For years, I have been aware of Little Joe's presence, but only recently did I decide that I wanted to try the food there. I think I had some of their food once for a Latin party in high school, but I'd never been to the restaurant. Well, let me tell you, getting there was no easy task. Why? Because they have ridiculous hours. On Fridays and Saturdays, when I would normally go for lunch, they don't open until 2:00pm. And they are closed on Sundays, which is my other prime time for trying new restaurants. But thanks to my friends, I was finally able to try it last night, and man oh man was it good!! I can't wait to go back. Hubby and I shared a small pizza- half cheese, half sausage. The small is 11 inches, but it was enough for me and the Hubs. We even had a few slices left to share with our friend, David. Hubby had a soda while I had water, and our total bill before tip was under $12. Not too shabby. What I'm really interested in, though, is the amazing sandwich that Sharon ordered. Apparently it's only available during the holiday season. It's a hot roast beef sandwich served with Au Jus. She got it with cheese and onions and green peppers. It looked and smelled amazing. I have to get back there this holiday season one way or another!
I definitely recommend Little Joe's pizza if you ever feel like going deep into Farragut any night except Sunday. :D
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Monday, December 27, 2010
Christmas!
Christmas was marvelous. A 4-day weekend, snow, family, friends, Christmas, a great mass made for a really great Christmas this year. Definitely way better than last year. Last year had some really good moments, but I was just so stressed out that I couldn't really enjoy things fully. But this year... this year was something wonderful. :) I really enjoyed getting to visit with my friend, Lara. I don't get to see her much since she and her husband live in Chicago. It was enriching to hang out with her and talk about religion. I definitely felt fortified after we talked, cause sometimes I feel like the lonely Christian in my circle of friends. What a blessing to visit with Lara and Brad.
Mass this year was wonderful. I usually go to a 4:00 pm service on Christmas Eve to see the children in their nativity attire. It's been so crowded the last couple years that I changed it up a little this time around, and went to a 4:10 'overflow' mass. Father Michael gave a really excellent homily (one point I really liked was where he said that having Jesus in your life doesn't mean that everything is going to be OK, but that whether things are OK or not, you have Jesus with you always.... so cool!), and there was a lot of great singing. We sang many of my favorite Christmas songs, including O Holy Night and Joy to the World.
Christmas Day I got to visit with Dad and Rebecca, talk to Sarah, open presents with Charles, see his mother's side of the family, and chill out at home. It was just super to be able to rest. And the day after Christmas, we went to Home Depot and took advantage of the after-Christmas sale. We bought a 7.5' Christmas tree, some colored lights, and some ornaments. Now I'm all ready to go for next year!
Looking forward to seeing more folks this week. Life is good. :) :)
Mass this year was wonderful. I usually go to a 4:00 pm service on Christmas Eve to see the children in their nativity attire. It's been so crowded the last couple years that I changed it up a little this time around, and went to a 4:10 'overflow' mass. Father Michael gave a really excellent homily (one point I really liked was where he said that having Jesus in your life doesn't mean that everything is going to be OK, but that whether things are OK or not, you have Jesus with you always.... so cool!), and there was a lot of great singing. We sang many of my favorite Christmas songs, including O Holy Night and Joy to the World.
Christmas Day I got to visit with Dad and Rebecca, talk to Sarah, open presents with Charles, see his mother's side of the family, and chill out at home. It was just super to be able to rest. And the day after Christmas, we went to Home Depot and took advantage of the after-Christmas sale. We bought a 7.5' Christmas tree, some colored lights, and some ornaments. Now I'm all ready to go for next year!
Looking forward to seeing more folks this week. Life is good. :) :)
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
I ♥ Christmas!
It's that time of year again: the time when I leave my radio on B97.5 almost all the time. I frickin' love Christmas. I love the whole Jesus miracle story, and thinking about how safe we are, and I love Christmas treats and decorations, and shopping for my hubby. I love being out in the hustle and bustle (for about 20 minutes, and then I see people that leave shopping carts in parking spaces, and then the joy is gone for the day....). I think last year I was a little stressed about trying to find a real job, and I was worried about my work at SNS, and I was working a LOT, and trying to get settled into our new home. This year, I am blessed with a job that I adore, and I can just take it easy and enjoy spending time with my family and friends.
Tomorrow is a Holy Day, too, so I've got to remember to go to mass! Though I think with my work schedule, I'll be forced to go at kind of an odd time. But oh well. Hopefully there will be Christmas music at church. WOO HOO! :) OK, sorry for the outburst, I just adore this time of year. :) :) :)
Tomorrow is a Holy Day, too, so I've got to remember to go to mass! Though I think with my work schedule, I'll be forced to go at kind of an odd time. But oh well. Hopefully there will be Christmas music at church. WOO HOO! :) OK, sorry for the outburst, I just adore this time of year. :) :) :)
Monday, November 29, 2010
Art Break
My coworker, Jim, was telling me about a certain Doctor Who character that he likes, but she's from the Matt Smith era, and I haven't gotten to that part yet. So I google-imaged her, and found that yes, Amy Pond is really pretty! But then I saw that someone took things a step further and drew Amy Pond in an Mucha/art nouveau style. I ♥ Art Nouveau. So I just had to share.
Monday, November 15, 2010
An Analogy
In church yesterday, the deacon had an interesting analogy. I'll try to recreate it here as best I can.
Imagine you really want to watch the Vols play, but you have to miss the game, so you record it to watch it later. Before you get a chance to watch it, someone says, "How bout that game? Isn't it amazing that Vols won!?" You might feel somewhat frustrated that you know the ending, but you go home to watch the replay anyways. The Vols throw and interception and get scored on in the first play. A few minutes later, the Vols fumble and the other team scores again. How do you feel? When you know the outcome of the game is positive, these screw-ups don't mean as much to you. You don't have to watch the game in an anxious state, because you know how things will turn out. Instead, you can watch with joy. Isn't this how our Christian life should be? We know the outcome. We know God has great things in store for us, and we know that in the end, God 'wins' and we are safe. So we should live our lives with the expectant joy of someone that knows the outcome, even if there are fumbles along the way.
I thought it was a really nice analogy, and it invokes an attitude that I'd like to try to adopt. I worry way too much. I have a fantastic life, but I always worry that I am going to lose the things that make me happy. But no one can take the Number One things from me, so I really should not stress out so much!
Anyhow, on another topic, I had a great day yesterday going to a 5K with Anya. I wasn't able to run the whole thing; I just hadn't trained enough, but I knew that going in. I am proud to say that I ran more than the first mile, and then I walked and jogged the rest. I would estimate that I ran a total of 2.5 miles and walked the rest, but I can't confirm that. I really liked that Anya and I had a plan: we would start together, and we'd meet up at the end and have dinner. But she didn't have to stay with me the whole time, so she could run the whole race and I could walk as needed. It was a great race day and I was glad to get to participate. I hope that next time I can run the whole race! :) My finishing time was meh, but I'll note here that it was 39:52 so that hopefully I can look back on this in the future and see my improvement. Oh yeah, and dinner at Savelli's afterwards was SO GOOD. I will definitely want to go back there sometime and would recommend it to others. :)
Imagine you really want to watch the Vols play, but you have to miss the game, so you record it to watch it later. Before you get a chance to watch it, someone says, "How bout that game? Isn't it amazing that Vols won!?" You might feel somewhat frustrated that you know the ending, but you go home to watch the replay anyways. The Vols throw and interception and get scored on in the first play. A few minutes later, the Vols fumble and the other team scores again. How do you feel? When you know the outcome of the game is positive, these screw-ups don't mean as much to you. You don't have to watch the game in an anxious state, because you know how things will turn out. Instead, you can watch with joy. Isn't this how our Christian life should be? We know the outcome. We know God has great things in store for us, and we know that in the end, God 'wins' and we are safe. So we should live our lives with the expectant joy of someone that knows the outcome, even if there are fumbles along the way.
I thought it was a really nice analogy, and it invokes an attitude that I'd like to try to adopt. I worry way too much. I have a fantastic life, but I always worry that I am going to lose the things that make me happy. But no one can take the Number One things from me, so I really should not stress out so much!
Anyhow, on another topic, I had a great day yesterday going to a 5K with Anya. I wasn't able to run the whole thing; I just hadn't trained enough, but I knew that going in. I am proud to say that I ran more than the first mile, and then I walked and jogged the rest. I would estimate that I ran a total of 2.5 miles and walked the rest, but I can't confirm that. I really liked that Anya and I had a plan: we would start together, and we'd meet up at the end and have dinner. But she didn't have to stay with me the whole time, so she could run the whole race and I could walk as needed. It was a great race day and I was glad to get to participate. I hope that next time I can run the whole race! :) My finishing time was meh, but I'll note here that it was 39:52 so that hopefully I can look back on this in the future and see my improvement. Oh yeah, and dinner at Savelli's afterwards was SO GOOD. I will definitely want to go back there sometime and would recommend it to others. :)
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Where to start?
I started this blog because I had it in mind that I would post things about being a librarian, and about my progress towards being healthier, more fit, yada yada yada. I see now that I hardly ever post about library stuff, and since my weight struggles have stalled out, I haven't posted at all!
So I am going to just post a quick little catch-up about the pursuit of wellness. Several weeks ago I met with the Exercise Physiologist at work. We got some basic measurements, and I knew I needed to loose some weight. I signed up for Weight Watchers at Work, and set a follow-up appt with the physiologist. I have been on WW for approximately 5 weeks (Maybe more like 6?), and went to my follow up and got some bad news. I had lost a miniscule amount of weight (1-3 pounds or so?), gained 1.5% body fat, and gained a total of 3 inches in size (1 inch gain in shoulders, 1 inch gain in stomach pooch, 1 inch gain on waist). I am going the wrong direction. The physiologist made some ammendments to my WW diet, and I am incorporating them. This was about a week ago, and I meet her again next week to get follow-up measurements done. If I haven't lost anything significant after incorporating the changes, I am going to get some blood work done to try to figure out what's wrong with me. I have even been exercising. Not a LOT, but significantly more than I had been, so there's got to be something going on. Amiright? It's hard to get motivated to blog about weight stuff when the weight is not falling off. WW is not easy. In fact, it is very much the opposite. If it weren't for my faithful coworker that goes with me, and my good friends that are on it, I don't think I could or would do it. So I'm trying to draw together my internal strength, and figure out what to do after this 10 week cycle of WW is over. Should I renew? Should I focus less on food and more on exercise? Should I try a different diet? Lots to think about in the coming weeks, but I'm going to try to do better about blogging through it. The worst case scenario is that I'll have a solid record of what didn't work.
So I am going to just post a quick little catch-up about the pursuit of wellness. Several weeks ago I met with the Exercise Physiologist at work. We got some basic measurements, and I knew I needed to loose some weight. I signed up for Weight Watchers at Work, and set a follow-up appt with the physiologist. I have been on WW for approximately 5 weeks (Maybe more like 6?), and went to my follow up and got some bad news. I had lost a miniscule amount of weight (1-3 pounds or so?), gained 1.5% body fat, and gained a total of 3 inches in size (1 inch gain in shoulders, 1 inch gain in stomach pooch, 1 inch gain on waist). I am going the wrong direction. The physiologist made some ammendments to my WW diet, and I am incorporating them. This was about a week ago, and I meet her again next week to get follow-up measurements done. If I haven't lost anything significant after incorporating the changes, I am going to get some blood work done to try to figure out what's wrong with me. I have even been exercising. Not a LOT, but significantly more than I had been, so there's got to be something going on. Amiright? It's hard to get motivated to blog about weight stuff when the weight is not falling off. WW is not easy. In fact, it is very much the opposite. If it weren't for my faithful coworker that goes with me, and my good friends that are on it, I don't think I could or would do it. So I'm trying to draw together my internal strength, and figure out what to do after this 10 week cycle of WW is over. Should I renew? Should I focus less on food and more on exercise? Should I try a different diet? Lots to think about in the coming weeks, but I'm going to try to do better about blogging through it. The worst case scenario is that I'll have a solid record of what didn't work.
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