TurkeyDay Success!!!

Thanksgiving 2009 was a huge hit!! I had a great Holiday. So much to be thankful for this year. MommaBear came in...it was grand! I'm obviously and always late posting, so without further adieu.

:) Started the Day Off Right :)

1 Pkg. Quaker Instant Oatmeal Plain
1/2 C. Libby's Pumpkin
1 T. Agave
1 T. Better'n PB
Shake-shake CINNAMON

This was the best way I could think of, when my eyes popped open, to start THANKSGIVING! It delivered and I got my pumpkin fill. I had some lunch at some point. It was nothing too festive or fantastic. Lean Pocket & Raisins as a snack. Got me through until it was time for dinner!

My THANKSGIVING

1 LightLife Smart Stuffer Chik'n Cordon Bleu
1 Sweet Potato w/ 1 T. Smart Balance Light w/ Flax & CINNAMON
1/2 C. Canned GBs
1 T. Ketchup

My dinner ROCKED. For dessert I had an unpictured, Banana Nut Vita Top. It was the best one I could think of to go with the day's theme. It might just be my favorite so far! So tasty!!!

I bet you are wondering what everyone ELSE had for Thanksgiving...you know, the ones who aren't Vegetarians and those that properly treated and indulged themselves. Well, as I didn't try any of this, I cannot say I enjoyed it, however I know it was good because I continuously put my nose up to each serving dish and pretended. Everyone around the table was stuffed and pleased, so I can only imagine the delight of my taste buds, had I partaken. I had some side motivation though - and we'll get to that in a moment.

Their THANKSGIVING

Ham
Deep Fried Turkey
Corn Casserole *OMG - REALLY?*
Honey Mustard
Gravy
Stuffing
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
GB Casserole
Mashed Taters
Yams
Hawaiian Rolls *My Fave-ugh*

My Pretty MommaBear & Aunt-Grandma Chris (the Chef) With All of the FOOD!

There's not enough blog to talk about the relation of Chris and I. She has been dubbed "Aunt-Grandma" and we'll leave it at that. Please note: For Chris's sake, she is neither my Aunt nor my Grandma....in blood relation, at least.

Anywhoo - Remember that "side motivation" I spoke about above? Did you all know Old Navy was open and having Gobblepallooza yesterday? Well, much to Mom's credit card dismay, it was! We can just say that Mom got her Christmas for the Cub OUT OF THE WAY! This is good because I realllly needed winter clothes and a jacket. I got tons of clothes! Like, 9 shirts, 3 pairs of jeans and a VERY SNAZZY jacket!! Soooo Happy!! I also go the cutest little slipper/shoe socks. They are made to look like a little bootie but a shoe. They have the sticky prints on the bottom so you don't go sliding and slipping around. And, that cute little strap over the top?! Ohhhh! I'm eatin' that up! FASHION, people! Warm, cozy, CUTE and CHEAP at $2.50 a pair!

That's ME in the PURPLE!

To share a few of the memories...

MommaBear & Cub

Mathew & I - First Thanksgiving Together

I hope you all were as blessed and thankful as I. I can't wait to go catch up on all of your blogs!! Have a great day, I'm off to work here in a bit.

Turkey Eve Eatz

This is going to be a VERY short recap of what was eaten, well, at least what was interesting that was eaten, yesterday.

Ran Out of Fage....

1 Breakstone's 4 Oz. 2% Milk Fat Small Curd Cottage Cheese
1 Pkg. Planter's Daybreak Trailmix
1 C. Frozen Mango w/ a Shake-shake of CINNAMON


For dinner, I had a fast meal! Afterall, MommaBear is in town and she's far more important than dinner! ;) I whipped up a quick pizza and ceremonious salad and called dinner DONE.

Best One I've Made Yet

1 Healthy Grain Flat Out
1/4 C. Hunt's Tomato Sauce Basil, Garlic & Oregano
1/4 C. Kraft Shredded FF Cheddar
1/4 C. Kraft Shredded FF Moz
Shake-shake Cayenne & Black Peppas

My dinner was yummy and FILLING - very important. Filling is always good on a day that you are having a hard time with keeping the distance between yourself and Taco Bell at a maximum.

Off to Thanksgiving - More later! Have a Great Day!!

Turkey Eve Eve

What a great night! I am happy to be home and happy to be posting tonight. I just had the best night at work. Things are great when they are great...let's just say that! It was a short shift as well. You can't beat a quick 7 p.m. - 11 p.m., four hour shift!

Anyway, I'm super excited about tomorrow. I live for the Holidays! Seriously. Starting in early October I get more and more giddy as the days go by. When Halloween rolls around, I've lost my sanity and am just my inner child, fully unleashed. Git It! Oh yea!! My Momma Bear is coming in, from Nashville, tomorrow!!! YAY!! Matt's getting in and meeting me at home when I get off. We are going to clean sweep the house and then go see Mom. This makes my heart smile.

Off to the great and interesting meals of the day!

Sidebar: I'm going to get in T-R-O-U-B-L-E for this...

How Many Times Can I Reinvent Fage Breakfast?
OH....About A Million!!

Fage Total 0%
1 C. Market Street Frozen Mango *hides*
1 Pkg. Planter's Day Break Blend

As You Can See...We Were Having a "Brimming" Issue

For dinner, on the run, to be eaten at work... This was YUMMY!!! I put it together quick-fast, like a bunny and WOW!!

Taco-Ish Bowl

1 C. Success Brown Rice
1/2 C. Market Pantry Fat Free Black Beans
1/4 C. Kraft Shredded Fat Free Cheddar
2 T. Daisy Light Sour Cream
1 Ortega Whole Grain Yellow Corn Taco Shell - Crushed
1/2 C. Salsa

What a surprise and Whoa!!!! I shocked myself on this fast and oh-so-good dinner! I'll be making this again and SOON!

GoodNight Moon!!

New Favorite Things Hump Day!

Hi! How was everyone's day? I hope it was half as great as mine. Most days, I hope for a great day, which would be, on any normal day, HALF as great as the day I've had!

I tried Chobs for the first time! This was thanks to my BGF (Best Good Friend), who loves me and always buys in bulk at Costco. It was a big hit. I would really love to mix it up with some fresh fruit and freeze it! Wow, that'd be greatness!

Red, Blue & Greek All Over

Chobs Blue
1 1/2 C. Fresh Strawberries
Yogi Granola Crisps

Once I mixed those bad boys up in the yogurt, I realized you couldn't see them anymore. FAIL. I came home tonight and took a pic of the bag and the little, round discs of PURE JOY!!!!!!!!!!

LUNCHASM

Flat Out Healthy Grain Wrap
2 Tbsp. Cedar's Roasted Red Pepper Hommus
Black & Cayenne Peppa
Laughing Cow, Light Original Swiss Wedge
1 C. Fresh spinach
4 Slices Smart Deli Ham
1 Perfect Honeycrisp *disclaimer* We are nearing the end of our season and that makes me sad. I can tell because the texture and flavor of the apple is turning a bit. Love 'em till the last one is ate up!

Snack TIME!!!

SNACKASM

30 Pieces Market Pantry (see, I'm not fancy) Semi-Sweet Choc Chips
100 Calorie Pack Ocean Spray Craisins

This is what we call ... "Lazy n' Tasty"

Salad w/ the "norm" and Kraft Free Roka Blue Cheese (OHSOGOOD!!)
3 Eggwhites
1 Boca Original Vegan Burger
1/4 C Kraft FF Shredded Cheddar
1/4 Green Bell
1/4 C. Mush
1/2 C. Salsa

Scrumptious, Fast, Filling. That's how I like my dinner, folks.

I forgot to tell you yesterday. HOW COULD I FORGET TO TELL YOU YESTERDAY?!?!?!?!?!?! BGF and I ordered a VitaTop multipack to share. I'm stoked, kids, stoked!!! Thanks, HungryGirl.

VITALICIOUS!!

Then the day got super fancy and way better than I could have ever imagined. Especially since there was no particular occasion, well, not yet anyway. I was lead through a "goose chase" of surprise and wonder all day. Then, what shows up to see me?

What's In There???

THESE!!!!!!

We capped off a great night by doing all of our Holiday Decor shopping!! We got our tree, all the ornaments, house decor, etc. We are going to decorate the day after TurkeyNess. So EXCITED! We had so much fun picking out our stuff. I can't wait to share photos with you all!

What? No mention of CINNAMON in today's feature? Strange. I know.

GoodNight Moon!