snacking on green and yellow

when i come home from work, i need a little something in my tummy to fuel me up until dinner time. i take out my lil knife, slice up on of these avocados, and eat half with lemon or lime juice, and a little garlic salt. mmm....

these are great in burgers, sandwiches, or over salads. they're a fave of mine!

heart it.

love, love, love:

1. my mom's breakfast: bacon, eggs, rice, and sausage. mmmm...

2. early morning worship-just me and God.

3. productivity-sitting in front of a tv for hours and hours and being lazy drives me nuts!

4. taking care of my husband and home-one of the most wonderful joys in my life.

5. being called, "mrs. BB."

6. letters in the mail that you don't expect.

7. being with my ah-mazing seesters.

8. shopping trips-love them more so now, because it's a rare occasion!

9. filling up empty spaces with colorfulness

10. peppermint mocha creamer by coffee mate is now a year round flavor!

11. text messages

12. bike riding-can't wait to get the tires all pumped up!

13. peyton manning gamboa

14. my hubby's arms-he's buff!

15. playing catch

16. being active outside

17. the 41st minute of running...al-most-there. phew.;)

18. seeing my husband's face when i'm walking out of the school and he's picking me up.

19. laughing. with my family. nuttin' like it. nuff said.

20. colorful throw pillows!

(oh, so many more things that i just heart so much. more to come at a later time.)

Beautiful SC

Someone tell me why the beautiful South Carolina beaches has to be so far away from me.

I keep seeing everyone's facebook statuses from the east coast talking about going to the beach or walking by water. for a coastal chic, it's driving me nuts not to be near the ocean or beautiful bodies of water. I'm still wearing jackets to go from the house to the car, and i'm just waiting for the day when i can pull out my handy dandy flipflops and go for a stroll around Storm Lake. (people around here claim its beautiful-we'll see...a lake surrounded by fields just doesn't compare to a whole ocean with sandy beaches and palm trees!) Hopefully we'll get to feel a similar warmth here in Iowa before I go completely out of my mind:)

favorite drink

enjoying my new favorite drink. Almond milk.

another alternative to soy milk, another favorite. try it!

it's been a few days

I don't feel as sharp as I usually do. It's been five days since I've hit the gym to go running, because I've had these awful allergies and congestion. Ryan and I have gotten into the habit of packing our stuff and taking it to work with us so that immediately after work, we can go running and work out. It's been my one way of really enjoying being active, with the winter weather and such, and it has been my favorite way of relieving the stress of the day, but I have not made it over there, simply because of my congestion and headaches.

I'm encouraged though! Because in the times of running and eating healthy, I've lost 8 pounds:) which makes me happy, because I really worked at it! (but still managed to enjoy the goodness and yumminess of life.) .

i love my first graders:)

aren't they cute?:)

glad to be home.

THIS is how I feel today.

it was one of those days.

I'm just glad I'm home and it's all over.

Glad my husband's hugs make me feel better.

I gotta learn not to take my work annoyances home with me. I'm still learning how to deal with kids with attitudes. bad attitudes. and sassiness.

maybe i should learn how to be sassy back. haha, just kidding.

it's just nice to be home with a plate of veggies, soy milk, and the peace of my cozy home with my husband.