Good Morning!
You can tell who writes what because Kal and I have very different writing personalities. He writes like a science project and I write how I speak. SO you know just from the first lines that this post is ALLLLL MIIIINNE!
There is so much to tell you since my last post ...but where to start hrrmrmmm
Well it's come to my attention that I am allergic to the outside world. For some reason London makes me sneeze and my eyes itch and my throat/tongue to be itchy. It's weird because I've never had much of a problem with allergies before...except for, you know, the sun, some water, pineapple, banana (though I still eat them :oP) umm.....fabric softner, scented soaps...yes ...I was "one of those kids" lol.
The next big thing is Kal encountered his first "AMANDA HISSY FIT" ever and it was a good one too lol. I was making supper at his place and my potatoes overcooked in his oven (his tempermental oven that decides when it feels like working or not). Anyway, my baked sweet potato fries overcooked and I was trying to remake them but Kal kept cleaning up around me, behind me, in front of me and then decided to load the dishwasher in front of the counter I had the cutting board and potatoes and OMG I just wanted him out of the way but NO HINT could be grasped. I even accidently splattered him in the face with hot oil when I was checking to see if it was hot enough. Kitchen was NOT big enough for the two of us. I ended up getting really frustrated and venting it alllll out.......then instantly regretted it as soon as I saw his face. I felt sooo bad...especially when he gave me a back rub to "calm me down" (What did I do to deserve him?!?!?!). Dinner turned out pretty good though, we had marinated teriyaki beef kabobs with red/yellow peppers and onions with a side of sweet potato fries.
After kissing and making up, we baked cookies!! Three dozen chewy reverse chocolate chip cookies with reece chips. Not the healthiest snack but they were SOOOO good! In order to control ourselves, I told Kal to pack up the rest and take them to work to share but he said NO...seriously. If you work with Kalon...now you know that HE HAS COOKIES AND IS TOTALLY HOLDING OUT ON YOU!!!! Now, when it comes to drinking, I am a light weight (no joke and those of you who know me - know this very well lol) so when Kal and I shared a couple beer while waiting for the cookies to bake, I suddenly become super inebriated. I overlooked the fact that (beer + allergy meds) = Amanda dancing to the Beatles in the living room and Kal having to put her down on the couch for a nap. When he woke me up for bedtime - the kitchen was clean and the sheets on the bed were changed and made and it was just ....perfect <3
It is "girly week" on this end and I have had the worst chocolate/sweets consumption over the past 5 days than I think anyone ever has before in history....but I'll save that for our weekly confessions post...it's going to be a doozey (*Maury Povich guest yelling at audience* " You don't knooooow me, don't be judging me"). I'm sure the scale has moved no where but up...but I have a goal dress to take pictures of and have been keeping track of all my walking!!! Stay tuned!
Talk soon!
Amanda
Today's Tid Bit about Kal: He wears socks only for show. He doesn't care if they are full of holes (KAL if there is a hole in your sock it defeats the purpose of being a sock, just throw it out already! lol)
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Monday, June 14, 2010
Amanda's first entry
Dear Worldwide Diary,
OK so it's like 10am and I'm just hanging out on the computer (eating mixed nuts). Kal let me sleep in at his place after he left for work - trusted me enough with his spare key and to be alone with all his things....including everything in his cupboards. This kid isn't so well stocked on snack foods but has a lot of yummy ingredients like coconut, chocolate chips, nuts, and his mom loaded him up with like a MILLION packets of Carnation Instant breakfast. I have never seen as many packages except for the shelf in the store in which they sell them lol Anyway, he has left his key with me a few times before. I feel he doesn't think much of it, but it girl world - it's huge. It's nice to know he trusts me, especially since we haven't known each other in person all that long (month and a bit). To me, for some reason, it feels like I've known him for a long time.
I am super unemployed at the moment. I honestly haven't been without work and school at the same time in....since I was 16 and I got my first job at Dirty Bird (KFC). I don't quite know what's going on with me, but I apply to a lot of things; I've had some interviews but to no avail. I'm 24 years old - I've graduated highschool, I have a college diploma, I have a university degree......and I'm willing to ask how much cream you want in your coffee....but no takers lol. I always complained about having no time to do anything...and now I have way too much time on my hands lol. Poor Kal having to entertain me and keep my confidence from crumbling.
We've been cooking together more lately and I think its bringing us closer. We are finding out what each other likes and doesn't like.....which means Kal finds out what I don't like and then challenges me to eat it again (or try it for the first time). Last night it was Salmon and before last night I thought it was one of the most disgusting things on the planet. I used to work in a retirement home kitchen and one of my food prep jobs was to de-bone/de-skin canned salmon for salmon salad sandwiches and it grossed me out. The whole kitchen would smell like fish. My mom ate the canned stuff growing up until my father banned it from the house in his presence. Last night Kalon W challenged me to face Salmon once again. For the first time in front of it, I opened my mouth and complaining didn't come out - the fish went in. IT WAS DELICIOUS!!!!!!!! It was so good that I didn't even care that the clean plate and smile on my face meant Kal had full opportunity to say "I told you so".......but he didn't. I am so lucky to have a man (more gracious than myself) to politely say "I'm glad you liked it, it's one of my favourites too". I'll get him to put the recipe in our "Recipes for Success" sections so everyone else can try it too. [EDIT: Recipe Available]
Have a great day everyone!
Amanda F.
Today's tid bit about Kal - he hates the taste of water. He always mixes some kind of flavour in before he drinks it :oP
OK so it's like 10am and I'm just hanging out on the computer (eating mixed nuts). Kal let me sleep in at his place after he left for work - trusted me enough with his spare key and to be alone with all his things....including everything in his cupboards. This kid isn't so well stocked on snack foods but has a lot of yummy ingredients like coconut, chocolate chips, nuts, and his mom loaded him up with like a MILLION packets of Carnation Instant breakfast. I have never seen as many packages except for the shelf in the store in which they sell them lol Anyway, he has left his key with me a few times before. I feel he doesn't think much of it, but it girl world - it's huge. It's nice to know he trusts me, especially since we haven't known each other in person all that long (month and a bit). To me, for some reason, it feels like I've known him for a long time.
I am super unemployed at the moment. I honestly haven't been without work and school at the same time in....since I was 16 and I got my first job at Dirty Bird (KFC). I don't quite know what's going on with me, but I apply to a lot of things; I've had some interviews but to no avail. I'm 24 years old - I've graduated highschool, I have a college diploma, I have a university degree......and I'm willing to ask how much cream you want in your coffee....but no takers lol. I always complained about having no time to do anything...and now I have way too much time on my hands lol. Poor Kal having to entertain me and keep my confidence from crumbling.
We've been cooking together more lately and I think its bringing us closer. We are finding out what each other likes and doesn't like.....which means Kal finds out what I don't like and then challenges me to eat it again (or try it for the first time). Last night it was Salmon and before last night I thought it was one of the most disgusting things on the planet. I used to work in a retirement home kitchen and one of my food prep jobs was to de-bone/de-skin canned salmon for salmon salad sandwiches and it grossed me out. The whole kitchen would smell like fish. My mom ate the canned stuff growing up until my father banned it from the house in his presence. Last night Kalon W challenged me to face Salmon once again. For the first time in front of it, I opened my mouth and complaining didn't come out - the fish went in. IT WAS DELICIOUS!!!!!!!! It was so good that I didn't even care that the clean plate and smile on my face meant Kal had full opportunity to say "I told you so".......but he didn't. I am so lucky to have a man (more gracious than myself) to politely say "I'm glad you liked it, it's one of my favourites too". I'll get him to put the recipe in our "Recipes for Success" sections so everyone else can try it too. [EDIT: Recipe Available]
Have a great day everyone!
Amanda F.
Today's tid bit about Kal - he hates the taste of water. He always mixes some kind of flavour in before he drinks it :oP
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