Summertime Beach Bum

Lately at work because of our short weeks and the holiday season we have just been super busy at work! My mind is always going a million miles an hour and I always feel like I am trying to catch up. Part of the problem is that I am still training, so this is all new for me. Not to mention my life outside of work is just as busy! Trying to remain calm in a sea of stress...I just wanna ride the waves...

I hope santa was good to everyone! Santa was very good to me this year :) I must have been better then i remember! haha But anyways, my day was lovely, although mark and i were apart. My families tradition is to wake up slowly, and i make these sugary bread things. We make mimosas, and then we start to unwrap our stocking presents. We go in order of age, and go one present by one present. Then we work at the tree, in the same sort of fashion. We always wanted christmas to last, and we usually are not done with unwrapping until 2-3pm, so this way makes it last. Then we hung out, and went to drive to look at the lights, and we all played pictionary. It was a wonderful evening. Christmas Eve I actually hosted at our house, which was a night of good laughs and good food.  Here is a picture of mark and I by our tree. He's not really smiling but it's the only version that came out somewhat clear!  Our tree on Christmas morning!  The pretty tree and mom and dads :) 

As i had stated before i would post pictures from my happy hour. The drink i had the first time i went, was this wonderful mix of strawberry puree and coconut creme with malibu, however this time around it didnt turn out so well. But the bar tender added a few things and it was okay. Here is a pic of my drink...like i said it was not terrible, but not what the bartender had made for me last time... I got the same thing off the menu again as i had the first time. It was the steak bruchetta with the rosemary aioli sauce. Yum!

Tonight I am meeting a friend from work for happy hour at a restaurant also in Groton, CT called Olio. Prices are a bit expensive but if you come between 4-6 for happy hour they are not bad. Here is the menu... Last time I was here I tried the grilled sliced hangar steak bruschetta. The drink I had was so good! It had Malibu, vodka, strawberry purée and coconut creme. I'll be sure to post later about what we ended up having. 

As promised here are our meals from Pauls Pasta in Groton, CT:  We started off sharing the Caesar salad and the garlic mozzarella herb bread.  This is the mozzarella herb bread...well what was left anyways :)  This was marks meal- the breaded chicken Alfredo! It's a heavier sauce but still so good!  I had already stirred mine all up by the time I remembered to take a pic- the carbonara! Which is my favorite :)  We both got the large dish so we would have leftovers. Totally recommended! I cant wait to go back, and maybe next time i would try something new....who knows

Happy birthday to my love Mark! It was 30 years ago today that he was brought into this world. He has decided that for his birthday he wants to go to Paul's pasta which is this super cute restaurant in groton, ct which over looks the water. I actually went here with my family for my birthday as well. The menu is delicious and so reasonable priced. Below are pictures of the menu as well as the front door of the restaurant.  Front door to pauls pasta- the light makes it hard to see but still very cute!  From this page I have tried a few things- mozzarella herb bread, 3 brothers pizza, and the Caesar salad I actually have not tried anything off this page- but I love what is written under the kid section. BTW- check out those prices!  This page I have tried- breaded chicken Alfredo and my favorite the paparadelle carbonara. Delicious!!  Last year for marks birthday one of his gifts was a lighthouse ornament that had written "cape cod 2013" on it. I d

I had received a coupon in the mail for one month membership to snap fitness for 8.99! So today i went and signed up for a 12 month commitment, and i also got my first workout in. Today i ate really healthy and had a great workout, and weighed in and measured. I am not ashamed to post my weight or measurements, because then i can show you all the change! Weight- 241.0 Stomach in- 43 in Stomach out- 49 in Arm- 15 in Leg- 29 in Bust- 44 in Strap- 38 in

Tonight i was able to sit down and write out my winter bucket list. I am excited to try and accomplish more items on this list! I know i was saying that fall is one of my favorite seasons, but i also love winter, and the holidays, and the smells, music, movies, and all the decorations! I think i will post again how i did for the fall list, taking pictures along the way for all the things i accomplish. This time around i believe i will be putting 4 items on each update!  Like my little snowman i tried to draw?!

Drink Apple Cider  On 11/8/14 Mark and I shared a mug of apple cider. Mark had been drinking his cold, but mine i warmed up :) It was actually very good!  This was actually the last thing that i completed on my fall bucket list. This time around i completed 53.65% of my list, which unfortunately is not an improvement from my summer one at 56%. Maybe my winter list will get a better result!  Connect to my Fall Bucket List