What Gone Already!

WOW I can't believe the weekends over I need one more day!!! lol...

A little recap of all the weekend FUN!

Saturday night hubby and I went out to Claim Jumpers for a Surprise dinner for our friend Justin, he turned the big 30! I remember how he used to tell me he WOULD NEVER be 30..lol
For dinner I got the Asian Pear Salad with the Tortilla Chicken Soup. It was very yummy I should have only had half I was a bit full after our calamari, artichoke, and chicken wing APPETIZERS!!! lol...I only had a little of each.

In the top pic Justin is the older one on the left. then here is me and the hubby:)

After dinner we headed over to Justin and Meghann's house for some cake and ice cream. I don't like cake but this one looked super yummy so I stole a small slice along with some mint and chip ice cream, MY FAVE!

I can not figure out why BLOGGER is being so weird so I am posting all the pics below!

For bfast this morning I decided on some FRENCH WAFFLES! They were amazing, I coated both sides of the frozen whole grain waffles with one egg and cooked:) Then I added some apple butter on top with peaches and a sprinkle of powder sugar! PERFECT SUNDAY TREAT!

After Church hubby and I rode our bikes to a local eatery that we have never eaten at called Grandlands. When we walked in I felt like we had walked into a story book, the place was truly enchanting! Not only was it decorated beautifully the food was great too! A little pricey, but it was a small local place and so we were happy to support. I ordered the petite lunch a turkey sandwich with cranberry chutney, with a small bowl of chicken and rice soup. It was the perfect meal! We debated about grabbing some dessert, because that is what they are known for but we knew we wanted some peppermint ice cream later so we kindly said no thanks.

After all the bike riding and adventures I set out to do a bit of my holiday baking. I wanted to make a some of the treats that I will be handing out for Christmas. I made the best cookies ever! Oatmeal Pecan Chocolate!!!! The batter even looked (and tasted) AMAZING!!!!! I will post the recipe soon.

I also made some Root Vegetables for the week. I was a little scared to try this recipe because I have never cooked turnips before, but it was SO easy and tasted heavenly ( will post recipe tomorrow). It made my dinner complete! TOFU, Cranberry and Root Veggies...mmm

As you can see we ended the night with a little peppermint ice cream and one of the cookies I made on top, the perfect ending to this beautiful Sunday ( by the way it was cold here in SO CAL, and I was loving it! ).

Oh I almost forgot I didn't do my 15k today because I wanted to do it tomorrow when I start the Holiday Bootie Buster Challenge, I figured it would be a great way to START! I am so excited to bust my BOOTIE!!!!

Sorry that this post is kinda all over the place, that's how I feel right now. I promise to be back on top of my game bright and early tomorrow morning, with my NEW THINGS, and HISTORY!!!!

The CreateYourOwnCookbook contest ends tonight, so if you haven't gotten in your recipes you still have time because I am not judging until Monday night:)! I am off to bed, TTFN! O and the apple in my mouth is what I had to munch on so I wouldn't eat ALL THE COOKIES!

Dad's Dinner

What a wonderful dinner here at the McCormicks! We had a beautiful time together last night, I just love my family! I don’t think I appreciated having four younger brothers so much when I was little because I was always the babysitter but now I LOVE it. My brothers are amazing each one of them (that’s a different post all together). So here are the night’s shenanigans.

The pretty menus and place cards ( I so could be a party planner I love doing this kind od stuff). Wish we could have used some nice Christmas dining wear but we have none and I DIDNT want to do MORE dishes..lol

My brothers wanted to show theirs off.


While we waited for dinner to finish the guests enjoyed some of these lovely appetizers. These were so SIMPLE to make. Festive Crostini


Along with some Eating Benders Peppermint Eggnog Punch, everyone love this!!!!


Then on to dinner: Baked Pasta with Sausage, Tomatoes, and Cheese, I used whole wheat pasta and gound Italian Turkey Meat instead of sausage. A little healthier. This was so yummy!


With Autumn Salad: Romaine And Radicchio, Tomato Wedges, Wheatberry Sprinkles (Wheatberries, Dried Cranberries, Sunflower Seeds, Golden Raisins, Chopped Carrots, Scallions, In Molasses And Balsamic Vinegar) And goat cheese.


I didn’t get a picture of my plate, I was having too much of a good time to care.


My first glass of wine


My brother obviously loved all the food! He is a growing teenager.


Second glass of wine.


Here comes dessert from the McCormick Bakery (thanks hubby) with 43 candles! My daddy is still so young.


My lovely plate of dessert, with a small scoop of peppermint ice cream. I normally don't like cake, but because hubby made it I ate half:)


My third glass of wine.


Bosco wanted to join the party!


Family portraits, we all should be on Americas Next Top Model!




And lastly my brothers and I are always a little competitive, a little; lol…so Jeremiah challenged me in a push up contest. Notice that I am still in my running shoes because when I got home I didn’t have time to change; I just had to start cooking right away. NO MAKE UP either…lol…so here is a lovely video to see me kick my bro’s butt at push ups!

We said our farewells, and here is a picture of the beautiful lights hubby put up.


The night was perfect! My dad had a great time, he just loves stuff like this. I am sorry two of my brothers couldn’t come, but work calls. We took some leftovers to them, I know they will enjoy!

Saturday to do list:

AKB
Dishes (booo)
Christmas Cards
A little shopping ONLINE
Surprise Dinner for Friend Justin
House Warming Party at the Verdurous

BUSY DAY! Love all the celebrations!

HAVE A HAPPY SATURDAY!

P.S. Remember tomorrow is the last day to get in your recipes for the CreatYourOwnCoookbook CONTEST!!!!!