WIAW #1

May 8, 2013 by Christine Skari

I thought participating in my first What I Ate Wednesday would be the perfect way to celebrate my first week of blogging. Like most bloggers, this is really what I ate on Tuesday ;).

Breakfast: Oatmeal with a sprinkle of brown sugar, honey, and raisins. A banana on the side and plenty of coffee! Along with half a sticky bun (couldn’t resist!).

Ooooeeeyyy-goooeeeyyy goodness!

Lunch: Lots of yummies made an appearance at lunch. Chicken pot pie, buttered beets, green beans, and some raw veg made up the main course.

A salad on the side…

And some fresh fruit to top it off!

Dinner: A gyro sandwich on pita with fresh lettuce, cucumers, tomatoes, and beef slices. A huge dollop of tzatziki sauce on top and some tahini on the side.

Another salad. Loving me some carrots at the moment!

Dessert: One of my favorite times of the day is at night when Kyle and I have our usual coffee and chocolate date. With all the See’s Candy that my parents gave us, I don’t think we need to worry about running out anytime soon!

4 lbs!!

One happy camper

gyraffes 4 lyfe

And that pretty much sums up my eats for the day!

xoxo Christine

Sunny Skies

May 3, 2013 by Christine Skari

Happy Friday!

After such a long day yesterday, I slept like a rock and got up at 7:30 to shower and get ready for my 9 a.m Calculus class. The weather was absolutely beautiful and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky! I decided to walk to campus today (a 25 minute walk) since a dress was calling my name. Biking in a dress is impossible, so I don’t get to wear them much.

Breakfast was a whole wheat bagel with whipped chive cream cheese in class since I wasn’t too hungry.

Quick and Easy

After math I speed-walked across campus to my history lecture, then speed-walked back across campus to chemistry. It’s been a speedy day ;). I ended up walking for over an hour and a half total. I only had sandals on, so my feet are a bit sore. Lesson learned!

I finish at 12 o’clock on Fridays (awesome, right?!), so I met up with Kyle at Starbucks to get in on their new blended drinks. We split a ginormous frap. So good!

Loving the weather!

We walked back to our dorms and then went to grab some lunch. I had my usual salad with some fruit and a beef dip sandwich. I ended up only eating half of the sandwich though- the Starbucks drink definitely curbed my hunger!

I went to get my mail and was excited to see a cute present from my parents! Kyle and I have a habit of having a piece of See’s chocolate with a latte (plain latte for me and a caramel for him) for a daily treat when we’re up late doing homework. However, we deplete our store pretty quickly. I was joking (kinda ;)) when I texted my parents, but, hey! I’ll take it!

I took a refreshing nap, then went to hangout with some friends before dinner. Dinner consisted of cous cous with grilled veggies, panko crusted swai fish, and some more veg to top it off.

I have a jam-packed day tomorrow so I decided to try to get as much work as possible done today. The rest of my Friday involved my favorite thing to do. Ever. HOMEWORK!

I’m looking forward to tomorrow, though!

TGIF!

Busy Bee

May 2, 2013 by Christine Skari

Today was another early morning for me, I was up and awake at 6:30 a.m. and worked until 9 on my Chemistry Lab Report. Then it was time to grab some breakfast! I had crunchy fruit salad (basically a mix of fresh fruit and granola) with about a half cup of cottage cheese on the side for some tartness and protein. It’s made with copious amounts of granola, so I usually don’t eat all of it and excavate for fruity bites!

Coffee too!

That didn’t hold me over for long, so I snacked on some unsweetened apple sauce and a nutri-grain bar before my 12 o’clock French class.Luckily, I was able to finish my lab report before heading out to class. Glad I got it out of the way! Those suckers are the worst ;).

After French I biked back to get some lunch with Kyle. UCSB is a HUGE biking school and I depend on my giraffe bike to get me everywhere :). I love those beautiful, sunny days with just a hint of a breeze!

Lunch was a salad (I love me some carrots- I promise there are some lettuce leaves in there!) and some teriyaki beef with rice and more veg. I also snuck a couple of bites from Kyle’s grass fed burgers and curly fries. Yum!

Then it was right back to work.

Thursdays are always my least favorite day of the week. It should be illegal to have a mandatory 4 hour chemistry lab.

How I feel about lab.

I basically spent 4 hours making these crystals. Don’t get me wrong, they’re pretty, but in the future I’d prefer to buy them at a craft store for 23 cents ;).

Mad scientist in training right here!

I didn’t get out till 10 and was HUNGRY! Embarrassing enough to say, Kyle and I went to the same restaurant as yesterday. We just can’t get enough of Vietnamese food! I order some pineapple fried rice with lean chicken breast and shrimp. We also split a Vietnamese iced tea which is out of this world. Kyle ordered a beef dish, but was more than happy to help me with my huge plate of food!

It’s been such a long day, I’m glad I won’t have another Thursday for a week. Bring on the weekend!