This afternoon I was blonde again…
Not literally, but in the un-politically correct stereotype that I’m a spaz. *Even though this is April Fool’s Day, me as a blond is a bad joke I don’t want to remember.
For those that don’t know I am a natural red head, 
but was having a quarter life crisis this summer and dyed my hair blonde. I looked like an albino alligator. It was tragic. I tried to wear hats to hide it, but it didn’t work…
Oh and for the record – it’s NOT strawberry blonde. That rag mop on my head is red. 
Back to why I’m a spaz… I went to wipe down my fridge and removed everything from the second shelf. Then, I proceeded to get distracted by the computer for an hour before I realized the milk is just sitting out on the counter in 90 degree heat! Fantastic.
In order to “check” to see if it went bad I decided to have a bowl of cereal (or two). I am not sick in the head so I think it’s okay.
Before dinner Ben and I took a walk. Sometimes I forget there are mountains right behind the smog. Loved the view today!
Thanks to a store pit-stop, our walk took longer than we expected. So, when we got home we were HUNGRY and wanted the fasted thing possible for dinner. I offered to make chilaquiles and beans.
This took under 10 minutes and was delicious! 
I used whole canned black beans and “re-fried” them back heating them up with garlic salt, a splash of milk and some shredded cheese. Trust this Mexican and do it that way. 
Served up with a slightly charred tortilla (just like I like it).
In my second fail of the day I forgot we were out of ketchup. That is an absolute NO NO in my house 
Luckily, I found some spare packets in my “just in case” box. Thank God.
When I was cooking the eggs I also roasted up some broccoli, but it wasn’t done until I was almost done eating (we ate way too fast tonight!). Part of me felt bad about skipping veggies, but I didn’t want to eat them so I’ll save them for tomorrow.
I’m sure my secret dessert stomach has some room for a bite of Ben’s pan dulce, but I’ll try to resist 
See you manana!
This actually answered the problem, thank you!
You look like Laura Prepon in the blonde pic!
15 MILES???!!! Seriously, you are my hero.
You look great blonde, but i LOVE your red hair! Hope Vegas is on the mend!
Oh my gosh, those homemade refried beans look phenomenal! And don’t worry about the hair, i’ve had many-a tragic styles in my time! 😉 I do like it blonde in those pics though!!
Ugh. I need to move to California. This Oregon rain is killing me!
If I had taken stuff out of the fridge & got distracted it would be because I was obsessively cleaning the whole fridge.
dude, the weather has been nuts huh? my parents in were talking about how it was 90 at their place too! it got up to the mid 80’s at my place in the mountains and the desert…don’t even ask.
and that dinner looks freak’n awesome.
Your blonde moment sounds like something I would do! I’m always getting sidetracked when I’m cleaning!
Your red hair is beautiful! I always dreamed of having red hair as a little girl. Instead I went from brown (which in hindsight was really pretty) to the beginning of GRAY at the ripe old age of 17. Now I have to dye my hair, or I’ll be the only 32-year-old around with a headful of white hair.
LOVE the red hair! It’s a gift.
Isn’t this weather insane? (I’m in Monrovia).
Don’t worry, I left my groceries in the car for 20 minutes yesterday and I’m not blond. I was just having a “duh!” moment.
Also, you have me a good idea….chilaquiles. My mom makes the best and I try to do her justice. My dish is okay but nowhere near. I think I’ll make them for my family this weekend. Thanks for the idea!!
Oh and btw, you ever walk/run at the Rose Bowl? We were there last night, gorgeous!!! 6 miles in under an hour…sweet!
ahahah. i do that all the time…well more like leave things out because i am not one to actually go cleaning…
You should call this your ‘Lohan period’—- minus the downward spiral 🙂
lol, totally!
U are beautiful as a blonde, you can pull that off, but the red is beautiful too! U are a natural red hair beauty ; )
I love your red hair, but you were gorgeous as a blonde too!
don’t worry about the blonde moment: isn’t it humbling?
also, I like your Mexican cooking tips! That sounds good and I’ve certainly never made them that way before!
That baby picture is probably the cutest thing I have seen all day! I love red hair on babies. My grandfather had red hair when he was a kid, so I am hoping my children somehow inherit it 🙂