Wanna know a secret? Ryan and I have yet to remove at least 30 percent of our wedding gifts from their boxes.
They’re stashed in a bathtub in our apartment. I don’t want to use them in our current place because I don’t trust our dishwasher (it leaves a film on things!) and we have a little problem with some unwelcome guests at the moment, so I want all of our nice, fancy kitchenware to remain safe. In the bathtub.
I’d show you a picture but I’m afraid someone would see their wedding gift unused in the tub and be sad. So, if you are one of our friends or family members who attended our wedding and gave us a gift, thank you! We love it and use it every day! (Or at least we will one day… hopefully soon! Get me out of this shanty!)
Over the weekend, I went sorting through our bathtub of gifts in search of the coffee maker we received. Ryan and I registered for a nice, standard coffee maker and loved the one we received, but during my time at my previous job, I began to fall in love with the coffee makers that brew coffee from little pods. I’m not really a coffee connoisseur and typically like mild, flavored coffee best and the pod coffee makers allow me to brew one little cup of the coffee I enjoy!
I exchanged our previous coffee maker for the Keurig Elite coffee maker.
I finally took it out of its box today and was excited to see that it came with 12 different K-cup pods to sample.
I have my eyes on the French vanilla to try tomorrow!
I was tempted to give the machine a go tonight and brew up a cup of coffee, but then I realized it was 5,000 degrees outside and drinking a cup of coffee would probably cause me to go to bed sweating my face off.
I rethought my plan and decided to make a hot dinner instead. Because that makes sense, you know.
Dinner
Dinner tonight was another simple yet simply delicious meal.
Meatball subs with melted mozzarella!
Enjoyed with a side of Green Giant healthy vision veggies, these subs were seriously tasty.
Now Ryan and I are about to pop some popcorn for movie night! He DVRed Taken the other day and is telling me it’s a must-see. I’m a little apprehensive about this one, as suspenseful movies make it very hard for me to sleep at night. Let’s hope this one isn’t too intense!
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I use my keurig every morning to make iced coffee! I fill a pint sized plastic cup with ice, and brew a large cup of coffee (i put my milk and splenda in first with the ice). Result – a perfect cup of iced coffee! Great way to beat the heat 🙂
Confession: I haven’t used some of my wedding gifts yet either – my anniversary is next month. Whoops!
I love that you’re storing your wedding gifts in a bathtub! We kept ours in boxes for quite a while – some are still in them (two years later). Mainly stuff like crystal vases/bowls – no use now, but some day!
Ohhhh how I love our Keurig! It is life-changing!!!!
My roommate is bringing a Keurig to college — I am so excited to use it errday!
Taken is such a good movie! And that’s coming from someone who was forced to watch it by my boyfriend. It is really suspenseful, but not enough to stress me out after and I actually enjoyed.
Oh, and I’m obsessed with meatball subs. They’re the best.
Taken is sooo good!!! Love movie nights! 🙂
My parents have that same coffee maker! Every time I visit them I am all wound up because I can’t keep myself away from it, haha!
I LOVE my Keurig! There are soooooooo many yummy flavors to try!!! One of the weird sounding ones that really is good is called Wild Mountain Blueberry! LOVE it! Cinnamon Pastry is also a favorite of mine. There are coffee clubs you can join and have the coffee delivered right to your front door! YUM YUM YUM!
Love my keurig! I spot a donut shop flavor in that box, try it! It is amazing!
Costco now carries the pods for the Keurig, so much cheaper. Love it!!
Taken is soo good but it is definitely intense! I’m actually watching it right now! It just started on FX.
I have a Keurig Elite too!! Aren’t they awesome?! By chance, do you know where to buy the K-Cups? I checked about a hundred grocery stores and can’t find them anywhere! I was thinking Amazon maybe?
Keurig’s are the best! We had one at my previous job and I loved it. You can even use the little cups twice to get a little more mileage out of them (the coffee is still good–promise!).
I really liked Taken. It was intense, but I actually liked the suspense. Plus, it turned out ok which takes the edge off, ya know?
You sound just like me! My boyfriend loves to watch scary and suspensful movies… I can’t even watch our local news!! When we head to blockbuster to rent a movie it’s a one stop shop for us, we head straight to the comedy section haha
Taken is a great movie! That’s actually the movie I saw with my boyfriend on our first date almost 2.5 years ago 🙂
I am fairly new to your blog and I just love it!! It has inspired me to make healthier choices. I have even started showing what I eat lately. I love the easy meatball sub!! I am curious about the coffee maker…I have been eying those for awhile.
I love my Keurig! I get the pods at Bed, Bath, and Beyond and use my 20% off coupon, and they have a huge selection to choose from.
We have a couple of wedding gifts still in the boxes from 4 years ago… Seal-a-Meal and a “prosperity fountain,” whatever that is!!
BTW, what is TWSS from your previous post???
Never mind… just got it. I’m a huge Michael Scott fan! TWSS! HA!
“I’m a little apprehensive about this one, as suspensful movies make it very hard fir me to sleep at night. Let’s hope this one isn’t too intense!…”
Oh no PB!! I read this and fear for your evening lol. You’re in for a long night, Taken is probably THE most suspenseful movie I have ever seen! I first watched it on a weekend my boyfriend was out of town and ended up clutching my dog in bed with the lights on and door locked. Good luck and let us know how it goes!
My boyfriend just bought a Keurig, and I am so excited to try it! I asked a friend where he gets the best deal on k-cups and as strange as it sounds he said Kohls. Apparently Kohls frequently has $10 off coupons, and the k-cups are $15, so he gets them for $5. Sounds good to me 🙂
You will L.O.V.E. the Keurig. I got one for Christmas and am slightly obsessed with it and all the different flavors that the pods come in. You have to try the Chocolate Raspberry Truffle, it’s amazing iced. Bed Bath and Beyond or Target usually carry a good selection….at least in CO!
Taken is really good!!! I liked it so much.
We did the same thing with wedding gifts — we thought we’d be moving within the next 4-5 months of getting married so I left them all packed. When we didn’t move 🙁 I finally unpacked them all. It was kind of like getting the gifts all over again!
I liked Taken a lot more than I thought I would. Oh, and Liam Neeson shares a birthday with me. You can take that tidbit to bed with you.
Shouldn’t you guys be watching SYTYCD tonight? 🙂
Yes we totally should be, but we like it once they’re past auditions. That’s when the fun begins!
Have you tried a product called Dishwasher Magic? We had problems at our old place, and it was recommended by the repairman. You “should” use it once a month, he said. You can get it at Target and the like. It’s definitely worth it!
You’re killing me! I’ve been lusting after the Keurig for sometime now but can’t justify it since I have a perfectly good coffee maker already. I’m dropping hints all over the place in hopes that the hubs will surprise me with one. 😉
Taken is a great movie, and I’m usually not into suspenseful movies, either!
I LOVE Taken – but you might be wary of traveling ever again – eek!
ah taken!
we loved it
flawless action scenes is what got us!! really so well done
Warning! That movie scared me so much I was mad at my husband for a week that he rented it!
Good thing you’re watching Taken AFTER you went to Europe!
I watched Taken last night for the first time… I watched it by myself and was fine. Its not that its scary during, its thrilling but I wouldn’t say scary but I don’t like thinking about it after cause thats what creeps me out more. Its a really good movie though!
I love coffee brewed from little pods also! I need to get one of those.
I actually liked Taken. It’s not TOO suspensful 😉
OMG! My husband & I used our apartment bathroom to store our wedding gifts too! We kept them in there until we moved into our house almost 9 months later! Some gifts we got when we were engaged so they were there for almost 2 years!!! Insane! You’ll use them eventually and it will be exciting to have new wedding gifts for your anniversarys 🙂
I love, love, love my Keurig! Enjoy!
Taken is a great movie! Liam Neeson is awesome. I don’t think it will be so intense you can’t sleep…its action packed but nothing super terrible or violent! Another Liam Neeson movie y’all should watch is A-Team. I just watched it last week and it was pretty entertaining. And Bradley Cooper is in it and he’s so smokin’ hot I don’t even care about the storyline. Ha 🙂
2 things
1. I LOVE my Keurig. It really is the best. When you register it online you get 2 boxes of coffee and free shipping!
2. I have a habit of using extra bathrooms as storage too! In my last house our bathtub has a Christmas tree, lamp, and winter clothes and in my current house we have luggage stored! We refer to the space as B3.
TAKEN IS GREAT! Great choice, Ryan!
Love those Keurigs. Brew it up the night before and you can have yourself some french vanilla coffee for breakfast!
Fun fact: I live 3 minutes away from the Green Giant factory. It smells like baby poo sometimes in the summer. And I am coveting the Keurig coffeemaker so badly!
Hahaa “it smells like baby poo”
Ahhh I have the same coffee maker! It’s fab!
Before one of my girlfriends was due to go travelling her dad watched taken and completely freaked out after.
….brb coming to your house and robbing you of your Keuring 😉
That’s exciting that you’ll have so many cool things to “reopen” and decorate/shnazz up your newer place when ya get one 🙂
I swear by my Keurig coffee maker! My fave is heating up some almond milk, adding a TINY bit of splenda (or some other sweetner) and some coconut extract and then brewing the coffee! It makes me feel like I am getting a special treat!
I also LOVE the macademia nut cookie soffee I found recently for Keurig… so good!
ENJOY!
Did u make the meatballs? Looks delish!
Aw, no. They were frozen turkey meatballs.
Yay for Keurig! My hubby and I are obsessed with ours 🙂 I don’t think I’ve tried the French Vanilla but Donut Shop one is really good coffee, we also love the Green Mountain Breakfast Blend. I am actually huge on pretty much anything Hazelnut flavored and I was very disappointed with Gloria Jean’s Hazelnut one :/ Hope you guys find a new place soon so you can enjoy all your gifts!!! 🙂
Love my keurig! If you register it on their website you get 2 free boxes of coffee (when you order 2). Plus you can buy an attachment to put regular grounds in it, I started doing hat and it is cost effective and I can still do one at a time. German chocolate cake is my favorite by the way.
I have a mini-Keurig on my desk at work! ..and I’m not sure how I survived the work day before this little coffee machine of wonder landed there..
Try Timothy’s ‘Winter Carnival’ – You’ll like it, I think!
Taken is a great movie! I’ve rewatched it three times because I love how the Dad kicks a**! I hope you enjoyed it and can sleep consider the end is closure!
I completely disagree.
Your blog has really taken on a boring tone since you started blogging as your “job”. At least when you had a real job you did different things.
@ Maria – I like to define haterade – that which you have obviously been sippin’ a lot of – as a beverage comsumed by haters to refuel their hating capabilities. With that said, who do you think you are to judge what a “real” job is? Don’t get me wrong, everyone’s entitled to an opinion, but don’t stand on your self-righteous soapbox (as your true guise is conveniently masked by a computer monitor) and pass statements on what you think a “real job” is.
P.S. Julie, I just want to say that I hugely admire your blog and new career; I am so excited for what the future holds for you. I’m a 3rd year med student and find myself praying for more hours in the days sometimes, but your blog is one of the few that I always make sure to save time to read during my study breaks…! 🙂
Hey, it’s just an opinion. I’m not hating, just making an observation. The blog has gotten boring. And no, I don’t consider blogging about what you ate for the day an actual job. I seriously doubt I’m the only person who thinks that. Everyone else is too busy kissing blogger butt about how awesome chia pudding or whatever. But, if she can make decent money doing that, then more power to her. I just think it’s rather funny. Oh, and way to be defensive about something that has nothing to do with you.
Agreed! (with Jenna that is)
Maria, I’m not sure what you mean by “did different things.” I mean I was sitting behind a desk from 9 to 5 and my post work time is still spent the same way as when I was working at my other job. I guess I’m just confused by your comment. And I can assure you that I am, in fact, working all day long. As I said in my post about leaving my job, I did it to also work on freelance projects. I’m sorry you’re not enjoying the change, but it was 100 percent the right one for me.
Julie, Unfortunately opinions are like a**holes, everybody’s got one!! (And clearly some are more pleasant than others!) I wouldn’t lose sleep over an opinion like Maria’s. Your blog is awesome and I’m really happy that you’re getting to pursue your passion. So are 99.9% of your other readers.
🙂
Don’t sweat this mean, unnecessary comment Julie. You have worked freaking hard to get to a place where you can call blogging a job (I had a food blog for a while and quit b/c it was just too much work!), and people read yours for a reason–it’s inspiring, has great tips and recipes, and is just plain fun. Your quitting your office job certainly doesn’t change that. I for one read 20+ blogs and yours is hands-down my favorite.
(Maria–am I kissing blogger butt right now? Just curious.)
If you don’t like a blog…don’t read it! Julie, it’s not very nice of you to force your “boring” blog down Maria’s throat, you know.
I just have one question, Maria: Where is YOUR blog so we can all read it and pass judgment? Oh, you don’t have one? That’s what I thought…
Oh, I do have a job. Just your basic office job. Thank you for asking!
I actually asked if you had a BLOG, not a job. But that’s okay, I don’t really care anyway 🙂
You may already know this, but you can use that to brew hot water too! Just put a mug in, pour water and press brew! I use my roommates all the time with tea bags.
I love my keurig, and my favorite coffees are green mountain Nantucket blend and Wolfgang Puck’s Hawaiian Hazelnut. I saw you have the first one, but I totally recommend the hazelnut…wicked good!