All I have to say is T—-> G—> I—> F! This was a good but long Friday for me, and it’s SO NICE to have a break!
I was pretty excited about lunch today because I knew I’d be trying a new Amy’s soup! But first I had some clementines and fun with the camera:
Doesn’t Summer Corn & Vegetable soup sound amazing? I know I’ll probably be looking to buy just about anything that has the word “summer” in it…I’m just sayin’! I ended up making a provolone grilled cheese in the toaster oven to go with it:
Basically it’s 2 slices of whole wheat bread, 1 tsp of Italian salad dressing spread on each side, and 2 slices of lowfat provolone cheese. MEEEEEEEEEEELTY! This was a great soup & sandwich combo:
The soup was nice and sweet from the corn with a little kick from some peppers in there too! Verrrrrrrrrrrrry tasty 🙂
Like I said, the rest of the afternoon went by pretty slowly until my lunch break walk, which I was SO excited about. Funny thing is I was wearing shorts and a T-shirt…and it was only 40 degrees! I didn’t expect that because the last time I’d gone outside it was WAY warmer! I decided I’d warm up as I went, so I just stuck with it. About 5 minutes in my knee was acting up again, so I tried stretching out my hamstrings and calves to help alleviate that. It worked a little bit, but I have a feeling that the pain comes from trying to walk too fast and striking the ground harder than I normally do. I still finished the walk, but my mood definitely took a hit from the knee issues flaring up again! Tonight I’ll have to finish up the arm workout on the HPJ page; I feel like I haven’t really done any strength training in a while, and I miss it!
We finished work and ended up going to Costco for dinner. Yes, you read that correctly. BUT we remembered it was Friday, which typically means pizza for dinner, and Costco’s got some cheap slices! I got a slice of cheese and Nate got a slice of pepperoni, then we split a slice of supreme (he took the meat off of my half). No pictures – sorry – but tonight was just one of those nights where I felt like sitting down and enjoying dinner sans camera! Besides, I’m sure you all know what a slice of greasy pizza looks like, right? 🙂
I’m going to see Dear John tonight with some of my awesome friends while Nate plays poker with the guys!
I’ve heard mixed feelings about this movie, so I’m really not sure what to think, but it’s going to be so fun to do a Friday night movie with the girls!
A while ago my good friend Jackie posted this quote on my wall (she knows me too well :)):
“We all need to eat and drink to stay alive. But having a meal is more
than eating and drinking. It is celebrating the gifts of life we share.
A meal together is one of the most intimate and sacred human events.
Around the table we become vulnerable, filling one another’s plates and
cups and encouraging one another to eat and drink. Much more happens at
a meal than satisfying hunger and quenching thirst. Around the table we
become family, friends, community, yes, a body.
That is why it is so important to “set” the table. Flowers, candles, colorful
napkins all help us to say to one another, ‘This is a very special time
for us, let’s enjoy it!'” – Henri Nouwen
While I was walking today I was thinking about why I love blogging so much. I’ve mentioned before that a LOT of it has to do with the amazing community of bloggers, which still stands true, but another part of the equation is that I just LOVE food! Not just the fact that it tastes good, but it has the ability to evoke emotion, create memories, bring BACK memories, and our lives are so built around it that it’s nearly impossible for me to remember something that isn’t tied to food. It sustains us, but it does even more than that: it stimulates emotions. It is part of the core of who we are. It’s a challenge to cook and prepare, and it’s one of the ways I share my love FOR others WITH others. I don’t really know of any other medium to do that!
What do you love about food? Is there any particular kind of food that brings back any specific memories? I know I have too many to name, but like I said before, I have so many memories that involve food that I don’t know if I have any that don’t!
OR, if you don’t feel like going into detail on that…
What are you doing this weekend? I need good ideas for fun weekend activities! 🙂
I completely agree about food… it’s not JUST that it tastes good. It’s the entire experience!!! It has the ability to bring people together 😀
Looove grilled cheese and the soup sounds great! Amy’s rocks!
I love your spin on the grilled cheese 🙂 And I have never seen that Amy’s soup before! Is it a new flavor? You’re right–it does sound delicious.
I love food for much the same reasons you do–the ability for it to bring people together 🙂
Holy Moly!
Amazing eats!
Gotta love grilled cheese, haha 😉
It´s an awesome blog that you have here 🙂
Have a terrific Sunday, Heather!
Brazilian XOXO´s,
Gabriela
Hasn’t this weeks weather been amazing! So lovely 🙂 Sounds like you had a good Friday!
So glad someone else likes Costco pizza 😀 It is CRAZY cheap!
And I think food absolutely brings people together like nothing else. I remember my best friend had a death in the family, and literally my first thought was “I must make banana bread!”. Food, especially good food, is a gift to ourselves and to others. It’s pleasure and nourishment and what could be more important than that?!
Love your red, white and blue lunch 🙂
Hope Dear John was good…nothing like a good old tear jerker every now than then 🙂
Hope you’re having a great weekend, Heather!
I have great food memories from childhood! I can remember every summer going to beach with my family and the adults would always make pina coladas and they would make the kids virgin ones. It was so fun and to this day I can’t drink or see a pina colada without thinking about my summer beach trips and how “adult” I thought I was drinking that white fruity drink!! 🙂
I cannot wait to eat a grilled cheese when lent is over! I always remember mommy making up the grilled cheese with tomato soup…:-)
Grilled cheese and soup has to be pretty close to perfection on a cold day. I have a lot of good memories of my grandma’s chocolate cake and mac and cheese. Once I got older, I had her show me how to make them and it was so much fun to cook with her 🙂
I totally agree that eating is an EXPERIENCE. I am not the kind of person to eat on the run; I’d much rather sit down to a nice meal and truly enjoy my food. I think eating is one of life’s greatest pleasures!
Having said that, it’s definitely been a struggle for me to get to this place. It makes me sad to think of all of the years I saw food as the enemy – either something to be avoided as much as possible, or as a means of soothing uncomfortable emotions. My issues with eating totally robbed me of the joy of food.
So glad I’ve made peace with those issues and can experience all of the joy that food and cooking have to offer! 🙂
I want to see that movie!
I love food. I have had a rocky relationship with it but I do love it. I rarely eat any of the foods I was raised on because I didn’t have the healthiest childhood but sometimes the things I make feel reminiscent of it.
I have always had a love hate relationship with food. For years I looked at food as the enemy, thinking that it was making me gain weight. Well it was but I was not making the right choices.
Now I embrace food and LOVE IT! It feeds my body, fueling it for life and all of my living.
Have a wonderful weekend! =)
I really want to try Amy’s Organic soup, lots of bloggers talk/picture/eat it & i’m really jealous i cant get it here in Australia.
Food always brings back memories for me. pizza reminds me of my trip to NYC, mexican reminds me of an old friend of mine. I love how powerful food is.
I do love grilled cheese. My favorite grilled cheese is with with Tallegio cheese (a fruity dessert cheese), Tyrolean ham and sun dried cherries. You can get it at a lodge near one of the ski resorts in UT. It is simply the best!!
Hope you have a fun girls night. The movie looks sweet.
Man, I have so many good food memories. I can’t eat a peanut butter sandwich without thinking of my summers spent biking across the country, or potato soup without thinking of sitting on the floor and peeling potatoes with my dad during a Packer’s game…