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Sunday, March 3, 2013

Recipe: Quick Lunch Salad - Creamy Tuna and Bean

So, the other day I got home from work around noon and I was really, really hungry. I didn't have any leftovers, so I got creative.
I've made bean and tuna salads before, but not the creamy kind, but I wanted something a little different.

It's not very pretty, but tastes pretty good

Let's hope I still remember everything I put in:

Five Reasons to be Happy, even though it's not Friday - Fünf Gründe glücklich zu sein, auch wenn es nicht Freitag ist

Even though my resolve to post reasons to be happy on Fridays didn't last very long, I want to keep posting. I'm not sure, if I'll try to revive my Fridays posts, or do something else. And I want to post more recipes for sure. That way, I'll will try more recipes too!

Ok, but here's a few reasons why I have been happy lately:

1. One of the reasons why I haven't been as active on here is that I have been working more. One of my coworkers quit just before Christmas last year, which was an opportunity for me and I'm grateful that my boss trusted me enough to give me more responsibility. I am now titled Social Media Director and Member Service Representative. I love my job and I'm glad I get to be creative everyday!

2. I went to Baton Rouge, Louisiana with Katie the other week. It was a long, long drive, but I always enjoy spending time with her, and I have fun working with her. Here's a picture:

Recipe: Black Bean Soup with Grilled Chicken Breast - Rezept: Schwarze Bohnensuppe mit Hähnchenbrust

It's been a while since I posted a recipe on here... but this is a good one to start the new year with: Black Bean Soup with Grilled Chicken Breast

Soups are perfect when its colder and rainy, and it has just the right spiciness, I think. It's healthy and filling for a soup. The good thing is you can make more and then just keep the rest refrigerated for 3 days for a second day. I hope you like this one.

Recipe: Black Bean Soup with Grilled/Oven Baked Chicken Breast

Happy New Year - Frohes Neues Jahr

Wow, it's 2013. I know I've been quiet on here... Sorry about that. I was just busy and one Friday passed, then another... and so on.

Life is still awesome.

So much has happened since October.... Here's a little review in picture:

Wow, schon ist es 2013. Ich weiß, es war etwas still hier auf meinem Blog... Es war so viel los und dann habe ich einen Freitag verpasst, dann den nächsten und so weiter.

Mein Leben ist immer noch großartig und mir geht es gut.

Hier ist eine Rückschau in Bildern:

I went to the Oktoberfest in Jacksonville, yes in my Dirndl.

- Ich war bei einem Oktoberfest in Jacksonville in meinem Dirndl!

I carved my first pumpkin! - Ich habe meinen ersten Kürbis geschnitzt.

We went to a Halloween party. I made the puking pumpkin and fingers. - Wir waren auf einer Halloween Party. Mein Mitbringsel war der spukende Kürbis und die Würstchenfinger.

Shawn traveled through Iowa. - Shawn und ich sind durch Iowa durchgefahren.

We went to the Navy Pier in Chicago. - Wir waren in Chicago am Navy Pier.

And of course we saw the bean! - Und in Chicago haben wir auch am Cloud Gate (auch gerne The Bean = Die Bohne genannt).

On Thanksgiving I saw a cotton field. - An Thanksgiving habe ich ein Baumwollfeld gesehen.

I went Black Friday shopping and got some awesome deals. - Am Black Friday (Tag nach Thanksgiving) war ich einkaufen und habe einige Schnäppchen gefunden.

Shortly after going to Chicago, my husband got a 'timed' promotion. He is managing a property there while the manager is on maternity leave. Pretty awesome chance for him! So he's been going to Chicago on and off for a week. After he came back from the first trip, we went on a date:

Kurz nachdem wir aus Chicago zurückgekommen waren, hat mein Mann eine Beförderung bekommen und zwar für eine Stelle in Chicago. Es ist auf begrenzte Zeit, aber wirklich eine supergute Gelegenheit für ihn. Während die Managerin von dem Apartmentkomplex dort im Mutterschutz ist, ist er jetzt bis Ende Januar/Mitte Februar Manager dort und muss immer wieder nach Chicago für fünf Tage. Um das zu Feiern, waren wir auf einem Date: