Woo!

And no, I'm not referencing the Myers-Briggs test result, but one of these days I'll get on here and share those with everyone.. haha. Today was just.. just a good day to be thankful for everything in it - the good, the frustrating, the delicious and whatever else came along with it. 

For starters, there was this guy: 

yes. 

^ I love that guy. I don't know his story, but if I'd had the chance to snag him before we parted ways in the parking lot, I would have asked. It's a small gesture to put a sign in your window, but he was shameless about it, and for that I applaud him. Plus, it's true, and I need to be reminded of that sometimes, even on good days.

I got hit with the desire to eat teriyaki for dinner, so that's what I did, and if Rob was in fact being honest, then he thought the same :). It's not a hard recipe, so if any of ya'll want it, let me know!

teriyaki chicken rice bowl! 

The evening was nothing spectacular, but we did have a contest between the dogs, of who could jump higher, hang on the longest and scrabble the quickest after a thrown toy. Sasha unsurprisingly has the greater amount of physical range, but man oh man, watch out for Stella's pearly whites if you're wild enough to stick your hand in the middle of a toy battle.

go go pups! 

Aaaaaand.... the highlight of Rob's week when it comes to the house: LOOK what is finally fitting in the garage! Please excuse the clutter around the car; that won't always be there, but I am so proud of him for his dedicated work in clearing out the space and all of the shelf-building he's done to make space for our cars! One down, one to go getting in here..

thanks, babe!

The countdown's on.. just a few more days and then it's a 3-day weekend, with good friends, boats & plenty of lake to go around. I. Can't. Wait. 

xo | cmd

Meal Prep.. GO!

My mission at the end of last week was to do a test run of cooking ahead [aka, weekly meal prep] for an entire week's worth of lunches. I eventually want to phase into both lunch and dinner, but baby steps.. baby steps.

okay little guys..

Thanks to Pinterest and some other tips from the world wide web of people who are professionals at this, I gathered some tips, recipes and things to avoid, and dug in to a bulk cooking session.  

meal prep

Chicken, fish, cous cous, rice and a variety of different vegetables are on the menu for this week, and at the risk of bragging, I'll just say that I'm actually proud of myself for doing it!


finished, labeled and ready to go! :D

Success. Believe it or not, this is the first time I've actually done a full week's worth of cooked meal prep that didn't include sandwiches and light stuff. Here's to frugal, healthy eating!

xo | cmd

Martes! [Tuesday!]

Instead of a car dashboard picture, here's a phone screen shot. Hah...


-5, ya'll. still cold.

^ Oh, and about those multiple alarms set, it would be fitting that Rob sent me this today, completely out of the blue:

this is me. to. a. T.

^ Har har harrrr...
Speaking of Rob, and me, and all things Rob and Me, he sent me a shot today of Soliman, claiming I've been rubbing off on him in the photography arena. I have to give him credit; for a cell phone, this was not a bad shot.. plus it's of the ever-photogenic big boy himself! ♥

soliman the mastiff ♥

Post-work, I decided it was time to put these new running kicks to the test. I toted them to work with me and we got some good interval running done. I promised myself I would do some circuits, too, so abs it was. I'll see if I can stand up straight tomorrow. Haha.

not great for the first time in a few months.. but we'll get there!
13.1, watch out (:  

While I was planning my next move either for the gym or for this big move, Rob was consulting me for lessons on rice preparation. I am Asian, so obviously this is second nature for me, right? Hah. Just kidding. Buuuut, I have to say I think I did a half decent job explaining the process of fried rice via phone call, and from what he said, I'm thinking it worked out well!

long distance rice dedication from my one & only (:

Rob's pretty impressed with his new culinary abilities; I told him to watch what he wishes for, otherwise he's going to get trusted with multiple weeknights of showing them off. Haha. I wouldn't mind it if he did, or didn't... but I'm proud of him for mastering rice. It's not always easy when you don't have a rice cooker!

*Sigh. I'm whooped. Today was a good day, and I have some plans for the rest of this week to wrap up here before Rob, Jesse, the moving truck & boat get here this weekend. I'll keep ya'll posted.

For now, g'nite!

xo | cmd

Happy Birthday, Meagan!

dinner w/ meagan's family | hana tokyo | milford

Happy Birthday, Meagan!!

I'm adding this in homage to a diet plan again spoiled by one of the best excuses to spoil one's diet:

Hibachi. 

Like I said before, I'm a sucker for rice and those un-aptly named chefs. (ours tonight was Justin).

I love it, love it, love it.

!! happy birthday !!

xo.

.: c :.