5 on Friday!!

It's time for Friday's 5!!!!

Today is the last day of school!!! Well, for kids....but still!! No more boogers! At least until Monday when I start summer school. Whomp, whomp...

 

One of my students gave me a $5 Dunkin Donuts gift card!! That means 2 medium iced caramel coffee's with just cream for me!!! Or....I could do an iced coffee and a bagel. Hmmm, I'll have to think on that one!!

I got an email yesterday confirming my first VoxBox!! I'm super excited!! It's a Surf's Up VoxBox and I totally can't wait to get it and see what the hype is all about!! Yay!!!

My lilies are blooming!! They look beautiful!! Actually I didn't even know we had them because they had already bloomed by the time we moved in last year, so I was super excited!!!

Mike cleaned the house on Wednesday!! OMG. I mean, could I ask for anything more? Like top to bottom cleaned the house. Vacuumed, dusted, made the bed...everything! Ugh...what an awesome dude. Most of the time. haha.

ABC's of Me!!....I stole it...

Yeah, I stole it. I know...Yesterday Brandi posted it and she stole it from Allison, so...I figured I would continue the trend. lol.

A - Age: 29

B - Birthday month: August

C - Color: Purple 

D - Drink: Drank, drunk.....Vodka

E - Eyes: Blue

F - Flashback: Backstreet Boys - I used to cry just watching them perform on tv.

G - Game: UNO

H - Hobby: Home decor...I know, but honestly, I love looking at ways to improve my home and make it gorgeous. Hay-low Pinterest!!

I - Indulgence: Vodka, and macaroni and cheese.

J - Job: Teacher - I teach tech ed to grades K-5.

K - Kiddos: I want 2, one boy and one girl. But none right now.

L - Love: Vodka

M - Music: I'm super eclectic. I can do grunge, classic rock, rap, hip hop, country, I can do it all.

N - Nation: 'MERICA BETCHES

O - Overstock: To-go cups. Although they are slowly dwindling down because I keep breaking them. Love me some Tervis but....I'm broke.

P - Pets: Rosco, my beautiful pit bull. But I miss my kitty boy terribly still. :(

Q - Quote: I'm not really a quote person. I used to be, but I have a horrible memory so...lol. I guess..."I'll ride with you Toretto." Hahaha. OK, I know you don't get it. But that's what makes it awesome.

R - Residence: Millington, MD

S - Siblings: 2 - Scott, the oldest and Brian, the middle child

T - Temperature: 68º

U - University: West Virginia Wesleyan, yeah, no one else has ever heard of it, either. lol.

V - Vehicle: Hyundai Veloster

W - Want: a higher paying job. Or at least a sugar daddy....a sugar daddy would be good.

X - X: x-cuse me? I don't really know this one. haha.

Y - Yuck: chipped beef. I think it looks and smells like cat throw up so...I can only imagine it tastes the same.

Z - Zodiac: Virgo

Now you do it!! I wanna know more about you!

Let's Be Friends Blog Hop!!

That's right!!! You get 2 posts from me today!!!


Welcome to the Let's Be Friends Blog Hop!

A blog hop is a set time frame for current or aspiring bloggers to find new blogs and quality content. It is a great way to make new friends and find inspiration! It is also a fabulous way to promote your own blog and posts.

Dear Friends,

What a day to celebrate! This is the 69th week of the Let's Be Friends blog hop! Thanks for joining us on this special day. Chelsee and Tiffany are extremely delighted to see the way this hop has grown and love to see your faces each week! 

Join us every Tuesday at 7am (MST). This blog hop focuses on content. LINK UP YOUR FAVORITE POST from last week in this fun content-sharing blog hop! I love the idea of blog hopping, but I love the idea of reading posts and quality content on new blogs I've never been to even more. Instead of simply linking up your blog button, you are now able to link up your favorite post you recently wrote. Have a delicious recipe to share, DIY tutorial, or heartfelt post? Share it with us! All hosts and co-hosts put up some unique and fun content from the past week. Make sure to check them out. P.S.- you may still link up your blog button and blog name, but it is encouraged to link up your favorite post instead. You will get more page views and interest if you do so! Some of the most successful blog hops I have participate in focus on content rather than just exchanging follows. You never know who will become a loyal follower or pin that delicious new recipe you posted!

The BEST part of this blog hop? Each week there will be a WINNER! That's right, each week we will choose one lucky blog to feature from the previous week's hop. This hop receives thousands of page views every week, so your blog will have the chance to be center stage for free. You must follow all the hosts and co-hosts in order to win. Only those who link up a specific post are eligible to be featured! *You must follow all the hosts and co-hosts in order to win.

The last exciting change is that the co-host spots will now be available to all sponsors of  The Dwelling Tree or Southern Beauty Guide. If you are interested in co-hosting the blog hop, email Tiffany or Chelsee about sponsorship opportunities and how to co-host the weekly hop!

There are a couple of great giveaways going on right now at Southern Beauty Guide and The Dwelling Tree. Go check them out! :)

Let's Be Friend's Blog Hop Guidelines

1. Link up your favorite post from your week.

2. Follow your hosts and co-hosts.

3. Grab the button and post it on your blog so we can share the love.

4. Visit 3 other blogs and follow them along!

5. Tweet about this blog hop, using #letsbefriends

6. Pin the button on pinterest so we can spread the news! 

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***Once a week, one blog will be chosen to be the featured blogger from the previous blog hop. 

Meet your hosts: 

The Dwelling Tree: Blog, Bloglovin'

Southern Beauty Guide: Blog, Bloglovin'

 and your co-hosts:

Rachel @ Life as Rachel 

Renee @ Gettin Fit & Fab
Amber @ Amber Nicole Blog 
Niki @ My Life Remixing
Kristin @ Hopelessly Ever After

***This weeks featured post from last week's hop:

Source

The Semler Life

The 15 Second Kiss

Hello! This is Chelsee this week.  So you all impressed me so much by the posts you submitted last week! I have to thank all of you for linking up and giving me some great posts to read! This week many amazing posts were submitted and many of them I referred a few friends to for them to also enjoy. I personally love reading about your lives and thoughts on just about anything, as well as seeing the delicious food you recently made! Some posts had me in tears and some made me laugh so hard I had tears rolling down my face. Anyways I would like to Thank all of you once again for your continuous support of this blog hop. I know that Tiffany and I sincerely appreciate it. I hope that you all continue to linkup your posts (not blog url) each week because I must say that they are all very interesting to read! 

Now onto the winner! 

I through reading all of your posts and found one that I just couldn't help but send along to all of my married friends.  This one really made me think a bit more about my thoughts on marriage. I find that Kirstie's post was so real and honest that I had to share it with all of you, in hopes that if you are are going through a rough patch that you think about the 15 Second Kiss. She expressed how much of a difference taking 15 seconds out of your day to spend time with your loved one makes on your life. I highly recommend that regardless if you are married or not that you head over and read this post. This post has influenced me to try to stop and smell the roses more often.

Go say hi to Kirstie today! I am sure she would love a comment from you! Be her friend and expect fantastic posts from her blog! 

Keep posting awesome content! You make it so fun for us to read all your posts! If you can, please link up a specific post. It makes it easier for us to come and visit! 

*Remember YOU can be next weeks winner! :)

An InLinkz Link-up

Recipe: Kickin' Grilled Shrimp

I posted this recipe on Fittin' It In last week, but truth is I'm kinda done with that blog. haha. Maybe this summer when I get back in the gym. Anywhooooo, just thought you guys would enjoy it, so I thought I would post it on here, too!!

This recipe actually originated with Skinnytaste.com so you may have seen this on my Pinterest board for Skinny Meals. I have been eyeing it up for a while now and finally convinced Mike to buy some shrimp. He's not a huge seafood eater so I hardly ever get to have fish or shrimp and I was stoked when he said ok.

As usual, I changed the recipe around just a little to fit our palate, but this is soooo delicious you have to try it!!

Kickin' Grilled Shrimp

INGREDIENTS:

2 tbps. light mayo

2 tbsp. sweet Thai chili sauce

2 tbsp green onion, chopped fine

sriracha to taste

1 lb. large raw shrimp, deveined and shelled

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat your grill. Combine mayo, chili sauce, sriracha, and green onions. We did these on skewers, so if you're using wooden skewers soak in some water. You won't have to do this if you have metal ones. Lightly oil your grill and add shrimp. brush on some of the mayo mixture. Cook about 6 minutes or until light pink. Turn to other side and repeat. Pull shrimp off the grill and brush on more mixture. Serve and enjoy!!!

5 ways to sneak alcohol into the movie theater...

Mike and I are always looking for new ways to sneak alcohol into the movie theater. Most times we just hit up the bar before going, but then you start to wind down during the movie and that's never fun. So....we came up with a list of ways to sneak it in this weekend to be prepared for X-Men.

1. Vodka soaked gummy bears -  This is a great recipe from My Thirty Spot using Smirnoff which you know I would marry if it was legal. Forget Mike, Smirnoff if always there for me when I need him.

2. Wine pouches - I love these things!! They are so small and can fit right into your purse. Our movie theaters are not that crazy over big purses, thank God, because otherwise we would be totally bored during the movie.

3. Good ole' Flask - That's right....fits right into a cargo pocket or your purse. Just get a large soda, which usually has free refills and leave some room at the top for your liquor of choice!!

4. Minis!! - Minis work great, too because you can have a variety of liquors and don't really have to count out shots. Just dump a whole mini in and call it a drunken date night!! They even have them in wine, too!! Or, be adventurous and just buy a pint....

5. To-go Shots - Venus Trapped in Mars introduced me to these a while back during one of my Thirsty Thursday linkups. You can find them at any liquor store and throw them in your purse for the movies.

Recipe: BBQ Chicken Pizza

OMG, so this was soooooo good. Mike and I make BBQ chicken pizza a lot but this time I wanted to spice it up. I even had someone ask me if I had leftovers from Ledo's for lunch. Booyah!! One for me!

BBQ Chicken Pizza

INGREDIENTS:

1 can refrigerated pizza crust

1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, grilled and diced

1/2 green pepper, sliced

1/2 red onion, sliced

2 tbsp green onions, chopped
2 roma tomatoes, diced

2 tbsp cilantro, chopped

1/2 cup BBQ sauce

1/2 cup shredded colby jack cheese

1 cup shredded mozzarella

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 425º. Prebake the crust for about 8 minutes or so, depending on how crispy you like your pizza. Top crust with BBQ sauce and then sprinkle on chicken. (We grilled our chicken with a little BBQ sauce, too) Cover with colby jack cheese. Top with red onion and green peppers. Reserve a few to sprinkle on at the end. Top with mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle green onions, tomatoes, and reserved peppers and onions. Bake for 15 minutes or until crust is golden and crispy. Before cutting, sprinkle on the cilantro. Then, ENJOY!!!

P.S. The cilantro really adds another awesome depth of flavor.

Weekend Recap

First off, sorry I've been missing a little. Everything with Boost has really affected us and we've been kind of trying to keep busy lately. Truth is, I'm starting this on Saturday morning and it's really wierd without him sitting here keeping me company. He was my always here by my side whenever I blogged and it feels so empty without him. We'll miss you doodoo.

Friday night was a typical night in the village. Party across the street. Truthfully it didn't last that long, which was ok with me because I have been super exhausted lately. I haven't been sleeping well so my neighbor gave me some of her Melatonin and it's definitely helping. Hopefully I'll be feeling better soon.

Saturday morning I woke up and messed around with my Influenster account. That's right, I signed up for Influenster!!! Jess over at The Girl Who Thought Too Much was talking about Influenster in her post last week and convinced me to join. Seems a lot like BzzAgent which I'm already a member of, so...why not try it. My social networks won't connect, however. Any clue what I can do to change that? It was connected to my Instagram but something came up to tell me to reconnect and when I did, now it won't connect. Tryin' a get them points so I can get some shit to try!!

Saturday night was very chill. the neighbors and I went to another neighbors and they had a bonfire and little home fireworks. Very laid back and perfect for a chilly spring evening. He makes hommade moonshine and he sent me home with a jar of my favorite kind. Peach cinnamon. YUM!!!

Sunday was a date day for Mike and I. We went to see X-Men and then went out to sushi. We stopped in to Ram's Head Tavern for a drink since we were a little early. The sushi place doesn't open until 5. But then we sat outside by the water and had some amazing sushi. I love that place and it's always BOGO so how can you beat that?? We got 4 rolls and a Kobe burger for $30.