Message to all future brides to-be…

This is what happens when you sign up for all those wedding websites, you get your email passed along to worthy (ahem) partners like, like…BRIDEZILLAS?

 

CALLING…all funny, neurotic, outspoken and demanding BRIDES!!!!

We are NOW CASTING Season 9 of Bridezillas and looking for sassy yet classy brides who will stop at nothing to ensure their wedding day is perfect.  If you are getting married between February 2012 through June 2012 and interested in auditioning please check out the flyer attached for more information on how to apply.

Wait, I’m FUNNY and NEUROTIC and OUTSPOKEN and DEMANDING…and sassy and classy…and obviously full of myself. AAAAH? AM I A BRIDEZILLA*?

*You might be a bridezilla if you type in ALL CAPS?

Penguins Make it Easy!

Twice Baked

Thanks Aunt Ellen and Uncle Ken for the PENGUIN ice cream scooper for my birthday! It helped me scoop the baked potatoes for the twice baked goop with the greatest of ease!

Twice Baked

If only I had green onions. Dried chives just aren’t the same.

Webertini?
And while I’m using penguins….I broke out the PENGUIN MARTINI SHAKER and made a Webertini. Ok, it’s only Welch’s Raspberry Drink and Ciroc Red Berry Vodka (made with grapes!) I’m trying out options for a Weber Wedding Weekend specialty drink. (Red of course!)
Now…on to Season 3 of Arrested Development!

What to do with a bunch of old glass ornaments?

Glass Ornaments

HWMMS killed the Christmas Tree today. Bye-bye. While going through and packing up the ornaments he went through several of the boxes we had of ornaments we didn’t use this year. Half of them went back to the basement and a bunch of them he wanted to throw out…

THROW OUT! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I can MAKE something with those ornaments, I just know it! Dear God WHAT HAS PINTEREST DONE TO ME?

I’ve been given 24 hours to figure out what I want to do with the ornaments above before they find themselves in the trash. Truthfully, I’m exceptionally proud that HWMMS wants to actually trash something. I’m usually the get-ridder-of-stuff person in our relationship.

A small bit o’ research led me to the following projects.

Shattered ornament picture frame

Shattered ornament picture frame

broken ornament necklace

broken ornament necklace

Anyone have any other ideas? Please share! Broken glass ornaments need to be crafted…I can just feel it!

Ow.

I spent last week in front of the vaporizer trying to kill my never-ending cold once and for all…and a few days later I end up with a very painful pinched muscle in my neck/shoulder. I’ve been doing stretches, I’ve been massaging it. I’ve been staying in the hot hot shower longer trying to relieve the pain, but nothing works besides ibuprofen. I need to see my brother. Soon.

Last night I asked HWMMS to poke and prod and massage the area to get at the painful knot. This is one activity he does NOT like to do…doesn’t like messing with the neck and pain…but he did for me anyhow. And HOLY GOD IT HURT AND FELT AMAZING AT THE SAME TIME. Shooting pain…yet relief.

At one point he took this photo. I didn’t realize he stamped me with my new Blah, Blah, Blah stamp…ha.

Ow

Also, ow. I went to bed in a good pain and woke up 12 hours later feeling better. And then I started moving around and it started to bother me again. Ibuprofen and lots and lots of water to the rescue. Until I get to the chiropractor at least.

No Noo Ramen

A ramen noodle restaurant?

STOP! DON’T EVEN GO THERE!

You went there, fair enough I did too.

I’ve been seeing a lot of BUZZ on Facebook/Twitter about the new ramen noodle restaurant on Elmwood… No Noo Ramen!

HWMMS really wanted to try it out, so last night we did. And WOW! They did not disappoint! The presentation was amazing, very pretty! And oh how tasty!

No Noo Ramen

HWMMS ordered the Tonkotsu Ramen -pork bone broth with roast pork, menma (bamboo shoots), kamaboku egg, bacon, garlic oil.

No Noo Ramen!

I had no choice but to order the Loco Moco – hamburger patty over white rice, topped with country gravy, two sunny sided eggs and mac salad on the side. It was the most ridiculous item on the menu, how could I NOT try it? Japanese garbage plate anyone?

NO Noo Ramen

Kelly ordered the most American dish on the menu..Chicken Katsue – breaded seasoned chicken covered in Japanese curry gravy served with white rice and kimchi.

No Noo Ramen

And Tom ordered the Yakisoba – stir fried ramen noodles, cabbage, bean sprouts, greens, roast pork in a savory sauce, topped with nori and sesame seeds.

Everything was delicious and fresh. Get thee to No Noo Ramen! (Just remember to bring cash, they don’t have plastic ability quite yet.)

Have you tried out No Noo Ramen yet? What did you think?

Seafood Alfredo

Seafood Alfredo

I love seafood. But why is it soooooooooooooooooooooooooo expensive? I bought 4 giant scallops for $5 and two salmon filets for $10. Sauteed the seafood with garlic, green onion and mushrooms.

Seafood Alfredo
And served over whole wheat pasta with Wegmans Alfredo sauce (I was being lazy. Also I didn’t want to remember how bad Alfredo is for us by making it by scratch.) This was our one decadent dish of the week. Yum.