Procrastination, Anticipation, and Gyration

Okay so no body's gyrating, and certainly these hips are firmly planted in my desk swivel chair, but it really spices up the header, don't you think? Like some buttoned-up preacher from footloose should talk about how scandalous and unholy it makes this post. And how Kevin Bacon's gonna have sexy food blog and dancing anyway! Well the other two are true because i have been procrastinating at work all day (*cough* week) and now there's only an hour left a work and I am feeling guilty for delaying said project and still dragging my feet (hence me posting now). However the anticipation is for my lovely college roomie and bff to arrive at my apartment from st louis JUST as I am getting home so we can hit up no less than 4 parties this evening. Yes four. Tomorrow's a big day too. Does this weekend have fun written all over it or what? Speaking of fun, Jaclyn came over last night and I made her the above food (recreated the shot for when i had more after she left, it was still that good!) The pizza was modeled after the veggie pizza served at the flying saucer. Emily made a version of it for me one time too (shout out, oh haaay). I used WW pita rounds, covered with low fat cream cheese. I sprinkled it with diced poblano peppers and put kalamato olives, artichoke hearts, red onion slices, and spinach on top. MAGNIFICO. I put it in the oven for 15 minutes at 350 (although you could totally eat it cold just as deliciously).

Then I made an instant frozen yogurt. I used a recipe from eating well with had frozen peaches, peach schnapps, yogurt, vanilla, and a lot of sugar. super delicious. except now i have an enormous thing of peach schnapps that i'm trying to figure out what i'm going to do with... anyone have any good cocktail recipes for this? note to self: branch out from beer more often than to make frozen yogurt.

And finally for your viewing pleasure is a magnet on my fridge (i heart art, i heart magnets, i heart shoes... be still my heart for a combo of the three of them) There is a super cute saying about shoes on the magnet, but you'll have to use your imagination since I can't read it at the moment nor can I remember what it says. I think it says Lauren: stop being a moron and procrastinating so you can get home and wear fun shoes for the evening.

It's not your beauty, it's your bootie

What a fabulous weekend in the STL! :) I got to spend some QT with some of the most wonderful people I know, all of whom I see very little of these days.... making weekends like this the highlight of my life.

I also got my first christmas present. I wouldn't call myself scrooge-like (except maybe when Susan Lucci did that scrooge movie, she was pretty fabulous)... but I am pretty anti-christmas (decorations, music, etc.) for all things pre-thanksgiving. However the gift of shoes can put anyone in a joyous and festive spirit, no? Behold the reason for the season '08 : my new booties. *dreamy sigh*

But back to the party, we were so prepared for the evening (fully charged camera and all) and I walked away with just a handful of pictures, and zero group shots. dang it. However I did manage to snag one with two of my besties.

In other news for dinner the other night (..with traveling and drinking there are massive amounts of food on the go, and going out to eat delicious and unhealthy things) I decided to make something Vegan. This yummy zucchini did not disappoint.

Zucchini Boats: (from vegesphere)

• zucchini
• gala apple
• onion
• toasted bread
• seasoning
• pinch sea salt
• pinch pepper
• chopped walnuts

deeeeeeeeeeeeee-- lish

Happy Thanksgiving week peeps! I cannot wait to spend tons of time with the family and completely over-do it on mashed potatoes :)

BA - da -bap- ba- da...... Lovin' it.

Today has been nuts... lots to do at work, but mostly deeply, seriously, agonizingly dreading my mid-term this evening. I am grossly unprepared, this must be how Sarah Palin feels... ZING.

Anyway, I decided to make a bit more of a breakfast than I usually do (i offered this Delicious sandwich to my weekend guests but they were skeptical.... fools)

Wheat bagel; morningstar breakfast patty; egg; organic NF cheddar. yummmmm... it actually sort of needed a tomato or maybe even some salsa, but even so it was yummy. I also had the last piece of fruit from my refrigerator.. how sad is that?

I also ate a lot this weekend, naturally. And had planned to get back on the bandwagon for my sushi dinner last night, but my douchey date didn't want me to embarrass him because at the table next to us was the Royals player DeJesus. ugh. but anyway this weekend was WONDERFUL! So many of my favorite people that haven't all been together in the same room ever or for 4 years were there. My throat hurts today and I'm pretty sure its because I laughed the whole weekend. Obviously the obligatory shoes pic.... there were some seriously fabulous ones there (check the purple beauties on my college roomie, my other college roomie had the light snake-skin ones next to her.... love it!)

But on to less pleasant things (than shoes and recapping a wonderful weekend)..... Class.. Barf. I may just dent my otherwise relatively scholarly GPA this evening. Woe is I. Because of that I will be MIA in the near future (i will not be having exciting meals or be trying new things..... they will be frozen kashi things as I run out the door, much less exciting)... that is until class is over for the week and I can reconnect with some vegetables.

p.s. this is what my refrigerator looks like now... an empty truck stop. When I open the door tumble weeds roll out and I get dust in my eyes. Time to visit the store, no?