Sunday Night

mkrupar

Hey there! What's everyone up to? Lucas just left. I feel a little better about this unemployment thing. We rolled through our finances, crunched some numbers, and we're going to be ok if I can't find something ZOMG right away. We'll have to make certain sacrifices, but that's to be expected. #1 priority: Find someone to rent and or buy this house.

J&K10910

WAIT I MISSED SOMETHING.  You're unemployed?  I'm so sorry   Gah.

I'm at work, writing grad school personal statements (it makes it a little less painful that I'm getting paid while I write, though they still hurt my head), planning my anniversary gift to H, and counting down the hour and a half until I no longer have to work another endless weekend here!

And then I'm going home, and making H give me a massage.   

mkrupar

Yeah J&K. I got laid off on Thursday.

I saw your anniversary idea over on SB. I think it's awesome. I didn't vote, but I would do individual maps in frames with a few photos from each trip.

Good luck on the grad school applications. I've been thinking about going back, but I don't know for what, so I haven't looked in to it all that much.

Loopyseven

MK - I'm glad you're able to work some things out re: the unemployment.  I hope you can find someone to take on the house in one way or another soon.  

Hi J&K.  Some of your date ideas sound like so much fun!

J&K10910

Aw, man, I'm so sorry.  I'm glad you guys were able to crunch numbers and determine that it was going to be ok, though.  I've gone a couple long rounds with the unemployed asshole, so if you ever need to talk, shoot me a message.

I'm adding a year of monthly dates to the maps!  I'm so excited.  This is the most thoughtful, creative, awesome gift I've ever done, and now I finally understand people being so excited for people to open their gifts (that sounds awful...I'm always excited to give people gifts, but never like "ZOMG YOU HAVE TO OPEN IT NAO!!!!!"  I have 4 months to go, and it's a good thing these are going to take me forever, because I don't think I could wait that long otherwise).

You should totally go back.  School is fun.  What is your field now?  I feel like I should know this.

J&K10910

Hey Loops!  When I call you "loopy" I feel like I'm calling you crazy.  So I'm going to call you Loops.  At least for now.

mkrupar

This is definitely new territory for me. I'm just trying to be positive and think of it as a blessing in disguise.

My background is in hospitality. I went to Johnson & Wales for Internationa Hotel & Travel Tourism Management. Specialty in conference and event planning.

Loopy I love your new sig pic.

mkrupar

J&K I also started stalking...erm following, some of your pinboards today.

Loopyseven

Loops is fine.  I think I'm a normal amount of crazy .

Thanks MK.  I saw it on the street in Como (Italy) and HAD to take a picture of the guy. I I love Lego's . 

J&K10910

Stalk away! 

If money/experience/location/etc were no object, what would your dream job/thing to occupy your time be?

J&K10910

Crap, if you're a normal amount of crazy, then I'm off the charts.  I always thought you were positively a normal amount of normal   AWESOME normal, that is.

I'm all soft and lovey tonight.  WHO AM I?!

mkrupar

I love being an event manager. I think it's something I was meant to do and I'm really good at it.

Sometimes though I would love to own a little bookstore cafe. It's something Lucas and I would both love to do.

mkrupar

I think everyone has a little bit of crazy in them.

Loopyseven

My dream thing to occupy my time would be: knotting... J/K.. sort of .  

Event planning probably.  My aunt works for a non-profit that raises money for her city and so she works part time and spends her work time planning fundraisers to support community programs and stuff.  Auctions, and dinners, and stuff.  It sounds like so much fun.  And I love to plan stuff.

J&K10910

Have you considered going back for a business degree then?  You could still work as an event manager or something similar, but maybe start thinking about opening that bookstore!

whitsy

Mk, I love the hotel business! I hope you can get back in it.

I am watching movies and running around on pinterest looking for healthy food ideas. I have got to get some weight off and eat right. I found a few ideas. Breakfast is my killer. I like a hot meal, something fast, that's healthy. Lately I've done scrambled egg in a cup with a fuze, but I can see that getting old fast.

I should have graded papers today, but uh, it hasn't happened yet.

mkrupar

JK if I went back, it would probably be for and MBA. I'll just have to pull the trigger.

Whitsy have you checked out hungrygirl.com? She has a lot of great, quick, healthy recipes.

mica178

Hi everyone!

I just made awesome smoked shrimp and grits.  And collard greens.  I'm turning into a good Southern wife.

Loopyseven

H and I would love to own/run a bed and breakfast sometime.  We've talked about it as something to do in retirement (or if we can - an early retirement).  

Whit - I have made egg fritatta things in muffin tins.  I added sausage, spinach, onions and cheese to mine, baked them in muffin tins for 25 minutes (or until egg has set) and then I just microwave in teh morning.  You could do them with ham, or bacon in them too for a quick breakfast.  Two of them on a toasted bagel makes a yummy egg sandwich.

mica178

That sounds good, Loopy.

MK, I'm glad that you're feeling better.

J&K10910

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_sunday-night-6?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:a13fa1ca-6be4-472d-9e4b-d5244964aa8bPost:7106f3e7-c54a-4371-9327-dfd7ed3a40c9">Re: Sunday Night</a>:
[QUOTE]I think everyone has a little bit of crazy in them.
Posted by mkrupar[/QUOTE]

Bow chicka wow wow.

What's with you people and events?  Why didn't you offer to plan me a wedding?  HUH?!

I've finally (in writing personal statements, oddly enough) figured out what my ultimate dream would be.  And it's not that exciting.  Ha.  But I would love to start up my own non-profit working with youth that are reintegrating back into the community/home/school from a secure facility.

whitsy

mk, that's where I got the egg in a cup recipe from! I've made a grocery list of a few things from her site.

Loopy, I don't know how to make a frittata. Do you just crack an egg in the tin?

laurenclaire1386

What up. I've just stuffed mah face full of grilled cheese and tomato soup. It was DELICIOUS.

MK, I'm sorry to hear about your job I hope you're able to find something soon.

mkrupar

Oh Loopy, it's always been my dream actually to own a bed & breakfast with some event space that I could use for weddings and corporate retreats.

mkrupar

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_sunday-night-6?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:a13fa1ca-6be4-472d-9e4b-d5244964aa8bPost:5b446e0c-cc81-466d-b799-a34b3e0d7101">Re: Sunday Night</a>:
[QUOTE]What up. I've just stuffed mah face full of grilled cheese and tomato soup. It was DELICIOUS. MK, I'm sorry to hear about your job :( I hope you're able to find something soon.
Posted by laurenclaire1386[/QUOTE]

I gotta be honest. I want to work, I really do, but when we saw that we would be alright on just H's salary I had visions of SAHW-dome and immediately thought of you. :-)

Whit I have her 300 Under 300 cookbook. All of the recipes in there are under 300 clories. She has a baked butternut squash fries recipe that is amazing.

Loopyseven

Whit - I made a big bowl of scrambled eggs, mixed in the meat and veggies and stuff and then poured it into the muffin tins to bake.  Sautee the onions and spinach and brown the meat ahead of time (and let it cool so it doesn't cook the egg) cause it won't bake down enough in the oven.

Edit: to add link to recipe.http://www.wellsphere.com/weight-loss-article/shed-kitchen-spring-chicken-cups/1090276  Put whatever you want in the eggs, but the other instructions are the same.

whitsy

I'll have to pick that up! I'm loving the swap things on her website right now. It makes me cringe that I have actually eaten cinn-a-stack pancakes

http://www.hungry-girl.com/chew/show/1882!

Loopyseven

Hey LC - I LOVE Grilled cheese and tomato soup.  It's one of my favorite winter meals.

whitsy

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_sunday-night-6?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:a13fa1ca-6be4-472d-9e4b-d5244964aa8bPost:9f7a98cc-8e48-4992-afc1-738b779ab49b">Re: Sunday Night</a>:
[QUOTE]Whit - I made a big bowl of scrambled eggs, mixed in the meat and veggies and stuff and then poured it into the muffin tins to bake.  Sautee the onions and spinach and brown the meat ahead of time (and let it cool so it doesn't cook the egg) cause it won't bake down enough in the oven.
Posted by Loopyseven[/QUOTE]

Gotcha! I like that idea a lot! It's totally something I could make up on Sunday and eat that week. Thank you!

mkrupar

Whit I think I have some things pinned on my food board for different oatmeals as well. She also has a ton of awesome oatmeal recipes that don't seem healthy, but totally are. S'mores Oatmeal? PB&J Oatmeal? Nom

laurenclaire1386

Me too Loopy. I normally just open a can of Campbell's, but I found this awesome recipe for roasted tomato soup, so now I make it from scratch. So worth it.