financially while I am in school! There will be no out of pocket expenses, as long as everything I wrote on my Fafsa was correct..God I hope I did it right!

This morning I woke up to a weird metal on metal pounding noise outside, and there's nana beating a metal pole with a gardening trowel. It's never boring here at G-MA'S! It made sense what she was doing though, she was trying to knock off the peeling paint ...however the metal pole was a useless piece of garbage meant for the trash. It's keeping her busy so I'm not complaining.

Here's a picture from last summer of all the girls in my husbands family..

I have always been reluctant to posta picture of Nana online but she's special to all of us, and I know I will be posting a lot about her in the future, so it's good for you to be able to picture a face with a name!

Goals today: drink 5 straw cup thingies worth of water (one of these things). 5 cups will equal a little under 1 gallon of water!

source

Finish chapter 6 and 7 in math homework, and start chapter 7 test.

(which will take me more than 10 hours)

And enjoy one of the last days of break before school starts back on MONDAY!!!