Green, continued!

Made a new smoothie today...

I'm not a huge orange/grapefruit fan...it's just too citrusy and sour for me! I'm always afraid my face will freeze in the "OMG this is sour face!". I bought a grapefruit the other day with good intention...but it was still sitting in my fruit basket until....


"TA-DAAA"

This smoothie has...1 grapefruit, 1 banana and appox 1 cup frozen mango + 2 handfuls of spinach and 1/2 cup water! It's delicious!!! You can taste the citrus but not the spinach!!!

It looks a little more appealing than my Green Smoothie last night....this smoothie is a more bright color of green vs brown/green. Delicious!

Jancie

I'm Going GREEN!!!

Nooo....not energy efficient GREEN...but eating GREENS!

I'm on a new diet by Joel Fuhrman, basically a vegetarian/vegan type diet and he suggest having smoothies for breakfast to help get in fruits. Over the last week, I have concurred the smoothie making process...and actually feel "full" until lunchtime!!! YAY!

Dr. Fuhrman's website....http://www.drfuhrman.com/

Today, I had a Oprah "A HA" moment, make a GREEN SMOOTHIE to help add in some veggies to my diet. There are only soooo many salads you can eat...steamed veggies (although sauteed squash/onions/ and zucchini are yummy) etc.

After dinner I decided to make a smoothie...and add SPINACH! I googled it earlier (at work- tiss tiss), and found that adding citrus fruits helps to dull the spinach taste.


(Not my smoothie....but you get the idea!)

So, here I went- (approximately) 1 up fresh strawberries, 2 handfuls of baby spinach, 2 bananas, 1/2 cup water and 1 cup frozen mango! It made 2 servings (or two Jancie servings). Kyla (my roommate) had a glass and approved. You couldn't even taste the spinach!

If you can get past your smoothie being green in color, give it a try! I look forward to making more GREEN SMOOTHIES and trying other fruits/veggie combinations!!!

Check this link out on GREEN SMOOTHIES!!
http://www.vitamix.com/household/Health/green_smoothie.asp

Until I go more GREEN,
Jancie

Squirrels attack again!!!

So the other week I noticed the Finley Forest Squirrels had found my bird seed stash and were making a mess on my deck! In an attempt to out smart them, I bought a "Pet Food Container" at Target. I thought $10.00 was a little high, but whatever!! I put the bird seed in the container and put it in my outside closet. A week or so later, I find squirrels running out of the outside closet when I walked up! Squirrels had been CAUGHT DIRTY HANDED! Here are some pictures...


Outside closet...notice all the blue pieces of plastic...

4th of July

I spent my 4th of July weekend in DC this year, while I wasn't on the National Mall to view the fireworks I saw them from Indigo Landing! Indigo Landing had a buffet dinner with views of the fireworks over the Potomac River! Gorgeous view!

I drove up to DC on Friday afternoon and met up with Peter in Alexandria, Virginia, just outside of DC. We shortly left for a walk and water taxi across the Potomac River to the National Harbor. Last year, they were starting to build the Gaylord Hotel and the rest of the shopping center! It was nice to see it all finished!
http://www.nationalharbor.com/consumer/home.htm

The rest of the weekend included a nice walk around Georgetown where I feel more in love with Georgetown! I became more envious of rich people with huge yachts! I soooo want a boat some day....maybe not a huge yacht...but something small! We also had a "BBQ" which included a 5 course meal instead of what I thought would be hotdogs and hamburgers! The men did a great job cooking!

Saturday brunch @ http://www.belgacafe.com/
Mass on Sunday @ http://www.stmatthewscathedral.org/


Overall....great weekend!!!

Wedding weekend!

My good friend Allison got married this weekend in Winston Salem! I went to school with Allison and Mark, Allison went to UNCG and Mark went to UNC. They dated throughout high school and college and most people have said...it's about time! It was a beautiful wedding! Congrats to Mark and Allison! Here are some pictures from the reception!


The lovely couple!


Allison getting ready!!!


Brian and Laura- YOU'RE NEXT!!!


Stephen and Jenn- 2 years and a few months married!!!


Bridesmaids!


Yummy cake! Sharing a piece!


Man we clean up nicely! Peter and I at the reception.

Harris Teeter- Super Doubles

Saved $59.78 at the store today....

Had to buy a few other things without a coupon for the new place though! I would love to be that girl that got all her groceries free....but that's not happening...YET! Any savings to me is a bonus though!

Update!

1.) I transfered from Neurosurgery ICU to Surgery/Trauma ICU. I love the SICU, they get a variety of patients from gynecological patients to brain injuries to belly surgeries etc. It's a good place to spark my learning! I love the people I work with and I'm happy I decided to transfer.

2.) Kyla and I moved out of Liz's condo into a new condo. Still living in the same neighborhood but across the pond! Liz is getting married in December!!! It's been a crazy week between work and packing and moving to more working! My room is slowly but surely getting organized!

3.) I'm going to DC to visit Peter over July 4th weekend! We're going to go to Indigo Landing for July 4th dinner and fireworks! Peter and I went there last year and saw fireworks after dinner! It's a waterfront restaurant which makes for a gorgeous view for fireworks.
http://www.indigolanding.com/

I think that's about it for now...lots of changes and staying busy! Off to rest for the night!