Cinco de October...o?

Today was such a gorgeous day I found it mildly depressing to be stuck indoors working. The morning was fairly busy at the clinic since dental month is in full-swing and we're ending up with quite a full surgery schedule every morning. Once it calmed down, I realized I finally had time to work on the reception area display to promote our bi-annual teeth cleaning special. Everytime I have to come up with a display I immediately shift into "teacher mode". I wasn't feeling too creative this time but here is what I managed to come up with:

Nothing fancy but it gets the message across. Plus, I couldn't get too crazy because the doctors don't like anything that could be classified as "cutesy." They think it's unprofessional. I beg to differ but, hey, I just work there.

Once I finished up with that, it was (mercifully) time to go to lunch and I was starving despite the fact I'd had a snack mid-morning. Ryan picked me up from the clinic and took me to McAlister's Deli. That place reminds me of Panera - really delicious and fresh-tasting but I always get a little sticker shock at the bill. Our lunch cost almost $20.....that's madness. We were able to snag a table out on the patio and enjoy the weather while we chatted a bit. I had the Orange Cranberry Turkey Club with a side of fruit and Ryan had the Chicken Salad Croissant with some potato salad. Everything got two thumbs up and I even remembered to grab my to-go box so I'll have half of the sandwich for leftovers tomorrow. Ohhh, yeeaaahhh!!

Since I had such a late lunch, I had my usual light dinner. I think this is the third night in a row for this particular dish but it's so delicious I just can't resist.

This is a pic I pulled off the web from FitSugar because I keep forgetting to take a picture of my own. I like to layer this up in a clear glass like a parfait - it's all in the presentation, right? This comes together in about 5 minutes. It's just 1/2 of an avocado, 1/2 of a cucumber, 12 grape tomatoes, and half a cup of fat free cottage cheese. I really went all out tonight when I sprinkled some chia seeds on it as well for some added health benefits :)

Last night I finally finished reading The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Such a great book! So many twists, turns, and surprises that kept me guessing page after page. I lost a lot of sleep from staying up to read "just one more chapter." On Sunday we're going to rent the movie so I'm going to hold off on starting the next book until after that.

Tonight I'm going to relax on the couch with my pup and try to get to bed early. I have a busy weekend ahead!

Happy Friday :)