abc's of me

source

hi y'all! i thought this was a cute idea after seeing it on shawni's blog

A. Age: 24

B. Bed size: stupid full- not happy with that current situation

C. Chore you hate: dishes & mopping

D. Dogs: my dogter coco

E. Essential start to your day: protein shake

F. Favorite color: its always changing... purple, gray, turquoise....

G. Gold or silver: silverrr

H. Height: 5'0 maybe a smidge shorter

I. Instruments you play: ive owned a guitar for 10 yrs... never learned to play!

J. Job title: receptionist @ a law firm

K. Kids: none yet... i do have the baby fever though!

L. Live: albany, la

M. Mom’s name: paula

N. Nicknames: tori, tortellini, torito, toe ring, toedoe

O. Overnight hospital stays: thankfully have never had to have one!

P. Pet peeve: people biting their nails. was never a problem until i met mike!

Q. Quote from a movie/show: ow! i burnt my ladyfinger's! (modern family)

R. Righty or Lefty: righty tighty

S. Siblings: older sis, we're 8 years part

T. Time you wake up: 7:15 for work. as late as possible on weekends :)

U. Underwear: thongs and bikinis mostly

V. Vegetables you dislike: hmmm i guess asparagus

W. What makes you run late: the fact that i get up at the last possible second

X. X-rays you’ve had: teeth. and arm, i broke it ab 17 years ago.

Y. Yummy food you make: homemade spaghetti and meatballs. white beans with pork roast and sausage.

Z. Zoo animal favorite: i like monkeys :)

now you know my abc's :)
xxoo

6 years together

sunday was me & mike's 6 year anniversary. crazy! cant believe it has been that long. i couldnt even begin to imagine life without him. he is without a doubt my best friend.
we were supposed to see an early showing at the movies then go grab some lunch. welllll we ended up sleeping till 1 (which NEVER happens for him!) due to a little too much to drink the night before. so we just had a late lunch at our fav mexican place (yes! again!) followed by grocery shopping and late night scary movie watching. we kept it low key since we are going to nashville at the end of the month. im getting very excited! SO not looking forward to the 8+ hour drive! and leaving my pup for 4 days! :(

dress: target
cardigan: maurice's
hairbow: mark by avon
earrings: local boutique
tights: unknown
shoes: charlotte russe

xxoo

ww's weigh-in: week 7

.2 lbs lost. well i was definitely expecting a gain so im pretty happy with this! although of course i wanted a lose. im thinking next week i'll be down a couple lbs. 1 step forward 2 steps back right? story of my life! only 2 more weigh-ins before our trip! i originally wanted to be down 15 lbs by then but yeaaaa that aint happening since im back down to a little over a 6 lb lose. i just have to keep reminding myself this when i want to indulge: nothing tastes better then being skinny/fit/healthy. i dont have to eat this today, i will still be alive tomorrow. and if not, at least i'll die a little skinnier.

most people say that dont want to be skinny, they just want to be healthy. blah blah blah. im sure that is the case for some. but lets be honest... i wont be healthy unless in skinny(ish). if i worked out enough to be healthy then i would be skinny! i think ive said the word skinny a few too many times in this post. i dont want to be skin and bones. i have a curvy body and am proud of it! i would just like to be a hell of a lot less flabby. less cellulite would be awesome too! my ideal body would be that of kim kardarshian. she has tons of curves and is still sexy as hell. so heres to getting a kim body (minus the tits, i would need a boob job for that!)

xxoo

get in my belly!

hi :) thought i would post a weight watchers recipe that me and my honey both love!

CLASSIC SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS
1 tlbsp olive oil
2 onions, finely chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 lb ground skinless turkey breast
1/2 lb lean ground pork (10% or less fat)
1/2 cup italian seasoned dried bread crumbs
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 large egg
2 egg whites
1/4 cup fat free milk
2 tspoon worcestershire sauce
3/4 tspoon salt
1/4 tspoon freshly ground pepper
1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
2 tlbsp chopped fresh oregano or 2 tspoon dried (i used dried parsley instead)
1 lb spaghetti (i use this angel hair)
1 oz shaved parmesan cheese (i used more grated)

1. preheat oven to 350. spray a 10x15 in pan with nonstick spray, set aside
2. in a large nonstick skillet over med-high heat, heat the oil; add in onions and garlic. cook, stiring occasionally until golden, 7-10 mins.

3. in large bowl, combine the turkey, pork, bread crumbs, parm cheese, egg & egg whites, milk, worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, and 1/2 the cooked onions and garlic. shape into 20 balls and place in a single layer without touching each other and place on the pan. bake until lightly browned, about 20 minutes. (i cooked mine for 30-35 mins the 2 times ive cooked this)
4. in a large saucepan, bring the tomatoes and remaining 1/2 cooked onions and garlic to a boil; add the meatballs. reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until the meatballs are cooked through, about 18-20 minutes. stir in the oregano.


5. meanwhile, cook the spaghetti according to the package directions; drain. toss the spaghetti with meatballs and sauce in a large serving bowl and serve topped with the parm cheese.


serving size: 1 cup spaghetti & sauce w/ 2 meatballs (10 servings)
369 cals; 6g fat; 28g fiber- 7 points

im 1/2 italian so believe me when i say... these meatballs are just as good as beef ones! my gramaw makes her meatballs w/ beef and pork so maybe thats why i like these so much. it serves 10 but mike eats about 2 servings so we get about 3 meals each out of this. you should definitely try this one :) let me know if you do and if you like it!

xxoo

monthly goals: march

source

• get in bed at 10pm on weeknights
• workout harder
  
• finish reading my current book by next week & then start a new one
• paint my nails a new color every week
• wear my hair different to work everyday (i normally do a ponytail 3-4 times a week!)
• start wearing my spring/summer clothes
• visit my grandparents at least twice
• have lunch with a friend at least twice
• look into taking the certification test to get my massage license

now let me be honest- most of these will probably become april goals because i wont do them....

xxoo

ww's weigh-in: week 6

2.5 gain. a gain?? a GAIN??? yea, it pretty much blows. im very disappointed. i knew i would have a gain this week but not this much! i did it to myself though. alcohol? yep i drank it. late night bacon cheese fries dipped in ranch? yep i ate it. carrot cake cheesecake? yeppp, had that too. and all within 24 hrs. and all only 24 hrs before i had to weigh in. i think i need to change my weigh in days to friday instead of monday! i normally do very good mon-fri and then BAM! piggy mcpigg comes out to play. then i have no time to make up for it before my weigh in. i would be lying if i said i wasnt going to drink this weekend. you know that little thing called mardi gras? well its this weekend and its kind of a big deal to us louisianans. so we will be down in the french quarter drinking hand grenades, hurricanes and topping it all off with a couple lucky dogs. at least im being honest with myself right? i guess ill just have to be extra good until the weekend. because i cant NOT drink at mardi gras... right? i still have 3 mondays to weigh in before our trip so there is still time! im going to step up my workout this week also. here goes nothing!

xxoo

busy weekend

whoaaa i cant believe its 11pm sunday already! i hate how the weekend flashes by so quickly. and whyyy is the workweek 5 days long? i mean srsly, who do we have to convince to change this?? friday night was spent eating quiznos, watching 5 episodes of weeds in a row and conking out early. wild night right? mike had to work saturday so i slept in then went to get a massage :) ahhh it was blissful! i won a free 30 min massage at my gym for doing a survey! i actually went to massage therapy school when i was 18 (6 yrs ago, OMG!) and graduated but i never got my license. i just lost interest in it then but have been considering taking my test to become certified. we shall see! after that i rode over to my dear friend/hair stylist's house for some good ole girl talk and a bang trim. i was gone pretty much all day and mike got home shortly after i did. all i wanted to do was take a nap buttt i had to quickly shower and get ready for the night. we went out for some sushi & drinks for a friends bday. im terrible, i took no pictures except for today! sad face. i need to get better at this! today we drove out to mike's brother's house for lunch. our newborn nephew got blessed at their church today so we joined them for a pot luck at their house after. we also did our usual grocery shopping and watched 3 episodes of weeds (addicted?) i can barely hold my eyes open now.... night everyone :)
xxoo

dress: alloy.com
cardigan & shoes: target