Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Monday, November 26, 2012
Gobble Till You Wobble
Oh Thanksgiving, my most favorite holiday of the year!
We had Thanksgiving lunch at my cousin's house this year. Thomas helped fry a turkey and I baked rolls and brought cranberry sauce :-) We had SO much food and trust me, we tried to tackle it all. There were lots of naps happening that afternoon and then we all woke back up for round two!
Seriously though, the fried turkey was unbelievable. The skin was crispy and the inside was soooo juicy and flavorful. I typically don't eat turkey on Thanksgiving because it tends to be on the dry side. Not this year! I ate turkey like it was going out of style. It's really sick to think about how much turkey I really ate. Hey, it's good protein right??
Friday night a few of us went to a "movie's in the park" type event and watched Christmas Vacation. We had blankets, hot apple cider and kettle corn to keep us warm and content. I just absolutely love that movie! After the movie they let everyone do a flash light corn maze. This place uses their corn maze during the fall and in the winter they have just started up a Christmas movie marathon where you can go through the corn maze afterwards with your flashlights. It was SO much fun. Of course the guys had to disappear and scare us!
Saturday was spent lounging around and finishing up the hardwood floors....yes that little project was still going on :-) barf!
Sunday we went down to visit Thomas' parents. They both had to work on Thanksgiving Day and his sister lives in CC, so this year they opted out of a Thanksgiving meal. We were glad to be able to visit with them on Sunday though and go out to lunch.
Today is back to the daily grind. It's times like this that remind me how thankful I am for my job. It really is a wonderful place to work with low stress. It is SO great, that it was just named one of the top 10 large companies to work for in 2012.
We had Thanksgiving lunch at my cousin's house this year. Thomas helped fry a turkey and I baked rolls and brought cranberry sauce :-) We had SO much food and trust me, we tried to tackle it all. There were lots of naps happening that afternoon and then we all woke back up for round two!
Seriously though, the fried turkey was unbelievable. The skin was crispy and the inside was soooo juicy and flavorful. I typically don't eat turkey on Thanksgiving because it tends to be on the dry side. Not this year! I ate turkey like it was going out of style. It's really sick to think about how much turkey I really ate. Hey, it's good protein right??
Friday night a few of us went to a "movie's in the park" type event and watched Christmas Vacation. We had blankets, hot apple cider and kettle corn to keep us warm and content. I just absolutely love that movie! After the movie they let everyone do a flash light corn maze. This place uses their corn maze during the fall and in the winter they have just started up a Christmas movie marathon where you can go through the corn maze afterwards with your flashlights. It was SO much fun. Of course the guys had to disappear and scare us!
Saturday was spent lounging around and finishing up the hardwood floors....yes that little project was still going on :-) barf!
Sunday we went down to visit Thomas' parents. They both had to work on Thanksgiving Day and his sister lives in CC, so this year they opted out of a Thanksgiving meal. We were glad to be able to visit with them on Sunday though and go out to lunch.
Today is back to the daily grind. It's times like this that remind me how thankful I am for my job. It really is a wonderful place to work with low stress. It is SO great, that it was just named one of the top 10 large companies to work for in 2012.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Brookie Bum Bum
I am so excited!! Tomorrow I only work half a day (off at 11:30) and then I get to hang out with my amazingly hilarious niece! My brother is working all day and my mom has a funeral to go to, so I get to pick her up and have great Aunt/Niece time.
My niece is 6 and acts 26. She has so much personality and is so smart, plus I think she is quite possibly the cutest girl I know :-) She affectionately calls me Brookie Bum Bum. Not sure where that came from, it couldn't possibly have to do with this big ol thing I carry behind me.
I plan on taking her to an awesome little yogurt shop here in town, Pink Penguin. The walls inside are all pink and it has a wall full of different topping choices. She will be in heaven! We might also hit up the park in our neighborhood and see what other other shenanigans we can get in to.
I can't wait to see her!!!
My niece is 6 and acts 26. She has so much personality and is so smart, plus I think she is quite possibly the cutest girl I know :-) She affectionately calls me Brookie Bum Bum. Not sure where that came from, it couldn't possibly have to do with this big ol thing I carry behind me.
I plan on taking her to an awesome little yogurt shop here in town, Pink Penguin. The walls inside are all pink and it has a wall full of different topping choices. She will be in heaven! We might also hit up the park in our neighborhood and see what other other shenanigans we can get in to.
I can't wait to see her!!!
Friday, November 2, 2012
Apple Pie Bites
We had a food day at work today (seriously we have them ALL of the time) and I decided I would try out a new recipe I found on Pinterest.
It was really simple and sounded delicious so I got the things I needed at the grocery store and got to putting them together. I ended up making 48 little apple pie bites and mmmm were they good!! I brought them to work and they were one of the first things to get eaten up. Side note: My department is huge so 48 being eaten isn't that many :-).
All this recipe requires is canned crescent rolls, apple pie filling, butter and cinnamon and sugar. See the terrible picture of the finished product. I promise they were a lot prettier and way more appetizing in person.
Apple Pie Bites
1 can of crescent rolls
1 can of apple pie filling
2 tbsp of butter melted
1/4 c of sugar
3/4 tbsp cinnamon (mix with sugar)
Pull your crescent rolls apart using the dotted edges in the dough. Cut each triangle in half. Place an apple wedge (I ended up cutting my wedges up to fit better) in the center of the dough and then roll up. There really is nothing pretty about this step, at least not in my kitchen. I had apple pie filling everywhere. Then pop them in your oven for about 12 minutes, long enough to cook the dough. Pull them out and brush your melted butter on top and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar mixture. Next time I make these will probably be at Thanksgiving time and I will make them the regular crescent roll size.
It was really simple and sounded delicious so I got the things I needed at the grocery store and got to putting them together. I ended up making 48 little apple pie bites and mmmm were they good!! I brought them to work and they were one of the first things to get eaten up. Side note: My department is huge so 48 being eaten isn't that many :-).
All this recipe requires is canned crescent rolls, apple pie filling, butter and cinnamon and sugar. See the terrible picture of the finished product. I promise they were a lot prettier and way more appetizing in person.Apple Pie Bites
1 can of crescent rolls
1 can of apple pie filling
2 tbsp of butter melted
1/4 c of sugar
3/4 tbsp cinnamon (mix with sugar)
Pull your crescent rolls apart using the dotted edges in the dough. Cut each triangle in half. Place an apple wedge (I ended up cutting my wedges up to fit better) in the center of the dough and then roll up. There really is nothing pretty about this step, at least not in my kitchen. I had apple pie filling everywhere. Then pop them in your oven for about 12 minutes, long enough to cook the dough. Pull them out and brush your melted butter on top and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar mixture. Next time I make these will probably be at Thanksgiving time and I will make them the regular crescent roll size.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
November
I can't believe it's November already!!! I know everyone says it, but this year really has flown by.
November holds my favorite holiday, Thanksgiving. The older I get the more I love this holiday. I get to see my family, eat delish food, watch football, all without the stress of having to buy people presents. Don't get me wrong, I love Christmas too, but it seems to have gotten way too commercialized and I love the simplicity of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Happy November!
November holds my favorite holiday, Thanksgiving. The older I get the more I love this holiday. I get to see my family, eat delish food, watch football, all without the stress of having to buy people presents. Don't get me wrong, I love Christmas too, but it seems to have gotten way too commercialized and I love the simplicity of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Happy November!
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