Unplanned Weekend

I had big plans for this last weekend, which I did none of.  I had been suffering from a migraine for several days and on Friday it decided to take me down.  I arranged to have Friday off as my brother and his family were coming to town.  I managed to make it through zumba, lunch with my husband, movies with the kids and even dinner with the family Friday night.  When I made it home I crashed.  I had taken pain pills at my moms house, therefore unable to drive.  My husband got me home, I took more pain pills and tried to go to sleep.  NO SUCH LUCK!  The pain pills must have been some generic brand.  They made me itch from the inside out.  I took Benadryl to combat that madness.  Moral to the story, I did not sleep Friday night. 

Honestly, I do not remember much of Saturday.  I was miserable between the headache and the itching.  My brother, his wife and my mom came and got my kids to take them out bowling and to lunch.  The plan for Saturday night was to go dancing, obviously we did not do that.  I certainly didn't.  At the time I guess I did not know if everyone else went out or not. 

Sunday I slept until noon or so.  Got out of bed in time for my sister in law to come over and do my hair.  I felt so horrible that I was not very good company.  She got my hair done, cut my daughters hair and even trimmed my youngest sons hair.  My brother took all the boys to an indoor football game.  Yes, a lot of plans, none included me.  Migraines stink! 

Today, Monday, I feel better.  I still have a headache and I am incredibly tired.  I took one extra day to get myself 100%.  I slept in this morning, took more pain meds and rested all day.  My oldest son was nice enough to get me food and drink.  With my last bit of energy I am writing this.  Guess what is next.......a nap.

Live and Learn

 
I have been having profound emotions with the beginning of writing my book.  I am positive that writing about it all will also be tremendous therapy for me.  Perhaps I have been overly sensitive lately, yet something happened this week that I just had to share.

A friend of mine is getting married.  He called me before he even proposed to tell me how he was going to do it.  He was excited, I was excited and I could not wait to watch them exchange vows.  Since we have not seen each other in a while I even asked if I would be invited (you never know what type of wedding someone is having or how many people will be invited).  He told me "of course".  A few months later he and his now fiance came over to have dinner at our house.  We had a good time talking about old times, the wedding and everything else under the moon.  Again, we were told "of course" we are invited.

After the dinner together I tried to be better at maintaining communication with my friend, as he and I both admitted we had not done the best at that.  You see we use to work together, but neither of us work at that company anymore.  I would leave little notes on his facebook, just so he knew I was thinking of him, even if I did not have the time to call and have a full blown conversation.  After two of these messages the fiance started posting crazy comments on her facebook that I could only assume were about me.  Things like "don't you hate it when people pay more attention to your fiance than you do" blah blah, madness.  I backed off a little thinking she was just crazy swamped with wedding planning.

A few weeks ago I saw the fiance post that the invitations had gone out in the mail.  I was so excited to see it, read it and of course RSVP.  A week passed, no invite.  Then she posted that they had received their first RSVP, still no invite.  I am not the type to "stew" on things so I contacted my friend.  I asked him straight up "Are we invited"?  He gave me this long answer that was basically "No".  I gave it a little thought and I understood if someone is limited on funds, space, whatever.  My husband and I really limited our wedding to who fit on the cliff with us (35 or so people).  What upset me is how I found out.  He could have shot me an email, text, facebook message, anything just saying that they could not make it happen due to funds.  Anyone would understand that. 

The next thing I know, the same day, I get an insane facebook message from the fiance.  She attacked everything about me.  My friendship with her fiance, me going to zumba, my facebook posts, my blog, whatever she could think of.  It was an easy decision to unfriend them both and block her completely.  Is she truly this insecure?  What a sad sad series of events. 

I truly wish him the best, it will take some work with her at his side.  He has goals, he is highly intelligent and a great dad. 

I will miss his friendship, but not enough to accept her drama into my life.  Live and learn.

Reduced Fat Enchiladas

  

Ingredients

• 2 half chicken breasts on the bone with skin (remove skin before adding to enchiladas)
• 1 (16 oz.) red enchilada sauce (no sugar added)
• 1 (4 oz.) can green chile peppers
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, reduced fat
• 1 (8 oz.) container sour cream, fat free
• 6 medium whole wheat tortillas, low sodium if possible (corn tortillas are not recommended as they tend to fall apart)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place chicken breast on the bone, with skin, in a covered baking dish, bake until juices run clear when pierced with a fork, about 45 minutes. Chicken should have reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees. Allow to cool. Remove skin and bones, discard. Shred chicken or cut into bite size cubes.

In a medium mixing bowl, add chicken, garlic powder, cumin, chili powder, black pepper and salt to taste. Add to seasoned chicken, green chile peppers, 1/2 cup of enchilada sauce, 1/2 cup sour cream and 1 cup cheese, mix well. Place 1/2 cup chicken mixture in the center of each tortilla, leave about 2” at the bottom without filling and fold up...continue until all tortillas are filled.

Lightly spray the bottom and sides of the slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray. Lay enchiladas seam side down in the slow cooker, add a little of the sauce above to each layer as you stack them. There should be 2 layers of 3 or 3 layers of 2, depending on the size of your slow cooker.

Combine the remaining enchilada sauce and 1/2 cup sour cream. Pour over the enchiladas, cover and cook on low 3-4 hours, or until hot and bubbly. Cut between each enchilada and carefully remove, one at a time, with a large spatula. Pour liquid from slow cooker over enchiladas and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Garnish with diced tomatoes and shredded lettuce. 

Yields: 6 servings | Serving size: 1 enchilada | Calories: 249 | Previous Points: 5 | Points Plus: 6 | Total Fat: 6 g | Saturated Fats: 2 g | Trans Fats: 0 g | Cholesterol: 26 mg | Sodium: 470 mg | Carbohydrates: 31 g | Dietary fiber: 2 g | Sugars: 0 g | Protein: 18 g 

*** I have not tried this yet, but it looks and sounds delicious.  If you are able to try before me, let me know your thoughts.  ***