I can’t get over the fact that it is already two thousand and eleven.
Two zero one one.
Maybe it’s because I spent the night at work and didn’t get to do the whole countdown thing but it kinda feels like I missed that whole year change.
No big though because tomorrow is ma birthdaaaay!!!
Two six. The big league.
The celebration already started with a beautiful card from my parents! They are donating four Kuranda beds to the Saskatoon SPCA and buying cat/dog food for them, too! My parents are tha bomb and know me so well π
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Christmas was aaaaawesome this year! Last year everyone’s days off were so staggered that we weren’t all home together but this year everyone was there! It was really nice to just hang out with my fam for 3 days.
There was tons of awesome eats. Like tons. I had cheeseball baby triplets. Twice.
Unfortunately, I didn’t take very many pictures.
Maybe because I was having too much fun with my favorite people.
Or maybe because I was trying to figure out how to use my new camera.
I almost crapped in my pjs when I unwrapped this. TMI???
The learning curve is pretty huge. But I am so excited to learn.
It came with a free camera lesson too π
I won’t bore you with deets of my other pressies, but they will all definitely be making appearances on the blog.
I might even use one of them to type up my next post…… π
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Three days at home was definitely not enough. I don’t get to spend enough time with my family and it always feels so rushed when we go home. I wish everyone lived closer!
Work was crazy balls busy on New Years and I am so thankful for these four days off.
My body is trying to recuperate from all the crap it took in over the past month and I am trying to get my ass off the couch/computer!
I don’t usually do the NY resolutions. When I did it was always the same: Quit smoking. But it has been one year four months and twelve days since I quit. Check.
I have been seeing a lot of people calling them goals this year! I like. I think one of my goals should be to blog more often? Or just prioritize my time better? Time management and I are completely unknown to each other.
Moving along…
I finished the 20 salads of December!
That would be salad #14, 15, 16 and 17. Potato, caprese, pasta, and caesar.
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Salad #18
- broccoli slaw
- cashews
- tofu fried with Newman’s Own Sesame Ginger dressing
- more Sesame Ginger dressing on top
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Salad #19
- baby spinach
- steamed broccoli
- steamed edamame
- baked salmon
- honey mustard dressing
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Salad #20
- baby spinach
- cucumbers
- baby tomatoes
- feta
- walnuts
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This was meant to be an uber long post/recap with lots of Christmas pics but I am wiped and need to get to bed so I can wake up for MY BIRTHDAYYY!! π And my family is camera shy so it’s probably for the best π
Gooodnight!!
Paije xo
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January 2, 2011 at 9:23 pm
movesnmunchies
i love your salads! number 19 is my fav!
January 4, 2011 at 7:04 pm
paijery
Thanks! Honey mustard and salmon are great together!!
January 3, 2011 at 6:22 am
Allison @ Food For Healing
nice job on all the salads.
HAPPY BIRTHDAYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nice camera, Woo! I sure hope you start blogging more this year, because I am again, so you better too
January 4, 2011 at 7:05 pm
paijery
Thankkk you love!! Blogging more is def on my do-more-often list π
January 3, 2011 at 8:11 am
Jen
Happy Birthday!!!
I would have crapped my pants if I would have opened that gift too!!! It’s beautiful π
Jen
January 4, 2011 at 7:06 pm
paijery
Hahah thanks!! I am totally in love with it π
January 3, 2011 at 3:30 pm
bonne_santΓ©
So much excitement in the one post! Birthday! Camera! Salad!
Good luck mastering the DSLR guessing game – ie. guess the correct settings until the picture becomes visible! At least…that’s my technique…
Happy Birthday for tomorrow girl!
January 4, 2011 at 7:06 pm
paijery
I have been doing just that! I haven’t had time to read through the manual yet so I just click buttons until the pic looks ok!
January 3, 2011 at 5:53 pm
snackgirlgoeshealthy
I love salad number 20! Lol
Congrats on the new camera and happy birthday!
Nice job on the salad cheats on 16, 17, 18! lol
January 4, 2011 at 7:07 pm
paijery
Thank you thank you thank you!!
Haha those salad cheats definitely helped me make my 20 salads this month!
January 4, 2011 at 7:21 am
runyogarepeat
Salad 18 looks delicious! I love anything with broccoli. Happy Birthday!
January 4, 2011 at 7:08 pm
paijery
I am a monster broccoli fan too!
Thanks for the birthday wishes π
January 4, 2011 at 9:25 am
Kristina @ Life as Kristina
I bought my fiance a rebel for his bday last Feb-and then a new lens this Xmas-he loves it but is still trying to figure out how to work it, haha.
I don’t know if you checked back for my reply on my post but my dog is Maltese/yorkie mix-and I looked through your old posts-they could be brothers!!!!!
January 4, 2011 at 7:09 pm
paijery
You are a great fiance!! π
Thank you so much for telling me that!! We got Beasley from a farm and the owners just called him a mutt! I haven’t ever seen a dog like him. Until now π
January 4, 2011 at 12:22 pm
Lauren
Wow, congrats on completing the 20 salads!! I’ve been loving on salads lately. I’m so jealous of that camera!! Good luck with it.
January 4, 2011 at 7:10 pm
paijery
Thank you Lauren!! After eating so many cookies and treats last month, I should probably redo the salad challenge π
January 4, 2011 at 2:58 pm
Lisa (bakebikeblog)
my oh my – I LOVE your new camera!!! How awesome!
January 4, 2011 at 7:10 pm
paijery
Thanks Lisa!!! I just hope I can learn to use it now π
January 7, 2011 at 11:03 am
ytotheummy
Ha, II just found YOUR blog and I really like it too! Yayy π hehe.
Your food looks sooo tasty, and so does that DOG. Holy cuhh-rap! I just want to stuff it in my pocket and save it for a rainy day π