Monday, October 5, 2009

Group Training/Those awful resistance bands/Easy Potato Soup

Today was my first group training session after work with Louis. I get off work at 5:30 so I was hustling to get down there in time. We worked our legs first with various exercises. We used the BOSU Balance Trainer and that was a first for me. Difficult starting out but then I caught my rythym and got the hang of it. We then worked the upper body. I thought I could get away from the resistance bands but I don't think that is going to happen with Louis:) I think he enjoys bringing them out!! I used a medicine ball for the first time which consisted of lunging and lifting. We finished with abs and lets just say my stomach was burning...
Let me provide an illustration for you:

For dinner tonight: I fixed it Sunday evening in the crock pot:)
Easy Potato Soup from 5 ingredients or less:
4-5 Yukon potatoes (Peeled and cubed)
1 can cream of celery
1 can cream of chicken
milk
7.6 oz Mashed potato flakes
After getting the potatoes ready place them in the crock pot with both cream of celery and cream of chicken. After adding fill one can with water and add to crock pot. Cook on high 2-3 hours until potatoes are tender. Then add 1 can of milk and 7.6 oz of mashed potato flakes. Add salt and pepper. Cook another 2-3 hours on low.
Wonderful soup!!
However: In the future I will not add 7.6 oz of the flakes. I will do less. These make the soup very thick so I will just add until I have the desired consistency. And if I have time next time I will probably cook 2-3 slices of bacon and add that as well.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Brandy's Wedding





One of my girlfriend's, Brandy Walker, tied the knot September 19'th. I was up at 6:15 am for our 8:00 am hair appointment...I was basically comatose...
I absolutely LOVED my hair! We had our makeup done as well:)
It rained all day but instead of fighting the rain we worked with it. We could tell Brandy's heart was set on having her wedding outside in the backyard. We made it happen. We had the idea of getting umbrellas to match the flowers and dresses; black, orange, and green. The guys escorted us down carrying the umbrellas over us. The rain had stopped by that point but we already had the umbrellas, might as well use them. Brandy looked absolutely amazing and so did Chris. It was a beautiful ceremony and reception. I was happy to be a part of it. They went to Mexico for their Honeymoon and I'm sure it was amazing. The website alone was gorgeous. I'm sure they had a wonderful time!!

Monday, September 28, 2009

Two Weekends Ago and jalopenos

We had such a wonderful weekend!! Friday night we went to dinner with Chad's mom and his brother. We went to Southern Pit which is a favorite of ours. So much so they catered our Rehearsal dinner:) I was really looking forward to sleeping in on Saturday morning but I was wide awake at 8:30!! I got up and I had some of my mint green tea that I love in the morning and starting decorating for Fall/Halloween:) I was really excited to get started and kept trying to put it off so that I wasn't one of "those" people. You know what I am talking about. I gave in...

It's not all finished. There are some things I would like to buy for the mantle but I can't find them. I tend to get ideas or decorations in my head but really they don't exist. However, I will keep looking:) Then Chad and I cleaned and did an outstanding job!

Samantha came over after work and we ran to Walmart so that we could get what we needed for our dips that evening. Samantha was making Spinach-Artichoke dip. I made homemade guacamole and pizza dip. The pizza dip is compliments of Brigid and might I say a big hit:) Jennifer, my sister, and her boyfriend Daniel were coming over to watch the game as well. She made pigs in a blanket. We had so much food and it was "Oh, So good!" We got back from Walmart and we watched our wedding video. Our wedding video is 2 hours and 45 mins long so there was def some fast forwarding. Then we made our dips....

I have never cut an avocado before...What an experience...My finger was a little cut up but the worst was cutting the jalopeno. In my mind, I kept thinking put some gloves on but I didnt have any so I didn't. I was going to be really careful. After I sliced it and the guacamole was finished I felt something burning under my nose. OI googled how to get rid of jalopeno. After trying to wash under my nose and pour lemon juice under it. The end result was aloe. Which took it away thank goodness! But it wasn't over...under my fingernail started burning. Burning bad. I couldn't get it out. I tried everything from cutting my nail, fingernail brush, baking soad and water paste, and alcohol. End result=hydrogen peroxide. I guess it brought the oils out from my skin. I was in agony but thank God for hydrogen peroxide!!

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Fall Fashions and other random findings...

A couple weeks ago I had a wonderful day filled with lunch and shopping with two of my favorrite people; Mom and Jennifer. I invited them down to Ashley Park in Newnan to spend the day. We haven't had the opportunity to do this in a long time. It was just fun spending the day with the girls:) We started at Ashley Park and this blog is dedicated to the, "Oh so very interesting finds of the day." Things that make you go hmmmm:) I consider myself somewhat trendy however some new fall fashions make me confused.

Our first finds were these humungous bracelets at Dillards. I love bracelets but these however were a little "too" big for our taste. If I were to wear these at work I think my Wrist would come up 4 inches above the keyboard. Not good ergonomics for the work place...
Next, we found a purse at TJ MAXX that was brown fur and we basically just found tacky honestly. If you have this purse I apologize.
We found this extravagant, ginormous hat at TJ MAXX. I believe if you cannot walk and see with a hat on it can lead to serious health complications...
Again at TJ MAXX we found this vest that I of course had to put on. Hot pink fur and zebra? It just doesnt get any better than this....
I understand that Halloween decorations are supposed to be Halloweenie. I get it but this witch shoe had Jennifer and I scratching our heads.
Another Halloween find; this is just a flat out strange idea. To put a baby in a black cat costume and place it on top of a pumpkin...Really?
These Thanksgiving decorations just flat out scared us. The chipmunks had creepy smiles and the pilgrim well it was scary as well.
We couldn't determine what this was for to be exact. We were thinking ring holder but really it seemed kinda not girly enough to be one. So instead we titled this one ?.
I personally would not want this mask hanging in my home....

Most interesting find of the day.... Drum Roll Please....

A golden Angel Frog with wings..... If I offended any readers that was not my intention. We all have our own taste and these do not fall in my catagory. Please know that Jennifer, Mom and I had a wonderful time creating this blog entry:)

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

First Official Day of Fall

Today is first official day of Fall and I must say here in Georgia it looks nothing like it. I'm sure that many of you have been watching the news if you do not live here have heard about all of the rain and flooding going on. We caught a break today but there is still a storm heading this direction from Mississippi. I am hoping it fades away. One major plus for me in the Fall is not only the cool and beautiful scenery but all of my favorite shows come back. I always look forward to Grey's Anatomy, Lost and Brothers and Sisters. There are some others but those are the ones coming back and I am super pumped!!

Chad and I purchased an XBOX about two weeks ago. I am pretty sure that I have lost my husband to it. He is set up online where he can play with Matt, Jeremy and Clay. He plays his football and dirtbike racing. Of course I got to pick out a game:) What? You thought I would let him have all the fun. I don't think so. The game of my choice....Drum Roll Please......

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince!! Laugh if you wish but I thoroughly enjoy this game and it's on my skill level so far...

Now I leave you to go to sleep for a 6:45 am meeting tomorrow morning! I have some entries coming up once I upload some pictures tomorrow evening they will be up! Good night!!

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Cucumbers and Onions


This is a very tasty topping from my Great Grandmother (Mam-Maw-Lou). It's been in our family for years. Chad has been begging me to make some so I gave in and made some last week. Not that I didn’t want to make them I just kept forgetting every time I went to the grocery store. We call it cucumbers and onions:


4 large cucumbers (Peeled)
1 large onion
½ cup of distilled vinegar
3 tbls of Oil
2 tsp salt
6 tbls of sugar (You can do less if you would like)


Slice cucumbers about a quarter inch thick. Slice onion (do not dice). Add everything to large bowl (atleast 4 inchs deep) that seals well. Stir everything together and refrigerate for 24 hours. And you can put it on top of salads or be like Chad and eat them right out of the container:)

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Whew! What a week...

My apologies for not posting in awhile. It's been pretty busy. There hasn't been a whole lot going on. Last weekend we basically spent the whole weekend with my family which was wonderful!! I love getting to spend time with them:) This weekend we are heading down to Valdosta!! Why you ask? Family reunion for Chad's dad's side of the family. I have been every year but this will be the first one as Chad's wife:) I'm really looking forward to it. It's non-stop outdoor games and activities. Everything from Volleyball, wiffle ball, bocce' and the list continues. We have a really good time. I am sure that on Saturday we will take a break from the outdoors to watch UGA beat some Oklahoma Bootay! I have always enjoyed college football and def looking forward to it starting up this weekend. This will be the first football season living with my husband who is shall I say...OBSESSED!! I have certain teams that I love to watch play but Chad will watch whatever game is on just to watch.
Hopefully, we won't be playing too much, Battle for the Remote;)
As far as the kitchen goes, last week I had a really good success and one mess. The chicken and rice in the crockpot was on the dry side. I followed the recipe exactly but it was just dry. Chad had to go back to work so I was thrilled to have dinner ready for him when he got home. He had to be at work at 6:00 and I got off at 5:30. I expected to get some sort of text or anything telling me, "Great dinner babe!" or "Thanks for having dinner ready!" By the time I got off I heard nothing. So I called and he was heading back up to work and still nothing. Finally, I said, "Was dinner that bad?" He started laughing and followed with, "it was pretty rough babe." He just said it was really dry. Note to self: Scratch that recipe. He said it in love and he knows I am experimenting and trying new things...He's my guinea pig ;)
My success I will post tonight when I get home:) Hope everyone has a wonderful Labor Day weekend and GOOOO DAWGS!!!!

Monday, August 24, 2009

Beyond Inspiring

One of my girlfriends told me about a blog and shared the link with me. Upon reading I found myself in tears. Stephanie and her husband Christian (who is a pilot) found themselves in a terrible plane crash and suffered multiple injuries and severe burns. They are both receving ongoing surgeries for the scars. She started the blog well before the crash. So there are many before and after pictures of them. Absolutely beautiful before and after. It's a very emotional story. The crash was in Fall of last year and she continued her story even though it was more and more difficult for her type. Many of the entries until recently have no pictures because she has difficulty lifting the camera. Within the past two months she posted pictures of her currently. She is inspiring. This truly speaks to beauty inside and out. I wanted to share her blog with those who read blogs. She goes by Nie Nie.

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Friday, August 21, 2009

Random Thoughts

A friend of mine e-mailed this to me today and I was cracking up. Wanted to share, Enjoy!
I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.

More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can
think about is that I can’t wait for them to finish so that I can tell
my own story that’s not only better, but also more directly involves
me.

Nothing stinks more than that moment during an argument when you
realize you're wrong.

Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you're
going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to
be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the
direction from which you came, you have to first do something like
check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to
yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you're
crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.

I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

The letters T and G are very close to each other on a keyboard. This
recently became all too apparent to me and consequently I will never
be ending a work email with the phrase "Regards" again.

Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't
work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically
fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all
know how to fix the problem? There were no internet or message boards
or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.

There is a great need for sarcasm font.

I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actually
becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I'll end up wasting
90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone's
laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little
bit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I'm still the
only one who really, really gets it.

How in the world are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than
take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.

The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to finish a text.

Was learning cursive really necessary?

I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantron
test is absolutely petrifying.

Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart", all
I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".

How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod
and smile because you still didn't hear what they said?

I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up
to prevent a someone from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers!

Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using 'as in'
examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete
idiot. Today I had to spell my boss's last name to an attorney and
said "Yes that's G as in...(10 second lapse)..ummm....Goonies"

What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other?

While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and
Instinctively swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart.

MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I
know how to get out of my neighborhood.

I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the
shower first and THEN turn on the water.

Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty,
and you can wear them forever.

Whenever I'm Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their
profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got
the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don't mind if
I do!

If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring would
probably just be completely invisible.

Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go
around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly
nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from, this shouldn't be
a problem....

You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work
when you've made up your mind that you just aren’t doing anything
productive for the rest of the day.

Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't
want to have to restart my collection.

There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are
going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.

I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me
if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I
swear I did not make any changes to.

"Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this ever.

I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people watching
TV. There's so much pressure. 'I love this show, but will they judge
me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren’t watching
this. It's only a matter of time before they all get up and leave the
room. Will we still be friends after this?'

While watching the Olympics, I find myself cheering equally for China
and USA. No, I am not of Chinese descent, but I am fairly certain that
when Chinese athletes don’t win, they are executed.

I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello?)
but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and
goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone
and run away?

I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing
anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

When I meet a new girl, I'm terrified of mentioning something she
hasn't already told me but that I have learned from some light
internet stalking.

I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle,
then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.

As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers,
but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.

Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not
know what time it is..

I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to
answer when they call.

Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn't know what do to with it.

A little boy asked me in the car the other day "Dad what would happen
if you ran over a ninja?" How do you respond to that?

It really aggravates me off when I want to read a story on CNN.com and the
link takes me to a video instead of text.

I wonder if cops ever get mad at the fact that everyone they
drive behind obeys the speed limit.

I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw
they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words,
someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think
about it, and then estimate d that there must be at least four people
eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by
myself. There’s nothing like being made to feel like a fatty
before dinner.