Oh, It's Love…

just chilling by Nathan Philips Square

hot off the press!
super yummy chocolate-chip-oatmeal-walnut cookies. =]

Thin-crust pizza @ Alice Fazooli's

My fellow co-oper and I lunched at the Alice Fazooli’s at Hwy 7 and East Beaver Creek, mainly because of the $10 coupon.

We went at around 12:30pm and it was quite busy. The crowd seems to be older and more mature. Despite the busy-ness, we were seated promptly. Our waiter was very friendly and he seemed to understand that some people do have the hour-long lunch. He also brought the bread basket, containing the fluffliest bread I’ve had at a restaurant. We were tempted to ask for seconds!

Anyways, I ordered the Mushroom and Pancetta (without the Pancetta) pizza while my company ordered the Penne Arrabbiata. The pizza was really delish. The crust was thin and crispy. It doesn’t taste dry at all. There were lots of mushrooms and tons of cheese. The lunch pizza also came with a (huge!) side salad. The pasta also came in a huge portion. My friend found it to be a bit too spicy, but other than that, he thoroughly enjoyed it.

As for the $10 coupon that I mentioned before, there’s no minimum amount, which is great. I’m not sure how long this promotion lasts for. Sign up to receive the coupon via email at AliceFazoolis.com

I’d say, Alice is quite pricey for an everyday type of lunch. It’s definitely a place that impresses.

My car, parked at work.

Hm. I have a slight parking. I seem to never park in the center of the parking space. The car is usually more on the left side, leaving me with minimal room to get off the car. Imagine me trying to squeeze out of my car every morning. I’m so sick of doing that.

Any tips on fixing my driving problem?

Family dinner!
we CLEANED up the plates. BOOYAH!

mmhmm… thanksgiving squash!

Alan + Barb's house warming!

Even though I’ve been over to their place a dozen times, Alan and Barb held an official house-warming party. Lots of people were showed up and the happy couple was pretty ecstatic.

As for me, I can’t wait to own my first property. I’m aiming to buy my own 2 bedroom condo 5 years after I graduate. It’s ambitious… but my own condo! That’s something to work (and save) towards. I have some ideas as to what sort of condo I want to get. Obviously, I want a 2 bedroom place, so I can live with a roommate (and have her/him help out with rent and my mortgage). The place must have a balcony, so I can hang pretty pretty lights and read outside on nice summer days. Smaller details would include that the stove and the sink to be adjacent to each other (chinese superstition) and that the entrance would not have a long corridor. It’s a strange list… but that’s what I want!

I see owning a condo to be a long-term investment. My plan is to live in it for first 5 years or so (or until I move in with a boyfriend/get married). After I move out, a house (with a porch!) will be the next property on my list. Maybe I’ll get a dog or two. Or a kid or not. Y’know, I’ll just go with the flow.

Anyways, I can’t wait to go to the next house-warming party. I’m looking at you, Johnny! =]

Mmhmm… spinach puff pastry.

Just how exciting the second week of the vegetarian cooking class is? We made 4 dishes in 3 hours, including this mouth-watering spinach puff pastry. It was absolute delish. I’m really looking forward to trying this recipe. Need to start gathering ingredients aka going to the grocery store.

Our recipe was very similar to this one. My teacher’s recipe was a bit different than that one. But it’s a good starting point if you want to make something similar.

Photoshop disaster?

I’m pretty sure this dude wasn’t holding onto a box of Dorritos when they took that picture. But seriously? it looks so bad.

I recently signed up for my work place’s exercise program. It is, by no means, a full gym, but they do offer exercise programs during lunch hours. So far, I’ve (mentally) signed up for Yoga, Pilates… and maybe a stepping class.

The decision to join the exercise program was simple. I need to get off my butt… and I’m too lazy to work out afterwards. The program at work is done during work hours, so I don’t really have to go anywhere. It’s exercise that I’m comfortable doing and it works towards my goal in being more flexible. In addition, it’s going to give me a great energy boost between lunch and end of day. And this program doesn’t hurt the wallet at all!

What more can I say, I’m sold on this idea!