Change!

Talk about changes at work! Yesterday afternoon, they gave us the choice of switching from 5 eight hour shifts to 4 ten's. I am still really surprised they are giving us this option. I have thought about it and I am going to try it! I am still very nervous about doing this. I love my schedule right now, 7:00 to 3:30 Monday thru Friday. After getting off work, I have time to go to the bank, grocery shopping and cook a pretty involved dinner and still have tons of time left to relax in the evening. Now I will be working from 6:30 to 5:00 and taking Friday off. The days are going to be long and I wonder if it will be worth it to have that extra day off of work. Let's take a look at the pros and cons.

Cons:
Longer work day
Get up earlier
In the winter go to work in the dark and leave when it's dark
Less time to cook dinner

Pros:
Extra day off
Easier to make doctor's appointments
3 days to sleep in instead of 2

I think the pro's out weigh the cons. If I don't like it, I am able to switch back so I shouldn't be nervous, but I still am. The proposed start date would be in 2 weeks! I'll update once we start!

Why does one person....

always have to ruin it for everyone else?! In this situation, it isn't actually one person, maybe more like 3. All of us girls were pulled into the back office today for a meeting. Meetings in my office always mean something is up. Topic of discussion today was Dress Code. I knew this was coming. Hotter weather means skimpier clothing!

I know I posted last week about how cold the office is, well that's only in my little room. The rest of the office is normally sweltering hot! Luckily, it hasn't been in the 100's lately so that's good, but it has still been hot. I try to typically follow the dress code to a T. In fact several weeks ago, three of us busted out the dress code policy and went over it to make sure we weren't violating any policies. Let's just say there are a couple of people that probably hadn't read it in awhile or actually never read it all! I knew eventually someone was going to say something and that day was today.

We are extremely lucky that we get to wear casual dress all week, that includes jeans, Capri's and flip flops. Well as of tomorrow no more Capri's and we will probably loose flip flops soon as well! I guess there is even talk of them wanting us to be business casual. I would be so sad if it came to that!

What is just frustrating, is why can't the offenders be pulled aside and A. given a verbal warning and if it continues then B. get written up. It's just sad that they get to ruin it for everyone else. That always seems to be the case isn't it though! :(

Summer Walks

The other night after we had dinner and had cleaned everything up, the hubby suggested going on a walk. As much as I love taking walks, even when the weather is good, we rarely take them. I think after a long day of work, cooking dinner and cleaning up it's almost time to go to bed and we don't feel like it.

It has been warmer the last couple of days. The June Gloom finally went away. Not sure if its gone for good, but the evenings sure have been nice! We took a walk down one of the little streets near us, that we had never been down before and it was such a cute little neighborhood! It's tucked away off the main road and you would never know it was there. I throughly enjoyed spending that time out of the house and being outside.

I am definitely looking forward to more warmer nights, so we can take more walks. Hopefully, this summer we will go more often than in the past. It's a good source of exercise and quality time with the hubby!

Our Kitchen Table

Since, I posted pictures of the living room, I have gotten several requests to see more pictures of our place and until now I just hadn't take any. We recently started having dinner with my brother in law and his wife Melissa on a weekly basis. We have been switching places each week and so far I think it has been going pretty well.

This week was my turn and I decided to make stir fry. I stopped by Trader Joe's on the way home to pick up snap peas, when their flowers caught my eye. I saw a white and green bouquet and thought it would go perfectly on the kitchen table.

So here is my table all set for dinner. It doesn't always look like this!

It's Antartica in Here!

It is soo cold in my office right now! I know it's supposed be 90 out today but why does the office have to be freezing?! I am currently wearing a t-shirt, sweater and a coat and drinking hot chocolate! I even turned on the little heater that I have under my desk! There is something wrong with this picture. It's just not right!

Tex-Mex Shrimp Stew

I haven't posted a food blog in forever! I started this one a while ago and never finished it. Anyways, I loved this dish and David whom isn't that big of a seafood fan loved it as well. Yay! So here you go!

Tex-Mex Shrimp Stew
Source: Mix it Match it, 1000 + Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Combinations by
Weight Watchers, 2007
Serves: 4
Points: 4
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:
4 tsp of olive oil
1 onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 (14 1/2-ounce) can of diced tomatoes with green chiles
1 (10 ounce) box of frozen corn
1/4 tsp of salt
1/8 tsp of cinnamon (next time I am going to omit this)
1 pound of medium shrimp, peeled and deveined (I used TJ's frozen cooked shrimp)
2 tbs of chopped fresh cilantro
4 lime wedges (optional, I added a tbs of lime juice to the stew)
sliced avocado (optional and not included in point calculation)

Directions:
Heat oil in medium pan over medium high heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring frequently until golden, about 3 minutes. Add bell pepper and cook, stirring frequently, until softened, about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, corn, salt, and cinnamon and bring to boil. Stir in shrimp and return to boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered until the shrimp are just opaque in the center, about 4 minutes. Sprinkle with cilantro and serve with lime wedges and avocado.

Camping in South Carlsbad

I know I am extremely late blogging this entry, but here you go anyways. Last weekend, we went with our friends Jenni and Dave camping in South Carlsbad. I had never been beach camping before, so it was a new experience for me. We headed down on Saturday morning, as it had been raining Friday and we didn't want to have to set up in the rain. The plan for the weekend was for it to be a relaxing trip and it definitely was! All Sunday, Jenni and I sat out in the sun and read our books! I am currently working on, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and I was able to get a good way through it. The weather was a little bit on the cool side, but it was still very beautiful out. It was really nice to get away from the smog and be near the ocean! So here are a couple of pictures from our weekend!