Day Two Hundred and Seventy Three

A few of my Xbox friends got Fitbit's and decided to start a group on the Fitbit site to track our steps and encourage each other. I figured I needed to get off my bum and start walking again so I went on a walk this afternoon and put in a couple of miles. It's a start!

Day Two Hundred and Seventy Two

After all the sugar I have had this week with the candy vodka and cake I needed to have some healthy so I made some foil wrapped chicken.

I coated the chicken with extra virgin olive oil, stout mustard, and a bit of apple cider vinegar. I then added some garlic cloves, cherry tomatoes (from my garden!), and red peppers.The chicken turned out really juicy. I was very pleased with this meal. :)

I even made some extra foil wrapped chicken to chop up to put on salad tomorrow.

Day Two Hundred and Seventy One

I made a yummy tie-dye cake for movie night tonight. I actually made it in two layers, but one of the layers fell apart :( 

I used a recipe that suggested using Diet Sprite (or any clearish soda) and it came out a little heavier then  I would have liked. It was pretty easy and fun to make. You just mix it in one big bowl and then add food coloring to the separate amounts. And then you just put one color at a time into the baking dish. 

The frosting is yum! I mixed buttercream frosting and whip cream. And the finished product is very pretty! I think I might try making this as cupcakes next time.

Day Two Hundred and Seventy

I took Riley to the park today and she immediately became the King of the Hill! She had a blast meeting new dogs, climbing hills, and playing in the water!

Day Two Hundred and Sixty Nine

MMMMmmmmmmmm. I made candy infused vodka. From left to right... green skittles, red hots, purple skittles, orange skittles, junior mints, lemon drops. And in the background, caramels that are sill infusing. Yum! I like the junior mints and red hots best so far. 



The possibilities are unlimited! Any requests? I can't wait until my berry infused vodka is ready! I have snuck a little sip and it is turning out really good! Cheers! 

Day Two Hundred and Sixty Eight

Went to the movies with Christa today and saw The Town. It was a great flick, but what was even more awesome was we saw it at the Gold Class Cinemas.

The theater was very fancy and posh, it was one of those theaters where there are comfy recliner chairs and they serve dinner and drinks. I had a martini with the movie as well as some yummy battered chicken. Fancy shmacy!

Christa paid this time and when I start working again I am going to have to take her out for a spa day or something!

Day Two Hundred and Sixty Seven

Another day of not leaving the house. This is going to change tomorrow! I did get a lot done, such as organizing, cleaning, and laundry, but I can't just stay inside. I made plans to do something outside of the house for the next four days, so that is a start. :)

Day Two Hundred and Sixty Six

It is officially Fall (Autumn) in Sammamish, Washington. I think it is beautiful and am looking forward to lots of walks in the mist. Riley and I went outside and played ball for a while and it was like being in the movies!

On a side note. I did my first chapter of Stats today and with the pre-test, post-test, homework, and lessons.... it took about four hours! Wow. This is going to be a heavy duty class, I guess I am lucky I just have the one!

Day Two Hundred and Sixty Five

Nothing exciting today. I have lots of stats homework due tomorrow that I am going to work on tonight and tomorrow. I am also getting kind of anxious about working again. Since I made the decision I just want to do it!

Day Two Hundred and Sixty Four

Movie night! I brought over my yummy homemade chili and Christa made salad. We watched many episodes of House and just had a blast. I love Tuesday movie nights!

Day Two Hundred and Sixty Three

I went to my A&P class and got to sit next to my buddy from my Biology class last quarter so that was cool. I still don't know if I am in class this quarter or not because I haven't had approval on my funding yet. Four more days to find out if I need to go back to work or not!

Day Two Hundred and Sixty Two

I went to regular roller derby practice tonight and had a blast! I actually feel a lot more comfortable on skates and think I did pretty good. I just need to work more on balance and not getting frustrated when I can't do something.

Oh, and I need to figure out how to make my gear smell less funky. It gets pretty nasty and just airing it out isn't cutting it!

Day Two Hundred and Sixty One

I went to the movies with Christa today to see "Easy A". It was an awesome movie based on N. Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter. Mom.. go see it, you will like it, it had a lot of '80s movie references as well! :) It was a nice relaxing kid free time and we are going to do it again next week. I think we are going to see a scary movie next time. Woo hoo!

Day Two Hundred and Sixty

I finished this hat today. It is child sized but I am wondering if I should make the pom poms bigger? I will try it on Allie tomorrow and see how it looks.

Day Two Hundred and Fifty Nine

Another day where I didn't do anything new or exciting! I wasn't feeling well so I didn't go skating tonight. Tomorrow I will do something so I have something to write about!

Day Two Hundred and Fifty Eight

Spent the day safely inside so I could go one day without falling over, under, or through anything. So far so good!

Day Two Hundred and Fifty Seven

I was going to write about cleaning the house today and the extreme amount of dog hair everywhere until I was trying to open a window and the glass shattered and I fell through it!

It freaked me out because one of the pieces went pretty deep into my wrist. Luckily Diana was home and I was able to go over there and she helped me bandage it up.

Lucky for me that for some reason my body is pretty strong and I didn't bleed too much even though it was right on the vein and pretty deep. Though I do think I freaked Diana out a bit when I came up to her backdoor with blood streaming down my arms. But maybe she is used to my accidents by now!

I have a bunch of other cuts all over my other arm too. And now instead of fresh air through the window I have a big ol' piece of cardboard and duck tape covering it. Ahhhh.. I have the strangest luck.

Day Two Hundred and Fifty Six

I cooked a potato tonight in Hassleback style: I keep wanting to call it Hasslehoff style, so I have to think a second before I say it. It turned out pretty good, but I think next time I will add some garlic and herbs to it before cooking the second time.

Day Two Hundred and Fifty Five

I went to the library, grocery store, and pet store and took two baths today. TWO baths; that is how sore I was today after skating yesterday. Nice relaxing day. :)

Day Two Hundred and Fifty Four

I went to my first derby practice since the accident and had so much fun! I did way better then I expected and felt very comfortable back on my skates. I took Sandra along with me and Dawn went as well. Afterward Sandra and I stopped at Costco to get a hot dog.. she had never had a Costco hotdog before!

Day Two Hundred and Fifty Three

I started my first day at the hospital as a volunteer. I got a badge, a volunteer jacket, and got to shadow some seasoned veterans around the place. I did tons of walking and learned lots of stuff about delivering things and transporting people. Everyone is jealous of the assignment I got. I guess it is a desired position that people try to get all the time... I am super excited to start it!

Day Two Hundred and Fifty Two

My dog is weird. That is what Day Two Hundred and Fifty Two is about. Seriously, how many dogs sit like this with their back legs stretched out and their front legs crossed?

Day Two Hundred and Fifty One

I found an awesome pattern for some gloves that are laced like a corset. They were pretty quick and easy to do after I learned the applied I-cord trim that you use for the edging and to make the loops for lacing. The colors are off in the picture, but those ones are actually black and bright pink. The next pair I am going to make of light pink with dark pink ribbons to lace it. I really like this pattern!

Day Two Hundred and Fifty

Movie Night! A night of Family Guy, Mad Men, and Pizza. I brought yummy black & blue muffins. Allison can not stay still. She is so much fun. :)

Day Two Hundred and Forty Nine

Spent a great day with Sandra. We went shopping and then to lunch where we had yummy calzones. We then we to my place and played some videogames. It was real nice to spend the day with a great person!

Don't ask what we are doing in the photo because... I can't tell you!

Day Two Hundred and Forty Eight

Having a nice relaxing day with Riley and watching Stargate. Riley must have missed me tons because she can't stop cuddling with me, no matter where I am sitting like on my lap in the chair!

Back to my plan of walking every single day starting tomorrow... again!

Day Two Hundred and Forty Seven

I didn't get a good picture of it, but today at PAX I got to sit in on the panel that Wil Wheaton was speaking on. It was really enjoyable! I also got to check out the Roller Derby game coming out on the Wii, it will be fun. I didn't get my morning walks these last couple of days, BUT I did get 17932 steps yesterday!

Day Two Hundred and Forty Six

Another day of PAX. Actually, the first day of PAX since last night was a party. We had fun walking around checking things out. We ended the night with a party given by The Sarcastic Gamer. Played some Rock Band and hung out with more cool people.

Day Two Hundred and Forty Five

Had a blast at the pre-PAX party. I met tons of new people, and hung out with lots of people I only get to see once a year as well. For some reason I met tons of Canadians. It was tons of fun!

Day Two Hundred and Forty Four

I went to my volunteer orientation today and had my second TB test done. I found out I don't have a criminal background and all my immunizations are up to date, so I am ready to start next Friday! I am looking forward to it.

Oh! And I went for a walk this morning, 30 minutes. That's one.