Crazy New England Weather

Filed under Food, Summer, Tea by on 12 July 2010 at 6:08 pm {no comments}

Today was a crazy day. Jeremy and I have been planning since Friday to go to the beach today. Well that turned into a big fat no go.

We only live about 20 minutes from the beach, so when we go it’s not a big deal and we just get there when we get there. Around 1:00, I got everything together: towels, carrot sticks, apples, water, magazines, books, sun block. We thought we were all set.  As we approached our car, a man from one of the big machines below came over to tell us we had a flat tire.

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Yes, one of our four day old tires was flat. After listening to the digging, the air compressor, and even  a jack hammer for most of the morning, I was really ready to go to the beach. But no dice. Jeremy used our little mini-air compressor to fill up the tire enough to get us to the gas station. When we got there he filled it up more, and we drove to the tire place. They say there’s nothing wrong it, and they better be right.  Maybe it’s the constantly fluctuating temperature that made it go flat. I just hope it doesn’t happen again.

At this point I thought maybe we could still go to the beach. But the sky was looking a bit dark. I checked the weather on the BB: Severe thunderstorm warning. That’s Jeremy’s BB case, mine is much cuter.

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It did thunder, lightning, and rain for oh about 20 minutes, but by that point we were already at home. To make the best of it, I took my camera out in the yard to try to get some shots. Before I went out, I made a cup of “Mid-summer Nights Dream” tea from Portsmouth Tea Co. I am trying, trying to learn to use my camera. It would be nice to have a mentor though.

Early dinner tonight BLT’s with pesto mayo and a side salad.

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Behold the New Hampshire plate; it came from a thrift store. Whenever you see it, it means the dishwasher is totally full and not finished running yet. Time for our walk before Secret Life of the American Teenager.

Do you have plates you only use when all the other plates are gone?

Trail Run?

Filed under Fitness by on 8 May 2010 at 9:19 pm {no comments}

I really wanted to try “running” on a trail today. I researched several local trails, found something I liked, and asked Jeremy if he wanted to try it out.  He said, and I quote, “I love any sort of outdoor running.” So even though it was drizzling, we headed out. I was confident; I was sure the sun would come out. I was, in a word, wrong.

First, we couldn’t find the trail head. It was in a little corner, coming around a bend, which made it almost impossible to see going east. We drove around for a bit before finally finding it. After turning around, we were able to see the sign. Strike one.

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We got there; instead of the sun coming out, it started raining harder. It was chilly, 50 degrees. After prying ourselves out of the warm, dry car. I looked at the trail head map; I chose a trail. We launched into the forest, and there were no trail head signs or markers when we got in; I had no clue which way to go. Strike two.

*I’d like to mention that throughout this process, my dear husband, was sighing and huffing. He never once complained, but it was obvious he was not on board with this plan.* :-)

I blindly chose a trail. We walked about two feet onto the path and the mosquitoes swarmed. They were biting me through my yoga pants. They were circling around Jeremy’s head. A) I have a fear of EEE. B) I’m pretty sure I’m allergic to mosquitoes. When they bite me, I get huge red welts. It is a bad thing. Ugh, Strike three!

We left. I didn’t want to torture Jeremy. I didn’t want to itch all day tomorrow. Some sunny day soon(with Backwoods Off), we will give it another go. But today was just not the day.

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Tomorrow, I’m involved in a surprise. I love surprises.

Dark and Stormy

Filed under Food, Life by on 8 May 2010 at 12:02 pm {2 comments}

Thunder is rumbling over outside and the rain is fluctuating between all out downpour and a constant drizzle.  We need the rain, but getting awake and motivated has been a little difficult. Luckily, it’s Saturday.

While I finished reading Lolita, Jeremy made me a breakfast quesadilla. Now the only thing breakfast about the quesadilla is that it’s eaten in the morning.

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Jeremy makes the best quesadillas. He fills mine with black beans, red onion, broccoli, garlic, and of course cheese. We ate some leftover apple wood bacon and coffee. Sometimes, I just don’t feel like eggs, oatmeal, or anything sweet in the morning. On these days, the “breakfast quesadilla ” really hits the spot.

My plans for the day are laundry, lounging, and hitting the gym unless it clears up and we can go for a jog outside.

Enjoy Saturday.

Giveaways:

  • Traveleatlove is having a great giveaway involving Olive Press.
  • FillyRunner is giving away dirty girl gaiters. If I had these maybe I could go out and jog even though it’s raining.

Greening It Up

Filed under Uncategorized by on 25 January 2010 at 8:18 pm {no comments}

I tried to keep things green today.  Today was a teacher’s workshop day so I was able to get some much needed work done.  Cleaning my desk and recycling all of the extra papers from last semester, was high on my list of priorities.  One of the things I hate most about teaching, specifically English, is all of the paper I generate and consequently waste.  If all of my students had laptops, it would be a different story, but alas it is not the case.

After cleaning and recycling for awhile, I was hungry.  I was really excited to try this yogurt made from 100% grass-fed cows. Oh how I wanted to like this yogurt, but I didn’t. The texture was kind of soupy, and it didn’t really taste like vanilla at all to me. Maybe I’ll give it another try sometime, but I don’t know.

It rained all day in New Hampshire. By the time I got home, I was so tired. I didn’t want to do anything, so I didn’t. Jeremy went to the gym, and I made dinner.

Basically, I threw every green vegetable (leeks, green peppers, broccoli, and spinach) that was left in the fridge into a pan with some evoo and garlic. Then I cooked some pasta. I topped everything with tomato and basil sauce (which had way too much of that licorice taste that basil sometimes has) and freshly grated parmesan.

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Best dinner I’ve ever had? No. But a much better choice than pizza or Mickey D’s.

Hitting the treadmill tomorrow and spin on either Wednesday or Thursday. I’m trying to decide if I should give the last class I went to another try or just go to a different instructor. 

Rainy day . . .

Filed under Uncategorized by on 30 November 2009 at 5:26 pm {no comments}

Today has been a humdinger. I started off today with oatmeal and coffee. It may have been the best part of my day.

Do you ever have those days where you seriously consider grabbing your passport and seeing how far you can get? Today was one of those days.

My students were totally out of control. One specifically, who demanded I give him his papers to rip up. (No, I do not work in a pre-school, but I do work with EH students in a high school.) He proceeded to accuse me of intentionally misgrading and loosing his papers; papers which I later found in his binder. Long story short, he had to be taken from my class. Thank goodness, I had a wonderful Trader Joe’s Black Bean soup, tortilla chips, and pineapple waiting for me at lunch time.

My day ended with more rain and a trip to the dentist to get my teeth cleaned. I really, really disliked the hygienist who cleaned my teeth.  She apparently thought I was an idiot (I’m sure she is one) because she explained to me how to work the suction thing. I mean hello! Do I look four to you? She also made me wear goggles, which kept falling off because I was laying at an incline. There were a sundry of other things that drove me crazy.  I love my dentist, but he needs to let this woman go.

A glass of wine and some dinner with my husband should put in a better mood. Back for dinner.

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