Week Five: Great American Ball Park

I am lucky enough to work for a company that still funds outings for their employees.

This Saturday I went to the Great American Ball Park to watch the Reds game. I actually watched little of the game - I mostly chit-chatted with coworkers and enjoyed free food and drinks! I even smuggled in a couple veggie dogs from home so I could participate in the ballpark nosh.

Great American Ball Park is very cool. The painted steel construction reflects the style of the bridges spanning the Ohio river that can be seen from several areas of the stadium. The open architecture allows fans to watch the game, see the river and view the surrounding skyscrapers from their seats.

The only thing that could make the ball park even better would be a light rail to take fans into downtown and back from the surrounding areas of the city.

Pictured below is my "Sunday Scraps" casserole. I usually make a version of this every Sunday, and this time I remembered to take pictures. I take all my leftover veggies from the week, cut them up and put them in my favorite Le Creuset dish to bake. It's always my favorite meal of the week.

I've been eating so much over-processed junk food lately - I'm really going to try to make better food choices this week.

I just finished watching Food, Inc. and it made me grateful that I've made the decision to be vegan/vegetarian. It also opened my eyes to all the other things that I eat without questioning what it's made of and where it comes from. I signed up for fellow blogger Happy Herbivore's 30 Day Whole Food Challenge that begins on May 1st. I'm hoping it helps me get focused on eating the good stuff and ignoring the junk!

Week One: Sundays

I love Sundays.

Sundays allow me to pack in several activities I love into one day.

Breakfast.

This Sunday, I made a big breakfast of Tofu Scramble, toast and vegan sausage.

My mom always made a big breakfast on Sundays when I was growing up. We would eat while we listened to classical music on WEBN. I suppose that's where I get the idea that big breakfasts should be eaten on Sundays. It's also the only day of the week I drink orange juice. I only love orange juice with a big breakfast.

Andrew.

Sundays are also usually one of the few days I get to spend time with my husband Andrew. Andrew can usually be found out Serif Sound. This is the venue where we spent lots of time together when we first started dating. I don't make it down there too often anymore. But when I do go, I'm always impressed with his cool stuff.

This AMPEX tape machine looks like it's smiling at me:

The studio was built in the 1970s and is full of shag carpeting. I find the orange shag carpeting delightful.

Olivet & Meynard.

Finally, I love to hang out with my dogs, Olivet & Meynard. Sometimes we go to the park, sometimes we stay at home and nap. As you can see they are pretty much up for anything.