Homemade Cafe Rio

The other night I was craving Cafe Rio's Pork Salad but I hate driving all the way out there so I made it. It turned out great!!

Some Good Ol' Halloween Fun

Last night, we had a little get together at our house for some pizza, pumpkin carving, and costume sneak peak with some good friends. Ryan and Sabrina were over. Ryan is practically my brother so he never misses holidays with us and Sabrina is his girlfriend. The Cook family also came over. I'm sure everyone knows who they are by now. The 2 cute little girls that are always on my blog they are the Cooks. They were 1st time pumpkin carvers. Both didn't want much to do with the guts unless it was on a scooper and they had the clean handle.So Ryan and I decided to act more our shoe size than our age and make this kind of into a mini Halloween party so....We dressed up!! I know it is a little weird, but it was a fun.from left to right:

Ryan- a Trojan, Me- Sarah Palin, Camdyn- a unicorn

Sabrina- a Nurse, Tarin- a baseball player, Kylie- a princess

All of us started to carve pumpkins but some how I was the only one left carving all 3 pumpkins. I didn't mind though. I really like doing it. Here is the out come:

A witch on her broom

A clown (it kind of looks like a dog)A old man

Our mini Halloween party was a success. Everyone enjoyed themselves . I think I like Halloween only because it means...Tis' the Season because Thanksgiving and Christmas are coming.

A Night @ the Drive-Ins
Last night I went with my mom and sister to the drive-ins to see High School Musical 3. I have been looking forward to this movie since I heard it was coming out. I swear I am 21 years old but for some reason I act like a little kid when I watch these movies. I was a big choir nerd in high school and I think that is why. The whole movie reminded me of my senior year. Just fun, fun, fun!! This one was by far my favorite out of the 3. The songs were good and so were the stage set ups.
A few funny highlights about the night:
* The search helicopter flew over the drive-ins and shined his lights on our screen. Great we are sitting outside while they are looking for the bad guys.
* There was a black family sitting next to us. The mom was all in to the movie. She was up singing and dancing to all the songs. She wasn't a big fan of Troy Bolton's dad though. She said, "I am so tired of that boy!" and you know there little attitude they throw in the mix. At the very end she was saying how she was all bummed that this would probably be the last one. Did she really take her kids to see the movie or did she bring her kids along so she could go to the movie?!?!

The KindleFor those of you who watch Opera you probably already know what this is. It is a Kindle. It is a wireless library. You download books from Amazon for 1/2 price wireless to this device and you just read the books page by page off of it. No need for a computer. No need for a wi-fi signal. No need to go to the book store again. For those who read A LOT like my mom it would be a great Christmas gift.

An Eventful Weekend

Friday: Did some crafts. Went for an interview at a bridal shop. Ran by the beauty supply store. Did a waxing party at the house. Got the call I was hired at the bridal shop will start training on Monday. Dyed Tauni's eyebrows. Josh and I went to our friend Mike's. Went to dinner and called it a night.

Saturday: Went to Gilcrease Orchard with my family, Aunt Laurie, and the Cooks. It was a complete waste. It was all picked over and it took us 45 minutes to get out.Went to Buffalo Wild Wings for lunch. Got home. Cut some wood for the craft show. Did a clients hair. Went to Josh's to watch the Texas game and eat dinner. Played bingo and went bowling with Chris and Tauni. No winners at Bingo but Josh and Chris won a game of bowling. That called it a day!

Sunday: Took pictures of my Aunt and her dog for Christmas. Who would have know animals are just as hard to photograph as kids. Met the Cooks and the twins at the pumpkin patch.

Went to church. Watched sports. Played on the computer. Gave pedicures. Did some waxing. Ate dinner. Watched Tampa Bay win their series. And now am on the computer.

12 Months of Pictures

So this was Teara's challenge and I told her that I would do it. Although I am not quite the pass along challenge type here it is.

JANUARY

because it is cold and snows most places

FEBRUARY

because of Valentine's day most get rosesMARCH

because of St. Patrick's DayAPRIL

because of Easter you dye eggsMAY

because flowers start to bloomJUNE

because it is officially warm enough to wear flip flopsJULY

the pier at Pismo Beach because we go there every July for 1 weekAugust

because it's too hot to be anywhere else but the poolSEPTEMBER

because school is in full effectOCTOBER

because you carve pumpkins for HalloweenNOVEMBER

our feast because of Thanksgiving DECEMBER

because it is Christmas

Myth Busters

**You can pop popcorn using your cell phones...MYTH.

They show a video on YouTube proving that it works but we tried today and we got nothing.

**You can peel a hard boil egg with out actually peeling it...TRUE.

You actually blow it out the bottom of the egg. Here are the steps:

1. Cover the eggs with water and boil on low for 12 minutes.

2. Cool eggs by placing them in cold water with 1 teaspoon of baking soda and ice. The baking soda raises the pH level and reduces the adherence. If you choose not to use baking soda, be sure to move the eggs into cold water with plenty of ice immediately after boiling.

3. Crack the top of the egg and remove a small piece.

4. Crack the bottom (the wide end) of the egg and remove a small piece.

5. Hold egg in your hand and blow vigorously into narrow end of egg, which will expel it out the wide end.

Just be ready to catch it when it comes out!!!