Project 365 - Day 28

Aaaaand....we're caught up. Rossi has been in a funk lately too. Maybe it's because I put her dirty squeaky toy on her head? Nah.

Project 365 - Day 27

Love the art deco vibe South Beach has. Even the po po are in on it.

Project 365 - Day 26

I got nothing. Seriously. Nothing. So, on that note...nothing I wouldn't give for a good donut and coffee right now. (Picture I took from Canada) I've been in a funk the past few days. This would help.

Who me, run?

So, I don't want my blog to be only pictures. My life here in FL is seriously lame. We don't do anything. I sit at home on my ass, or I volunteer. I cook a lot more than I used to also. I just don't have a whole lot to write about anymore. It's sad. I hate it here so bad....mostly because we have no life. There are major changes coming at J's work. It could mean one of three things 1) We stay here and he stays in his same job, 2) J keeps the same job he has, only in a new district (we move again), or 3) he gets layed off and we move back to MN and try to figure something out. We aren't worried either way. We have some money saved up should he get layed off, but who knows. They did the same thing last year, and it landed us in this wasteland we live in now. So, we don't care what happens (we aren't worried I should say), but we just want to know. Ya know?

It's a new year. New things. Fresh start. I don't like to make new years resolutions because I don't keep them...but I've made some goals I'd like to stick to. This section was inspired by Lori and her blog.

1) Cook everything from scratch. When I shop now, I rarely find myself in the center aisles of the grocery store. Only the outer. I figure the very few things left I buy in a box, I could make myself. Broth, soup, and bread.

2) Buy organic, free range, hormone free, etc.

3) Read 25 books this year. I used to read books like they were going out of print. Now, I rarely read. I need to ease myself back into reading and less TV.

4) Exercise 3-4 times a week in our home "gym"

5) Couch to 5k program. I plan to start this the week after next after our guests leave.

6) Sign up for some sort of race....probably a 5k to start by December.

For now, that is enough for me. Our one major goal is to get out of FL, but that will come when it's meant to be. Ok, I'm behind on a picture I think....two after today, so I need to get that caught up as well.

Project 365 - Day 25

My life is so exciting. When I'm cranky (see PMS), J is nice and buys me candy so I won't yell at him. Thanks hubalub.

Project 365 - Day 24

These were my two favorite cats and my two foster babies. They were adopted yesterday. It's bittersweet for me. I'm glad they are going to a good home, but I've had them around since November, so I'm going to miss them!

Project 365 - Day 23

On the menu tonight: Greek meatballs! So good. If you are my friend on FB, I have the recipe in my notes section. These are J's favorite!

Project 365 - Day 22

So a lot of my pictures will be of my cooking. I made Braised Chicken last night. So yum. Thank you Cooking Light!

Project 365 - Day 21

I'm trying to cut out caffeine from my life. :sniff sniff: I can't give up coffee, but in an attempt to drink less of it, I've switched to tea every now and then. No more soda either (yeah right). Wish me luck folks.

Project 365 - Day 20

Man, I've realized yet again, that I don't have much to take pictures of on a daily basis. All I've been doing lately is entering kitty adoption paperwork into the computer, tending to foster kitties, and cooking. So to hold you over here is a picture of the awesome Gyros and Pitas we had while in South Beach from a fair vendor. Yum!

Project 365 - Day 19

OH MY GAH

I love Beard Papa's. Thankfully there is a piece of CA here in FL, in the form of fluffy pastry clouds known as Cream Puffs. Gotta love the FL outlet Malls. We went there today....This is the second time we've eaten these here in FL. All I can say is...YUM.

Project 365 - Day 18

My sister in law on her first motorcycle ride. Jason took her out on the back of his bike. We had to get pictures of her before she went out.

Project 365 - Day 17

On Saturday J surprised his sister with a "swim with the dolphins" experience. After she was done, they had the dolphins doing tricks.....I snapped this shot.

Project 365 - Day 16

When in Miami, you must have Cafe Cubano (Cuban Coffee). We had a variation that I believe was called Colada. This cup was teeny tiny and you are meant to pour it into even smaller "shot cups"....we each had our own. We are wild and crazy like that. It's made with brown sugar brewed with the coffee grounds. So good. So strong. So sweet. Love.

Project 365 - Day 15

The couch in our art deco-ish hotel room in Miami.

Project 365 - Day 14

My TJMaxx finds...bamboo cutting board for $2.99 and Le Creuset ramekins for $6.99. I PPH TJMaxx.

Project 365 - Day 13

What I'm reading....I have a huge stack of books to get through. I've been slacking in that department lately.

Project 365 - Day 12

Rossi soaking up the sun on the first warm day in over a week.

Project 365 - Day 11

What have J and I been spending out time on lately? Food. Can you tell from recent pictures? What should we be spending our time on? Working out. But eating is so much more fun.



Mmmmm....pie. Dessert tonight.

Project 365 - Day 10

Today's picture is dedicated to Malia.



I had Qdoba for dinner. The whole time, I thought of our lunches there. Three cheese queso....Mmmmm. I think I consumed about 3000 calories. I even had a Coke. I have no will power AT ALL. I gave up Coke (not the drug) for the new year. And here I am on the 10th drinking it again. This calls for two pictures.

Project 365 - Day 9

Ok, so I came to a realization today. My life is boring. Not just boring, way boring. My pictures will be about the same things over and over, and I take sucky pictures. I'm ok with all of this though. So if you aren't, sorry....but get over it.

I took a cue from my sisters blog and today's picture....boots. My Ugg boots. Why would I take a picture of them? They've been sitting in my closet for 9 months, since my move from CA. I finally was able to take them out and wear them around! It was in the 30's here yesterday and the 20's early in the morning hours. Brrr. FL bites enough as it is. If I wanted this weather too, I'd live in MN again.

Project 365 - Day 8

Ok, don't tell anyone, but I didn't take this picture today. I went to Bed Bath and Beyond today and that's it. I haven't left the house. So....this guy has been spotted in our yard a few times this past week. I figured he deserved a day in the spotlight. It's been so cold here (supposed to snow tonight...yes, I said snow...in FL) and all the lizards and critters are hiding, so he must be hungry.

Project 365 - Day 7

I took the dog out for a walk today because it actually got above 50 degrees and the sun was shining. It's not a great picture because I snapped it with my phone. I look puffy. Rossi's tail and leash are just a bonus for you.

Project 365 - Day 6

Tivo had his day in the spotlight ...now it's Rossi's turn. Look at that face!

(Aline - I don't know how we came up with Tivo's name. I think because he slept with the Tivo remote a lot when we first got him...and we didn't know what else to name him. lol)

Project 365 - Day 5

I knew I forgot something yesterday. I had a pretty bad day...but I'm all better now.

I had to go out yesterday late morning...it was COLD. I'm in FL for Christ's sake. It shouldn't be 39 degrees. I didn't think I needed a coat or gloves. So I had to drive with my sweater pulled over my hands to keep warm until the heater kicked in. Brrrrr.

Project 365 - Day 4

One kitty, and one empty Christmas tree box = new toy. I made a house out of the tree box before we took it down today and Tivo lived in it for a bit.

Project 365 - Day 3

Avatar: Real D 3D. A.Must.See.

Project 365 - Day 2

I volunteer with an organization that adopts out cats. These are my two favorite. I was trying to take a picture of Chance (the gray cat) and Xena (the tortie) jumped into the picture. She kept getting into the shot....such a hamball. So cute!

Project 365 - Day 1

I made my first ever lasagna today. I'll post pics once we cook it tonight for dinner.

My blog is dead.

Time to resurrect it. New year, new possibilities, new goals.

It's project 365 time. I plan to complete this project no matter how tedious it may get to be. For those of you that don't know, in Project 365, you must take one picture every day. This picture can be about anything, or anyone, but it should sum up your day or your new experience that day. You post about it on your blog and if you feel like it, tell the story behind it.

J and I have been miserable here in Florida. It's time to figure out some things to do to pass the time. Hopefully this blog can be my outlet in the future.

I hope you all have a happy and healthy 2010.