SNOW!

A few pictures of the snowy December 4th day in Chapel Hill, NC....

Pretty garland and Christmas lights outside on the deck

Undisturbed snow!

Snowing pond

Gingerbread Village!

Emily, Liz and Kyla

Emily, Jancie, Kyla

Emily, Kyla, Liz and I got together Friday night and made a Gingerbread Village! The kit came with five houses- a Chalet, Santa's workshop, Candy Shop, Toy Shop, and a Bakery!

It was a lot of fun to decorate the little village!!!

Of course...there was some Champagne in the mix!

Lots of icing...M&M's....Twizzlers....Sweet Tarts....Marshmallows...Herseys.....Cinnamons....

Liz sipping on some Apple Cider while Kyla and Emily went to work!

Kyla's Chalet and snowman!

Emily hard at work!

Emily's Toy Shop!

ALL DONE!!!!!

Lots of fun! This was my first time decorating Gingerbread Houses....how in 26 years this is a first I don't know....this should be a tradition for now on!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Youtube!

Amazing talent!!!

Verdict!

Tried the Chobani yogurt this AM in my smoothie....couldn't tell a difference! Almost double the protein!

Smoothie-

1 bannana

1/2 cup strawberries

1/2 cup OJ

handful spinach

1/2 cup yogurt

BLEND! ENJOY!

Branching out...

My whole life I think I have judged food "by it's cover"...until last summer I couldn't bring myself to try guacamole....or this past summer spinach....and it turns out I love both of these green foods!

Each morning my breakfast normally consists of a smoothie with fruit, spinach, some yogurt and protein powder. I've always liked yogurt...but never could bring myself to try the greek yogurt. My co-workers love it and I'm going to try it!

I have always been a label reader while grocery shopping....and tonight I compared Stonyfield yogurt to the Chobani yogurt. Chobani has 13 more grams of protein than Stonyfield per 8oz! Wowzers!!

Since going to more of a vegetarian diet (I try anyway) I've been trying to find more ways to get protein! 1/2 cup of yogurt + 2 scoops of my protein powder in my smoothie would give me 27 grams of protein for breakfast! That's 27 grams out of 46 grams/day. Add some hummus, beans, veggies..TADAA!

Ok...I'm trying the Chobani in the AM!

Inmate escapes UNC Hospital!

WHAT?!?

Prison inmate escapes custody, steals patrol car

by Brian Freskos

Who wouldn’t try to escape 25 years in the slammer?

Bernard--DOC Photo

An inmate receiving medical treatment at a Chapel Hill hospital on Tuesday escaped his guards, stole a patrol car and led authorities on a high-speed chase spanning two central North Carolina counties, according to the Raleigh News&Observer.

Authorities only captured 46-year-old Farley Linford Bernard after he ran into a box truck on Interstate 40 near Mebane, a municipality in Alamance County.

Local media reported that Bernard was an inmate from a high-security prison in Elisabeth City who was taken to UNC Hospital for medical treatment. He was in a room with two armed guards, doctors and medical staff when he ran out of the room and exited the hospital through the loading dock.

Outside, a police officer spotted Bernard and used a taser on him, but the inmate still managed to steal a campus police car and speed away, according to The Daily Tar Heel.

Bernard is serving a 25-year prison term in connection to a 2006 car jacking in Raleigh. He was convicted in 2007 of kidnapping, robbery with a dangerous weapon and possession of stolen goods, according to the N.C. Department of Correction. His estimated release date was March, 2029.

http://yellowtape.blogs.starnewsonline.com/12232/prison-inmate-escapes-custody-steals-patrol-car/

SCARF!

Here's my first completed scarf....

I'm happy with it...even though some of the edges aren't perfect!!!

More to come!!!