one thousand and ninety-five days (and some fish)

that's how long donny and i have been dating. today is our three year anniversary, and in about two and a half months, we'll have a new one to celebrate.

+ woke up this morning to flowers and a card in my living room. donny went out and got them after i fell asleep- he turned off the door chime and took off penelope's collar so i wouldn't wake up. what a sweet man!

tonight i decided to cook a gourmet feast in honor of our special day. now, this may not sound like a big deal, but for someone with as little domesticity as i possess, this is quite a task. donny usually does the cooking, and he inevitably helps out even when i am cooking as i am multi-tasking-disabled. since i don't eat meat, we can't always eat the same thing, but lately i've been really trying to eat more fish (apparently mac and cheese is not considered a well-balanced meal by most standards). donny likes fish too, so we've been eating the same thing more frequently. over the last week i've/we've made two fish recipes that have been fabulous. both are from allrecipes.com, but with some slight modifications. enjoy...

pan seared citrus soy tuna steaks

2 large tuna steaks

3/4 cup Peach Mango juice (substituted for OJ as we didn't have any)

1/4 cup lite soy sauce

1 1/2 tblsp lemon juice

1 tblsp honey

1 tsp garlic powder

Sprinkle of pepper

mix ingredients and marinade tuna steaks for 2 hours. pan sear tuna steaks in marinade for 2 minutes on each side. optional: spoon excess marinade on top when serving.

broiled parmesan crusted tilapia

2-4 tilapia fillets

1/4 cup parmesan

1/4 cup reduced fat cracker crumbs

2 tblsp margarine

1/2 tblsp lemon juice

1/4 tsp garlic powder

1/4 tsp black pepper

1/4 tsp celery salt

preheat oven to broil. spray cooking spray on foil-covered pan. combine ingredients to form paste. broil tilapia for 2 minutes each side, remove from oven, and apply topping with fingers to top of fillets. broil for 2-4 minutes, until topping is browned.

CrossFit WOD 9.15.09

"grace"

30 clean and presses

time= 5:38

weight= 42 lbs

i felt like i might have been able to do more weight, but my form would have suffered- it already wasn't great. i am EXTREMELY sore tonight, can hardly move...