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Sunday, August 6, 2017

Miscellaneous Monday A Winner

How about some miscellaneous on this lovely Monday?

{ONE}

When we were in Lake Tahoe a few weeks ago and saw the most incredible sunset over the Lake.

This photo doesn't even do it justice. It was one of the most beautiful sunsets I have seen.

The colors were reflecting over the entire lake. Breathtaking.

{TWO}

Kate is turning 7 this week....I can't even believe it!!!!!

Lots of party prep happening.

I am excited about her party.....guess what the theme is? ;)

{THREE}

I have been making smoothies this year as a way to eat more fruits & veggies.

This smoothie was amazing! I threw in some almond milk, peanut butter, bananas & spinach/kale mix. You couldn't even taste the veggies. I will have to blog the recipe next time I make it & get the measurements written down.

{FOUR}

The weather we have had here in California the past month is CRAZY.

It has been in the 70's since Christmas.

The girls have been wearing short sleeves & flip flops.

It does not feel like January.

Blue skies, warm days...it is messing with my mind.

I keep thinking it is Spring. Which means Summer is almost here.

But, no. It is January. We have many, many more months until Summer.

See what I mean about the mind tricks? Ha!

But in all seriousness, we need rain...really bad.

We are in a drought. It is not good!

{FIVE}

All this Spring like warm weather is making me want to shop for Spring/Summer clothes

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I know I need to stock up on Spring/Summer clothes for my kids!

{SIX}

Speaking of clothes....mark your calendars...our next Pin-spired link up will be on Friday January 31st (since February 1st is a Saturday)

Can't wait to see what outfits you link up!

{SEVEN}

My younger sister Rebecca is pregnant with Baby #2 and due in May.

I had a feeling it was going to be a girl. This Fall, I had a dream that she was pregnant with a girl and then the next day she told me she was pregnant!

I wish I would have video tapped my girls reaction when they saw that the inside of the cake was pink. Screaming, Running, Jumping up and down. So fun.

I had saved 2 bins of my girls baby clothes....special ones or really cute ones that I just couldn't bear to giveaway. I had so much fun going through them last week with my sister. So happy that her little girl will wear some of my girls clothes. Lots of memories in those bins.

Can't wait to meet my new niece in May.

All the cool kids are born in May ;)

{EIGHT}

The winner of the new blog design from Bella Lulu Ink is:

Lisa Schmidt

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{NINE}

I might be turning into a hippie. Ha!

I got a starter kit of some Essential Oils and started using them this weekend.

Hoping the lavender one helps Luke start sleeping better...he has been waking up so much the past month or two...teething is the main culprit but now I think he is just in the habit of waking up.

I want my good sleeper back!

Anyone else use Essential Oils?

{TEN}

Yesterday my beloved 49ers played in the NFC Championship against Seattle.

I wore my red lipstick for good luck.

It didn't work. I am so sad they lost.

This was me before the game...when I was happy & smiling.

It's almost embarrassing how sad I am about the game.

I am a really, really, really big sports fan and when my team doesn't win it makes me in a bad mood...which is ridiculous. Why do I care so much? It's just a game. But, ugh. So sad.

This interview after the game did NOT help my mood.

I mean REALLY?!?!?!?

You just beat a team & are going to the Superbowl and all you can talk about in the interview is how terrible your opponents are & disrespecting them? Talk about un-classy.

I was rooting for the Broncos before this interview, but that just sealed the deal.

Gotta cheer on the team from Colorado....part of my heart is in Colorado.

Go Peyton! Go Broncos!

Who are you rooting for in the Superbowl?

Do you go to a Superbowl party?

I have a handful of appetizers/dips/treats that I will be blogging in the next 2 weeks that will be PERFECT for the Superbowl. (The Superbowl that the 49ers are not in. Waaaaaa)

Stay tuned!

Sunday, July 23, 2017

Monday Miscellaneous A Winner!

Happy Monday & Happy Halloween!

I have some miscellaneous for you on this Halloween Monday!

{ONE}

This weekend we watched It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

We watch this every October.

One of my favorite Halloween traditions :)

{TWO}

It rained all day yesterday.

We have been so busy every weekend in October that it was so nice to have a mellow day at home watching football, the World Series & just hanging out & pumpkins.

And, of course carving pumpkins means pumpkin seeds! Yum!

That is my favorite part of carving pumpkins :)

My pumpkin seed recipe is HERE.

I also got my costume ready....our staff theme for teachers is 80's...here is a sneak peek of my outfit:

I can't wait to show you my full costume :)

{THREE}

Today our court is having it's annual block party for Halloween.
I am bringing my Crock Pot Turkey Meatballs (I need to blog these...so good!)
I am also bringing my Pumpkin Dip:

All you do is mix together:

1 block of cream cheese (at room temp)

2 cups of powdered sugar, 1 (15oz) can of pumpkin

1 T cinnamon, & 1 T pumpkin pie spice.

Blend together. Keep chilled until you serve it. Serve with gingersnaps.

SOOOOO good. I could eat the whole batch.

I am also making Zombie Eyeballs...

Zombie Eyeballs Recipe {here}

These are super easy to make & the kids love them!

{FOUR}

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{FIVE}

Last Monday was my 6th annual Crock-tober post.

On that post I was giving away an Instant Pot & a $100 Amazon Gift Card.

I am OBSESSED with my Instant Pot!!!!

The winner is:

Susan

Congratulations! Leave me a comment or send me an email so I can get your prize sent to you!

Speaking of slow cookers, here are some of my Favorite Recipes using a Slow Cooker!

I am linking up with Erika & Andrea for their Let's Talk. The topic is Recipes, so I thought I would share some of my favorite slow cooker recipes in honor of Crocktober!
(If you click on the name, it will take you to the recipe)

Chicken Fajitas {Slow Cooker}

Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

Slow Cooker Corn Chowder {with Potatoes + Bacon}

Slow Cooker Sweet Potato + Black Bean Chili

White Chicken Chili

Crock Pot Chicken Tacos (3 ingredients!)

Slow Cooker Korean Beef

Slow Cooker Ribs

Crock Pot Chicken Parmesan

Easiest Dinner Ever

Have a safe & fun Halloween!

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Miscellaneous Monday

Seems like the perfect time for some random thoughts!

I just finished watching The Hills and it was awesome. But of course, a cliff hanger [boo!]. I really like Lauren and Brody and thoroughly hate Heidi and Spencer. I also feel like a total loser for being 26 years old and watching MTV. It makes me feel so old.
Nate got a part time job today. He's on a roll folks, things are really falling into place around here. He'll start in January and finish in June, just in time for PT school. He might get another part time job to fill the gaps [and fill our bank account] but we aren't sure what his schedule will look like. Either way, this is big!
I am officially going home for Christmas. Yep, I twisted my co-workers arms to let me take off Christmas Eve. So we'll drive back LATE on Friday December 21 and have to drive back on Christmas day. Just want I want to be doing for 8 hours on that day, but whatever. I've been homesick lately, so I'll take what I can get.
We are going to my work holiday party this weekend and it should be pretty interesting. I just started this job in October so I'm getting to know everyone. We are bringing a white elephant gift, booze, and my camera. Oh and cookies. Nate is going to bake a few batches for the cookie exchange but we can't decide which kind: gingerbread, peanut butter with hershey kisses on top, Mexican wedding cakes, or plain ol' chocolate chip? Which would you want from my Top Chef?
Our gigantic "economy sized" peanut butter jar is getting low, according to Nate. That makes me kind of ill to think about how much PB we've eaten in the past month.
Henry is now afraid of Nate, only when he puts on his gloves. Hat, giant coat, boots, and even sunglasses are fine. But as soon as the gloves go on his hands, Hank hides under the table. I guess you have to know Henry to see how funny this is. And you should see how mad Nate gets when it happens.
We have at least 12 inches of snow on the ground. And apparently more is coming. It seems like we get 4 more inches every 3 days or so. And it's getting old. Real old. Sorry I always complain about the weather but it's freaking unbelievable.
What is everyone doing for New Years this year? I have to work on NYE [as if that was an option] but I do have New Years Day off. So we can technically do something that night, but it needs to be inexpensive [ie no driving down to Chicago]. Ideas anyone? Nice dinner? Bed and Breakfast? Wine night? :)
Remember how I got married this year? Remember how I have 2000 images from that day? Well it might be fun to show you a few totally random shots every now and then. As in, pictures that none of you have seen before in bios, shutterfly, etc.

Like our rehearsal pictures:

And pictures of me with my biyatch face. There are a few of those mixed in for sure:

That's all I got. Hope you enjoy my randomness:)

Friday, May 26, 2017

Miscellaneous Tuesday

A few bits of randomness for you today:

First, Nate and I scurried down to the Lake on Sunday night for an unplanned photo shoot. The sunset was just too pretty and we had to try and make it before it was completely dark [which isn't until 5:00 these days, whoo hoo! We are making progress towards Spring, I tell you].

So here are some of my favorite shots from that night. If we look disgustingly cold it's because we are, plain and simple:

sunset from the hwy

Now I know you Southern Belles from Missouri got some snow today, and I'm quite proud of my old city for representing some winter weather. But seriously, who wants to come up here and experience stupid amounts of snow at all times? Any takers?

Well, actually, we are having some Missouri visitors this weekend [hi, Hannah and Michael!] and we are totally planning on skiing one day while they are here. It's going to be so much fun and very entertaining, since Hannah and I aren't exactly skiing pros. I hope I can take my camera for some pictures without falling on top of it. Hmmmm.....

Also, I've been working like a madwoman on our 2008 everyday album. I'm happy to say that I'm caught up through October....after about 10 pages of the marathon:) I figured I'd show you a few random pages just for fun. I like making albums for myself because then I can use digital scrapbooking products from sites like Two Peas and Jen Wilson, without worrying about copyright stuff. I'm pretty sure if I used their stuff for my little business I'd be breaking the law, so 'personal use only' it is. Here are some random pages for your viewing pleasure:

page from 2008 album

And finally, I tried on a potential bridesmaid dress for Lindsey's wedding today. I forced Nate to come and take pictures, which ended up being quite yellow from the horrible florescent lighting, but the dress is still adorable. Ours will technically be black and probably strapless, but you get the idea. I was a bit worried about this shorter tea length, considering I'll probably be the gargantuan bridesmaid amongst other petite dolls, but I kind of like the above-the-knee look. I was just used to all tea lengths being right past the knee or even a little longer, to the calf. What do you think? Never mind the fact that this sample is way too big and I cannot even pretend to fill out the top, okay?

bridesmaid again

Here is the strapless version. Why are models always posing with such odd postures?

Eek! I cannot wait for wedding season. And dress weather. And sunshine. And....you get it by now, right?

And now I'm hosting all of my photos on Flickr, so I think you can just click on any of my pictures in this post and it will take you to my account. Have a look around if you would like, there are more shots from our Milwaukee photo shoot I didn't include here....but pretty much all of the others have appeared on this blog before. Maybe someday I'll be a blogger who only posts one or two pictures each post but for now I tend to get a little crazy with multiples. Must be the bigger pictures or something.