Five Things Friday...

Its that time of the week again! and after tomorrow, the 2012 race season will officially be over for me! YEA!!!! So without further ado:

1.) Jason has started packing and we will move him next weekend... I feel like this is amazing planning on our part as we will definitely work off every calorie plus some that we eat on thursday!! :-)
2.) That being said he is staying in Louisiana this weekend, which means I have two nights and two days of unlimited sewing time! This is very good news as I have three projects I need to work on/finish. Hopefully I will have pictures to post of my Giant Granny Panties quilt next week, the other two projects are christmas presents, but maybe I will put a sneak peek on here. ;-)
3.) I am STILL waiting on my Wedding pictures... thats all I am going to say on the subject, but I'm definitely losing patience fast...
4.) Jordi is doing much better this week! Thank goodness, I am fairly certain my gag reflex really couldn't take cleaning up after him again...
5.) I have eaten out for lunch almost every day this week... this is good and bad, the good thing is I have hit all my favorite quick lunch places around the office, and shouldn't crave them for a while, the bad thing is, I don't think any of the meals would qualify as healthy, and I definitely will be working these calories off for a while!

And just to leave you with a smile for the weekend:

Five Things Friday

It has been a busy week, though not as bad as last week, so without further ado:

1.) I defrost food (chicken breasts, ground beef, etc) in a baggy in my bathroom sink. It's just so much easier to fill, and I don't feel like I have wasted 18 gallons of water just so my chicken will cook faster...
2.) Jordi was very sick this morning and I am praying I don't come home to more mess...

3.) With only 10 days of race season left, I feel like I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel work wise. While the industry can be fun, it is also very stressful on a regular basis, and I am looking forward to at least a minor break!
4.) I have an amazing start on my christmas shopping and should be finished by early december with all my shopping and projects! Now I just have to decide how to wrap everything this year!
5.) Jason was not into me cooking for him AT ALL on sunday... his craving for mexican food meant I made balsamic chicken again on monday night and I have snacked on it all week! I will have the pictures and recipe up soon!

Thats all! Hope everyone has a great weekend!!

Tasty Tuesday: Balsamic Chicken with Mushrooms

When I left work this evening I still had yet to come up with a new recipe to try... I decided to head to the grocery store for my normal weekly trip and see if anything caught my eye, and boy did it ever! I found some gorgeous porcini mushrooms just calling my name! I quickly went to google and looked for recipes and came on this one. I changed it up a bit, mostly because I hate measuring, and I really wanted to showcase the mushrooms! I was so excited to start cooking, and then eating that I completely forgot pictures! Worst blog recipe ever... anyways, I liked it enough that I am planning on recreating this weekend for Jason, and I will definitely get pictures this time! I will also post my version of the recipe with the pictures! Hope everyone had a Happy Tuesday!

Five Things Friday

So far I have been terrible with the Wednesday confessional posts... but I can usually crank something out on Friday... That being said I have decided to switch things up and go with a "Five Things Friday" post each week and see if I can stay on track a little better :-)

1.) A year ago I spent this week in Budapest, Vienna, and Prague with my mom... I have wished every day for the past two weeks that I could be back there, all three cities, but especially Budapest made such an impression on me... not to mention amazing food and real seasons!

2.) I have three quilting projects going right now. One for me (should finish the top, and piecing the back this weekend) and two christmas presents... I am really hoping I didn't bite off more than I can chew, but I am really excited and love giving home made gifts!

3.) Have any of you read or studied Jesus Calling by Sarah Young? All the ladies in my bible study are big fans of the book, and mine is officially on its way from Amazon! I can't wait to get started!

4.) Rarely do Jason and I go more than a week without him coming to houston, or me meeting his somwhere for the weekend, but he has to work all weekend, so he won't be in town until the first weekend in November, however that weekend is opening weekend of duck season... I guess I'll see him during the December break before late season opens?

5.) I am taking advantage of the cool weather this weekend and trying to head to the dirt bike park to ride for a few hours with my dad! I haven't been in forever!! Can't wait!


Thats all for this week, I have a new goal to try a new recipe every week, and get it posted for a "Tasty Tuesday" set of posts... I would love to hear some of y'alls favorite recipes! Have a good weekend!

Wednesday Confessional...

So I completely missed last week but to say I had a stressful week at work would be the understatement of the year... On to this week:

• I had three days last week where I completely forgot to eat. I used to always laugh when people said they forget to eat, as I really didn't understand the concept... I get it now, but I kinda wish I didn't...
• This week has had its own share of disappointments, and I am praying it turns around as we go into the downhill stretch towards the weekend!
• Jason and I are doing our "day after" wedding shoot this weekend, I am really looking forward to getting to dress back up again, and praying the weather cooperates better than it did on our wedding day!
• I think road trips with just the two of us in the car might literally be one of my favorite things ever! I always feel like we get completely caught up with each other, and there is no TV as distraction!
• Jason officially has a contract on the Louisiana house, we will definitely be saying our prayers that everything goes smoothly and he can close by the end of November!

Thats it this week... Hopefully more wedding shower, bachellorette party, and ACTUAL wedding photos will be in posts soon! 

Wednesday Confessional...

Short but hopefully sweet this week...

• I have finallllllyyyy finished my thank you notes... I am completely disappointed it took me six and a half weeks, but it did soo moving on
• I had a revelation today that I have completely quit thinking in terms of semesters and summer/christmas break. So yeah I am officially old...

and thats all I have... long days at work = very little blogging brain power :-/

Wednesday Confessional: Friday Edition

Hey, better late than never...

• I stayed at work past seven p.m. multiple nights this week at work... in turn I have not done a single piece of laundry, or cleaned house (an almost daily thing normally) at all this week... 
• I have not cooked anything all week... unless Ramen noodle counts... my 18 year old self is shaking her head right now at the fact that I eat ramen noodle by choice at 26 years old...
• the median age in my bible study small group is 55, and I am definitely the only one under 40, I really don't mind this at all, except we have one very special person who I will refer to as Blanche who felt the need to ask me if I am one of "THOSE bible girls"? Anyone know who "THOSE bible girls" are? I mean I might be ok with being in their small group instead...
• I'm pretty sure the above statement made no sense and you can all (if anyone actually reads this thing?)  just disregard it, obviously it was one of those you had to be there moments
• Jason is hunting thursday- saturday this weekend... this means I get to cut fabric and make a mess sewing my quilt together with ZERO guilt :-)

Thats all folks! Hope everyone has a GREAT weekend!