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This week has flown by! Q has a 4-day weekend and I took the time off of work so we could spend time together before he heads off to training. This morning, Q and I are enjoying pancakes and coffee, catching up on our TiVo,  pretending it is Saturday and enjoying the snow falling outside!

This past Monday, I took my College Algebra final. I passed the final and my class and let out the biggest sigh of relief. I’ve been so anxious about this class and now that it’s done, I can finally be excited about starting my masters next month! I registered for classes, started buying books and am getting back into the “being a student” mindset. Having not been in school for 5 years, I have to get back into my student mentality!

Saturday - Our usual Saturday dinners are made up of whatever we have left in the fridge from the week. For this week’s dinner, we threw together some brown rice, chicken, mushrooms, broccoli, and brussels sprouts and tossed it in the wok with some teriyaki sauce for a delicious Chicken Stir-Fry.

Sunday – Spicy Black Bean Soup with Chicken – We tweaked our usual recipe that uses turkey sausage to incorporate the diced chicken we had in the fridge. It was a little thick, like a gumbo, and we put it over brown rice and topped it with cheese and avocado.

Monday – I had some big plans to try something new and make a Shrimp and White Bean Gratin, but when it came time for dinner, I was in the mood for something simple. I used some extra sauce from last week’s Shrimp, Avocado and Brown Rice bowls and marinated my shrimp in it. We cooked the shrimp in a hot saute pan, roasted some broccoli and made brown rice in the rice cooker for an easy meal.

Tuesday was Q and my make-shift Valentine’s Day, so we made grilled cheeses with homemade bread and Creamy Roasted Tomato Soup.

Wednesday – Our weekly Turkey Skillet!

Thursday – For our actual Valentine’s Day, we just repeated our Tomato Soup and grilled cheese meal, if it’s good why change it? And for tonight, we are thinking of making Grilled Chicken with Chimichurri Sauce and Spanish Rice that I found in the Ten Dollar Dinners book I got at the Fancy Food Show.

Hope everyone has a great weekend! Q and I are going to see the movie “Side Effects” tonight, I’ll let you know how it is!

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