She Says: Happy Birthday Weekend
This weekend, Mark and I drove from New Jersey up to Boston for my nieces birthday. On the way we stopped at Fresh City and Mark got a Cancun Burrito to get that spring break feel. I didn’t have any because it had chicken in it. It was low carb and it made us wonder, why are low carb products rubbery?
There was delicious food and fun family festivities at Hannah’s party.
Cake and Haagen Daza
Homemade Danish Cookies
After the party, we headed to my parents’ house in Rhode Island. Sunday morning I used their treadmill for a wonderful 6.25 mile run (50 minutes).
After, I went with my mom, dad, sister, sister’s man friend and Mark to Bagelz in Wickford, R.I. I got the wheat bagel and roasted pepper hummus.
Mark got a cinnamon raisin bagel with Taylor Ham, egg and cheese. Don’t get this from Bagelz. They use a microwave to cook the eggs and Taylor ham so the eggs are rubbery and the ham doesn’t crisp up like it should when cooked on a giant greased up griddle.
Then, we went for a family walk. It was frigid.
After lots of driving, we are back in New Jersey and back to cleaning and organizing the apartment. There is no end in sight!
Tomorrow, Mark is back to work and I am back to searching for a job in New Jersey. I am nervous about it, but have a plan. Tomorrow I am going to complete my resume and start applying as a substitute to some private schools in the area. At the same time, I am going to sign up to substitute in public schools in the area and work on my paper work for obtaining my teaching certification in N.J. I am not sure what I’ll find, but right now, I’m keeping positive!
One last thing …
This was Hannah’s birthday party, but her birthday is January 6th. Tomorrow, January 5th, is my other niece’s (Hannah’s cousin) birthday.
Love the chocolate frosting mouths!
Everyone say Happy 8th Birthday to Isabella (left) and Happy 11th Birthday to Hannah (right)!
Tags: bagel, Bagelz, birthday cake, burrito, Fresh City, hummus, running
January 4th, 2009 at 8:57 pm
“Why are low carb products rubbery?”
Because most of them are filled with fake, “rubber-like” ingredients
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ISABELLA AND HANNAH!!!
January 4th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
ehhhh that stinks that they microwave the pork roll – i didnt even know you could do that lol… that is just unheard of
looks like a fun bday party – i LOVE the name isabella!
January 4th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
8 and 11- PRIME ages
!!! Happy Birthday girls…Good luck job hunting, your plan sounds really great and it will be a fun adventure!
January 4th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
Happy Birthday Isabella and Hannah!!!
Good luck with the job hunt!
January 4th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
What a fun birthday celebration!!
Good luck with the job hunt – I’m sure you’ll quickly find a place you love!
January 4th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
Happy Birthday Isabella and Hannah!!
Good luck with the job search!
January 4th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ISABELLA AND HANNAH!
Um, I think you know I like the name Hannah!
Glad you had a good time, even though its cold!
January 4th, 2009 at 9:55 pm
happy birthday isabella and hannah!!
good luck job hunting!
January 4th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
awww so fun. good luck with the job search:)
January 4th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
happy birthday lovelies!
good luck on the job hunting- it sucks!! keep, keep on truckin
rubbery blubbery blah
January 4th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
good luck with the job search!!
and hm, seems like a lot of rubbery eats for mark today!
January 4th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
Good luck job hunting! I think that is awesome that you are a teacher! That is such a rewarding experience!
And what a fun day today!
January 4th, 2009 at 11:51 pm
Mark, sorry about all the rubbery eats! Cake and ice-cream – my favorite dessert. Happy Birthday to Isabella & Hannah. Good luck with the job search Heather!
January 5th, 2009 at 1:21 am
Happy birthdays! And good luck with your job hunt. I’m sure you’ll find something – lots of private schools in NJ (I lived right near Pennington Prep, Lawrenceville, the Hun School, and about a bajillion others – lots of options!). I totally agree about the rubbery low-carb thing… but I actually kind of like it? I get yummy La Tortilla Factory wraps.
January 5th, 2009 at 2:02 am
Happy Birthday Girlies!
You’ll find a job easy peasy, any school’d be lucky to have you!
January 5th, 2009 at 6:37 am
I LOVE LOVE that last picture.
ahhh memories of owning that same necklace.
January 5th, 2009 at 9:46 am
Happy birthday Isabella and Hannah!!
Low carb wraps do taste rubbery!
January 5th, 2009 at 9:48 am
Good luck with your job hunt!!!
January 5th, 2009 at 11:02 am
great weekend! those best friend necklaces brought back memories! i used to have one with my BF in middle school – ha.
good luck on the job search.
January 5th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Heather,
#1 tip for a grocery challenge: plan EVERYTHING. And plan mostly vegetarian meals. And include a bag of beans in every week! And check the sales at the store before you go and only buy fruit and veggies that are on sale.
Good luck!
Kath
January 5th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Happy birthday to the Hannah and Isabella!!
Also, are those Whole Foods cakes by any chance? One looks a heck of a lot like the mocha amore cake I used to decorate…
January 5th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Those cakes look so yummy! I don’t know if I’ve ever had a Danish cookie… what are they like?
Happy birthday to Hannah and Isabella!
January 5th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
Happy birthday Hannah and Isabella! YAYAY! What a sweet friendship they appear to have.
GOod luck with job hunting Heather!
I’m glad you got to hit up RI. It had been so long!
January 5th, 2009 at 2:50 pm
The roasted pepper hummus sounds great! Good luck with job hunting:D
January 5th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
My future cousin in-law is a teacher in Jersey! I think in Spotswood? Not sure how close to you that is.
Umm, can we talk about the low carb grossness? I mean, you are right, so rubbery, and really lackluster in flavor.
January 5th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Aww the Birthday party looks like fun!
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January 5th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
haha love the chocolate frosting mouths.
It seems like you have a good plan for the job hunt, best wishes! If you ever need any support or anything, I’m here for ya as someone who’s going through the same job-search-in-awful-economy process.
Good luck!!
January 6th, 2009 at 12:32 am
Hey Heather – Happy New Year!
I just wanted to let ya know that I’m adding you to my blogroll, hope it’s okay, let me know if you hate it
January 6th, 2009 at 12:56 am
I love your new challenge! For one person, I spend an average of $40 a week on groceries, but when I need to stock up on stuff (such as now that I’m back from break), the bill goes up to around $80.
Happy birthday to your lovely nieces! You scored some great eats on your trip, with the exception of Mark’s rubbery burrito
Good luck with the job search, Heather!!
January 9th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
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