>Hey guys, hope you had a nice holiday weekend. For those of you back to work, welcome back. For the lucky rest of you taking off time until New Years, I am envious.
I worked 12.5 hours day – long, I know. I posted on Twitter that I’ve been walking [fast] for the last 12 hours and no matter how many times I do it, it doesn’t get [physically] easier. 8 hour shifts on the unit (I work on a transplant floor of a hospital) go by sooo fast. It’s the last 4 hours that test my perseverance 😉
So now I’m home, cuddled up on the couch with a glass of vino…
And patiently waiting while Kels (sister) cooks dinner. Life is good, my friends. Who doesn’t like to be waited on, right? In the meantime, I decided to take some pics of Michael with my new camera…
Dinner was pretty fantastic. Kelsey’s scallops are to-die-for.
Well I’m off to bed, have to be on the [hospital] floor for 7am! eek. See you tomorrow..
Biochemista 
>I am looking for passion in the new year! Have a lovely day tomm!
>Scallops are my favorite kind of seafood- they're so buttery and delicious!!New Years? Ugh, don't remind me. We still have yet to make concrete plans!!
>Oh my, I adore scallops. I bought some last week with the intention of cooking them all and using the second portion for a salad later on in the week, but they disappeared in one night… oops! SO good though! Hope you had a very Merry Christmas girly! 🙂
>I like scallops, but only if they're slightly crisp on the outside. Double points if they're wrapped in bacon. Oh, and I love that photo of the pup blinking. So cute!Rest up!
>Oh yum yum yum!! That looks delicious. I just got some red quinoa and now I think I'll make it 🙂
>Mmm scallops are the best 🙂 Especially with asparagus and quinoa, sounds like your sister is an amazing cook! Thanks for sharing and good luck at work!
>That dinner looks fantastic! Thanks for the comment on my blog! I pretty much wrote that out from memory. I did the whole "bring a notebook" but I found it just took a lot of time! Sometimes I will write my workout out before hand and then during the workout I will just cross things off/make adjustments (for a higher/lower weights, etc)Hope that helps!
>Would you believe that I've never eaten scallops! I'm a huge seafood fan!As for NYE, I have no idea what I'm doing! It may just be a family night! 🙂
>I'm back to work too. 😦 Lovely dinner, I've never tried red quinoa, but yours looks wonderful. We have no New Year's plans yet, probably a low-key family gathering or a fun evening of celebrating at home. Next year – many more recipes and fitness goals.
>What a beautiful way to spend the day! Relaxing with wine in the comfy slippers 🙂 I did that most of the day as well!! Christmas morning was endless amounts of mimosas 😉 xxoo
>Just found your blog! I am a fellow DC gal. I love quinoa but haven't tried the red kind, do they taste the same?Can't wait to follow along with your blog!
>I think I'll try quinoa that way—mine is pretty boring lately! Do you prefer the red? I've been partial to the white so far, and it seems a little less expensive around here, but I don't know why!
>sounds like such a relaxing day!!! boy, I miss red wine in the winter!!!
>@Christina Oooh, I love meeting other DCers! I liked the red quino but it seemed to take longer to cook (maybe 10 mins longer to boil?)
>@Lisa I'm not sure which I prefer. They seem to taste the same but the red takes longer to cook (or so it seemed to me!)
>Love the booty slippers!
>Yumm!Those scallops look delicious. Reminds me of Foodbuzz! I give you props for working such a hard job.
>Oh, those long shifts at the hospital ON MY FEET are difficult for me too! Yesterday especially since I had the prior week off.I'd like to wear a pedometer one day to see actually how many steps I take, because I know it's LOTS of them. Since I am so used to 12 1/2 hour shifts, whenever I only work 8 it feels so easy. Its all in what your used to.Glad your dinner was cooked for you tonight. My husband made mine too 🙂
>@Amy at TheSceneFromMe I'm the SAME way! 8 hr shifts are a piece of cake! The last 4 hours is KILLER. Where do you work?
>Looks like you had a great Christmas! (catching up on your posts). I'm running in a race on New Year's Day, so NYE is going to be low-key. In 2011 looking forward to getting more involved in my blog, opening an Etsy shop, and running more races! 🙂 When are you coming home again?
>Oh yes please to the scallops and mucklucks with wine. What a wonderful winter evening Katherine