leavin' for the country

taylor and i decided at the last minute to get away for the weekend. ranch time! we are leaving

tomorrow afternoon...so excited!

all grown up

mama is sad. her lil one is growing up:(

look mom.....

i'm not on the counter!

-lee lou

i love whole foods lakewood!

i had a strong class this morning- a little stiff- but i pulled through. after class i met rachel for lunch at whole foods. we hit up the salad bar. man...was i one happy camper. i seriously should buy stock in whole foods. it is my happy place(the prices on the other hand make me..not so happy). what a wonderful healthy bounty of delicious nutritious food! i could write a sonnet about it. wf how i love you..let me count the ways. 1- veggie and fruit salad 2-tofu masala veggie stir fry

monday lunch!

i had to post this pic because my lunch was so tasty!

i was feeling thai inspired. thai salad creation includes.....bib lettuce. red pepper, carrots(insert gabby horse joke here:), chopped cilantro, red onion, and green onion. 3 crushed cashews and a pinch of sesame seed, tofu and annies low fat gingerly dressing. absolutely delish!

i also added a wasa whole grain toast with 2 oz(only one pictured - i ate the other 2 :)avacado a generous squirt of lime, and couple of pinches of sea salt and chili powder. yum and yum. i will definitely have that as a snack again!

a serious addiction

my name is allison and i am addicted to almond butter

seriously...be warned. if you buy a jar of justins' maple almond butter-it will not stay filled long!

amazing AB combos

celery and AB

apple slices and AB

split a banana down the middle and add AB

heck-i have even dipped strawberries and AB

every week when tay and i go to the grocery store i tell him 'justin and i are splitting up(and i don't mean timberlake)'

and then mid week i get my AB craving and i can't escape it-IT IS THAT GOOD PEOPLE!

dream with me

really feeling under the weather so i am into sleeeeping right now- hence the dream post

just say goodnight and kiss me

oh, hold me tight and tell me you miss me

while i'm alone and blue as can be

dream a little dream of me

"dream a little dream of me"

lyrics by gus kahn

multiple artists have sang it- i love ella fitzgerald & louis armstrongs' version

didn't you have an afro?!

hope everyone had a great weekend! it was so nice to reconnect with friends, listen to some awesome tunes and hang with the fam on sunday. i am truly blessed!

it was grandma skeeters' 84th birthday- we celebrated with brunch on sunday. in the middle of eating out of nowhere she bursts out and says 'taylor didn't you use to have an afro.' everyone died laughing. she is a hoot-i love you skeeter!

have a great weekend!

found here

in honor of bishnu ghosh day

bishnu charan ghosh

1903-1970

details here

love this message

i think in life we can choose to create light where we tread or have a heaviness in our heels. i aspire to always bring joy and happiness with me with hope that i can share/pass it on to others.

gotta love the brits

a handmade book with british words found here-too cute!

for taylor