Things that made me happy today:
1. Watching William & Catherine: A Royal Romance
Just call me a sucker for cheesy Hallmark movies that revolve around the theme of love. 🙂
2. My new watch.
I’ve been lusting after a new watch for a while ( I figured it was time to upgrade the cheapy Target one I wear everyday), but it wasn’t until I saw this post from This Place is Now a Home, that I knew what I wanted. I like the white because it’s practical for everyday use and goes with everything.
Are you a watch wearer or just an obsessive cellphone time checker?
3. Fortune Cookies from P.F. Changs
I’m not a fan of Chinese food and I try to avoid chain restaurants when possible, so when I suggested we eat at P.F. Changs for lunch Derek gave me more than a funny look – he felt my forehead and asked if I was feeling ok.
I think I just wanted the fortune cookie at the end. My meal didn’t feel complete until I had it.
There was also the lunch portion of Buddha’s Feast (steamed), which was bland and flavorless.
And the hot and sour soup that came before them.
But, I just wanted the cookies. 😉
4. Stocking up on broth from the reduced items bin
That’s $2.00 marked down from $5.00!
5. Using that broth to make my version of chicken and dumplings.
I loosely followed this recipe from Whole Foods for Turkey with Sweet Potato Dumplings, only i used what veggies I had on hand (onion, corn, zucchini, and yellow squash), traded out the turkey for chickpeas, and ignored the seasoning suggestions in favor of generous shakes of Mrs. Dash, paprika, and fennel seed (the spice that brought the dish from yum to YUM!).
6. Graham cracker ice cream sandwich with tirmasu ice cream
Doesn’t get much better than that. 🙂
What made you happy today?
🙂 So happy to be the inspiration behind the watch!
That chicken & dumplings looks AMAZING. Must try.
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I really like the Buddha’s Feast. Did you get it without any sauce?! That might be why it was subpar.
I asked for it steamed, but didn’t see any sauce on it? I doused it in soy sauce though.
Bummer! I’ve never gotten it steamed, maybe they don’t put the sauce on? Huh.
I was happy that I didnt have to leave my house today. Ive been SO busy lately it was nice to get a break. 🙂
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My first day of school was canceled due to Irene’s visit. That made me happy, despite my fifteen hours and counting without power!
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The chicken and dumplings looks fantastic!! Sounds like you had a nice day! We had a wonderful weekend overall, that makes me happy
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What made me happy today..hmm…breaking into my new hazelnut coffee beans (oh the simple things) and knowing my family was ok after the hurricane hit!
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My list of what made me unhappy is longer than my list of what made me happy.
🙁
I think I’m ready for Monday!
Haha – I’m secretly (…okay not so secretly now) really excited for that William and Kate mini series as well 🙂
And that dessert! I need to make it. Every time you do it I think it looks fabulous and then I always fail to make it happen for myself. I even have the ingredients!
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Love that watch! So cute. The recipe sounds so good too. I’m going to have to try it sometime.
Shopping made me happy. And almost getting to see you. Until you realized you wouldn’t get to see the baby and you weren’t quite as interested anymore.
Hehe.
I kid! I kid!
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Whole foods brown-rice sushi and a kombucha and a fresh green juice are the things that made me happy today 🙂
Also, I’m a totally compulsive cell phone time-checker, but it’s not that noticeable since my iPhone is glued to my hand pretty much 24/7 🙂
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I love Pacific broth and soups!*
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Awww this post just made me happy 🙂
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I always pour my soup on the steamed Buddha’s feast. (Don’t judge me.)
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Love that new watch! I also wear a cheapo target one– but I’m afraid I’ll break a fancy one. Also ice cream sandwich- yum!
I am sad that you didn’t enjoy PF Changs! I love it!! I definitely think it was your dish though, I wouldn’t enjoy steamed veggies and tofu either. The lettuce wraps are amazing, as is the ginger chicken and pretty much all of the seafood dishes 🙂
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I’m also searching for a new watch! Yours is super cute!!
The Royal Romance movie also made me really happy when I watched it last night.
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I cant imagine there is much one can do to jazz up steamed veggies, your dinner looks really good though!
Fossil watches are great- so cute and not crazy $$.
I made that the other day and used Campbells Cream of Chicken soup between that and a little broth it made it a little thick Love Ya !!
I have to ask, who makes Tiramisu ice cream? Tiramisu is my favorite dessert, had no idea they have tiramisu ice cream.
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It’s publix brand
Fossil has the best watches!
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Oh, I love Fossil watches, good choice!
Today, the good weather made me happy, 23 and sunny all day long without too much humidity! However, you are now making me contemplate the ice cream in the fridge…
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haha ummm yeah buddha feast steamed is only like 120 calories n no flavor!!!!!!i get it when im dieting
What made me happy today? umm… my run! It was a nice shakeout after my race yesterday, in the freezing SF fog.
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Cute new watch! I pretty much always buy Fossil (although, I do have a Citizen I really like) and I HAVE to wear a watch! I actually feel completely naked without it, and I also wear it on my right arm, even though I’m right-handed. I started wearing a watch when I was pretty little & thought that was the arm to wear it on and haven’t been able to switch 😉
Today I was happy because of pizza for dinner!
Wow! That watch is beautiful – great choice!
I love days when everything makes me happy :’)
That dessert alone would have made me very happy! Having a slice of cake with my usual cuppa tea yesterday afternoon made me verrrry happy…as did skyping with my sister!
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Wierd, I’ve just written a post about what’s made me happy lately to go up this week!
I am a watch wearer – but sometimes think that I a the only one left in the world?! (slight exaggeration, but you know what I mean!) I love my blackberry as much as the next person, but I feel totally lost when I don’t have my watch on!
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Lounging by the fancy smachy hotel pool in town all day after an awesome hotel gym workout… Great way to spend a Sunday!
xoxo from Trinidad
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The Buddha’s Feast is way better if you get it stir-fried. I think it’s only like 100 more calories and totally worth it.
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Chicken and dumplings looks amazing! So comforting! 🙂
Something that made me happy today was the electric finally being restored at 2am this morning! 🙂
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I got my first watch when I was 4 years old and I have had one on my wrist nonstop ever since! I am obsessed with watches, when I was little all I wanted on my birthdays was a new watch. It’s funny because when I don’t have a watch on (rarely happens), I always catch my self glancing at my wrist out of habit.
Agreed. Buddha’s feast is healthy but SO bland. They at least need salt and pepper at the table to jazz it up.
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Meghann, I LOVE that watch! I wear one every.single.day (a Fossil) and am lost without it. I’ve been looking for a white one for a while now…I think I may have to look into that one of yours! 😉
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I saw that watch on Kate’s blog and thought about getting it myself. I really liked the color, but I’d get it so dirty in a heartbeat with work.
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I have that same watch!! Except mine has a silver band…same face though. My husband bought it for me for Christmas last year. I get compliments on it all the time. Love the white band!
Pacific Brand organic broth is on sale a lot at Whole Foods, 2 for $5! Also, WF often has coupons for it, and I find them online about once every few months. Just FYI
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LOVE the watch! I have worn the same fossil silver and gold watch for years. I feel naked without it!
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LOVE the watch! I have worn the same fossil silver and gold watch for years. I feel naked without it!
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I am a watch wearer, however I wear a digital Ironman watch that my bf calls a “little boy watch”. It’s the only kind that I can wear because I need to know the exact time (seconds) and I need to have indiglo and a waterproof watch. It looks a bit silly sometimes with a dress or at the office, but I don’t care.
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I have a separate watch that i wear in the pool that’s waterproof with seconds. It’s also the ironman brand from target 🙂
I bought the watch too after Kate’s post! haha It just arrived late last week and I love it, I just need to take a link out of it b/c it’s too big right now 🙁
I had been lusting over a white watch for 1 year+ but could never find anything in my price range. This was perfect!
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Got to love Fossil!
Thanks for the heads up on the broth – I’m all out of mine and I’ll have to check Publix tonight to see if we have any on that awesome sale!
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Seeing a picture of Graham cracker ice cream sandwich with tirmasu ice cream made me happy! I have never seen such a thing and it. is. glorious. Thanks for sharing!
In addition to that, I’m happy the weather is finally beautiful in NYC. And work has calmed down. I have a lot to be happy about today 🙂
I’ve noticed recently (maybe since the end of the HLS?) that your photos have been more interesting! (Not that they weren’t before… but they look great now!) Not sure if that’s intentional, but wanted to let you know that we’re noticing! Keep up the good work!
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haha – I was getting lately and JUST using my P&S, but lately I’ve been trying to get back in the habit of using my DSLR. 🙂
I was going to ask you if that was the Publix ice cream. We just finished off a carton of it. I have to say that I didn’t love it. It was okay for what it was, but it wasn’t the flavor I expected it to be. I have some pistachio almond to snack on tonight!
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i’m happy that my best friend is here for the week.
i’m happy that i’m getting married in six days!
i’m happy that i’m off work for the week!
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I’d be happy for all those things too! Congrats!! 🙂
Love that watch! I used to have a nice watch but the battery kept dying. 🙁 Now, I don’t wear watches; I just look at my cell phone.
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It’s always about the fortune cookie. I don’t even like the taste of them really and the fortunes are often super lame now, but still, if you’re having Chinese, you’ve gotta have the cookie or it’s just not complete. I even buy them from the grocery store to give out when I make my own asian dishes at home.
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Love your watch! I’ve had a white watch on my wish list for a while now.
All of those things would have made me happy too! Yesterday was a happy day because it was one year since my fiance asked me to marry him 😀
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