Today is my first official day back at school. I’ve spent some time in my classroom preparing for this upcoming year, but today itz official. The 2012 – 2013 school year is starting! While I am excited about this new year, my new kiddos, and all the new learning that will occur, I can’t help but feel a tad sad that summer is coming to an end. Well, I won’t dwell on it, and instead let’s celebrate with a fun WIAW party over at Peas & Crayons.
Breakfast: 2 eggwhites + 1 whole egg, topped with fresh tomato chunks from our garden.
Homegrown tomatoes are way better than store bought. I don’t like tomatoes actually in my eggs. I feel like it makes them watery. On top – perfectly acceptable.
Lunch: Leftovers from our birthday bash.
Baked beans, corn on the cob, a drumstick, and a couple of ribs. We love leftovers over here. I seriously don’t understand people who dislike leftovers! If it was good the first time, then it will be good the second time! And the third, and the fourth…
Snack: Many bites of our leftover, enormous cookie cake! Look who I caught in action:
Cookie Monster
Recognize Jonny’s sweet shirt? He’s so thoughtful. Jonny told me he saved me the last bite of cookie cake.
He wasn’t kidding when he said bite! Sweetheart.
Dinner: Last night for Jonny’s 30th birthday, we went out to dinner to BrickTop’s. BrickTop’s is new to St. Louis, and we’ve been once before with Jonny’s parents. It’s a little pricey, but we received a gift certificate for our birthdays, so we decided it would be an appropriate, fun, and tasty place to go. We started with the Beef Tenderloin Flatbread with blue cheese and carmelized onions.
It did not disappoint, and we devoured it. (Surprisingly, Jonny did not burn his mouth!) For my entre, I ordered the Palm Beach salad. It was a layered salad with eggs, shrimp, tomatoes, crab meat, and avocado.
In addition to tasting delicious, it was also pretty! Mmm so good. Jonny ordered the fish tacos with mahi mahi and deviled eggs on the side (how random, I know, but their deviled eggs really are good!). When I excused myself to use the restroom, I told the manager we were celebrating Jonny’s 30th.
The waiter surprised Jonny with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream and a birthday card that contained a fairly long handwritten message on the inside thanking us for choosing BrickTop’s as the spot to celebrate Jonny’s 30th birthday and signed by all of the employees. It was quite the card from a restaurant, but it certainly made Jonny feel special! We came home with stuffed bellies, and no leftovers.
Are you a leftovers fan?
I can’t believe the summer vacation is already over where you live. When did your vacation start? In Austria school doesn’t start until the second week in September. Hope you have a great first day back
Happy WIAW!!!
Kids don’t come until Tuesday, but our meetings and room set up has officially begun! We got out around May 24. Wow you guys start super late!!
hahaha, i seriously started laughing when i saw the BITE he left you. what a sweet man
All of your entrees look delicous. I can’t get over how cute your salad is… is it possible for food to look cute? lol
Have a great day girl!
Haha right???
Aww more birthday celebrations! That flat bread looks delicious! Have a great first day of school
Thanks! The flat bread was SO good!
I cannot believe the school year has officially started… madness! That is too funny about the “bite” he left you haha, I saw that on twitter and it made me laugh
I know!!!
Drool, all looks amazing, your eggs are perfectly formed! haha
hehe i have a small pan so they form perfect circles!
I WANT that Palm Beach salad.
I’d eat it every night if I could!
Yum!!
I’m not really a big leftovers fan… only certain things! Most stuff with meat I dont like leftover just because reheated meat tastes weird to me sometimes. I’m such a weirdo! I love leftover pasta though
I do understand being a bit weary of leftover meat… Leftover salmon actually grosses me out.
That flat bread looks so good!! I love making my own flat bread, on wholegrain tortillas, with interesting toppings
I’ve never made it on a tortilla – great idea!
it really sucks that taking leftovers home isnt really common here in Austria. the waiter would look at you weird if you wanted a doggy bag. and most restaurants Im sure wouldnt even have one . just some tin foil to wrap it up maybe …
What?!?! That’s crazy!! You pay for your food, and if you don’t finish it you have to leave it?? What a bummer!!
Yes. I’m totally a leftover fan!
Good!! No reason to waste food!!
huge fan of leftovers–my younger sibs hate them and i always tell them ‘someday when you’re cooking for yourself, you too will LOVE leftovers!’
Haha that’s a very valid point!
I can’t believe the kids are back in school! I miss the days of memorial day to labor day summer – it was much easier to remember. And I LOVE leftovers, it’s another chance to get creative.
Well kids don’t come until Tuesday… we have work days and meetings until then. We used to start Labor Day too!
That crab tower looks AMAZING!
I still have two hours until lunch and now I am hungry haha
haha i could eat it any time of the day!
YES I love leftovers! They’re sometimes even better than the first time! Some of my friends don’t eat leftovers…boy are they missing out.
I agree… I don’t understand people who don’t!
Haha too funny~ Leftovers are fantastic! I love taking them and incorporating them into a new meal. It’s like recycling only yummier!
Haha I love that! Go green… with food!
That is quite the bite! :-p
I’m iffy on leftovers…I usually end up leaving them for Eric, cause I’m ok with cooking something up for lunch, while he likes to go the leftover route. But stuff like lasagna, chili and casseroles – so much better the next morning.
Well at least they’re not going to waste!
you egg looks perfect! Mine always end up as a mess haha
The small pan I have helps shape them perfectly!
Birthday dinner looks fabulous!! your layered salad is to DIE FOR!
It really is! I got it the first time too!!
LOL,so your husband was really very kind to save the last bite for you…
The salad truly is a beauty,it looks so fresh and tasty as well!
Haha isn’t he?? The salad was amazeballs!
YAY! What a fun evening. That flattop pizza looks AMAZING.
And what a sweet wife to tell the waiters its her husband’s birthday. You’re always SO thoughtful, Linz!
I didn’t think I was going to like the flatbread as much as I did. And birthday surprises are so fun!
You’re already back at school?! Oh where did summer go…
You’re tellin me! Kids come on Tuesday, but we have meetings and whatnot until then. Too fast!!
I love leftovers…but it has to be the right kid of leftovers. Leftover fish…no thanks. Leftover lasagna? Yes, please!
Those eggs look scrumptious
Thanks for sharing. Happy WIAW!
I’m not about leftover fish either… anything else is good to go!!
I used to hate leftovers, but I’m coming around to them! Now that I work til 8 on most nights, I love having leftovers to come home to so that I can have a fast dinner! Those baked beans and corn look like my kind of leftovers.
Also that flatbread looks amazing!
YES! THey are SO convienent!!
Hmmmm your breakfast looks like someone else’s I know….
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