Happy Halloween! Remember last weekend when Ben and I hit up the Goodwill for our costume supplies? No one guessed we were going to be… The Tortoise and the Hare! After work I grabbed my costume supplies, picked up Ben from work and headed to my mom’s for trick-or-eating. She made tortilla soup because she thought wanted to be healthy (and normally I kinda sorta do … [Read more...]
I’m currently packing my stuff to go to Panama! We leave early tomorrow morning and will be staying with my parents tonight so they can give us a ride to the airport. So far I have snacks packed. And a pile of clothes I want to bring. Now I have to A.) Find my travel back pack and B.) Find a way to fit all this stuff in! After a very short work shift I did a quick walk by of … [Read more...]
Can you guess what I am? Let me give you a hint: the green ball shaped things on me have “girl” faces. Ben is quarantined. He says it’s the scariest costume you’ll see all night because you don’t know what he has. Question: What is my costume? … [Read more...]
Happy Halloween!!! My brother got me this perv mustache from a vending machine when I was in California. See me rocking it while wearing my Operation Beautiful shirt? You dressing up tonight? You better if you want candy or the perv 'stache police will get ya! Ben and I did some walking together today and I did a short run. My eats were kinda random today, but did include … [Read more...]
I'm a Cereal Killer!!! I don't know where I got this idea, but it is a super easy costume you can do with stuff you already have! Question: Do you have any ideas for food themed costumes??? Here are some ideas: Five Terrible Food Themed Costumes from SF Weekly Serious Eats DIY Food Themed Costumes Costume Craze Food Costumes W/O: I dragged Ben out for a long walk this … [Read more...]
Ta-da! Ben and I dressed up at Fred and Wilma Flintstone for the Halloween party! We completely made these costumes ourselves that same day too! We are hardcore like that (and by hardcore I mean, poor). We went to the party with our friends Matt and Kristin (it was their friends' party). There was a lot of food and beverages enjoyed :) I was standing by the food most of … [Read more...]
Sorry I've been MIA - there's been a ton of family time going on :) Here is me in my Halloween "costume" for the party...I was a girl with a Target shirt, I mean Jack-o-lantern. Matt is a astronaut. There has also been a lot of Mexican food going on around here. They don't make it like this in Maryland. We went out to a Mexican restaurant for lunch today too - I had cheese … [Read more...]
This is actually a super old recipe I got from the Weight Watchers message boards the longest time ago. You guys know I love super easy recipes and this one fits the bill. Plus, adding a can of pumpkin to a box of plain ol' cake mix adds some good fiber and vitamins! The ingredients: Spice Cake mix, a can of pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice, and water (not … [Read more...]
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