What a week

Not that it is over yet I still have the weekend but I had alot of fun when I was in New York with Eddie, we really just hung out and enjoyed each others company. We also went on a really nice long walk around a trail it was about 5 miles all together and then I ofcourse had to enjoy the playground and eddie came along lol. Did you know that there are playgrounds with rock climbing walls!!! I was thrilled and even after a 5 mile walk in 90 degree weather I took full advantage of them.

Also my next few posts I think and am planning on being a May Favorite things and Whats in my purse then a packing post and then I am off for vacation!! I will try to post there but no garuntees. 

Some pictures of my time in New York 

The walk was alot of fun we even saw some goslings :) I was so excited Eddie was afraid the rather large father goose was going to chase us 

I ofcourse had to add the handsome Mr. Chester to my pictrues and the Top right is is the amazing sunset last night. Please ignore my bright red mouth also I had some gatorade and welp thats what happens when you drink red gatorade. 

I hope you all had a great week and I look forward to a new post soon! 

Stephaniexx

Its Starting to Feel Like Summer

As I sit here listening to Country Music with the sun shining through the back window I am so happy the rain has moved on and it is starting to really feel like summer is here! I am putting together a summer playlist and CD and getting ready to visit Eddie for a few days, so there are sure to be some adventures with the weather being nice and heading back to New York for a few relaxing days. 

I also hope everyone enjoyed their Memorial day and took a moment to think about those who are currently serving our country and those who have served us in the past. I really enjoyed the towns parade in the morning which was the perfect place for remembrance and honoring those who have served our country

My memorial day was very nice got to spend it with a lot of my family hanging out and bbqing my favorite dish which was actually on the healthy side was one that my mom it was a delicious tomato basil and mozzarella salad and compared to the endless potato salad, pasta salad, potato chips, taco dip ect. it was one of the better options to consumes ( while I will admit that I did indulge in some pasta salad because its one of my favorites). 

and finally I am so excited because I took some time to enjoy the sun although I regret the extent this morning because I am a bit burnt as you can see

Hope every one has a wonderful week talk to you soon!! 

Stephaniexx

Haul Time!

Happy Memorial Day Weekend everyone! In my family this weekend marks the official start of summer even though it doesn't feel too much like summer in New England right now but we can only wish we don't have another week like this past one again for the summer, and it is supposed to reach the 80s this coming week. ( I really need a nice base tan before vacation or I will look like a lobster day 1 ) 

Now the purpose as you know from the title of this post is... that after my rough week of not being able to eat variety or healthy for that matter and being in pain I decided that I was due to finally venture out of the house for some retail therapy. I still plan on hitting target in the near future but for now I just went to Kohls Marshalls and DSW. Essentially what I purchased were summer items that I really needed, or just really wanted for vacation which is coming up in two weeks. 

The first two items I purchase were from Kohls now I am not normally a kohls shopper but my mom needed to return something so I decided to shop around a bit. The first dress is the first maxi dress that I have found to fit me right. I still have quite a bit of weight I would like to lose and have a body shape which combined makes maxi dresses what I thought was impossible to find, however I really lucked out in Kohls it was the first dress I tried on and I loved it! I really like the maxi dress trend they are very comfortable and you don't have that cautious is my dress way to short right now fear as you do with a lot of dresses today. The second are these adorable sail boat shorts I fell in love with them the second I saw them They are a little short but I think they will work out. 

The next item I purchased at Marshalls, is an Elizabeth Arden face mask while I loved the last face mask that I found at lush, I wanted to try something different so seeing as this was only 6 dollars for what I know to be a fantastic face product company I went ahead and bought it I am excited to try it out as soon as my cheeks stop being sensitive to touch. Second I found a DSW for a pretty good deal, I was looking for a pair of flip flops that weren't like old navy flip flops when I saw these braided sandals I fell in love and they are very comfortable and will be great for walking around on vacation. 

So these items were some of my favorites for summer that I am excited to wear/use. I hope you enjoyed this post and check back soon!! now that I am healed I will hopefully be posting more frequently in my free time. 

Stephaniexx

Pastina Pastina Pastina

As you may or may not know I had my wisdom teeth removed on Monday which means my food choices for the last week have been very limited. I truly have been living off yogurt and Pastina Now if you don't know what Pastina is it is basically these tiny little pasta stars. Now they are very good but when they are all you can eat it gets boring, so I being my creative self have come up with different ways if eating Pastina and so far I have 4 of them 2 pretty general and classic and two a little out there but I promise you they are all delicious.

1. The classic butter and salt, so this was my original taste of Pastina and it is very good and very simple but I wanted something different 

2. So I moved on to pasta sauce newmans  own is my favorite sauce at the moment and it was delicious but again in the mood for something different 

3. Which brings me to dinner the other night when my family was having tacos and I was stuck with same old Pastina well guess what I did I too some of the liquid that was in the meat with the taco seasoning and poured it in to my Pastina and it was delicious I could not get enough if it honestly you may think I'm crazy but try it and you'll love it 

4. Lastly I am a barbecue sauce addict not joking here I'm obsessed and knowing my obsession Eddie who had come to my parents to help take care of me goes I'm surprised you haven't put barbecue sauce on it yet I took this as a challenge and I accepted so barbecue sauce on Pastina don't hate till you try it cause its fantastic! 

So if you are with me in the unlucky bunch with wisdom teeth removal try these combinations because I am four days in and I promise the same foods get old quick. 

Also a side note I am in the process of trying to purchase a new laptop so until I get it my posts will be from my iPhone or my moms iPad so if they aren't quite as organized as the posts from my computer I am very sorry.

If you enjoy the Pastina varieties try them out and let me know in a comment below! 

Stephaniexx 

Good gracious I'm a college graduate!

I have done it I graduated with a bachelors degree in Biology. I had such an amazing graduation day the weather was great my family and eddie were all seated in the front row and we went out for a wonderful lunch after the ceremony. Now I am bed ridden with my wisdom teeth getting pulled this morning and I look a but like a chipmunk but thankfully not in too much pain and I am really excited to catch up on some reading!! Hope you all have been having a wonderful week and I will talk to you all soon! 

Stephaniexx

In need of a Gym free workout!

So as you may know if you have seen my recent posts I am graduating this week so I have alot of things going on which also means that I have been eating horidly and have had not much time to get a work out in. So I browsed some fit blogs and came across an awesome workout by sarahfit! Now this is an outdoor workout which I really enjoyed because it has been pretty nice out so I was excited to do a workout outside which didnt require me to get to the gym. Outdoor workout Just click that link and it will bring you to her youtube video! she also has alot of imformative workout videos and such that I would deffinitly recomend checking out too!! This work out is a whole body workout and the only weights you will need is your own body weight, it is 5 sets of 4 different work outs completed in a circuit. 

First is me pre work out then me post work out and finally the time it took me to complete the circuit. If you take on this challege work out be sure to let me know in a comment below as well as your time I cant wait to do this challege agian and try to beat my time!

Stephaniexx

Crazy Hectic Week

This Past week has been a bit crazy, I had finals and final papers and then mothers day today and now comes senior week :) but I am going to try to post I promise and then the following week I will be laid up in bed probably with getting my 4 impacted wisdom teeth pulled argh lol but I have to and I will try to do some healthy meals you can eat while you cant eat lol I have lots of ideas churning for the summer so be sure to keep checking out my page it is sure to get crazy 

Come Hungry Leave Happy! My week in food lol on the left is my amazing pulled pork sandwich at a local bar it was delicious On the top right was my cajun chicken wrap at a restaraunt near my brothers school it was delicious and they serve it with homemade chips which was awesome! and Lastly my huge strawberry daquri celebration for being done with undergrad!

Mine and Eddies shopping adventure to find mothers day gifts! I got my mom the Hibiscus plant on the top right and eddie got his mom gardening tools. 

Ofcourse I couldnt not include some more adorable shots of the puppy!! 

And my friends having some fun at the local bar :) 

Stephanie xx