tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24068689752383164822024-02-21T09:00:27.552-06:00I Just Want to BakeMaking it through life one spoonful of peanut butter at a time-reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874053370392434767noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406868975238316482.post-35739688764406448802013-04-05T15:00:00.001-05:002013-04-05T15:00:41.207-05:00Healthified Carrot Cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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My grandmother's favorite (or one of her favorite) desserts is carrot cake. Since the fam visited near Easter I thought it was the perfect dessert choice to have while they were here visiting! I found a recipe that looked interesting because it used canned crushed pineapple in place of oil. It proved successful, if you like the tartness of pineapple--which I do!! </div>
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You will start by shredding 2 cups worth of carrots. If you are smart, you will buy them already shredded. This step took the longest of them all and was so monotonous! </div>
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Next, mix all of the dry ingredients. 3/4 cup all purpose flour, 3/4 cup whole wheat flour, 1 cup granulated sugar, 2 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp salt, and 2 tsp ground cinnamon . </div>
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Now, you will mix the eggs (2), 2Tbsp canola oil, and 1 1/2 tsp vanilla together.</div>
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Once well combined, mix the wet ingredients and dry ingredients together until a thick, doughy mixture forms</div>
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Stir in the 2 cups grated carrots.</div>
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Stir until everything is well blended. The mixture will be thick and doughy now.</div>
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Finally, add 1 20 oz can crushed (drained) pineapple and stir until well combined.</div>
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I baked a sheet cake, but you could choose a 9x13 cake pan or 2 8" round cake pans as well. I baked at 350 for 20 minutes. Baking times will vary depending on the pan you choose though.</div>
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For the cream cheese frosting, blend 1 8 oz pack cream cheese (NOT fat free!!!) and 1 cup powdered sugar. Stir in 1-2 tsp vanilla to taste. </div>
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I went a little out of my comfort zone and even decorated this cake. These people really don't know how lucky they were-ha! I used Betty Crocker orange and green icing to pipe on a carrot design.</div>
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I drew the design in the icing with a knife instead of trying to free-hand draw with the icing. I am not nearly talented enough to free-hand! I had to re-do the image a few times until it was good enough to at least maybe kinda resemble a carrot!</div>
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I further accessorized with some walnuts around the edges of the cake to fancy it up just a bit more--whoah </div>
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This cake was a big hit and rings in right around 200 calories a slice if you cut 16 slices. Not bad for an indulgent treat ;) We took the leftovers back to Alabama with us and that is where they stayed. Heaven knows these hips don't need it!<br />
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Happy weekend!-reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874053370392434767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406868975238316482.post-30003881086650603492013-04-03T16:34:00.001-05:002013-04-05T15:03:46.479-05:00Breakfast CasseroleWell my company is gone, I have traveled home and back, and this week is halfway over already--say what?! I can't believe it. Work seems to be busier by the day so the days are going so quickly! <br />
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One week ago at this very moment I was frantically finishing up some meal prep and house cleaning before my mom, grandmother and sister arrived. They made it here about 730 last Wednesday night. They were about an hour and a half off schedule because my mom missed a turn on the way here. Nevertheless, they made it in one piece (or rather, 3!) It was so exciting to have a house full of people!! So exciting in fact that (as previously mentioned <a href="http://ijustwanttobake.blogspot.com/2013/03/a-quick-hello.html">here</a>) I couldn't even sleep Wednesday night! haha. I worked half of a day on Thursday then we set out for adventure. We headed out to the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/chch/index.htm">Chickamauga Battlefield</a> for an interesting blast into the past and afternoon Civil War lesson. We started with a 25 minute video describing the various battles in the Chickamauga/Chattanooga area, and then we were able to drive through the battlefield stopping at various points for interesting facts. At one point, we climbed a tower that reminded me of Rapunzel's and was 136 steps to the top!! Even Maire was panting when we reached the top. <br />
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Friday, we started the day in Chickamauga at some cute gift shops and boutiques. We all had some great finds. Grandma Dodie found a sugar and creamer set that was the fine China that her mother (my great grandma Ann) had picked out when she was married. Dodie was so excited to find it (that woman loves some dishes/China!) that she splurged ans bought the set as her souvenir from the trip. Mom found some great gifts for the Easter bunny to deliver ;). Afterwards, we picnicked at Coolidge Park in downtown Chattanooga and then we drove up, around, and back down Lookout Mountain. <br />
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Maire playing on the stone animals in the fountain. Too bad it wasn't summer!!</div>
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It was coooold and windy at the top of Lookout Mountain!!</div>
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Saturday, we all showered and prepared for the 5 hour drive back to Alabama. We were all so excited to make it home because daddy had just brought home two new bird dog pups on Thursday. One of our females was bred and delivered the pups but sadly passed away during delivery. Tab was a special dog to my daddy because she was a gift form my granddad. Long story short, my dad is treating these precious babies like royalty and I think his love for Tab is the reason why. These puppies get milk in their dog food AND are sleeping inside--they don't even know how lucky they are! He has decided to name the pups Judy and Kate. I have no idea where he gets this stuff!<br />
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Now, on to more important things. like food. specifically, breakfast casserole-mmm!!<br />
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You'll want to start with a roll of sausage. I chose hot sausage, but if you prefer mild that would work too. Since the sausage is ground and broken up though, the spiciness is definitely tolerable and not overbearing in this dish. Brown the sausage and scramble until there is no more pink and drain the grease from the pan. I let the sausage cool on a plate covered with a paper towel to soak up additional grease as well.<br />
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Break 7 large eggs into a mixing bowl and then break the yolks/scramble them with a fork or whisk.</div>
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Add a whole 32 ounce bag frozen hash browns. I used southern style diced.</div>
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Add the (cooled) browned sausage to the eggs and hash browns and throw in a large handful-1-1/2 cups-mozzarella cheese. I also added about 1/2 cup 2% milk for extra creaminess. I let this casserole sit overnight before baking it. The hash browns will soak up a good bit of liquid if you do this so I especially recommend the milk if you are making this ahead of time!</div>
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Grease a 13x9 baking pan well and dump egg/sausage/cheese/hash brown mixture into pan. Sprinkle with extra mozzarella if desired (of course!). I wrapped the pan in tinfoil and refrigerated overnight. The next morning while I was getting ready for work, I popped this guy in a 350 degree oven for about 35-40 minutes (until eggs were fully cooked and hardly jiggly). I sampled a bite for breakfast and then left the rest for my company to enjoy while I was slaving away at work all morning. From what I heard, they thoroughly enjoyed it. And I know you will too!! :)</div>
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-reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874053370392434767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406868975238316482.post-62513429723525089432013-03-28T22:38:00.001-05:002013-03-28T22:41:24.355-05:00A quick helloJust popping in for a quick hello to let you know I haven't forgotten you guys :) I have some very special house guests until Saturday morning. I couldn't be more thrilled for my mom, grandmother (Dodie), and sister (Maire) to be here for a few days!!<br />
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We have had a ball so far. They rolled in at about 730 last night and we sat around eating popcorn and having girly chats until 11 or so. I worked half a day today, so we headed to bed for a little rest. I don't know if it was allergies/Icouldn'tbreathe that kept me awake almost all night, the excitement of having company, or the fact that my mom snores, my grandma has a c-pap, and my sister sleep talks. But for whatever reason, I couldn't fall asleep until almost 1 am and I awoke bright eyed and bushy tailed at 430 promptly. I am hoping for a solid nights sleep tonight to say the least.<br />
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With company comes alot of great food and meal planning! I prepared alot of things ahead of time so we could spend less time worrying about what to eat, and more time enjoying one another's company while we cook and eat! On the menu for these few days we have (but are certainly not limited to):<br />
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1. Breakfast casserole<br />
2. Chicken Salad on fresh Publix rolls<br />
3. Turkey Burgers with asparagus on the side<br />
4. Homemade, lightened up carrot cake--for Easter ya know. And it's Dodies favorite. Gotta maintain my status as the fave grandchild ya know?! Ha, totally kidding. For real. <br />
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Be expecting posts and recipes for each of the items listed above at the beginning of next week. I will be busy hanging out with these ladies and then heading home with them for Easter.<br />
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Happy Holy Week and may we give the utmost praise and honor to our risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The tomb was and still is empty, and for that we owe our existence to Him for all eternity. God Bless and keep you and yours this Easter season. May we daily remember the sacrifice that was made for us. -reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874053370392434767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406868975238316482.post-11769071330796918002013-03-25T20:56:00.001-05:002013-03-25T20:58:15.408-05:00Grilled Peanut Butter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Howdy!! Today has been a coooooollldddd blustery day! It has snowed all day long. As a true south Alabama girl I am definitely not used to that-especially not in March-the week before Easter Sunday at that! While it did not snow yesterday, it was still pretty chilly when I got home from church and I was craving something warm in my belly. But I was also craving peanut butter--imagine that?!</div>
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Earlier last week I was skyping with the fam and my sister, Theresa, told me about an awesome lunch she created with some ingredients at home. I was intrigued when she told me and decided that I would give it a go yesterday.</div>
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First things first, I put a nice smear of peanut butter on 1/2 of a whole wheat tortilla.</div>
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I had a (not so) fresh banana that I needed to use up and this was a perfect place for it! I sliced it up and added to the peanut butter and then sprinkled on a few frozen blueberries.<br />
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Props to those of you who were thinking I couldn't leave the other half of the wrap naked. PB lovin' all around!</div>
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I folded the wrap in half and added a bit of butter to the outside to help the tortilla brown while I "grilled" it.</div>
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Be sure you stand over this little guy and give him lots of attention so he doesn't end up like mine. I have Lifetime to thank for my scorched lunch! I was sucked into some film I can't even remember now and next thing I know I see smoke a flyin'. Thankfully, the burnt part flaked right off. And the inside was a luscious and indulgent, rich and melty peanut butter layer of wonderfulness. So all was still okay. whewww<br />
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Happy happy Saturday! It has been a cold and wet day here in North Georgia/Southeast Tennessee. Today started with a Pure Barre class and then I hit up the mall for some serious Easter dress shopping. I went last weekend but could not find anything I felt worthy of my precious bills. Today, I had no choice. Since Easter is next weekend, I had to decide on one. I ended up finding one that was -okay- at Belk. Hopefully I will still like it by the time I have to wear it next Sunday. Now I really need some help accessorizing. <a href="http://www.belk.com/AST/Main/Belk_Primary/Women/Shop/Dresses/Daytime/PRD~1501075046368/Sandra+Darren+Sleeveless+Sheath+Dress.jsp?off=85&rCode=0400672590050&ZZ%3C%3EtP=4294920939%2B141%2B143&ZZ_PO=0&fO=Category_Path%3A%2FBelk_Primary%2FWomen%2FDresses&ZZ_OPT=Y&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302217610&bmUID=1364086004930#">Here</a> is a pic of the dress. Because of the lace I am not sure if the modern chunky jewelry is quite the right compliment for the dress. I am thinking more simple and classic like a gold necklace and bracelet? Also, shoes. I have a pair of Lucky Brand heels that I love and was planning to wear with whatever dress I found, but now I am thinking they are too casual. You would think at age 22 I could dress myself right?! Nope.</div>
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I can kinda cook though-so let's talk food. Even better, how about Mexican food! I have had quite the craving for Mexican food lately so these enchiladas really hit the spot! And I still have a couple of days worth of leftovers: cha-ching! </div>
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I made meatless enchiladas and used black beans as a protein, but you could certainly use/add chicken, beef, steak, pork, or whatever else suits your fancy. </div>
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To make each enchilada, I coated one whole wheat tortilla shell with enchilada sauce. I added heaping spoonfuls of corn and black beans to each.</div>
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Roll up the tortilla shell and place it in a greased baking dish. Continue until you have made your desired amount of enchiladas. Since I made these all for me, myself, and I, I only made 5. Then you simply pour the remaining enchilada sauce all over the roll-ups and then top them with the remaining cheese. </div>
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Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 20 minutes or until the sauce is very bubbly and the cheese is melted and browning. Let cool slightly, then serve 'em up! I ate my enchiladas with a side of steamed broccoli that I cooked in the microwave. </div>
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This morning started out with a delicious smoothie! I added one whole banana and about 3/4 cup frozen berries to the food processor (obviously a blender is recommended here-but I don't have one-ha!)</div>
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Then, I added a heaping spoonful of yogurt for some extra staying power. I bought this yogurt last week because the store was out of greek yogurt. Honestly, I think it is terrible. But, I don't want to be wasteful so adding to a smoothie is a great way to disguise the taste and texture of this yogurt. Like I said last night, I'm kindof a greek yogurt snob these days. </div>
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While I sipped on my smoothie, I prepared lunch for today. I topped some hearts of romaine with turkey breast, pepper jack cheese, and cranberry and blueberry craisins--yummmmm! I packed some low fat poppyseed dressing on the side. I LOVE this salad!! I ate an apple after I finished my salad at lunch time too! About 4 o' clock I was ravenous and devoured a <a href="http://www.lunabar.com/products/luna-bar/blueberry_bliss">Blueberry Bliss LUNA Bar</a>. I love LUNA bars but have never had the blueberry before: Divine for real. Perfect snack to hold me until dinnertime too.</div>
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I devoured another batch of <a href="http://ijustwanttobake.blogspot.com/2013/03/peanut-butter-oatmeal-cookie-dough.html">Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Dough Overnight Oats</a> this morning for breakfast. It is so great to have breakfast practically ready in the mornings. Especially these past few mornings when the snooze button has become a pretty good friend of mine! <br />
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For lunch I had some delicious chicken salad on croissants that the Yawn's gave me last night. They invited me over for dinner last night and prepared pan-seared salmon, hashbrowns, and yummy salad! After dinner we all gathered round and watched Hotel Transylvania. I made it through the first hour (maybe) before I had to head home for bed. haha!<br />
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This afternoon I got home from work and quickly changed into some exercise clothes. The high today was about 62 and they are predicting highs only in the 40s tomorrow--some high right?! I wanted to get in a good walk today and soak up what little bit of the warmth we received on this first day of spring! After my walk (about 2.7 miles) I headed off to Pure Barre for a workout. I am so addicted to Pure Barre!!<br />
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When I got home, I could not decided what I wanted for dinner. I thought about cooking, but nothing sounded good. I finally decided I was craving a souped up yogurt parfait. I have eaten a lot of these suckers lately--so tasty!<br />
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I am here with a recipe!! Wahoo! I have been noticing a trend on some of the blogs I follow about some phenomenon known as "overnight oats". I have been both leary and anxious to try them out and decided that last night would be the night. The recipe I followed was very simple. Simply put 3/4 cup dry regular oats in a bowl. Add 1/2 cup milk (I used vanilla almond milk and credit it for the not-overly-sweet flavor). Stir in 1 heaping over the sides tablespoon of creamy peanut butter. Give that bowl a few really good whisks and stirs, and pop it in the fridge to "soak" overnight. <br />
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Much better! And oh my goodness were these uber tasty or what. Since it is served chilled, it seriously tastes like cookie dough for breaskfast! Peanut butter Oatmeal cookie dough at that! If you fancy, you can even add some toppings like peanuts, fresh fruit, or a handful of chocolate chips for a bit of extra indulgence. If I hadn't refrained from sweets for my Lenten sacrifice-you would have seen chocolate chips here :)</div>
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Okay so please tell me I am not the only one who watched and kept up with this season of The Biggest Loser?! I absolutely love this show and I found this season to be extra inspirational. Not sure if it was the return of Jillian Michaels, the incorporation of teens and their fitness goals, or watching these morbidly obese humans shedding pounds week after week that got me but I found myself in tears at some point during almost every episode (I partly blame this on living alone-but that's another post in itself!--haha). </div>
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Anyways, the finale was tonight and my homegirl Dani reined victorious! </div>
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Yayyy Dani-she has been my favorite all season long :) </div>
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PS-I updated the <a href="http://ijustwanttobake.blogspot.com/p/about-me.html">About Me</a> page a few minutes ago and plan to get the rest of my blog info up to speed this week also. Be on the look out for a couple of new tabs on the home page as well! I'm coming back strong! -reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874053370392434767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406868975238316482.post-86178071928958361142012-11-14T20:33:00.003-06:002012-11-14T20:33:27.456-06:00Buffalo Chicken Salad<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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i was eating a parfait for dinner last night with greek yogurt, some store bought granola, flax seed, and honey, when i suddenly had a great epiphany. "hey, you should make your own granola for a change." and so then i did.<br />
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you should forreal try it though. you will need a few simple ingredients: 4 c oats, 1/4-1/2 c pecans, 1/4 c slivered almonds, 1/4 cup dried fruit of your choice, spoonful of flaxseed, a dash of salt, 1/4 tsp cinnamon<br />
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my bf.</div>
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pretty much the best night ever. of my entire 22 years and 2 months and 1 day. <br />
now go bake some granola or something.-reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874053370392434767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406868975238316482.post-17840877496299724962012-10-09T21:52:00.001-05:002012-10-09T21:52:32.883-05:00life...it's happening<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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hey there guys, gals, and anyone else who just might read this. it has been a while, huh? seems to be a recurring theme lately--sorry! lots has happened since my "july" post. i have moved to northwest georgia and begun my first job. things are going great other than living alone. still don't think it's made for me. but i shouldn't complain. i have made many friends here in chickamauga, ga and am so blessed with thoughtful, helpful, and kind-hearted co workers. i have also been lucky enough to have alot of fun weekend trips back home and to auburn since ive been here. and you may or may not remember a certain little race i mentioned here on this very blog back in, oh may i believe it was--hang tight and ill update ya on that. but first: </div>
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i celebrated my 22nd birthday at home with the best family i know of :)</div>
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the birthday girls! (haha it's the best shot I had?)</div>
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these next few pics are of my new office! the sweet ladies i work with had these posters to help cover the walls until i could find some decor of my own. blessed am i.</div>
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annnnnd omg, look what was waiting on me when i got home. best mail everrrrrr</div>
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and now, the moment you have all been waiting for. i fly to san francisco on friday!!!!!! omg i am so excited/nervous/overwhelmed/dont know what to do. i am going to stay with the coolest swedish kid i know, ullli. she just so happens to be studying in san fran this semester! we will hang on friday night and all day saturday, i will run a marathon sunday morning (ahhhhhhh), and then we will hang sunday afternoon and monday morning. i will fly home monday afternoon and return to the grind on tuesday. i know it will be an exhausting trip, but i am going to make the best of it. i mean ulli, san francisco, and a kiss from a fireman all in one weekend? it can't be that bad.</div>
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July began with a bang! The city had a gathering with parade that morning. The children decorate their bikes, wagons, etc. and ride around the block. Ashton helped Maire decorate hers this year.</div>
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We had a wonderful Fourth and celebrated my cousin, Jackson's, 5th birthday that day! </div>
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Later that night we headed downtown to watch the city fireworks show. It was one of the better shows in quite some time! We watched from Confederate Park and had a perfect view of the fireworks lighting up City Hall!</div>
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That very next Saturday, one of my very best friends since high school got MARRIED! I still can't believe it, but the day was beautiful and perfect and I was so happy to be a part of her big day!</div>
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Checking out the guests. I do believe Brit's words here were, "oh, thats gotta be a county 24 tag. Yep, good ol' Crenshaw county folks".</div>
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Guess who caught the bouquet?! Look out for my wedding post.......</div>
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Bridesmaids. Doing our squats the best way we know how</div>
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The whole shebang. How fun!!</div>
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The weekend after the wedding, I road-tripped to Charleston with my friends from Auburn. We went to visit our friend Margaret who just began PT school at MUSC. We decided she needed us to pay a visit :) We had a great time! We took a carriage ride downtown and learned some cool history, we ate some delish food, made it to the beach, saw some night life, and even found some good geocaches. Fun times with great people!!</div>
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I sorta failed at taking pictures-who woulda ever guessed?! But here's one from Allison. This was at Folly Beach which appeared to be quite the hangout!</div>
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Doug had a birthday the following Thursday so we helped him celebrate with signs, cards, gifts, and cheesecake! And, for those of you that know Doug, you know that he couldn't have been more thrilled to share his big day with the last night of Vacation Bible School!</div>
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Someone couldn't wait to cut the cake! Half of it was gone when I came home to light the candles!! </div>
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To end the month, we had a celebration/good-bye dinner for our friend Delia. Delia is from Romania but goes to school in Montgomery at AUM. She played tennis there and we were lucky enough to have her drive down on the weekends and teach us lessons. She has been coming since I was a junior (so for about 7 years now). She is moving to North Carolina for grad school. We will surely miss her!</div>
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Those of you who know me know best know that I have an absolute and total soft spot in my heart for ice cream. Especially vanilla ice cream. Well, you can imagine my excitement when I came across a realllly simple and cheap 2 ingredient ice cream recipe. Yes, yes you read that right--only 2 ingredients! And no fancy ice cream equipment is required. If you have a mixer and a freezer, you are in business! </div>
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The two required ingredients: one carton of heavy whipping cream and one can of sweetened condensed milk. </div>
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First, pour the cream into a bowl and whip it until it is stiff like cool whip. It takes about 3 or 4 minutes. And don't be afraid of you mixer. Put it on high and go to town for the quickest-and best- results!</div>
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And that my friends, is it! If you want more vanilla flavor (yes please!) add a dash of vanilla. If you want chocolate ice cream, add some chocolate syrup. Fresh fruit of any kind would be delicious! You can also get really crafty and add oreos, graham crackers, marshmallow cream, etc. Simply customize this base flavor any way you like it. </div>
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I'm sortof a plane jane and prefer plain old vanilla, but I thought I'd get spunky and add mini chocolate chips to my batch. It was delish! Just stir in any toppings!</div>
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I have been a bit busier than I thought I would be this summer. And my how the summer is flying on by. My last real summer I'm afraid and it is almost gone. Can you believe it is past mid-July? That in merely one month the girls will be back in school. That football season is so close I can practically hear the AU fight song right this second? That, God-willing, I will be moving away from home for real. No more tanning at the pool--back to 10 months of gorgeous paleness. No more fun, random road trips. No more babysitting precious children. I can't believe it's all almost over. And I can't help but think about how the rest of my summers will hardly be like the last 21. Kinda scary/weird/exciting/overwhelming!<br />
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Well, enough with the sappyness. Let me quickly catch you up on all of my important life events since I last wrote to you, oh ya know........63 days ago.<br />
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First.....Mother's Day! One of the most important days of the year in my book :) How blessed am I to have such a wonderful mother!<br />
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Second......the birth of my baby cousin! Jackson and Harrison are now both big brothers to sweet Madelyn Elizabeth. She arrived on May 22 and is just precious. We all think she favors we dark hair and dark skin girls rather then the fair skin carrot top boys. Either way though, she is a beautiful blessing to the family!</div>
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The very next day, I had my first job interview. The summer definitely started with a bang!<br />
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The first of the summer was also full of Maire's softball games. Every Monday and Thursday. She was on the Riptides team and had a blast! Her games were really entertaining and I am embarrassed to say that I had a few of "those mom" moments. You know, the mom who stand ups and yells and screams because her baby crossed home plate. Or maybe because her baby didn't do something quite right. Or maybe even someone else's baby didn't do something just right. Yea, I might be guilty. Oops!<br />
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Maire and bff Amelia. Can't believe how big they are!</div>
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Little miss bride-to-be herself :)</div>
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While I am not certain what is next for me immediately, I have faith that things will begin to fall into place. I have a couple of job interviews and am hoping one of them comes through. If not, I will just keep researching and "networking" as my father encourages, and I know something great will present itself! </div>
<br />-reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874053370392434767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406868975238316482.post-21703178948438032492012-05-01T12:19:00.002-05:002012-05-02T00:06:45.751-05:00study breakI come to you today hardly sane. And I have only completed 1 of 5 finals. Yikes!!<br />
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But holy crap, that means I have 4 tests left. EVER. in my whole undergraduate career! How is this even possible? I do not know. <br />
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Well, since about Thursday night I have been plugging along with the books. Trying to remain focused and interested. But it is sooo hard when there are such great distractions!<br />
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Some distractions I have encountered during finals so far: movies, thinking about SUMMER, food, baseball games, gardening/weed pulling, running, <a href="http://ijustwanttobake.blogspot.com/2012/04/funny-story.html">deciding how to tell my parents that I will be running a marathon in San Francisco later this year, </a> eating, wheel of fortune, giggling uncontrollably for 6 hours (you know who you are!), making smoothies, roommates, e-mailing, SUMMER, blogging, cleaning, thinking about how I should be job searching. <br />
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Yep, I guess that about covers 'em all. You might have been intrigued when I mentioned weed pulling--come on I know you were ;) Well, here is a photo I snapped of the flower bed before my weed pulling. Can you find the plants?? <br />
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Yea me either. I accidentally ripped off half of the hydrangea before I realized what I was doing haha oops?! Luckily, I have made some progress since this pic and hope to finicsh and have it looking pretty loved soon :)<br />
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They definitely added alot of beauty to my room and the yellow daisy's are still hanging tough and looking gorgeous!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So sorry I have abandoned you all for a whole week! I have slapped myself on the wrist don't worry.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Not much has been happening. Except I had my last sorority chapter ever, I saw Needtobreathe and Ben Rector for FREE, I have applied for big girl jobs, and I found out yesterday that I will be running my first ever marathon on October 14, 2012. Yes, you read that right. And yes, I am terrified out of my mind. But super excited nonetheless!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So I am on the Nike list serve and get e-mails from them periodically for product promotion and races that are coming up that they sponsor. The most recent one was about the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/NWM26.2">Nike women's marathon</a> in San Francisco later this year. The race is highly sought after (apparently) and in order to run, you have to apply on-line and then be one of 25,000 selected participants. Well, my friend Ulli will be studying in San Fran in the fall so I thought hey, what the heck, this would be the perfect excuse for me to have to go visit her! So I put my name in the applicant pool and figured that was that. I mean, am I ever lucky enough to win anything (besides my recent <a href="http://ijustwanttobake.blogspot.com/2012/04/7-wonders-of-themy-life-today.html">Joy the Baker luck</a>)?? Well low and behold when I checked my e-mails yesterday morning, you will never believe what I found. Yes yes, a letter confirming my registration and informing me of everything I need to do to prep for the big day! I was in complete and total and utter shock. The first thought that ran through my head you may ask: What the hell have I done to myself? The second: How the hell am I going to tell my Dad this?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Well, now I am over the shock--kind of-- and I know I have a VERY long journey ahead of me. However I am so excited to get started and feel so motivated and encouraged knowing I have a huge goal to strive for. The race is in support of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society so I am proud and happy that I can run for such a great cause as well! I have been looking up different training plans and schedules and I think I have found one I like. It seems my speed as of now, but some of the weeks definitely look challenging. My next huge goal will be formulating travel plans and an itinerary for the time I will spend in San Fran. I have never really traveled before so I have a lot to do and figure out. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So what does this mean for the blog? Well, I suppose you should expect a lot of training/running updates and hopefully a lot more good, healthy, and energizing food! </span><br />
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My roomie, Kathleen, and I have decided to start cooking Friday night dinners together. Then we realized we only have two Friday nights left as roomies. Excuse me while I go cry. Oh wait, I can't do that. I'll go pout. <br />
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Last week we made fabulous <a href="http://ijustwanttobake.blogspot.com/2012/04/week-end-things.html">sweet potato burgers</a>. Tonight we decided to flip through my PW book and we came across a delicious sounding quesadilla. We agreed it sounded like perfection.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To begin with, we (Kathleen) slaved over this pineapple. We finally got it cut into pretty little cubes though :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ree said to grill the pineapple on skewers. We don't have skewers. or a grill. So we used Kathleen's George Forman. It worked really well and blackened the pineapple nicely. Only downfall was a sticky mess to clean off of the grill. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While Kathleen worked with the pineapple, I cooked the chicken. We just cooked 3 frozen chicken tenders in olive oil until nice and brown. Then I brushed each side with BBQ sauce and let it soak in/burn on--oops! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The assembly station! Each small flour tortilla was topped with chicken, pineapple, shredded pepper jack cheese (can sub your favorite cheese) jalapenos (if your heart desires) and extra drizzles of BBQ sauce of course!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This quesadilla was the perfect combo of sweet (sauce and pineapple), savoury (sauce), spicy (jalapenos and sauce), and delicousness (sauce). And as you can see, the sauce is an essential ingredient. Don;t neglect it. Be generous. You can dip them in salsa and sour cream for more enjoyment too. I mean, I might have. </div>-reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874053370392434767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406868975238316482.post-88748849294354272312012-04-17T23:54:00.000-05:002012-04-17T23:54:25.081-05:00the 7 wonders of the....my life todayHello out there guys! I hope you are all having a wonderful week. Mine is just whizzing by and my test on Thursday is scarily close. <br />
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There were a few things that made today particularly wonderful and I would like to take a moment to share them with you if you'll allow me the pleasure:<br />
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1. I took a math test. So I got to cross something off my To-Do list. Love that accomplished feeling you get when you get to scribble something out.<br />
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2. Heard promising news about possible summer plans (deets coming as soon as I know more!!)<br />
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3. Today was my last day to volunteer at the Boys and Girls Club. I wasn't allowed to take pics with the kids, but I will forever hold dear the 10-14 kids I got to meet and encourage and learn from and practice solar systems with. They made this semester an incredible one for sure. <br />
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4. This gem came in the mail today. Special thanks to Ethan over at <a href="http://tastesbetterwithfriends.com/2012/04/02/brown-butter-blueberry-muffins-and-joy-the-baker-cookbook-giveaway/">Tastes Better With Friends</a> for a great <a href="http://ijustwanttobake.blogspot.com/2012/04/wait-its-what-day.html">giveaway</a>. I can not wait to read through Joy's cookbook and share some of these recipes with you. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">5. It is that time of year. Everyone is so ready for summer they can hardly stand it. But before that freedom is here, last minute projects must be completed, finals must be taken, and this year, I must graduate :/ And with that comes lots of sad/bittersweet/exciting/weird feelings and emotions. Tonight really kind of hit home when my bff Allison and I recognized each other at chapter. She wrote me a precious note and made me this cute cute picture canvas. She's so crafty :)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">**I also got some pink hedge clippers, just ran out of photo space on my camera....**</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">6. If you know me you know I love a good hat. And a hat with a turtle on it definitely qualifies as a good hat. I can't wait to sport this guy soon. Hey, that's a good excuse to not shower one morning and go for the "I woke up late and had to throw my hair up and a hat on look" right?! hehehe</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">7. Who couldn't be cheered up with some flowers? I feel like they are a universal problem solver. Anyone and everyone can appreciate their beauty no matter what you personal/societal differences may be. I feel like my room is light years more peppy and bright just because of these fun blooms. Another perk of being a senior I guess?! Thanks DZ!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A= Ashton</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Circle with lines= Tennis Ball</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ace= All the awesome serves I know she'll hit</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">FD= Fort Dale (her team)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><3= Sisterly Love</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">State, Win, and #1= Because she's simply the best :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>-reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874053370392434767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406868975238316482.post-88482469553544331702012-04-15T23:02:00.001-05:002012-04-15T23:08:32.881-05:00Sunday fundayWell today has been a good relaxing Sunday. I could definitely use about 4 more of them before this week gets started though. I have so much to accomplish and so little time it feels like. I am going to apologize now for if the blog takes a back burner. I will return though, have faith in me! But for right now, I am here. So let's talk Rodeo!<br />
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Katie, Allison, and I cut off our shorts and shirts, added some hats, and got tatted up for a day full of nonsense. I have never attended the <a href="http://alphapsirodeo.com/">Alpha Psi Rodeo</a> before, but I wanted to go before I graduate. This event is HUGE! People come from all over the country--literally-for a day of partying in Auburn, AL. We decided to taked the provided shuttle out to the rodeo rather than buy a parking pass and drive there. There were some people on our bus who had driven in from Oklahoma. That's over 13 hours for a party! I'm tellin' you Aubs is a pretty fantastic place :) Oh and did I happen to mention who was headlining?? <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yes, you are seeing this correctly. That is Eric Church. And he is beautiful. And he serenaded me for 2 hours last night. Yep, just me. He wasn't paying attention to the other 15,000 people there. Nope. I tell you what though, the day I find myself a man who will sing country songs for me and wear Wranglers every day. whoooo, I will be a happy woman. Oh Eric Church. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This morning I woke up and showered and washed my whole bed. Mattress pad, bedspread, all of it. I was so covered in beer and mud last night, but much too exhausted to shower. Soo, I figured sleeping in that state would motivate me/force me to wash my sheets today. That is literally one of my least favorite things to do ever. EVER!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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I'm off to dream about a cowboy.-reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874053370392434767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406868975238316482.post-73510915469830803782012-04-14T09:38:00.001-05:002012-04-14T10:04:54.744-05:00week-end thingsWell, the end of this week was a great one! I successfully completed all of my tests, homework, and projects--for this week anyways. I even had some free time to have a little fun here at the end of the week!<br />
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Thursday night was our last DZ social of the semester. Meaning it was my last social ever :'( The theme was housewives and handymen so Allison and I donned our aprons for the evening. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Last night my roomie Kathleen and I had made plans to fix dinner together. I had a recipe for sweet potato burgers I found on <a href="http://pinterest.com/">Pinterest</a> so we decided on those. They were pretty simple to make, and we made a few tweaks in the recipe to help speed up the process as well. They turned out really delicious, but we decided that next time we will add more seasoning to the mix becasue we both agreed they could use a bit more kick.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We enjoyed our sweet potato patties on some whole wheat bread and added spinach leaves and dijon mustard. We cooked some corn for more veggie enjoyment, and Kathleen shared her Strawberry Beer with me. This was my first (I think) flavored beer and it was delish!! Our meal was wonderful and I definitely plan on making the sweet potato patties again! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>-reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874053370392434767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406868975238316482.post-65778074905449502922012-04-11T23:01:00.001-05:002012-04-11T23:04:44.547-05:00wait it's what day?Okay so now I definitely feel dumb for <a href="http://ijustwanttobake.blogspot.com/2012/04/easter-festivities.html">saying this week was gonna creep by.</a> I can NOT believe Wednesday only has an hour and 17 minutes left. Sheesh. I spent all day today on campus. I had work, a test, an interview, lab, and then assisted with other interviews. Needless to say I was pooped when I got home. BUTTTT, a pile of homework awaited me. buzz kill fo sho.<br />
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So I did make it on that run on Monday night, but haven't been since. I walked last night so that counts as exercising/moving right? k good.<br />
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Also, I can not believe it has been a whole week since I go to meet <a href="http://ijustwanttobake.blogspot.com/2012/04/pwpwpwpwpw.html">a pretty cool gal.</a> My how the time is really flying. <br />
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I don;t really have alot of meal pics. from this week so I'm gonna do a quick list of "things you probably don't know about me". Because I have seen a few other bloggers doing it. And it's kinda cool. Maybe.<br />
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1. I really want to start training for a half marathon. And eventually run a full marathon. Need to get serious.<br />
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2. My favorite dessert is pecan pie. With anything red velvet landing a veryyyyy close second.<br />
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3. I graduate college in 3+ weeks. Holy crap.<br />
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4. I recently won a contest. I NEVER have this kind of luck. Check it: <a href="http://tastesbetterwithfriends.com/2012/04/02/brown-butter-blueberry-muffins-and-joy-the-baker-cookbook-giveaway/">Tastes Better with Friends</a><br />
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5. I have a baby sister. Like, she's 7. and I'm 21 1/2.<br />
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6. I'm going to be a master gardener this summer. Hopefully. Say a prayer for me. <br />
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7. This happened yesterday.......<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">8. I am going to my first rowdeeyoe this weekend. Yeehaw giddyup.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">9. I really need a tan. Lookin' pasty over here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">10. I'm loving Bath and Body fragrances these days. Particularly "spring" and "strawberry fields"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">11. I still haven't bought PB. WHO AM I!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">12. A dog has been insistently barking outside for at least 4 days now. I wanna take him a milk bone. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">Hope you had happy hump day. You're almost to the weekend. Keep pluggin' along. It's all we can do.</div>-reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874053370392434767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406868975238316482.post-34156915337466924982012-04-09T19:21:00.000-05:002012-04-09T19:21:26.519-05:00Monday MondayWhat a gorgeous day today turned out to be! Sorry to be so negative yesterday when I said something like "I can already tell this week is gonna be a long one". Today actually flew by and I stayed pretty busy with class, eating, studying, and.........well yea. That was about it. <br />
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Breakfast this morning was 2 extra tall cups of joe + hazelnut cream. Pure deliciousness. What a great way to start the day!<br />
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For lunch I whipped up a delicious sandwich concoction. I had one Amy's Tomato Parmesan veggie patty left to eat so I decided to finish it off. I fried an egg and added a slice of pepper jack cheese to the mix for a filling and delicious sammy. On Publix WW bread. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After lunch I was off to class and then I made it a study afternoon. I have got quite a bit of schoolwork this week so I was trying to be productive and time resourceful. I actually got a good bit accomplished at the student center today. Hopefully more productivity is in my future tonight!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I got home, it was definitely dinner time. I roasted some brussels sprouts and served them over 1/2 cup Israeli couscous and topped that with dried cranberries. I am just loving this combo as of late, as I'm sure you have noticed! I baked a sweet potato as well and topped it with some butter and cinnamon. I think next time I'll stick with the sweet potato in "fry" form. Because yes, I suppose I still am a kid at heart. Also, this was my first go round with couscous and I must say I am a fan. It was different from anything I've ever had, but it went really well with my sprouts!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I didn't get a chance to run this afternoon so I'm hoping to go for a good evening run here in the next little bit. I'll report on that tomorrow. That should keep me motivated :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>-reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10874053370392434767noreply@blogger.com0