Eating those veggies

Eating more fruits and vegetables is one of my goals this year, however eating salads all the time does not sound fun or realistic to me. Although, if they were taco salads then maybe....jk.

We had originally came across The Loving Hut on accident. We were on our way to Home Goods with plans to go to a Mexican Restaurant that we heard was good on the way there. The Boyfriend had never had vegan food before, but at the time was starting his health kick and was game to try it. It was pretty good, which exception of the mild "funny" feeling after. We chalked that up to it being "too healthy" and our bodies being confused.

Last night the Boyfriend and I ate dinner at there for the third time. Yes, I am a fan :) I had the Tangy Orange:

The Boyfriend had the clay pot. (picture to follow one day) It is very flavorful and I think he found his "go-to" meal. Overall its a really good place to eat. The food is really tasty and you don't miss the meat one bit. Realistically, I do not think I could be a full blown vegan, or even a vegetarian, but its a nice healthy substitute for when you want something warm, filling, and full of protein.

 

And the Oscar goes to...

Several years back I had a co-worker how made it a point competition to see all the Oscar nominated films prior to the awards shows. And when I say "all" and mean all the films showcased during the awards show. If it was nominated and the movie was accessible in the theater or through netflix, then she was seeing it. I joined in on the fun a couple of years, but I never made it to all the best picture nominated films, let alone best documentary feature. Then I got over it and just stuck to chick flicks and the occasional animated movie at the dollar theater.

This year The Boyfriend has decided that he wants to see all the Oscar nominated films. I was game since we are regular movie goers I figured that we would have seen quite a few films that would be nominated. Instead of seeing all the films, The Boyfriend has limited it to the following categories: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Directing, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Screen Play. We're doing pretty good on the movie front (what we have seen is in bold below)

*UPDATED 1/19

Here are the Nominees:

Best Picture
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty
Lincoln
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Amour
Django Unchained
Argo

Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln

Denzel Washington, Flight

Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables

Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master

Best Actress
Naomi Watts, The Impossible 

Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty

Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook 

Emmanuelle Riva, Amour 

Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild

Best Supporting Actor

Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook
Alan Arkin, Argo
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln

Best Supporting Actress

Sally Field, Lincoln

Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables

Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Amy Adams, The Master

Best Director

David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Ang Lee, Life of Pi
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln

Michael Haneke, Amour

Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild

Best Original Screenplay
John Gatins, Flight
Mark Boal, Zero Dark Thirty
Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained
Michael Haneke, Amour
Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola, Moonrise Kingdom

Best Adapted Screenplay

Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild

Chris Terrio, Argo
Tony Kushner, Lincoln
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
David Magee, Life of Pi

On Friday we are going to see Les Miserables. We have Beasts of the Southern Wild from NetFlix, and Amour will be shown at a near by theater soon. Not much left to see from our chosen categories. There are a few documentaries that I'm interested in seeing, and of course there is that whole animated category that I did not see a single movie from....maybe later, without the Boyfriend. :)

Who wants to have an Oscar viewing party??

(For a full list of the 2013 Nominees, go here)

Currents*

Time: 11.50 AM
Location: My office
Listening to: Maroon 5 Channel on Pandora
Drinking:  Finishing off the Mocha I made this morning and debating on if I want to sneak a soda from the work fridge.
Eating: Teriyaki Chicken with steamed broccoli
Feeling: Frustrated by certain people's attitude
Thinking: Nachos  
Wanting: Nachos
Needing: Nachos
Loving: Nachos

And just like that I am feeling loads better and made myself laugh a little bit...haha.

* Currents is inspired by Tina

Resolutions - 13 in 2013

Its a new year and time for some resolutions. This is a random mix of 13 things I want to accomplish in 2013.

1. Focus on my One Little Word.
2. Do Project Life 2013 (Actually do it this time, not just buy the stuff and let is sit on my bookshelf like I did last year.)
3. Finish a quilt.(there is a crochet bedspread that I'm working on, this will be the year that I finish)
4. Watch 10 movies from AFI's 100 Greatest American Movies of all Time that I have never seen before. (I've seen quite a few of them already and would like to finish the entire list before they issue a revised one!)
5. Pray regularly.
6. Complete a 30 day challenge. (I'm not sure of what yet, maybe give something up for 30 days, do something for 30 days)
7. Bake something from scratch.
8. The Color Run (I will not be running mind you, just walking and maybe some skipping and a little bit of twirling)
9. Give up Eat more Fruits & Vegetables
10. Document (whether its blogging, journaling, scrapbooking, or project lifing, I want to document my life so that one day, my kids could see it and think "wow my mom was cool and had cool hair and clothes and lots of fun when she was young" hehe)
11. Let go (its not easy, I hold on to a lot of extra hurt feelings, anger, and insecurities. I'm better than how I was, but no where near where I want to be)
12. Try a new recipe every month.
13. Be punctual (I am notoriously late. all. the. time. I hate it. Its rude.)

I've very excited for this new year. Week 1 has been FANTASTIC so far. :)

One Little Word...

Every year towards the end of December, discussions pop up regarding One Little Word and every year I think, This will be THE year I participate! I hem and haw and browse through words for something that inspires me. I usually settle on a word, never feeling like it was The One, which results in me abandoning the project shortly after.

Until this year. There has been a word that keeps popping up in my mind lately. That word is THRIVE.

Definition of THRIVE

1 : to grow vigorously : flourish

2 : to gain in wealth or possessions : prosper

3 : to progress toward or realize a goal despite or because of circumstances —often used with on <thrives on conflict>

 (From Merriam-Webster.com) 

 I can't remember when I stumbled across this word, but its been hanging around me for weeks. Thriving is so much more than growing, flourshing, and accomplishing, its doing so regardless of life's circumstances. For me it's rising above the drama, negativity, and pain caused by others. Its even overcoming my own self-doubts and pushing past my comfort zone. I don't want to just Be, I want to Thrive, and 2013 is the year that it happens. 

 

Hello 2013

Would you believe that I have several blog posts in the works that I hope to complete and post soon? No? Why not?

2013 - time for the annual blog reboot and declaration of resolutions! Only this time I will not blog fail in the first week. Oh wait. It is the first week and the last time I posted was almost 2 months ago...hrm. I mean Starting NOW!

Be back later. I promise. :)