Lettuce Learn .... & Love!

Woops.
In my quest to continue eating like a rabbit while at work, I've made it a habit now to pick up a new salad mix each week. I've been pretty good about it, and thought I had this simple thing checked off my list for this week, too. Haha.

Welp, folks, here is what happens when you leave salad mix [sans dressing, mind you] in your car overnight and the temperature drops down to -5°F:

gaaahhhhhh.... no. no good.

I checked over this melted mess of a salad that I purchased yesterday, and quickly realized there was no salvaging, unless I was down for some soggy, slightly icy but certainly saturated spinach and greens. Thanks, but no thanks.

*Sigh. Idiot.
Fortunately, Cincinnati has no shortage of groceries, so the first few minutes of the lunch break meant getting a replacement.

all right. let's try this again....

Setting the two cartons beside each other zapped up any remnants of doubt I may've had on the original salad...


nice work, cori. womp womp womp...

Moral of the story: Don't accidentally leave your salad in your car overnight when the temperatures drop below freezing. You won't want to eat it in the morning. Or ever. Say no... to soggy, browning greens, and yes to the cool, crispy stuff.

yummmmm (:

^ And yes... say yes to rabbit food (:
Just kidding. It's delicious if you ask me, and definitely fits in the regiment of things I should be eating while sitting around at a desk for most of my day.

The workout today was one of those grueling days, primarily because my legs are still in protest of any added range of motion. We finally managed to loosen up some and get some work done before I practically crawled out of there. #WHOOPED.

And then home..
And then dinner..
And then caving to my inner helpless-romantic and watching The Vow [or could it be because Rachel McAdams is the perfect portrait of the classic-but-angsty woman?!]

rachel mcadams [#wcw - sure, why not?!]

The dogs were happy to curl up with me and watch this with me; there was a lot of estrogen in the house tonight.. haha. Stella especially, who is usually my stoic, loner pup, seemed unusually clingy and wanted no more than a couple of inches between us for most of the evening. I obliged, naturally, and Sasha managed to wriggle her way into the mix before too long.

couldn't help it. sometimes i can't handle her.. haha ;)

^ She cracked me up. My Stella, the regal beagle [#butnotreally] of the two, literally hugged me for the entire movie. Yes, I was the little spoon to my dog. I captured this selfie of the moment, and quickly realized there was no resisting the Step Brothers pairing. ;)

Speaking of pibbles, Rob was with Kyle tonight and sent me pictures of his new bully, [appropriately-named] Blue. And Blue... is... beautiful!

hi, pretty booooy!!! [blue, that is. blue. sorry, kyle.. haha]

Whew. This day is gonna end early. Tomorrow's Thursday, which means it's almost Friday, which means.... a whole bunch of stuff.

Goodnight, from us!

xoxo! love, pitties & me!

Stay warm, friends!
G'Nite!

xo | cmd

Ode to St. Valentine...

... SANS the candy hearts & glitter.

Here's how the acclaimed Valentine's Day went down with us here:

I started off by finding a beautiful, hand-made [with impeccably smooth fondant!!] cake in the passenger seat of my car. It was red velvet, too, which is awesome. I'm happy to report that it was a smash hit both aesthetically and functionally; that sucker is gone. Haha.


deeeeeelicous.

I got to work to find some sweet little lillies on my desk from my bosses. Calla lillies are my favorite flower, and so these itty bitty darlins, with pink highlights, proved to be quite the soothing touch to an otherwise mildly chaotic Tuesday. 

sweet little lillies

Over the span of the past few days, I happened across a single-disc compilation of three Tom Hanks films. It actually came about while I was searching all over the sun and half of Georgia for a movie Joe mentioned he wanted to own oh so badly, that, as it turned out, isn't even out on DVD yet. Figures. Haha. Anyway, this was a suitable 2nd place, and earned three checkmarks on our running list of must-haves on the Tom Hanks filmography list on our fridge. 

oh tom. thank you for endorsing compilations.

Sydni and I also took some time yesterday while Joe and Jarod were on their movie date to craft up a very special card for Daddy. She was so proud of her work, and kept spilling the beans all evening about her card. Haha. 

card for daddy

PLUS: I have the best of the best when it comes to best friends. Kalyn sent me a little Valentine's Day goodie package, stamped with love and a cartoon Saguaro, straight from the heart of Phoenix. She included a compactible little bag made from recycled material, a journal, an adorable little bird sketch, some knee high socks, an EOS chapstick, a CD with some delicious tunes, and of course, a handmade card. I surely do miss you, KP! :(

After I'd finished opening up Kalyn's little care package, Joe surprised me with sushi by candlelight in our living room before we headed off to the theater for a late evening showing of Rachel McAdams & Channing Tatum's The Vow. I won't be a total spoiler; it really was a cute little flick, just had a bit of an open ending.

rachel & channing
[great onscreen couple, yeah?]

After the movie, we headed back home, where I was once again surprised to find every candle in the house lined up around a bathtub overflowing with bubbles, and some Alison Krauss floating out into the room. I lounged in complete serenity there, with the box of hand-dipped Godiva strawberries he'd also bought.

Happy Valentine's Day, to all.

xo | cmd