Umm salad guy, do YOU think it needs another scoop?!

Today is the day friends…. the day of the long awaited Inaugural Ultimate Slider Eating Contest!!  (but more on that later…) 

Alas it is also Friday - which I am sure each of us already is well aware of whoop whoop!

So guess what, not only is one of my besties coming tomorrow for weekend festivities… another one may be on the way too as long as he can get back from Memphis w/out any issues!   Oh I hope you guys get to meet him (him=Robbie) … he is our long time college bud and let me just tell you he is a-w-e-s-o-m-e! 

Robbie & Yours Truly @ Kristine’s wedding 2007

Things I associate with Robbie – this will just give you an idea of how outta control hilarious my bud is:

• bunny rabbit stew
• midday school bus adventures
• sleeping in the snow overnight
• metal in the microwave gahhhh!

Okay, I think you get the picture   I love this guy, and I hope both him and Laura get to come on Saturday!  Plus we are meeting up with ol’ preggers (love you Stine ) for some dinner plans…. “I gotta feeling wooo hoooo that tonight’s tomorrow night’s gonna be a good good night!” — go Fergie?

For lunch I stopped at a place called Southern Railway to grab this

One question:  Does this look like 1/2 scoop of salad dressing to you friends?!  The guy may as well have made soup with it, AND he asked me if I wanted another scoop after slathering this all over my veggie goodness – ummm salad guy, do YOU think it needs another scoop?!

So anywho, the mix was really good and I may or may not have taken some napkins to the salad to soak up some extra dressing (I hate too much dressing, I’m a “light on the dressing kinda gal”) grrrr

• romaine
• grilled chicken
• cucumbers
• mushrooms
• tomatoes
• green peas
• roasted red peppers
• feta
• FF honey dijon

I like to treat myself to a lunch out at the end of each week, and this was a pretty good one (sans 890lbs salad dressing issue)

So you are probably wondering about this slider contest I mentioned before?  Yes, my work peeps have organized an official slider eating contest between probably the smallest girl (big appetite apparently) in our group vs. the tallest guy.  See, they have had an ongoing battle over who can eat more burritos/sliders/anything for a while now – so it’s time to settle this once and for all!

So let’s just say that this afternoon will be filled with them eating as many of these guys

as they can stomach in 1 hour.  Haha should make for a good time

Alright friends, The Man and I are pumpkin carving tonight and making some dinner — it’s a rainy/cloudy day so I can’t wait for a relaxing Friday night with my love

Before I leave you friends, check out this recipe I found earlier today:  Pumpkin Soup with Cinnamon Croutons.  Does that sound amazing or what?!

Hope ya’ll have a wonderful Friday and see ya tonight!

Bosu Class love!!

Hey hey friday friends!   Okay, it’s only Thursday…. but.we.are.so.close !

So let’s just start this off by saying that Bosu Class was INTENSE (intensly awesome)!!!   haha like that?

We used a combo of 2 bosu + 6lb medicine ball = booo yah!  I loved it and I hope they offer that one again soon (after I recover ohhhh a week from now )  JK peeps, but for realz the exercises she did were fabulou and really got the heart rate pumping (just typed pumpkin?) along with some awesome strength training & major core work.

I also gave the Vega Vibrancy Bar another whirl this afternoon at work, which I have now stored in the fridge…

Verdict?  This rocked!!! I loved this bar cold, it firmed up and the flavors/textures were purrrrfect!!! 

In other news, thank you IowaHomeGirl  for sharing the best crockpot recipe blogsite ev-ah with me today, you are my new hero!!   Coincidence that the blog owner’s name is Stephanie, fate  perhaps…?

There is even a recipe for African Peanut Soup which I saw on Caroline’s site the other day and was so intrigued by, *sigh* I see me & my new love crockpot becoming fast friends.

Dinner tonight was uber-fast-tazmanian-devil-style and involved me (1) being on the phone (2) The Man helping out/aka talking about how much he hates Tony (P90X guy) and (3) cooking dinner.  Yea, talk about total confusion haha

Anywho, I knew that we had some Alfresco Sweet Apple Chicken Sausages w/ Pure Vermont Maple Syrup that needed to be eaten — ummm yes please.  This flavor is my #1 chicken sausage flavor EVER.  You heard it.  Ever.  Yes, they are that good

So the ingredients looked alot like this

But just swap out Annie for TJ (their mac is superfab fyi)

Saute up the sliced chicken sausages in some cooking spray

Also saute up the frozen veggies in a similar manner (add some water to steam them a bit too) and combine with sausages

Find a random handsome hunk to make the shells n’ white cheddar ;)

Combine the goods together

BUT WAIT!!  Don’t forget the secret ingredients

Nutmeg + black pepper in shells with cheese = heaven

So good, every time!

Alright friends, I’m outta here to go do the dishes and cuddle up to some Grey’s Anatomy.  I hope you all have a wonderful Thursday night and see you tomorrow — WHOOP WHOOP FOR FRIDAY!