Logged in to work early from mums place, had a massive bowl of muesli with yogurt for breakfast.
Hit the road to Albury before lunch, stopped on the way and had maccas. Haven't had maccas in ages, went the quarter pounder meal. Demolished the quarter pounder, didn't quite finish the fries. I have to say, we all rather enjoyed it.
Had a sausage sizzle when we got to Albury, sausages in bread with mustard and ketchup. Nice, simple, and yummy. Everyone was pretty tired so it was an early night. Sorry, no pictures....
December 22, 2011
Had half a grapefruit for breakfast, and a handful of nut & seed mix. That stuff is awesome.
Head in to the office for the last time, unfortunately for no reason, my meetings were cancelled! Never mind. Got to leave early and meet mum for lunch. Finished off the tortillas with salami & cheese & veg to make more mini pizzas, which of course were delish.
Snacked on some beef & sao crackers in the afternoon, then when dad got home we had some crumbed chicken for dinner with salad & potatoes. Sorry, no photos!
After dinner we had some lindt dark mint chocolate. Mmmm, that stuff is the shizzle! And that wraps up the day nicely.
Head in to the office for the last time, unfortunately for no reason, my meetings were cancelled! Never mind. Got to leave early and meet mum for lunch. Finished off the tortillas with salami & cheese & veg to make more mini pizzas, which of course were delish.
Snacked on some beef & sao crackers in the afternoon, then when dad got home we had some crumbed chicken for dinner with salad & potatoes. Sorry, no photos!
After dinner we had some lindt dark mint chocolate. Mmmm, that stuff is the shizzle! And that wraps up the day nicely.
December 21, 2011
Another head start with half a grapefruit & a banana a few hours later.
There was pizza in the office for lunch, but I opted for this instead. How funny that the coke says 'mate' on it, Aussie much?!
My salad was pumpkin, sweet potato, rocket, roast capsicum, and feta. They asked what dressing I wanted, I opted for none... look at it! Does it look like I needed dressing? It was pretty yummy as is, and while I probably shouldn't have gone the coke (my calorie intake at the moment is on the increase) I felt like a perk up before heading out to Chatswood to do some training. Everything went well, by the time I was on the bus and heading back to mums I was starving. I still had a few hours of work to do, so worked an hour, then made some more easy tortilla pizzas, which were lush. One again with pear, prosciutto & blue cheese, the other with salami, sun dried tomatoes, olives, & goats cheese. After dinner mum and I snacked on a cheeky violet crumble we stole from Lee's and my stash to take back to Canada. Note to self - replace the violet crumble!
And that was it for Wednesday.
There was pizza in the office for lunch, but I opted for this instead. How funny that the coke says 'mate' on it, Aussie much?!
And that was it for Wednesday.
December 20, 2011
Half a grapefruit for breakfast this morning, then ate a banana when I got into the office. Turned out to be a bit of a piggy day...
Took Wendy out for lunch, Wendy is the HR Manager here and my director told me I must take her out. So I did, and we both had huge delicious steak sangas which came with a ridiculous amount of chips. Wendy got through half of hers, I got through most of it, but not even half of my chips. HUGE amount of food, but tres delicious!
Snacked when I got home, dad was working late so mum and I had tortilla pizzas. We shared one salami and one pear, blue cheese and proscuitto half half. Delicious!
Then when dad came home we couldn't help ourselves and had a small portion of his spaghetti dinner. Niiiice.
It may have been a piggy day, but damn, it was tasty.
Took Wendy out for lunch, Wendy is the HR Manager here and my director told me I must take her out. So I did, and we both had huge delicious steak sangas which came with a ridiculous amount of chips. Wendy got through half of hers, I got through most of it, but not even half of my chips. HUGE amount of food, but tres delicious!
Snacked when I got home, dad was working late so mum and I had tortilla pizzas. We shared one salami and one pear, blue cheese and proscuitto half half. Delicious!
Then when dad came home we couldn't help ourselves and had a small portion of his spaghetti dinner. Niiiice.
It may have been a piggy day, but damn, it was tasty.
December 19, 2011
Had half a grapefruit for breakfast, followed promptly by a banana, before heading off to 80 Pacific Hwy for my first day of Sydney office work. I was lucky enough to be treated lunch, I ordered a pear & prosciutto salad:
Was pretty good actually, included avocado, walnuts and some parmesan. Needed some oompf, but still quite enjoyable.
Got home, devoured three crackers with pesto dip before dinner, then dinner which was boerwurst sausage with onion & salad. Lovely!
Followed up by a gingerbread man and three cookies, I think I am well and truly over for the day. Ready for bed :)
Was pretty good actually, included avocado, walnuts and some parmesan. Needed some oompf, but still quite enjoyable.
Got home, devoured three crackers with pesto dip before dinner, then dinner which was boerwurst sausage with onion & salad. Lovely!
Followed up by a gingerbread man and three cookies, I think I am well and truly over for the day. Ready for bed :)
December 18, 2011
Breakfast was a gingerbread man (of course) and a vegemite roll. It's good to be back!
For lunch we had beef & salami on a crusty baguette with mustard & brie, and some olives & sundried tomatoes. Talk about a lush lunch.
For dinner I made some goats cheese stuffed chicken breasts wrapped in prosciutto, and was served with tomatoes & a lettuce salad. I believe it went down a treat, glad I could make my ma & pa happy with a de Souza regular! Had a piece of lindt dark peppermint chocolate after dinner, and voila, day done.
For lunch we had beef & salami on a crusty baguette with mustard & brie, and some olives & sundried tomatoes. Talk about a lush lunch.
For dinner I made some goats cheese stuffed chicken breasts wrapped in prosciutto, and was served with tomatoes & a lettuce salad. I believe it went down a treat, glad I could make my ma & pa happy with a de Souza regular! Had a piece of lindt dark peppermint chocolate after dinner, and voila, day done.
December 17, 2011
Breakfast was two small rolls, one with vegemite and one with jam. Nice to have some vegemite again, will have to take some back to Canada.
For lunch I made pizza for mum, Lee and myself, including the base. And I have to say, it turned out a treat! Super thin crust, tomato base, fresh tomato, basil, bocconcini, parma ham and some ground chilli. Mmmmm!
In the afternoon I made some GBM's, mum had some writing icing thingies, so I painted stupid faces on them, kept me well entertained! It's actually harder to eat them when they have their own personalities, even though they are just cookies. Also snacked on a... hrm... not sure what to call it, its crossed between a salada and a water cracker... anyone? Anyway, one of those with some pesto on it, god I love pesto. Cheers mum.
For dinner, mum made rissoles & we had them with tomato, beetroot, salad and roasted potato wedges. Lovely. And that ties up Saturday!
For lunch I made pizza for mum, Lee and myself, including the base. And I have to say, it turned out a treat! Super thin crust, tomato base, fresh tomato, basil, bocconcini, parma ham and some ground chilli. Mmmmm!
In the afternoon I made some GBM's, mum had some writing icing thingies, so I painted stupid faces on them, kept me well entertained! It's actually harder to eat them when they have their own personalities, even though they are just cookies. Also snacked on a... hrm... not sure what to call it, its crossed between a salada and a water cracker... anyone? Anyway, one of those with some pesto on it, god I love pesto. Cheers mum.
For dinner, mum made rissoles & we had them with tomato, beetroot, salad and roasted potato wedges. Lovely. And that ties up Saturday!
December 12 to December 16, 2011
And what a big week its been....
Monday morning I had berries for breakfast with pecans and a dash of maple syrup. Ingrid bought in some Lindt chocolates, so I had three before lunch, whoops!
Lunch was delicious, went to Sakura Island for sushi, I branched out and had the Alaska roll, which was prawn, salmon, avocado and cucumber. Naturally it came with the miso soup, the 'sparkly' noodles, and a small salad.
Managed another Lindt ball in the afternoon, then hit the road to Toronto after work. Lee took me to Milestones for dinner, where we shared some risotto goats cheese balls to start, and I had a chicken Californian salad. Risotto balls were amazing, chicken salad a a bit too loaded with dressing but was still good.
Tuesday morning we had hotel breakfast, which consisted of a bagel with cream cheese, an 'instant' croissant with jam, and a whole lotta free juice.
My stomach was a little upset (always happens before flying) so I ate at the airport too about four hours later, I had a roast beef roll thing, which was plain, ordinary, and exactly what I needed. We bought some sushi to eat on the plane which was actually pretty good, and I ate a packet of mesquite BBQ flavoured chips, which I really liked, but you can tell I started my holiday, already eating differently.
Landed in LA five hours later, it was a toasty 14 degrees which was screaming a beer, so we head to a bar and had a couple and a cheeseburger. The burgers came with parmesan garlic fries. Oh... my... god... brilliant! Except it made the next flight a bit disgusting, stinking of garlic cheese. 15 hours of garlic bliss, haha.
I skipped my meal on the plane, but ate Lee's edamame salad (basically edamame beans & tinned corn) and then got a ridiculous amount of sleep, which is so unlike me. It pays not to drink on long hauls eh.
They served us breakfast 11 hours later, which was Thursday (we totally missed out on Wednesday), I had the 'hot' version, which was asparagus omelet with mushrooms and fatty bacon. I looked pretty stupid picking the fat off my bacon, but overall it wasn't a bad breakfast. I also ate some pineapple, and forfeited my yogurt. In case anyone was wondering.
Reunited with mum & dad, and for lunch we had cold meats & fresh small rolls. I had two, both loaded with beef, ham, pickles and cheese, and of course... mustard. It's just not a Wilke reunion without mustard! In the afternoon I snacked on some seed & nut mix, which mum picked up for me. (See? She is looking after me already!) The mix was loaded with cashews, and made a very welcomed snack.
For dinner we had kranskies, rock on! Its been too long, mum got them because I told her Lee missed them. Also had some of mums famous potato salad, and a spinach salad with almonds & bacon. Deeeeelish.
Friday for breakfast I had half a grapefruit and snacked more on the seed & nut mix. We were all hungry by 11am so I made Lee and I sandwiches with ham, cheese, mustard & pickles. But of course!
For lunch we met with Joan and her friend Sam, and went down to the beach for a wrap. Lee, mum & I all had a beetroot & falafel wrap, which had pumpkin & rocket in it. We had them toasted, which turned out to be a mistake, as the rocket went really bitter. Still, not a bad lunch and the view was stunning.
Cant complain with that eh?
For dinner, mum whipped up something amazing - lamb cutlets, steamed beans, mash and a bocconcini, tomato & basil salad. Oh, can you say spoiled much?!
And that brings us up to date. Here we are in Australia again, lapping up the views, the birds chirping and the little bit of sunshine we have, and taking some time to relax. Jet lag hasn't been bad, we are feeling pretty good considering. Will try to post when I can, 15 days left until I am done. Wow, where does the time go?
Monday morning I had berries for breakfast with pecans and a dash of maple syrup. Ingrid bought in some Lindt chocolates, so I had three before lunch, whoops!
Lunch was delicious, went to Sakura Island for sushi, I branched out and had the Alaska roll, which was prawn, salmon, avocado and cucumber. Naturally it came with the miso soup, the 'sparkly' noodles, and a small salad.
Managed another Lindt ball in the afternoon, then hit the road to Toronto after work. Lee took me to Milestones for dinner, where we shared some risotto goats cheese balls to start, and I had a chicken Californian salad. Risotto balls were amazing, chicken salad a a bit too loaded with dressing but was still good.
Tuesday morning we had hotel breakfast, which consisted of a bagel with cream cheese, an 'instant' croissant with jam, and a whole lotta free juice.
My stomach was a little upset (always happens before flying) so I ate at the airport too about four hours later, I had a roast beef roll thing, which was plain, ordinary, and exactly what I needed. We bought some sushi to eat on the plane which was actually pretty good, and I ate a packet of mesquite BBQ flavoured chips, which I really liked, but you can tell I started my holiday, already eating differently.
Landed in LA five hours later, it was a toasty 14 degrees which was screaming a beer, so we head to a bar and had a couple and a cheeseburger. The burgers came with parmesan garlic fries. Oh... my... god... brilliant! Except it made the next flight a bit disgusting, stinking of garlic cheese. 15 hours of garlic bliss, haha.
I skipped my meal on the plane, but ate Lee's edamame salad (basically edamame beans & tinned corn) and then got a ridiculous amount of sleep, which is so unlike me. It pays not to drink on long hauls eh.
They served us breakfast 11 hours later, which was Thursday (we totally missed out on Wednesday), I had the 'hot' version, which was asparagus omelet with mushrooms and fatty bacon. I looked pretty stupid picking the fat off my bacon, but overall it wasn't a bad breakfast. I also ate some pineapple, and forfeited my yogurt. In case anyone was wondering.
Reunited with mum & dad, and for lunch we had cold meats & fresh small rolls. I had two, both loaded with beef, ham, pickles and cheese, and of course... mustard. It's just not a Wilke reunion without mustard! In the afternoon I snacked on some seed & nut mix, which mum picked up for me. (See? She is looking after me already!) The mix was loaded with cashews, and made a very welcomed snack.
For dinner we had kranskies, rock on! Its been too long, mum got them because I told her Lee missed them. Also had some of mums famous potato salad, and a spinach salad with almonds & bacon. Deeeeelish.
Friday for breakfast I had half a grapefruit and snacked more on the seed & nut mix. We were all hungry by 11am so I made Lee and I sandwiches with ham, cheese, mustard & pickles. But of course!
For lunch we met with Joan and her friend Sam, and went down to the beach for a wrap. Lee, mum & I all had a beetroot & falafel wrap, which had pumpkin & rocket in it. We had them toasted, which turned out to be a mistake, as the rocket went really bitter. Still, not a bad lunch and the view was stunning.
For dinner, mum whipped up something amazing - lamb cutlets, steamed beans, mash and a bocconcini, tomato & basil salad. Oh, can you say spoiled much?!
And that brings us up to date. Here we are in Australia again, lapping up the views, the birds chirping and the little bit of sunshine we have, and taking some time to relax. Jet lag hasn't been bad, we are feeling pretty good considering. Will try to post when I can, 15 days left until I am done. Wow, where does the time go?
December 11, 2011
Busy day today. Didn't help that I woke up at 1:30am and couldn't get back to sleep. Maybe I am already preparing for the long flight? Anyway....
Breakfast was a bit makeshift, we didn't have any bread so I had poached eggs on tomatoes, with some spring onion, salt, pepper, and some shaved parmigiano reggiano:
It turned out pretty good, albeit a bit soggy & messy on my plate.
Lee was able to drop off some lunch, which was good, saved me having to goout in the cold and I had shitloads of housework to do! We had steak pitas, which were pretty good, but I dunno, feeling a bit over it I think. Although I say that all the time...
Dinner was a bit of a mishmash of leftovers. Roasted chicken breast with some capsicum, and a chopped salad:
And I am not going to lie to you, blog. I also had some ridiculously good icecream afterwards! I love Coldstones!
Breakfast was a bit makeshift, we didn't have any bread so I had poached eggs on tomatoes, with some spring onion, salt, pepper, and some shaved parmigiano reggiano:
It turned out pretty good, albeit a bit soggy & messy on my plate.
Lee was able to drop off some lunch, which was good, saved me having to goout in the cold and I had shitloads of housework to do! We had steak pitas, which were pretty good, but I dunno, feeling a bit over it I think. Although I say that all the time...
Dinner was a bit of a mishmash of leftovers. Roasted chicken breast with some capsicum, and a chopped salad:
And I am not going to lie to you, blog. I also had some ridiculously good icecream afterwards! I love Coldstones!
December 10, 2011
I cheated and had a muesli bar for breakfast before my haircut. It was a bloody cold day yesterday, was -9C, and the wind was fierce. I don't really put photos of myself here, but I figured its time. I took this as Lee wanted to see my hair as soon as I stepped out the salon, so I sent him this:
I walked up to Ethels and met my friend Carly, who I worked with at Sun Life. Another friend met us there (Mike the pilot) and well, the beer drinking was on... I had a chicken enchilada for lunch, which was pretty good but not the best thing on Ethel's menu. At least I branched out from my usual porkadilla eh?! The lady at the bar even came to congratulate me on trying something new. Shame! Anyway, many pitchers of beer later, it was suddenly 5pm which is when Wing Fest started, so Mike and I shared some hot wings. Uh oh.
Lee picked me up around 7pm, I was rolling.... he was starving so we picked up some Harveys on the way home, we both went with chicken fillet burgers. They are meant to have less than 10g of fat, but when you add in the fries & condiments, it boosts it up considerably. Oh well, it was delicious, and I was pretty trollied!
I have to say it was a good day. I got new hair, I also bought new boots (finally!), it snowed, I watched people ice skating at the town square, and got to catch up with some friends and have a good belly laugh which was definitely needed!
I walked up to Ethels and met my friend Carly, who I worked with at Sun Life. Another friend met us there (Mike the pilot) and well, the beer drinking was on... I had a chicken enchilada for lunch, which was pretty good but not the best thing on Ethel's menu. At least I branched out from my usual porkadilla eh?! The lady at the bar even came to congratulate me on trying something new. Shame! Anyway, many pitchers of beer later, it was suddenly 5pm which is when Wing Fest started, so Mike and I shared some hot wings. Uh oh.
Lee picked me up around 7pm, I was rolling.... he was starving so we picked up some Harveys on the way home, we both went with chicken fillet burgers. They are meant to have less than 10g of fat, but when you add in the fries & condiments, it boosts it up considerably. Oh well, it was delicious, and I was pretty trollied!
I have to say it was a good day. I got new hair, I also bought new boots (finally!), it snowed, I watched people ice skating at the town square, and got to catch up with some friends and have a good belly laugh which was definitely needed!
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