pumpkin pancakes

yesterday we had these!

Pumpkin Pancakes

2 cups flour
¾ cup sugar
½ tsp salt
2 tsps baking powder
2 tsps baking soda
1½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
3 eggs
1 cup yogurt
¾ cup milk
½ tsp vanilla
1 cup pumpkin puree

In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, salt,
baking powder, baking soda, and spice. In a separate bowl,
beat eggs well with electric hand mixer until frothy;
add yogurt, milk and pumpkin puree. Mix well. Pour
the egg mixture into the flour mixture and stir until
just blended.

They are delicious with Buttermilk syrup:

1 c buttermilk (or make it by putting 1 T of vinegar
or lemon juice in a measuring cup, add milk to equal
1 cup, let stand for about 5 minutes)
1 cube butter
2 c sugar
Bring to boil and then remove from heat

Add:
2 t baking soda
2 t vanilla
Cinnamon to taste

Make sure you prepare it in a large pot,
because of the foaming. Serve warm.

and now have them as many times as possible this fall!

october nor'easter

a nor'easter came our way last night

and left us with our first snow.

so i enjoyed a chocolate-ly cup of hot coco.

i'm a fan.

jeremy's parents are visiting for the weekend. so we have ignored everything having to do with school and are having a blast! today we went into the city to have a look around. one thing we saw was... FENWAY PARK!

wow... it was such a cool tour! so much history. i am now a red sox fan through and through! i need a shirt asap. we are already planning on going to lots of games next season when fenway park turns 100 years old!!! woot woot!

WISHLIST wednesday: No. 23

today i wish for delightfully smelling hand sanitizer.
the subway is not the cleanest place and there is always a bug going through the house of boys this time of year.

my friend has creamy pumpkin... and i am obsessed!

little things

after a kind of rough day at work, i went to the gym to run out my frustrations. i ran for three miles, felt much better, and then ran up the stairs to our apartment. i entered to find jeremy already making dinner. sometimes it's the little things that mean the most.

he's the sweetest.

4 years

on this day in 2007, jeremy
kissed me for the first time...

we've been kissing ever since.

baked

we made the cookies today.

look at all those white chocolate chips! there are peanut butter chips in there, too.
love it! jeremy declared these the best cookie we have ever made.
woot woot! they are DELICIOUS! go here for the recipe.

autumn...

is beautiful around these parts!

tie-dye fun

i tie-dyed with the kids at work today. they LOVED it. one kid came up to me after and said, "katie, this is the best group we have ever had since i've been here." they were super helpful in setting up and cleaning up, too. they are great kids!! and their shirts rocked. here's mine:

i am in charge of "craft group" every three weeks. any ideas for cheap crafts i could do with teenage boys? i was going to do marshmallow guns, but my supervisor nixed the idea because of the gun reference (plus the boys would probably make it dangerous some how). anyways... suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

WISHLIST wednesday: No. 22

today i wish for these cookies with some hot chocolate and a movie.

peanut butter oatmeal white chocolate cookies

it's rainy here today... so i just want to go home forget the homework we have to do and watch a movie with jeremy while sipping on hot chocolate and eating cookies. i guess i will have to wait until the weekend.

slackers unite

alright...

i have been slacking off in the workout department. i mainly have been working out on mondays only. so weird, right? i have found that it's a lot harder to make time to work out when i feel like i should be reading for my classes or writing my papers. soooooo.... i have become a slacker. :(

has anybody else been struggling with staying motivated to work out?!? its easy to be lazy in the fall i have decided. you wear more clothes... so you feel less exposed and less conscious... maybe?? i just made that up, but i know i'm working out when swim suit season comes around.

none the less... i am struggling with working out. so let's do something drastic. who's with me? let's unite and plan to work out and keep each other motivated. i, katie, solemnly pledge to workout 5 days a week until the end of time. HA! just jokes. but in all seriousness... i, katie, solemnly pledge to workout 5 days a week until the end of the year. whew! i can do this! because working out makes me feel better about myself, it's good for my body, and it can be like 30 minutes. i can do 30 minutes a day.... so can you! oh and if i don't workout 5 days one week, i will not throw in the towel. i will just try harder to make time to take care of myself. wanna join me?

well, i did the 30 day shred today... so i am off to a good start! now i just have to make it happen on tuesday... one day at a time.

my little friend

every wednesday and friday when i take the 3:40 bus home, a mom and her two little girls get on the bus one stop before i get off. the mom always sits next to the younger sister and the older girl sits somewhere close. they are probably around 4 and 6 years old. a couple weeks ago the older of the two sat next to me. i asked her if she was excited for the weekend and we chatted before i had to get off. ever since then, she usually waves when she sees me and her little sister waves, too.

today, the cute trio boarded the bus at their usual stop. the girl sat a couple rows behind her mom, then looked around and spotted me. she furiously waved and noticed the empty seat next to me. she started making her way over to sit next to me, but an older lady swiped the spot before she could get there. her little face was so sad as she settled back into her empty row. so before the bus got up to full speed i jumped into the seat next to her. she was so surprised and gave me a big "Hi!" then she showed me all the things she wanted in the toys r us ad she was carrying. my stop was next, so i told her to have a great weekend and that i would see her next week.

she is just great. i have no idea what her name is, but she is my little friend.

paper overload

i have so many papers due in the next couple of weeks. aaaahhhhh!

i have two due tomorrow that i have been working on all week and i just finished the second one. i need to go back over both of them to make sure they are somewhat coherent, but i also need a break because i can't see straight at this point.

on a happier note, tomorrow the weekend starts! which means i will have more time to work on my papers. haha. isn't that great?

WISHLIST wednesday: No. 21

today i wish for some brown leather boots that look something like this:

but this color is sold out in my size. bummer. they are found here.

eighty degrees

we have had some lovely weather this weekend - sunny and in the
80s (in the middle of october!). so this afternoon we had to play some tennis
before it gets cold. tomorrow is supposed to be in the 60s. brrrrrrrr!
well, i have to go write a literature review... fun stuff.

night at the fair

last night we visited one of the oldest fairs in America. it was great. we saw bunnies, goats, cows, sheep, horses, bees, and pigs. i totally want bunnies and goats. we also rode the ferris wheel, ate lots of goodies, and i made a beeswax candle for $1 (what a deal?!). it was a fun night for sure! sorry for the picture overload...

i think we will have to go every year!