hello world

Okay, so this whole trip through the Atlanta airport on Sunday was the most interesting and adventurous (in a good way) one yet.  Not only did we spot two celebrities, but I became a local celebrity as well.  That is if you consider being interviewed by CBS Atlanta about holiday travel and being on the news celebrity status. 

Even though we were getting in the security line at 1 and our flight didn't board til 2:20, when the news lady stopped us and asked if we wouldn't mind answering a few questions Will said, "Oh sorry, we have to catch our flight." I not-so-accidentally called him a liar in front of her so she jumped in and said oh, you wouldn't mind?! and I said of course not.  Because that's what a fellow journalism student does.

Check it out!  I'm around the 1:05ish mark. 

And now that you've watched it, let's take a second to admire just how good I was looking for my television debut:

CBS Atlanta

Hmm.  Maybe I should have showered after all.

Update: My dad informed me that my link wasn't working, so I fixed it (I think).  Oopsies.

spotted

Celebrity sightings in NYC: 0

Celebrity sightings in Atlanta airport in one day: 2

Here’s what happened: Will and I got off the train (if you’ve never been to the Atlanta airport, picture an above ground subway in the ATL airport – you move so fast through terminals!) and are headed up the long escalator when I hear this guy talking on the phone.  I turn around to look and even though he was wearing big sunglasses, I immediately recognize him as Syrus from The Real World.  I stare for probably longer than I should have, but I swear he smirked a little.  So I turn around and without being too obvious I tell Will hey hey hey Syrus from The Real World is back there!  He looks at me like I’m clueless.  I say you know, Season 5 (later found out it was season 6 – so close!), Boston?!  Nothing.  So I get him to turn around and he immediately recognizes him from all of our years of watching Real World/Road Rules Challenges (seriously good television).  Although he now knows who I’m talking about, he laughs and says he definitely doesn’t think it’s him.  So I turn around again being all nonchalant of course and decide once and for all it’s totally him.

Syrus Yarbrough

But just to make sure, after getting off the escalator I wait off to the side to get one more good look.  As he walks by and I feel myself starting to waver just a bit, I hear a girl behind me say, “Hey who’s that guy?!  He’s that music guy!” and her friend responds, “No, he’s the guy from the reality show!”  I immediately turn around and say “Yeah isn’t it Syrus from The Real World?!” and they both agree that’s who it is.  Celebrity spotting: Allison 1, Will 0.

Fast forward to us getting on the plane.  I get stopped by the flight attendant who has to pass out drinks to the first class people (this has happened to me on two flights in a row now – anyone else?) while Will makes it all the way to our seats.  Once I get there and get my bags situated, he tells me to look at the bald guy in the window seat about 10 rows up.  At first I can’t tell who it is because well, it’s the back of a bald man’s head, but once he turns and I get a profile what do you know – it’s the guy from 30 Rock!

Scott Adsit 

Okay okay, neither of us actually knew his name, but recognizing him definitely counts more I think.  Celebrity spotting:  Allison 1, Will 1.

NYC, I think it’s time you step up your game.

PS: senior year of college Will and I went with our friends Ryan and JP to Time Out – sober (for anyone from Chapel Hill wondering why we would go such a place sober, I have 2 words for you: fried okra).  Will, JP and I were in there with only 2 other people – a man and a woman.  I look at the man for a second and think to myself Whoa that guy looks like Nomar Garciaparra.  Whoa.  So I whisper it to Will and looks over and agrees it looks like him, but it’s definitely not him.  When we get outside, Ryan, who was sitting in the car, says “Hey, did you guys see Nomar and Mia Hamm?”  Does anyone else see a pattern here?

southern holiday

I missed out on the annual “What I’m thankful for” post because of a) non-working internet at the apartment last week and b) spending Wed – Sun in South Carolina/Georgia and not taking my computer along for the ride (which I did on purpose).  But to sum it up real quick, I’m incredibly thankful for my parents and family, Will, and my friends.  There are of course other things, but they aren’t nearly as important as the people previously mentioned.

Having been to Will’s mom’s-side-of-the-family Thanksgiving before, I had an idea of how good the food would be.  But this year they outdid themselves - not just on Thanksgiving, but all week long.  Plus being in the south (yay!!) I got some good ol’ fast food that the silly north doesn’t have available.  They have no idea what they’re missing. 

Here’s a rundown of the incredible edible food that made up the past five days:

-  McDonald’s breakfast: okay, this is in CT too, but those bacon egg and cheese biscuits are just so good.

- Zaxby’s: chicken fingers, texas toast, crinkle fries, and yummy dip.  There’s a good chance that if Will ever had tp pick a last meal, this would be it.

- Fried shrimp, boiled shrimp, fried cod, grilled cod, French fries, and broccoli: Wednesday night dinner.  All so darn good.  The best food of the night though: grilled chicken wings.  By far, the best wings I’ve ever tasted, and seeing as how one of Will’s major food groups is wings, I’ve tasted quite a few.  All food cooked by Uncle Rich. However, following the McDonald’s and Zaxby’s, I’ll admit the fried food overload almost did me in.

- Thanksgiving dinner: deep fried turkey, oven roasted turkey, broccoli, cheese, and slivered almonds, mashed potatoes, cornbread stuffing, squash casserole, and bread: and that’s only what was on my plate – I left out the other stuffing, corn, sweet potato casserole, ham, and collards.  Smorgasbord is the only word that seems to describe it all.

- Chocolate cake with Kahlua and crème de cacao, pumpkin pie, and chocolate pie: enough said.

- Fresh-from-the-sea boiled oysters: I sat outside with the uncles to eat them and even shucked them myself.  I’m pretty sure I gained some cool points for doing this.

- Bojangles: mainly because I dream about that cajun chicken filet biscuit with cheese all day long.  Unfortunately it wasn’t the best Bojangles I’ve ever been to, but it will tide me over until December 23.

If only I could have had a doggie bag on the plane.  And if only I had realized before Saturday that although I was positive I had forgotten my camera, it was sitting there in my carry-on bag.

Of course there was more than food that made up the week: there were lots of rambunctious kiddies, a 2.2 pound toy Chihuahua puppy, 78 degree weather, a thrilling Auburn – Alabama game that resulted in Will’s mom doing the best victory dance ever, lots of corn hole and football – both on TV and in the backyard, and an all around great time. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving as well!

PS: think the 4.5 miles Will and I ran/walked on Thursday morning did any good considering all this?  Me neither.

obsessed

Okay you might not know this yet but it's probably time I share it: I have a slight obsession with elephants.  Let me tell you, Will is super excited about it.  First it started with the salt and pepper shakers I wanted.  Then came the 2 elephant "statues" I got at Ross while I was there with my parents a few months ago - they totally thought they were cool.  Even stuffed animals are getting my attention and that has happened since I was like 12 years old.  Everytime I see an elephant these days I point, smile giddily, maybe jump up and down, and squeal "Look Will!!! An elephant!"  Like I said, he loves this new development.

But last night I hit the mother load.  While perusing the print shop I discovered on Urban Outfitters, I found this guy:

Even Will likes this one!!  Those colors, those flowers, those lines, those bubbles, those swirls - it is exactly what I would do if I had only thought of it first.

So yes I'm in love.  I'm also in love with this print shop I discovered.  There are so many good pieces and they are so reasonably priced.  I would love to put this collection on my wall, in this way:

Clockwise from left: buffalo, rhino, elephant, and black sheep.  Picture frames.  Picture maybe switching the elephant with the rhino.  Picture my smiling face everytime I would see this. 

Before I go crazy and order all of them go, I'm going to challenge myself to try and draw something similar to the elephant print.  Sure I might have to trace an elephant since real life was never really my thing - I'm an abstract and random design kinda girl - but I actually think I could do something pretty close.  So while I'm sitting around watching football and desperately cheering on my fantasy team, picture me drawing an elephant.

All images from Urban Outfitters Print Shop

Update: I just found this image on Sugarboo Designs:

I want to sit on the ground on a table cloth and paint this immediately.  Come on weekend!

autumn blues

Not to be a drag and all, but I’ve been feeling a little down recently.  This usually happens when the weather turns colder and it gets dark so early outside, but this year it’s been especially frustrating.  I think I’m maybe a little too excited for Thanksgiving break and spending time with family, so it’s making each day even that much harder to get through.  Add to that the move and the fact that a) our previous landlord is a sucky person (LC always was my favorite) and b) our apartment still isn’t totally put together, and I’m just a wee bit burnt out.  Okay just had to get that out there.

I’ve started working on a couple crafting/diy projects but have hit a few snags along the way ie I need glue, a ½ inch drill bit, and a place to spray paint.  But if I did have all proper equipment and all the space in the world to work, this is what I would do:

1)  Paint a rug.  Yeah, when I first saw this tutorial by Sarah on how to do it I thought “Eeeks, I don't want to walk on paint.”  But she convinced me that if you do it right, your rug will stay nice and pleasant.  Besides, we aren’t talking about painting a shag rug here so really how much coziness is there to lose?

These are rugs that I think would be fun to imitate:

Rug images from Anthropologie and Surya - and although some have a metallic sheen don't worry, that was just my computer's idea of a funny joke

2) Paint paintings.  I’ve always been crazy over paintings and prints that incorporate letters and words.  Maybe it’s because I used to consider that one of the things I did best in art class – tell me to take my initials or favorite letter and make it interesting and I was one happy happy girl.  I also like flowers though too, but not in the still life flowers-in-a-vase-on-a-table way but more in the add-flowers-but-don’t-make-it-a-painting-of-flowers way.

These are "word" prints that have caught my eye:

All images from Sugarboo Designs

And these guys have flowers:

From left to right: Urban Outfitter's Print Shop, Anthropologie, Anthropologie, Sugarboo (I'm pretty sure I could do something simliar to those Anthro ones, and therefore not pay the combined $1,198 for them)

3) Build furniture.  This is probably years down the line but seriously, how cool would it be to see a piece of a furniture in a store, look at the price tag and think “I could make that.”  It would be so cool!  I just love the idea of building from scratch.  It’s kind of like when I cook: even if it doesn’t turn out perfect, I’m pretty pleased with myself.  And I think since furniture stays around way longer than food does that satisfied feeling would be even better.

Here are some pieces I like:

From left to right: Unknown and unknown (I got both images from RueLaLa), Urban Outfitters

So that’s how I’ve been spending my time recently: dreaming of non-cold, non-Connecticut days when I can paint and sand and drill to my heart’s delight.  While that sounds fine and dandy, I think I need to try and live a little more in the present.

3 for 3: eggplant parmesan

Ohhh yeah.  I am on fire in the kitchen lately.  Okay not lately, but it is definitely helps me get back into wanting to cook real dinners more often when new things keep turning out well.  Hooray hooray hooray.

So on to the actual recipe: Eggplant Parmesan from Cooking Light.  I mean really at this point I feel like Cooking Light should move in.  Or something.  Once the weather gets cold and I start wanting all things creamy and comforting and cheesy (you have no idea how hard it is to not make my feta mashed potatoes and eat bowls of them - and only them - for lunch...) I think Cooking Light becomes an even bigger factor in my life because they help take those typical meals and plain ol make them better.

Cooking Light

Mine

There they are!  Mine aren't as saucy for some reason (I used the amounts it said to use) but I think I'm okay with that because sometimes too much sauce can just ruin it.  Plus I didn't put basil sprigs on top because I'm really not that big of a basil fan.  One drawback: the amount of time cooking takes.  The eggplant has to cook 30 minutes before it becomes eggplant parmesan which then has to cook 45 minutes so yeah, maybe not a week night meal?

Notes:

- I cut the recipe in half because I pretty much always have to cut recipes in half

- Good luck finding whole wheat panko crumbs - I've looked just about every time I go to the store and there are plain panko crumbs and whole wheat bread crumbs, but never are the too combined (so I used plain panko crumbs since they're crispier)

- I did get the fancy freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, but as for that fontina cheese, I got plain on Sargento 6-cheese Italian mix - believe it or not, fontina was actually in that mix

- I still need to get those cute baking dishes

- Make sure you have aluminum foil or else you'll end up like me: ready to put that baby in the oven only to realize you have no aluminum foil, freak out, and then make a mad dash to the store (inconvenient, but not the end of the world)

To sum it up: it's super yummy, super comforting, and pretty easy all in all.  It would just be better on a weekend day when time isn't so much an issue.

Click here for the recipe!

Oh and PS: Tom didn't eat any.  I felt guilty about the whole aluminum foil thing so I made him eat some chicken he made last night without me, but I'll try to get him to eat some tomorrow night to get his opinion too.  He might be a tough critic because supposedly he's eaten the best eggplant parm in all of New York.  Yikes. That's a lot of pressure.

2 for 2: open-faced turkey patty melt

On Wednesday I was busy in the kitchen again preparing dinner for Tom and me.  It’s unfortunate that Tom sometimes doesn’t get home from work/working out until after 9, but I like having the excuse of cooking for someone else and he likes having a home-cooked meal (I think) so this situation is actually quite ideal!

So yes, KK sent me this recipe from Cooking Light last month.  I had to wait until I had a working fridge to try her out though.  Results: successful dinner in no time at all!*

Picture from Cooking Light

*Full disclaimer time: it took me way longer than 5 minutes to cook those pretty little onions on top because apparently some of the burners on the new stove aren’t as powerful as others.  I didn’t realize this until the end of cooking though when I switched to a different burner to make the last turkey patty (5 in one pan was overkill) and that burner just roared to life.  Plus I’m still not all that accustomed to cooking with gas so getting “medium heat” can sometimes be a little tricky.  But that’s not the recipe’s fault, that’s the silly burners fault. 

Other notes about this recipe:

- I used light style wheat bread instead of rye because I just don’t like rye

- Don’t pile on the mustard – Tom did this and then slightly regretted it when he realized it has a nice little kick in it

- I bought a package of Jenny O ground turkey breast that was 1.3 pounds, so I made 5 patties instead of 4 (and just added a little extra of the other ingredients to hopefully account for the extra meat)

- Next time I might try buying a better quality Swiss, just to fancy it up

To sum it up: pretty healthy but doesn’t skimp on the flavor, easy to cook, and nice for a re-heated lunch.  It’s a keeper!  Thanks KK.

Click here for the yumminess!

Next up: Eggplant Parmesan

stupid connecticut

Yesterday I had a Stupid Connecticut day.  This is the term I give days when things happen that I just can't fathom.  Or it's just an overall annoying type of day.  I know I've complained about the driving before, but yall, it's serious.  Who turns right from the middle lane at a red light?  Who tails you in a 30 mph zone that's both residential and filled with shops and businesses and has cars parked on both sides of the street and then passes you even though it's a double yellow line?  But enough about the driving.  I had to share those little details, but I won't bore you with the others from the day.  Just know that when I find myself exclaiming "Stupid Connecticut!," I know it's a Stupid Connecticut day. 
When I'm having a day much like that, I dream about putting this on my wall:

Ebay map - I'm only putting the link because there are 7 available

DREAM about this I tell ya.  This beautiful thing belongs on my wall and in my life so that I can feel just a little bit closer to the mother land.  Consider this guy officially on my Christmas list.

A friend of mine at work came over to my desk and asked if I would move back to North Carolina because he wants to move to Charlotte but hopes to have more friends there.  I laughed.  Would I?  You know it.

But just to show that there actually are a few things I like about Connecticut:  I have no idea what I'll do without this radio station when I'm no longer in range, this place makes working out enjoyable and has a super pilates instructor, and being able to jump on a train and be in NYC in 50 minutes is pretty nice to have as an option.  After all, it's not all the time that I get to hang out in Central Park, is it?



You guessed it - photo taken in Central Park.

1 for 1: swiss enchiladas

So Will has been out of town since Sunday and will be coming home on Friday.  I'm taking advantage of this time to cook some pretty snazzy dinners for our roommate Tom and I since it's so much easier to cook for 2 people instead of 1 (leftovers get eaten so much faster!) and Tom claims to eat anything and everything.  Yayyyy Tom!

Dinner #1: Swiss Enchiladas!

I found this recipe on surprise surprise Cooking Light.  It was from the reader-recipe-makeover bit.  A lady wrote in about her yummy yummy enchiladas that had lots of whole milk and heavy cream.  GAG.  But luckily Cooking Light took over and with some whole wheat tortillas and 2% milk with a little flour to replace that heavy cream sauce they trimmed those babies down into a more than acceptable meal.  And because of those things they were able to leave all the glorious Swiss cheese in there, which was a big selling point for me since I consider cheese to be my favorite food.  Yes, I really do.

Here's a picture of the Cooking Light version:

And here's a picture of my version:

In my opinion, they don't look half bad!  Next time I'll just make sure to buy a prettier baking dish of course and invest in a broiler (or learn what a broiler is...).

And now for what I really cared about: what Tom thought.  When he walked in the door I excitedly told him they were ready and he told me how good it smelled in the kitchen.  Yessss.  He scooped one of these babies out and devoured it so he quickly followed it with another.  Actions speak louder than words, but his words were pretty powerful too: "These are so good!"  After we discussed that it wasn't actually that bad for you (aka I wouldn't recommend eating one of these every night, but one of these and a spinach side salad was perfect for me), he cleaned up all the dishes and praised my cooking skills.  Aww shucks.

I highly recommend you check out the recipe!  It is most definitely going in my recipe box.

Notes:
- I added cumin and paprika when cooking the onions and then added more cumin and garlic powder when everything was simmering. Next time I'll probably add yet another tbsp of cumin just because I like me some spiciness and that's the only thing these guys are lacking

- I ended up making 7 instead of 6 because there was enough filling to do so

- I used a rotisserie chicken I bought at the store since I definitely didn't want to roast a chicken on my own (ha) and it would be a tastier than just plain baked chicken

- The sauce (the milk and flour) was only supposed to take 5 minutes to thicken, but when mine hit the 12 minute mark and looked like milk with flour floating in it, I turned the heat up and stirred every 20 - 30 seconds or so instead of continuously.  In 3 short minutes I had a sauce!

Up next on the menu: Open-faced Turkey Patty Melt.  Ten points to anyone who can guess who gave me the recipe and where she found it.

before & after

So I told you that at some point I hoped to put a before and after photo of me on here once I get a little more in shape and all.  Well, let's just say the recent 5-day adventure of moving that included Outback, Wendy's, Domino's, Dunkin Donuts, McDonalds, McDonalds again, and Wendy's again have pushed that little after photo just a bit farther away.  That and my recent obsessively-eating-bagels phase.  But anyways, I do have a rather exciting and incredible before and after that is going to blow anything I could do out of the water!

Meet Harold.  Aka Dad.

Surprise!  This photo wasn't taken on graduation day.  It was actually taken a few weeks after graduation because we didn't want to deal with the grounds on the actual blue-gown day.  Anyways, let's say this was taken in late May 2009.  There's Daddio.

Check him out now:

Yes that's right.  He's fitting into shirts that were made in 1992 and 1993!  How crazy exciting is that?  Also, let's take special note of the beautiful shirt I whipped up back when I was 5 years old.  In case "My Special Daddy" didn't let you know that he was in fact said Daddy, the word "Dad" and 3 arrows pointing to his face should do it for you.

Dad, you're doing awesome.  Go Dad go!

those girls

Not to brag, but I think I have some pretty awesome friends.  Sometimes when I look around Connecticut and realize I haven't made any great (okay okay, any at all) girl friends, I feel a little sad, but then I remember all those awesome girls in my life that are lucky enough to be in NC (who knew I could be so jealous of that?!).  And of course there's KK, hanging out in (don't mess with) Texas.  Oh - and there's one girl who's halfway across the world* in Turkey.  Can't forget about her!

To the ones that have blogs, let me introduce you:

Kate - last night I was watching America's Next Top Model in the living room with Will (we don't have cable hooked up in our room yet or a DVR box yet so he didn't protest to much) when Tom (aka other roommate) came home.  Tom went in to the kitchen to make himself from dinner when he eventually came out of there and said "Geez Will, what are you watching?"  Funny boys.  The thing is if Kate was around she would have been right beside me.  And then we would have watched 16 & Pregnant, Teen Mom, RH of DC/NJ/NYC/OC/BH, and Wheel of Fortune.  Kate also adores Bojangles, sends super great text messages, is incredibly smart, and is just a delight to be around. 

Courtney - you've already met Courtsport here, but there's a few extra things you might not know about her: she's my go to girl for opinion on clothes (especially Anthro and Gap) which is of course a vital aspect of any friendship, she grew up on a farm, and we keep each other up to date on all the engagements/weddings/having babies that involve people we knew/were friends with in high school.

Natalie - 1) one of the best accents you'll ever hear, 2) fellow J School, Public Relations sequence grad who wonders "what the heck was I thinking when I picked that?!," 3) avid diy blog-reader and crafter and 4) another lover of all things reality TV.  She also made a visit up to CT back in June which made Will and me feel very loved.  Thanks Natty!

Ashley – we met in fourth grade and were instant friends.  Then we became friends who wouldn’t speak to each other for one full day because we were SO mad, but then would be totally over it and besties the next.  Ashley still likes to bring up the fact that I one time didn’t talk to her for a solid week because I had a dream where she made me really really mad.  Thanks for sticking with me!

And of course, there are the girls who haven't succumbed to having a blog quite yet.

Kristen - she reads the insanely long emails I write her while at work - sometimes 4 of them a day - and never complains.  She also helps keep me accountable for eating well by sharing yummy recipes and for going to the gym by a) asking if I went, and b) sharing new workouts to keep things interesting.  Maybe she's my life coach in disguise?  Either way, she's great.  Plus she's from Texas which adds to her mystique.

Amy B – seriously, I don’t think there’s a person in the world that without even trying can make me smile and feel better about life than this girl.  She used to tell incredibly hilarious stories about kiddos in her classes named U-R-Chi-F and the boy from Kenya and Armando.  And she’s the best at leaving fun little random pick-me-up notes around for you to find.  One of my favorites is still from freshman year to Lauren B that said “Why are you in Carrboro?!”  Oh, and we met in like first grade when we were in girl scouts together.

Lauren B – she always let me borrow her clothes.  Even when I could tell she didn’t really want to let me borrow them.  She also kept me sane when we spent one incredibly crazy summer together.  We had our ups and downs, but by senior year, we were perfect for each other.  We also went to Panama City for spring break together which I think seals our friendship for life.

Kelcey – we’ve been BFFs since we were 3 years old.  I love that.  Somewhere there is a too-funny picture of her eyeing my cupcake at my 3 year old birthday party.  I skipped school with her once and after hitting a squirrel got pulled over for speeding, got out of it, and went to the reservoir and took ridiculous pictures with a random camera in my car.  Because you know, that’s what normal kids do. (Side note: Dad, I’ve always wondered the best time to tell you that little tidbit.  I guess it’s right now?  It was 7 years ago, you can’t be mad.)  She too made a visit up to CT and let me tell you, it was by far the craziest and most sleep-deprived weekend of the year.  Plus she gave her official approval of Will since after dating for 3 years, they finally met for the first time!

Marley – she’s not only a friend, she’s also a cousin.  And she’s so freaking cool.  Sometimes I look up to her and her sister Madison, even though they’re 21 and 15 respectively.  One of my favorite memories: we were playing Loopin Louie at her house and we had so much fun that one of us peed our pants right then and there.  I won’t say which one because let’s face it, if it was her she’ll kill me and if it was me I wouldn’t want to admit it. 

So yes.  I am totally blessed.  And I’m not sure whether it was me trying to be positive recently, not only in life and general, but particularly about focusing on the things I like about CT (the best radio station of all time can be found up here for example) or the fact that changing leaves make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside which then makes me think of Thanksgiving which makes me think of giving thanks, but whatever it is I just wanted to share my love for all these girls.  They are pretty dang awesome.

*I actually have no idea where in the world Turkey is located, but I figured "halfway around the world" was a valid guess.

another day, another soup

I promise I eat more than just soup.  I’m currently on a bagel kick that’s essentially ruining any progress I have made on my waist line.  Well, the bagels and the exorbitant amount of fast food I managed to put into my body Friday – Tuesday, aka moving days.  But that’s a story for another time.  This is a story about soup.

Yet again, I turned to Cooking Light for a healthy, yummy soup.  And I found it: spicy tomato bean soup.  It was super easy and definitely doable for a weeknight meal – I made it in about 20 minutes one night.  It was also super cheap since I had to most of the ingredients and the 5 I did have to pick up only cost about $10.  Who wouldn’t want to spend $10 to make a soup that has already turned into a lunch and a dinner, and still has at least 3 servings to go?!  The only thing that caught me off guard was how similar it was to chili.  I probably should have expected this since a) it has chili powder, b) it has beans, and c) it has tomatoes.  However I’m a girl that likes meatless or turkey chili, so to heavy meat-eaters this soup might taste nothing like chili to you!  Either way, you're probably going to like this soup.

Cooking Light

And yes, I did add a grilled cheese to my dinner as well.  Who can pass up a yummy grilled cheese anyway?