Good Deal

So, in the last six months or so, I've really gotten into eating Greek yogurt. Partially because it helps me get a little more protein in my diet- I don't eat a ton of meat when it's just me at home, so any extra protein that I can get is great building muscle mass, which will help burn more calories. Anyway, my love of Greek yogurt is dampened by the fact that it's much more expensive than regular yogurt. So, imagine my excitement when I went grocery shopping last night after work and discovered that both Dannon and Yoplait have now come out with Greek yogurt. Granted, these are still a little more expensive than regular, but not as bad. Especially when like last night, I caught a sale. A nice man was stocking the shelves and mentioned that the Yoplait version was on sale for $.79 each. I guess the store got in a whole pallet of it that was a little over a week from its expiration date. Not a big deal for me, since I like to eat it every day, so I picked up a bunch of them. I tried it out today at lunch and it tasted great! Yeah for cheaper Greek yogurt!!

New Toy!

I hit the big 3-2 recently, but I'm still celebrating- I figure I get the whole month of April. Partially this year because my birthday fell on Holy Saturday which meant that a good portion of my actual birthday was spent at church. I went out with a couple of friends for dinner on Friday night and then two of us went for pedicures and then out for a little wine- well, I had a little wine and she watched (she's pregnant). Saturday I met my parents for brunch- where I got carded- so the celebration continued:) And of course, the best part about being on Facebook is that you get tons of birthday messages from friends and family- and those people who are just your "facebook friends". On Sunday, I celebrated with the whole family- Easter dinner was specially made to be completely gluten-free including gluten-free birthday cake!

And then of course, I got my gifts. My parents gave me a Barnes and Noble Nook!!! And under my mom's suggestion my brother got me a Barnes and Noble gift card so I could buy a few books to read on my new Nook. I LOVE my Nook!!! I love having a book with me to read any time and it gets difficult with the size of some of the books that I read because they don't fit in my purse very well. This is the perfect size to go in the purse at all times. Plus, I always have another book waiting for me to read it when I finish the one I'm currently reading. And to top it all off, they have all of the Google ebooks available for free so I have been able to download a whole bunch of the classics that I have on my list of books that I want to read. So, now for free I am almost finished with Northanger Abbey which will complete my journey through the Jane Austen novels. This has got to be the best birthday gift I have gotten in years!!!