The family is in town!

Two weekends ago we had some visitors in town! My Dad, Dona, Morgan and Marcus came and spent 4 days with us. It was so fun to have them here!! We really didn't have plans for the week other than relaxing, spending some QT together and boating! Luckily we had really great weather so it was perfect for boating.

Oh Sunday we did go to Matt's parents house for a Pool Party and cook out. Of course it was a lot of fun and Debbie and Bill were so kind to have us all over and cook for us!
OH- and in my opinion the best part of the trip was the surprise they brought me. All the way from Rushville....a Pizza King pizza!! Everytime I'm back in Rushville, I always make a stop at Pizza King. They seriously have the BEST pizza EVER! I have yet to find any pizza anywhere that compares. So it was a great surprise!! :-)
Anyhow...here are some pics from the visit! I can't wait to seem them again...unfortunately it is probably going to be Christmas time :-(

Dinner Friday Night!



Pool Party!



Girls Night out!

When I lived in Indy- along with all my girlfriends, we often had girls nights/slumber parties, however since we have all moved away in the past few years its much harder to get together. Last year, a few of us met in Gatlinburg and stayed in a cabin for the weekend, 2 of us were in NC and 2 were in Indy so it was middle ground. We had such a blast (and paid for it on Sunday!).  Well, now there are even fewer friends left in Indy (although we stll have Amber there) but Beth has moved to Cali so she is not easy to meet up with at all!

So anyhow, Jess, Karma and I met up in Raleigh & had a slumber party last Saturday at the Marriott, complete with a Harry Potter-a-thon. Although, i'm sure not that only getting through the first movie really counts as a "thon" but it was meant to. We had a great time spending time together. We went to the mall (of course) and then pigged out at the Melting Pot, which was probably the highlight of our trip being that we all LOVE to eat- especially if its cheese and chocolate! We ended up bumping up our reservation to an earlier time because we started talking about the food and then couldn't bring ourselves to wait until 8pm.

I hope that we can get together with a few of the other girls this fall. Its really hard getting everyone together these days with everyone dispersed all over the U.S. (NC, Southern Cali, Chicago).  I miss the days we all lived near one another and could get together all the time. It seems weddings are the only time we all get together anymore.  Anyhow, that was my weekend. Matt had class in Columbia on Saturday and then on Sunday had a Fantasy Football Draft (I was so sorry to miss that)!   This weekend my Dad, Dona, Morg and Marcus are coming down and i cant wait to have them here!! 

Excuse my lack of blogging...

Life has been busy lately! I didn't forget about this blog but I kept putting it off, day after day. Things have been crazy lately. My company was recently acquired, which has left me putting in a lot of hours lately. Matt has been traveling Mon-Thurs every week and then when he's not working, traveling or trying to have somewhat of a life, he is in studying. Poor guy, he has alot on his plate right now! He is working on his MBA and it definately keeps him busy.
That is my quick update. I will be back tomorrow to update you on my weekend in Raleigh with 2 of my best friends.  Annnnddd....my Dad, Dona, Morgan & Marcus are coming this weekend for a long weekend to stay with us. I can't wait to have them here!! More to come on that!

Green Smoothie for the Skin!

Lately I have been on the search for a healthy smoothie that I could make easily in the mornings. And one that was all natural and healthy, incorporating only fruits and veggies. So, I have been seeing several different types of smoothies that incorporate spinach or some type of greens into it and its weirded me out. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE spinach and eat alot of it during the week buuut wasn't so sure about mixing it with fruit. Seemed weird to me.  As a side note, spinach is a superfood, very good for you!!
But I found this recipe online (yes I did steal this) and decided to try it out. Its specifically mentioned being healthy and good for your skin and I the past week my skin has been really bad!! I figued I'd give it a try. I went to Costco Saturday and stocked up on everything organic needed for this. Let me tell you...its really good!
You can not taste the spinach at all either!!  I've had one for the past 4 mornings and I can really tell a differnce already, especially my skin. I recommend you try it and don't be scared by the ingredients becuase all you can taste is berries!

Ingredients:

1 cup frozen berries (Costco has a big organic bag of Blackberries, blueberries and raspberries. The less strawberries the better as these are particularly high in sugar. Blueberries and blackberries are best!)

1 large banana (I buy bananas in bulk from Costco for less than $2.)

1/4 cup Bolthouse Carrot Juice (This is the key ingredient. You might not like the sound of this, but this juice is delicious and the berries are still the main flavor. Also, carrot juice has tons of vitamin A & biotin, both of which are key to healthy hair and nails. Hair and nail vitamins provide 100% Vitamin A and one serving of Bolthouse Carrot Juice has 700%)

1 capful Greens+ Unflavored OR spinach (This is another key ingredient as it’s just like having a day’s worth of spinach, kale and collard greens - without actually eating them. NOTE: I didn't have any of this on hand so I used about a cup of fresh organic Spinach and it did the trick just fine. I'm sure its much cheaper too!).

Throw it all in the mixer/blender and there you have it...its yummy!!