Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Things I'm Loving Lately


Pinterest, the new wife/mom thing...and I'm hooked! There are so many things that I have found and liked, I think I may spend a little too much time there. I can't wait to get started on many of the DIY projects I have seen there. My house will soon turn into a kitchy little boutique. Check it out at pinterest.com...your life will be changed :)

What sites are you loving lately?

If you like pinterest, who do you follow, or what type of pictures are you usually pinning?

Chinese Chicken Salad

Last week I made this Chinese chicken salad when my friend Megan came over. I just had to share it with you, because it was delicious!

Ingredients:
3-4 Chicken breast (or rotisserie chicken) bake or boil, cool and shred.
1 package of romen noodle soup

Chop and toss:
1/2 head of cabbage
1 pk of 3 heads of romaine lettuce
1/2 bunch of cilantro
6 green unions

Dressing:
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp. sesame oil
1 tbsp soy sauce
1/4 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper

Mix all greens and chicken and add 1 package of crumbled ramen noodles (just the noodles not the flavoring).


Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Hanging with Friends

We have been blessed with good friends and we have had several opportunities recently to get together with friends. Since moving from College Station, we have felt like we haven't made as many connections, and subsequently we have had as much to do on the weekends. Well all that has changed my friends...we have joined a life group at our church and have quickly made some good friends, we have awesome neighbors, and we have even gotten together with old friends from college and high school.

In the last two weeks, we have had the opportunity to get together with our neighbors Bryan and Meghan...they are expecting a little boy next month!

After that we had my parents and their good friends over...we went boating and then came back and grilled out on the BBQ (unfortunately no pictures we taken).

On Tuesday we had my good friend from high school over, Megan...It was supposed to be a girls night, but Drew surprised me by coming back in town early (and I was ok with that)!

We made this Chinese chicken Salad...delicious

and then we headed off to find a shaved ice place...we found scallywags...a big pirate ship on the side of the road. It was good, but it did not live up to our favorite place we went to in high school. We have made it our mission to find a shaved ice place equally as good!I was really bad about getting pictures with our friends...

We also had a great time getting to see our friends the Lovelace's it has been a while...their little boy is so big now and they are expecting a little girl in the next few months.

We had dinner on Friday with Drew's co-worker Mike and his wife Christy, we met their little boy Eli who is two months old...he is just precious.

We are so thankful for great friends!



Monday, August 1, 2011

Meal Planning Monday

Monday: Putting something together from the pantry...(Drew will be out for dinner)
Tuesday: Chinese Chicken Salad with Megan
Wednesday: Pulled pork BBQ sandwiches with potato salad and baked beans
Thursday: Dinner with the Lovelace's
Friday: Poppy seed chicken, rice, and veggies
Saturday: Shredded chicken taco salad with black bean and corn salsa
Sunday: Out with family

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Family Photos

For mothers day, we got my mom a family photo session. My sister left for Brazil for a year at the end of May so it seemed like a great time to do them. Drew's best friend Travis took the pictures for us and they turned out great! Thanks Travis!










Monday, July 25, 2011

Meal Planning Monday


Monday: Peanut Butter and Jelly- Drew's out of town
Tuesday: Tacos
Wednesday: Biscuit pizza
Thursday: Meat loaf and veggies
Friday: Dinner with the Hoskin's
Saturday: At the lake with my family, hamburgers and hotdogs when we get back
Sunday: Lunch with the Gardner's

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Mmmm....Happy Hour!

SONIC HAPPY HOUR = AWESOME!!


I really love Sonic Happy Hour if you can't tell, my favorite drink is a vanilla Dr. Pepper.
What is your favorite Sonic drink?