Cooking for the Whole Family Type of Monday

Hey NeverEver's!

First off I have GREAT news! I got the job at the Property Management Company! I start tomorrow at 8:30am and I am SO ready for this thing to start!

I have my outfit all ready in my head, straightened my hair and of course did my nails! I always feel better and more professional!

So thank you Essie and Wrapped in Rubies! I think its a perfect fall color with just enough 'red' to make it fierce!

Since it was my last 'non working day' I thought that I might cook for the WHOLE family. I seriously wanted something easy and that wasn't to expensive, hey those paychecks aren't coming just yet, and I found the perfect thing!

Three Cheese Tortellini and Mushroom Soup from SkinnyTaste and since I was making things for the family I decided on dessert from PeanutButter and Peppers which was the Apple Frozen Yogurt! You guys both have AMAZING recipes and it always taste delicious when I try them!

 

Me being all House Wifey and saute-ing the veggies for the soup! To tell the truth about a year ago I would have never stepped inside the kitchen, and here I am now actually cooking whole meals, planning ahead and people LIKING my cooking!

 There are those veggies I was talking about! Carrots, Celery, Onions and a little bit of garlic! Now I am not an onion fan but really by the time the soup was done...I didn't even taste them! I did forget to picture the mushrooms... oops! 

Here is the final product! Three Cheese Tortellini and Mushroom! The whole family gave me their thumbs up. Including my Father in Law that rarely ever eats anything that doesn't have meat in it even liked it! 

I shall call this a resounding success! 

Then of course there was dessert! I couldn't leave that out. Now to tell you the truth if I was freaking out about dinner...I was a nervous wreck for dessert, but it turned out really well! That is what I get for following directions ^_^

Seriously, I am not sure how Jen, PB and Peppers, made this taste so fall-ish! It was perfect greek yogurt tartness with the sweet cinnamon and apple that just takes you to leaves falling! 

Talking about the 'Fall' I finally got my table center piece just as I wanted it! You think with the Hubby being a Visual Manager that it would have been easier...

Also, I think this might have been the best photo I have EVER taken to date! But now the house is officially ready for Fall! 

On to the Daily Stats!

Daily Stats Day 74:

For a day at a Korean BBQ I am happy that I only went over 606. That is better then that last time I went there. 

So NeverEver's have you ever made a dessert? How did it turn out? What makes you feel ready for that 'First day of work/school'?

Okay NeverEver's, wish me luck for tomorrow! I shall post to show exactly how it went! 

Day 50: Gold is awesome + a jog?

Hey NeverEver's!

Today was one of those days that went by super fast. Before I knew what happened its already dinner time. Ever had one of those days?

So I found out that I LOVE Essie! My newest color is 'Good as Gold'! I love how it looks and it is so shiny!

But I found a new treasure for doing my own nails! It is called envi! It really dries your nails basically as soon as it is sprayed. It is perfect for those of us who mess up their nails almost as soon as the polish is on!

I am very happy to have found this and can't believe I wasn't able to find it earlier. It would have made my nail polishing jobs so much easier.

Day 50 Daily Stats:

So it turned out that I am not going to the gym this week. It is more of a walk type week. Although I did do a little bit of jogging last night. Something that I really want to keep up.

It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be to job one city block without stopping. No pain in my shoulder, which is an issue that I have had in the past.

Going to head out walking as soon as dinner is done. Maybe I can jog a little more tonight?

So NeverEver's, do you walk or jog? Or have you gone from jogging to running how did you do it?

See you all tomorrow!

Sick Days - 43 & 44

Hey NeverEver's!

Sorry I have been MIA for a few days. Was hit with my sun burn that I got on Monday, it was worse then I thought, and then a cold decided to take over my body.

Of course everyone hates being sick but I think its worse to be sick when the weather is still hot. It is just so uncomfortable. Plus having a sunburn on your stomach and with the sheets rubbing against it, not a good day at all.

However, I was able to get a walk in on Tuesday, no gym because I wasn't able to move my arms over my shoulders and Tuesday is my BodyPump day and moving those arms are necessary...very necessary!

Sometimes my area has the prettiest sunsets! Although the one above isn't the best one I have seen since living here it is in the top 20!

Once I got back from my walk wanted to have a healthy little snack to share with between the Hubby and I. So I picked out these;

Sadly the grapes were still a little sour but it went well with the Laughing Cow cheese as that is pretty creamy and sweet.

Day 43 Stats:

I think I need to work on my eating while I am at home. As I am usually working I feel that I usually eat more, but now that I am at the house all day my appetite isn't as big...but that might have been caused by me getting sick. Not sure.

Yesterday, due to my trying to cough up half my insides, okay it wasn't that bad but it felt like it, was a pretty quite day. Caught up with some laundry...which still needs to be put away but at least its all folded.

Also decided to do my nails. Now I never tried Essie before but after 1 try I LOVE it! Already got a few more colors. This one is part of their Metallic set and is called 'Nothing else Metals'! It is so shiny I can't help but look at my nails during the day.

As you can see...I really didn't do anything on Wednesday. I swear that hour of physical activity is just me coughing!

So again sorry about being MIA and hopefully it wont happen for a VERY long time. I am feeling much better today, but I still want to take it easy encase the cold is just hiding, waiting to strike again!

Stay well NeverEver's!