Oh, it hit the fan alright!

I apologize for being away (I missed you all, even if you didn’t notice I was gone, haha).  These past few days have been insane. 

I can’t even begin to try to condense it into a blog-worthy Cliff's notes version.  So…

(a) I was working a LOT – gotta get the cash flow to pay those billz, yo!

(b) A patient stroked out RIGHT before I was supposed to head out on my lunch break (the blogger meet up, no less) – ahhhhhh!  I hate to say which part of that last sentence disappointed me more.  SHOOT!  I’m a good nurse, so even though it wasn’t my patient, I obviously had to take over that nurse’s other patients while they called a code and went through all the shenanigans that go down when a patient has a stroke.  Not. Fun. Period. 

(c) We are moving!!!  After a loooooong time discussing all the pros/cons of this decision, Kyle and I are SO thrilled to make this upgrade.  We are still staying in NYC, and we are still staying in our same Upper West Side neighborhood, but we are going to be upping the square footage BIG time.  EXCITING!  The closet space alone, y’all…

(d) We had our friends from CA staying with us.  Party time?

(e) Kyle’s birthday.  A lot of chocolate.  Not a lot of exercise.

(f) My computer and the Geek Squad were having a sleep over (for a week), and I just got it back today.

Since I was pre-occupied with the above, the food stuff came to play second fiddle this past week. Here’s a few highlights.

 

 

 

Hope that holds you over for a bit.  I’ve got a google reader with hundreds of posts to catch up on…alas, I head back to CA for my cousin’s wedding in a few days. 

When the hell am I gonna have the time to MOVE by April 1st?

i've got the golden ticket

This post will be quick and to the point because I am SO tired.

Big coffee + blueberry bran VitaTop muffin.

These are good, but not too filling. They'd probably be better as snacks because there is certainly not enough caloric oomph to get the day started.

So I had a cereal mess (a la Andrea)...I think I will eat all cereal out of this bowl forever-more. It's so fun!

Apple. (I know, it's a good thing I put a title for the pic, as you may not have been able to figure out what the above red, round thing was)

Lunch: SB&J (none other than soynut butter and home-made plum preserves)

I *heart* loaf end pieces!

Plus a blended treat made with 12 oz. silk soymilk, 2+ tbsp chocolate soynut butter, 1 banana, and enough ice to get the right consistency.

I sipped it with a straw (I'm proper and shiz).

The people at SoyJoy sent me a coupon for a free bar. So (against my better judgement) I bought one to try out. We all know how much I hate nuts, but every bar is made with almonds or walnuts (ick), so I reluctantly got the Raisin Almond, since I figured it was the closest to something I would maybe eat. Talk about a John Dorian style angel vs devil inner monologue!!

It went something like this:

Angel: Elise, you HATE nuts. This will make you sick.

Devil: But you like oatmeal raisins cookies? It's close! C'mon, try it.

Angel: You are going to regret it.

Devil: Just one taste, do it, do it.
Angel: Ok, just one taste...

Sorry SoyJoy, NOT a fan!!! (not even a little bit). This tasted like old biscotti made from uneaten christmas fruit loaf, with stale nuts. It was super gross. I definitely spit out the first bite and threw away the rest.

Another little secret they don't advertise is that the product contains dairy. What!? Sure there is soy in the ingreds, too, but mostly the name is just a gimmick. Don't be fooled, guys, this shiz, is NO good.

The last of the coconut date rolls. Note to self: buy more.

More snacky snacky: puttin' on the ritz (if you know the reference, I feel a little sad)

Chocolate soynut butter goes with everything

I kinda almost ruined my appetite for dinner with all the PM snacks. Fortunately, I'm a big growing girl :)

I'm way into these tortillas - verrrry GOOD! I especially like how you can see the grains. They don't taste all doughy like white flour tortillas, and they don't taste weird like those nasty lo carb ones. They are just perfectly wheat-y.

At the store today, I randomly found this massive sized Sabra, and couldn't pass...You can actually see HUNKS of glorious chickpeas in this tub! Chunky indeed-y!

In the wrap (that was packed too tight to close): hummus, baby spinach, matchstick carrots, some leftover seitan salad (and one lonely tofu cube)

A little blurry, sorry! I had to hold it closed with one hand, while doing some serious photog acrobatics in the other hand.

I had 2 of these wraps, and still my tummy was beggin' for more (not really, but I wanted more)

So, for dessert #1, I chopped up a Vita Brownie

...and mixed it up into a vanilla o'soy yogurt.

Hmmm...I'm not sure what to make of this. I think the yogurt combined with the brownie was just way to sweet. Don't get me wrong, I finished it (obv)...but I don't think it's a combo I will repeat. I guess if you're gonna make a dessert sundae with the Vitas, you may as well just do the damn thang right with frozen (not reg) ice cream (or soy fro yo, or whatevs).

Needless to say I wasn't satisfied, and even though I tried to watch tv, read, and draw to keep my mind pre-occupied (where is my BF when I need him!!)...I ended up having a huge dairy-loaded chocolate bar. EFF!! Tomorrow is gonna be rough. Good thing Kyle is in China (that should be a safe enough distance from the bathroom...). TMI? Sorry...

I felt like Charlie finding the golden ticket as I was opening it...

Oh dairy, how I missed you! This will bite me in the ass tomorrow (pun intended)!

Night kiddos!

London calling

My K-Love is still in the UK, and I miss him like whoa!  Since he left for his business trip while I was in Cabo, I haven’t seen him for over a week, and the time difference makes it hard to even get in a few live conversations…boo :(   He even called the unit yesterday (while I was WORKING) to say a quick hello, that’s how desperate we were to touch base.  It was only a 3 minute convo though, since one of my patients went into V-tach right after I picked up the phone.  Sweet.  Don’t worry, my patient is still alive. 

Here’s a (beyond brief) recap of the days eats:

B: Soy latte, water, water, water

AM snack: odwalla bar

L: sando, apple, dried fruit, coffee with silk (is this lunch getting repetitive or what?)

D: WF salad bar salad and BBQ tofu

Here’s a new discovery  SNOW = no lines in WF!!!

I am SO glad I finally got what I have been craving for the past week…the WF hot food bar is pretty much my idea of heaven, so I wasn’t disappointed, that’s for sure.

I was not expecting to finish it all because it was SO much food, but I should know myself by now, if I have the food in front of me, it’s going to be eaten!

This is when I should have called it quits, but that’s just not what happened…it’s that time of the month, so chocolate was on the menu. 

My Euro candy :)  I guarantee I’ll be kicking myself tomorrow for this dairy loaded dessert.  They are both from Paris, so I’ll use the excuse that I couldn’t read the French wrapper…totally not vegan.

After that I really wanted some peanut butter, so I dipped animal crackers in the PB…which lead to spoonfuls of PB on their own…which turned into a mega PB binge sesh!!

That donkey has never carried a better load!

This montage is WAY longer than what I’m going to show…anyways, I’m full and heading to bed (kinda uncomfortable).  BAH!  I gotta do better with my self control when this time of the month hits.