Maple Leafs

Today was the first truly chilly fall day when I wished I had dressed warmer every time I stepped outside. Makes for a bit of shivering, but with the heater on and warm blankets, it’s awfully cozy in our little apartment.

My alarm once again failed to go off this morning. Maybe it was worn out from all the snooze-ing I did yesterday, but Eli served as my alarm at 7 am (I had intended to get up an hour earlier and get in double whammy workout). As it was, I only had time for SYTYCD Tone (review still coming, I promise) and then rushed out the door to meet Nikki at Marco’s (who would’ve guessed?

She was just getting off the night shift but our schedules are so wacky we figured it would be good to catch each other as I’m starting my day and she’s eating her “dinner” before going to bed for the rest of the day.

I ordered the nonfat Cafe Brian, which is basically a mocha with some vanilla flavoring thrown in for good measure. Too sweet for some, but right up my alley.

I decided to splurge on breakfast and get the bacon and brie scramble (plus mushrooms and chives). A little heavier than I’ve ordered lately but it is soooo amazingly delicious. I substituted fresh fruit for the potatoes and had two slices of hazelnut toast.

It was a blast catching up with Nikki. Hi Nikki! Hope Night #2 is going well.

I headed home, hopped in the shower and then headed to a meeting about an upcoming presentation for my leadership class. A very productive 45 minutes later, I was back in my car and on my way home.

Lunch was a mini-smorgasbord. ‘Still wasn’t very hungry after my huge breakfast, so I made half a “BB n J” (BB for Barney Butter), on toasted TJ’s flaxseed bread.

On the side, a few carrots and mini bell peppers, with a dollop of garlic hummus for dipping.

And a box of vanilla soy milk…gotta have milk with my BB n J!

Plus two Kashi TLC crackers and two slices of cheddar that Steve snuck into my bowl.

I wasn’t feeling very good after lunch. I got hit with a little wave of nausea and was still exhausted from my Fall “Break”, so I ended up dozing for a little while. I dizzily got up and headed out to Starbucks to view an NCLEX review lecture, only to find out their wireless was down. Grrr!

I did a few housekeeping items while I was there and sipped on a tall nonfat mocha. I also ordered one of their lowfat raspberry muffins but was really disappointed. It tasted dry and completely un-flavorful, so I decided to toss most of it.

Then I ran a couple errands on the way home and came home to finish up my studying for the day. I’m still behind after last week, but making headway.

Steve is really sore after his second acupuncture appointment…it seems like all the tension that had been building up in his body is releasing but that it’s causing some discomfort along the way. Almost like post-workout soreness. I had something similar happen along the way, but I am a fervent believer in acupuncture and what it can do for your body. After only four sessions, my back pain was completely fixed and hasn’t come back since, unless I sit funny.

Since the boy was hurtin’ and worn out (acupuncture also makes you really doze-y and drowsy), I put together dinner.

Featuring the peanut sauce I promised you’d see again, I sauteed up some shrimp and TJ’s stir fry veggies, then mixed in the sauce and served atop brown rice. It was DELISH!

Dessert was two TJ’s maple leaf cookies.

I’m all about the fall-themed flavors this year!

Tomorrow I am volunteering to give H1N1 flu shots to fellow nursing students. They had originally planned three clinics for the entire campus community, but there is such a shortage that those had to be cancelled and the small stock that is available is being offered to nursing students first, since we’re on the front lines. I figured it was a very public health-y thing for me to do…plus volunteers get first priority for the vaccines.

Nighty nite!