J Crew outlet finds

I might need to make a trip to the J Crew factory outlet this weekend! These are all so cute and found here.

Next week's dinner menu

Sunday- Chicken Tortilla Pie

Monday- 6oz. tilapia, sweet potato fries, and broccoli

Tuesday- Southwestern Chicken Pasta salad

I will cook my own chicken breasts rather than a whole chicken or I may look at the marinated chicken breasts at HEB and see what the calories are for those.

I will most likely add veggies to it also- broccoli, zuchinni, squash, or carrots sliced up.

Wednesday- tuna, veggies, rice

Thursday- Pork and avocado wrap

Friday- I will see what ingredients I have in my fridge and come up with something!

Chicken-Tortilla Pie Recipe

Find the recipe here.

I rarely rely on the calorie count on websites or recipes. I get ideas of what a low calorie meal looks like and then add the calories up myself either on paper on using my app. The reason for this is that often the brands are different and I just want to make sure that I am eating the amount of calories that I think I am eating. I also may add things to the recipe and use less of something that is already in the recipe.

For this recipe, I may slice up 1 avocado for a topping, use low fat sour cream as a topping, or add corn. I may use less of the bean dip. It just depends on how many calories I would have left for the day, when I am eating it- dinner or lunch, etc.

Fruit

Eating fruit is good for you, but it is hard to find fruit that is not too high in sugar. While counting my calories, it lists how much sugar I have had for the day. The goal is no more than 24 grams. I am finding myself going over that every day even though I am eating healthy. The banana I ate this morning in my smoothie took up almost half of my alloted sugar for the day. The cantaloupe that I have been eating is taking up the other half. I looked up some low sugar fruits and this is what I have found.

Low-sugar fruits:

Low-Medium Sugar fruits:

Cantaloupe

Strawberries

Watermelon

Blueberries

Peaches

Apples

Grapefruit

Nectarines

High Sugar fruits:

Plums

Oranges

Kiwi

Pears

Grapes

Tangerines

Mangos

Pineapple

Bananas

Dried Fruit

Handbags

I think I need a new purse for Spring, which will be here soo soon! It's almost March! Can you believe it!!

Here is one I thought was cute, but is not exactly the color I want.

Here is another one. It is a bit lighter in color. It can be used as a hand bag or a shoulder bag.
Here is the color I want for spring!!

Most Expensive

Middle

Least Expensive

I will most likely be waiting awhile to purchase my white handbag for spring/summer. Many cheaper places (Target, Francesscas, Forever 21, etc.) have not come out with white bags quite yet. I will be on the look out for other options. I would like to have a variety to chose from.

Ball

This past weekend we attended a ball at the Hilton downtown. It is a ball put on by the Independent Petroleum Association of America and raises money for educational programs. Wes was invited by his company so we went together. It was fun- dinner and dancing. Since most of the people there were older, it didn't last too long. More than half of the guests were gone by 11:30.

I saw two movies recently- Just Go With It and No Strings Attached. Just Go with it was OK. I wouldn't recommend seeing it in the theater- wait for it on DVD. No Strings Attached was really funny but really vulgar. I liked it though. When we were at the theater, a mom was there with a friend and her kids. I assume her kids were either seeing another movie or playing in the arcade during our movie. The little boy walked into the theater at the most vulgar (in the sheets) scene that he could have walked in on. She started screaming, "What are you doing in here?? Cover your ears! Lay on the floor!" I am not sure why she wanted him to lay on the floor?? I guess so he wouldn't see anything- but it's really dirty! Couldn't he just cover his eyes???

Pets- Day 27

Trying to keep up with the blog challenge........

Here are my "children." I don't know what I would do without them! I love them so much and they always make my day better. I love coming home to them every day. I don't know how people live without dogs.

Sophie is 6 years old. Her birthday was just a few days ago- February 21, 2005.

Maggie is 1 year old. Her birthday was just a few days ago- February 20, 2010.

I always knew that they were meant to be with birthdays so close! I got Sophie when I was a junior in college. Obviously I got Maggie within the past year. They have a love/hate relationship! Maggie always loves and Sophie sometimes hates.

Maggie

Maggie and Sophie

Sophie and Maggie

Maggie

Sophie