Pot Roast

I made yummy pot roast for the first time last week! It was excellent and super easy. The crock pot did most of the work. Good flavor and lots of leftovers!

It sure did feel good.

I left my 100% tip the other day. I decided to have lunch at IHOP between classes the other day. The lady was super nice and kept my stocked up on coffee while I studied. The food was delicious too. I may have to go their more often. Anywho, the bill was $8.50 and I left a $9 tip. I realize that's not a whole lot of money, but it is more than a 100% tip. It did feel good too!

Yummy food!

I made some chicken parmesan, roasted onions, and yukon mashed potatoes for dinner on Valentine's Day! So yummy! And I made a HUGE heart shaped chocolate chip cookie!

Check plus for cooking something new!

I made BBQ shredded pork sandwiches yesterday. Superb!

Oh, and I made Peanutbutter cookies for the first time last Friday. Yummy as well!

Books

Two more books added to my measly non-school list.
If only I could count the school books - I've read 4 in the last week. Oy, my eyes!

Update

#45 and #46 - Cook/Bake something new every month - I've been trying new things at random, not necessarily once a month. I've made a few different versions of chilli that has all been yummy. I made a pork tenderloin roast and diced yukon potatoes one night. I have photos - if I can find them on the computer, I'll post them someday. I made peanut butter fudge for the holidays and also some german chocolate butterscotch chip cookies. I also made some crinkle cookie type things. I got a standup mixer for Christmas, so I should be able to bake up a storm now!

#62 - Paint Brinkley a Treat Jar - In addition to painting Brent a plate and Christmas ornament, I also painted Brinkley's treat jar. It's not completely finished. I need one more trip to the pottery place and then it needs fired before it will be finished. Once it's done, I'll post a picture!

#89 - Replace my car windshield - I have the money set aside to do this in spring!! I'm excited - the crack has gotten longer and longer! My car rolled over 50,000 miles a few weeks ago. I celebrated by giving it new tires! Woohoo!

#3 Learn Pilates - I have a DVD that I've been doing a few times a week. It's only one 15 minute segment that I keep repeating. I have 10 different options on the DVD though so I think I should branch out a bit now that I'm getting the hang of it! I'm not sure if I'll consider this goal complete or not. I think I'll wait until I've tried all of the segments and have been doing it more than the one segment consistently for a few months. In progress should count for something though!

#39 - Read 101 non-school related books - This has been the one that is haunting me. I have so much studying to do that I can seem to crack a book that doesn't have anything to do with comps in spring. I started reading Pork Chop Hill last week but have yet to finish the introduction. Blech. I miss leisure reading.

Yes, I know it's been a while...

I've been slowly checking things off the list, even if I haven't blogged about them. Brinkley and I now make a pretty good pair running together so I've considered that goal complete. We also took a camping trip back in July, maybe someday I'll get around to posting pictures. Bryn and I went to see My Fair Lady at the Buelle and are headed back this weekend to see Avenue Q!

My reading of non-school related books has been hindered by school. I did read a few over the summer about women marines so I've included those on the 101 list. My family history and super genius business idea still float in and out of daily work but nothing substantial has been completed. The writing in the little black journal also has been sporadic lately. Mush! Yes, I know. I haven't started Brinkley's scrapbook yet, but I did finish one for Brent and I for our first year, which I consider an accomplishment. 50 some pages - so Brinkley's is next in line!

I haven't gotten rid of anything yet, so with my new cramped like closet space these days thanks to the addition of a roommate, I think I'll try focusing on that next.

Not a great update, but checking off some goals is better than nothing!