Just wanted to post and say I haven’t given up on blogging. My comp is on the fritz so its hard for me to blog right now. I don’t know how long it’s gonna be until it’s fixed. I hope not too long but I will try and continue to blog from my husband’s comp as often as possible.
Archive for October, 2008
I’m lovin it…
Things I’m lovin right now:
* My new boots! 
Chuck says they look like house shoes, (and they kind of do), but I still <3 them! And they were only $19.99!
* My new Blackberry Pearl. Seriously ya’ll don’t understand. I had been carrying around a Motorola L2 with a broken glass screen that I had to cover with tape to keep from cutting my ear. So the Pearl is definitely an upgrade. Thanks Mom!
* I’m officially addicted to Blue Bell Ice Cream. My new fav flavor, Banana Pudding!!! Taste just like the real thing with Vanilla Wafers. Yummmmmm
*My hubby’s awesome pumpkin he carved last night! Wouldn’t be our kind of pumpkin if it wasn’t skulls and cross bones. We like to think we are so rock and roll! 
* I’m also lovin a lot of new music. I love to day dream of being a big music exec. One can always dream…
My fav right now has to be T.I.’s “Whatever You Like”. If it comes on the radio it’s up almost as loud as it will go while I sing and bob my head.
* Lovin this chilly weather. This weeks grocery list included lots of items for soups and warm cassseroles. Next week will be my magnificent chili.
* And last but not least my crazy hubby!!!
Beans and Cornbread
As I sit her bloated from a good ol’ country meal, it occurs to me that some folks may know nothing about the tasty deliciousness of soup beans and cornbread. I’m not sure of it, but I’m pretty sure that’s a southern/country thang. So for those of you who don’t know anything about it, here’s a recipe for a good ol’ country meal: (Sorry no pics, it’s all gone!)
Soup Beans:
Ingredients:
Bag of Pinto Beans
1 Ham Hock/Bone
Check bag of beans for rocks or bad beans. Rinse beans with water. Soak beans in water over night. In the morning drain the beans. Put beans and ham hock in crock pot and fill with water. Let cook on high for about 8 hrs.
Cornbread:
Ingredients:
2 cups corn meal
1 1/3 cups milk or buttermilk
1/4 cup of oil
1 egg beaten
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Pour all ingredients into a bowl and mix well (will be lumpy). For best results bake batter in a iron skillet for 25-30 minutes. You may use any other bakeware.
These two pair great with Kraut and weiners and fried potatoes.
So there you go, a good ol’ country meal. Not so great for your health, but sure taste good! Also, I had the best ice cream EVER this weekend. You gotta try Blue Bell Banana Pudding. Mmm Mmm Mmm
Did I shave my legs for this?
Well I went to the gym and met with Shane today. As no surprise, after a tour of the gym, I was asked to sit down so we could “work something out”. And so came the sales pitch. Which was really good by the way. Poor guy, I give him an A for effort, even though he implied I need a tan by offering me free tanning sessions. I politley replied “I need to talk it over with my husband.” Ha Ha Ha!!! (I love being able to say that! ) And I did talk it over with my husband. I called him on the way home and said ” He tried to sell me a membership but I’m not buying” So now my dilema is whether to use my free two weeks and be haggled every day about gettin a membership or should I just forget it. If I really want to get in shape I can work out at home. Probably the latter…
Hairy and Jealous
I’m a loser and a lazy bones. I cancelled my appointment with Shane today. I was not feeling all that great……and I had really hairy legs. I hadn’t shaved in about a week. And I didn’t want to go to the gym and not only be out of shape but have hairy legs. I knew I wouldn’t have time to shave before I went, so I called and re-scheduled for tomorrow. And I just got out of the shower from shaving my legs. So I will go tommorow!!!
In other news, we got all the items we need for Chuck’s Halloween costume yesterday. ( I <3 Goodwill) And I have to admit, I’m quite jealous. His looks so much better than mine. He really looks the part. So I think I’m gonna find something else for myself. I’m found some things I like at www.electriqueboutique.com (thanks K!). But I’m not telling anyone else what we are gonna be. I wanna see if people can guess on Halloween.
I won something!
Never in my life have I won anything. And today I get a call from Shane at Urban Active Fitness letting me know that I won a VIP Package valued at over $200. My first thought was what’s the catch. But when I talked to him he assured me there is not. I get two weeks VIP membership for free including 2 sessions with a personal trainer (to tell me how lazy and out of shape I am). Sounds good to me. I know that once the 2 weeks are up they will try and convince me to join. And maybe I will. I’ve been wanting to work out, but just can’t seem to have the motivation. If I join a gym at least I’ll have someone to hold me accountable for my progress. So I go tomorrow at 7 to meet with Shane and take a tour of the gym. I’ll let you guys know how things go. And if I decide to stick to it, I’ll keep you guys posted with my progress.
Bare with me
Well I’ve wanted to start a blog for awhile know. My biggest problem was coming up with the name. Now I guess that problem will be what to write. Before I started this I had so much I wanted to say. And now I’m kind of at a blank. Let me say first though, this is probably how this blog will always be. Just random thoughts of mine, or recaps of my day. I don’t know why I think anyone would even care to read about my life or thoughts. But sometimes it just makes me feel better to say things out loud. Well in this case write them out loud…to whomever decides to read this. That was my biggest reason for creating a blog. Just to write.
So anyways, today was just another day with the boys. We all slept in today. Then after some coffee and checking my email and such we decided to go out for lunch. We hadn’t had KFC in a long time so thats where we went. I was stoked! I love love love their mashed potatoes and gravy, cole slaw, mac n cheese and of course their crispy chicken. Well i almost had a heart attack when the guy rang us up for 2 adult and 1 child buffet and said “$21.49″. I never remember it being so expensive. Oh well, all you can eat and it all looked fresh and hot. Guess I should have looked a little closer. First bad sign, no mac n cheese! Are you serious??? Whatever! I’ll just load up on mashed potatoes and gravy. Then I get ready to get some chicken and there is no legs. I only eat legs. To answer my husband’s question, “Can’t you eat something else?” NO! I can’t eat something else. I ONLY EAT LEGS! I don’t like wings, thighs, or breast. So I very politely ask the man behind the register for some legs. He first says, “We only have crispy”. Great! I’m in luck! Then he says “uhh…he’s just putting them in”. Okay fine I’ll just come back in a few minutes. I go to the table eat my coleslaw, noodles, and mashed potatoes and gravy, in that order ( note: I eat one thing at a time, nomally in order of least favorite to most favorite). So I go up to the guy and he’s waiting on a customer. I wait and when he’s done he goes back to the fryer. He comes up and tells me it will be 14 more minutes. This is when I explode! 14 minutes!!!! Are you freaking kidding me??? I go back to the table, tell Chuck and Allen I’m f***ing done. I’m going to the car to smoke and will be waiting on them there. I was so pissed. How can you charge someone so much and then not even have ready what they want. If i had went through the drive-thru, are you saying I would have had to waited almost 20 minutes for some freaking chicken legs? The boys finished up and we left. On the way home I called the opinion survey on the back of the receipt. Seriously folks, I was MAD!! I have never and will never eat anything but legs. I just don’t like anything else. Maybe I’m picky. But I went to a fast food restaraunt known for it’s chicken and they don’t even have legs! I will not be back to that KFC (located in North Park on New Circle Rd).
The day ended with a good note though. We went to one of my new fav places, POPS Resale Shop. I got another addition to my halloween costume for only $5.99!!! I’ll post pics in another post. I love it. This is the first time Chuck and I will be dressing up for halloween together. We don’t have any big plans yet. We’ll prolly just go out to a bar or something. But I’m still super excited!
