What's on your Menu Today (PHOTO FRIDAY) RNYers?

Hope you all have a wonderful time on your mini vacation!  I love little towns like that.  Take lots of picture for us!!

It's supposed to snow tonight as well, so it should be beautiful (and super cold), the pictures should be fantastic.

enjoy your trip, it sounds awesome, I have a friend who LOVES Frakenmuth and she goes multiple times a year from up here in Canada.

Hope you get some awesome pics for us!!

I think I've been to that restaurant (I have a cousin who used to live in Bridgeport and another who lives up in Bay City, so I've been to Frankenmuth a few times!)

Good morning Menu Fam!

Daisy: Those are beautiful santas! I can't believe your mom painted them! what a talent! And good for you in being strong and saying away from sweets! I dont know if i will have that kind of restraint when they're sitting in front of me!

QOTD:  I cant really remember last christmas!! I do remember going to my parent's house up in DC, and then visiting an aunts for dinner one night, and my cousin's from the other side of the fam. I eat really well, but I don't remember anything too negative about it, because thats the way christmas has always been i guess? However, Being MO makes shopping more of a chore than a fun past time. I shopped a lot online and tried stuff on at home instead. walking for a long time would hurt my back. Standing would hurt my back. My back still kinda hurts now, but things are changing.

Still in work business till the end of monday, so I hope to be back to comment on everyone's photos. If not, i'll do so on the weekend.

Weekend plans? i'm heading up to DC with the little one, visit my family and attend my goddaughter's sweet 16. She is the daughter of my best friend from high school, the closest thing I had to a brother. We lost him recently (august 1) to a very sudden cardiac arrest/Aortic Dissection (caused by a hereditary connective tissue disorder). It was very heartbreaking, so I want to make sure to be there for her.

Time Since surgery: 15.5 weeks

B: 1/2 Tuna Ranch Packet, Miracle Whip, American Cheese, Cucumber slices

S: Premiere Protien Choc

L: Left over white chicken chilli from  yesterday

S: Strawberry Kiwi Syntrax Nectar in water, 10 cashews

D: Mechado (beef stew) & Steamed Brocolli

Totals:  Calories 723, protein 95, Carbs 31, Fat 25

Here are the photos! My tree is prelit, so there is a row in the center that is out and its pretty annoying.

So sorry to hear of your loss but glad for you that you will be there for the Sweet Sixteen.  Your tree is super cute even with the dark band. Have a great weekend!

~E

your tree is really beautiful Mari and if you had not told us there was lights out I really would not have noticed ha ha

safe trip to DC, sweet 16 is so wonderful! I am so sorry for your loss and its wonderful you can be there for her & the rest of her family!

and on the back pain, I hope you are like me and just wake up one day and its gone. I used to have bad ankle, knee & back/hip/sciatic pain and I don't remember exactly when it all went away or how much weight I had lost but suddenly I was bounding down the stairs to the basement to do laundry and my husband said, "oh since when do you run down the stairs?" I had not even realized it.  I used to have to take stairs one at a time like a little old lady the pain was so bad. Keep up the great work!!!

Good Morning! I am working in the office for a few hours this morning and am happy to report that our mostly back in order-so happy and so worth it! 

Weekend plans are to relax a bit before I have to travel for work next week. I am thinking we will do some shopping and I might get a manicure (I deserve it after this week right!?!?!)

QOTD: I would snack on so many sweet treats and just about anything I could get my hands on. Now it's a meat/cheese platter and I am a happy camper.

Love the collection of Santa's around the world.

Time since surgery: 2 years, 4 months

B: SF latte, Egg beaters with shredded cheese, 2 sausage turkey links

L: Grilled chicken burrito bowl (chicken, black beans, cheese, sour cream and salsa)

S: SF latte, Carbmaster yogurt and string cheese

D: Albacore tuna melt and baby carrots

E: 45 mins stepper this morning

V/W: On track

Totals: Cals:975 Protein:123 Carbs:75 Fat:31

Have a great one!

I am breaking photo Friday rules and posting pics of the flooring and one from Em's concert last night. We haven't decided yet if we are going to put the Christmas tree up this weekend and otherwise we have zero Christmas decorations up.

The floors looks fantastic! Adorable kiddo!

Thanks! She looks like her daddy :)