MilSpouse Friday Fill-In # 19

Hope you all are enjoying the new pretty layout courtesy of April at Hooyah Wife :).

Friday Fill-in courtesy of Wife of a Sailor!


What’s the nicest thing a stranger has ever done for you?
I can't say anything has really stood out but recently I had a guy share his umbrella with me when it started unexpectedly down pouring while walking to my building one morning.


If you are having a hard time going to sleep, what do you do to help yourself?
Turn the TV on low volume. The background noise helps.

 Name something that makes you wish you were a kid again.
Going to work makes me wish I were a kid so I would not have to:)

What is something you never believed until you experienced it?
that i could have a love like we have

What can’t you say “no” to?
Nail Polish, puppies

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Army Ten Miler

This weekend I had the pleasure of running the Army Ten Miler with some fabulous ladies! HMB over at Pennies from Heaven, lola from alis volat propriis, and their friend A. We kicked some serious ass and ran about 90% of the time.  My super human husband finished his race and met up with us around mile 6.5 to motivate us the rest of the way and take some pictures.  It was great to get to know these ladies better over the 2 hours we shared running together, I hope that we can continue to do this every year :) and who knows maybe even run a few more races together!

finished woo!

10 miles oh ya!

here's a glamor shot for ya

giraffe legged hubs and me

PA Guard Men's team took third woo! Our travel companion is the one in the middle

Army's Golden Knight's Parachute team

PA Guard Mixed Team (and Mr Giraffe Legs) took 1st!

Here's to next year's race 09 Oct 2011!

MilSpouse Secret Santa!

Head on over to Wife of a Sailor and sign up for the MilSpouse Secret Santa!  I think this is such a great idea and am looking forward to seeing who I get matched up with!

Crock Pot Week: Day 7

Ok day 7 is finally here! This recipe is once again simple and only has three ingredients.

1 pot roast
1 can of beef broth
1 package of italian dressing mix


Pour the italian dressing mix on the pot roast and pat until evenly. Pour the beef stock into the crock pot and place the seasoned roast in afterward. Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.

If you want more delish recipes, head on over to my friend and moh's blog Fooding with Emily

Milspouse Friday Fill-in #18

Friday Fill-in hosted over at Wife of a Sailor:

Are you a night owl or an early bird? I'd rather not get up early but if I have to I will and not complain.

What makes you jealous? ooooooo I can't really say that I get jealous per say. Its more of a "oh I wish i could have that, but i don't, oh well"

Have you started Christmas/holiday shopping yet? When will you finish? (There’s only 63 days left!) I haven't but I hopefully will start soon. I make ornaments every year as a small gift to give to family and friends and I've started brainstorming that!

What would you have a personal chef make you tonight? Probably some sushi or seared ahi tuna or get me some oysters!! I love raw seafood.

Where was your first kiss? in my parents gameroom and he was a douche!

You Can Dress Me Up

You can dress me up AND take me out! I love getting dressed up, its a nice change from my weekly work outfits as a frumpasaurous. When you have to be at work at 730am you mostly dont care what you wear its just a struggle to find the energy to put something on.
In the last month we have had the opportunity to go to two balls :). One was for the brigade and the other was the 100th anniversary of Soldiers and Sailors Museum. My husband interned there for a bit and actually has some stuff in a display on OIF. It was pretty cool to see!
Hope you enjoy the pictures!

us at the brigade ball

the handsome gentlemen at the 100th anniversary celebration

my super awesome frg leader and i

the mr. and me
the super delish and exactly to scale cake of the building

Crock Pot Week: Day 6

My latest crock pot adventure was a success! Last night I made Chili and 5 Minute Microwave Corn Bread.

Ya! Microwave Corn Bread! and it was pretty tasty too!

Crock Pot Turkey Chili

1 pound ground turkey
2 cans of black beans drained
2 cans Busch's chili beans drained
2 cans of diced tomatoes with green chillies with juice
1 8oz can of tomato sauce
chili powder
cinnamon

Brown the ground turkey. While the turkey is cooking, dump the remaining ingredients into the crock pot. Dump the turkey in and stir. Near the end of cooking season with chili powder and cinnamon to taste :). I cooked this on high for 3 hours but you could cook it on low and let it simmer all day.

5 Minute Microwave Cornbread

I saw this recipe as I was hunting for a corn bread recipe last night and didn't feel like letting one cook for 40 mins. So I was decided to try it and figured if it sucked, I'd only be 5 mins behind.

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cornmeal
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil

In a small microwave safe pan (I used a glass pan), mix together all of the ingredients.
Microwave on high for 3 minutes.
That's it! It cant get much simpler than this.


Above is the original recipe but I thought it needed adjusting because everyone likes their cornbread a certain way. I thought I liked mine sweeter so I added 1 tablespoon of sugar and 1 tablespoon of oil because I read in the reviews that the original recipe could be dry. I microwaved this an additional 30 seconds due to the added moisture. In the end I ended up thinking it needed more salt so I just sprinkled it with salt and it was good!

Overall the cornbread was good. I think with a few more trys at it it will be perfect. Definitely not as good as oven cornbread but really great to have on hand when you don't have a lot of time or simply just don't feel like it :P.