Diva in Training

My little princess turned 1 on Saturday!!! 

Happy Birthday Brynn, Mommy loves you SO much!

Overall the entire party was a success.  I didn't get as many pictures as I wanted to, because Mommy was whipped by the time the party had started.  At least B. looked absolutely adorable....  :)

We had a huge cake, but my mother in law made this one too just so she could eat a smaller cake on her own to do the traditional first Birthday cake eating pictures.

I was too freaked out to light the candle.  I am one of those over protected Mothers.  I'm sure she's going to love me when she starts dating someday.

This was taken after she played with her cake for about 30 mins.  She would hardly eat the cake, so I had to help her with that. 

I didn't get any pictures of myself since all I wanted to do was sit in a lawn chair and veg, but here's one of the hubs playing corn hole and Brynnie distracting him.

I did get one photo the day before the party.  I had just worked all day and went shopping for 4 hours after.  I was SO tired and looked a hot mess, but I wanted to try the diva's tiara on.

The Battle of the Boot.....

Here's a fun story for ya....

The other day I did a post about "Imma sucka fo...", well I was shopping at shoe carnival last Friday and I noticed that cowboy boots were back in style this year.  I thought, "Finally, I can drag my pairs I bought from Charlotte Russe out from SEVEN years ago when cowboy boots were last in style AND I was finally thin enough to fit into them again in the calves." 

So, I wore my brown pair with no problems on Monday.  On Tuesday I wore the black pair...  When I got home to take them off, I could not for the life of me get the damn left boot off my foot.  I pulled for about 5 mins, then I laid on the floor and my hubs pulled for a bit.  Shawn was like, "I bet you won't wear these again."  He honestly hates all boots on women.  I have no idea why, but he says it makes his penis crawl up inside of him.......  Just the thought of that cracks me up and I know that was probably TMI, but hey, I bet you giggled like a school girl who has a crush.

I sat there in the floor, Brynn was crawling all over me since I had just walked in the door, Shawn had given up on me, and my foot was just stuck about half way up the shoe.  I had sweat dripping down my face and neck and I laid there defeated by a cowboy boot.  The random thoughts about how I shouldn't have squeezed my fat leg into this sausage casing started appearing.  I was just about to the point of taking scissors to my old friends when I decided to give tugging on them one last try. 

I slipped my foot back into the boot the best I could and started pouring baby powder down into the boot.  I probably used about a quarter of the container.  So, I started pulling it off again and I realized what had happened.  The lining in the boot had torn off from the heal and it had created like a stopper inside the shoe to where I couldn't get the it off.  Praise Jesus!  I had an instant boost of confidence, because it wasn't just about my fat calve anymore!!!!  I justified it that way and claimed the damn boot was just cheap.

After maneuvering and tugging for about 2 more mins, I finally got the cowboy boot off.  Note to self: Always wear socks with cowboy boots from now on!! 

End of story, I hope I made you smile on this last day of the work week.      

P.S. I'm tired and thankful that it's Friday!!

I have the very sleepy--I can barely hold my eyes open-- pre-coffee pounding-- glossy eye going on this morning.

Saturday is my daughter's FIRST Birthday!!  The big ONE.

We're having it at the house and it's going to be a "Diva in training" themed Birthday.  Originally we were going to go with Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, since we watch it every morning together and it's the only show that captures her attention (I hate to say it, but I think she has squirrel syndrome like mommy).  For some reason when I went to Target, they had no Mickey Mouse decorations, so I had to find something different.  I'm too busy and too tired to run around town looking for Mickey Mouse decorations.

I will have many photos to show on Monday of her. 

Have a great weekend bloggies!

 

Buffalo Salmon

Buffalo Salmon

Switching gears from me to a featured dish that I enjoyed over the weekend....  Who else here looks at a menu and instantly picks anything with the word "Buffalo" in it?????  That's this girl, in fact, it probably qualifies as one of my weaknesses too.  I am always down for some Buffalo chicken!  So, I thought I would try the Buffalo Salmon, since I eat fish quite often. 

Ingredients

5 tbls of unsalted butter

1/4 cup of Frank's hot sauce

1/3 cup of Panko

1 tbls vegetable oil

2 lbs of Salmon Fillets

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425.
2. Melt butter with hot sauce and 1/4 tsp each of salt and pepper over medium heat. Set sauce aside.
3. Toss panko with oil in a bowl.
4. Put salmon, skin side down, in a lightly-oiled shallow baking pan.
5. Sprinkle with 1/4 tsp each salt and pepper, then brush with remaining sauce.
6. Sprinkle panko mixture evenly over top of fish.
7. Bake until panko is golden and fish is cooked through, about 16 - 22 minutes.
8. Drizzle hot sauce over the cooked panko.

Imma Sucka Fo....

Today I thought it would be fun to expose all my weaknesses......

Imma Sucka Fo.....

• Take 5....  There's a joke apparently going around work about how when I hear our director wrestling the bag of candy in his office, I am like fido looking for my Take 5 fix.  Har, Har assholes....  I like that chocolate deliciousness, what can I say??

• My daughter's big blue eyes.....  Ugh, they kill me all the time....  Actually it's just her....  I love that child!

• Men who have any cool talent related to music.....  I dated one  douche bag  dude who played guitar for 2 years that cheated on me.  I also dated another guitar player for 5 years who seemed promising back in the day, but ultimately I ditched him for the party life.  He was lame and just wanted to sit at home and either play guitar or Call of Duty.  NOT MY CUP OF TEA.  I'm now married to my hubs who can sing the telephone book and swoon all the ladies.  He's mine bitches, back off!!!!   
• On that note I am also a sucka for my hubs voice.....   SWOON...  And no, we're not together just because I love his voice.  He is talented in other ways as well..... Wink-a-dee-wink....     
• Coffee.....  I have a 1 year old.....  Need I say more????  Coffee = Love. 

• The Walking Dead.....  It's the ONLY televised show I will drop everything for just to watch.  HELLO ZOMBIES!  By the way, do you have your survival plan ready for the end of the world?  If you want to read what a nut case I am for zombies, you can check out a fun read about them here- Rule #1, Cardio   

• When I'm ready to get my "oinky on", Imma sucka fo Mexican food......  When I am dieting, I am extremely cranky, because I eliminate this from my diet as well as Chinese food. 
• Hello Kitty......  While in college, I worked at a tiny bopper store (Gadzooks who was owned by Forever 21), we would get these adorable Hello Kitty lady tees in and a new love was born.  The manager and I would fight over who would get the large in each shirt, since they would only send ONE large t-shirt.  I am obsessed with Hello Kitty now. 
• Alice and Wonderland......  For some reason I love the story.  Don't ask me why.  If you want to buy me a collectible, it better be something in Alice and Wonderland OR Hello Kitty.
• Target.....  Damn you Target for carrying everything I love.  If I want to spend hours of my time or several dollars in my pocket, I go to Target.  I have NEVER left to this day without going through the check out there.  
•  Diet Mt. Dew.....  Just do the Dew.....  I Do....  lol  
•  Dresses......  There's something about the air free flowing between my legs that.....  Wait-Wait a min, did I just say that out loud?  Hey, I never claimed to be modest.  :)
• Cowboy boots.......  I was so happy to see that they are back in style this fall, because you better believe they are on my feet today!!!  

• Make up......  Yeah, I spend way too much money at Sephora.  It runs along the same lines with Target.  This is my newest crush I have: 

• Pumpkin ANYTHING.  I love pumpkin breads, spreads, cakes, sundaes, pies, cheesecakes, cookies, etc, etc, etc....   Fun Fact for ya, my huz calls me pumpkin tits.....  lol  I have no idea why???  Ok, maybe it's because I used to have a Size DD brawl.  Since I have lost weight I am down to a C, but he still calls me that and it doesn't bother me at all.
• Lastly, I am a sucker for Lauren Alaina's "Like My Mother Does" song.  I was pregnant and about to pop when she came out with it and it gets me every time.  I am hoping that Brynn feels the same way about it someday.  :) 

Happy Hump Day to the new followers!

Skinny Gal...... Somewhere.

An Average Day for Skinny Gal.... Somewhere.

An average day for me..... 

Holy cow balls, it can be insane. This is in response to Holly's link up, though I am still confused as to how the process works.  If you don't know Holly, then check her blog out-here.

I honestly don't know how mother's with multiple children are able to cope without drinking excessively.  And I mean drinking EXCESSIVELY!

So here is my average day when I work 12-9pm (which sucks ass by the way with having small children).

My daughter sleeps with me, please spare me all the ugly comments with how bad this is.  Since I have started this 12-9pm shift 3 days a week, our schedule has been thrown way off. 

1. We now wake up at 9am.
2. Eat breakfast together.  Usually fruit, waffles, oatmeal, Cheerios, etc.
3. I let my food digest a little while catching up on some of my favorite shows (Bachelor, Bachelor Pad, Face Off, Walking Dead, True Blood, Vampire Diaries, American Horror Story, etc.)  BY THE WAY....  Any other Bachelor Pad fans out there??  What did you think about Douehebag Nick taking all the money and leaving Rachel with absolutely nothing??  I thought his reason and intentions were right, but I felt he was being WAY too smug about it.       
4. After about 30 mins of watching TV, I switch gears and get my workout clothes on and stretch.
5. I usually do at home workouts or here recently I have started running.
6. I then  have to rush to get ready.  It usually takes me about an hour to shower, make the hair look amazing, and put my face on.  Oh yea, I also put my clothes on, no one would want to see the mess I have going on underneath the wardrobe.....  lol
7. I work 12-9pm and usually take my lunch at home, so that I can spend time with my Brynnie.  My work consist of cold calling (60 calls a day) and interviewing prospective students to go to our school.  I have done this now for about 4+ years.  I can't say it's my dream job, but it is a paycheck and it pays all our household bills, groceries and a little extra spending money without my husband's paycheck.  So, it pays pretty well.  Which is why we call it The Golden Handcuff......  My coworkers and I joke around about never being able to go elsewhere and work since no one wants to pay us the kind of money we are currently making.

AFTER WORK:

1. I sometimes run to the store after work to pick up the essentials.
2. I come home completely worn out and I usually have to feed Brynn since the hubs isn't very reliable in that department.  He thinks she doesn't like him when really she is just starving.  I swear....  Our generation of men. 
3. Gorge myself into a coma.
4. Then I find a couple chores to do like dishes, hand washing baby bottles, laundry, etc.
5. If I don't take up the entire time doing chores I will follow up with 13-14.  :)
6. I usually snuggle Brynnie some more.
7. If I don't have edits to do on photos, I spend the rest of the time watching more T.V. and playing with Brynn until she is ready to fall asleep.  This is usually anywhere from 11pm-12pm.  Any earlier and we have a wrestling match until she falls asleep, which is usually 11-12pm anyways. 

Now weekends are a totally different story....  I rarely even sit down on the weekends, because I am wearing my superwoman cape and trying to get all the chores done around the house.

Shawn Arendt-Black by Pearl Jam

I seriously wet my panties every time I hear him do this song.....  It is definitely one of my favorites!!

Happy Funday Monday!!

Not Your Average Karaoke Singer

This is one of Shawn's best songs-Me and Mrs. Jones.  The cell phone recording does not do him any justice and I keep telling myself that I need to get a good video recorder for him someday.  Anyways, I think you will see why he wins contest after contest.  He is definitely not the average karaoke singer!!!!  Ugh, that sexy piece of ass of his......  He melts me every time he sings.

Skinny Gal.... Somewhere.