Saturday, August 20, 2016

It's Caturday!

I love this picture of Joan. She looks somewhat smug, and it kind of describes how I feel! I don't feel smug, but I do feel very proud of myself. Yesterday I did what I really wanted and got a job and a bank account right next to each other. My interview went well, and the owner/manager whatever he is is going to look at the schedule over the weekend and see where he can fit me in for training, and he's calling me Monday or Tuesday. It's seriously like less than a ten minute walk from my apartment, so I won't have to worry about getting lost, dealing with the bus, or taking a taxi. Apparently since this city is super Mormon, a lot of the buses don't run on Sundays, so for that and other reasons I wanted to work close to home. I feel like I accomplished a lot in my first week here. The bank I chose is a small Utah bank, and even though I believe all banks are evil, and I resent having to use one, at least the smaller banks seem a little nicer. The last two banks I've used left super bad tastes in my mouth, and I felt dirty being a part of the whole thing. Anyway, this of course isn't my dream job, and the restaurant is super non vegan, like everything is super meaty, buttery, and just super American crap food. But it's something until I find my dream job. And the person who was texting me about the dog walking was also"talking to one other person" so they will let me know if they choose me. Fingers crossed!
I took this picture the other night after dinner. I really need to learn how to use the zoom! Anyway, there is one view of the mountains. I've taken so many pictures, but none really capture the beauty of being surrounded by these mountains. But practice makes perfect, and one day you will see a stunning picture of these mountains on this blog!

 By the time I got home, I was starving and wanted to eat like NOW, so I went super simple and heated up some refried beans and toasted some crunchy shells. I know crunchy shells are not authentic, but sometimes I crave that crunch! I topped these with shredded lettuce, cilantro, green onion, avocado and of course tapatio! This was a super cheap, and super easy dinner that tasted really fresh and delicious. I made this in less time than a frozen meal, or even ordering delivery. For the past month, my eating habits had gotten really terrible. I went over a week with barely eating anything, and then flip flopped between not eating, or eating total crap food. So, feeding my body simply has made a big difference in how I feel.
For dessert I had another chocolate covered cocomel bar. These things are life changing!
eeeeeeeeeee (this was typed by Kanye. How crazy is it that those letters kind of apply to the topic!)

This was the vanilla flavor, and I loved it so much. I think I mentioned this once before, but one time I was missing caramel so much, and so I decided to make vegan caramel, and it was not a pretty sight. Never will I ever attempt that again, so I'm so happy these exist!
Afro and Joan tearing it up on their new couch!
Happy Caturday! It feels so good to say that again!

12 comments:

  1. Hooray! Brilliant news about the job. well done. I know it's not your ideal job but it sounds like a great place to start and that's cool that it is so near your apartment. Hope you have a lovely weekend x

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    1. Thanks! It is a great place to start, because it's so close to home, and also it's a job I'm familiar with.
      I hope your weekend is beautiful as well!

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  2. Yay! Great news that you go the job that you can walk to. :D
    When I was growing up, here in Australia, hard shell tacos were the only tacos! It took me awhile to adjust to the idea of a soft shell taco. LOL I still occasionally have the hard shell variety for nostalgia, and because they are fun, but my goodness are they messy!

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    1. When I was a kid, that's all we ate too. I love the crunch, but you're right, they are so messy! They crumble when you take the first bite, and sometimes they're even hard to fill without breaking!

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  3. Congratulations on the job; that's great that it's so close by! Love the Caturday pics, and the tacos sound perfect! :D

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    1. Thanks! I can't believe that I lucked out. I was hoping I could find a job and a bank that I could walk to, and that actually happened!

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    1. Man, I will never ever get tired of these faces!

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  5. Oh that stinks about how mormon SLC is. I know Southern Utah was super mormon, but kept hearing that it was more diverse in the North. But I guess it is still majority Mormon.

    But the view is awesome. I loved that about Southern Utah (much hotter than SLC) you could see the mountains miles away, from almost any point.

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    1. I think that it is way more diverse, especially the downtown area which I live near. (woot woot) But the super Mormon influence still ways heavy in the air. I feel nervous that I'm going to cuss in public and be reprimanded or something!
      I cannot even believe that it's possible to be hotter than SLC! I don't know how you did it, I don't know how I'm doing it! But man, the views kind of make up for it. It's so beautiful.

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    2. I don't think the temp difference too big during the summer? I know Southern Utah (google Moab, Cedar Breaks, Saint George Utah for photos) is much more of a desert. It looks more like the Grand Canyon with red rocks. So in the winter it is more in the 50s-60s depending on your elevation (Cedar Breaks actually snows a lot) I didn't mind the heat as much since it was so dry. Here in New Jersey it is so humid that you can't sweat to keep cool (no evaporation) I am not a hot weather girl, my husband and I keep joking we should live in Iceland. XD

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    3. Ha ha, I thought I was a hot weather girl, but man, I guess I'm more of a warm weather girl!

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