I want to do that!

Is it bad that I want to have to do this one day? I wouldn't want to be driving alone. I would want to be the passenger who gets to choose the wiper speed and get the arm workout.

Necessities

I spent almost $40.00 on shampoo and conditioner. Ok it wasn't quite that much but thank God it was buy one get one 50% off.  I went to the Aveda salon here in town for my haircut and I love the smell of all their shampoos and conditioners. It has been a year since I was there and I shouldn't return unless I want to throw down more 20 dollar bills on the counter.  But, with all the money I DON'T spend and with how BUSY work is, I treated myself to a haircut that included a nice scalp massage and shampoo.  Can you blame me? Well I wasn't planning on walking out with any products. I hate buying products. products. products. products.  products. But oh my goodness when you see me next...you better be able to smell my hair.


On another note, I might eat slower if I had these plates. Am I too old? or too young since I don't have kids that we can disguise the ridiculous-ness on and shift the attention off of me?  Should I have not shared this at all???

Solution: permanent markers + dollar store plates.
  Ok I am not that desperate for Ms. Food Face. Let's be real here.

Want Any French Pork?

Today, Sunday, my favorite day of the week, I recruited the help of my stay or go!  Yesterday I had to go grocery shopping and as I was walking by the meat counter, like I always do, I saw a pork tenderloin that caught my eye with a big sign that said $4.99!  I am sadly going to reveal how much I don't ever buy meat...it took me a few seconds to realize why the sticker on my wrapped up hunk of meat was more than $4.99.  Clearly I bought 1.32 lbs of it. Duh. So I was already intimidated.  

It cooked in here for about 4 hours wrapped in bacon and accompanied with a packet of french onion soup, about a cup of water, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.  After 4 hours I took it out and pan seared it (is that what you call it?) super fast to crisp up the bacon.  I was inspired by the first link you get after googling "cooking a pork tenderloin in a crock pot" and it was by far more than amazing. I couldn't even slice it without it falling to pieces.  

I didn't take one bite without both a carrot and a hunk of meat on my fork.  The combination of the sweet carrot and the pork was great.  A serving size of this is 7 slices right? How many people is a 1.32 lb. pork tenderloin supposed to feed?  I guess if you ever come over for this stuff I will have at least 2 cookin'. 

A million dollars are held in this crock pot. The juice that results could be bottled and sold.  The leftovers of the french onion soup mix are soooooo good drizzled over the pork. Except when you burn your hand on the side of the crock pot as you keep scooping more and more out.  I have half of it left over for lunch tomorrow.  

Maybe I should buy meat more often..I am a passionate carnivore after all.  


I also made tuna salad this weekend but we are not going to talk about that.  I am ashamed that the huge batch I made didn't even last 24 hours and I am also not going to admit how early I had my first bowl this morning.  Let's just say there are some things I should NOT make for lack of self control.  

Bieber Fever

Last night Nat and I laughed as we were buying a movie ticket to Justin Bieber's Never Say Never movie, especially when we were handed our 3D glasses and entered the theatre to find young little Bieber Fans.  However, this movie rocked our worlds. Leave it to me to cry at 5 different spots during the movie...He is a great kid though (16 years old) with a great story.  It truly shows the influence of the internet and youtube.  They talked about how more kids are spending time on the computer these days instead of watching tv. This is kind of scary unless parents are really monitoring what sites their children are visiting.  
I also like that he can do more than just sing- he plays the drums, piano, and guitar. The video I posted is a good slow song.  I will admit, at 22 years old, I caught the Bieber Fever.  There are far worse people to like.  It doesn't help that Usher helped him get to be where he is. I am also a huge Usher fan.  (My Mom remembers his concert with Janet Jackson all too well when he got down to his briefs-she covered my eyes).  One thing I don't understand are the die-hard young fans he has. Everyone thinks they are going to marry him and they have a sense of ownership.  When I was a huge Backstreet Boys fan, and even went to their concert for my 13th birthday, the farthest I went was making a sign for my favorite one of the five hunks(and this was only because we had the 8th row or something. Thank God Lindsey and I had different fav's otherwise it may have caused a lot of tension. 





And this is him as a toddler...

p.s. In the next 5 years I hope 3D films are standard protocol.  I love feeling like you are in the same room as the people on the screen. Even seeing opening credits float over people in the theatre amazes me.  I also hope the cost of having a 3D tv decreases so  my frugal self can justify the purchase.  

Nat was really good at the whole dancing in this pic with the 3D glasses.  I on the other hand look like I am trying to figure out what is one our ceiling.  I cut off my hands because it looked like I was casting a spell.  

Gemstone Green vs. Turquoise

Little Miss

Last night I went to take a shower and thought I was bleeding all over my chest-I was very frightened because I had no idea what I did to cause this. Turns out it was chocolate from the box of tagalongs I was eating on the road trip home from Woodbury.  I guess a few crumbs fell down my shirt and melted.  Then in the shower I dropped my razor and managed to cut my pinkie toe.  I went to go get a band aid only to realize all I had were empty boxes of band aids (puzzled? yea me too) so I made my own out of gauze from my surgery.  This didn't work very well and I lost it at some point in the evening. Don't worry I found it. 

Just call me Grace.

On another note how lucky am I to have this guy for a Valentine for 22 years in a row!

Vent

Medicine is EXPENSIVE!  I am still sick. I never get sick. I should never say never.
Some germs at work took advantage of this girl last week when she was trying to focus on healing her mouth.  I am not supposed to blow my nose because of the surgery but I caved in today and had to.  Just look at what I was dealing with.

 Now I know how expensive medicine is. Or it could just be how friggin' frugal I am.  No wonder I only go as far as a bottle of knock off ibuprofen, which can last me 2 years. My medical life is oh so boring. I hope to keep it that way. At least now I can say I had  stitches- which I didn't even get to see- or even a needle in me for reasons other than a shot.  This makes it sound like I don't do anything daring or exciting.  I mean, I own a scooter, so that obviously isn't true.  
I have been cooped up for way too long.  

Is this a joke?

Yesterday I had to make a trip to Wally World to get the  two strongest looking cough and cold medicines and chicken noodle soup.  On my way over to the food aisles I thought it would be appropriate to buy some Nutty Bars since I haven't eaten very much since my surgery and now I have an awfully deep bronchial cough. I guess I am feeling sorry for myself or something.  I know the original nutty bars are not the healthiest so I picked up the 100 calorie box. I now know why they are 100 calories.

There aren't 2 or 3 sticks in a wrapper, there is only one.  People like me who need to buy 100 calorie choices don't have much self control. Don't they know that this doesn't prevent a person from just grabbing two sticks at a time?  Maybe three? They are kind of neat though and still taste delicious.

I have spent my 2nd weekend in a row in bed sleeping now that I have the most attractive cough and body aches. Let's hope there isn't a third. A girl is bound to get a break soon.