ThanksGiving Day!

Yum! Turkey and stuffing and veggies and plenty of dessert! It was thanksgiving weekend.

We had a busy weekend, visiting family and we also had a wedding on Sunday 10-10-10.


We had turkey dinner at my in laws place, and I cut the turkey!



We enjoyed great food and listened to my father inlaw and brother inlaw play the violin and guitar. They were entertaining and felt so relaxing after our huge meal!

My husbands cousins were visiting as well and they are such adorable little girls. They followed me around everywhere. They are just too cute!


Sunday was a beautiful day for a wedding. The weather was so nice! They had a outdoor ceremony and the grounds were so pretty with all the beautiful colors of the trees.
Too bad I blinked in sooo many of my pictures tho. ahahh!

The beautiful bride. We had a great time partying with all our friends. I just love going to weddings.

The weekend went by wayyy to fast! I feel like I need a extra day to rest! :(

We did manage to fit in a movie this weekend. We watched Social Network. We really liked the movie. So I totally recommend it.

Hope you all had a good weekend!

(I think I'll need to add some extra workouts this week!)

Sweet Baby Girl

Sooo sweet! Today I went to visit my little niece! Such a doll! She is only a month old and so strong already. She was holding her head up and looking around everywhere. Mom (SIL) is doing really well and pretty much lost ALL her baby weight! In a MONTH! It's amazing. And here I am struggling with just 10lbs Ha!


Iphone pics not the greatest.

This week was a another tough one at work. But the week flew by! Whoohoo!

I've been enjoying my drives to and from work with audio books. I love self help type books that make me feel good and allow me to dream big etc etc but recently on itunes I decided to buy.... Belly Laughs from Jenny McCarthy. Don't judge :) I know I'm not preggo. It's actually a very hilarious audio book. I laugh out loud while driving in the car! So I'm enjoying my rides learning about pregoness (lol) and laughing :)

Wordless Wednesday

The salmon took forever!

Tonight for dinner I made baked Salmon. I bought a new wine and herb seasoning. The package said 10 mins but the salmon I bought was pretty thick, so I thought ok, 20 mins... 30 mins? almost 40 mins! really! I never baked salmon before I've only made it on the grill so was not expecting it to take so long. Well the husband loved it. I on the other hand wasn't a fan of the seasoning, but I did it plenty of the garlic broccoli!

Tonight is workout night (workout while watching DWTS), but after waiting so long for dinner I just feel pooped and rather sit on the couch and NOT MOVE!! It's the Monday blues! BUT I think after writing this I may go hop on my Gazelle and get moving!

My search for fall stuff continues. I think I must of thrown it all out! I can't find it anywhere! So for now my outdoors only has pumpkins. :)


This weeks Goals:
*Smoothie or Oatmeal for Breakfasts
*Only 1 coffee a day (going well!!)
*1500 Calories/day
* Tracking calories on Iphone "my fitness pal app"
*Drink lots of water everyday! A MUST! (min 2L a day)
* 3 bite rule on sweets (I neeed to really follow this!)
* 3 workouts this week (off to a bad start)

What are your weekly goals?

A delicious weekend.

Today I decided to make a dish from the Skinny Italian cook book!
Farfalle con piselli! (Butterfly pasta with peas!)

It was delicious! My husband really loved it too! It was so easy to make as well. I'm all about easy quick cooking and this dish is perfect for that!


This weekend was fun and relaxing. However the sweets were a little much :( My husband went a little crazy in the bakery Saturday night and bought soo many yummy pastries. I did not use my 3 bite rule at all!

This afternoon I went by my grandmothers house and brought her a little cake for her 79th Birthday. My grandmother is so sweet, I just love her soo much! She also gave me the recipe for my favorite dish Rice with milk! I can't wait to try it out. My husband is a little unsure about this dish but I assured him, it's yummy!

I'm dreading going to work tomorrow! I just love my weekends! The only fun thing about work is lunch HA! I made my lunch for tomorrow, Chickpea salad! I'll add avocado and balsamic dressing tomorrow morning. mmm mmmm.

Another thing the book Skinny Italian reminded me of, is healthy eating. Eating for nutrition. For a strong healthy body! We do not want brittle bodies that break down easily. So when I went shopping today I made sure to look for those specific items that contain the good stuff! Ha! Avocados, Apples, Bananas, Tomatoes, Asparagus, Garlic, parsley, and my list goes on! I have some yummy meals planned for this week. Can't wait!

Hope you all have a great nutritious week!

Skinny Italian!

I really loved watching RHONJ this year and just loved Teresa! She has 4 little girls, yes 4! and she looks great! She is totally Italian and loves to cook. In her book she talks about Skinny Italian cooking and how Real Italian food is by far from fattening! The people in Italy are not fat at all! They enjoy their food and eating is a social gathering with friends and family. I remember when I was young we lived with my grandparents and when it was dinner or a Sunday lasagna lunch, you were there sitting and eating with the whole family for a couple hours, no running off. (even though as kids we would try and run out to play as fast as we could haha!) Food was to be eaten slowly and enjoyed! We tend to forget this these days with being so busy!

Her book also inspired me to write down some yummy Italian recipes that my grandmother makes. My grandmothers food is by far the best, of course! Ha! One of my favorite meals my grandmother makes is riso e latte. Rice with milk. NOT to be confused with Milk Rice! the sweet one, I like that too but the one I'm talking about is the most soothing meal! Not sweet. Just perfect on a cold day! (I'll get the exact recipe for us soon)

It's funny that being Italian I don't usually cook Italian. We live in a city full of multiculturalism so we love sooo many different types of foods. This will never change, but I want to perfect some of my own favorite Italian dishes to pass down to my kids.


So with all the Italian talk, last night husband and I were talking about the Europe trip we want to take. I've been to Italy when I was younger, I went for 2 months! I absolutely loved it. So I can't wait to get to my roots again soon! Places I've been Roma, Napoli, Modena. I have friends and family in these areas. I just know my husband would love it there too.

Gelato, Pizza, Pasta, cheese... oh my!

Show Us Your Life - Dining Rooms

Today is Show us where you live Friday! Dining Rooms!

It's been a while since I joined in on this and decided to jump back in the fun!


Here is my dining room! When we first moved in I wondered why they made this room so long. It was hard for me to think of how to decorate it. BUT I get it now! Lots of room to fit guests! A couple weekends ago when I had my jewelry sale, the space was used so well!


Another great thing I love about this dining room is that it faces the park. Our previous house faced a park as well. I love nature and wouldn't have it any other way. Hopefully in years to come our next houses also are in front of parks!

Zoe's chair to look outside! Ha!

And this is my dining room :)

Happy Friday!!!!

Oh Friday!

Ahhh Friday! You couldn't have come at a better time haha! What a week! Work has totally drained me this week. So glad I only have one more day of that torture till the weekend!

Tonight I went out makeup shopping. I bought a $20.00 lipstick, I don't usually wear lipstick, I mostly do glosses. But with actual lipstick I really like Matte ones. I guess I never noticed how many Matte lipsticks they don't sell! There was not much selection. I got a really nice Matte pink lipstick and really love it, worth the 20 bucks.

I've been slowly cutting down on the coffee. I did really well this week. Every morning I heat half a cup of milk and add it to half a cup of coffee. I had only 1 coffee a day this week and only twice this week I had a afternoon tea. So I'm getting there :)

Sooo the weekend is almost here! I'm excited for the weekend. Nothing specific planned so far but spending time with the husband going out and having fun will be on the list! My goal this weekend is to choose the healthier choices when eating out. I tend to forget this when I'm out having a good time.

Hope you all had a better work week than I did!!

Not really Wordless Wednesday :)

Workout to DWTS

Ahhh done with Monday! Last night we didn't get much sleep. Our Carbon Monoxide Alarm went off at 3am! I was so freaked out! We opened all the windows and called our gas company. They came at 4am and checked everything out and it was a false alarm whew! Our alarm is about 4 years old and needs to be changed. So this is a reminder to all to get your CO and Fire alarms checked regularly! Go check them out!

Today I started my breakfast off with apple pie haha! I was running late! But I had my healthy choice lunch which I totally love! Followed by a banana and apple for snacks.

After work I came home and made a yummy dinner! Breaded Turkey Breast, Wedges and Veggies. Yummy!

And I got in a basement workout too while watching Dancing with the Stars!

This weeks Goals:
*Smoothie or Oatmeal for Breakfasts
*Only 1 coffee a day (going well so far)
*1500 Calories/day
* Tracking calories on Iphone "my fitness pal app"
*Drink lots of water everyday! (2L a day!)
* No more apple pie for me this week!
* 3 workouts this week. (1 down)

What are your goals this week??

Hope you all had a good Monday!