Super Bowl MEDIA DAY

Today Taylor and I went to Lucas Oil for Super Bowl Media Day. We had such a great time! When we arrived at the stadium we were given a media day gift bag. Inside there was a radio so we could listen to all the player interviews from our seats. This was the first year that fans were able to purchase tickets and attend the event. I am so glad we got to be a part of it : )

                                    

                                    

Happy Hump Day

It's Wednesday and I had the day off : ) I have been so busy with work and was in Chicago all last week/ weekend, which is why I got the day off today. It also explains my lack of blogging in December & January.
Ryan flew out to Lake Tahoe about 12 hours after I got back from Chicago. He is so thoughtful though, and booked me a surprise massage for last night. It was much needed...I have the best husband ever! So my day of relaxation really started last night at the spa. I slept so amazingly last night, and it was great to sleep in an extra hour. I got up and headed to the gym for strictly strength then went to let Bentley boy out. I met my mom for lunch at Patachou and some shopping. Before she headed back to Lafayette we made a pit stop at GiGi's Cupcakes...yum! Such a relaxing Wednesday. I hope tomorrow goes by just as quickly because Ryan gets back on Friday. Hope everyone has a great rest of the week!

Healthy Snacks

Recently I have been trying to get more creative with healthy snacks. The other night I came up with a winner, at least in Ryan's eyes. This was so easy, and actually pretty satisfying! All you do is slice up an apple, and spread a thin layer of peanut butter on each slice. Then sprinkle on a little bit of your favorite granola. (I like the Special K Low Fat Granola.) Then add a few chocolate chips and ENJOY : )

Since we are talking apples, here is another quick snack I make a lot. Again you just slice up an apple and top with a thin layer of peanut butter. Then thinly slice a banana and put those slices onto the apple. Lastly top off your apple with a light dusting of cinnamon.



My other current favorite snack, also known as my usual breakfast, has been oatmeal. Nothing new or creative about this though. I like to mix Quick Quaker Oats with water and half a spoonful of brown sugar. Once it comes out of the microwave I top with fresh berries. Such a quick and easy breakfast, or snack.

I hope everyone enjoys these healthy snacks. Please share if you have any favorites of your own. I am always looking to try new ideas. And for everyone who is trying to eat healthy as their New Year's resolution, I hope you can add these snack ideas to your diet, especially if you are starting to get in a rut.

Picture Dump: Christmas to New Years

I can't imagine ending 2011 in a better way.....

Thursday, before Christmas, Ryan and I went to the last Colt's home game of the season.

 Friday we traveled to Lafayette for the annual Beer Tasting Contest.

Dad won the Reinbeer I made.

Fear NO Beer Club

Husband, Brother-In-Law, Dad, Uncles & Grandpa

 Everyone came over to our house on Christmas Eve after Mass.

Love this family photo : )

xoxo

Me & Tori

Made the change to PJs

Rockin our new PJs

We came back to Indy after Christmas on Monday afternoon. Ryan's parents came from Cleveland to stay with us for a few days. My family came up to Indy Monday night and we all went to Harry & Izzy's for dinner and exchanged gifts. We had a great time visiting and celebrating Christmas with the Marandos. I had the week after Christmas off, and got to see nephdog a lot : )

We went bowling with friends at Pinheads one night.

Saturday night we cheered on the Hoosiers, as they beat number 2 Ohio State!! Then we made our way to Amber's for a New Year's Eve celebration.