One of those days...

So I fell and gotta pretty big bump on my head. I'm down for the count the next few day so I thought I would share with you what I have been up to. Besides taking picture of my cats, I've been spending lots of time in Denver. Love it! I've also been cooking and painting my nails.

Icing my bump. :(

But my nails are painted with an eco friendly navy blue! :)

Red

Green

Yogurt and Fruit served in a wine glass.

Classy and delish!

Chicken Fajitas!

They are so easy to make. Little bit of chili powder and olive oil. Done!

This in my neighbor's yard! I watched them carve it.

Sea turtles are a symbol of good luck (that's what my mom says anyway).

Gambit on the roof.

Sometimes he gets stuck we have to let him in through the window.

Squirrel going to town on a wing.

He's a city squirrel. So CUTE!

Macaullay Gambit and Nail Polish

They love each other. BFF

This Tickles my Fancy

So I like to cook. Sometimes I really impress myself with how well things turn out. Other times, mmmm, not so much. Here are some pictures of what I have made pretty recently. One of my New Years resolutions is to cook more at home! I think I'm off to a good start.

Salmon and Brussels Sprouts

I just popped all this in the oven! It's really easy to make. Toss some brussels sprouts in olive oil, salt and pepper and lemon juice and roast in the oven for 45 mins at 350. I had Whole Foods season the salmon with lemon and thyme. I baked it for 18 mins at 400 and then put it on top of my yummy Brussels and ate it! YUM!

Carrots and Brussels

I did these sprouts pretty much the same way I made them with the Salmon. These didn't turn out as good because I didn't cook them long enough and I didn't use enough oil. You really have to give them a good coat of oil and roast them till the outside leaves are crispy and blackened.... Roast them for the whole 45 minutes. I jumped the gun. They look good tho!

Greek Yogurt with Raspberries and Banannas

That's all it is! Plain, fat free Greek yogurt and fruit. I like to make it fun to eat by layering the two. First put a couple raspberries at the bottom of the bowl then a dollop of your yogurt, spread, then a few more raspberries and another dollop! Decorate the top with some sliced bananas and what ever else that may tickle your fancy. OMG it's so good!

Rosemary Pork Chop

Gil and I made these. I wouldn't pick pork out but Gilly really wanted it one night so we made some. We put a little canola oil on a pan and searded them for 4 mins on each side. I'm always worried that I'm either going to under cook food and get sick or that I'm going to over cook it and ruin it. So temping it is my no fail solution. They should be at 165 ish. Either that, or I make Gil eat it first. ;) They were perfect! I like to dip mine in ketchup.......I know.

Yay for cooking!!! They only part I don't like is cleaning up after myself. Where's Rosey!<--That link is awesome. ;) Happy New Year!!!!!

Christmas!

So Christmas was awesome. I got to spend it with my lady. My favorite part was picking out gifts for all the family. Here are a few pictures of what the holidays brought me.

Our Christmas tree was so purdy. I love our cozy living room. It's the perfect place to play Catch Phrase or Cranium with our pals.

It's all snowy outside so the cats get to stay in all day. This is Gambit sleeping on the chair in the kitchen.

I moved my rose bushes inside when it started getting cold. She decided to bloom!!! It's a December rose!

Hope y'all had a happy Christmas!

Love,

Chloe

Things around our house.

During the summer we had a bunch of Lilac and Lavender in our front yard. My roommates would pick some and put in the the vases and baskets we had around the house and the whole house would smell pretty. Now they are all dried out but still look really pretty.

This is in the corner of one of our sitting rooms. We use the Aloe for our boo boos.

This is the top of Liia's bookshelf.

Oden relaxing.

Some chairs we re-upholstered

In our kitchen. A place for tea and crumpets.

A Few Things I like...

I went on a couple thrift store shopping sprees last week. These are a few things I fell in love with and for an incredibly awesome price. I'm so thrifty!

Fun Necklaces

These two necklaces are super cute and I found them for 50% off so both only cost me 8 bucks!

Cozy Sweater

This is a 100% wool sweater. It's super thick and warm for the freezing Colorado weather I have to get used to. Plus I love the fancy hook buttons. 16 buckaroos!

Meow

I couldn't believe I found these. They fit me perfect and make me look way cooler than I really am. ;) 8 bucks.

McCoy For Mom

My mom has this really old cookie jar at home. She told me once it was her Great Grandmother's and that it was a McCoy. She said they are fancy and taught me how to spot them. I thought this butter dish looking thing (I don't know what it is exactly) was cute when I saw it on my thrift store adventure. When I looked on the bottom of it, it was a McCoy! So this will be my mom's Xmas gift.

$14 (I'm thrifty, not cheap!)

I like it!

There's been a lot going on lately for me it seems. Lots of good things. I'm excited to say I love my job. Wholefoods is a great place to work and I get to eat and make delicious food all day like this pizza!It's tomato sauce, spinach leaves, yellow bell pepper and fresh goat cheese on whole wheat dough. YUM!

So everyday when I get off work I come home to my new obsession. I freaking love my rose bushes. I have two big ones. They are different colors. The reds are called Mr. Lincon and the pinks are called Chicago Peace. I have 6 blooms! I'm excited! I only have a pic of a pink one but the red are my favorite. They smell just as good as they look.

Chicago Peace

Gilrena took this picture for me. I love love love it! That's

Macaullay in the back waiting for us to get home.

This Friday our new friend from Denver came to visit us. We had ourselves a lovely time on Peal Street. After dinner we all had a sweet tooth. We found the perfect dessert.

These are Profiteroles. They. are. the bomb.

That's all I have for now friends. Hope your days are going as well as mine are. :)

Xo,

Chloe

So I learned my lesson.

The last few days people have been putting stuff out in their yards for bulk pick day. It's one of my favorite times of the year. It's so exciting all the things you can find. So, I get a phone call from one of my friends and he tells me about a sweet find just under the hill. It's a few old school looking big wheels tricycles. You know, the ones for little kids? There were 4 of them and he figured we could fix them up and do something cool with them. I find the spot, pretty close to the corner of Barton Springs and Boldin, and start loading the newly found treasures up. I get one in the back of my jeep and I see this old man with a limp walking briskly towards me. Me, being the sweet sweet Chloe I am (heh), smiles and greets the gimp old man with a friendly, "How are ya?"
"Just gettin some bikes," he replies flatly.
Oooooh, I thought to myself. Crap.
"Ok," I hesitated. "Well...(elongate the L)We can half them." I offered with a shrug.
Never again will I compromise so easily with a stranger. Right after that, the man reached into the pile of goodies. He grabbed the two bikes that were clearly in the best shape and starts walking off, leaving me with the clearly crappiest one.
"Ummm." I said as I looked sadly at the bike.
He turns back around and looks me dead in the eye. "That's two, right?" He says in a stern, rhetorical tone.
He knows what he has done.
My response was quiet and pathetic, I'm sad to report, and the old man walked away with the bikes.

So why the heck didn't I stand up for myself?
I didn't want to half the bikes with this stranger.
Why did I do it?
I was there first. I honestly didn't even have to offer the douche anything and it wasn't until he was gone that I realized what I let him get away with. I had been a push over. That dirty man walked all over my kindness.

So I learned my lesson. Next time I find myself in a situation like that the outcome will certainly NOT be the same. Fire will blow out of my mouth and my hair will turn into snakes before the perpetrator walks away.

Oh life. Thanks for teaching me, I'm a quick learner. I wont let you down.


-Chloe