tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31376492329840551672024-03-12T19:08:05.099-05:00a day in the life...my everyday adventures may or may not include:
diaper duty (definitely), wifely duties, starbucks, working (slaving away) at starbucks, pinteresting, pinteresting some more, shopping, bargaining, working out (hopefully), cooking, cleaning (not likely) and living life as a 24 year old gal.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00404241261184865888noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137649232984055167.post-21271246788438684632012-07-21T18:14:00.001-05:002012-07-21T18:17:32.415-05:00More iphonoraphy! Yeah yeah, it's been a while...<br />
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Here's some shots from day-to-day life.<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-E90XBxEcTMQ/UAs4a8XFZVI/AAAAAAAASWM/9RIY4UKjxyQ/s640/blogger-image-414356875.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-E90XBxEcTMQ/UAs4a8XFZVI/AAAAAAAASWM/9RIY4UKjxyQ/s640/blogger-image-414356875.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-GJQCvrAJQco/UAs4bZpD__I/AAAAAAAASWU/nhIbzvDDUdo/s640/blogger-image-1546619293.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-GJQCvrAJQco/UAs4bZpD__I/AAAAAAAASWU/nhIbzvDDUdo/s640/blogger-image-1546619293.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QEChN8BrSwc/UAs4bpE-CJI/AAAAAAAASWc/4DEsCo8U8ak/s640/blogger-image-969462355.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mhaR9pVcYXM/T1mjIypm-LI/AAAAAAAAL4w/pQ3_tQziGBs/s640/blogger-image--1590666486.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mhaR9pVcYXM/T1mjIypm-LI/AAAAAAAAL4w/pQ3_tQziGBs/s640/blogger-image--1590666486.jpg" /></a></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00404241261184865888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137649232984055167.post-85015668848195537362012-03-08T22:48:00.000-06:002012-03-08T22:49:35.178-06:00Teriyaki and Timing!yikes! more catching up! I'm a terrible blogger.<br />
sorrrrry. but i've been cooking alot and there's a few tried and true recipes that I'VE GOT TO SHARE! so grab some coffee, and maybe a notepad.<br />
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first of all, here's my menu for this week, i start on Tuesday, because that's my first day off of the week, and the easiest for me to make a plan, go shopping, and get started. find your easy day! also, i take a night off each week and we just grub, we'll make a frozen pizza, or just fend for ourselves. I'm going out with a few friends tomorrow night (Thanks, Hubs!! XOXOX) and Mario and Em are doing their<br />
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Tuesday: Buffalo Chicken Garbage Bread</div>
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Wednesday: Simple Asian Noodles</div>
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Thursday: Slowcooked Cilantro Lime Chicken on tortillas with rice</div>
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Friday: OFF!</div>
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Saturday: Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoes</div>
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Sunday: East Meets West Burgers</div>
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Monday: Hot Sliders with Fries<br />
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first, i'm going to share the simple asian noodles recipe i found on pinterest....here's the link to the original recipe, <a href="http://eatathomecooks.com/2009/05/super-simple-asian-noodles-with-stir-fry-veggies-and-chicken.html" target="_blank">Eat at Home</a>. This is a great site full of simple, quick meals. both of which i am a HUGE fan. i like simple. i like quick. i'm not a masterchef, and don't pretend to be. ;)<br />
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so...basically, i followed the directions exactly so... I bought a broccoli stir fry bag ($1.50), Chicken Breasts, (i already had some, that i've stretched into 4 meals. so, $9 spent on chicken that's lasted four meals...yeyah!), a bottle of teriyaki sauce (LaChoy, super delicious, and only $2), and angel hair pasta (again, went cheap, $1!) a whole meal, that fed Mario, Emma and I with a little left over for a grand total of about $6 and some change? sold. </div>
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so there's your ingredients...now, start your water a'boilin'! add your pasta, just like you would for any other recipe. then chop those thawed out breasts into little squares/cubes/whatever, sauté them with a little oil, until throughly cooked...remove from pan, add a LITTLE more oil (i use as little as possible because, well, it's healthier without it and it kinda grosses me out). then you're going to wait for the oil to heat up, and add your frozen stir fried veggies. cook them until tender, add the chicken back, and start up the Teriyaki! ;) I did NOT measure how much I used...but i can say, it was about 1/2 a cup I'd guess. it was enough that at first i was like, "ooo, crap. i hope i didn't add too much!"....but when i then, drained the noodles, and added THEM into the pan, it was a nice golden brown color and the teriyaki sauce was not overwhelming AT ALL. it was actually really quite perfect! voila! dish it up, and watch your family ATTACK! Y'all should have seen Emma slurping up those noodles! too cute! here are some visuals....</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">i adore beautiful cooked veggies, so colorful! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">dinner is served! so yummy, and not bad lookin' if i say so myself!</td></tr>
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I also want to feature an AMAZING fruit salad, one of my dearest friends gave me the recipe for. and she'll probably laugh at me again for being so excited about this, but this salad was so good, you could eat it, instead of ice cream! brilliant substitute!<br />
Anyway, here's the ingredients....<br />
1 red apple, 1 green apple, raisins, a sliced up banana, chopped walnuts, honey, plain yogurt, and cinnamon. just chop everything into bite size pieces, add your plain yogurt, then cinnamon, then honey, to taste, and enough to coat your fruit! so simple, SO good. I never thought to add yogurt to fruit salad before. the beauty of this, is that you can add whatever fruits you have handy, and it's healthy!<br />
My little family ate it up! just a tip, don't make a huge batch, you'd think you could just throw it in the fridge, but it gets slimy and the fruit turns brown pretty quick!<br />
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well, be on the look out for more recipes and stuff...I've been busy busy with my little family, and work, and play :) of course! I'll be posting some pictures I took lately, on my iPhone (if your not paying attention to iPhonography...you should be), including some from our most recent family outing to Bridge-O-Rama, a new bridge opening, here in Dallas...as well as some of our recent Spring Showers! :)<br />
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As usual, God is constantly at work...i'm always amazed and a little baffled at what he does, when we are least deserving of it. Most recently, God has revealed how He does everything in HIS time...not ours. We see things that are happening, feeling lost, confused, and hurt...and while it could be a matter of minutes, hours or in my case, YEARS later...God is faithful and reveals His perfect plan, showing how sometimes, you've gotta go through some rough things, to learn how to grow closer to Him and also, just HOW to deal with stuff later...</div>
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He seriously, boggles my mind sometimes. and I LOVE IT. Has He boggled you lately? share your testimony with me! <3<br />
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<br /></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00404241261184865888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137649232984055167.post-25048698190646908772012-02-01T11:39:00.003-06:002012-02-01T11:41:50.755-06:00playing catch upWell, it's been a while since my last post...i was swept up and away by the holidays, then Emma's first birthday...so i have MUCH to blog about...from Christmas crafts to a DIY Birthday Party...<br />
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First, Christmas...i love giving gifts! well, let me rephrase...i love giving GOOD gifts. that mean something. or that i made with care...so this year, since I've been a pinterest maniac, i scoured for ideas starting waaaay back in october. I tried a few things and found one i reaaaaally loved. Ho'made Hand Scrubs! so easy, so cool...and i was able to develop my own spin on them. so...with out further ado...<br />
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ingredients: I try to keep things natural...because well, it's better :)<br />
sugar (or brown sugar)<br />
extra light olive oil (the lighter the better, because the darker the oil the darker your scrub color will be. my first three batches were a darker yucky yellow...not. cute.)<br />
essential oils in your favorite scent (i did a lavender, peppermint, and citrus for this set. also, i did one natural, cinnamon oat scrub, and left the scent alone)<br />
and any extras that match your scent (i.e. i bought dried lavender to put in with the lavender scrub, and dried orange peel for the citrus, i put ground cinnamon in one, and it made the color a dark rusty brown!) you can also add a few drops of food coloring if you don't like the white look, but again...natural is nice :)<br />
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Honestly, at this point, i don't do too much measuring. every link on pinterest had different ideas, but most of them said: (just make it to the texture you like). not much help. :) but you'll get it. start out with a cup of sugar, and slowly add oil while stirring. your sugar is going to clump up some, but it'll even itself out as you stir. i left mine pretty dry, because once you put it in your jar, the oil seeps up and it's a lot wetter than you'd think!<br />
then you add a few drops of your essential oils...(or oatmeal) i used about three. then you add your extra goodies (if you have them)! and...viola! scoop your mixture carefully into your jar and enjoy! this stuff is amazing...it left my hands (and feet and elbows) feeling baby soft, and the oil doesn't stick around in a bad way :)<br />
now i know this is the easiest recipe to follow, but i found that a lot of it was trial and error...i have about 4 jars of this stuff sitting around that i didn't like in the end...but i made about 8 jars that turned out WONDERFUL. i would say do little jars, also, because this stuff only has about a 3 month shelf life.<br />
if you have questions, feel free to shoot them my way! here's my photos of the process...<br />
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again, it's all up to you! do what you like! they make fantastic gifts, </div>
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but make sure you keep one for yourself! </div>
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things i've learned lately: </div>
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1. family comes in all forms...friends, co workers, church...God created us to be in fellowship and community, and that doesn't always mean staying where you're comfortable, or with people that you share DNA with...sometimes, family means strangers. </div>
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2. little girls in christmas dresses are THE most precious things ever. example: my daughter...</div>
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3. first steps are often the hardest...in more ways than one...watching Emma learn to walk the past few weeks, means watching her fall...a LOT. watching her struggle to get back up, sometimes shed a few tears, and KEEP GOING...has taught me so much...she encourages me to keep going and keep pushing and keep taking those steps, because at some point...you'll be up and running. (and chasing your kid all over the place!)</div>
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that's about it for today, but don't worry...I'll Be Back!</div>
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<br /></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00404241261184865888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137649232984055167.post-71371845056756845902011-12-14T00:18:00.001-06:002011-12-14T12:05:19.828-06:00a few days wortha few photos from the past few days....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Fall has finally arrived here in Dallas...albeit a little late.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"> Emma and I took a drive down Swiss Ave to see the leaves...</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr. Knightley in all his glory...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emma barely stays still long enough for a photo...<br />wish that big smile at the end would have turned out!</td></tr>
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<br /></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00404241261184865888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137649232984055167.post-25226041715199844692011-12-12T20:49:00.001-06:002011-12-12T20:49:20.983-06:00Chicken and YarnWell readers, it was a tragic morning. My coffee pot exploded grounds all over my kitchen counter, ruining the pot I brewed and leaving me no time to grind the beans and brew more. So I put on my ugly cry face and swept the rough, coarse bean innards that were sprayed across my counter into my hand and hummed a few lines of taps while I brushed them into the trash. Top that off with a teething bebe and you can guess how happy and relieved I was when hubs got home and we headed for a play date. <br />
At the playdate, while Emma was busying shrieking and stealing Cheerios from her sweet kiss giving pal, one of my newest and sweet friends taught me how to crochet! <br />
After an adventure to Michaels late the other night, she guided me in what hooks and yarns to buy, then guiding my not-so-nimble fingers (sausages+no coffee=no good) into the glorious world of hat-making! It was literally one of the easiest, most fun things I've started in a long time! <br />
My bulky hot pink yarn is quickly turning into a sweet little beanie for Emma, that I plan on adding PomPoms to, because honestly...everything's cuter with a PomPom! <br />
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In other news, I took about an hour and a half over the weekend and laid out a meal plan for the week. This is going to be my New Years resolution, to cook at least 6 nights out of the week. My mom was so good about always putting a homemade dinner on our table every night and it's something that in retrospect, I admire and appreciate so much. (love ya, Mom)<br />
So, in light of New Years being right around the corner, I decided, why not start now. No time like the present right? <br />
So today, knowing I was going to have a long day out and about, I decided to push the easy button and do a crockpot recipe. <br />
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Crockpot Salsa Chicken<br />
1 lbs of skinless chicken breasts, thawed<br />
1 can of cream of mushroom <br />
1 cup of Salsa (I went generic on this, much to Mario's chagrin, and picked a medium heat, but next time I'm making mild. I'm a wimp.)<br />
1 packet of taco seasoning <br />
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(I love low recipe meals!)<br />
First you add the chicken breasts, soup, salsa, and taco seasoning to the crock pot. Mix and cook on low for 6 hours (or high for 2.5, but I cooked for 6). After those 6 hours, take your chicken out (this is gonna get messy...spoon it out then let it cool a little) and shred it. The best part of this was the chicken was so tender is literally fell apart! Put it back in the pot, reheat and spoon into tortillas, or onto rice. Top with sour cream, cheese, lettuce, etc. whatever suits your fancy! <br />
In retrospect, I would add fresh tomatoes, some black beans and rice to the pot. It was little runny and could use some thickening. <br />
But, the flavor was faaaaantasic! Even my authentic Latino hubby loved it! Emma also enjoyed it, but was way more into the peas I put on her tray. <br />
Naturally.<br />
Either way, it once again made enough for leftovers and everyone enjoyed it...especially me because it was super easy to prepare and the house smelled fantastic when we got home tonight! Win, win.<br />
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Life lessons I learned over the weekend:<br />
1. It doesn't matter if you're elderly, it does NOT give you an excuse to treat younger customer service teams like crap. So don't throw sandwiches at me, Grandma, and expect not to get decaf-ed. Ya heard me.<br />
2. When God is giving you a door to step through, do it. It's worth it, even if it's a little door. Also, letting someone pray for you, opening up, being vulnerable...worth it. Soooooo worth it.<br />
3. Baby's are so much smarter than we realize. Emma's already bilingual! Ah!!!<br />
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Peace out, trouts, until tomorrow!<br />
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when i woke up this morning to the sound of rain, the first thought that came into my head was....pinterest...soup....coooofffffffeeeeeeeeeee.<br />
so, i brewed a big old pot of joe (and when i say big, i mean.........yes! gallon sized!), nursed and fed Emma, then booted up the old computadora and realized SOMEONE drank the last of the milk on their precious little bowl of Kix....son of a gun.<br />
so...i did what any normal, desperate coffee drinking mother would do...i put formula in my coffee..........<br />
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you heard me. i scooped out enough formula to make two ounces of milk and <i>PUT IT IN MY COFFEE. </i><br />
*sigh*<br />
don't try it. it's gross and didn't work. i choked down about two sips then gave up and watched my hopes and dreams for a tireless day swirl down the drain. *cue tears*<br />
then i looked up soup on pinterest, found the taco soup i pinned a few days ago and texted hubs what i needed. i love a man that'll run to the store on his way home.<br />
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<b>Taco Soup </b><br />
<b>1 lbs of hamburger</b><br />
<b>some chopped onions (i use the frozen kind because if i attempted to chop onions my eyes would pack a bag and head north)<br />
some garlic powder (or if you're cool, actual minced garlic)</b><br />
<b>1 packet of taco seasoning</b><br />
<b>2 cans of corn</b><br />
<b>2 cans of black beans</b><br />
<b>2 cans of diced tomatoes</b><br />
<b>1 can of tomato sauce</b><br />
<b>3 cups of water (divided)</b><br />
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viola! soup!....ok, well, almost....<br />
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after a beautifully productive day of cleaning, teaching Emma to play catch, a NAP!, and lots of teething pains (for me AND Emma), not to mention falling even deeper in love with some of my mom friends *NDM4L*......i made soup.<br />
i know this doesn't sound like a big deal for most people, but i am considered to be...somewhat....kitchen challenged? i'm not too...50's housewife....ok....let's be honest, i'm in general, a terrible cook. so...this is a HUGE deal for me. don't judge me.<br />
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first you brown the burg, the onions, and the garlic, add a cup of water and the seasoning....<br />
then dump it all in a big soup pot. drain and rinse your beans, then dump 'em in! then dump in the rest of the cans, add 2 cups of water, simmer for 15 minutes...and VIOLA! soup. (for real this time)<br />
i also took the time to put a little oil in a pan, cut some tortillas into strips and fry 'em up! (so good!) added a little shredded cheese...mmm. done.<br />
Emma loved it, hubs loved it, it made enough for two days of left overs (yeah right), and it was so easy.<br />
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now in the middle of this fantastic day...i should mention a few life lessons i learned...<br />
<b>1.</b> real friends aren't always real friends. meaning...even if you've hung out with someone quite a bit, loved on their child, offered them a place to live...doesn't make them your friend. in fact, in some cases, it means their going to stab you in the back the first chance they get.<br />
<b>2.</b> real friends tell you whats up, to your face. and by face i mean digitally.<br />
<b>3.</b> wine=headaches<br />
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also, a very busy ten month old can be the biggest challenge and greatest joy, all at the same time. watching Emma discover and learn about the world...is blowing me away. seriously. i don't get serious often, but this is one of those moments....<br />
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i don't understand mothers...who don't care about the little things. who don't want to be there for their child's first game of patty cake, or who don't take the time to read their kid a book at bedtime. i just don't....it's beautiful. i wouldn't trade these times and moments for anything in the world. so if that means i'm not going to be at work all the time, and i'm not going to be able to buy fancy things so be it.<br />
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that being said i also don't mind the mom's who do have fancy things. NDM!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OZcowM52LMY/TtsElJOgyiI/AAAAAAAAK2A/AsIJusy0EmU/s1600/tacosoup2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OZcowM52LMY/TtsElJOgyiI/AAAAAAAAK2A/AsIJusy0EmU/s320/tacosoup2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>go make some soup. and live your life.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00404241261184865888noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137649232984055167.post-72620963867729031002011-11-26T13:54:00.000-06:002011-11-26T14:23:03.282-06:00peeled and pepper sprayed!as i sit here sipping a cup (remember that means gallon) of coffee from my new brewer, which i attained on black friday, i wanna know. <br />
Black Friday: who did it? who killed it? who came away with scars?<br />
i was watching the news yesterday with Mario after a late lunch and...WHAT THE HECK!? a woman in florida peppersprayed a crowd of people, including children, in effort to get a "hot deal"....seriously?<br />
*astonished*<br />
can you imagine her facebook status? "_____ just maced some kids and got a $5 set of PJs!!! woot!"<br />
in NYC (i believe) someone started firing a gun!<br />
at walmart here in Dallas...it was literally like someone unwrapped sirloin steaks in front of starving hyenas. i swear, people were growling. i wish i had thought faster and recorded it. all of the sudden people were shouting, growling, pushing, pulling....there were slippers, movies, pajamas, board games, coffee makers, mini choppers (which i wanted sooo bad), FLYING through the air. no joke. i literally turned and went the other way. terrifying. consumerism at it's best right there. i'm not sure i want to participate next year. we only stayed for an hour, but it scarred me for life. however, i did get some great deals on gifts...it's better to give than receive right? and the fact that i risked my life to get those gifts makes them even better, right? (throw me a bone here...)<br />
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in other news, last night Mario and i decided to try the <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/178807047675023530/" target="_blank">DIY Biore Strips</a> i found on pinterest a while back...<br />
it's a super easy, quick recipe, that makes a SUPER sticky substance...<br />
<b>DIY Biore Strips<br />
1 tbsp UNFLAVORED gelatin (do not get a flavor...i cannot promise you won't turn out kiwi green)</b><br />
<b>1-2 tbsp milk</b><br />
mix the two together, and pop it in the microwave for no longer than 15 seconds (we're trying to peel your skin, not burn it off)<br />
then IMMEDIATELY (seriously) start gooping it on your trouble zones...aka the T zone (chin nose forehead). this stuff hardens up suuuuper fast. no joke. You can use a popsicle stick to put it on if you want, but we didn't have any so I just used my fingers (i washed my hands as soon as i got done putting it on).<br />
wait about 10 minutes, or until it's totally dry. there will be no question that it's dry because you will be unable to make facial expressions. seriously.<br />
take pictures and <a href="mailto:oh.em.gee87@gmail.com">send them to me</a>.<br />
now, remember back in elementary school, when you'd get elmer's glue all over you hands, sometimes accidently, sometimes on purpose, and it was a blast to peel off?<br />
welcome back to 2nd grade.<br />
start peeling!<br />
at this time i feel the need to give you a very serious and very important warning.<u> DO NOT GET THIS IN YOUR EYEBROWS.</u> i'm pretty sure you could use this stuff as wax. it will rip out each and every one of your hairs. be careful. (however, if you do get it in there, have no fear, you can just use warm water to soak it off...but then it defeats the purpose of the peel)<br />
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pretty cool huh?<br />
i wish i could say i had this easy of a time...but all those warnings i gave you? yeah...speaking from experience. at least it provided me and Mario some MUCH needed laughter (after a terrifying black friday experience) for about an hour...in between tears of pain at losing all the peach fuzz on my face. yikes!<br />
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so remember folks, watch the eyebrows (and eyes apparently) on black friday.<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-oKMWmnODy6g/TtFKpbe-u2I/AAAAAAAAK0I/QkLlM6tvDHU/s640/blogger-image--1507392600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-oKMWmnODy6g/TtFKpbe-u2I/AAAAAAAAK0I/QkLlM6tvDHU/s640/blogger-image--1507392600.jpg" /></a></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00404241261184865888noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137649232984055167.post-50491358277121284232011-11-26T01:14:00.000-06:002011-11-26T01:45:42.859-06:00adventures in pinterest...or not?helloooo.<br />
originally, i planned to make this a totally Pinterest inspired blog...i'd write about the different things i was trying via my friend's pinboards...<br />
however, i'm also not entirely oblivious to the fact that while i have great ambitions to begin large projects, such as these, i rarely complete them.<br />
so, i figured that if i started a blog that included every day life too, i could probably keep up. because let's be honest...the idea of me working my through pinterest frightens even the bravest of men.<br />
bah!<br />
either way...since i said i would include SOME of my adventures in pinterest...<br />
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tonight i made a delicious, mini mug cake for ONE! (this can be used as a much need afternoon pick me up for all the hard workin' ladies in the houuuuse.)<br />
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super easy...and when i say super easy, i mean...daaaang. that literally took me two minutes.<br />
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<b>MINI MUG CAKE</b><br />
<b>1 egg</b><br />
<b>2-3 tbsp of cocoa</b><br />
<b>1/4 powdered sugar</b><br />
<b>a small handful of milk chocolate chips, walnuts, sprinkles</b><br />
<b>and/or a dollop or whipped cream, caramel, or ice cream</b><br />
<b>1 tea mug </b><br />
(<i>i say tea mug, meaning a small regular mug...my coffee mugs rival the pacific ocean...keep that in mind as you begin to follow this blog please</i>)<br />
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crack your egg in your mug (<i>scoop out eggshells...errr</i>)<br />
add the cocoa and powder sugar and beat/whisk until the mixture is smooth and creamy<br />
pop the concoction in the microwave for 50-60 seconds...<br />
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and Voila! top with the topping of your choice and you've got an ooey gooey chocolate cake JUST for you.<br />
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(<i>moms, yes, it's completely acceptable to eat one after breakfast, one during nap time, after lunch, during second nap time, and before hubby gets home from work, and again after hubby passes out on the couch, snoring away like mine.</i>)<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wp9aBtUxQPU/TtCZJEEaH-I/AAAAAAAAKzc/5mrl6uUAN9A/s640/blogger-image-93748026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wp9aBtUxQPU/TtCZJEEaH-I/AAAAAAAAKzc/5mrl6uUAN9A/s640/blogger-image-93748026.jpg" /></a></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00404241261184865888noreply@blogger.com0