Tuesday, July 16, 2013

southern style.

first of all i just have to say that i feel really uncomfortable writing this post while watching an episode of extreme weight loss......and drinking a glass of wine. ok, i don't feel bad enough to change the channel.

i guess we can admit that we miss georgia a little bit.  summers are hell but the company and the food was amazing. *shout out to my EM i miss you dearly my sweet friend!* anyways, they were the inspiration for tonight's meal. i've been on a total spicy kick and i have (had!) a 2 lb bag of shrimp in the freezer just waiting to be spiced up.  some may call this a shrimp overload but it was perfect for us.  i decided to cook the spicy garlic shrimp as an app since it took 5 minutes and the boil took 35.  the pictures will tell the story.  my house still smells of creole/old bay/cajun spice and its heaven. i hope you enjoy as much as we did.

action shot.
stopped to creep on my adorable family playing so nicely



add lots of extra creole seasoning and go to town! nomnomnomnom.


Thursday, July 11, 2013

snuggle bug

it's been a long day. i sit here typing this on my phone with my sweet girl sleeping on my shoulder. 
these moments never happen and she's being spoiled (ok I'm being spoiled) because we just spent the last 1.5 hrs at the dr. i'm fully aware that I had a paranoid mom moment but it was worth the peace of mind. makena woke up this morning kinda "off" and kept grabbing at her chest, right where her heart is. i didn't like the location so i watched it for a few hours. she did it a few more times and when i went to put her down for a nap her breathing seemed weird, like she kept holding her breath. to make a long story short, i set up an appt and took her in. turns out she probably just slightly pulled a muscle. her chest, very and lungs sound great so i'm a happy mama. 
kens and i have had a great week. kacy and madilyn drove down from merced. it means so much to me when good friends are willing to come visit. we did what we usually do when we get together. lounged, ate, shopped and simply enjoyed each others company.
 jon has been in vegas since sunday working nonstop so makena and i are happy to have him home in a few hours. that's it for now. i've made a few new dinners lately and fully intend to post them soon, once things quiet down around here (and i'm not holding a 20 lb toddler).