Friday & Florida Bound!

It’s here!!

Tomorrow I leave for Disney and I cannot tell you about how excited I am!! This vacation is so very much so needed. PLUS, I have never been to Disney before so I am just so beside myself with excitement I can barely contain myself.

I am totally going to be like a little kid when I get there. No joke.

I have been looking through some of the pictures that Patrick took at rehearsal last weekend for the show and saw this one…

All throughout the show there were pictures of all the girls and their loved ones, pets, family members that have passed, those kinds of things.

I just thought this was a really cool shot because it has Patrick and I in the back but the company is dancing.

Too cool! Jenn has such a great vision for these kinds of things.

This AM Patrick and I decided to treat ourselves to some Starbucks. While I like Dunkin’ Donuts…I can’t keep myself away from the Café Lattes at Starbucks…”Grande Non-Fat Café Latte!”.

I got the lingo DOWWWN.

Btdubs, how awesome are those little stopper things they have that you put in the lids to keep it warm AND keep it from spilling? Best invention ever. Plus they are just cute hehe.

I am guessing you figured out that that picture is from work. You know what I do to keep my spirits up at my job? Now that SAP has TAKEN OVER MY LIFE! GAH

I keep all the little notes people drop off for me…they make me happy.

What else can make your day better than to look at notes from people who care about you??

This is the ONLY part of my desk that looks like that too. I am such a neat freak, everything else is nicely organized and in folders. I know I know…OCD. It’s ok though. At least I can admit it.

Also, let me tell you how much I love my shoes today.

Please note that this hideous tile is in the bathrooms at work. ICK…just terrible!

I have a slight obsession with shoes. (be quiet Patrick)

I mean LOOK at them! They have red in them…I love red. (I want a red kitchen aid mixer one day. You know the awesome one with the clear glass bowl?? ::swoooooooons::)

OHHHH…another little tidbit…

Have you heard of the book series Fifty Shades of Grey??

If not, oh my goodness go out and get a copy. I have read the 1st ((2)) books in about a week and a half they are soooo deliciously naughty plus they have an amazing story line.

I am completely obsessed.

I will warn, this book is intense…like INTENSE. There have been all sorts of people saying that it is Soccer Mom porn, whatever people.

Second Book

It.is.a.book.

It is like those people who got all worked up over the DaVinci Code. Com’on peeps…it is fiction. You know a novel, with fictional characters and fictional story lines.

a.k.a. NOT REAL.

Although I kind of wish Christian Grey was real. errr…I mean…love you Patrick

Anyways, I think I have gotten enough randomness out for one day.

I just can’t help it I am so excited!! I have a feeling I am going to be spending the rest of my day in a fog…

So excited!

Happy Weekend my friends!!

Dark Chocolate Oat Clusters

Hey Everybody!

Thanks so much for all your support with my choppin’ off my locks for Pantene Beautiful Lengths.

I am just now getting used to the new do. I love how little time it takes me to actually get it ready. I mean going from 15 minutes to 5 minutes to do your hair is phenomenal!

The show for Eclipse was this weekend! Everything went pretty well. I think the girls and I danced our hearts out and that is what really matters

We had some technical difficulties with the individuals who ran the theater, but I think that I our dancing made up for their screw ups.

See how good we look!? Patrick was a sweetheart and came to rehearsal on Saturday night and took a ton of pictures for us.

Out of the 400+ he took we probably got 20 really good ones. You all know how that goes

This recipe I am sharing with you today is something I brought in for the girls during rehearsal so that we could get some energy.

When you have rehearsal for 6+ hours, you need some fuel right?

What could be better fuel than chocolate, peanut butter, and oats? Not much in my opinion…

Now, don’t hate me…but these are SO simple to make. Like ridiculously simple.

I say don’t hate me because I am sharing it with you and you are going to want to make it every week because you can whip them up in less than 5 minutes.

Not lying. 5 minutes people. With the chilling them we are talking 15 minutes.

Yum-a-licious snacks in 15 minutes? Winning!

Adapted from this recipe.

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons organic peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons skim milk
• 1/4 cup Ghirardelli semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats

(I doubled this recipe for the girls, it makes about 8 clusters for the original)

Heat peanut butter, milk, and chocolate chips in a saucepan over low heat 3 minutes or until chips melt. Make sure you keep your eye on this. You don’t want to overheat the chocolate.

Remove from the heat and add in your oats.

With a spoon, small ice cream scoop, or melon baller, drop 8 ball-shaped portions on a wax paper−lined baking sheet.

Let set in fridge 10 minutes.

Viola!

The clusters are done…simple right??

OK and guess what else?! Only 4 more days until I leave for Disney! Let the countdown commence!