The Weak Week Continues....

Morning everyone!  So how 'bout by the time I left work yesterday afternoon, the dreary icy drizzle had made way for a beautiful sunset sky!  It was BRIGHT, SUNNY and beautiful out at 5pm!  I guess the sun conserved it's energy all day;)  A good 'sign of things to come,' no? :)  (maybe that groundhog wasn't lying after all;)

 

And I got home just in time to throw a quick dinner together:

Since we have around 6,582 half empty bottles of random marinades on our fridge door, we thought we'd use one of those for our pork chops.  And I thought you'd enjoy that this one came from a....ahem...GARLIC SURVIVAL KIT that I had gotten for Scott on some random holiday;) hahahhahahhahahahaha....

Truth be told, it was actually more CITRUS-Y than I would have hoped:(  I wanted some mega garlic PUNCH!  Oh well, guess we'll just have to make our own 80 clove garlic sauce;)

And nothing quite says "welcome home" like potatoes baking away in the oven:)  LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT! :)  And these sweet potatoes were sooooooooo good....

I added a little butter & cinnamon and topped it off with a small scoop of 0% Fage...which I have been DIGGING as a sour cream swap.  I am a Class-A Sour Cream FIEND and have been looking for a way to cut my portions down.  The Fage really helps because you only need a little bit (it's super tangy) plus it's low in calories, high in protein AND you get the health benefits of yogurt.  Not too shabby!

And we rounded out dinner with a little steamed broccoli.  Thrilling...I know:)

And I had my dessert staring at me ALL DAY LONG from my desk and managed to hold off till after dinner....are you impressed??  hahahahhahahahaa.....a Coconut Almond Macaroon Bar, no less!  My friend made it and it was superb...the damn thing just melted in your mouth!

So...ummm...is now a good time to mention my workout for Wednesday? hahahahhaa....

Thursday Morning:  30 minute Pure Power Yoga

Can I tell you?  DEAD!  I was DEAD doing this one yesterday.  About 3/4 of the way through the workout there was a section where you laid down for a few seconds...I REALLY did NOT want to get up off that floor;) hahahahahahhahaha....Like I said, it must just be a "weak week"....even Penny is exhausted this week:

(I had to post that picture, as it will surely be my Mom's favorite picture this week..hahahahahahahah:)

So since it's Thursday, I decided to toss the Ultimate Carrot Cake in for Miz Helen's Full Plate Thursday.....

Thanks again, Miz Helen for being the hostest with the mostest:)

So...are you guys watchin American Idol this year??  I must say, after all the talk for what felt like FOR-EVER...it is actually REALLY good this year!!!  It's pretty much now guaranteed that I will proclaim how much I LOVE J-Lo and Scott will CRACK up (and rewind 10 times) at something Steven Tyler has said at least twice an episode:)  Although nothing cracked him up quite like this!  Watch that clip if you need a laugh:) 

Alright...I'm done for the day:)  Have a great Thursday....Friday is within our grasps!