Till I Get to You

So as most of you have heard me shouting it from the rooftops, we got the apartment that we have been waiting to hear about over the past two weeks! You can check out the building at www.tapestry124.com It's a really nice building and we're going to move in a little sooner than expected. Our move-in date is Sunday February 27th. I guess that's better than having to move-in on the 1st and take my vacation days from work. That is all for now! Can't wait to post pictures of our new place!!!

Song of the Day: Need you Now: Lady Antebellum

We R Who We R

We still don't know if we have the apartment yet and the suspense is killing me! I know they said Friday, but I'm nervous that it will take longer than Friday for them to make a decision. After requesting additional paperwork on Tuesday, yesterday they asked for a "landlord verification". Luckily my landlord is on her game and sent the paperwork back yesterday, the same day they asked for it. Hopefully they will have a decision for us by today or tomorrow at the absolute latest. We've decided to hire movers this year instead of going through UHAUL and hiring two guys on their website. I hear they are fast and efficient and although it's a little pricey at least Colin and me won't get hurt, exhausted and strain ourselves trying to move. At this point we are either going with flatrate movers or manor movers. I already have one person telling me to go with flatrate, but if anyone else has used either moving company please let me know.

I haven't been able to work out this week because I am sick again! I cannot believe I am sick. I was just on my deathbed a month ago and here I am again. Well, not on death's door, but I have some bad symptoms. I've been eating well, but I don't think I've lost any weight this week because I've either been working on my ARP or too sick to go to the gym. Last night I made stir fry with rice noodles. The stir fry had chicken, green and red peppers, onions, mushrooms and zucchini. It was pretty good, but I prefer when I cut my own vegetables than getting the pre made mix that I used last night. That will teach me to cut corners. I'm very proud that I cooked every day so far this week and ate leftovers for lunch! It's hard for me not to eat out, but I'm doing well this week. It's all about taking it week by week for eating.

Tomorrow night I'm going to my friends art show, which I'm really excited about. She's is uber talented and I can't wait until I can afford to buy a piece of her art. After the show I'm going to a house party with and for some old co-workers! I'm very excited because I haven't been to a house party in forever! It should be fun. The rest of the weekend I have plenty of work to keep me busy between applying to teachnyc (deadline is April 16th, not the 28th! oops), working and revising my ARP papers I've submitted so far and studying for my final certification exam which is next Saturday. Wish me luck on the exam!

Song of the Day: Luv to Luv ya by Timbaland and Magoo

Check It Out

My dietitian gave me new recipes so that I don't get bored making the same things. She also gave me the excellent website http://www.eatingwell.com/ Most of the new recipes she gave me were from this website. And I'm also getting better at making things up on my own that are healthy. Last night for dinner I made pan grilled tilapia, baked sweet potato fries, brussel sprouts and broccolini. Since it took about 25 minutes for the sweet potato fries, I took the opportunity to marinate the tilapia in soy sauce, garlic and pepper. It was delicious! Even Colin, who doesn't particularly like fish, enjoyed the tilapia. Then for lunch I used one of the recipes Samantha gave me; curried chicken pitas which can also be found at eatingwell. The main ingredients are chicken, yogurt, light mayo, pears, cranberries, celery, sprouts and almonds. I had a little taste before I put it away for lunch today. It was yummy and very different from the things that I normally eat. Colin liked it as well. Tonight I'm making Samantha's turkey meatballs and whole wheat pasta with chunky tomato sauce. I'm also drinking a lot of low sodium V8 to get additional vegetable servings in during the day. I have to say the salt made a difference and the low sodium does not taste the same! Oh well, it's still good.

We had our interview with the management company of the apartment building and they continue to request additional information. I hope they let us know by Friday either way. I hope we do get the apartment because I'm tired of looking at apartments, but if we don't get it, that's fine because we have our eye on another apartment about 10 blocks north of the apartment we're looking at right now. Or who knows, maybe we'll move back to Clinton Hill; big apartments for little money or maybe Astoria will be back on the table. The waiting is the worst part! I just want to know if we have the apartment either way. Keep your fingers crossed for us.

So we know Valentine's Day is a bogus holiday, but we still like to go out anyways. Every year since we moved to NYC we have attended an independent film festival called Love Actually: Short Films about Love, Sex and Romance. Since we started going three years ago we have loved it every year. Tickets are inexpensive ($15 pp or $25/couple) which is way less expensive than doing some of the other Valentine's Day activities in NYC. After the film series we are having dinner at Je'Bon, a sushi and noodle bar that gets pretty high ratings. So Monday is going to be a late night for us! But it's worth it because the films are always so good. What does everyone else have planned?


Song of the Day: F**k you by Cee-lo Green