leftovers

do you have lots of turkey

and side dishes left at your house?

normally my mom's idea for getting rid of

all the leftover turkey is to make turkey tetrazzini

which, don't get me wrong, is delicious.

but i am a pot pie girl,

so when i saw this on the food network,

i had to share.

first, get out your muffin tins

and preheat your oven to 375.

cut fillo dough in squares for each muffin cup.

fill with turkey, gravy, green beans, corn, potatoes

and dressing.

top with another square of fillo dough
and brush with butter.
sprinkle with paprika if desired.

back for 20 to 30 mins.

wah la... since everything is already cooked and your gravy is made this is literally

the easiest and fastest turkey pot pie ever made.

happy turkey day

thanksgiving was huge.

lots of family.

lots of food.

we had 2 turkeys

1 beef tenderloin

corn, green beans and broccoli/cauliflower casserole

dressing

sweets potatoes

mashed potatoes

deviled eggs

salad

cranberry sauce

strawberry pretzel salad

my dad's rolls

and

4 homemade pies

i am full.

and that was 3 days ago.

hope your thanksgiving was as filling as mine!

ps- like the keep calm and gobble on motto?  it's a free printable found here.

print it, frame it and use it next year!

if you look hard enough, you can always find something to buy yourself

pottery barn got me.

i mean, i don't know how a 20-something childless lady

gets put on the pottery barn kids mailing list,

but i couldn't help but look through it.

it.   is.   adorable.

if i were rich aunt brooke,

instead of just aunt brooke

my nieces and nephew would own half the magazine.

but alas, i can't see spending $45 plus shipping

on a robe that a kid is going to outgrown in 6 months.

too bad.

but i can justify some amazing christmas stockings

that will get used year after year after year.

i guess i found my own weak spot.

longevity.

so i dug into ronald's wallet, got out our trusty credit card

and made my purchase.

i even bought two of the striped littler ones for leia and louie.

they should be here by next week.

and hung promptly in my house the weekend after thanksgiving.

i can't wait.

fall day - in more than one way

we had our family fall day yesterday

on what i think will be our last nice day of the season.

yesterday - - sunny and 70.

today - - rain and cold.

we barely made it.

it was a lot of fun.

we had a hayride

hot chocolate

roasted hot dogs

made pumpkin pie

had a bonfire

and played a little game of football.

i hadn't played in years, but i was the top scorer -

thank you very much.

at one point ronnie was covering my dad

and somehow fell, then fell trying to get up and then fell again.

(not the most coordinated, that one.)

when we got home last night his knee was really bothering him

he slept with a heating pad and his leg propped up on a pillow.

this morning he could barely walk

and as i type,

he soaking in the tub.

yep, only one injury yesterday

and it was this guy.

eight things on the eighth

{one}

i had an interview at the bank today.

i'm trying to psych myself up

for a position i'm not sure about.

i think it went well.

{two}

i voted.

and my guy lost.

i hated it.

but that's all i'll say,

because who really cares about anyone else's political beliefs.

{three}

i found the best [new to me] blog.

http://www.jseverydayfashion.com/

she posts outfits everyday

 and tell exactly where she got the clothes.

but the best part?  this shit is cheap.

and her ideas are good.

{four}

i made chicken and rice casserole

but used cream of mushroom soup

instead of cream of chicken because

it's all i had.

i don't recommend it. 

{five}

ronnie spent more time and money on the jeep.

but now it is lifted and has bigger wheels and tires.

he's happy.

the amount of time he spent in the freezing garage is unimaginable.

i seriously would have cried.

and given up.

but ronnie seems to enjoy this crap,

so i let it go. 

{six}

i'm dying sections of my hair

an auburn color.

but i'm leaving the blonde ends.

i think it will look cool.

i can't wait.

{seven}

i'm in the market for a new laptop.

i know nothing about which computer is best.

suggestions?

{eight}

i started christmas shopping

and have three people done.

only ten more to go.

hope you had a good eighth of november!

halloween, a week late

i had a festive halloween.

two parties

and two costumes

in one weekend.

i don't think i've pulled that off since college.

we were wayne and garth - - and then a hunter and an electrician.

 

the first party was at our house.

since kiddos were involved

and i had a prego mom on the roster,

i wanted to have a few activities

to make things more fun.

plus, my friends are a little jealous of

all my family fall fun days

so i wanted to give them a little piece of that.

i had a scavenger hunt around the neighborhood,

hanging apple eating contest,

a fire pit complete with hale bales

and of course, booze.

the scavenger hunt and apple contest were fun

but we never made it outside to the fire.

i think the booze kicked in and that got skipped.

so if anyone is interested,

ronnie and i have a sweet set up in the back yard.

complete with all the fixings for smores.

ps- interested in doing an "adult" scavenger hunt?  just make a list, pick teams, and give everyone a couple beers for the walk.  so. much. fun. i had them take pictures with their phones of the items on the list to see who found the most things.  mine was fall themed, but it could be in any season.

making a list

there's been a lot of laziness going on:

making sure my dvr doesn't get too full.

relying on wendy's for dinner.

stuff like that.

but i have been going to the gym

or long walks with lindsay after work.

that makes me feel a little less worthless.

i think the days getting shorter does this to me.

if it's dark,

i find the need to be at home.

i do not dare venture out on errands once the sun has set.

but i would like to come out of my lazy haze

because i have made an official list of house projects

for ronnie and i to get done this winter.

1. paint/fix the ceiling in the living room

(that spot has been painted but not fixed and the whole ceiling needs a fresh coat)

2. paint/fix the ceiling in the basement

(a very short time after we got the basement completely finished,

the ceiling in the back bedroom cracked. and then so did ronnie's will to live.)

3. stencil one wall in my master bedroom

(we have a headboard now, but i still thinks it needs a little something more.)

4. put in a new shower in the master bathroom

(it's gonna be a cracker box no matter what,

but at least it will be new and easy to clean.)

this is the one i like - not the one we have.

that's it.

pretty doable.

nothing should take more than a weekend

and i seriously think this would be the "finishing" touches to make our house

D O N E

and it would be nice to be done.

well, unless you count furniture that still needs to be bought.

because that's a whole other list.