In love

I'm in love with Etsy.

I liked it before but now, my feeling have changed.

I'm finally figuring out how to find whatever I'm looking for.

And it's amazing.

I've been trying to figure out what to do with my living room to change it up a bit and I think I found it.

Besides wanting to change the paint to this...

I want to add these prints...

I'm dying a little right now.

LOVE.

His Final Message by Crayonblood

The Story Tree Print by thepoppytree

Owl Gentleman by Dreamery Studio

Moustache Collage Art by GoldenAutumnLeaves

If it weren't for the damn shipping charges, I'd have already bought all of these.



Day 39

Day 39 - A picture of your favorite food

Oh gosh... where to start???

I LOVE food. So this is going to be crazy...

Drunken Noodles.

This is my favorite thing to order at the Thai restaurant.

Spicy Level 1 please, because I'm a wimp.

Asparagus.

Seared in olive oil and drizzled with fresh parmesan and black pepper.

It's heaven for your taste buds.

Potstickers.

Ground meat that's stuffed in a noodle and pan seared.

How can you go wrong??

Fettucini Alfredo.

Butter, garlic, cream, parmesan and noodles.

It's not the healthiest option but when done right, its incredible.

Breads, rolls, muffins, scones, etc

Carbs, carbs, carbs and carbs.

I love the way that crunchy bread flakes and slabbing a ton of real butter on it... mmm...

Olive Garen Tiramisu.

Don't judge me.

I hear you judging me!

I know it's all frozen and whatnot but there's just something about the super soaked lady fingers that just ooze espresso and they're topped with the PERFECT amount of light and creamy marscipone and dusted with cocoa. YUM!

I order this almost everywhere and Olive Garden wins hands down.

Some places the lady fingers are too dry or the marscipone is too heavy.

I don't care how manufactured it is, OG tiramisu is amazing.

Girl Scout cookies.

Those little devils.

I could eat these things until I explode.

Literally.

Samoas, thin mints and their short bread cookie.

No one does them better than the girl scouts.

Meatloaf.

A loaf of meat.

Oh god, sooo good.

Chopped onion, a little milk, bread crumbs and an egg.

Mix it all together and top it with mustard, ketchup and brown sugar mixed together.

Served with mashed potatoes and peas.

That's a death row meal.

Pulled pork bbq sandwich topped with coleslaw.

Mmmmmmmm...

Pasta Carbonara.

Pancetta, eggs, cream, peas, onions and garlic.

Greasy, heavy, yummy, super duper comfort food.

CPK Thai Crunch Salad.

Out of this world!

Salad has never tasted sooo good!

Apple Strudel.

Any kind of strudel really.

But caramel apple, oh geesh...

Cheddar.

Everything's better with cheddar.

I could live off of sharp cheddar and crackers.

Potato Latkes and Applesauce.

Sooooooooo gooood.

Reuben Sandwich.

Amazing combination of corned beef, sauerkraut, and thousand island.

All of crisp rye.

Seriously, I'm starting to starve over here!

Schnitzel and Spaetzle.

Wiener Schnitzel, Jager Schnitzel, Hanchen Schnitzel...

If I went to Germany I would gain a thousand pounds and have to be rolled down the street.

It would be ridiculous.

 



Day 38

Day 38 - A picture of your favorite drink

Jitters Java from Mojoe's.

Best coffee ever.

Best pop in the world.

Since it's not readily available in Knoxville (you can get it some places tho!) my other favorites are Diet Mountain Dew and Big Red. Mmmmm...

Then there's my favorite alcholic beverages...



Weekend Recap

This weekend was the absolute best we have had in a long time.

It could be that the weather is gorgeous.

Or that none of us were sick, luckily.

On Saturday, Rachel and I took the boys to the mountains and Pigeon Forge.

We forgot that it was spring break and the outlets might be crowded.

We trudged on dragging screaming 3 year olds behind us, who were in serious need of a nap, until we couldn't stand it anymore.

Don't let it fool you, we were only there a little over an hour!

But we drove the length of Pigeon Forge twice and got to see a bunch of new to us additions.

We had a bite at Denny's and drove through Krispy Kreme.

Then we decided to head to Cades Cove and crossed our fingers that the boys would pass out from sheer exhaustion.

Eventually they did.

It was amazing.

Between a meltdown at the Disney store and trying to figure out how to leave, we spotted a small carousel.

Score!

50 cents and both boys are thrilled.

Love how it's always the smallest things.

Our view while driving Rich Mtn Rd and enjoying the quiet serenity.

We also had a bear sighting, a mother and 2 cubs.

Rachel spotted them while I was attempting to pee in nature, so not good at that!

She said "Bear"

I said "Huh?"

She said "Bear?"

I said "Knock it off. I'll be done in a second"

She said "Dude, no really, bears!"

Thank god they were across a gulley from us, but we had a fantastic view.

Then we saw the cubs.

They were all slowly meandering our way so we decided to get the boys out of the car for a quick view.

We're smart like that.

On our behalf, they were still quite a ways off.

Anyhoo, it was amazing.

Rupert declared "It was a happy bear, not an angry one"

:)

Sunday was great too.

We went with our friend Susan to her Mamaw's for Sunday lunch and ran a few errands.

After that we planted a small garden in the front yard.

I always have a small flower bed, so we extended that by a foot or so and mixed in some potting soil and vegetable food.

Then we planted 4 sprouts each of cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower.

We finished by edging it with flowers.

Usually I have a black thumb of death for all things green but have had decent luck with that bed.

Maybe the soils good.

Don't know, don't care.

I'm just hoping for a little harvest!

Oh! And my gnome is named David, after the 90's childrens show.

Then I tried my hand at spray painting a tray that my mother gave me.

It was super windy.

Particules of tree, pollen and newspaper all made there way to my pretty orange tray.

I used almost an entire can of Krylon and am not too thrilled with the results.

Guess I'll just have to try again later.

Oh well.

Also, I have been rocking this CD all day...

If you like Glee you should certainly invest in the soundtracks.



Day 37

Day 37 - A picture of what you like to do

Here it is.

I'm not very exciting.

I like to knit.

Read books (ereader)

And drink coffee, especially at Mojoes.

I can hardly function without their special brew, so Sundays are a little rough for the Harris clan.

Watching tv.

I'm a tv junkie.

In the worst possible way.

I lie.

It's better than it used to be but its still baaaad.

I am happy to sit on the couch and watch tv all day if I could.

I love to eat.

LOVE.

I love to cook as well, but don't feel quite as compelled to do it. :)

I love to find new restaraunts and eat fun things.

They don't have to be weird or different, just GOOD.

I love going to the Smokies.

Especially Cades Cove.

Then I like to drive up Rich Mtn Rd.

It's all switch backs up one side of the mtn and down the other.

It's fantastic.

You have to take you're time and just enjoy it.

Plus, there's NO ONE around, so it's just relaxing.

Secluded wilderness.

What else do you need?



FatBooth App

One of my friends at work has this amazing app that makes anyone look super fat.

I think this picture is going on my fridge and in my car and at my desk and in my wallet.

It's totally inspirational.

I look like John Travolta in Hairspray.

For realz.

Not good.



Day 36

Day 36 - A picture that makes you cry

Ok, there's lots of pictures that make me get all teary eyed.
I couldn't think of just one.
Most of them have to do with public events.
Losses of celebrities or major tragedies.
So this is not a happy blog.
Sorry.

Bringing home the soldiers.

Kills me every damn time.

Last images of MJ.

I sobbed like a fool that day.

I worshipped him.

Pictures of the holocaust are bad enough.

But pictures of children in the holocaust break my heart.

Pictures and footage of 9/11 still get me choked up.

I remember watching it happening like it was yesterday.

It's definitely one of those "where were you when ----- happened" things.

Mother Teresa.

I don't agree with some of her political stances but she was basically a saint.

When we lost her, the world lost one of it's greatest humanitarians.