Holy Mole

Hi Ya'll!  I hope you are ready for a killer Thursday!  We're almost done for the week!

I've decided that I will have to perfect my chili recipe until I release it to the public.  It was a little thicker than I planned.  Here it is in case you are interested:

I went to the gym last night and ran an easy 2 miles @ 11 minutes per mile and did some uphill walking for kicks.  I am enjoying some of this tea and brought it to work with me:

It's new to me, and from the Mother Ship.  I love the jasmine flavor/scent.  It makes me feel like I'm walking through a fairy forest, or what that would be like if I could.  Plus, it was only $2- score!

For lunch, I'm bringing one of my new soups!  The lovely folks at Campbell's  sent me this cool package and I will do a full review later.

Along with the soup I'm also having some of my mole-inspired butternut squash:

It's just squash with chili powder, cinnamon, and um...unsweetened cocoa. I think I have finally found a way to incorporate chocolate into every meal.  I feel a new blogger challenge coming.

I used the adorable unsweetened cocoa powder above.

Finally, I want to wish my beautiful sister-in-law a Happy 25th Birthday!  

She's been such a great support system for me and I have known her since I was 16, likely embarassing myself many times in front of her and she still talks to me!  She is an amazing mom to little Ben and I'm so glad to have her as a big part of our crazy family!  Happy Birthday Tania!