Thank God It is Friday and I can sit on the Couch

Today, I am grateful that I have friends. I am grateful that I have a couch to sit on a night with a blanket and a tv as my company. I am grateful for my fiance, I love him so much. I am thankful that I've discovered the Sweet Onion Chicken Teriaki sandwich at Subway. Tonight, I am grateful that I ate this sandwich without mayonaise. I am grateful that I had a nap today and that I woke up. I am still alive. I am grateful that I did my crunches and push ups today. I am grateful that I had a "day off" yesterday and that I had real estate things to do on my day off. I am grateful that I had to work during the day and not at night.

Law & Order (original)
Subway sandwiches
Soft spoken blonds who are grown but act like little girls, they provide me something to laugh about
Blood that courses through my veins
Dr. Oz for educating me about health
My purse that needs to be de-cluttered

Happy Sunday

I am Happy because I woke up the morning..

today is a day that the Lord has made

I am resting before I head out for work

catching up on old HGTV programs

tilapia baked in the oven

cleaned out my purse so it is clean

updated my blogs

breakfast with my family

scrambled eggs

crispy bacon

sitting under a warm blanket

not taking a shower until 2pm

prayer

speaking to my niece

Big River Grill, Hamilton Place Mall Area, Chattanooga, TN

I visited Big River Grill in Chattanooga, TN for lunch this week. When you walk through the door, you are immediately greeted by the hostesses. They even open the door for you when it's not too busy, that is a great touch. I requested a booth and was seated near the fireplace. Since I am cold all the time, that was a perfect place for me. The atmosphere at Big River is a mixture of the trendy and traditional. The menu is quite eclectic. You can order pizzas, pastas, sandwiches, main dish entrees...your options are endless. I love that they offer a lunch menu and in the evening there is a dinner menu. Big River is a microbrewery, so you can try a few of their inhouse beers. If that's not your thing, they offer a wide variety of other familiar beers, liquors and wines for every taste.

During this visit, I ordered the LOW COUNTRY SHRIMP AND GRITS. This dish came is a super large white bowl. The portion was quite substantial. I could've split this dish with another person. The dish consisted of shrimp, bacon, garlic and mushrooms over cheddar parmesan cheese grits. The presentation is quite impressive. All of the ingredients are on top of the grits, so you can see how everything looks before it is mixed up with the grits. The shrimp were plump and seasoned really well. The garlic was overwhelming, it was a bit much for me. The bacon was crisp, just the way that it should be. The mushrooms were sliced into larger pieces. Each of the ingredients worked in harmony with the cheddar parmesan cheese grits. This dish was more than I could eat in one sitting. If cheese grits are your thing, definitely give this dish a try!

My own criticism was that the waitress too longer to check on me than I would've liked. The food arrived in a timely manner, the restaurant is clean, inviting, lively. If you happen to visit Chattanooga, TN Big River has 2 locations: one downtown Chattanooga and the other at Hamilton Place Mall.

Burgers at Red Robin Restaurant Chattanooga, TN

Today I ate at Red Robin at Hamilton Place Mall in Chattanooga, TN. I ordered the Bleu Ribbon Burger (pictured), it was a great combination of taste. The burger is topped with crumpled blue cheese, onion straws, lettuce, tomato, chipotle mayonaise. The flavors are set off between a onion bun. My boyfriend ordered the Banzai Burger and he was quite pleased with that flavor combination. He stated that it had just enough kick but not so much that he needed to drink water.

Our service was a C on a scale of A to F. I ordered my burger well done and received a medium well burger. My boyfriends burger was medium well, just like he ordered it. The waiter was slow to attend to our needs. We had to request more fries and our drinks got really low before he came to refill the glasses. The waiter was friendly and cheerful. The atmosphere is quite festive and colorful. The is memorabilia on each wall which adds to the festive atmosphere. The best part are the bottomless steak fries. At Red Robin, whenever you order a burger you all receive bottomless steak fries. Most of the fries are really long, thick and seasoned with salt.

The Red Robin menu is casual dining. The menu has a wide variety of items: burgers, salads, wraps, pasta, appetizers. Red Robin is not your typical hamburger joint, you can even order mixed drinks with your meal if you so desire. Red Robin's prices are higher than McDonalds and Burger King, but the festive atmosphere, great variety and all you can eat steakfries make it worth the effort.

Great Sleep = A Great Morning

Today I am grateful for the fact that...
last night I slept really well...
I woke up about 4am and realized that I still had 2 more hours of sleep...hallelujah!...
I have a healthy breakfast and lunch...
I have friends and family that I was able to spend time with yesterday.
I am able to fight off the spirit of jealousy.

Affirmations:

I will greet my loved ones with enthusiasm.
I cannot allow someone else's response while I am conducting business to determine my future.
I approve of myself.
I have sky high self esteem.
I treat myself with kindness and respect.

quotes:
Don't allow fear to make you her bitch. - from the show "Girlfriends"

Happy Friday!

I am grateful today because...
I have goals...
I am not a manager at my 2nd job, thank you Jesus, that is somebody elses headache...
I am able to fake it with the people that I don't like...
I was able to exercise today...
that I ate healthy today, for all 3 meals.

Affirmations:

The difference between an 8K (insert your job title) and a 200K (insert your job title) is but one thought.
My routines are the key to full engagement.
I am great at listening.
I am secure with myself.
I am secure around anyone.
I love myself.
I love you (insert your name).

Happy Wednesday!

I am happy because tonight I will play scrabble.
I love words...american words, spanish words, italian words...
This will be the first time that we've met in 2009. Yeah, scrabble!
I am hopeful.
It has stopped raining, it is dry today. No umbrella necessary today!
Today, I stepped out of the box (a little).

Quotes:
"It never occurs to me that there are things that I can not do." Whoopi Goldberg

Affirmations:
I am worthy because I was born.
I love myself unconditionally.
I am a great salesperson. I am a great photographer.
I am a great aunt.
I am a great daughter.
I am working toward the fulfillment of my goals.
I have absolute confidence in myself.
I will be enthusiastic with those I love.