I Walk In This World

This is a quickie (twss).

Monday Breks!

• eggwhites with half a faux sausage + peppers + onions on a ww english muffin
• LC cheese
• hawty sauce

That flower plate always adds a bright spot to my morning!

Saturday and Sunday were so relaxing and empty of hectic stuff that normally defines my weekends, so I left the camera in its bag and embraced the lazy calm.

My new Sunday routine is a late breakfast with a dose of catching up on magazines and reading the bulky Sunday paper.  Usually Hubz sleeps in, so I get this time all to myself.  A lovely lovely hour or so that’s just mine.

Sunday breks…

• eggwhites + faux sausage + peppers + onions on a sesame bagel
• 1 slice of American cheese so it was melty
• hawt sauce
• coffee
• OJ

Sunday we did a few errands groceries and Target.  Made a crockpot batch of chili. Then watched the Grammy’s and I did some over time work. 

Saturday we were in my hometown at Dad’s.  We had a great visit with he and his wife!  They took us out to a new restaurant in town that had THE best lunch menu I’ve ever seen.  Ever!  It literally took me 15 minutes to decide. 

• blackened salmon wrap in sundried tomato tortilla + spinach + red peppers + basil ranch sauce
• dill pickle
• Terra chips (I only ate 6-7 of these)
• cup of tomato bisque (that was delicious!)

What a terrific restaurant Dad’s got nearby now!  My hometown is more of the chain restaurant variety, so a place like this one is a fantastic addition to the culinary variety in the area!

Friday night I spent with my old skool homies.  Had a mini high school reunion of sorts at an old stomping ground bar in my hometown.  I had SO so much fun with my peeps…some of whom I hadn’t seen in 10+ years.  Super fun time!  And wonderful to have Hubby meet a lot of these peeps too. 

Ok, work is screaming…

Ciao,

Er

Hi.

Jesus the weather is insane today!  It’s like 60+ degrees, pouring rain, and windy as all get out.  A wind gust nearly shoved my car off a 6-lane highway this morn. 

Hey WIND.  I have to drive my very Light and Fuel Efficient car RIGHT next to one of the Nation’s largest rivers every.single.day on my commute to work.  I’d APPRECIATE it if you wouldn’t shove my car INTO the River. 

Youstupidfucker. 

Kthxbye.

Breks!

• eggwhites with peppers + onions + red pepper flakes
• hot sauce
• laughing cow cheese
• toasted english muffin
• lobster tin mug coffee

Ok Erin.  I know that you think the lobster tin mug is supa cute and all.  But surely your readers are beyond bored of seeing it every morning.  Oh, and, they GET that you eat eggwhites all.the.time.  Maybe think about mixing it up a little, eh?

Yesterday we got back from our Philly road trip just in time for a full day of playoff games and Sunday night pizza.

• mushroom pizza from a thankgodwefoundit decent PA pizza place
• tossed spinach salad
• diet root beer

Congrats to the Colts and Saints.  Twill be a decent Super Bowl, I’m thinking.

I spent Saturday-Sunday with my sista at her spot in Philly.  She and her hubby have the city’s BEST apartment for the price, location, and square footage.  Nearly 1300 ft2!  2 bedrooms/2 bathrooms!  In a city!  For a reasonable price!  I love it (I also used to live here, and hence will ALWAYS love it!).

A few snaps of her place…

View from the balcony on a krapass gray rainy day.

Living room

Dining/Bar area

Kitchen with a sleepypants sista

The best part!  Truman!!!!  Her mixed mini dwarf bunny!

We spent the weekend solo, no boys atall.  It was marvey!

Sunday lunch = Erin being a good healthy girl.

• mushroom burger + pickles + ketchup + mustard in a ww pita
• organic spring mix salad with cashews and lite Italian dressing

Between this and Breks, we had some grown-up chats about Life and some judgmental, fun girl chats about life. 

Breks!

• veggie sausage + eggbeaters + LC cheese on ww mini bagel
• banana with low fat PB
• coffee ala dragonfly

Saturday we spent catching up on Life and we also took a nice powerwalk around an urban stormwater wetland complex not too far from her apartment.  We didn’t even see any homeless dudes or crazies or crackheads, which was nice. 

And we didn’t see Handbags, her neighborhood crackhead who wears chemistry lab goggles and carries anywhere from 1 to 5 ladies handbags.  We usually spot him shuffling down her street or sitting on a bench outside her building, adorned in handbags (sometimes he wears them around his neck), talking to himself or yelling at traffic. 

I love him.

I had a fab weekend with my best friend. 

Ciao peeps.

Er

Because my birthday is nearly here (Monday) and conveniently adjacent to a weekend, I got to have a lot of pre-birthday celebrations with family.  We’re all here in PA but spread out.  PA is a big state, lol.

Saturday, Dad and his wife came here to celebrate with a birthday lunch at Macaroni Grill and prezzies!  And a baby carrot cake leftover from our NYE party.

Hello…spa gift certificate!  And the start of a new double-chin…apparently…

Friday I got to celebrate with my sista and brother-in-law before they had to move on to his family’s post-holiday-holiday celebration. 

Hello lots of fabulous new clothing and Starbucks gift card!

Lots of singing and merriment!

[Yes…I did spend the day in my sweats…twas the day after loads of drinking after all.]

It’s already been such a fun birthday and it’s not even here yet.  We’ll see what Monday has in store for Erin in her 31st year.

Backing up to Friday, New Year’s Day, we had traditional Pennsylvania pork and sauerkraut to ring in the new year.  The pork was from a local humane farmer that Hubz got at the Farmers Market Thursday.  Sorry for the horrid lighting.

I made it in the crockpot with an apple and smidge of brown sugar to cut some of the sour from the kraut.  I whipped up some mashed taters on the side, and had the perfect accompaniment…

Musselman’s Chunky Applesauce!

Yes I was sent this to review.  But I woulda bought it anyway cuz I totally dig Musselman’s (yeah PA companies!)

And a mocktail to round out the evening.  In my effort to be faithful to my New Year’s Ressie, I just went ahead and left the vodka out of this club soda and lime.  Was just as delicious!

We spent the evening lounging around and watching LOTR - The Fellowship of the Ring.

<——–TO-tal LOTR geek

Ok, I gotta go root for my Steelers and hope to hell that the Jets, Texans, and Ravens ALL lose their games. 

Ciao,

Er

Just a quickie (TWSS) post to highlight my attempt at 2009.

Promoting Ethical Eating

Hosting Fundraisers

Visits to Pittsburgh and eating the President’s Pancakes

Kickass anniversary + vacation to New England

Falling in love with yoga

Doing a book review

U.S. Open bragging

My sister’s wedding

Moving to my beloved PA

Wintry White Holiday-ing

and last but not least…starting this blog and joining this totallyfucking awesome community of bloggers!

Lest I not let one post go by without whoring out the furriest little love of my life!

And my fam…who make my world complete.

Husband

Sista

Dad

Bro-in-law

I wish you all a beautiful and fabulous New Year!

I’ll see ya next year!

Ok, I hate when people say I’ll see ya next year…so…I’ll see ya in 2010!!