Now that my birthday month is over the next thing to look forward to is warm weather and summer...Well I take that back, I am looking forward to Michigan in March for work, Boston and my first 1/2 marathon in April and then summer...
For my birthday weekend we ended up going out friday night to fells point, had a great time with everyone!
Saturday Scott Susan and I did some errands had a fun day then my parents came over for drinks and apps before we headed to the comedy club. I got sung to once we got to the comedy club(he tried to embarress me). The comedians were great, we then went to dinner at RA sushi, not a fan of sushi but their shrimp tempora is great and finished it off with the best dessert out there..tempora cinnamin cake...
My dad was drinking(he never ever does) and he wanted to go out so we took him into fells point and went to maxs. Had a beer or 2 then headed home. It was a nice day! I got a bike and a necklace from my parents.
On my actual birthday jeanne came down and we ran around the harbor for 6 miles, which felt great! I am getting closer to my 13 mile goal!
We then went to stackhouse for drinks and my aunt met us there and gave me my gifts, wisks, recipe book, and a recipe holder. So love kitchen stuff! Later in the night Scott took me to Salt, a restaurant in Butchers Hill. It was so fancy and soo good, I got brasied short ribs, Scott got Mahi. We had a great dinner and it was a perfect ending to a great 25th birthday. And he surprised me with a ipod when we got home :)
Now no drink March starts(not going to drink and if I do very very little) so I can focus on running and getting into summer shape!
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Cooking/Birthday
February has brought on a lot of baking and cooking so far. I have printed off a few recipes at work and love to try as many as I can. Only having myself to cook for is a little hard with big recipes, so I am thankful I have scott to help taste and take leftovers!
So far I have made a few good ones and one horrible recipe.
Good:
Chicken cor don bleu casserole (needed a little more flavor going to try a few extra ingrediants next time)
Baked pizza casserole(pretty much spaghetti in a casserole dish topped with pepporni)
Breakfast muffins, eggs and what every you want cooked in muffin tins( I added hot sauce sausage mushrooms onions and broccli to mine/scotts) they are so good to heat in microwave and have an on the go breakfast. Scott puts them on a muffin to eat in the car
Tuna Noodle casserole(made for scott for valentines day, turned out great! easy to freeze and reheat)
Spaghetti with meat vodka sauce(I am not a fan of tomatoes so I enjoy vodka sauce on my angel hair with seasoned ground beef)
Green bean, hash brown casserole(easy slow cooker recipe turned out pretty good, dont know that I would make it again)
Cookies(for valentines day)
Quinoa(bought it at a health food store, made a huge batch split it with my mom, added a huge bag of assorted frozen veggies, everyone seemed to like it)
Next on my list is a slow cooker enchilada recipe...
Not good:
Honey Mustard slow cooker chicken(It has dijon and honey, how can that be bad? house smelled so bad the whole night when I took chicken out it was a little dry and taste exactly like dijon mustard covered chicken...) Never make it again
I got a cast iron skillet and a dutch oven this month as well which has made my recipes fun to cook and try something new..
As my birthday month is flying by I have started to think of ideas of what to do. I know i can do the typical go out to the bars with my friends, but living in Canton now that is just another weekend night. Scott suggested a comedy club or something different. Jeanne was bringing up wine tasting. I looked into comedy and think we will go to the baltimore comedy club and then out to a nice dinner at RA sushi. I am not a fan of sushi at all, but their dumplings and tempora shrimp are awesome. Scott also mentioned taking me to Salt in Baltimore for dinner Friday, menu looks different then what I would normally go for, but I am turning 25 so I think i should try something new.
Lots to look forward to in the upcoming weeks :)
So far I have made a few good ones and one horrible recipe.
Good:
Chicken cor don bleu casserole (needed a little more flavor going to try a few extra ingrediants next time)
Baked pizza casserole(pretty much spaghetti in a casserole dish topped with pepporni)
Breakfast muffins, eggs and what every you want cooked in muffin tins( I added hot sauce sausage mushrooms onions and broccli to mine/scotts) they are so good to heat in microwave and have an on the go breakfast. Scott puts them on a muffin to eat in the car
Tuna Noodle casserole(made for scott for valentines day, turned out great! easy to freeze and reheat)
Spaghetti with meat vodka sauce(I am not a fan of tomatoes so I enjoy vodka sauce on my angel hair with seasoned ground beef)
Green bean, hash brown casserole(easy slow cooker recipe turned out pretty good, dont know that I would make it again)
Cookies(for valentines day)
Quinoa(bought it at a health food store, made a huge batch split it with my mom, added a huge bag of assorted frozen veggies, everyone seemed to like it)
Next on my list is a slow cooker enchilada recipe...
Not good:
Honey Mustard slow cooker chicken(It has dijon and honey, how can that be bad? house smelled so bad the whole night when I took chicken out it was a little dry and taste exactly like dijon mustard covered chicken...) Never make it again
I got a cast iron skillet and a dutch oven this month as well which has made my recipes fun to cook and try something new..
As my birthday month is flying by I have started to think of ideas of what to do. I know i can do the typical go out to the bars with my friends, but living in Canton now that is just another weekend night. Scott suggested a comedy club or something different. Jeanne was bringing up wine tasting. I looked into comedy and think we will go to the baltimore comedy club and then out to a nice dinner at RA sushi. I am not a fan of sushi at all, but their dumplings and tempora shrimp are awesome. Scott also mentioned taking me to Salt in Baltimore for dinner Friday, menu looks different then what I would normally go for, but I am turning 25 so I think i should try something new.
Lots to look forward to in the upcoming weeks :)
Thursday, January 26, 2012
More adventures!
So since moving to the city I have done a lot of things and met a lot of people. I love to travel and have been getting the winter need to get away bug(plus I have an old ticket I had to use). My first thought was warm, but as I looked at prices I saw how expensive it is to get away from this cold.. Next thought was somewhere I have never been and since I have some free flight $ I might as well do it. I looked at New orleans, charleston, and a few others..everything looked great but prices.. My roommate brought up Boston..I thought about it.. I have always wanted to go.. I figured early April should be decent weather.. So it was settled I was going to Boston, not I just needed a travel partner..Again my roommate(megan)was more then happy to go! My friend alison was also on board(she normally goes to Fla with me to get away from the cold). We booked it and are very excited to take on the big city for a long getaway..We made a Boston fund jar to throw extra change or bills so that when the time comes we will have a little extra fun money to spend..
I hope to go to Michigan for work in March
Boston in April
Eluthra in May
I love to travel as much as I can!
A month until my 25th birthday and 70 days until Boston getaway.. Events and trips to look forward to keep me excited every day...
I hope to go to Michigan for work in March
Boston in April
Eluthra in May
I love to travel as much as I can!
A month until my 25th birthday and 70 days until Boston getaway.. Events and trips to look forward to keep me excited every day...
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Starting Fresh
New year, new adventures!
*Since moving to the city(Canton) I have been busy and excited for new things to come!
I know facebook is a way to keep in touch, but I like the more private and personal touch of a blog. It keeps who you want in the loop! Also after seeing my cousin Melanies page I wanted to be as creative as her!
*My roomate and I have made our little canton house a home and it keeps getting better everyday! I will post pics up here as the place gets decorated more.
*I also have been cooking a lot more since I live on my own and want to try new recipes, which I will share with everyone!
*After running my first long distance run(15k) well tried to run it all, stupid charlie horse at mile 7...I have decided to sign up for a half marathon! Mostly because it is in obx one of my fav places, and also to strive for something I never pictured myself doing. Because of that I joined a gym and have been up every morning at 530 trying to push myself to run...We will see April 22nd how that goes...
For now I am just getting this started, but will try to update as fun things happen in this new city girls life :)
*Since moving to the city(Canton) I have been busy and excited for new things to come!
I know facebook is a way to keep in touch, but I like the more private and personal touch of a blog. It keeps who you want in the loop! Also after seeing my cousin Melanies page I wanted to be as creative as her!
*My roomate and I have made our little canton house a home and it keeps getting better everyday! I will post pics up here as the place gets decorated more.
*I also have been cooking a lot more since I live on my own and want to try new recipes, which I will share with everyone!
*After running my first long distance run(15k) well tried to run it all, stupid charlie horse at mile 7...I have decided to sign up for a half marathon! Mostly because it is in obx one of my fav places, and also to strive for something I never pictured myself doing. Because of that I joined a gym and have been up every morning at 530 trying to push myself to run...We will see April 22nd how that goes...
For now I am just getting this started, but will try to update as fun things happen in this new city girls life :)
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