I've been running around like crazy over the past day and a half. Oh, and I finally resolved the issue with my sweaty puppy. We shaved our longhaired wiener dog for his desert living.
Post hair cut:
He is much happier now and runs around like a crazy person.
I had my second interview yesterday. I think it went well, but we'll have to see what happens. I should hear if I got the job or not either at the end of this week or the beginning of next. Either way though, I still can't get the idea of grad school out of my head. I really want to get my master's in French comp lit. We'll see. I definitely want to tour Arizona State someday soon and maybe go talk to the departments.
While sitting in traffic for an hour and 10 minutes (is that a bad sign for a future commute?!) I devoured this:
Vanilla roobios iced tea, banana and chocolate Clif Bar. Ugh, I had to wake up around 6ish, took a shower, dried my hair and then grabbed some food and scurried to the car in order to make my interview. By 9 p.m. last night, I was EXHAUSTED. Usually I'll wake up between 7:45 and 8:30 a.m., so that would take a bit of getting used to.
Considering the circumstances, dinner was quick and easy. Chicken marinated in mango habanero sauce, chunky chick peas from Costco that I made into a salad with spinach, tomatoes, carrots and celery, and a cheesy biscuit.
The night ended with an eerie mix of storms: dust, thunder and rain. That brought in some humidity and dropped the temperature into the 90s. The rain and dust, however, ruined our pretty cars, washed the night prior. So my freshly-washed car is now dusty and spotty.
Obviously, that amped up my desire to clear out the garage. My Taurus (ugh, yes, I know I need a new car) now sits in the garage, free from dust storms. I've also done a great deal of research on fitness clubs here. Although I've never been a member of a gym, I think I might do it here! It's cheap, air conditioned and has kickboxing/Zumba/yoga classes. What more could you ask for?!?!
Sleeping through the storms, I arose around my usual time before an eye doctor appointment and new contact lenses. I wanted something quick and easy again, so a repeat of my typical breakfast resurfaced.
Cereal and fruit: never fails.
Let's skip through my lunch and focus on the more interesting meal of the day. I had a craving for margaritas so I started looking up Mexican side dishes to go with the frozen taquitos we already had in stock. Up came two I couldn't resist: pineapple mango salsa and camote, which is sweet potatoes cooked in honey butter.
An unexpected twist... THE SALSA WITH THE SWEET POTATOES! It was really good. I enjoyed each part individually enormously, but together was unreal.
And oh yeah, I never did have that margarita :(
;)
Something to look forward to tomorrow night: FREE CONCERT!! Expect a full recap to come.







He he he... the only thing I could think while reading this whole thing is "oh man... she's going to get some interesting google searches that will lead to this post." ha ha :p
ReplyDeletefunny how your quick and easy dinner is like a masterpiece to me! (then again, anything with more than milk and cereal would be considered :)
ReplyDeletehave a great time at the concert! take lots of pics!
OMG the title of this is perfection...sucked me right in!
ReplyDeletehahahaha i love it! have fun at the concert!
it has been storming like crazy here too! love the title of this post....such a cute puppy. have fun at the concert!
ReplyDeleteI'll keep my thumbs crossed that you get the job :) and the doggy looks so cute!
ReplyDeleteHave fun at the concert! I'm excited about mine too - U2 on Saturday!
Woodstock sure is a cutie, and I definitely got a laugh out of the title ;)
ReplyDeleteThe camote sounds so good!! And I gasped a little (in my head, I guess) at the temperature DROPPING to 90. Oi - I could never live in such a desert!!
I bet your pup's much happier with his hair cut! He's such a cutie :)
ReplyDeleteAnd that sweet potato/salso dish sounds AMAZING! Good thing there are a few sweet potatoes in the kitchen waiting to be cooked up..I'm definitely going to have t oput them to use after seeing this post!
I wanna hear about this concert! Hope you get good news on the interview front soon.
ReplyDeleteI hear Landshark has a really good beer, I must try soon. Woodstock looks absolutely adorable, I'm sure he is very happy :)
Good luck with the job interview!
ReplyDeleteAnd, that mango pineapple salsa looks fantastic. I need to start making salsa.
Honey butter... wow. I've never even heard of that before! What I wouldn't give for an iced rooibos and a Clif bar. Stupid Australia :P
ReplyDeleteWhat a dirty title. Love it. :)
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