Well I guess now I am officially a blogger. How exciting! 
So I can’t wait to dive it, but for now I thought I’d share a few photos from my oh-so-typical Thursday menu. Since my favorite breakfast EVER is oatmeal and a tall cup of coffee this is a very “Carissa” photo. AND, as a true northwesterner I only brew Starbucks coffee. The good stuff. There is a slight chance that I might be addicted, but I can live with that.
1/2 cup dry oats (old fashion)
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup vanilla non-fat soy milk
spoonful of Splenda
sprinkly of chopped walnuts
YUM!
As for lunch.. today was a long day at the office. There is definitely good food to be had in downtown Seattle, but since I always have leftovers (and am a fan of saving money) I usually pack my groceries in. Today’s lunch was a bit eclectic.. ahi tuna steak, whole wheat couscous, green beans and butternut squash. Delish!
And since Thursdays are such crazy days… I spend all day at work and then head straight to class until 8:30pm.. so dinner was on the run. I stopped by Trader Joe’s and bought sugar snap peas and a tub of eggplant hummus. HA! Ending the day on a good note, I ran 3 miles at the gym after class. Although something about running in place makes me feel like a hampster in one of those little wheels… you’re going and going, but the scenery never changes!! Fortunately people watching never gets boring! Or watching The Office. Maybe people were people watching me.. a couple times I laughed outloud. I couldn’t help it. Listening to Steve Carell fake a Savannah accent was really comical.
So, at the end of a long day I find myself in bed, blogging, with a smooth glass of red wine..
Tomorrow is Friday. TGIF for sure!! I’m headed to North Bend for an office retreat. It should be fun. I really love all my co-workers, and we’re headed to a very picturesque lodge for the day. Beautiful. I’ll be sure to take pictures.. of food as well as the outdoors! There have been rumors that the Seattle area is expecting snow this weekend. Hopefully not while I’m an hour outside town tomorrow. I do NOT drive well in snow. I’m the first to admit that I have no business driving even if there is a light flurry. I do however have amazing snow skills when it comes to maneuvering a sled!
Ok, enough already. I need sleep. Goodnight world!
