gritty hands

remember in arrested development when tobias gets hair implants and his implants begin to reject his body?  well that's what ak is doing to me. it's rejecting my life. it all started with my car...

for the last two months, on my days off i have planned to take my car in for a check up and to get my battery replaced and on every single one of my days off it has either a}snowed so much that i can not drive my car or b}been too cold that my car will not even start.  my poor, poor car has just about had it and can no longer handle this crazy ak weather.  this weekend it was dead for 4 whole days... after about 8 hours of charging the battery, i was able to get it started {thankfully!!}... crossing my fingers it will last through this terribly cold week!

not only has ak rejected my car, but it has begun rejecting my home.  this weekend, while my car was freezing to death, my house was also doing so and then my pipes froze.  booo.  nothing worse than literally being stuck at home with frozen pipes...

what will be next??  

i'm hoping ak begins to let down a little because as nice as it may sound to be in a warmer, more friendly state,  i can't leave juuust yet. :)  

ok, enough complaints... now for some snaps!

gluten and egg free {not exactly vegan} breakfast hash.... nom.nom.nom.

       biggest potato chip i have ever seen.  can you believe that humongous genetically modified potato chip made it allll they way to my mouth without even a wee bit of cracking??  i certainly can not.

best.ice cream.
combination.yet.
hooooly. mooooly.
it was so dang good.
picture this:
banana pudding ice cream
mixed with
chocolate peanut butter ice cream
mixed with
coffee ice cream
mixed with
heath bar crumbles.
....
heaven.  absolute heaven.

in the midst of the most bitter, cold weather... we are teased with beautiful blue skies and sparkly white trees.  one of my favorite things about ak. ♥ ♥ ♥

yaaaaguuuurrrrt

it was family night and yogurtland was our destination.
bikings and gut aches and yogurts and cinnabons
were all factors of this evening.

it was one of the best nights in a long, long time.
even if the gut ache was very possibly the worst that one could have,
all the yogurt and cinnabon eating was wellll worth it.

careless

i'm not sure if you already know this, but i have a very intense addiction to popcorn.  not one specific kind.  i like them all.  so tonight, for family dinner, i attempted a new.to.me. kind (spicy maple-cashew popcorn}.   i think it was honestly the most delicious popcorn i have ever eaten.  ever.  because of this i ate and ate and then the guilt set in...

currently, i have a love hate relationship with food... but we can talk more about that later.  

ladies at brunch

 buckie all dressed up and ready to go.  oh, and us too!

sweet, sweet jess...with the best hat stash of all.   tastiest coffee ever. 

lovely ladies brunching

can you believe miss jenni made that ridiculously beautiful hat? girrls got a gift, wouldn't you say?

more lovely ladies and the best hostess of all.

love my girls.  couldn't ask for any better.

cinco de cuatro!

     since my love bugs can't have cinco de mayo dinner with me, we had cinco de cuatro dinner tonight!  on the menu: munson tacos {of course} and guacamole.  i'm not a fan of avocado -- but for some reason, i'm okay with guacamole.  only if i make it...  :-)























would you like some taco with that lettuce??
















cutest love bug ever.

a blackberry a day...

nuuuummy!  a 4 mile run is deserving of crepes & fresh blackberry sauce, wouldn't you say?

morning menu

i'm thinking this seems about right... yuuuuummy.

eeeeeeeaster

 outfits perfect for easter.

easter was spent the usual way.  with lots of good food and family.  the food was particularly tasty this time around!  we had tofurkey, my famous mushroom & goat cheese potatoes gratin, salad, veggies and my newly famous strawberry drink.  recipes are as follows:

mushroom & goat cheese potatoes gratin:

1 cup whipping cream

1 cup whole milk

1 large tablespoon minced garlic

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1 3/4 teaspoon black pepper

1 1/2 teaspoon salt

2 lbs potatoes

1 package sliced mushrooms 

1 package {5 oz.} goat cheese

preheat oven to 400. first, saute mushrooms until browned and put aside.  peel & slice potatoes {fairly slim}.  next, mix whipping cream, milk, garlic, pepper, nutmeg and salt together.  in a 7x7 glass pan, place a thin layer of potatoes at the bottom of pan, then add 1/2 of the sauted mushrooms, crumble 1/3 of goat cheese on top and pour 1/3 of mixture over the potatoes.  repeat for second layer. on the final layer, repeat all steps except for the mushrooms.  place pan in oven and cook for about 1hr and 15mins.  {or until potatoes are completely cooked through}

my newly famous strawberry drink:

1 small package of frozen strawberries

1 large bottle of lemon perrier

1 bottle of lemonade

put 1/2 bottle of lemonade and frozen strawberries in a blender--blend until smooth.  pour into pitcher, add the rest of the lemonade and perrier.  and viola, you now have the tastiest drink ever.

nom.nom.nom

i'm on a roll

somehow today ended up incredibly productive.

usually when the weekend comes, i lay around like a dead fish and have a hard time finding motivation to get all my chores done.  but something happened and i'm not really sure what but i certainly will not complain.  let's break it down picture style {kinda}.

first thing is first, i slept in till almost 10 and felt kind of groggy and yuck. {probably from the excess amounts of sugar i consumed the night before at a super fabulous surprise party, held at mi casa}  i proceeded to walk downstairs to have my morning cup and see this perfect chocolate cupcake sitting in my refrigerator.  i decide to eat it with my coffee.  this is really strange and honest.to.god. this would never happen in my normal weird life, but for some reason it happened today and maybe that's why things went as well as they did?  who knows?  

 

well anywhoo i lazed around till about 12, mapped out a 4.5 mile run and went on my way.  gosh dang girl, it was an incredible day for a run! look at it!

i have not been running in quite some time, which is rather embarrassing and to start out with 4.5 miles is usually really hard...but it wasn't!  it felt great!  and i was so happy! and in the middle of my super awesome, one of a kind run, guess who i ran into {pun totally intended here}?  none other than the fabulous lisa, who was on a much longer run than myself... and asked if i would finish the last 2 miles with her, which of course i was down!  so i finished my 4.5 and she came by and we did 2 more and woohooo!  i will not lie, i am proud of myself and it felt great.

 

work out done and i'm feeling good.  i had to feed my lovers before he left for work, so i whipped up some quick halibut tacos.  {always a fav in this little family of ours}  he was more than pleased and it was just what the doctor ordered... especially after that great run!

 

 

after run and foods,  it was craft time!  i was so lucky to have the ever.so.famous. **natasha p. come over to help me with my crafting.   i received a sewing machine for christmas and had yet to use it... mostly because i felt a tad bit intimidated.  i happen to find the perfect fabric to get me motivated and asked tash to help me with a good beginner project.  she was sooo amazing and patient and i finally finished my first sewing project!!  unfortunately, i haven't been able to take a photo of the finished product, but here's a sneak peek!

**{natasha has a blog i'm sure you all have heard of and if you haven't yet, you must check it out here.}**

 now i am sitting on the couch, ready for bed, feeling so proud of my productive day.

the end.

nom nom nom

nom nom

na na na naaaaah

what was on your plate for dinner?

some of my lovely ladies + vegetarian/gluten free mexican delights = good times had by all.  {i am one lucky lady}

right on

ummm. yes i will be making this delicious looking cashew oat milk with cinnamon and agave.  are you kidding me?  how ridiculously delicious does this sound? ridiculous!

word.

anything with peanut butter in the title has my name written allllll over it.   i think these two items below would take me as close to heaven as i will probably ever get.

peanut butter banana bread

peanut butter pecan biscotti

nom. nom. nom. nom. nom. nom. nom. nom.

i'm having a party in my mouth

oatmeal + peaches + almond milk = best idea i've had in a long time.