I was so surprised at your comments yesterday – who am I to assume because I call it oatmeal, everybody does?!?

That’s another thing I love about blogging, I get to learn so much about other cultures and family traditions. I found out from Ellie it’s called porridge in the U.K., from Neela it’s also called that in Australia, and from Sophia that it’s called rice gruel in Asia!

What other foods can you think of that have different names in different areas of the world? Even just moving from New York to Pittsburgh I could notice differences – I said soda, they said pop, I said sprinkles, they said jimmies.

I had breakfast at Mark’s yesterday. His Dad is a Dunkin Donuts addict so wasn’t surprised to see a DD bag on the counter when I went downstairs. I made myself a multigrain bagel with Naturally More PB and wheat germ with instant black coffee on the side.

Dunkin Donuts really hit the mark with the new multi-grain donut though. It was really good, and had real grains in it. It had 9 grams of fiber, but also 390 calories. A little more caloric than my normal breakfasts once I add my pb spread but I say a big breakfast is always better than no breakfast at all!

Then I got snowed in at work for the early half of the day.

After having to be pushed out of my parking spot by a stranger (thank God for him!) , I made it back to Mark’s house since he lives closer to my job than I do. I took this picture on my way in, but I really wish I had remembered to take one on the way out. So far my town has gotten 20 inches, the most in downstate NY!

I was ravenous because I never got lunch break. I immediately dipped into his box of zbars that he keeps in his room.

The honey graham flavor is my favorite but was his least favorite out of the variety pack – the others being chocolate chip and brownie. Lucky for me because now there’s a million left!

I proceeded to have a can of vegetable soup for lunch, nothing worth photographing. I hate being snowed in here because I have a thing with cooking in houses that aren’t my own.

For dinner I had salmon with a side of roasted red peppers.

In other news, I got the “Creative Writer” blogger award from Stef. Thank you SO much!

The rules are:

1. Thank the person who gave this to you.
2. Copy the logo and place it on your blog.
3. Link to the person who nominated you.
4. Tell up to six outrageous lies about yourself, and at least one outrageous truth.
5. Nominate seven “Creative Writers” who might have fun coming up with outrageous lies.
6. Post links to the seven blogs you nominate.
7. Leave a comment on each of the blogs letting them know you nominated them.

Here are my six lies and one truth, the olympic version:

I used to compete in…

1. Figure Skating
2. Gymnastics
3. Swimming
4. Equestrian
5. Rowing
6. Pole Vaulting
7. Skiing

Depending on how long you’ve been reading, you might know which is real

And now I nominate these 7 lovely bloggers:

1. Olga
2. Sophia
3. Katie
4. Caroline
5. Lynn
6. Julia
7. Erin

Ok, off to clear the 2 feet of snow off my car and then to work. Have a great day!