Anyone Have any Aqua Net?

'cause I gotta work some hair for this tonight!

School Days

Don't you just love the smell of a new box of Crayons and freshly sharpened pencils? It's that time of year again!

Fabulous Friends

Do you have any friends that you don't see often enough? The kind that it doesn't matter how long it's been, once you get together it seems like yesterday since you talked? We recently had dinner with a some great friends that are just that! Every time we leave them we always say "let's not wait so long!". But, life gets in the way and months go by. Let's just say that after a fabulous dinner with these folks, again I am asking myself what in the world we need to do in order to coordinate our schedules better. It doesn't hurt that their backyard makes you feel like you are at a 5 Star resort! So, share with me about your friends and how you make it a priority to make time for catching up.

Off to Play...

with my sissy!

PERFECTION

My mom dropped off the holy grail of summer the other night! HOME GROWN 'MATERS. There is just NOTHING like a home grown tomato. Even if you think you don't like tomatoes, I am telling you to try one now. I feel like the Bubba Gump of tomatoes. I have had BLT's,

Caprese salad, tuna salad stuffed tomatoes, balsamic tomatoes, and just sliced tomatoes sprinkled with salt. I am going to mix up a batch this over the weekend.

Funky Spaghetti

from Jamie Oliver, that crazy Naked Chef

1 pound spaghetti or linguine ( I also like bowtie pasta with this)

4-5 tomatoes, cut into bite size pieces

2 handfuls of fresh basil

6-8 glugs of good olive oil

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

Splash of red wine vinegar

Salt and Pepper to taste

Mix all ingredients, except the pasta. Leave this sitting out on your counter to let the flavors mingle. When you are ready for dinner, just cook the pasta and toss it with the tomato mixture. I like to grate fresh parm on top while the pasta is piping hot.

This is like a summer version of crockpot cooking. You can get the tomato mixture prepped ahead of time and go on about your business until dinner.

What's a Girl To Do?

Facebook is evil! Other than for the obvious reason, like I waste way too much time on there. Here is the thing, I find out way too much info. Things I do NOT need to know. Things like IT'S FREE PASTRY DAY AT STARBUCKS. As I sit here thinking of reasons not to go to the gym, I read that little nugget on Facebook. The cruel part of this is that my friend who posted this info could stand to eat a pastry per day, she is one of those tall drinks of water that weighs next to nothing. Me...not so much! Especially since I ate and drank my way through Destin last week. Since I can't motivate myself to get to the gym, I better not take advantage of that free pastry. It would end up costing me in the long run, as I would probably have to invest in some new pants! Let's just say that if I were going for a pastry it would be the lemon bar! What would you get?

Later...

I can't wait to put my feet in that sand!