Vacation

So, I'm leaving for ABQ tomorrow, but i HATE HATE HATE the day before I fly, because I can't seem to stop thinking about leaving. Then, the clocks all slow down. The clock said 2050, and for some strange reason I thought that it meant that it was almost 11 o'clock. no, that means it's almost 9 o'clock. oh my goodness. So, i've painted ALL of my nails, twice, and even made a pattern on some of them...

Why am i staying up so late? I have to sign out, and i want to sign out at midnight, because i have to leave at like 5 in the morning, this leaves me with more time to get the car packed for the airport, and making sure i have everything, without having to worry about signing out. where's CQ? Why aren't they answering the phone? Blah blah blah, not worth it.

Soooooooooo, I'm going to try and actually blog my trip, so i can share all of the exciting details... we'll see.

Have a good weekend,

Kristin

Biking

So, tomorrow will be day 4 of me taking my bike to work. I love it, and I hope that I can continue to love it. I thought that i'd share this... and hopefully some time this week i'll feel comfortable enough to bike to pt AND work. wish me luck!

road trip tomorrow!!

i'm super excited to go on a road trip tomorrow for my birthday!! i'm turning the bit 2-0. ya, i'm excited.

here's what needs to get done today, to be ready for tomorrow:
[]finish cleaning out car (i got most of it done last weekend, just things like vacume... take out my school stuff i don't need...)
[]fill up the car
[]pack my bags
[]make something for the trip tomorrow, it shouldn't be more than 3 hours, so just a snack or something...
[]sleep-always put sleep on the checklist, so you can say that you accomplished SOMETHING

i've been on cq, and i'm in the last hour... i had chips and salsa, pumpkin soup (boyfriend brought it, yay!) twizzlers (ya! vegan candy that i can easily attain!) and mandrin oranges. my favorite.

not the healthiest, but vegan :D

more later, possibly,
me

hummus

hummus has been my main meal starter this weekend... i absolutely love that stuff! it's amazing! i put it on bread, sprinkle some vegan cheese, sliced olives, maybe some left over food (i get bored, and experiment with food) and it always tastes delicious!!!! yum yum!!!

CQ

hurray for cq! i am getting paid to pull somebody's 24 hour shift, and all i'm going to do is complete ALL homework, read, watch gilmore girls, and maybe spend a tiny bit more time than i normally would on the internet...

I hate the shoppete here, the only things that are vegan are:
-tortilla chips/corn chips
-plain bean dip (they don't even carry the enchilada one...)
-salsa
-water
-a microwave asian noodle thing (but it's got 410 calories... so i don't really like eating it)
-coffee.
done. nothing else. stupid shoppette. So, I am munching on chips with beans and salsa, and i'll probably make a Thai food run, or try and cook something later for dinner.

wow

so, it's been a hot minute since i've been on here. i was reading vegnews and (it was an older one) they had a vegan bucket list. one of the things was to write a book, or a blog. i already have one, so i thought i'd be more avid about it.

i had a 2 1/2 weeks of meat eating period. i feel bad about it now, but i had to. being in the army, i had a field exercise. unfortunately, i had to eat what was provided. MRE's give me the runs, so i was relying on breakfast and dinner from the dfac (dinning facility). ya, that wasn't so hot either. not only did it give me the runs, but my meals consisted of:
breakfast: fruit cup and as many apples as i could grab
dinner: salad, green beans, more salad, and if there was any fruit left... fruit.
beans? no. grains at all? sometimes for breakfast. so, in order to not pass out and/or start screaming at people, i did consume packaged tuna and cheese when i needed to. but, i'm back to being vegan, and will try and plan the next one a little better. (i.e. invest in tofu jerky and stuff like that)

i have a guy at work who is interested in vegetarianism, and i'm hoping that he converts. he sees why people do it, but he has the stigmatism about men eating meat, and doesn't want the scorn that he sees i get everyday. hopefully it works out.

that's it for now,
keep it green!!!!

homemade hummus

There is a lovely recipe in Vegetarian Times magazine for hummus. actually, there's a few, all starting with the basic one. so, i made the basic one. except, i don't have lemon juice, so i used a bit of vineger... not as good as it could have been, but good enough for just a dip!

2 cans of garbanzo beans
1/2 c. lemon juice
1 clove of garlic
1/2 c. tahini
2/3c. hot water

blend it all together! delicious!!!

for breakfast, i was running late, so i had carrots, dipped in hummus. For lunch, i had vegan, gluten free pancakes with natural peanut butter! for dinner, i'm going to make something with rice, i think. I've been using noodles a LOT this week (they're so easy to mess around with, so versitile and such)
i have to go grocery shopping later, so the next thing on my todo list is: put laundry in washer, and then make this week's dinner and lunch plan (i can bring my lunch :) )