1. i woke up with snow on my car!!
i love snow. love love love. i know there are a lot of haters out there, but honestly.. i adore the snow.
no, i don’t like driving in the snow or being irregularly cold, but the tradeoff that comes with the bad stuff is worth it. snowboarding. catching flakes on my tongue. the sight of everything looking like it is covered in a thick layer of vanilla frosting. watching dogs dig in the snow. it’s so fun and beautiful.. winter is the best. especially in utah.
2. i was early for work.
that never happens!
3. i got the brilliant idea to top my protein oatmeal with elise’s pumpkin banana bread.
this was 1/3 cup oats + 1 cup water cooked slowly on the stove, then i stirred in 1 scoop of vanilla protein powder and topped it with 1 TB trader joe’s pumpkin butter, 1 TB mighty maple peanut butter and a small hunk of pumpkin banana bread.
this was a dynamite combination!
i have actually been eating the bread nonstop. i followed elise’s recipe for the most part, but i swapped 1 cup of flour for 2 servings of vanilla soy protein powder to up the protein a bit. you guys, it’s seriously so good!
enter: after work snack.
yum!
4. i had my first kombucha since it’s been back on shelves.
oh, little culture glob, i missed you.
5. i got my hair done. and my eyebrows waxed.
enough said.
6. i ate leftovers for lunch.
because, you know, i love my leftovers!
1/2 of a stuffed chicken breast topped with my random tomato sauce (they were huge and i couldn’t finish mine last night!), roasted sweet potatoes & butternut squash and green beans.
7. i finally found a blazer and wore it for the first time today.
i’ve been searching for a blazer for awhile. i kept telling marshall i wanted a blazer. his reply was always, “what’s a blazer?” i am cheap so i didn’t want to buy one from banana republic or even gap. when i came across this nugget at forever 21, i was sold.
i like the stripes on the cuffs.
twenty bucks.
8. i won stefanie’s chobani giveaway!
marshall eats 12 chobanis each week. we buy them at costco (12 pack) each sunday and by the following friday, they are gone. he’s addicted. at least this winning helps support his habit! thanks stefanie :)
9. i found out that i won a prize in the marx foods mushroom recipe contest.
thanks for your votes, everyone!
10. killer upper body workout.
i am not going to lie, i only strength trained once last week.. and it was my legs. today’s upper body workout was much needed!
body for life style. the details:
chest:
| move | weight | reps |
| incline chest press (dumbbell) | 12.5# ea 15# ea 20# ea 25# ea 15# ea |
12 10 8 6 12 |
| incline flyes | 10# ea | 12 |
shoulders:
| move | weight | reps |
| upright dumbbell row | 10# ea 12.5# ea 15# ea 20# ea 15# ea |
12 10 8 6 12 |
| overhead shoulder press | 15# ea | 12 |
biceps:
| move | weight | reps |
| dumbbell curl | 7.5# ea 10# ea 12.5# ea 15# ea 10# ea |
12 10 8 6 12 |
| alternating hammer curl | 10# | 12 each arm |
triceps:
| move | weight | reps |
| skull crushers | 7.5# ea 10# ea 12.5# ea 15# ea 10# ea |
12 10 8 6 12 |
| bench dips | body weight | 12 |
back:
| move | weight | reps |
| single arm dumbbell row | 12.5# ea 15# ea 20# ea 25# ea 15# ea |
12 10 8 6 12 |
| bent over dumbbell row | 15# ea | 12 |
the end.
11. we had tofu for dinner.
i love tofu! i don’t eat it often enough. tonight, i made a super random tofu stir fry with rice noodles.
this was simple. i pressed the tofu in my tofuXpress, diced it and then sauteed it with some sesame oil and grated garlic.
meanwhile, i heated fish sauce, sesame oil, sriracha, grated garlic and ginger in my wok.
i added frozen stir fry veggies and a few random ingredients: soy sauce, rice vinegar and black pepper sauce. i also threw in a handful of brown sugar for good measure.
next, i added bean sprouts and the tofu to the mix.
then let it all cook down..
i cooked some rice noodles and added them to the mix right before dishing it up.
chopsticks!
delicious.
12. i got four cute soup bowls for a total of $5!
13. it’s national pretzel day, national pumpkin day AND national mince meat pie day.
i love national food holidays. i love it even more when there are three in a day! to celebrate, i made pretzel bites.
i wanted to make pumpkin pretzel bites.. but find the pumpkin flavored kisses! i went with candy corn kisses and the original milk chocolate. and ate pumpkin banana bread while i made these. 
i topped them with m&m’s and candy corns. i really don’t like candy corn, but they are cute!
remember these from christmastime? i got the original idea from abby.
i couldn’t think of a way to tie in the mince meat pie…
Qs~
1. why was your day a good day?
2. do you like candy corn?
xo. janetha g.
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I used candy corn for my cooking class that I teach! I wrote about it on the blog. I personally dont love candy corn. too sweet and the texture kinda irks me.
My day was good because Abby sent me pretzel thingys like those! She used “hugs” so they had black and white stripes. Such a great idea! Also….I got your package finally! You are too sweet and I will sure to use it for an upcoming garlicy recipe!
that’s a great day, janetha! i am looking for a blazer as well…
Sounds like an awesome day! I love those soup bowls and the pretzel bites. Too cute.
My day was good because I made roasted cauliflower and it was awesome! I’m so happy I’m finally understanding how to roast veggies.
Candy corn is a take it or leave it thing for me. Eh!
I love candy corn. It’s straight up sugar and I adore it.
I have that blazer!!
I hate snow, LOVE candy corn.
I had a great day!
What a great day :) Congrats on the contest win!! whoop whoop! The pumpkin banana bread looks awesomeeeeeeeee. I want to try that recipe. And your pretzels are gorgeous. Snow already?! Craziness! Hope today is JUST as good. My day was a good one because I had a working brunch meeting (hooray for brunch) and when I’m in the mood, I love candy corn
This day is full of so many wonderful reasons why it should get a stand ovation! Love that you are happy! When you smile, the whole world smiles! :)
Love that blazer girl. I actually could use a new blazer too, I’ll have to check out Forever 21.
Hope today is just as wonderful!
You look so cute in the blazer!
Thats a pretty fabulous day! Although I am a weeny when it comes to snow, burrr! And just when I thought that candy corn couldn’t get any better, you pair it with chocolate and pretzels…..GENIUS!
Ha! I don’t like candy corn, but I love the color of your pretzel treats when using it! I actually made more last night as I brought some to the old people’s home and, apparently, those treats are like crack to senile senior citizens.
I love your list of 13. And I can’t wait until we get snow here too. It’s such a fun thing to see, first thing in the morning. :D
Love your blazer and your bargain hunter skillz. Those bowls are TOO cute. Annnnd your candies are so pretty/festive… I want some!
It’s so warm here still. I’m not wishing for snow but I’d take temps in the 60s.
I always try to strain out the culture globs from the Kombucha! Did you notice that they don’t have all the flavors back yet? I’m wondering if that’s a national thing or just at my store? They didn’t have my favorite – Passionberry.
No snow for me! Florida humidity and 90! :)
My day is now BETTER after looking at your meals!
NOT a fan of candy corn. Least favorite candy ever. Besides circus peanuts. Ick!
That blazer is too cute!! I’m obsessed with blazers and have like twelve…just here at school. The rest are at home. They’re such a great way to dress up an outfit!! Little tip: when J.Crew puts its “factory store” online every once in awhile, you can score really amazing-quality ones for like 25% of the cost. Love them!
Those pretzel candies always remind me of one of my best friends from high school who made them for EVERY occasion. I’ve never tried them with candy corn though- I should because I love the stuff!
I like PICTURES of snow…just not the reality. That’s why I live in Florida. :)
I have almost the same blazer — I snagged it at Old Navy.
We have the same blazer! I love it. Throw it over (almost) any shirt, and it makes you look so put together. :)
Also, I love candy corn, but I only eat it at Halloween.
Yesterday was a good day because…. I got good news from the lawyer about my residency! It’s coming along!
And I do like candy corn, but I don’t love it. I eat a bit of it every year and that’s enough!
xo
Kris
I’m kind of excited for snow, too. :)
I love your haircut, and your blazer. Your stir fry looks awesome as well – frozen stir fry veggies are the best – make meals so much easier.
I am a big fan of candy corn. I’ve managed to avoid it this season, though. :)
congrats on the mushrooms! definitely trying that mushroom stroganoff :) if i have to have precipitation, i definitely prefer snow to rain… it’s raining today :/
love the blazer and those soup bowls! So cute ;)
love your hair! love your blazer! love chobani! love those bowls! love candy corn…but love the pumpkins even more.
Yesterday was a good day for me because I finally got my business cards ordered…even though I had to pay out the wazoo for shipping to get them in time for the festival!
I love your blaser! I have been searching all over for one as well. Thank you for reminding me about my eyebrows!
I don’t remember the last time I’ve had candy corn, but I remember them being really sweet.
I like the pretzels snacks you made, so many things you can melt on top of pretzels and toppings are endless. Easy and quick way to entertain guests.
I’m writing this in the morning, so I will make sure today will be a good day.
Nice find at Forever 21, the stores near my area hang their clothes so packed that it’s hard to browse and I get dizzy just looking at all the stuff they have in the store. What I do is fnd what I want on their website, print it and go to the store and ask for for assistance in finding it. I’m in and out in quick.
I’m so jealous of your snow!! We got a foot in the mountains on October 15, but then we caught some indian summer with temps in the 60s and 70s yesterday. I’m sure it’s gone now. I can’t wait for ski season!
Awww what a great day! So im glad you like winter- because I HATE IT! so you inspired me to be more positive about it :) :)
and love leftovers! and LOVE those cookie things! my mom makes em!
no they don’t make pumpkin h kisses! whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat! that’s insane in the membrane! haha i’m gonna have to be on the hunt for those. hmmm i need to bake something to bring to my friends house on saturday for their halloween party. what to makeee what to makeeeeeee…
snow!!?!?!
im all about the return of kombucha…kyle is not (in his eyes $4 habits arent so great unless they involve victorias secret)
im so glad you like the bread.
i want those halloween treats now. the combo of salty pretz and sweet candy is definitely a winner.
Yay! This post was so cheery. Very nice read early on a dark cold morning.
Congrats on winning the contests. The guys at Marx seem awesome (I tried to get a job with them and they told me, in the nicest way, that I was overqualified).
$20 for a blazer! That’s incredible. I got one for $90 at an outlet and thought I had scored.
I’m totally making those H’ween treats for a party this weekend. I love treats that you can buy the ingredients for at the drugstore (while I pick up other stuff).
PS We appreciate you getting your brows waxed for us. :)
i absolutely LOVE candy corn – it is my favorite halloween candy : )
i love those little pretzel bites. my son actually turns 5 on halloween – sweetest birthday ever! maybe i will make these for him and his little buds.
Sounds like you had an awesome day!
I’m totally making the pretzel bites when I have people over for Thanksgiving-Eve. :)
We won trivia yesterday, that made it a good day for me.
Candy corn…I like it in small portions, but I can’t have too much of it before it no longer appeals to me.
where did you get those bowls? I LOVE THEM!!
I also love candy corn, it’s not a healthy addiction :)
I’ve been looking for a pumpkin banana recipe! I think I’ll try that one.
1. Today is a (now) a good day because I’m done with the exam that I had today.
2. I used to love candy corn until I ate half a bag of it when I was in high school and felt sick. Now I can only eat a couple pieces until it gets gaggy.
Snow already??? It just FINALLY got cooler here in NM!
That is a good day!!! And I really want to make those pretzel bites now with pumpkin or candy corn kisses.
Candy corn alone, not so much but with peanuts… that’s the golden ticket!
Yesterday was a good day in fact! Nice weather out, got a filing cabinet, Ben got his first car hauling job that he has to bring 6 exotic cars from the Wynn to the convention center and it pays $1000 (it’s only a total of about 3 miles but they can’t be seen), started bootcamp, did better than I thought and even ran the .83 mile without stopping. That isn’t something I thought I would be able to do the first go at it.
Negative on the candy corn, I’m not a candy person. Chocolate on the other hand..
ps- Ben drove thru UT the other day and said there was a bad storm and couldn’t believe there was snow already!
I don’t understand snow haters either. Maybe it’s because I grew up in Michigan and spend my winter holidays in Canada, but seriously, snow is the bomb.
My day (today) is awesome because I am about to take a nap and in the evening I am going to have time to watch TV! That never happens!
I saw that blazer at forever 21 when I went on my shopping binge and I alllmost bought it!
Your day sounds 100% awesome. Very happy for you. :)
idk why, but i can’t stand candy corn! or those little pumpkins? i just don’t think they have much of a taste! if i’m gonna eat candy, i want CHOCOLATE :D
xo.
Those pretzel bites are uber cute! My day is great so far because I got a great workout in, has yummy waffles and munched on homemade cinnamon apple chips. Guess I revolve around food huh?
1. my day is good because your gorgeous face finally gave me a festive idea for my work potluck. Thanks reminding me of those pretzels. Easy + cheaper than anything I could think of. Stoked!
2. i HATE candy corn. I can’t even stand the smell!
I am not really a candy corn person, but candy corn with chocolate involved..I am there. :)
My day was good because everyone that I waited on tonight at the restaurant was super nice and friendly to me! Thank God. :)
ANND I am so not ready for the first snow fall in Maine..it never seems to leave :-X
wow you did have a great day! i tried on that blazer too and i wanted to love it but it looked like a big box on me :( hate candy corn, it makes me feel like my teeth are rotting. my day was amazing yesterday (it was my 3rd anniversary with nate :)
I HATE candy corn in any form (not the corns, the pumpkin shaped versions, etc). It’s not often I find people who don’t like it. Glad i’m not the only one out there.
My day was good because I saw my parents, but then it took me 4.5 hours to get home :-(
Glad you had such a fabulous day!
I have four of the green ‘soup’ bowls! Wished they’d have had them in other colors like you got. I love that they have handles, so if you use them in the micro… they don’t burn the heck out of your fingers.
My day was a good day bc I made my first successful Indian food dish! WAHOO! It was SO good. Not my recipe, but I still took pictures bc (like pioneer woman says) … my blog is called ‘what’s cookin’ with mary’… and even though I didn’t think of it, I cooked it !
I do NOT like candy corn. To me, it tastes like plain, gummy-ish sugar (texture issues) in the shape of a corn/ pumpkin. Not knocking it, just not my thing. Would rather have something with chocolate :D
I’m happy for your for the snow, and happy that it’s there and not here :)
I like candy corn in small doses, but I LOVE candy in general.
WOW, that IS an amazing day!!!
I go back and forth on candy corn-I have to be in the mood for it!
Not the best day at work. Had some BS to deal with. But I made up for it with some retail therapy. I a very frugal so I was stoked to get 2 cardigans, 2 tank tops, 2 plaid button ups and 3 shirts for $70! So the day ended well.
Candy corn is a guilty pleasure for me. But I can only handle 5-6 cause they are super sweet. But I would love to know what was in your friends Candy Corn Shot. Sounds interesting.
P.S. I LOVE snow too! Can’t wait to SNOWBOARD!!!!
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