Shrimp Catch Fail

Hi friends <3 Howโ€™s your weekend going? Things are bueno over here ๐Ÿ™‚ A group of us went out for hibachi last night. I wasnโ€™t planning on blogging about it, since Iโ€™ve gone out for hibachi 14,592ish times since starting the blog and I get the same thing every time (shrimp and veggies, no rice),…

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Ferocious

Hey friends! How has your Friday been? Up to anything fun this weekend? I just saw Lion King in 3D with a couple of friends. Itโ€™s funny because when I saw the commercial that it was re-released, I was like โ€œOhhh! I want to go see it!โ€ And then today after making plans, I was…

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Turn over a new [fitness] leaf

Ok, so we really donโ€™t have many *leaves* over hereโ€ฆ. but you know ๐Ÿ™‚ Howโ€™s your morning going? Mine has been lovely โ€“ it began with a long walk at Sabino Canyon with a friend. A great way to start the day ๐Ÿ™‚ [Weโ€™ve had so much rain lately, there was actually water flowing through…

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The Best Kind of Biscuits

Morning! How are you? Hope your Monday is off to a great start ๐Ÿ™‚ Thank you so much for the cleaning tips- Iโ€™m excited to see if I can get the beastly water stains outs ๐Ÿ˜‰ The grillmaster DID make an appearance last night ๐Ÿ˜€ Burgers and veg  ๐Ÿ™‚ For the veg, I used asparagus,…

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I’m a fan

Hey! Happy Sunday <3 Hope youโ€™re relaxing and chilling ๐Ÿ™‚ Last nightโ€™s shenanigans were a lot of fun. I couldnโ€™t stay at the bridal shower for very long, since I had to meet everyone at the game, but all of the girls from work were there and an amazing spread of food was set out.…

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Get to werk

Hi friends! How are you? Hope youโ€™re having a great weekend so far <3 [Just in case you ever wanted to know what an entire head/thing of garlic looks like after cooking in black beans all day, there ya go.] It was one of those days where I had to wake up, get to work…

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Fri Night Fish Tacos + NEW Ab burner

Hiiiii ๐Ÿ˜€ How are you? Hope you had a great Friday <3 Thank you so much to those of you who tweeted, texted and emailed to make sure the Pilot and I were ok after todayโ€™s events on base. Thankfully, heโ€™s home here safe and all is bueno. Since the base was on lockdown until…

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Like a baby

Hey! How are you? Hope your morning is going well <3 I slept last night. Like, all night, through the night. If youโ€™ve been following along on the family page, then you know this is a pretty huge deal. Maybe it has to do with the fact that our new mattress came yesterday? Bella called…

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Just another marinara Monday

Hiiiii ๐Ÿ˜€ How are ya? Hope you had a lovely day <3 Enjoyed reading your comments this morning about budgeting! Some of you are totally on the budget bandwagon, while others, like the college days Gina, just go with the flow ๐Ÿ™‚ Donโ€™t let budgets stress ya out though- it can be intimidating at first,…

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Breaking in the new budget

Hiiiiii ๐Ÿ˜€ Happy Monday to ya. Hope your morning is going well! After I last *saw* you last night, we went over to the madreโ€™s for my stepdadโ€™s bday dinner. My contribution to the feast: Mashed sweet potatoes ๐Ÿ™‚ I just baked about 12 organic sweet potatoes at 375* for an hour and 15 minutes,…

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Staycation

Hi friends! Howโ€™s your night going? Weโ€™re on a little staycation ๐Ÿ˜€ Back in May, I grabbed up a LivingSocial deal for a one-night resort getaway โ€“thought it would be something fun for the Pilot and I to do- and we discovered that it expired on Monday. Couldnโ€™t let it go to waste, so we…

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Fall and Comfy

Hi friends! How was your Friday? Hope you had a wonderful start to your weekend ๐Ÿ™‚ Iโ€™m so glad ya enjoyed the restaurant dining post! I utilized those skillz at dinner tonight: [warning: iPhone photos ahead] We ate at Zivaz, which is pretty much like the Mexican version of Pei Wei ๐Ÿ˜€ Of course, I…

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