St. Patrick's Day! [ 30 + 31 ]

for erika.

Clockwise: Bunny and star eggs, star peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, kiwi slices, tangerine

Yup, that's right. My best friend Erika went to school with me today. It was pretty rockin'. Although she just ended up eating the yolks of the eggs and I ate the whites. Since she didn't really want eggs. I did get some red white and orange in for St. Patrick's Day though, which I am quite proud of!

my bento today!

Main tier [ right ]: Hot dog chunks, ketchup in the kiwi sauce cup, salt in the apple for the eggs and avocados, craisins, fruit by the foot
Side car [ left ]: Avocado chunks, bear and heart shaped eggs, tangerine, grape tomatoes for fillers

Unfortunately after class, I was still hungry, so Erika and I ended up going to the Subway on campus and getting lunch and I got coffee [ I was falling asleep in Psychology AND World Religions ]. I wish I could get my bentos to be more filling. Any ideas would greatly be appreciated.

25.

mine, finally!

Top: Tangerine slices, apple chunks and half a kiwi
Bottom: Cream cheese/ham sandwich pinwheels, string cheese chunks, craisins

I felt like having a whole bunch of fruit today. Mostly because if I had veggies, i'd have to cook them [ which was more work than I had time for this morning ] or eat them with ranch dip, and i'm trying to eat healthier. And the ranch dip we have is made with mayo, a ranch packet, some milk and a bit of lemon juice. That's not exactly calorie-free.

Note to self: Do NOT, WHATEVER you do, drink Coke Zero EVER AGAIN! Especially without food. It will fuck up your stomach and your brain and give you the nastiest headache EVER.

I had to go and buy subway just to calm my stomach down since there wasn't enough food in my box to keep my stomach from going crazy and the room spinning. This is not a good sign. Never again, my friends. Never again will I drink that crap. And diet/calorie free sodas are worse for you than regular sugary sodas. It's so horrible.

So my dad still has a lunch for tomorrow, since he went out surveying instead of staying in the office today, so he's just going to have it for lunch tomorrow! And, he's even coming home for lunch to eat it, since he's working about 15 minutes away instead of an hour away. He also won't need one for Thursday since he's working out of the office on friday as well.

twenty-five.

another for my papa.

Left to Right: Salad with bleu cheese, grape tomatoes, and bacon bits. Rolls of roast beef for sandwich, salt for sandwich, pepper for salad. Mayonnaise in the third dixie cup for sandwich. Shepherder bread, kiwi, craisins, string cheese. Bleu cheese dressing and apple.

So, when my dad started taking his lunch to work [ vs. going out to eat every day, cheaply of course since this damn economy sucks ] my mom would make him a sandwich, an apple, and a cookie for his lunch. And that was also his dinner, but he'd snack on some pistachios or something after he got home if he was hungry. And then I volunteered to start making his lunches, and he appreciates it every day that I do. So this is somewhat of a spin on what my mom would make him.

I mean, the same thing for lunch every day gets a little boring after awhile, doesn't it? I know it does for me, especially since I pretty much did the same thing throughout middle and high school. It sucked.

bento 19

for my papa.

Left to Right: Chicken Fajitas, Refried beans w/ cheese, kiwi and apple, salt, flour tortillas and a chocolate chip cookie

bentos 14 + 15

bento for me!

Top: Halved taquitos and potstickers (god I love those things!)
Bottom: Kiwi fruit, grapes for filler, sour cream in the watermelon sauce cup, and mini tacos.

I also made a quick bento for Erika, since she came to school with me today.

Two mini tacos and two halved taquitos, and sour cream in the kiwi cup.
She also shared the fruit with me (:

bento 12 + 13

for me! (:

top: grapes on food picks, potstickers
bottom: white rice, broccoli beef stir-fry stuff with carrots.

So I just made this at home and ate it there because I didn't have class or anything, nor did I have to go anywhere! It was very lovely.

bento 13 for my dad.

Main dish of leftover pot roast with boiled potatoes, cooked baby carrots and gravy
Salt in the dixie cup
Starred kiwi fruit, grapes as fillers
Tucked in beside the fruit, pepperonchinis
Chocolate chip cookie

bento #9.

for my papa.

Top: lettuce, tomatoes, bread&butter pickles (not pictured: sliced avocados), kiwi stars, grapes for filler
bottom: 2 "sammy hammies" (hamburger mixed with garlic salt, dried onions and brown sugar) with cheddar cheese hearts and waffle fries


Hamburger bun, secret sauce (fry sauce) and 2 strawberry cake balls.