Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Born in the USA

Hi. My name is Carissa and I'm a recovering jet lagger.  Shew. It feels good to admit that.

My flight from Sydney to Dallas was rough. 16 hours to be exact.  I tried to sleep, but barely managed two 1-hour naps.  I blame the person behind me fully.
I passed the time by enjoying the wonderful selection of movies. I watched:
- Revolutionary Road
- The Departed
- Annie Hall
- Something Borrowed
- 3 episodes of "New Girl"

The flight home was less "eventful" then my trip there. I was overjoyed to be reunited with Kyle and our sweet kitties.

I also tried to study for my Food Service Operations final which I'm taking today.  Dear Brain, please work!

Monday I was pretty much a zombie.  I took the day off from working out to let my body recover.  I also tried to eat healthy, nutrient-dense foods.

My breakfast was a big bowl of overnight oats in a jar.  I followed that up with an omega-3 packed snack.  Two scrambled Eggland's best eggs (full of omega-3's), a MorningStar veggie patty, raspberries, and OJ with an airborne.
Berries were about $12 a pint in Australia! I'm so glad to have them back in my life. On another random note, I'm thrilled to have regular coffee back too.  Australians don't do "drip coffee" and I'm not a huge fan of espresso drinks.  I like my plain coffee.

I managed to clean the house, pay bills, and bake carrot cake oatmeal. I also made a clean dinner of turkey blue cheese meatballs and homemade marinara sauce.
I realize that I owe you guys some new clean recipes as my dear friend Megan pointed out! Love ya Megano!

I plan to work over the week and create some fresh, clean, easy meals to add to your recipe collection.  Look for those next week!

Here's a look at our weekly In & Out as I get back to my regular, wonderful American life.
Finally, congratulations to Shaunna the winner of our Rebootizer giveaway.
a Rafflecopter giveaway

We're happy to announce that we have an Olympic-themed giveaway coming up in the next 10 days!  Woot woo!

What kinds of recipes would you like to see? What's your fave weeknight meal?

Love and cleaning customs,
Carissa & Kyle