Dare # 36

Wow, what a weekend! It was a weekend full of activity but before I share that with you here is this week's dare....

Dare #36

Buy a Popsicle or freezie sometime this week and eat it. Nothing says summer then cooling of with a nice cold treat.

So, like I said it was a super busy weekend. It all started on Friday which I ended up taking off. Ryan and I were hosting a pool party on Saturday and I spent all Friday shopping for the food and making the snacks.

On Saturday I woke up to the POURING rain! I was so discouraged. In a few hours people were suppose to be coming to enjoy the pool and it looked like a thunder storm was on it's way.

In the hopes of nice weather we continued to set it all up and finish the last details. The food was ready, the pool was ready and it was still raining.

About 1 hour before everyone arrived is when we saw our last drop of rain. The sun started to come out and dried everything up. It ended up being PERFECT.

We had such a blast. There was a driving contest, Texas horseshoes, basketball and lots of swimming. Many of our friends have kids and it was so great seeing the pool being used by little ones. There was lots of snack food, drinks, and later a BBQ. Also an awesome pool party themed cake made by Stacy (Hi Stacy!). Did I mention the weather ended up being awesome? I think I even got a bit of a tan.

Saturday night Ryan and I picked up 99% of the mess and so Sunday we enjoyed a relaxing day at home and a nap on the the couch for 3 hours.

Ryan and I can't wait to have everyone over again next year!

Have a great week!

P.S Flossing still sucks!

xo

'Tis the season of LURVE (AKA LOVE)

You know what I love about summer besides the parties, warm sun, and relaxing long weekends? THE WEDDINGS! Yes I am one of those girls. This year in particular Ryan and I are invited to a total of 6 weddings. While Ryan is rolling his eyes and cringing at the thought of putting on a tie I'm jumping with joy!!

I love weddings!

One of the things I love most about a wedding is getting ready for it! Thinking about and planning what I am going to wear (dress, shoes, bag, jewelry and hair!). Once all of that is picked out the day of routine is pretty extensive. I am not a hardcore "girly girl" because I don't have the chance to be. I can't do my nails because they would just get broken while handling fertilizer bags. I throw on my uniform, tie up my work boots (which actually takes the longest of everything), slap on some deodorant and run a brush through my hair. That is my typical morning routine and takes about 10 minutes for me to get out of bed and to my desk. HOWEVER, when it comes to a wedding I like to get "dolled up".

Here is how a morning would go before a wedding;

-Nails (fingers and toes)

-Bath or shower

-Shaving legs

-Facial mask

-Nice smelling body lotion all over

-Hair

-Makeup

-Get dressed

-Perfume

As you can see, much more extensive then my every day but afterwards I feel pretty/girly which is a nice change from my everyday slobbish appearance.

Me and my date all dressed up!

Another thing that I love about weddings is being able to be nosey! I love to see what the bridesmaids dresses look like, the flowers, the bride, the groom, the decorations, etc. It is all great and I take in every detail. When the wedding is over Ryan and I would be driving home I'll begin to say things like, "Oh, weren't the few orchids in the bouquets gorgeous?" and I'll just get a funny look from beside me like I am crazy. But I know a bride spends lots of time picking out these special details and I like to pay close attention to them.

Beautiful cake table at a wedding from last year.

The food. I have this awful love/hate relationship with food. I love food and especially food that was prepared for me! However, my waistline hates food. But at a wedding you can splurge on your delicious meal and dessert! But it's not over there! Then there is a midnight lunch and sometimes cake! Ahh....yummy food overload!

As corny as it sounds the best part of a wedding is the emotion that it has. It is so full love and happiness that you can't help but be happy as well. I love the look on the grooms face, the brides face and the brides father's face during that ceremonial walk down the aisle. I love the speeches that get told at the reception where people get to express their love for the couple. I love the first dance and the look in the newlyweds eyes as they look at each other!

A moment caught between the bride and groom from a wedding last year.

Basically, I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT WEDDINGS!

This past weekend was the first wedding of the 6 that we were invited to. It was a great wedding and I can't wait for the other 5! I just love wedding season!

Do you like weddings?

xo

Dare #35

Guess who's back? Back again? Shady's back, tell a friend. Guess who's....Oh sorry. This small town girl still rocks out to her fair share of Eminem tunes once in a while. But you get the point, I'M BACK. I wish I had some wonderful story to tell you about the time that I took off and a FABULOUS vacation I took. But I can't. It was actually my computer who took the vacation to get a new screen but we are reunited once again. I have missed blogging and I am looking forward to catching up on my posts!

So without further adieu, this week's dare.

Dare # 35

This week I would like you to go for a swim! That's it! This was inspired by mine and Ryan's upcoming pool party that is taking place this Saturday! The pool is looking nice and refreshing. I can't wait to jump in and enjoy it with friends!

Here are my new sandals as a result of Dare #33! I love them and they have to be the most comfortable sandals that I own, thank you Dr.Scholls! :-)

Here's a little update to let you all know how the flossing is going:

Update:

IT SUCKS! ha ha! I have flossed every day last week but it has been torture! Oh well 3 more weeks to go (and counting)!

Hope you all have a wonderful week!

xo

Dare #34

Sometimes I wish I could go from one weekend and start another just so I can recover from that weekend before! Blah! This weekend was a blast though! It was the annual Canada day golf tournament and as always it was a great time!

Here is your dare this week:

Dare #34:

Actually it is a monthly dare that I thought others would want to play along with me. One of my 101 things to do in 1001 days is to floss my teeth everyday for a whole month. I know what your thinking, don't you always do that? Well NO, because I hate to floss my teeth, REALLY REALLY HATE IT. So, this will be a big challenge for me. Starting this week (June 1st) I am going to try to floss my teeth everyday for a month!

Your dare this week is to floss your teeth everyday for a week! (If you already don't)

Good luck and have a great week!

xo

Dare #33

Please excuse my lack of posting this week. My computer, with all of my information on it, is it the shop getting a new screen since it decided to break! I have a loaner lap top with me now, that SUCKS!

Dare #33

Buy yourself a new pair of sandles this week! Treat yourself to a new pair of sandles that you can enjoy all summer long!

Have a great week!

xo

Zesty Chicken Tortilla Wraps...Yum!

There is no denying that I love a little spice in my life (No this post isn't R rated...keep reading) especially chili powder! So when I found this awesome recipe I knew I needed to add it to our meal plan. Ryan started out HATING this recipe but I just kept making it anyways and now he really enjoys it....hee hee, sneaky!

Here are the ingredients:

- 2 Chicken Breasts, chopped

- 1/2 onion

- Tortilla's (4)

- 1 can of cream of chicken soup

- 1/2 cup of sour cream

- 1/2 cup of Pace Pinacte Salsa

- Grated Cheese

- 3 teaspoons of Chili Powder

Instructions:

1. Cook chopped chicken, onion and 1 tsp of chili powder in frying pan until browned. * I have to chop the onion very finely so it is hid from Ryan *

2. In a medium sized bowl mix soup, sour cream, Pace salsa and chili powder until well combined.

3. In another medium bowl take half of the soup mixture and stir in the cooked chicken and onion. Add about 1/2 cup of grated cheese and stir until well combined.

4. Take this mixture (soup and chicken) and spread about 3 tablespoons worth in the centre of a tortilla. Roll up and place in greased baking pan.

5. Repeat until all the mixture is used up. For us it takes 4 tortilla's.

6. Pour remaining sauce over top of tortillas and top with more cheese.

7. Cover and refrigerate over night for supper next day.

or


Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.



8. Enjoy!

Pretty simple but it does take some practise to get the exact amount of chicken mixture in the tortillas. Ryan tells me how much he HATES salsa. Little does he know that he is actually eating some in this recipe, no one tell him, ha ha! I'm glad Ryan has grown to enjoy this recipe as well because it has become one of my most favorite and cheapest recipes.

2 chicken breasts- $3.04

1/2 onion- $0.40

Tortilla's- $2.00

Cream of Chicken- $0.99

1/2 cup of sour cream- $1.05

Pace Salsa (1/2 Cup) - $1.16

Grated Cheese- $1.25

Total: $9.89

xo

Dare #32

Welcome back to the work week. I am super relaxed after a great weekend. I got to relax, get stuff done around the house and visit with friends. Now that is what I call a successful weekened!

Here is this week's dare:

Dare #32

Make homemade lemonade to enjoy in some hot summer like weather.

Have a great week!

xo