Sunday, September 23, 2007
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
New Hire Social
Last night I went to dinner, again, with some co-workers. This week at work is New Hire Orientation and last night was our "social activity." We went to Dave and Busters (it kinda brought back memories of living in Dallas). There were about 25 of us, or so, and we ate, mingled, met the higher-ups in the company, and got to know each other. There was a big screen with football on, so maybe the girls got to know each other better than the guys did (but maybe that would've happened anyway).
I'm really starting to enjoy socializing with my co-workers outside of work. It gives me more ice-breakers and conversation starters for when I talk to them at work. And the obvious reason is that it helps me find friends (what? I'm making an effort? CRAZY!). They might start to think I'm a little crazy earlier than they would if they just found out at work, but I guess they'll learn sooner or later anyway.
After eating, Bryan and I spent the rest of the night playing DDR. No shame in our game!
Stupid Story of the Day: Yesterday when we were going around telling our names and a little bit about ourselves (in orientation, not just for the heck of it), the HR Manager told us to tack-on a story about any celebrity encounters we've had. I thought and thought and thought and when it came to my turn I said I didn't have any and that I was lame (yeah, I really said that). Then later when telling Bryan about this he screamed, "YOU HELD CHRIS MARTIN'S HAND!" Man, I'm an idiot! That would've been the best story in the room! EL DANG!
I'm really starting to enjoy socializing with my co-workers outside of work. It gives me more ice-breakers and conversation starters for when I talk to them at work. And the obvious reason is that it helps me find friends (what? I'm making an effort? CRAZY!). They might start to think I'm a little crazy earlier than they would if they just found out at work, but I guess they'll learn sooner or later anyway.
After eating, Bryan and I spent the rest of the night playing DDR. No shame in our game!
Stupid Story of the Day: Yesterday when we were going around telling our names and a little bit about ourselves (in orientation, not just for the heck of it), the HR Manager told us to tack-on a story about any celebrity encounters we've had. I thought and thought and thought and when it came to my turn I said I didn't have any and that I was lame (yeah, I really said that). Then later when telling Bryan about this he screamed, "YOU HELD CHRIS MARTIN'S HAND!" Man, I'm an idiot! That would've been the best story in the room! EL DANG!
Monday, September 17, 2007
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Labor Day Concert
Since marrying a music-lover and concert-guru, I've been to 3 concerts: Coldplay, John Mayer, and Incubus. This past Labor Day weekend was the Incubus concert. We went to an outdoor pavilion about an hour north of town. It turned out to be very nice, yet muddy.
Our tickets were for the lawn and there was more seating on the lawn than there were actual seats you could purchase. It was kinda like sitting in a big sloping outfield. Before going I had a great plan of bringing a blanket, some chairs, water, and snacks, and making this a really fun little picnic kind of outing. That didn't exactly work out. What was I thinking? How was a rock concert going to be cute and quaint? Anyway, they won't allow anything in the pavilion. All we managed to bring in was 2 ponchos. It worked out perfectly, though, because that's what we sat on in the mud.
There were tons of people who didn't have anything to sit on and got covered with mud. It was so slippery that people were falling down and grabbing on to others to help keep them from falling down, etc. Quite entertaining. I slipped a few times but never actually fell. Phew!
After figuring out our seating situation, and buying a t-shirt, we relaxed and enjoyed the show. By the way, why are opening bands always awful? It was enough for me to want to pay the extra money for an actual seat next time so I don't have to go early and endure the horrible opening bands. And you know it must be bad if I think it's bad; I'm easy! So, anyway, once Incubus started to play everyone was standing and singing along and it was a lot of fun. I wish I knew more of the songs, so I'll have to work on that for the next concert. From what I've been told, a band is good if they can sound live like they do on their cd, so I'm guessing they're pretty good.
All in all, I good anniversary present for Bryan.
Our tickets were for the lawn and there was more seating on the lawn than there were actual seats you could purchase. It was kinda like sitting in a big sloping outfield. Before going I had a great plan of bringing a blanket, some chairs, water, and snacks, and making this a really fun little picnic kind of outing. That didn't exactly work out. What was I thinking? How was a rock concert going to be cute and quaint? Anyway, they won't allow anything in the pavilion. All we managed to bring in was 2 ponchos. It worked out perfectly, though, because that's what we sat on in the mud.
There were tons of people who didn't have anything to sit on and got covered with mud. It was so slippery that people were falling down and grabbing on to others to help keep them from falling down, etc. Quite entertaining. I slipped a few times but never actually fell. Phew!
After figuring out our seating situation, and buying a t-shirt, we relaxed and enjoyed the show. By the way, why are opening bands always awful? It was enough for me to want to pay the extra money for an actual seat next time so I don't have to go early and endure the horrible opening bands. And you know it must be bad if I think it's bad; I'm easy! So, anyway, once Incubus started to play everyone was standing and singing along and it was a lot of fun. I wish I knew more of the songs, so I'll have to work on that for the next concert. From what I've been told, a band is good if they can sound live like they do on their cd, so I'm guessing they're pretty good.
All in all, I good anniversary present for Bryan.
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Low-Fat Fettuccine Alfredo
Bryan doesn't like any of the canned alfredo sauce that we've bought so far, so I told him I'd try and make some homemade. My first attempt was very good, but a tad (and by tad I mean A LOT) on the fatty side. When telling my friend about this, she said she had a wonderful low-fat recipe. Perfect!
It's taken me a little while to get around to trying it, but, OH, how I'm glad I did! This recipe is awesome! I shouldn't seem so surprised, though, since Jamie was born cooking. (How lucky am I to have gotten to learn so much from her...and Steph! Thanks girls!)
Anyway, the recipe is below, but most importantly, check out Jamie's site and try her wonderful creations! Thanks, Jamie! I can't wait to try more of your wonderful recipes!
Low-Fat Fettuccine Alfredo
8 oz. fettuccine
1 1/4 cups fat-free, reduced sodium chicken broth
4 tsp flour
1/3 cup light cream cheese
2 tbsp parmesan cheese
1/4 tsp groud nutmeg
1/8 tsp garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste
2 tbsp parsley, fresh or dried
*Cook pasta.
*Combine broth and flour in a saucepan.
*Stir in remaining ingredients.
*Cook, stirring constantly with a wisk until cream cheese is melted and mixture boils and thickens.
*Toss cooked, drained pasta with sauce.
*Sprinkle with extra parmesan cheese if you'd like.
*It's also great to add in some grilled chicken!
It's taken me a little while to get around to trying it, but, OH, how I'm glad I did! This recipe is awesome! I shouldn't seem so surprised, though, since Jamie was born cooking. (How lucky am I to have gotten to learn so much from her...and Steph! Thanks girls!)
Anyway, the recipe is below, but most importantly, check out Jamie's site and try her wonderful creations! Thanks, Jamie! I can't wait to try more of your wonderful recipes!
Low-Fat Fettuccine Alfredo
8 oz. fettuccine
1 1/4 cups fat-free, reduced sodium chicken broth
4 tsp flour
1/3 cup light cream cheese
2 tbsp parmesan cheese
1/4 tsp groud nutmeg
1/8 tsp garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste
2 tbsp parsley, fresh or dried
*Cook pasta.
*Combine broth and flour in a saucepan.
*Stir in remaining ingredients.
*Cook, stirring constantly with a wisk until cream cheese is melted and mixture boils and thickens.
*Toss cooked, drained pasta with sauce.
*Sprinkle with extra parmesan cheese if you'd like.
*It's also great to add in some grilled chicken!
Monday, September 03, 2007
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