Happy 30th Birthday Hunter

Just wanted to give a shout out to my Hooterific Hooter's loving Husband!!! Today is the official day but party day is this Saturday! We have 3 or 4 couples from northern VA driving down to stay with us and help the old man celebrate the big 3-0! (Even though I know for a fact Hunter is wishing he could skip this birthday) NOT SO MUCH!!! Happy Birthday Hunny Bunny! LOVE YOU!




See you on the FLIP SIDE!

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Giving up on the Monday - Friday text on the pictures. Did you really think those were the exact days I wore those outfits anyways? Tricked You! :)











I'll post some pictures of how our St. Patricks Day Dinner turned out. It was Delicious!! Might even just have me some leftovers tonight. Hunter is in Myrtle Beach all weekend for a Bachelor party so I'll be prepping for his big 30th birthday party next weekend!!

Oh how times have changed...

Happy St. Patty's Day everyone! Are you wearing green today? As I was turning on our crock pot full of beef brisket this morning I got to thinking about how times have changed! A few years ago, on this day, Hunter and I would have been rushing out of work to the nearest pub in order to start drinking green beer in excess. I'm not sure when or why we stopped that wonderful tradition but for the past couple years we have celebrated by wearing green, cooking a traditional St. Patty's Day dinner and drinking green beer at home. Here's what our dinner looked like this morning. (There's beef brisket under those veggie and potatoes) Hunter prepped everything last night I contributed by pressing the on button before I left :) GO ME!





Hunter will steam some cabbage to have with as well when we get home. You can't have St. Patricks Day without cabbage!



This is a just a recipe for corned beef out of the recipe book our crock pot came with. If you have that check it out. Or here is one that looked yummy too! I'm sure Hunter used a combination of both of these.

Marmalade-Glazed Corned Beef with Carrots & Potatoes
Corned beef can be very salty. Rinsing the raw meat to remove any brine will reduce the amount of sodium in the dish. If the meat comes with a packet of seasoning, save that to use in the recipe, if desired.
Makes: 6 servings

Total time: 4 to 5 hours (high heat), 8 to 9 hours (low heat)

FOR THE BEEF:
3 lb. corned beef brisket, rinsed and trimmed
1 1⁄2 lb. red potatoes (4–5), skin left on and scrubbed
1⁄2 lb. carrots (3–4), peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
1 cup lager-style beer
Seasoning packet (optional)

FOR THE GLAZE:
1⁄2 cup orange marmalade
1⁄4 cup whiskey or apple juice
2 Tbsp. ketchup
2 Tbsp. white wine vinegar


Combine beef, potatoes, carrots, and beer in a 4- to 6-quart slow cooker. (Add seasoning packet, if desired.) Cover; cook until beef is fork-tender, on high-heat setting for 4–5 hours or on low-heat setting for 8–9 hours. Remove beef and vegetables. Discard liquid.

Whisk together marmalade, whiskey or juice, ketchup, and vinegar; brush over corned beef.

Preheat broiler to high with oven rack 6–8 inches from the element. Transfer meat to a broiler pan coated with nonstick spray; broil until glaze caramelizes, 5 minutes.
Thinly slice corned beef against the grain; quarter potatoes.

Serve beef with carrots, potatoes, and Buttered Cabbage.

I'M BACK!!!!

AWWW celebrating great friends weddings and all the events that go along with it is SUCH a special time. Bestie, Kristin Yager was by my side for mine and I'm so excited to be standing next to her's on April 9th in beautiful Charleston SC when she says "I DO" to her perfect man! For now, 9 of us just returned from her bachlorette weekend in South Beach, Miami! Fun in sun to say the least :)

BANNERS!

We had a great weekend visiting with my best friend Kristen (aka Swanny) and her fiance James who flew in for the weekend from NYC. Friday, after picking them up from the airport, we headed straight to dinner to an Irish Pub called Sir Eds. Saturday the boys golfed while Kristen and I bummed around, took Jake for a nice walk, grabbed lunch, and ran to the mall for some quick shopping. That afternoon we all headed to our friend, The Belchers, son's 1st birthday party. Sunday it literally rained ALLLL day here in Charlotte which was actually wonderful because it meant no qulitly feelings for the fact that we didn't get out of our PJ's til 1:30 and didn't leave the house until we took them Kristen and James back to the airport at 4:30pm. Just quality time at home with friends we wished we lived closer too.
Jake LOVES Swanny :)

On Sunday while in PJ's I started on some banners I told my sister-in-law Carter I would make for Reagan's 1st birthday party. Have you ever seen banners like this, this, and this on etsy? Great for showers, birthday parties, but 35 dollars for a paper banner? I don't think so! All you need is paper, scissors, letter stencils (if your awful at freehand drawing like I am), and some ribbon. Here's the beginnings of Reagans birthday banners! Keeping in mind they aren't glued together yet (which is why they are crooked :)) and the ribbon still needs to be added as well!



Or for printed banners like this, if you have a home computer with word and a color printer you can do it! I started on one of these for little Miss Reagan as well!



Lastly, after coming across this sweet highchair banner on etsy, I attempted one of them for her as well. Not to shabby for a first timer....

It's a another busy week, this week! Super Club Thursday Night at Nicola's (it's a GREEN theme) and Friday morning I leave for Miami for a bachelorette party with 9 fun ladies! I cannot WAIT to soak in some Vitamin D and celebrate Kristin Yager's last fling without a ring!!! :)

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Please note: Just because I wore it doesnt mean I like it. There are plenty of times I walk into work and think "What am I wearing!" Oh, and my clothes aren't dirty...my mirrors are! whoops! :)

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