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i love sriracha. i mean love. as in i plan my meals around what would be tasty with the red gold on top. i love it on mac and cheese, ( anything cheesy really), any asian-y type food, anything with eggs, anything meaty. yum.

found this on pinterest today. guess what my swagbucks gift cards to amazon are going to?! by the way pinterest is fun, i enjoy wasting time on there.

this looks mighty tasty. i am obsessed with eggs right now. i really really love capers too. i make egg salad sammies with capers, kalamata olives and red onion. try it sometime.

15 lbs lost on body for life! i am winding down the challenge ( 3 weeks left) i have really enjoyed it but an ready to try something else. i am signed up for 2 5k's and a 10 k this summer. i want to do a half marathon and am thinking of the top of utah.  has anyone done it?

why the hell is there no trader joes in utah? i stocked up in vegas a few weeks ago and my supply is running low. thanks to my friend whit i was introduced to the most amazing thing ever. unsweetened, unsulfered dried mangoes. they are the perfect treat.so good that i may or may not be thinking of buying some from ebay... and thanks to krista i learned about dark chocolate covered pretzel thins.amazing! the sweet/salty combo is perfect. ginnie introduced me to the freeze dried snap peas a little to late. i tried them after we left the store and was wishing i bought a bag the whole car ride. good thing i am headed to cali in june to restock. my great grandma has 3 trader joes in her neighborhood!

speaking of vegas... it was so much fun. my mom and husband watched the kids while i headed out for three nights o fun with my girls. we all grew up together and have kept in contact throughout the years. we  had tons of fun laying out, running, eating, chatting, swimming, dancing, stalking celebs ( well brandon flowers and the polygs from sister wives) shopping, sleeping on a giant unibed, people watching... i sure do love these friends. ( ps. aren't they cute?)

i really am a terrible blogger. no mention of christmas at all, no photos of handmade gifts ( i made lots and i was to tired to take pictures...lame!) no year end review or new years resolutions, blah blah... but i do love  sharing a good deal. here are some fab jamba juice coupons for you to print out. you are welcome. via here.

oh and when i am skinny again ( started body for life 2 days ago! more on that later) i will be purchasing these.

and these

one more thing. we got a wii for christmas from our inlaws. i am now addicted to dr mario and the micheal jackson game. i used to be super good at old school nes dr. mario. i need a bit of fine tuning, but don't you worry, it will come back to me.

be back later this weekend with a project i'm working on for project restyle.

tomorrow i will-

not eat any sugar(because lets face it i ate way to much this weekend)
finish an unfinished project
get a intense workout in
make something with my boys
hang something on the wall
finish a tutorial i have been working on forever ( but probably not post it yet)


what will you do?

(pic from my kitchen cafe)

 i went to dairy queen tonight with my boys. i remembered that a friend had told me about their frozen hot chocolate so i thought i would try it. oh my goodness was it good! I'm pretty sure I'm addicted. if you want to try it out at home this recipe from on of my favorite food blogs my kitchen cafe looks really good!

What foods are you addicted to?
  

have you noticed that when you have kids you become obsessed with making them happy? including collecting toys and things that they like? like when my oldest was a baby and burger king kids meals had the cutest ever star wars toys. we ate way to much burger king for weeks to collect them all, i don't even like burger king one bit. then it was the Disney "cars" toys. we got a bit crazy collecting them. the most recent obsession is anything toy story. have you seen the new toy story Lego's?  cutest things ever! we have the train set and the buzz pizza planet truck. i love getting them out and setting them up even more than my boys.see more Lego's here.

any other fun toys i should be collecting?

i go through stages where i am obsessed with music. my husband got me an itouch for mothers day ( yay!) and i am in music mode again. right now I'm loving-

*afi crash love. all the songs are good, really the whole album
*matt and kim. so happy and fun to listen too, my favorite is daylight
*weezer raditude, can't stop the partying and put me back together are my favorites
*the darkness i love me some butt rock
*less than jake, they remind me of being in high school and going to shows every weekend with me friends

what music are you loving right now?

things i love thursday

*i love the new jillian micheals yoga dvd. i have most of her workout videos and they rock. this one is no exception.

*this amazing in progress transformation that my friend megan is doing to her bedroom. i cannot wait to see it! in fact i need to get my hinney over there to check it out in person. don't you love her fabric choice?

*these t-shirts from american eagle...

they were on sale for $10 last week. i love the fit, they are so comfy too. LOVE!

*have you seen napolean dynamite? of course you have. i loved it and nacho libre also. but i think the funniest movie that jared and jerusha hess have written is gentlemen broncos.

*hilarious! go check it out. and while i'm suggesting offbeat movies, have you seen king of kongs? it is soooooooo great.

*this chicken- really this is one of the best recipes i have ever made. i am dying to make it again.

* the richard-centric episode of lost. i think it was my favorite episode ever. i have always liked richard, now i love him. the acting, the questions answered, the kick butt jacob, creepy fake locke, the scene where richard was talking to dead isabella... i swear he could see and feel her, ah so good! i feel like maybe the writers will be able to pull off the things i want to know in the next 8 episodes. there are so many questions that are unanswered but i think i'm ok with that. some things just aren't all that important anymore, you know? i need to watch this whole season again, especially the last episode. i think richard has replaced desmond as the number 2 man of lost. sawyer is of course number one. jack? he's pretty low. ( ha kem!)

* chipolte - i love it. their chips are really good. i love their fajita burrito too. i think right now i am over cafe rio.

*and lastly girls night with my friends at the yummy mandarin restaurant in bountiful!

stayed tuned for a tutorial tomorrow...

things i am loving as of late-

this darling poster from jenna at q.a. design etsy store these adorable and funky reconstructed hoodies from etsy seller mungo crafts ( seen on the dainty squid tumblr) i am loving this so much i can't stop thinking about it.
this amazingly cute tutorial for the little pink house seen on sew mama sew. i followed the link and explored the blog of checkout girl and everything that she does is amazing! i would love to have one made of our house.

these cookies! oh my goodness these were good. it's my free day today ( i'm doing body for life) and i wanted to make something that i could enjoy. seriously go try them. next time i make them i think i will chop some peanut butter cups up.
and of course LOST. seriously i can't even fall asleep after i watch it. i have been working out right after so i can think about what is going on for a bit. it helps my brain not feel so worthless. so what do you other losties think... is jacob good or bad? and what about the whole thing with ben? poor ben, i really actually felt sorry for him. and where the heck is sawyer? more sawyer less jack please.

i can't wait until spring so i can do this... seen here really what could be lovelier than sitting outside on these chairs, sipping homemade lemonade with my boys? nothing i think.

anybody out there that watch studio 5? its a local tv show here in utah. i saw this segment the other day on a new blog called the DIY Dish. It's a free website that will have videos and tutorials with tons of different crafts. it looks fun. i love these pillows they made when they were on studio 5...

ohh and they are giving away 2 sewing machines,rad! and i'm not sure but are do they look like osmonds to you? they do to me.

i love this cool idea seen on design sponge

i am in the process of making a yarn wreath like this one from bluebird vintage

but mixed with one like this one seen on sew mama sew

i'm finishing up a tutorial for tomorrow. it's a cute gift idea. there might be a giveaway to go along with it too.

and i just realized that it is only 5 weeks until Christmas! oh brother, i have a lot of catching up to do if i plan on getting things done this century. and glee is on tonight! holy cow it's 8:30 and my baby is still asleep, that never happens. my boys never sleep in past 7:30 no matter what i do. it's alright though since they go to bed pretty early.

i saw this cool art on one pretty thing but had to pass it on it's so cool. if you go the the feed you soul website they have free artwork from various artists that you can print off at home. last night i spent 20 minutes printing off stuff. it is really cool pretty artwork too. you should definately go check it out.

question: did anyone else see where the wild things are, and love it like we did? i feel like we are the only ones who enjoyed it... and enjoyed it we did. i find it rather odd that so many didn't like it at all and were even bored??? so i'm just wondering...

quilted wall hanging

these are not my photos! but- what a cute idea. i found these on the sometimes crafter blog. which she found here at the fiskars website. i can't stop thinking about all the possibilities of this project. i'll post photos of my own when i make them.

old navuoo press

isn't this amazing? made by my hubbys cousins. check them out HERE. you'll be glad you did.

images from ohdeedoh

i want this set up for my boys. which one do you like best? don't worry, they only cost $8000... from tiramolla.