L is actually for love :)

I am young and in love, in case you did not know. :) And i am in love with a man who is also in love with me. oh love love love. haha Anywho, so here is what i think of love in this long distance relationship...

my best friend c'belle took some pictures for us.
this is the man who pulls me back up when i fall.
(yes i am 4'll and he's 6'1 haha)

oh sweet kisses
from my ginger



He sends me gorgeous flowers!

he takes me on picnics :)
he clearly has a romantic side.
i wouldn't have it any other way

He flies 1300 miles to see me for our
dating anniversary.
even if it means getting snowed in and
missing class on the following monday :D

if i'm ever mushy, you know where i get it from...straight from the source :)
i've been with guys who didn't change their social profile relationship statuses because after all it was "just myspace" and he didn't have to change it to make a statement or he would forget or didn't know how to...supposedly. however, i'm one of those girls who thinks it does matter and i'm not ashamed of that anymore. point of story...the little things are very important, but the big things are still the big things for a reason.
-brittney doll

ps. i tried the burrito from my previous post last minute and didn't look to see the actual ingredients (i will next time) but it was none the less yummy mcyummington :) let me know if anyone out there tries it or any of them!

E is yummy :)

so it's been a week since my last blog, oops. it has been quite busy but here i am sitting waiting on laundry, so alas, i shall post! i found an article i had pulled out of seventeen magazine a while back(when i had a subscription, i have finally grown up and now only have my allure and glamour subscriptions) and it had 5 yummy "lunches you'll love!" they really do look super delish :) i can't remember the issue or i'd post that :( but i did find some on the mag's website :)

"Monday"
T.B.L.T.

• 1 tbsp. light ranch dressing, 2 slices whole wheat toast, 2 slices cooked turkey bacon, 2 slices turkey breast, 2 thin slices tomato, 2 leaves romaine lettuce

A fun twist on a classic sammie. Spread dressing on 1 slice of toast. Add turkey bacon, turkey, tomato, and lettuce. Top with second slice of toast, cut it in half, and pack it

in a zipper baggie!

"Tuesday"
Red, Black, Yellow Burrito

1/2 cup canned black beans, 1/4 cup canned corn, drained, 2 tbsp. canned diced tomatoes, 1/4 cup cooked brown rice, 2 tbsp. pepper Jack cheese, 1 ten-inch whole wheat tortilla

So easy! Put beans in a strainer and rinse. In a large bowl, toss the beans with corn and tomatoes. Stir in rice and cheese. Put the whole mixture in the tortilla and roll it up, then wrap burrito in foil. Yum!


"Wednesday"
Honey-Mustard Chicken Salad

3/4 cup cooked pasta, 1/2 cup frozen baby peas, 1/2 cup grape or cherry tomatoes, halved, 1/2 cup precooked grilled chicken strips, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, 2 tbsp. light honey-mustard dressing
While pasta is cooking, put peas and tomatoes in a strainer; rinse under hot water for a sec. When pasta is cooked, drain and place in a container with a lid. Toss in peas, tomatoes, and chicken. Add cheese and dressing, then toss to coat. Cover and slip it in your bag!

"Thursday"
Meatball Pizza

1/4 cup marinare sauce, 1 whole wheat pita, 1/4 cup shredded skim mozzerella cheese, 2 cooked turkey meatballs(thinly sliced), 1 tsp. sliced fresh basil

(yes i did upload a pic straight from the mag page, they didn't have this one online =/)

So much better than doughy school pizza! Spread sauce evenly over pita. Top with cheese and meatball slices. Bakes in oven at 350°F until cheese is melted. Top with basil, cool in fridge overnight, then cut into four slices and wrap in foil.

"Friday"
Spicy Hams & Cheese Rolls

1 spinach or whole wheat wrap, 1 tbsp. spicy mustard, 2 slices reduced-fat cheddar cheese, 3 slices low-sodum ham, 1/4 cup shredded lettuce, 1/4 cup shredded cucumber, 1/4 cup shredded carrots, 2 tbsp. diced tomatoes

Buh-bye, boring lunch! Spread wrap with mustard, then top with cheese and ham. Add veggies and tomatoes to just half of wrap; roll up starting on that side (so they end up in the middle!). Cut into six rolls. Pack in a Tupperware container.

so some of these i'd have to 'fix' to my eating abilities...as spicy/acidy and my poor tummy don't go well together, but that's an easy fix. i'm really wanting to try the burrito, minus the tomatoes(yeah my tummy is that sensitive). hope you try one of these and again, seventeen mag has yummy little healthy lunches all the time, that is where these are from :)
-brittney doll

life/work is Funny :)

so here it is, 10.10.10! i thought it would be a little more exciting than this. i've looked forward to it for the past 2 months and really i just have a headache. haha but tomorrow is monday and the beginning of a 40 hour work week. however, i work with kids(older toddlers) and it's never boring. so today's blog is things that happen and the kids say :)....

1. we had been singing wheels on the bus earlier that day, so at lunch one of the little boys holds up a piece of corn and says "corn goes beep beep!"

2. same little boy, at lunch time...we had apricots and the kids kept calling them either oranges or peaches, so i decided to emphasize that they were apricots, as we talk about our food and talk about which food group it belongs to. after lunch time is nap time. said little boy (lol always wanted to say that) runs to his cot, grabs his blanket and yanks it off the cot and yells "offricot!" haha i don't think i was very successful in conveying the meaning of the food, but they were quite successful in making me laugh :)

3. the other day out on the playground one of the little boys (in my class) runs up to one of the little girls (in the older class) and asks her "do you need help? cuz i'm a guy!" *insert karate pose. hahaha i couldn't stop laughing, all i could think is yep, you're definitely a guy ;)

4. art time! one of the little boys started drawing pictures of sun people a couple of weeks ago and mostly draws what he knows, his family. so he drew the usual of hair, eyes, mouth and added the arms and legs...and 3 circles ? true story, they were his mom's boobs and belly button(which he proceeded to add to all his pictures now). haha

5. and of course, my favorite...the many songs i've heard children in any class from mine to the school age children sing include: sean kingston 'fire burnin', avril lavigne 'girlfriend', t-pain 'buy you a drank', lady gaga anything and i wish i could remember the other one, i think it was one of trey songz. haha

i love talking about the kids in my class as if they were my own. haha silly kiddos :)
-brittney doll

iiiinteresting....

so i was talking to c'belle and she mentioned her list of 100 things to do in 2011. she even is getting a piano to learn how to play it(on her list). granted she's only up to 47ish things. this inspired me, as her best friend, to go look up bucket list things to-do. well let me just tell you i found some interesting things. lol so my 'I' for interesting( or iiiiinteresting, rather) is 5 things on my life to-do list. :)

1.

one day i will visit the Grand Ole Opry and listen to
some fine country music ;)

2.

in case you couldn't see in the last blog, i love me some corvettes.
and one day i will own and/or drive one.
haha i'm not that picky.


3. and while i'm driving,
i shall visit all 50 states.
luckily, i already have alaska down. haha


4.


oh sweet deliciousness.
to own a pair of black peep toe
louboutins.


5.

and to visit the Schloss Neuschwanstein Castle.
i have a water globe of it that i adore.
truly.

-brittney doll

L is for my lusting over cars tonight :)

my favorite car in the whole world.
60's corvette stingray.
love love.







mmmm.
corvette stingray concept car.
'nuff said.






this car is the sh*t right now.
seriously i have started calling them out as much as i call out corvettes.







todd suggested this one :)
shelby gt500.
*insert tim 'the toolman' taylor grunt of approval








and the bentley :)
fell in love with it when
i saw ben affleck's lol



i picked and chose out of all the cars i had saved, but i think these hits a pretty good idea. maybe i'll post the others in future posts, randomly :)

-brittney doll

E is a little bit of this and a little bit of that....

10/5/2010

well for my first 'E' post it stands for my 'fave five' today :)

i love love :)

and that means todd.
hehe

i hate being so far from them,
but i love my friends.
and that super means c'belle :)

who doesn't always love music?
but today it's keeping me sane.
more than usual.

mmmm.
udf pink cow.
it was yummyy.

adorable alice.
halloween is coming up and...
i'm favoring this one right now :)


just one of those days...but these make me smile.
-brittney doll

F is for Funnyyy (via: theoatmeal.com)

so i literally LOL'ed when i read this. i travel a couple of times a year back home, so i'm goin thru the airport a lot. i especially loved 2. i got this from www.theoatmeal.com and am currently obsessed with it. it gets a little raunchy here and there but its too funny...

lol the end totally threw me off. never tried that one before, but then again, i'm a lady ;)

-Brittney Doll

oh Interesting little cuppies!

how cute are these?! I found them at www.blog.hellocupcakebook.com!
tis the season for baking :)

getting excited to start baking :) thinking i may have to start experimenting. go visit this blog, they're amazing at what they do

-Brittney Doll