The heat of summer truly hit us last week and so I'm aiming for lots of summer crockpot meals so I don't have to sweat too much in the kitchen! I especially love making any sort of shredded meat for tacos in the summer. Who am I kidding? I love tacos year-round, but the veggies are fresh in the summer so that makes it a pretty inexpensive meal, too!
6.15.13 - Leftovers
6.16.13 - Fathers Day Plans TBD
6.17.13 - Crockpot Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches (never made last week)
6.18.13 - Leftovers
6.19.13 - Grill out
6.20.13 - Shredded Beef or Pork Tacos in Crockpot
6.21.13 - Dinner Out
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Saturday, June 8, 2013
June 8 Weekly Menu
6.8.13 – Grilling Burgers, Brats and Corn on the Cob, Making this Tomato & Blue Cheese Deliciousness
6.9.13 – Leftovers
6.10.13 – Hosting a Premier Jewelry Party, Making Baked Brie and Slutty Brownies for Snacks
6.11.13 – Making Spicy Sausage Pasta
6.12.13 – Leftovers
6.13.13 – JWC Happy Hour & Dinner at Liberty
6.14.13 – Crockpot Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches
Friday, June 7, 2013
TGIF
Thank goodness it’s FRIDAY! Seriously, this may have been one of the longest weeks EVER.
TGIF because as of this morning, I have now taken 3 completely rain soaked walks with our dog. Hooray for rain, not hooray for Tropical storms that dump it on us nearly 24 hours/day. I love the rain that shows up over night and makes my grass green, I do not like the ALL DAY SEVERAL DAYS IN ROW RAIN! So, thank goodness for the rain that is supposed to move out of here tomorrow!
TGIF because we’re having girls night tonight… making Baked Brie in puff pastry with brown sugar…. Cannot wait to devour it. And of course some wine. Thank goodness for Wine & Cheese.
TGIF because tomorrow is Saturday and I’m going RUNNING! You might not know I’ve been battling a leg/hamstring/glute (unknown) injury that made running pretty difficult for me during April, so I’ve pretty much taken the whole month of May off, only to figure out, it’s probably Pilates that killed my leg, not the running afterall. So thank goodness for getting out some of this crazy pent up energy!
TGIF because it’s the weekend and we are gonna be doing yard work and cleaning and grilling and running and napping and churching and all the great things there are to do on a weekend. Thank goodness for weekends!
Saturday, June 1, 2013
June 1 Weekly Menu
Summer is one of those busy seasons that we barely know what's happening tomorrow, much less for the month ahead, so I'm forgoing the monthly menu for a bit and going back with weekly menus until things settle down a bit. We have had a busy last few weeks, including a long-weekend trip to the beach (see our new picture up there? Courtesy of the wonderful photography skills of my sister... need your picture or your kids pictures taken? I can get you in touch with her!)
This guy (and his short haircut) really enjoyed the beach too.... the not so great iPhone photography skills are mine :)
Now, for the menu....
6.1.13 - Brandon & MaryKathryn's Wedding! Our only wedding this summer, seems we're growing up and there aren't too many to attend anymore!
This guy (and his short haircut) really enjoyed the beach too.... the not so great iPhone photography skills are mine :)
Now, for the menu....
6.1.13 - Brandon & MaryKathryn's Wedding! Our only wedding this summer, seems we're growing up and there aren't too many to attend anymore!
6.2.13 - Thai Chicken Bites w/ Rice
6.3.13 - JWCMeeting/Girls Night with Leigh!!
6.4.13 - BBQ Peach Pulled Pork
6.5.13 - Leftovers
6.7.13 - Date Night Out!
Friday, May 17, 2013
Currently...
Listening... to a Jennifer Weiner book on CD. Ever since our bookclub started, I've been really into listening to books on CD again. So far this month, I've listened to The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, our book club selection Between, Georgia by Joshilyn Jackson, and now the Jennifer Weiner book, which I can't remember the name, but it's the one about the fertility clinic with about a million characters. Also, on the subject of books, I have Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn in hard copy at home as well. May has been the month for reading.
Eating... leftovers of Bacon & Mater pasta for lunch. absolutely love this recipe. The ingredients are flavorful and the sauce (when made with milk instead of cream) is light and perfect for summertime.
Eating... leftovers of Bacon & Mater pasta for lunch. absolutely love this recipe. The ingredients are flavorful and the sauce (when made with milk instead of cream) is light and perfect for summertime.
Drinking... Is that even a question? Diet Coke. I'm hopelessly addicted. Anyone see that article go around facebook about signs you're addicted to diet coke? That's totally me. And tonight, probably drinking the leftover wine used in the pasta above.
Wearing... scrubs. I'm so lucky to have an office dresscode that allows me to wear pretty much whatever I want except jeans, but today, just wasn't feeling like planning and outfit or ironing anthing.
Needing... to finish up my notes on a presentation I'm making at a conference... tomorrow! Yikes! Procrastination = my worst enemy (or my best friend, depending how you look at it)
Wanting... my dog's hair to grow back. He is so skinny with his summer shave! Also, wanting to find a new groomer that gives him the perfect cut, not too short, not too long. Will be on the search for that next month.
Planning... a long weekend at the beach for Memorial Day. First days off work since my half-day off in January. Now that has taken some HARD work! Finally built up some time off so my bank won't be empty after summer vacation!
Enjoying... warmer weather! After a weird few weeks in April and beginning of May, it's finally here! I need to put a towel in my car so the leather seats don't burn my booty. Now, if only my leg will get better so I can RUN!
Wearing... scrubs. I'm so lucky to have an office dresscode that allows me to wear pretty much whatever I want except jeans, but today, just wasn't feeling like planning and outfit or ironing anthing.
Needing... to finish up my notes on a presentation I'm making at a conference... tomorrow! Yikes! Procrastination = my worst enemy (or my best friend, depending how you look at it)
Wanting... my dog's hair to grow back. He is so skinny with his summer shave! Also, wanting to find a new groomer that gives him the perfect cut, not too short, not too long. Will be on the search for that next month.
Planning... a long weekend at the beach for Memorial Day. First days off work since my half-day off in January. Now that has taken some HARD work! Finally built up some time off so my bank won't be empty after summer vacation!
Enjoying... warmer weather! After a weird few weeks in April and beginning of May, it's finally here! I need to put a towel in my car so the leather seats don't burn my booty. Now, if only my leg will get better so I can RUN!
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Hello? Anyone out there?
I fell off the face-of-the-blog earth during the end of April. Kinda got crazy busy and didn’t update too much around here. So, how about I show you some pics from my phone and catch you up on our life?
Trimmed up my rose bushes and made this giant pile of thorny limbs....
Since I waited too late to start trimming, I actually had to go buy new loppers to cut through the thick limbs but lucky me, I scored these beautiful hanging baskets for our porch at True Value while I was out...
Spent a weekend at the beach with my mom and her work friends. There is nothing quite like getting close to the beach (13 miles to go)! Here’s a pic I took on the way down…. it was super rainy on Friday, but so beautiful on Saturday!
We might or might not have run the golf cart completely out of batteries and had to push it for an entire half mile back to the house….
Luckily we had these yummy raspberry mint mojitos to spur us on!
I watched in disbelief as the finish line of the Boston Marathon was bombed. Honestly, I thought a few times about writing something here, but just couldn’t find the words. I loved this article…. and, like most runners that week, I got together with my running buddy Jennifer and “Ran for Boston.”....
I’m a member of the Junior Women’s Club of Lake Murray and we had our annual yard sale…. There was a lot of junk to sell… here’s a pic of our organizing garage the night before.... so much junk!
We finally had a baby shower for my sister and niece Elliott.... somehow I managed not to take any pictures there, may have had something to do with attempting to play paparazzi with Marian’s fancy camera.
Our church rented out the Plex and our Sunday school class organized an ultimate Frisbee team…. Go team green! Since we were the only organized team, I’m declaring us the champions (we won our first game and lost the second game 2-1 because we ran out of time to play)….
Most of the month I spent running to get ready for the Providence Heart and Sole 5-miler. After the St. Patty’s Get-to-the-Green race, Jennifer and I set a goal of running the 5-miler in 50 minutes. She made it under 50, and I just barely missed it, finishing in 50:25. Here’s me with some of the alumnae girls from my sorority before the race…
All in all, April was a fantastic month, just really busy! We've had the weirdest weather ever to start off the month of May, but I'm looking forward to warmer weather and the rest of summer!
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
May Monthly Menu
Here is our monthly menu for the month of May! Lots of new recipes and old favorites, and tons of plans for grilling as the weather continues to heat up!!
Week 1: May 1-5
Week 2: May 6-12
Week 3: May 13-19
Week 4: May 20-27
Week 5: May 28-31
Week 1: May 1-5
- Dinner w/ family for Travis' (my brother) Birthday
- Pantry Cleanout meal
- Grilling Out
- USC Baseball Game
- Dinner at Gervais and Vine for Girl's Night
Week 2: May 6-12
- Dr. Pepper Crockpot BBQ
- Grilling Out
- Leftovers
- Salads and Sandwiches
- Meeting friends at Pasta Fresca
- Buffalo Chicken Pizza
- Stuffed Corn and Black Bean Quesadillas *New Recipe*
Week 3: May 13-19
- Bacon & Mater Pasta
- Sesame Chicken Tenders and Veggies *New Recipe*
- Leftovers x2
- California Turkey Burgers
- Roast Beef Panini with Carmelized Onions and Horseradish Cheese Spread *New Recipe*
- Out to Eat
Week 4: May 20-27
- Salads and Sandwiches
- Grilling Out
- Cheddar Ranch Chicken *New Recipe*
- Crockpot Shredded Beef Tacos
- Leftovers
- Memorial Day Weekend at Beach
Week 5: May 28-31
- Pork Tenderloin & Sweet Potatoes
- Grilling Out
- Leftovers
- Out to Eat
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