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Chicken BLT Salad
September 20, 2013 by Nicole Morrissey 6 Comments
Mr. Prevention was in Italy for work this week. Naturally, I ate wheat berries and spaghetti squash for dinner, loved every bite of it, claimed all the leftovers as my own, and didn’t hear a peep about how dinner would’ve been sooooo much better with meat, more carbs, or less vegetables.
There are a few very small perks to life without Mr. Prevention when he’s traveling for work.
I felt bad for the poor guy when he texted me saying that he didn’t get an upgrade to business class on his flight, didn’t sleep a peep on his 9 hour overnight flight, and landed just in time to work an entire day that was booked solid up until 8pm.
…And then he…
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