Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Menu: ~Oct. 21st-26th~

Happy Wednesday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Menu and put away laundry day.......

***Please note this week's menu looks like a whole lot of Italian....but I have some new recipes to try and that is what they all ended up being....I will try and be a little more health next week........AND I even have a little bit of hamburger meat thrown in this week......

Sunday: Grilled cheese sandwiches and your favorite soup....good way to end the Balloon Rally weekend, you probably know about my balloon obsession, if not click and read..... My balloon obsession is tied to memories :)

Monday: Pizza Pasta in the crock pot
http://www.cookingwithjoey.com/2008/09/crock-pot-pizza-pasta.html

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Tuesday: Pizza night

Wednesday: Chicken Spaghetti
http://www.boomerbrief.com/2012/03/super-satisfying-chicken-spagetti.html

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Thursday: Chicken Tenders & Mac & Cheese
 http://tipgarden.blogspot.com/2011/09/one-pot-mac-and-cheese.html

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Hope your week is going great....see ya next week!!! Much love, Alysha

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Menu: ~Oct. 14th-19th~

Hi all!!!

I am day a late...sorry about that!! Also, I have to admit I didn't like the Parmesan chicken last week. Mine turned out tooooo greasy and oily, so that you will probably never see again!! With that being said, you may see some repeats......

Sunday: Steaks on the grill, baked motz cheese sticks, green beans
 http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/25-baked-alternatives-to-potato-chips-and-french-f

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Monday: Pizza Night

Tuesday: Crock pot chicken tacos
http://www.mychocolatetherapy.com/2012/01/crockpot-chicken-tacos.html

            
Wednesday: Spinach Artichoke Pizza *Recipe of the Week*
http://thetwobiteclub.blogspot.com/2011/07/spinach-artichoke-alfredo-pizza.html
Homemade Spinach Artichoke Alfredo Pizza

Thursday: Hot dogs and nachos

Hope you have had a great week!!! Enjoy the weekend! Alysha

Thursday, October 4, 2012

15 years of bliss!

I have pondered a post today...since its our special day....and I don't really know where this may go......

I can't think of my life without Brooks probably because he has been there for over 1/2 of it....and he was even there before then, we just didn't know it....

When my mom and dad divorced in the 6th grade, we moved to Fox Croft Apartments. Well, there was this BRAT that lived a few buildings over and he was always into something...very sneaky! I remember a time when mom went running to the door to find this blonde boy selling candy (only to find out later he took the money and told the school he dropped his box in the creek...YES he was a bad boy)....mom ran into the bed post and broke her toe trying to get to the door....

A few years later my mom was a substitute at West and she had this kid that tried to smooth talk her.....(even then).....

So on October 4, 1997...Brooks asked me from the end of the hallway if he could call me before the football game...my response: Do you REALLY have my number??? I have to be honest when I say I was amusing him trying to heal my broken heart from one of his good friends..he yelled my number down the hallway...and that night we talked till 4 in the morning.....

We shared our finally years of high school together and tried our best to make it work through college...there were rough times, but something always brought us back!

One day we put the pieces together and figured out that the BRAT from the apartments was Brooks and we have had many laughs about the fact that he was responsible for my mom's broken toe!!

So last night I opened the hope chest and 15 years of memories came pouring out...movie stubs, a pager for Outback (yep, he stole that...he was a BAD boy at times), yearbooks, endless cards from the flowers he sent me, notes he put in my car, and then there are wedding things, honeymoon stuff....and now Bryson's scrapbooks......a box that contains our history and all the little things that meant so much then and still now!

15 years of good times and bad times, amazing times and sad times, no matter the time, we have been through so much and have so much to be thankful for, so much to be proud of and some things to be ashamed of, but at the end of this day, I can say that if the next 15 years provide as much as the past we will be just fine!!!

How appropriate that we spent our "dating" anniversary night at the place where it all began...West Iredell High School....on the soccer field coaching/watching our 6 year old play soccer....

My pinterest plug for the night:

15 years
5478 days
2 kids
1 miscarriage
1 city
2 homes
a handful of times I wanted to give up
65 the number of anniversary's I still want to spend with you :)

I LOVE YOU MORE THAN LIFE BROOKS!!!

Thank you for making our life amazing, thank you for 2 amazing kids, thank you for supporting me, thank you for listening to me when I am crazy (he would say this is often) and thank you for loving me!

I love you too, more, always, forever and eternity!

<3, Alysha



Wednesday, October 3, 2012

~Menu: October 7-12th~

Happy Wednesday :) It's Menu Day!!!

Sunday: Steaks on the grill with potatoes on the grill
http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Three-Cheese-Potatoes
Cheesy Grilled Potatoes. A favorite grilling side dish for steaks, chicken, chops, or burgers.  aka - "Hobo Packs"

Monday: Parmesan Crusted Chicken & Crock Pot mashed potatoes (Both Recipes of the Week)
http://theenchantedcook.blogspot.com/2011/10/parmesan-crusted-chicken-hellmanns-mayo.html
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http://firstadream.blogspot.com/2012/05/potatoes-in-crock-pot.html
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Tuesday: Pizza Night

Wednesday: Pot Roast with potatoes and carrots
                     *******Never tried it in the crock pot, but I am looking for a recipe!

Thursday: Cupcake Pizzas!!!
                  ********New favorite, cheap and easy! Bryson could make this by himself!
http://reallyfrompinterest.blogspot.com/2012/04/cupcake-mold-pizzas.html
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Friday: Ham & cheese subs with scoops chips & melted cheese

I actually grocery shopped today because I had a little more time than usual on Wednesday and Food Lion had their chicken on sale.....
As you can see the majority of my cooking is with chicken...I am not a huge meat fan and will only eat red meat a few certain ways. You will probably never find hamburger in my menus, sorry we don't do hamburger.

I would like to say a HUGE thank you for the support of my blog and all the comments and messages about my menus...I am more than happy to share and help because like many of you, life is crazy and to think of one less thing makes things a little easier! Also, I am 6 weeks in with the 20 minute chore and I have to say I have NEVER felt so caught up than I have the past few weeks with the house chores...if you get a chance, give it a try.....

Thanks again, have a fun end of the week, much love, Alysha










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