What a weekend! I swear there’s never enough time in those two days, but I’m excited for this upcoming week. I’m a little less busy, I have my last grad class for an entire month, I have a shopping trip planned with my moms, and we have a wedding on Saturday! Hopefully I’ll find some time to wrap some Christmas presents too.
Here’s the weekend in a few pictures…
saturday morning perfection – starbuck’s and trader joe’s!
saturday afternoon run/walk. other workout this weekend included 25 minutes of cardio on the stair master and an upper body strength routine.
Charlie’s doppelganger. SERIOUSLY. How much does my cousin’s dog, Mila, look like Charlie?
Sunday afternoon lunch – big salad with a variety of veggies, avocado, and drippy egg. Chips on the side with salsa and hummus for dipping!
Last paper of the semester = done! Hellooooo break from grad classes for a month!
my little cutie (and yes, now you should be scrolling up and down between Charlie and Mila)
Last week the Husband was upset he wasn’t getting enough meat in his dinners (the man puts up with a lot of vegetarian meals). So this week I decided I would make him the ultimate meat and potatoes meal – a Sheppard’s Pie!
Oh, and just so you’re aware – December is ONE THIRD of the way over! How the heck did that happen!??!?!
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HAHAHA I about died with Charlie’s doppelganger comment! Everyone has a doppelganger, right?
Totally agree with the perfection of the Trader Joe’s/Starbucks combo! Congrats on your last grad class for awhile. I know how good that feels!
Just did the photo comparison - it is crazy how much they look alike!
You must be so happy to be done school for a month - I’ve got one more week, than 3 weeks of freedom
my hubby puts up with a lot too… but he definitely gets his meat fix - both our parents are huge meat eaters so there’s never a shortage!!
what a good wife!! Travis puts up with way too much too.
Haha. Every couple of weeks, I made Vishnu a chicken dish because I feel bad about feeding him so many vegetables! We’re such awesome wives!
haha that is too funny your cousin’s dog and charlie or identical!! You are such a nice wife, your husband better buy you some flowers
I’m going to email him this comment.
I love grocery shopping. It is the best way to spend a Saturday!
YAY FOR YOUR LAST GRAD CLASS!!!! And really? 3.27 miles? I think you’re just doing this on purpose now.
I’m not. I was outside - I can’t really control that!!!!
I cannot wait to hit up TJ’s when I go to Florida in a week. All I can think about lately are chocolate covered pretzels and their’s are divine!! I could use a little Starbucks too
And seriously…where is December going?!
Starbucks + TJ’s does make for pretty much the perfect morning!
I’m freaking out that December is already almost half over… Ahhh!
But it’s good because you get to go to AZ!!!!
Are you sure thats not charlie?? I think they cloned him!
for real!
That sounds like a pretty fantastic Saturday!!!
Doesn’t get better than Starbucks and Trader Joe’s 
I want to make Shepherds pie now!! And I cannot believe its already Dec 10th. Do you have your Christmas shopping done??
For the most part! I have a few ends I have to tie up, but just little things like gift cards.
Yeah, December just kind of went away. Ridiculous!! Glad you had a nice weekend and now I want that pie.
I can’t believe how fast this month is going either… me and my coworkers are counting down till the “end of the world” hahaha we’re hoping to get that Friday off
haha good luck with that!
I would never think to put egg on my salad…sounds yummy! I pretty much love egg on anything
Congrats on being finished with your last grad class for the semester! I just graduated with my Master’s degree on Friday and it feels SO WEIRD to be finished. It will be here for you too before you know it!
CONGRATS!!!!
Mmm… I love flax chips, and dogs… and Starbucks, and weekends. Good pics
When I first saw that picture of Mila, I seriously thought it was Charlie. And I have no idea how December is going by so quickly, either. Christmas is in like two weeks, and I still haven’t started my shopping yet. Eep?
hahah!!!! Get shopping lady!
Charlie and Mila really do look alike! This grad school semester is coming to an end for me, too. Excited for a break!
good for you! Enjoy it!
Yay for almost being done with grad school for a whole month- that’s awesome! And wow, your cousin’s dog really does look like Charlie! Maybe they are long lost siblings! Eek I can’t believe Dec is going by so quickly either- I have so much to do!
I think they are too!
Would you post your Shepards Pie recipe?! Looks yummy
It’s not really much of a recipe, but I explained how I did it in a comment below!
Happy Monday! My mum made a Shephards pie for my Dad today for the same reason! We’re just too big veggie lovers he has to content with!
Too funny!
My husband doesn’t get a ton of meat for dinners either, but thankfully he eats out with people from work a lot, and he gets his meat then. Plus, meat is what makes our grocery bill so much higher!
I KNOW!!! I try to get that through his head too - lol. I typically cook like 2-3 meat dinners a week for him.
It’s so funny that you made your hubby shepard’s pie! My hubby was asking for this, but I don’t eat red meat…the one you made looks excellent! Normally I make mine with creamed corn, but hubby hates corn. How do you make yours?
Also, I am jealous that you’re already done with school for the semester. I had a monster paper last week, but I still have 2 finals left
Congrats on being done!! Enjoy the next month for all it’s worth.
I just browned up the meat and added some spices (garlic, onions, liquid aminos). Then I added the veggies to the mix with about 1 cup broth and let it simmer while I made the mashed potatoes. After I made the potatoes, I just layered it up and cooked on 400 degrees for 25 minutes!
No apostrophe in Starbucks!!!
Very true. I of all people should know this. We all make mistakes.
Yay for almost being done with your class! I just finished one up yesterday — such a good feeling!
Yay for you too!
I love that you run walk too- I’ve been doing run a song/walk a song instead of running for miles on end like I used to and my body is definitely appreciating it!
Yeah, it started out as a run, but my lungs were still getting over being sick and I didn’t want to push it out in the cold!
Wait, 1/3 over? Why does December fly by so quickly? Insanity!
I don’t know! That’s okay though - I love the holidays. The sooner, the better!
Your salad looks delicious! This may be a silly question, but how do you make a drippy egg?
Fry it up on one side, flip it, and only cook for probably 30 seconds on the other!
I’m with you on trying to force veggies down my hubby’s throat
As long as I make a dish with meat in it at least twice a week, he agrees to eat what I make!
I also make my Husband his favorite meals after he’s put up with a few non-favorites. He loves meatloaf (made w/ ground beef, not turkey), chicken & yellow rice, and shepherd’s pie. I occasionally make healthier versions of those meals, but he never likes them as much as the “normal” version.