[035] Loving something that doesn't love you back

It really bums me out when I the vegetables at my local grocery store isn't fresh. It seems as if every grocery store in this area refuses to change out the produce that has started to go bad. But of course I'm the poor sucker that brings home this produce only to find it beginning to mold over after a few days. Upsetting. : /

[034] Cause I eats me spinach

Hello! February is nearly over. Just letting my blogspot know that I'm still alive. :D

I'm very interested in making some sort of pasta with spinach. Let the recipe search begin!

[033] This may be a little late...

Happy New Year! ...10 days ago.

I haven't been giving this blog much love as of late. I'm currently keeping up with my blog on Tumblr. So far I've been able to keep up with daily posts both in my tumblr blog and my journal (which I write out directly after writing my tumblr). I'm liking it so far. Typing out my day then writing it out afterward. If I forget any detail, I add it right into my journal. By the way, cutest journal ever.
Owl Journal
Along with the owl journal I also received:
Sticky Notes: adorable sticky notes in a convenient notebook.
Owl To-Do List: I love my to-do lists! This helps out a bunch when I'm doing chores or running errands. :D
Owl Recipe Cards: I've been wanting to start keeping recipe cards but I never wanted to put my own money into it. I've been keeping recipe's in a notebook, but these little cards are so much more awesome!
(HUGE thanks to Katie and Jammer for giving these to me at Christmas :D Love you guys!)

[032] Christmas is coming

Christmas is Saturday. I'm excited! I'll be celebrating at my apartment, with Shawno. :D Later that day we'll join his Mom and family. I'm a little bummed I won't be seeing my own family this year, but it's understandable. Why?

BECAUSE I'M FLYING HOME ON JANUARY 22ND!!! It's official. I've scheduled my (free) round-trip flight for January 22 - February 5. Two weeks in Wichita Falls, Texas to visit the family. My sister's baby shower is January 29th, so I'm planning on helping her sort through the items she receives while also setting up the nursery.

In addition to this fun post about Christmas and family, I'd like to start listing what sort of New Years goals I'd like to achieve.

-eliminate soda from my diet
-possible career change (Working at my current place of employment is super, but I'd rather have a job outside of retail.)
-keep a weekly journal
-craft (scrapbook, paint, drawing, etc) on a regular basis

[031] Veggie Burger v-card

I HAD MY FIRST VEGGIE BURGER.

And it was delicious! Yes, it was a Boca burger.
This is the recipe I followed (sorta): http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Totally-Vegged-Out-Burgers/Detail.aspx
I didn't take a picture of my first burger because I didn't have tomatoes. I thought it looked rather lacking without the tomato. So I'm using the image from the recipe link.

Totally Vegged Out Burger

Ingredients

• 1 veggie burger (Any flavor. I chose the original Boca Burger.)
• 1/4 small zucchini
• 2 tablespoons cucumber (I diced mine.)
• 1 tablespoon low-fat plain yogurt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh dill (I didn't use fresh dill)
• 1/4 teaspoon dillweed
• 1/8 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning salt
• 1 whole-wheat hamburger bun (I used white bread hamburger buns, simply because I don't like the taste of whole-wheat breads.)
• 1 slice tomato
• 2 teaspoons red onion (I pretty much minced my red onion so that it lays with the zucchini really nice.)

Directions

1. Cook veggie burger according to package directions.
2. Meanwhile, use vegetable peeler to cut zucchini lengthwise into very thin strips. Set aside. In small bowl stir together cucumber, yogurt, dill and seasoning salt. Serve burger in bun with tomato, zucchini, yogurt mixture and red onion.