Monthly Archives: June 2011

Middle Myspace Drama Queens

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I find it absolutely hysterical you guys would think I am creative enough to think of skitti squash pancakes.  I actually googled spaghetti squash pancakes and the third or fourth recipe that came up was pancakes.  Go figure…I thought I was the only legit weirdo.

Some of the combinations that came about from that-I must agree asparagus and broccoli pancakes seemed a little bit vom.com.  The winner snuck right on there and most vom.com goes to:

Brussel Sprout Pancakes

And I love both of those but together they are not the bomb.com.

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Last night I tweeted about always wearing my hood up with hoodies and I’m glad to know I’m not alone.  Seriously-I’m straight up gangster.

In other news…do you remember back in the day…before blogging, twitter and even before facebook?

There was myspace!

Just for my blogging besties I found my myspace profile pictchaa (check out my sweet watch tan)

We were all in middle school!

Apparently some people never left that phase of their life and since they are currently stalking my blog (uh yes retard I know you are still reading).

I leave you with those quote from one of my favorite patrons that led to a hugh jass blowout fight at my pool last year.

Haters are my drug of choice and you are just feeding my addiction

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Happy almost Friday Blogging Besties~

Tell me about your Fourth of July Plans and if your racing this weekend.

I’m running a 5k and the pool isn’t open. So win win.

*Do not worry and post if I’m okay.  I’m perfectly fine and living the dream.  I’ll be back at you guys tomorrow.  :)

Sketti Squash

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The other day I mentioned I was making spaghetti squash.  Since I’m so orginal, I just did what online told me too do (minus I was a retard and forgot to scoop out the seeds until 30 minutes into baking bahaha).  So I cut it up and baked it for an hour.  After it was done I added some butter and devoured half of it.  Yes I probably ate about 3 pounds of squash for dinner on Monday night…(I gave my family the other half…).  I also saved a piece to make some spaghetti squash pancakes.

This morning, I decided I should use that piece of leftover “sketti” squash (I love that spelling Tara-because spaghetti is something my spell check will forever be checking with me).

I choose to go the sweet sketti squash route but I think there is a savory recipe out there somewhere.

1 cup cooked spaghetti squash

½ cup flour

1 scoop protein powder (or add an extra ¼ cup flour if you aren’t addicted to protein powder like me)

1 egg

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp vanilla extract

Cinnamon

Water (or milk) to desired consistency.

I might have overestimated my water since the squash was a little bit liquidy and made them more crepe like-but they were still delicious and I added a little bit of jam.  Next time I’ll go zee savory route.  :)

hot and dangerous

If you're one of us, then roll with us...

Uh I may or may not be listening to Ke$ha and it seemed appropriate.

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Question for you:

  1. 1.       Sketti Squash?  YAY or NAY?
  2. 2.       What is your favorite vegetable?  (Do you have a pancake recipe with it?)

Because I’m so Amazing….

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Thank you Sophia @ Raven Waves for giving me this amazing bloggers award. True life: I’m not amazing or exciting but I like surveys and I know your life will just not be complete without reading my answers ha.

Directions: answer the questions, and then add your own question at the end for the people YOU award it to to answer!

My favorite cartoon character is…from Sailor Moon! Hell yes.  I used to watch this show religiously.  Me and Sophia@Raven Waves are going to have a little blogging meet up and just watch that and eat pancakes.  I’m glad you had no say in it Sophia. Ha

 My favorite thing to photograph is… I’m more of a painter actually.  I like to take photos of my besties though.

My favorite thing to cook is… breakfast.  Nothing else.  (Actually true life: I don’t think I can cook much else).

My favorite way to exercise is… blergy blerg.  Don’t make me choose favs.  I love running and swimming but ultimately I’m going to be a little old lady doing aerobics errday at the ymca.

Words cannot even descibe how happy I was google brought me to this image bahaha.

My favorite movie is…I don’t have a favorite because I’m not a big movie watcher.  I can’t sit around for long periods of time without moving and/or talking.

My favorite article of clothing is…dresses duhh (or anything not wearing pants. I have no realized I haven’t worn blue jeans since April 28. ha)

This one is my fav. Excuse the extremo cropping

or my country club dress is fabulous

I lurrrve my formal dress too actually

Actually true life: I don’t have a favorite dress.  My favorite article of clothing (Just ask Caitlin) are my stunnah frames.

My favorite flower is… a rose. Cliché and I don’t care.

My favorite breakfast is…Um duh didn’t have to cook it and extremely delicious.

Don't question if I have eaten this entire thing. I legit hold the record in the diner for the most pancake challenges completed.

Now I have to tag people. Because new readers are amazing-I’ll tag some of my newest blogging finds that I loveee (and you will too because we are twinnzies) :)

trailroadcrosscountrytrackrunner

Moving and Munching

Running Perspective

Laura@Laura Likes Designs

Lunch with Nikki

 

Now you answer a question!

Real Girl Mondays

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Mondays are real girl days for me (and also Jamie) because Cavalier (my pool)  isn’t open therefore I don’t live my life in a swim suit.  Unless I go to the beach in which I’ll wear a bikini and not a guard suit (but that is a nogo today).

This morning I had a lovely wakeup call at 5:30am because I had jazzy sunrise aerobics to attend too.  These ladies are seriously cray cray.  Someone came in today in a push up bra (not a sports push up bra…if there is such thing) a push up bra, booty shorts and knee high socks.  Um girl I don’t know who you were trying to impress at 6am but it wasn’t me.

Confession of the day:  I love taking photos in my car.  (not when I’m driving…I’m too spazzy for that but when I’m sitting in traffic because the bridge is open…) but I wish I had a legit photo booth inside Lorraine.  I need it bahaha.  (I’m a freakin weirdo and I know it).

Oh em geez, Jamie and I even did the same real girl expression face

Breakfast today was a lovely bunch of chocolate peanut flour pancakes.  These are seriously some of my favorite pancakes ever, as I was finally able to buy dark chocolate cocoa powder versus regular.   I’m actually not a big peanut butter (or any nut butter) fan but these are the bomb.com.  I don’t like care for the texture and it gets stuck in my throat.

with nutella topping yesss.

I had a few doctors appointments in the morning and then went out to Oceana Air Base to meet the mom for lunch . 

Anywho-we ended up going out to a place called Atlas that is known for their salads.  I got a salmon salad with fresh fruit along with random normal salad vegetables and honestly I wasn’t impressed too much.  I think there was way too much iceberg lettuce and I was still pretty hungry afterwords.

So I got ice-cream.

Why they gave me two spoons...I don't know.

On the way home, I decided to change it up and have a hot run at Mount Trashmore.  I literally learned that I ran in 95 degree weather.  No wonder I was once again a hot sweaty mess.  I was able to shower at the Mount Trashmore YMCA though, which is always good.  I ran 8 miles at roughly a 7 minute pace which I was happy about.  I think it was because there is a family of geese and I am TERRIFIED of birds so I was trying to run away.  There are a ton of road races there, but I hate birds so they make me a little bit nervous.

Well I’m off to try my first cooking of spaghetti squash.  You guys know how obsessed I am with it but I have never actually prepared it before. 

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Questions for you:

1.       Which animals scare you the most?

2.       Favorite spaghetti squash recipe?

True Life: I’m a Burnt Hot Mess This Week

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Okay true life: This has been the most random roller coaster of a week I have had in quite some time.  I’m real glad it’s coming to a close.  Like real glad.  Sometimes I don’t deal with stress well-or obnoxious people (but I’m not here to rant tonight). 

Another fun fact-I’m not even a roller coaster fan.  I’ll go on them and not complain but they don’t do much for me.  I like to ride the fun and silly rides (um-anyone been to Busch Gardens know the Rhine River Tour?  Bahaha. )  But yes complete tangent.

Reason numero uno for my hectic schedule: My pool opened this week and there was lots of drama there as always.

But on a side note-check out this sweet tan line from only the first week.  I know jealz.

Yeah that is going to look real good in my strapless dresses.

Laura told me since I do wear a lifeguarding bathing suit-it's uniform and technically I'm a real girl everyday now.

Since I needed besties to work with (and I’m in charge), I was able to get aDuBs a job at zee pool lifeguarding.  Today was her first day and luckily for her it wasn’t…too…cray cray.

Besides my pool sending me off a cliff-I have been struggling to find time to do anything else (or having the energy too) not limited to not preparing decent meals.

I haven’t been getting enough vegetables lately at all.  When I am rushed and whatnot, I eat whats quick.  When I’m stressed out, I don’t take the time to plan my meals, I eat on the go.

I know slap me on the wrists. 

But to make up for it-I have been having lots of pumpkin pancakes (that is 1 serving of veggies ;)

Always with my pumpkin fork

And lots of kale bowls.  

Kale+ garden eggplant + mushrooms +feta cheese + parmasean cheese+ lots of garlic (um good thing you guys can’t smell me).

 Is kale on sale where you live?  I legit got a weeks supply for about 3 dollars. (I love krogar).

I was finally able to relax today after work, as aDuBs and I needed to celebrate she was alive from her first day at my pool and went to Panera.  I tried their newest salad, but honestly, I like the fuji apple salad better so that is what I’ll be getting ha.  Plus an artichoke Panini because they are the bomb.com.

Well blogging besties-I have my first open water swim in the AM so I’ll be getting a little schleepy schleepy tonight.  1 mile swimming parallel to the beach.  :)

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Question for you:

1.       Do you burn or tan?

2.       Would you rather go to the amusement park or a zoo?