HUNGER GAMES

Hello Bloggers!

Hope everyone is having a great week so far

I am getting so geeked about the Hunger Games!

The books are incredible if you have not read them yet.

The movie is all set to come out MARCH 23rd

Thats in just a couple weeks

On a sidenote...I found this hilliarious picture on pinterest and I started cracking up...

So stinkin adorable!

I decided to give up TV for LENT.

Ash Wednesday was this week so I have only been without TV for a couple days.

ITS SO HARD!

I DONT KNOW WHAT I WAS THINKING...

On the otherhand I didnt realize how much downtime I spent watching TV.

I repainted the door to our house yesterday just because I was bored and needed something to do.

AHH...I wonder how many other projects will get done with this time

Do you guys remember the movie "Heavyweights?" About a bunch of kids at fat camp?

The movie was getting a little dull so I was looking up some of these characters on IMDB.

The main character is a total hottie now.

CHECK HIM OUT!

Talk about ugly ducking to swan...hubba hubba

Thats all for now.

If you think of interesting projects for me to do in my free time during this lent season...let me know :)



Reuben Dip

Hello!

Hope everyone is having an amazing week.

I hope everyone is starting to think about how they are going to surprise their special someone.

The hub's and I are going to a dinner theatre with two other couples.

Should be a good time.

Plus we have a long standing tradition about buying each other a special outfit.

I pick his cloths and he will pick out a dress for me.

It's really special because I know that even if it's not my style that he loves it.

I thought I would tell you guys about this amazing little gem that I made for the Superbowl

Its called "Reuben dip."

If you like Reuben sandwiches then you will love this dip.

Ingredients:

1.5 lbs of corned been and have the deli shave it thin

8 slices of Swiss or about a 1/2 lb of cheese

Bottle of thousand Island Dressing

Kraut

Directions:

get 8 by 11 pan
tear up pieces of corned beef and fill the entire pan

Top with drained kraut

cover generously with thousand island dressing

Layer pieces of Swiss cheese over entire top of dish

Bake @ 350 for 25-30 mins

Serve with wheat thins

It was awesome!!

Everyone loved it...Enjoy



Chicken Noodle Cassarole

HELLO

Hope you all are enjoying your week so far!

tommorrow is friday...TGIF

I thought I would hop on and share a delicious recipe that I recently made.

It was even a sucess with the hubby and he is pretty picky.

It was not too difficult either.

I found this little gem on pinterest where I find all things amazing.

I will tell you that this easily will feed 4-6.

I made if just for the two of us and I ate left overs for three days.

The good news is that on day three is was still just as good.

The best park is I think you could make up this cassarole and freeze it and then just cook it when you are ready to have a dinner with the family.

4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (I used three whole brest and cut them in half)
2 tablespoons oil (for frying)
6 ounces egg noodles
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 (10-75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 cup sour cream
salt and black pepper (to taste)
1-2 cups shredded Colby jack cheese
1 cup crumbled buttery round crackers
½ cup butter

Step 1: Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Add oil to a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken breasts and cook, turning once until fully cooked (the internal temperature has reached 165 degrees) and golden brown on both sides. Remove from the pan and allow to cool. Cut chicken into small pieces. Set aside.
Step 2: Cook egg noodles according to package directions and drain. Set aside. In a large bowl mix together cream of mushroom soup, cream of chicken soup, and sour cream. Season with salt and pepper. Add egg noodles and chicken to the sauce mixture. Gently stir together. Place into a lightly greased 2 quart baking dish.
Step 3: Melt butter in a small sauce pan and remove from heat. Stir in crumbled crackers. Top the casserole with shredded Colby jack cheese and buttery crackers. Place into the oven and bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes, or until heated through and browned on top.

DELICIOUS!!

Check it out and let me know what you think :)

Have a great Friday everyone

Hello Bloggers!

Miss your faces 
The good news is that I have lots to fill you in on.

Christmas rocked. My hubby is wonderful and bought me boots

And a food processor  that I was so desperately in need of.

and lots of other gifts but these were my favorites :)

I’m sure that will mean that there will be plenty of recipes coming soon.

 Me and Sis

I have decided against the new years resolution this year.
I always get so annoyed with people who do resolutions for two weeks…myself included.
I think I hang tuffer with my LENT promises than I do my January resolutions.

I did a trip to texas to see Jared’s  family over christmas. It was weird not to be home for new years eve with my friends.Felt wrong somehow. Like starting the new year off on a awkward foot.

Also in texas they still let people smoke inside restaurants an bars. 

By the end of the night it was hard to breath and my eyes were seriously burning. 

I hate to sound that way but that you OHIO for the NO SMOKING BAN!

I did manage to snap a quick photo after the ball :)

its so hazy you can see the smoke...lol

We did get a chance to check out some cool stuff like the Houston aquarium!

 We also went to NASA..."HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM"

Don't go to NASA....Unless you are under 10.

There was not that much to see and the lines were like 1.5 hours to take a trolly tour of the NASA campus and you couldn't really even see anything.

I also tried my first What-a- burger...I will just say I dont get what all the hype is about!
 Tastes alot like burger king...I love BURGER KING. 

Thats prolly not something I should admit...shame

Ohio got its first snow storm...UGGG. 

I hate when my pants get wet at the bottom...gross!

Since  with my new job  I am visiting High Schools everyday, it is very possible I may be getting a snow day in the near future! Wahoo. Let hope that I have like 10.

I just downloaded the 10TV app which shows school closing and delays! AWESOME.

Where was this when I was in school. 

I actually had to get out of bed to watch the news and wait for my school listing to appear. 

I feel this is an important right of passage that maybe student are missing out on. (Course I wished I didn’t have to get out of bed only to find out I can sleep in…jealous much)

Secret Santa

Hey everyone!

The countdown is on...

ONE WEEK TILL CHRISTMAS!

I hope all you little elves are done shopping.

I live very close to the mall and the traffic is out of control.

I would not want to still have stuff on your list with only a week left

The mall isn't the only place that is packed....

I had to go to the post office this week and mail some packages...

I thought i would be strategic and I went at 4 since most people don't get off for another hour...

WRONG!!!!

I had to wait in line 45 mins just to use the self-service machine! NUTS

Onto better news...

We recently had a Christmas party and I said I would post pics because I thought Jared looked so cute!

We even match! lol 

This was not acutally intended but just came out that way.

Turns out it worked pretty well together.

We went to the party with steve and annie

Well it turns out that Steve got my name in the secret Santa drawing.

NOW GET THIS..

he was not sure what to get me so he got on my BLOG!!!

How awesome is this!

He read my thirty for thirty list and saw that I wanted to learn how to make PHO (Asian soup)

He found me several recipes and then got me the authentic dishes to serve the soup in.

I  was so impressed! I thought that was so thoughtful.

I was speechless....love it.

I will be learning to make the soup soon and be sure to share it with all my followers.

In other news..

I really love hole in the wall dinners.

I think there is something special about it.

Well I found one called "Eats and Sweets" when I was in a little town for work this week.

I walked in and there was maybe 3 customers.

It was a huge piece of bologna and I eat like 1/3 of this sandwich.

SO CHEAP...all of this for $4.69...crazy

Super fast too.

Love little dinners!

Have a great last week of work before Christmas!!

The countdown to christmas begins!!

So excited!

This week is my last full week of work.

Next week since high schools are on shortened schedules...so am I

Cant wait!

I don't know about you but I've got lots of baking to do

I'm looking for some great cookie recipes.

If you all have some staples that people use please please please pass the recipes along

I plan plan to make cookie jars out of old pringles cans

found this on pinterest

Thought I would take a minute to brag on my wonderful husband.

I was out of town recently for work and my hubby had a giant surprise waiting for me when I got home.

before I tell you the surprise...I have to tell you the story leading up to this

So...this summer I found a old school solid wood giant desk on craigslist.

Someone had started sanding it to restore it but lost interested in the project.

They wanted 70 bucks and I ended up losing out of purchasing the desk.

Then...to my surprise two weeks later I got a call that they buyer fell through and if I still wanted the desk for 40 bucks they would sell it to me.

I agreed without even thinking.

Did I mention that it was a giant solid wood desk and we don't have a truck?

With much convincing I got Jared on board to do whatever it takes to pick up the desk

We borrowed a van from his work and went across town to pick it up.

We went tried to lift it into the van we realized it was solid wood and like 200 lbs!

Jared was not a happy camper

Then we got it home and since it was not finished it had to be in the garage till I could finish the project

Jared...again not happy since he values his manly garage space

well I got it like 95 percent sanded and have gone and got wood filler and was working on it very slowly...again Jared not happy still in the garage.

He was also convinced that we would not be able to get this upstairs into our office.

I was starting to consider finishing it and selling it but it seemed like that would be such a waste considering how in love with it I was.

Up until two weeks ago this is where that story has been stalled....

While I was away my husband finished my beautiful desk, got it upstairs and had it waiting with a super sweet note for my arrival

I almost cried I was so happy and it looked so great!!

Needless to say I HAVE THE BEST HUSBAND EVER!!

We also went to Jared's Christmas party this weekend.

Here's a quick shot from my phone...more pics to come

We were voted best dressed...but I think it was because we matched ;)

Have a great week everyone!

Don't forget to make time for family this holiday!

Christmas Season

Two weeks ago we helped build a Habitat for Humanity house. 

It was a pretty interesting experience. 

I thought it would be fluff work but that is not the case. 

I painted and ripped siding off the house.

This is us grabbing some quick lunch at panera.

Don't ask...why is Jared suck a goof in all our pictures!?

sweet painting action

The guys worked on this porch all day!

This is the font of the house...pretty nice. I think I need to get hooked up with habitat too!

We also went out and picked our Christmas tree.

They always smell so amazing.

so we strapped it to my car and wrapped it in an old blanket so it wouldn't scratch anything.

Well we totally pulled an idiot move.

We tied the tree to the top of the car though the windows....NOT SMART.

We wrapped the doors closed! IDIOTS!

So we just went with it and climbed in and out of the windows

Not our brightest moments!

Totally worth it thought.... I think this is the best job we have ever done decorating a Christmas tree!

Looks so good and makes me happy!

We are almost ready for Christmas now... got our firewood delivered! YES

On a non-Christmas related note... I went to a Columbus blogger meet up!

Big thanks to Katie and Holly for putting it together!

Everyone seemed super nice and I think there were like 20 people there.

Maybe you recognize these girls.

Dancing with Sunshine

In this beautiful life

To Columbus and Beyond

These were the girls I spent the majority of my evening with. 

check out Katie over at Keep Calm and Carry on....

I'm sure she posted the group pictures of all of us together. 

I hope you all are having a great few weeks leading into this holiday season.

I challenge you all to do something unexpectedly kind for a stranger or someone who would never expect it. Its is the time of year to bless someone if you have been blessed.

Happy Tuesday Everyone!