Random Lists

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Amanda Ferrari

Things I forgot to ask Santa for this year:

1. Chocolate-dipped Doritos

2. Hands-free tissue dispenser

A perfect gift for your cold-weather running friends and family members.

3. Hotdog branding plate

This is a great way to complete the segregation at your multiple-team fans at your next sporting event.

4. Glitzy pumps

While I am definitely not a Broncos fan, I see the potential for removing the logo and morphing these bad-dads for next year’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party between the Florida Gators and Georgia Bulldogs.

Food I’ve eaten in the last 24 hours:

**Disclaimer: These are not the ONLY things I’ve eaten; just the highlights**

1. Two containers of yogurt, and in my opinion the most amazing additions to the flavor spectrum

Kudos to the genius who decided to add carrot cake flavor! OMG I cannot get enough of the stuff, even to the point where I’m one of those people who will eat that instead of a real dessert.

2. Panera’s Roasted Turkey Harvest Salad

3. TGI Friday’s Salted Caramel Cake

My dessert is really only the platform for me to be able to show you the dessert that Dan got; not really the dessert but the landing strip of a plate that it came on. WTF TGIF???

Sandy Hook/Newtown, CT support events that I signed up for:

1. 5k Run for the Children of Sandy Hook

2. 26 Mile Memorial for 26 Lives (Sandy Hook)

For the whole month of January we will be putting in 26 miles of your favorite exercise. For every mile is in respect of one life lost and their families. Please record your effort and set goals. Example: For every mile I run/walk I will donate $1 to the Connecticut Sandy Hook Elementary. (Details will be provided for donations) Please note it is only a personal choice of a donation individually or as a team. Whatever you want to sacrifice as a per mile goal is entirely your choice. It can be as easily as one mile for cooking a homemade meal or refusing chocolate. Anything at all is a help! You make your own rules while achieving 26 miles!
Provided is a couple of links in regards to how you can help and/or show your support!

http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/south/12009345143954/how-to-help-the-victims-of-sandy-hook-shooting/

http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/national/sandy-hook-shooting-donations-how-to-donate-to-sandy-hook-elementary-school-shooting-victims

Five Things Friday

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Amanda Ferrari

Happy Friday, Fancy Oatmeal Readers!

I am down to my last Friday before the big move to Florida begins and I’m WIPED OUT! Let’s just say that unless by some miracle someone has made a movie about male dancers staring some muscular hotties, I’ve lost my will to go on.

I’m somehow refreshed.

Anyways, let’s get right to the five of this particular Friday!

1. This morning I made some to-die-for granola!

I don’t think I’ll ever be able to enjoy yogurt quite the same without the cinammony with a slight hint of salty taste. I hear you’re supposed to be able to store it on your shelf for up to a month, but what nut job is able to ration out their baked goods for more than week, two at best???

Ok, maybe I should take it a bit easier.

2. My run this morning was pretty good, and then this young lady reminded me that I desperately needed to update my running log page on my ol’ website. Thank you for the reminder and I was able to ~~put everyone to sleep~~ bring everybody up to speed.

3. Remember when my parents’ dining room looked like this?

Well now it looks like this after I spent 3 hours locked in that room:

Where the H did it all go???

Oh, right! That’s where I left it!

4. While out and about yesterday, I decided to ~~empty our bank account~~s go shopping at Target. While I was there, I decided to pick up a few more of the Champion sports bras to replace a few that have seen their better days. They have a new color style that caught my eye, so I picked up three. Why buy one when it’s better to buy three? Am I right or am I right?

This is the one that I purchased and wore today:

After I put it on, I’m not so sure it’s the right color palette for me…but then again?

Might as well keep it all in the “partially sun kissed” theme.

I also bought this running skirt and it worked out like a charm.

Thank you Target for saving me a little bit of money on individual items at least.

5. Tonight is Date Night, and Dear Hubby and I are going out to see the new Mark Wahlberg movie, Ted.

Think we’ll be able to get a lil love for the circa 1990s crowd???

Don’t toy with me, Playa.

The Cost of Living

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Amanda Ferrari

Today’s Run: 5 miles – 38:45 + Assorted Lower Body & Abs Workout

52.3/1,000 2012 miles

As I was leaving work today, I was reliving the moments of the day to see what seemed ~~totally boring~~ worthy to share with you, my dear Fancy Oatmeal readers. Dear Hubby reminded me that we needed to get some more milk from the store before heading home.

As some of you may know, Dear Hubby and I are teachers on an island in the Bering Sea off the western coast of Alaska. The population of our island is approximately 450 people.

Our island has one store – the AC Store to be exact.

We decided to pick up a few staple food items that we were in need of; nothing out the ordinary from any other married couple. The difference is in the price of our grocery bill. I thought we would try a little game of “Guess How Much It Costs in Alaska.” Ready? Ok! How much would you guess it cost to pick up a half-gallon carton of milk? (We buy in bulk) How about:

Or for our three cartons, $20.85

Next up, a bag of peeled baby carrots? (Again, we buy more than one because you don’t know the next time fresh produce is going to be available. Each bag is: